Julie Ann Straub

US Patent:

20030220812, Nov 27, 2003

Filed:

Apr 8, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/409519

Inventors:

Michael Jones - Mars PA, US
Thomas Molenda - Gibsonia PA, US
Julie Straub - Pittsburgh PA, US
Stephen Jefferies - Mars PA, US
William Viner - Cambridge MA, US

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705/001000, 705/004000

Abstract:

The invention relates to a method for coordinating and/or arranging business transactions between the participants of a common economic marketplace by establishing and maintaining an electronic-based transaction community where participants conduct direct business-to-business communication, i.e., computer to computer communication, through an electronic hub where messages to and from the participants are received and routed.