Computerized dispute resolution system and method
First Claim
1. A computer program product for dispute resolution the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer usable medium having computer readable code embodied therein for settling a dispute, the computer program product comprising computer readable code configured to cause at least one computer operatively connected to at least one storage device to perform a computer executable method by a computer comprising:
- a) receiving at least one demand from a first party for a claim;
b) receiving at least one settlement offer from a second party for the claim;
c) calculating differences between the at least one demand and the at least one settlement offer in rounds wherein the differences are calculated in a round using one demand and one settlement offer for each round;
d) determining whether any of the differences fall within at least one predetermined criterion for a settlement, the at least one predetermined criterion including at least one criterion allowing for the settlement when the demand is greater than the offer;
ande) repeating the above steps until either (i) the claim has been resolved or (ii) a predetermined number of rounds has failed to result in a resolution of the claim,wherein said computer executable method is implemented by the computer, and at least the calculating and determining in any round is completely automated and carried out by the computer.
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Abstract
A method and system for automated dispute resolution is disclosed. The method and system are used in testing non-equal values in normal rounds for satisfaction of a condition. If the condition is not satisfied in the normal rounds, power round values are tested for satisfaction of a power round condition. If the power round condition is satisfied, a binding settlement payment is calculated. The awardee of the settlement payment is offered a plurality of disbursement options for the settlement payment which he or she may choose from. Additional options involve an automated facilitator, windfalls to initiators, automatic payment initiation, multiparty aggregation and automatic settlement document generation.
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38 Claims
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1. A computer program product for dispute resolution the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer usable medium having computer readable code embodied therein for settling a dispute, the computer program product comprising computer readable code configured to cause at least one computer operatively connected to at least one storage device to perform a computer executable method by a computer comprising:
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a) receiving at least one demand from a first party for a claim; b) receiving at least one settlement offer from a second party for the claim; c) calculating differences between the at least one demand and the at least one settlement offer in rounds wherein the differences are calculated in a round using one demand and one settlement offer for each round; d) determining whether any of the differences fall within at least one predetermined criterion for a settlement, the at least one predetermined criterion including at least one criterion allowing for the settlement when the demand is greater than the offer; and e) repeating the above steps until either (i) the claim has been resolved or (ii) a predetermined number of rounds has failed to result in a resolution of the claim, wherein said computer executable method is implemented by the computer, and at least the calculating and determining in any round is completely automated and carried out by the computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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6. A computer program product according to claim wherein all settlement offers are received before any of the demands are received.
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13. A computer executable dispute resolution method for resolving a claim between two adverse parties in a round-by-round method which requires at least one round, the method comprising:
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in a computer, when executing program instructions, executing the program steps including automatedly testing a pair of values in a first round, one value in the pair submitted by each of the parties;
automatedly applying a settlement algorithm to the pair of values to determine if a settlement has been achieved in the first round and resolving the claim if the settlement is achieved; and
if the settlement is not achieved in the first round, automatedly calculating a binding settlement payment of an amount at least equal to a lower of the pair of values submitted for a second or subsequent round by applying a settlement algorithm which is binding on both parties,the at least one predetermined criterion including at least one criterion allowing for the settlement when a demand value is an offer value. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. An automated dispute resolution system comprising:
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a. a processor for receiving at least one demand from at least one entity to the dispute and at least one offer from the other entity to the dispute; b. input means for providing at least one criterion to be applied to each demand and each offer made in response to each demand to determine if a settlement can be achieved between the entities, the at least one predetermined criterion including at least one criterion allowing for the settlement when the demand is greater than the offer; c. means for comparing the offers and demands by applying the criterion to determine if the offer and demand in a given round result in a settlement; and d. notification means for informing the entities after each round whether or not a settlement has been achieved through the application of criterion to that round; wherein if a settlement has not been achieved after comparison of the demand and the corresponding offer with the criterion, said processor repeats the process of receiving demands and offers until either; i.) a settlement is achieved;
orii) a predetermined number of demands and offers have been compared using the same or different criterion. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer executable method for dispute resolution, the method when executed comprising:
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a) receiving at least one demand from a first party for a claim; b) receiving at least one settlement offer from a second party for the claim; c) calculating differences between the at least one demand and the at least one settlement offer in rounds wherein the differences are calculated in a round using one demand and one settlement offer for each round; d) determining whether any of the differences fall within at least one predetermined criterion; e) if any of the differences fall within the at least one predetermined criterion in any round transmitting a message to the first party and the second party that the claim is resolved; f) if, in any round, the differences do not fall within the at least one predetermined criterion, transmitting a message to the first party and the second party that the claim has not been resolved, the at least one predetermined criterion including at least one criterion allowing for the settlement when the demand is greater than the offer; and g) repeating the above steps until either (i) the claim has been resolved or (ii) predetermined number of rounds has failed to result in a resolution of the claim, wherein said computer executable method is implemented by a computer, and at leas the calculating and determining in any round is completely automated and carried out by the computer. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. An automated dispute resolution method for resolving a claim between two adverse parties in a round-by-round method which requires at least one round, the method comprising:
in a computer, when executing program instructions, executing the program steps including automatedly testing a pair of values in a first round, one value in the pair submitted by each of the parties;
automatedly applying a predetermined settlement algorithm to the pair of values to determine if a settlement has been achieved in the first round and resolving the claim if the settlement is achieved; and
if a settlement is not achieved in the first round, automatedly calculating a binding settlement payment of an amount at least equal to a lower of the pair of values submitted for a second or subsequent round by applying a predetermined settlement algorithm which is binding on both parties, wherein the automated steps are fully automated, and wherein the at least one predetermined settlement algorithm includes at least one criterion allowing for the settlement when a demand value is greater than an offer value.- View Dependent Claims (33, 34)
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35. An automated dispute resolution system comprising:
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a. an input and a processor for receiving at least one demand from at least one entity to the dispute and at least one offer from the other entity to the dispute; b. an input for providing at least one criterion to be applied to each demand and each offer made in response to each demand to determine if a settlement can be achieved between the entities, the at least one predetermined criterion including at least one criterion allowing for the settlement when the demand is greater than the offer; c. a processor and program memory for automatedly comparing the offers and demands by applying the criterion to determine if the offer and demand in a given round result in a settlement; and d. notification means for informing the entities after each round whether or not a settlement has been achieved through the application of the at least one criterion to that round; wherein if a settlement has not been achieved after comparison of the demand and the corresponding offer with the criterion, said processor repeats the process of receiving demands and offers and automatedly comparing the offers and demands until either; i.) a settlement is achieved;
orii) a predetermined number of demands and offers have been compared using the same criterion or a different criterion. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38)
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