SG11201903798UA - Systems and methods for distributing rough diamonds - Google Patents

Abstract

INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property :::` , 1111114110111010101111101 110101011111111011110111111001111011110111111 Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number 03 (43) International Publication Date .....•\"\"- WO 2018/087693 Al 17 May 2018 (17.05.2018) WIPO I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, G06Q 40/04 (2012.01) GOOF 17/30 (2006.01) CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, G06Q 30/00 (2012.01) DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, (21) International Application Number: HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, PCT/IB2017/057015 KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, (22) International Filing Date: OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, 09 November 2017 (09.11.2017) SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, (30) Priority Data: GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, 62/420,958 11 November 2016 (11.11.2016) US UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, (71) Applicant: N.K.S.F. STAR LIMITED [CN/CN]; 7B2 TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, Ronsdale Garden, 25 Tai Hang Drive, Jardine's Lookout, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, Hong Kong (CN). TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, (72) Inventors: ARIEL, Aaron; Unit #602, 2770 Sophia Street, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Vancouver, BC, British Columbia V5T 0A4 (CA). DIX, Dylan; 3315 Quebec Street, Vancouver, BC, British Colum- Published: — bia V5T 0A4 (CA). — with international search report (Art. 2 I (3)) = (74) Agent: CCPIT PATENT AND TRADEMARK LAW = OFFICE; 10/F Ocean Plaza, 158 Fuxingmennei Street, Bei- jing, Beijing 100031 (CN). = = (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, (54) Title: SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISTRIBUTING ROUGH DIAMONDS (57) : A diamond trading system and method for trading diamonds Receiving Rough Diamond inventory Information 222 240 zoo are disclosed. The system and method may allow rough diamond sellers to list their diamonds for sale individually and enter an ask price for each listed = = Supply Diamonds k2 / 22 Receiving Polished Diamond Parameters and Ordering Information 248 diamond. The system and method may also allow rough diamond buyers to 242 Enter Connect to submit their polished diamond parameters and orders. The order may con- Scan P m asters Ordering Iefface tain a bid price. The system and method may then determine if any of the = — Diamonds listed diamonds to the polished diamond = _ Generate image File 226 244 Transmit Parameters Enter Order Requirements match parameters and ordering re- quirements and if any of the method diamonds have a bid price at or higher than there is a match and the bid is higher than = = + _ _ 220 a ask price . If price at or r Establish 3 Identifier 246 \"`j Store ` -- - , Parameters Store Order Requirements 2 9 2 ev the ask price, the system and method allow the transaction to proceed. — = = Store Image File and identifier 2 30 Analyzing Received Information Access Image Files and Parameters „..--- L ... , 262 280 Il Analyse Each Image File with Parameters ... .,--L . 2 64 M C: Analyze Each Image File with Order Requirements \" .... 1.../ 265 ,tD ,t IN GO Determining if Bid Price is at or Above Ask Price ,-.... GC If it is, Settle Transaction 282 li © Notify Parties 284 N C