Patent ID: 7421403

Claim:
A computer readable medium encoded with program instructions executable by a computer to provide a set of application program interfaces executable on a networked computer system in conjunction with an application program for facilitating brokered commercial dairy product trading transactions comprising: computer readable first program code means for providing a first interface for receiving dairy product transaction information from a broker and for displaying stored data in response to said received dairy product transaction information; computer readable second program code means for providing a second interface for receiving dairy product load settlement information from said broker and for displaying stored dairy product load settlement data in response to said received dairy product load settlement information; wherein said first interface optionally includes at least one interactive component for manipulating said displayed stored data; wherein said second interface optionally includes at least one interactive component for manipulating said stored diary product load settlement data; and a computer readable third program code means for providing a third interface for accessing stored dairy product transaction information, including identification of at least one dairy product and product seller, together with stored dairy product load settlement information, including identification of at least one dairy product buyer, and for displaying information identifying, for a selected dairy product, available dairy product sellers and available dairy product buyers, together with commission data, enabling a third party broker to broker a commissioned dairy product trading transaction between at least one dairy product seller and at least one dairy product buyer.