Patents by Inventor Frieder Eckert

Frieder Eckert has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Providing highly automated procurement services
    Patent number: 7236947
    Abstract: A computer system may be configured to provide highly automated procurement services including the possibility for price non-disclosure. The computer system is coupled to communication devices of a plurality of trading partners via a set of connection networks. A database accessible by the computer system is initialized with information from one or more trading partners. The computer system may be configured to process transactions among the one or more trading partners in a highly automated manner based on information in the database and additional information received during the transactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2007
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Frieder Eckert, Atulkumar Mistry
  • Providing highly automated procurement services
    Publication number: 20030144852
    Abstract: A computer system may be configured to provide highly automated procurement services including the possibility for price non-disclosure. The computer system is coupled to communication devices of a plurality of trading partners via a set of connection networks. A database accessible by the computer system is initialized with information from one or more trading partners. The computer system may be configured to process transactions among the one or more trading partners in a highly automated manner based on information in the database and additional information received during the transactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2002
    Publication date: July 31, 2003
    Inventors: Frieder Eckert, Atulkumar Mistry