Asymmetrical escrow system for use in non-cooperative bargaining relationships

1) A system or method that utilizes the conventional steps of receiving and holding data from a first party defining a fixed condition or set of fixed conditions for a release of escrow, providing a second party with an opportunity to make a presentation of data during a period of time specified by said first party seeking to satisfy all of said fixed conditions or establish that all of said fixed conditions have been satisfied, comparing said data presented by said second party with the data received from said first party, making a determination based upon said comparison as to whether all of said fixed conditions have been satisfied and, upon a determination that all of said fixed conditions have been satisfied, disclosing said determination to said first party and said second party, but which method or system does not combine said steps with certain additional steps utilized in a conventional combination, and instead combines those steps with a combination of steps that is not utilized in a conventional combination, resulting in a new combination, wherein the elements, steps or relationships which constitute the portion of the resulting combination that is new comprise:

• a) preventing data defining at least one of said fixed conditions for a release of escrow from being fully disclosed to said second party unless and until a determination is made that all of said fixed conditions have been satisfied,
• b) treating any presentation of data made by said second party in an effort to satisfy all of said fixed conditions or establish that all of said fixed conditions have been satisfied as a confidential presentation by preventing the fact that said presentation was made from being disclosed to said first party unless said presentation results in a determination that all of said fixed conditions have been satisfied,
• c) providing said second party with an opportunity to make an indefinite number of said confidential presentations during said specified period of time, and
• d) on each occasion when a determination is made that a confidential presentation does not satisfy all of said fixed conditions, disclosing that fact only to said second party,
• e) whereby a party who is willing and able to cause the delivery of certain consideration in exchange for the delivery of certain other consideration may obtain a determination as to whether another party is willing and able to cause said exchange to take place, without having to first enter into an interim agreement with, or signify any willingness to negotiate or compromise with, or make full disclosures to, said other party concerning the consideration that is being sought or, in the alternative, offered as part of said exchange.