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EP0416482A2
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Automatic trading method and apparatus
Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
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Filing: 1990-08-31
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2010-08-31
Abstract
Abstract A method and system is provided for automatically trading of items such as stocks with improved security. After receiving an initial identifying contact from a contractor, a trader will contact the contractor with a different communication device from the initial contact with confirmation information that was stored in association with a contractor first identifying code. The contractor must then reconfirm the fairness of the trading data using at least a portion of the confirmation information.
Inventors
- 👤 Kazuaki Tanaka
- 👤 Takeshi Matsuki
- 👤 Kazuo Takaragi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 06:30
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06Q; G06Q20/00; G06Q20/38; G06Q20/42; G06Q20/425; G06Q40/00; G06Q40/02; G07; G07G; G07G1/00; H; H04; H04M; H04M11/00; H04M11/02; H04M11/022
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 44
Claim 1
Independent Claim
106 words
A trading method for communicating a trade of selected items between a trader and a contractor and for verifying with the contractor that the trade is authorized, comprising the steps of: identifying a first specified code representative of the contractor after a request for trading to the trader from a user through a first communication device; selecting a second communication device indicated by the first specified code for contacting the contractor; communicating to the contractor reconfirmation information through the second communication device; verifying that the user is the contractor by the trader receiving back from the contractor the reconfirmation information; and, executing the request for trading.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
106 words
A trading method for communicating a trade of selected items between a trader and a contractor and for verifying with the contractor that the trade is authorized, comprising the steps of: identifying a first specified code representative of the contractor after a request for trading to the trader from a user through a first communication device; selecting a second communication device indicated by the first specified code for contacting the contractor; communicating to the contractor reconfirmation information through the second communication device; verifying that the user is the contractor by the trader receiving back from the contractor the reconfirmation information; and, executing the request for trading.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
The trading method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the communicating to the contractor comprises wireless transmitting to the second communication device of the contractor.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
The trading method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the selecting comprises determining a preselected calling number of a one of a pocket bell device and a handheld telephone.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
The trading method as claimed in claim 3 wherein the reconfirmation information includes a calling number of the trader and wherein the verifying includes the contractor calling the trader at the calling number.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
134 words
A trading method for communicating a trade of selected items between a trader and a contractor and for verifying with the contractor that the trade is authorized in a system comprising a processor, a first file and a first and a second communication devices, comprising the steps of: inputting to said processor from said first communication device trading data and a first specified code to identify the contractor; selecting a previously stored calling number according to the first specified code; informing a confirmation information through said second communication device to the contractor using said calling number; verifying with the contractor that the trade is authorized in response to reconfirmation contact from the contractor on the basis of said confirmation information; and, storing the trading data into said first file when the trade is authorized.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
134 words
A trading method for communicating a trade of selected items between a trader and a contractor and for verifying with the contractor that the trade is authorized in a system comprising a processor, a first file and a first and a second communication devices, comprising the steps of: inputting to said processor from said first communication device trading data and a first specified code to identify the contractor; selecting a previously stored calling number according to the first specified code; informing a confirmation information through said second communication device to the contractor using said calling number; verifying with the contractor that the trade is authorized in response to reconfirmation contact from the contractor on the basis of said confirmation information; and, storing the trading data into said first file when the trade is authorized.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
86 words
The method of communicating the trade according to claim 1, further comprising: storing said first specified code of the contractor, said confirmation to be informed to the second communication device and the trading data into a second file, prior to the step of verifying, which verifying further includes retrieving the confirmation information from the second file in order to evaluate the content of the reconfirmation contact, and transferring the trading data from the second file to the first file when trading is reconfirmed to be fair.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method according to claim 5 wherein said confirmation information contains a randomly generated confirmation code, and said verifying further includes comparing said code responded from the contractor with said confirmation information informed to said contractor to confirm the fairness of the trading request.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein a telephone number of a telephone receiver for the reconfirmation contact from the contractor is predetermined for an each contractor.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
54 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein the confirmation information contains a telephone number of a telephone receiver for the reconfirmation contact from the contractor, and the verifying further includes comparing the telephone number called by the contractor with the confirmation information informed to the contractor to reconfirm if the trading request is fair.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
65 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein the confirmation information includes a telephone number of the telephone receiver for reconfirmation contact from the contractor and a randomly generated confirmation code, and the verifying further includes comparing the telephone number and the code which is called and responding by the contractor with the confirmation informed to the contractor to reconfirm a fairness of the trading request.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method as claimed in claim 10 wherein the informing further includes selecting a telephone number to be informed to the contractor as the confirmation information randomly among a plurality of telephone receivers for the reconfirmation contact from the contractor.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method according to claim 11 wherein the selecting comprises selecting a non busy telephone number.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein the confirmation information includes the first specified code and the informing further includes comparing the code responded by the contractor with the confirmation information informed to the contractor to confirm a fairness of the trading request.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
70 words
The method as claimed in claim 1 further including: registering as the confirmation information a second specified code which has been previously given by the contractor and which is different from the first specified code, and wherein the verifying includes comparing the first and second specified code responded by the contractor with the first and second specified codes of the confirmation information to reconfirm a fairness of the trading request.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 14 wherein the registering includes registering a plurality of second specified codes.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
104 words
The method as claimed in claim 14 further including storing the first specified code of the contractor, the confirmation information to be informed to the contractor through the second communication device, the second specified code and the trading data into a second file prior to the verifying, the verifying further including retrieving the confirmation information including the second specified code from the second file and, comparing the confirmation information with the second specified code informed to the contractor,and wherein the storing further includes transferring the trading data stored in the second file to the first file when the fairness of the trading is reconfirmed.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
82 words
The method according to claim 16 wherein the inputting includes registering meaning codes, in which at least one represents a fair trading, in relation to the second specified code, and the storing further includes transferring the trading data from the second file to the first file when the confirmation information responded by the contractor coincides with the confirmation information informed to the contractor, and the second specified code responded by the contractor coincides with the second specified code which represents fair trading.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method according to claim 16 wherein the verifying includes registering meaning codes wherein at least one represents an abnormal state, relative to the second specified code, and further including helping the contractor who responds with an abnormal state meaning code.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method as claimed in claim 18 wherein the helping comprises reporting to the police and/or invalidating the trade.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 18 wherein the confirmation information to be informed to the contractor includes information identifying a content of the trading.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 20 wherein the content identifying information includes the first specified code and/or a predetermined character code corresponding to the content and/or a value of the amount of the trading.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
48 words
The method according to claim 5 wherein the informing includes informing the confirmation information again when the content of the reconfirmation contact does not coincide with the confirmation information, and the verifying includes invalidating the trading when a number of times of no coincidence exceeds a predetermined number.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 22 wherein the verifying includes deleting the trading data from the second file.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
53 words
The method of claim 22 wherein the verifying includes registering an added meaning code representing an unfair contractor for the first specified code for the number of times of no coincidence, and the selecting includes not accepting a trading request from a contractor having a first specified code including the added meaning code.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 22 wherein the verifying further includes erasing the first specified code registered in the inputting when the number of times of no coincidence exceeds the predetermined number.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method of claim 5 wherein the inputting comprises registering a plurality of calling numbers of the second communication device in association with the first specified code, and the informing comprises informing the confirmation information to a plurality of second communication devices simultaneously.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 5 wherein the selecting includes deciding if reconfirmation is necessary based on a value of the trading.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
66 words
The method of claim 5 wherein the inputting includes registering a first class code representing a class of the automatic trading and a second class code representing a class of the reconfirming in association with the first specified code, and the informing includes selecting the first class code based on the content of the trading data and executing reconfirmation processing in correspondence with the second code.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 28 wherein the informing includes informing a message to the second communication device urging the contractor to respond with reconfirmation contact.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
74 words
The method of claim 28 further including storing data comprising contractor identifying information in an electronic memory device of the contractor, prior to the request for automatic trading, wherein the inputting includes registering the data in association with the first specified code, the informing includes informing a message to the second communication device urging the contractor to respond with the data for reconfirmation contact, and the verifying includes comparing responded data with registered data.
Claim 33
Independent Claim
125 words
A method of controlling an automatic trading system having an automatic trading request receiving step in which trading data is transferred from a first communication device into a first file of the system by way of a network, a trading data storing step, and an executing step in which automatic trading processing is executed using said trading data, comprising steps of: storing a calling number of a second communication device in an other file of the system; communicating with the second communication device by informing confirmation information using the calling number; determining that the trading request is made by a fair contractor upon receipt of correct reconfirmation contact; and, storing the trading data into the first file when fairness of the trading data is reconfirmed.
Claim 34
Independent Claim
125 words
A method of controlling an automatic trading system having an automatic trading request receiving step in which trading data is transferred from a first communication device into a first file of the system by way of a network, a trading data storing step, and an executing step in which automatic trading processing is executed using said trading data, comprising steps of: storing a calling number of a second communication device in an other file of the system; communicating with the second communication device by informing confirmation information using the calling number; determining that the trading request is made by a fair contractor upon receipt of correct reconfirmation contact; and, storing the trading data into the first file when fairness of the trading data is reconfirmed.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
48 words
The method according to claim 31 further including transferring the trading data to a first processor including the first file from a second processor associated with the second communication device when the fairness of the trading is reconfirmed, and registering the transferred trading data into the first file.
Claim 36
Independent Claim
198 words
An apparatus for controlling an automatic trading system having a first contractor recognizing means based on a first specified code identifying the contractor and trading data, communicated from a first communication device; means for registering the trading data into a first file; and, automatic trading means for trading on the basis of the trading data registered in the first file, said automatic trading means comprising: means for storing the first specified code and an associated calling number of a second communication device as one set; means for identifying the calling number in response to a request for automatic trading including the first specified code; means for storing in a second file the first specified code and associated confirmation information for transfer to the second communication device and the trading data; a second contractor recognizing means for recognizing the request for automatic trading from a correct contractor when the content of a reconfirmation contact matches the confirmation information stored in the second file in response to a reconfirmation contact from the second communication device; and, means for transferring the trading data stored in the second file to the first file when a fairness of the trading data is reconfirmed.
Claim 37
Independent Claim
198 words
An apparatus for controlling an automatic trading system having a first contractor recognizing means based on a first specified code identifying the contractor and trading data, communicated from a first communication device; means for registering the trading data into a first file; and, automatic trading means for trading on the basis of the trading data registered in the first file, said automatic trading means comprising: means for storing the first specified code and an associated calling number of a second communication device as one set; means for identifying the calling number in response to a request for automatic trading including the first specified code; means for storing in a second file the first specified code and associated confirmation information for transfer to the second communication device and the trading data; a second contractor recognizing means for recognizing the request for automatic trading from a correct contractor when the content of a reconfirmation contact matches the confirmation information stored in the second file in response to a reconfirmation contact from the second communication device; and, means for transferring the trading data stored in the second file to the first file when a fairness of the trading data is reconfirmed.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
26 words
The apparatus of claim 33 wherein the second communication device has a portable wireless receiving function, or comprises a pocket bell device, and/or a handheld telephone.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
29 words
The apparatus of claim 33 further including an electronic memory device including reconfirmation contact information, and means for inputting the information to the automatic trading means for automatic trading.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
37 words
The apparatus of claim 33 further including a first processor for performing the contractor recognition, a second processor for performing trading processes and means for transferring the trading data from the first processor to the second processor.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
92 words
A trading system for communicating a trade of selected items between a trader and a contractor and for verifying that the contractor is authorized to conduct a fair trade, the system comprising: a first communication means between the contractor and the trader for communicating a contractor identifier; trader processing means for recognizing the identifier; and, a second communication means between the contractor and the trader, different from the first communication means, for communicating a confirmation code by the trader to the contractor for verifying with the contractor that the trade is authorized.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
92 words
A trading system for communicating a trade of selected items between a trader and a contractor and for verifying that the contractor is authorized to conduct a fair trade, the system comprising: a first communication means between the contractor and the trader for communicating a contractor identifier; trader processing means for recognizing the identifier; and, a second communication means between the contractor and the trader, different from the first communication means, for communicating a confirmation code by the trader to the contractor for verifying with the contractor that the trade is authorized.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
32 words
The system as defined in claim 37 wherein the second communication means includes a pocket bell device and/or a portable telephone for personally verifying with the contractor that the trade is authorized.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
34 words
The system as defined in claim 37 wherein the trader processing means includes register means for temporarily holding trading data defining the trade pending a verification with the contractor that the trade is authorized.
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