Patents by Inventor Webster Hughes

Webster Hughes 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).

  • Publication number: 20230042617
    Abstract: A system and method including receiving input data from a plurality of Data Sellers, selling tokens to a plurality of Data Buyers, receiving tokens from a first Data Buyer in exchange for providing data and analyses calculated from input data received from one or more Data Sellers, paying tokens to the each Data Seller whose data was used to calculate the data and analyses provided to the first Data Buyer, and trading tokens between token buyers and token sellers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventor: Webster Hughes
  • Publication number: 20180068391
    Abstract: Methods and systems are described herein for facilitating rules-based communications between two external sources. The system comprises a non-transitory storage device that has embodied therein one or more routines operable to deliver initial communications and responses thereto between a first user and a second user. One or more processors are coupled to the non-transitory storage device and operable to execute one or more routines. The one or more routines include the first user's authentication routine, a rules processing routine, a communication processing routine and a communication matching routine. The method allows for communication between anonymous external sources through a set of software commands configured to improve the functioning of a system of programmed computers and one or more servers, said system tasked with facilitating, through intermediaries, communications between two or more users, including a first user and second user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Webster Hughes, Charles Fefferman
  • Publication number: 20150221031
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for supporting the trading of bonds in a computerized system using broker dealers as intermediaries. Broker dealers receive orders relating to particular transactions and have the option to accept the order by submitting a matching counter order, or to rebroker the order with the same or modified terms to a number of other investors or additional broker dealers. The additional broker dealers have similar options, thus providing a system wherein orders can be quickly proliferated to a large number of parties. This order proliferation can be fully or partially automated through the use of predefined rules stored in a database which dictate for each broker dealer whether, to whom and under what terms to rebroker orders. When an order is received, the system processes all such rules to output a set of orders which are then communicated to the corresponding parties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: Wall Corporation
    Inventors: Webster Hughes, Charles Fefferman
  • Publication number: 20130024350
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for supporting the trading of bonds in a computerized system using broker dealers as intermediaries. Broker dealers receive orders relating to particular transactions and have the option to accept the order by submitting a matching counter order, or to rebroker the order with the same or modified terms to a number of other investors or additional broker dealers. The additional broker dealers have similar options, thus providing a system wherein orders can be quickly proliferated to a large number of parties. This order proliferation can be fully or partially automated through the use of predefined rules stored in a database which dictate for each broker dealer whether, to whom and under what terms to rebroker orders. When an order is received, the system processes all such rules to output a set of orders which are then communicated to the corresponding parties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: WALL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Webster Hughes, Charles Fefferman
  • Publication number: 20110145129
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for supporting the trading of bonds in a computerized system using broker dealers as intermediaries. Broker dealers receive orders relating to particular transactions and have the option to accept the order by submitting a matching counter order, or to rebroker the order with the same or modified terms to a number of other investors or additional broker dealers. The additional broker dealers have similar options, thus providing a system wherein orders can be quickly proliferated to a large number of parties. This order proliferation can be fully or partially automated through the use of predefined rules stored in a database which dictate for each broker dealer whether, to whom and under what terms to rebroker orders. When an order is received, the system processes all such rules to output a set of orders which are then communicated to the corresponding parties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: WALL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Webster Hughes, Charles Fefferman
  • Publication number: 20100250447
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for supporting the trading of bonds in a computerized system using broker dealers as intermediaries. Broker dealers receive orders relating to particular transactions and have the option to accept the order by submitting a matching counter order, or to rebroker the order with the same or modified terms to a number of other investors or additional broker dealers. The additional broker dealers have similar options, thus providing a system wherein orders can be quickly proliferated to a large number of parties. This order proliferation can be fully or partially automated through the use of predefined rules stored in a database which dictate for each broker dealer whether, to whom and under what terms to rebroker orders. When an order is received, the system processes all such rules to output a set of orders which are then communicated to the corresponding parties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: WALL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Webster Hughes, Charles Fefferman
  • Publication number: 20100023460
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide for calculating expected present values and conditional probabilities of future payments of path-dependent rules-based securities or derivative contracts using iterative conditional probability calculation methods, including: (a) breaking a payment horizon of the securities or derivative contracts into N time increments over time t=0 to t=N; (b) initializing an array of state variables to assumed values at t=0; (c) applying transition probability models to the assumed values of the state variables at time t=0 and calculating a joint probability distribution for the state variables at time t=1; (d) applying payment calculation models to both the t=0 and t=1 values of the state variables and calculating probabilities and expected present values for the securities or derivative contracts payments occurring between t=0 and t=1 based on values of the state variables at times t=0 and t=1; (e) repeating steps (c)-(d) iteratively at each time t and calculating joint probability distribut
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Applicant: HUGHES-FEFFERMAN SYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventors: Webster Hughes, Charles Fefferman
  • Publication number: 20080255982
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for supporting the trading of bonds in a computerized system using broker dealers as intermediaries. Broker dealers receive orders relating to particular transactions and have the option to accept the order by submitting a matching counter order, or to rebroker the order with the same or modified terms to a number of other investors or additional broker dealers. The additional broker dealers have similar options, thus providing a system wherein orders can be quickly proliferated to a large number of parties. This order proliferation can be fully or partially automated through the use of predefined rules stored in a database which dictate for each broker dealer whether, to whom and under what terms to rebroker orders. When an order is received, the system processes all such rules to output a set of orders which are then communicated to the corresponding parties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2007
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Applicant: Wall Corporation
    Inventors: Webster Hughes, Charles Fefferman
  • Publication number: 20070294156
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide for calculating expected present values and conditional probabilities of future payments of path-dependent rules-based securities or derivative contracts using iterative conditional probability calculation methods, including: (a) breaking a payment horizon of the securities or derivative contracts into N time increments over time t=0 to t=N; (b) initializing an array of state variables to assumed values at t=0; (c) applying transition probability models to the assumed values of the state variables at time t=0 and calculating a joint probability distribution for the state variables at time t=1; (d) applying payment calculation models to both the t=0 and t=1 values of the state variables and calculating probabilities and expected present values for the securities or derivative contracts payments occurring between t=0 and t=1 based on values of the state variables at times t=0 and t=1; (e) repeating steps (c)-(d) iteratively at each time t and calculating joint probability distribut
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2007
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Inventors: Webster Hughes, Charles Fefferman
  • Patent number: 7231363
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for supporting the trading of bonds in a computerized system using broker dealers as intermediaries. Broker dealers receive orders relating to particular transactions and have the option to accept the order by submitting a matching counter order, or to rebroker the order with the same or modified terms to a number of other investors or additional broker dealers. The additional broker dealers have similar options, thus providing a system wherein orders can be quickly proliferated to a large number of parties. This order proliferation can be fully or partially automated through the use of predefined rules stored in a database which dictate for each broker dealer whether, to whom and under what terms to rebroker orders. When an order is received, the system processes all such rules to output a set of orders which are then communicated to the corresponding parties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: Wall Corporation
    Inventors: Webster Hughes, Charles Fefferman