(19)
(11) EP 1 228 467 A2

(12)

(88) Date of publication A3:
27.12.2001

(43) Date of publication:
07.08.2002 Bulletin 2002/32

(21) Application number: 00975365.8

(22) Date of filing: 26.10.2000
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G06F 17/60
(86) International application number:
PCT/US0029/369
(87) International publication number:
WO 0131/537 (03.05.2001 Gazette 2001/18)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 26.10.1999 US 161355 P
25.10.2000 US 695046

(71) Applicant: Adaptive Trade, Inc.
Gaithersburg, MD 20879 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • BRODSKY, Alex
    Rockville, MD 20852 (US)
  • ZELIVINSKI, Stanislav
    Gaithersburg, MD 20850 (US)
  • KATZ, Marcel
    Rockville, MD 20852 (US)
  • GOZHANSKY, Alan
    Gaithersburg, MD 20850 (US)
  • KARPISHPAN, Sonya
    Rockville, MD 20852 (US)

(74) Representative: Mertens, Hans Victor 
Exter Polak & Charlouis B.V., P.O. Box 3241
2280 GE Rijswijk
2280 GE Rijswijk (NL)

   


(54) SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE TRADE SPECIFICATION AND MATCH-MAKING OPTIMIZATION