Patents by Inventor Gilpatrick R. Garcia

Gilpatrick R. Garcia 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).

  • Trading and auction system, and methods for the authentication of buyers and sellers and for the transmission of trading instructions in a trading and auction system
    Patent number: 7505935
    Abstract: A trading and auction system (10), and a method for the authentication of buyers and sellers and for the transmission of trading instructions in a trading and auction system (10) is disclosed. To register with the trading and auction system (10), a user must provide a unique identifier of a messaging-capable wireless device (22) belonging to the user. After assigning a password to the user, the trading and auction system (10) communicates the password to the user and receives a confirmation of said password from said user, with at least one of the steps of communicating the password and receiving a confirmation of the password being performed using the wireless device's messaging capability (22). The user's account or trading instruction is activated if the password is correct. The trading and auction system (10) assigns a unique identification number to each product or service for sale or auction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: Chikka Pte Ltd
    Inventors: Dennis Mendiola, Gilpatrick R. Garcia
  • Trading and auction system, and methods for the authentication of buyers and sellers and for the transmission of trading instructions in a trading and auction system
    Publication number: 20020032641
    Abstract: A trading and auction system (10), and a method for the authentication of buyers and sellers and for the transmission of trading instructions in a trading and auction system (10) is disclosed. To register with the trading and auction system (10), a user must provide a unique identifier of a messaging-capable wireless device (22) belonging to the user. After assigning a password to the user, the trading and auction system (10) communicates the password to the user and receives a confirmation of said password from said user, with at least one of the steps of communicating the password and receiving a confirmation of the password being performed using the wireless device's messaging capability (22). The user's account or trading instruction is activated if the password is correct. The trading and auction system (10) assigns a unique identification number to each product or service for sale or auction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2001
    Publication date: March 14, 2002
    Inventors: Dennis Mendiola, Gilpatrick R. Garcia