Rebecca L Roberts

US Patent:

7197476, Mar 27, 2007

Filed:

Dec 21, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/747535

Inventors:

Hanh Kim Le - Austin TX, US
William James Morrison - Gilmanton NH, US
Rebecca Lynn Roberts - Austin TX, US
Leland James Wiesehuegel - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705 26

Abstract:

An electronic auction method and system are disclosed for generating off-increment proxy bids. A minimum increment is specified for bidding on an item. A bid for the item is received from a first bidder which is currently a high bid for the item. A previously recorded proxy bid is received from a second bidder which is greater than the current high bid and not greater than the high bid plus the minimum increment. An off-increment bid is generated which does not increase the bid received from the first bidder by the increment and also does not exceed the proxy bid. The off-increment bid becomes a high bid for the item utilizing the proxy bid. The second bidder thus holds a current high bid for the item.

US Patent:

7283947, Oct 16, 2007

Filed:

May 24, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/864120

Inventors:

Kevin R. Holubar - Austin TX, US
Gregory A. Jones - Austin TX, US
Nicole Muirhead - Round Rock TX, US
Rebecca L. Roberts - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 17/28
G06F 17/20
G06F 17/27

US Classification:

704 2, 704 7, 704 4

Abstract:

A computer system for implementing a method for managing translations of text phrases is disclosed. The system stores text phrases in a source language as individual entries within a database. The system also stores any imported text phrases in a target language as individual entries within the database. For each text phrase in the source language stored within the database, the system is operable to communicate a notification of an exclusion of a corresponding text phrase in the target language within the database. Also for each stored text phrase stored in the source language within the database, the system is operable to communicate a notification of a modification of a text phrase in the source language as stored within the database after a storage of a corresponding text phrase in the target language within the database.

US Patent:

7475025, Jan 6, 2009

Filed:

Mar 8, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/801613

Inventors:

Leland James Wiesehuegel - Austin TX, US
Rebecca Lynn Roberts - Austin TX, US
William James Morrison - Gilmanton NH, US
Jacob Marvin Rzepka - Round Rock TX, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705 26, 705 37

Abstract:

In an online four-tier offering and bidding process, a first offeror notifies traders of available products or services. Each trader then communicates offerings to resell the offered products or services to brokers associated with each trader. Then, the brokers respond with bids to purchase the offered products or services according to a reseller master agreement (RMA) which entitles each broker to offer to end users a subset of the offered products and services. A guest profile in the process contains entitlement definitions indicating allowable items about which a guest user may receive information but for which is to be restricted from placing bids, also according to the RMA. The process prepares entitled offerings through filtering an available items list according to the profiles so as to include only offered items per the guest's entitlement. These entitled offerings are then presented to one or more guests for review.

US Patent:

7702560, Apr 20, 2010

Filed:

Nov 16, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/714726

Inventors:

Leland James Wiesehuegel - Austin TX, US
Rebecca Lynn Roberts - Austin TX, US
William James Morrison - Gilmanton NH, US
Jacob Marvin Rzepka - Round Rock TX, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06Q 40/00

US Classification:

705 37, 705 35

Abstract:

A networked computer arrangement and method for preparing entitled offerings to prospective brokers, buyers and bidders, by establishing an entitlement schema in an offering and bid collection computer system based on a contractual arrangement between the brokers, traders, and offeror; preparing an entitled offering through filtering the a master list according to the broker schema to include only information for items to which each broker is allowed to purchase: and, subsequently. but prior to receiving any bids, presenting via a user interface the entitled offerings to the prospective brokers such that each broker may review entitled offerings containing information regarding items being offered for sale on which the broker is entitled to bid, but are not allowed to view information regarding items to which each broker is not entitled to purchase.

US Patent:

7801793, Sep 21, 2010

Filed:

Mar 29, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/821106

Inventors:

Leland James Wiesehuegel - Austin TX, US
Rebecca Lynn Roberts - Austin TX, US
Keith Ky Trieu Ho - Austin TX, US
Ernest Bracamontez - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06Q 40/00

US Classification:

705 37, 705 36

Abstract:

Delay-paced online proxy bidding by providing a counter bid delay value parameter for automatic proxy bidding on behalf of a user in an online auction; automatically checking by an application server a current bid level of the online auction having a plurality of bids from other participants separated in time to form a bidding pace; determining by an application server that any a proxy condition has been met; and placing by an application server computer a counter bid the auction responsive to the proxy conditions being met and a time following or upon the elapse of a counter bid delay from a time of placement of the current bid; wherein the automatic checking, determining and placing counter bids produce a delay paced online proxy bidding according to the counter bid delay value and wherein escalation of the pace of bidding within the auction system is avoided.

US Patent:

8103574, Jan 24, 2012

Filed:

Nov 29, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/726009

Inventors:

Leland James Wiesehuegel - Austin TX, US
Rebecca Lynn Roberts - Austin TX, US
William James Morrison - Gilmanton NH, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06Q 40/00

US Classification:

705 37

Abstract:

A computer system for a manufacturer or service provider to communicate goods or services which are available for bidding by bidders that provides collected bids in a bid database, the bids each having an associated seal status indication field queries the bid database for unsealed bids which match parameters of a Broker Profile Matrix associated with a trader console, the trader console comprising an intermediary third party user console communicably disposed between a bidder user console and broker user console, operates to buy products or services from the broker user console and to resell the bought products and services to the bidder user console; responsive to finding matching unsealed bids, delivers the matching unsealed bids to the trader console wherein delivery of delivery of sealed bids to the trader console is prevented; and displays on the trader console the delivered matching unsealed bids to a trader console user.

US Patent:

8612296, Dec 17, 2013

Filed:

Oct 1, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/243410

Inventors:

Leland James Wiesehuegel - Austin TX, US
Rebecca Lynn Roberts - Austin TX, US
William James Morrison - Gilmanton NH, US
Jacob Marvin Rzepka - Round Rock TX, US

Assignee:

eBay Inc. - San Jose CA

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705 26, 705 27, 705 37

Abstract:

A networked computer arrangement and method in which a manufacturer or service provider may communicate to a plurality of traders the items, including goods and/or services, which may be available for purchase, the quantities of those available items, and any other conditions to be met for the purchase of the available items. Traders may apply guest bidder profiles or entitlement schema to the available goods lists to produce offerings for a plurality of guest brokers. Only bid-relevant product information is presented to each guest broker as needed in order to protect the offering party's overall position on the offered good(s). Guest broker profiles or entitlement schema may be based on perspective contractual arrangements between potential brokers, traders, and a manufacturer or service provider. Offerings are presented to the guest brokers, who are restricted from participating in the bidding process.

US Patent:

20020065761, May 30, 2002

Filed:

Nov 29, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/726010

Inventors:

David Fischer - Georgetown TX, US
Rebecca Roberts - Austin TX, US
Susan Ruyle - Austin TX, US
Leland Wiesehuegel - Austin TX, US

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705/037000

Abstract:

A method and system for notifying a client of a status of an electronic auction is provided. A notification preference is received, the notification preference identifies when to notify the client of a status of the electronic auction. The notification preference is matched to a current status of the electronic auction. Then the notification to the client is transmitted based on the matching of the notification preference to the current status of the electronic auction.