Appeal 2006-2157
Application 09/752,204
1 including market maker mechanisms(Fig 11/1105) and an architecture consisting
2 of market makers, marketplaces, businesses, services, transactions, and products.
3 (Answer 4-5).
4 Fox describes a buy/sell model (Abstract) and a credential-binding server
5 (Fig 22/364)(Fig 1/26/28)(Fig 2/26/28)(Fig 6)(Fig 7)(Fig 10/180/179)
6 (Fig 17/310)(Fig 18/310) at a trusted credential authority (col. 2, ll. 25-34).
7 (Answer 5).
8 Fox also describes performing a selected business function of managing at least
9 one contract term associated with a transaction by the credential binding server
10 (col. 12, ll. 25-43) as well as utilizing a network (col. 2, ll. 10-25). Fox further
11 teaches generating/verifying a registration in the registration process
12 (Fig 3/50/52/54/56/58/60) and a transaction process (Fig 6) consisting of
13 verification (Fig 6/104) and encryption (Fig 6/110) and verifying the authenticity
14 of the originator(Fig 7/122) through signature verification(Fig 7/120). Fox further
15 teaches a commerce application (Fig 10/162) and encrypting and signing (Fig 12)
16 and a merchant, acquirer, purchaser, and a binder (Fig 17/304/306/302/310)
17 connected over a network (Fig 18/334/338) and purchaser application(Fig 19) and
18 merchant application (Fig 20) and acquirer application (Fig 21) and a binder
19 application (Fig 22). (Answer 5).
20 Haddad and Johnson both disclose a public business trading hub for the public
21 exchange of one or more commodities, wherein the buyer entity, seller entity, and
22 public business trading hub are each separate and independently owned [( para
23 0004 to Haddad) (col. 4, ll. 44-67; col. 5, ll. 1-8 to Johnson et al)]. (Answer 6).
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