# US 2010/0169228 A1 · Integrated Negotiation Engine > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2010/0169228 A1 - Document ID: US20100169228A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 12/347,500 - Filed: 2008-12-31 - Published: 2010-07-01 - Earliest claimed: 2008-12-31 - Inventors: Martina Rothley; Carmen Blaum - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20100169228A1 ## CPC - G06Q 30/08: Auctions - G06Q 50/188: {Electronic negotiation} - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract A negotiation system and method for producing a set of transaction terms for a transaction between a purchaser and a supplier is presented. The negotiation system includes a negotiation tool adapted to receive and store supplier data and transaction data from one or more data sources via a communications network. The negotiation system further includes a simulation tool in communication with the negotiation tool to receive selected supplier data and selected transaction data from the supplier data and transaction data stored by the negotiation tool. The simulation tool is further adapted to generate, from the selected supplier data and selected transaction data, one or more simulations of the transaction, and to generate an interactive graphical representation of selected simulations of the one or more simulations in a graphical user interface for being displayed to a user ## Claims ### Claim 1 A negotiation system for producing a set of transaction terms for a transaction between a purchaser and a supplier, the negotiation system comprising: a negotiation tool adapted to receive and store supplier data and transaction data from one or more data sources via a communications network; and a simulation tool in communication with the negotiation tool to receive selected supplier data and selected transaction data from the supplier data and transaction data stored by the negotiation tool, and adapted to generate, from the selected supplier data and selected transaction data, one or more simulations of the transaction, the simulation tool further adapted to generate an interactive graphical representation of selected simulations of the one or more simulations in a graphical user interface for being displayed to a user. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The negotiation system in accordance with claim 1, wherein the supplier data includes a supplier address and historical business data related to the supplier. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The negotiation system in accordance with claim 1, wherein the interactive graphical representation is selected from a group of interactive graphical objects that consists of: a table, a bar graph, a chart, and a graphically represented device. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The negotiation system in accordance with claim 1, wherein the negotiation tool and the simulation tool are adapted to operate in an online mode in which the negotiation tool is connected to the communications network, and in an offline mode in which the negotiation tool is disconnected from the communications network. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The negotiation system in accordance with claim 1, wherein the simulation tool is further adapted to download data from the selected simulations into a transaction document. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The negotiation system in accordance with claim 1, wherein the transaction data includes prices and conditions related to the transaction. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The negotiation system in accordance with claim 1, wherein the transaction data includes payment terms and freight or delivery terms. ### Claim 8 A computer-implemented method for producing a set of transaction terms for a transaction between a purchaser and a supplier, the method comprising: receiving supplier data and transaction data from one or more data sources via a communications network; storing the received supplier data and transaction data in a memory; accessing selected supplier data and selected transaction data from the memory; generating one or more simulations of the transaction from the selected supplier data and selected transaction data; and generating an interactive graphical representation of selected simulations of the one or more simulations in a graphical user interface. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method in accordance with claim 8, wherein the supplier data includes a supplier address and historical business data related to the supplier. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The method in accordance with claim 8, wherein the interactive graphical representation is selected from a group of interactive graphical objects that consists of: a table, a bar graph, a chart, and a graphically represented device. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The method in accordance with claim 8, wherein the negotiation tool and the simulation tool are adapted to operate in an online mode in which the negotiation tool is connected to the communications network, and in an offline mode in which the negotiation tool is disconnected from the communications network. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The method in accordance with claim 8, further comprising downloading data from the selected simulations into a transaction document. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The method in accordance with claim 8, wherein the transaction data includes prices and conditions related to the transaction. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The method in accordance with claim 8, wherein the transaction data includes payment terms and freight or delivery terms. ### Claim 15 (depends on 8) The method in accordance with claim 8, further comprising storing the one or more simulations of the transaction in the memory. ### Claim 16 An article comprising tangibly embodied computer-readable media operable to cause data processing apparatus to perform operations for producing a set of transaction terms for a transaction between a purchaser and a supplier, the operations comprising: receive supplier data and transaction data from one or more data sources via a communications network; store the received supplier data and transaction data in a memory; access selected supplier data and selected transaction data from the memory; generate one or more simulations of the transaction from the selected supplier data and selected transaction data; and store the one or more simulations of the transaction in a second memory. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The article in accordance with claim 16, further comprising operations to cause the data processing apparatus to generate an interactive graphical representation of selected simulations of the one or more simulations in a graphical user interface. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The article in accordance with claim 16, further comprising operations to cause the data processing apparatus to download data from the selected simulations into a transaction document. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The article in accordance with claim 16, wherein the supplier data includes a supplier address and historical business data related to the supplier. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The article in accordance with claim 16, wherein the transaction data includes prices and conditions related to the transaction.