Patents by Inventor Philip R. Berber

Philip R. Berber 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).

  • Patent number: 8548889
    Abstract: A system for graphically differentiating user preferred securities from one another is disclosed. The system comprises a server system (12) and a client system (14). The server system (12) is in communication with a security data source (26) that provides security data on a plurality of securities. The client system (14) is in communication with the server system (12) and provides M user specific criteria to the server system (12). The server system (12) then analyzes the security data based upon the M user specific criteria and identifies user preferred securities from the plurality of securities. The server system (12) provides the client system (14) with data relating to the user preferred securities. The client system (14) uses N user specific parameters received from an input device (16, 18) to generate an N dimensional graph that is populated with icons representing the user preferred securities, thereby graphically differentiating the user preferred securities from one another on a display device (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley J. Swearingen, David S. Harding, Brant C. Lewis, Richard Munoz, Jr., Gregory Scott Mogonye, Gregory Ferris, Philip R. Berber
  • Patent number: 7970694
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems of executing securities trades. An exemplary system comprises a server system that is in communication with a client system, a security data source, and a trade execution location. The security data source provides security data relating to a plurality of securities to the server system. The client system provides user specific criteria to the server system. The server system then analyzes the security data based upon the criteria, identifies user preferred securities from the plurality of securities, and provides the client system with data relating to the user preferred securities. The client system uses N user specific parameters to generate and display an N dimensional graph that is populated with icons representing the user preferred securities. After a user preferred securities is selected from the graph and an order is requested, the client system sends the order to the server system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Charles Schwab & Co.
    Inventors: Bradley J. Swearingen, David S. Harding, Brant C. Lewis, Richard Munoz, Jr., Gregory Scott Mogonye, Gregory Ferris, Philip R. Berber
  • Patent number: 7962398
    Abstract: A system for executing trades in a user preferred security comprising a server system (12) in communication with a client system (14), a security data source (26) and a trade execution location (30). The security data source (26) provides security data relating to a plurality of securities to the server system (12). The server system (12) analyzes the security data based upon M user specific criteria, and identifies user preferred securities from the plurality of securities and provides the client system (14) with data relating to the user preferred securities. The client system (14) uses N user specific parameters to generate and display an N dimensional graph that is populated with icons representing the user preferred securities. After a user preferred security is selected, the server system (12) routes the order to a trade execution location (30).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Charles Schwab & Co.
    Inventors: Bradley J. Swearingen, David S. Harding, Brant C. Lewis, Richard Munoz, Jr., Gregory Scott Mogonye, Gregory Ferris, Philip R. Berber
  • Patent number: 7752110
    Abstract: A system for graphically differentiating user preferred securities from one another is disclosed. The system comprises a server system (12) and a client system (14). The server system (12) is in communication with a security data source (26) that provides security data on a plurality of securities. The client system (14) is in communication with the server system (12) and provides M user specific criteria to the server system (12). The server system (12) then analyzes the security data based upon the M user specific criteria and identifies user preferred securities from the plurality of securities. The server system (12) provides the client system (14) with data relating to the user preferred securities. The client system (14) uses N user specific parameters received from an input device (16, 18) to generate an N dimensional graph that is populated with icons representing the user preferred securities, thereby graphically differentiating the user preferred securities from one another on a display device (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Charles Schwab & Co.
    Inventors: Bradley J. Swearingen, David S. Harding, Brant C. Lewis, Richard Munoz, Jr., Gregory Scott Mogonye, Gregory Ferris, Philip R. Berber
  • Publication number: 20090204548
    Abstract: A system for executing trades in a user preferred security is disclosed. The system comprises a server system (12) that is in communication with a client system (14), a security data source (26) and a trade execution location (30). The security data source (26) provides security data relating to a plurality of securities to the server system (12). The client system (14) provides M user specific criteria to the server system (12). The server system (12) then analyzes the security data based upon the M user specific criteria and identifies user preferred securities from the plurality of securities. The server system (12) provides the client system (14) with data relating to the user preferred securities. The client system (14) uses N user specific parameters to generate and display an N dimensional graph that is populated with icons representing the user preferred securities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2009
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Applicant: Charles Schwab & Co.
    Inventors: Bradley J. Swearingen, David S. Harding, Brant C. Lewis, Richard Munoz, JR., Gregory Scott Mogonye, Gregory Ferris, Philip R. Berber