Method and system for searching and submitting online via an aggregation portal

• US 7,653,551 B2
• Filed: 12/05/2000
• Issued: 01/26/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/05/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: IP Holdings LLC, IPWealth.Com Incorporated
• Original Assignee: IPWealth.Com Incorporated
• Inventors: Poltorak, Alexander I.
• Primary Examiner(s): RUHL, DENNIS WILLIAM
• Application Number:
  US09/730,232
• Publication Number:
  US 20020103654A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,339 Days
• Field of Search: 705/1
• US Class Current: 705/1.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/184 Intellectual property management

Abstract

A method and system is disclosed for searching and submitting intellectual property listings, goods and services offered for sale online. Tailored searching is provided in a convenient and efficient manner on the Internet via an Aggregation Portal. The Aggregation Portal provides a uniform and user-friendly interface, whereby intermediary services are provided to facilitate transactions utilizing the Internet. Such services include legal, valuation, insurance, escrow, brokering, consulting and other professional services. Further, a multiple-listing type of commission sharing is created between the Aggregation Portal and various Internet auctions and exchanges. In one embodiment, a software application is downloaded on a user'"'"'s personal computer (or network terminal) for searching, marketing and transacting goods and services, especially intellectual property.

Claims

1. A method of searching intellectual property listings, comprising:

maintaining a user-interface site accessible by a plurality of users;

establishing a connection to a plurality of third-party sources of intellectual property listings available for transacting;

receiving from at least one of said plurality of users search criteria for searching said plurality of third-party sources of intellectual property listings;

searching said plurality of third-party sources of intellectual property listings according to said search criteria;

presenting a resulting set of intellectual property listings to said at least one of said plurality of users;

receiving from said at least one of said plurality of users an identification of those of said resulting set of intellectual property listings that are of interest to said at least one of said plurality of users;

securing a permission from each of said plurality of third-party sources of intellectual property listings for allowing a search of each said plurality of third-party sources; and

securing from each of said plurality of third-party sources of intellectual property listings a fee-sharing agreement.

2. A method of searching intellectual property listings, comprising:

maintaining a user-interface site accessible by a plurality of users;

establishing a connection to a plurality of third-party sources of intellectual property listings available for transacting;

receiving from at least one of said plurality of users search criteria for searching said plurality of third-party sources of intellectual property listings;

searching said plurality of third-party sources of intellectual property listings according to said search criteria;

presenting a resulting set of intellectual property listings to said at least one of said plurality of users;

receiving from said at least one of said plurality of users an identification of those of said resulting set of intellectual property listings that are of interest to said at least one of said plurality of users;

designating a buffer memory for temporary storage of intellectual property listings matching said search criteria;

reformatting said search criteria according to requirements of each of said plurality of third-party sources of intellectual property listings;

searching through the intellectual property listings of said each of said plurality of third-party sources for matches with said respective reformatted search criteria;

collecting such intellectual property listings that match said reformatted criteria and storing said listings in said buffer memory; and

reordering said intellectual property listings stored in said buffer memory according to predefined criteria prior to presentation thereof to said at least one of said plurality of users.