1. A system for settling a transaction, comprising:
a server arrangement configured to receive communications from a user, the server arrangement further configured to seek available financial information pertinent to the transaction from at least one source external to the user, the server arrangement comprising:
a rules based engine including rules established on behalf of a party to the transaction, the rules based engine configured to process data from the available financial information and present a first transaction settlement offer set comprising a plurality of selectable monetary offers to the user specifically determined for the user based on available financial information and at least one decision made by the rules based engine, each selectable monetary offer determined to facilitate settlement of the transaction;
wherein the server arrangement is further configured to provide a data entry field to the user for use when none of the plurality of selectable monetary offers appeal to the user, and may receive a desired amount to be paid per month from the user, and use the rules based engine to process information comprising the desired amount to be paid per month and present a second transaction settlement offer set to the user including the desired amount to be paid per month and a plurality of offers including a number of months in a payment schedule and a lump sum payment that must be made immediately based on at least one decision made by the rules based engine.
2. The system of claim 1, wherein the server arrangement further comprises a parsing module configured to receive the available financial information and parse information based on the rules established on behalf of the party to the transaction.
3. The system of claim 1, wherein the server arrangement further comprises a portfolio management module configured to manage a portfolio comprising a plurality of transactions based on actions taken by multiple users and aspects associated with the portfolio.
4. The system of claim 1, wherein the user comprises a debtor and the transaction comprises a debt owed by the debtor.
5. The system of claim 1, wherein the rules based engine relies on at least one dictionary employed to translate received information into information used within the server arrangement.
6. The system of claim 1, wherein the server arrangement further comprises a payment processing module configured to present the user with at least one payment option related to at least one offer in the first or second transaction settlement offer set.
7. A system configured to settle a financial transaction between a user and a party to the financial transaction, comprising:
a server arrangement comprising:
a rules engine configured to process available data regarding the financial transaction using rules established on behalf of the party to the financial transaction;
wherein the server arrangement is configured to present a first transaction settlement offer set comprising a plurality of selectable monetary offers to the user specifically determined for the user based on at least one decision made by the rules engine, each selectable monetary offer determined to facilitate settlement of the financial transaction, and the server arrangement is further configured to provide a data entry field to the user for use when none of the plurality of selectable monetary offers appeal to the user, and may receive a desired amount to be paid per month from the user, and determine a second transaction settlement offer set including a plurality of offers based on the desired amount to be paid per month received from the user, wherein the second transaction settlement offer set includes the desired amount to be paid per month from the user and a plurality of installment payment options including a number of months in a payment schedule and a lump sum payment that must be made immediately based on at least one decision made by the rules engine.
8. The system of claim 7, wherein the user comprises a debtor and the transaction comprises a debt owed by the debtor.
9. A method of settling a financial transaction between a debtor entity and a creditor entity using a computing device, comprising:
presenting a first transaction settlement offer set to the debtor entity specifically determined for the user based on at least one decision made according to rules established by the creditor entity, the first transaction settlement offer set comprising at least one selectable monetary offer determined to facilitate settlement of the financial transaction;
providing a data entry field to the user for use when the at least one selectable monetary offer does not appeal to the debtor entity, and receiving a desired amount to be paid per month from the debtor entity; and
using the rules established by the creditor entity to process the desired amount to be paid per month and determine and present a second transaction settlement offer set to the debtor entity including a plurality of offers based on and including the desired amount to be paid per month and a plurality of installment payment options including a number of months in a payment schedule and a lump sum payment that must be made immediately based on at least one decision made according to the rules established by the creditor entity.
10. The method of claim 9, wherein the computing device comprises one from a group consisting of a personal digital assistant (PDA), smartphone, wireless telephone or other telephone, smart phone, tablet computing device, handheld PC, and digital camera.
11. The method of claim 10, further comprising seeking financial information pertinent to the debtor entity, and when the financial information is available, receiving the financial information prior to the processing.
12. The method of claim 11, further comprising processing the financial information using the rules established by the creditor entity.
13. The method of claim 9, wherein the transaction comprises a debt owed by the debtor entity.
14. The method of claim 9, wherein the rules based engine is configured to operate on information received based on rules provided on behalf of the creditor entity.
15. The method of claim 14, wherein the method employs:
a parsing module configured to receive information and parse information based on the rules established on behalf of the creditor entity; and
a portfolio management module configured to manage a portfolio comprising a plurality of transactions based on actions taken by multiple debtor entities and aspects associated with the portfolio.
16. A system for settling a transaction, comprising:
a server arrangement configured to receive communications from a user and seek available financial information regarding the user and pertinent to the transaction from at least one source external to the user, the server arrangement comprising:
a rules based engine including rules established on behalf of a party to the transaction, the rules based engine configured to process data from the available financial information and present a first transaction settlement offer set to the user based on at least one decision made by the rules based engine, the first transaction settlement offer set comprising a plurality of simultaneously presentable selectable offers specifically determined for the user to facilitate settlement of the transaction;
wherein the server arrangement is further configured to batch process information relevant to settling the transaction and compute at least one formula before determining the first transaction settlement offer set comprising a plurality of selectable monetary offers to the user and providing a data entry field to the user for entry of a desired amount to be paid per month from the user for use when none of the plurality of selectable monetary offers appeal to the user, and determine a second transaction settlement offer set including a plurality of offers based on and including the desired amount to be paid per month provided by the user and a plurality of installment payment options including a number of months in a payment schedule and a lump sum payment that must be made immediately based on at least one decision made by the rules based engine.
17. The system of claim 16, wherein the server arrangement further comprises a parsing module configured to receive the available information and parse information based on the rules established on behalf of the party to the transaction.
18. The system of claim 16, wherein the server arrangement further comprises a portfolio management module configured to manage a portfolio comprising a plurality of transactions based on actions taken by multiple users and aspects associated with the portfolio.
19. The system of claim 16, wherein the user comprises a debtor and the transaction comprises a debt owed by the debtor.
20. The system of claim 16, wherein the rules based engine relies on at least one dictionary employed to translate received information into information used within the server arrangement.
21. The system of claim 16, wherein the server is further configured to receive acceptance of one individually selectable offer of the second transaction settlement offer set and process a user payment for the lump sum payment.
22. The system of claim 16, wherein the server arrangement further comprises a payment processing module configured to present the user with at least one payment option related to at least one offer in the transaction settlement offer set.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. Rotary machine for compression and decompression, comprising
a disc-shaped rotor (2) having a first rotation axis (3) which is at right angles to the plane of the rotor (2) and is situated in an orientation plane (1);
a substantially disc-shaped swing element (4) having a second rotation axis (5) which is situated in the plane of the disc-shaped swing element (4) and in the orientation plane (1), wherein the second rotation axis (5) makes an angle (\u03b1) with the first rotation axis (3) in the orientation plane (1);
a substantially spherical housing (8) which surrounds the rotor (2) and the swing element (4) and, in combination therewith, forms four (de)compression chambers;
a connecting body (6) which positions the rotor (2) and the swing element (4) slidably with respect to one another in the housing (8), and seals the four (de)compression chambers;
wherein the device is furthermore provided with a power drive (9) and a mechanical connection between the power drive (9) and the rotor (2), wherein the power drive (9) is configured to deliver power to the rotary machine or to take off power from the rotary machine.
2. Rotary machine according to claim 1, wherein the connecting body (6) is a substantially cylindrical body having a longitudinal axis (7),
wherein the connecting body (6) is provided with a slot-shaped opening (2b; 2c) for slidably accommodating the swing element (4) therein, and with an outer surface which is coaxial with the longitudinal axis (7) adjoining the rotor (2), wherein the longitudinal axis (7) of the connecting body (6) is situated in the plane of the rotor (2).
3. Rotary machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the rotor (2) is provided with a rectangular opening (2b) in which the connecting body (6) is accommodated so as to be movable.
4. Rotary machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the rotor (2) is provided with a substantially hourglass-shaped opening (2c) in which the connecting body (6) is accommodated so as to be movable.
5. Rotary machine according to one of claims 1-4, wherein the angle (\u03b1) is smaller than 80\xb0.
6. Rotary machine according to one of claims 1-5, wherein the angle (\u03b1) is adjustable by displacing the second rotation axis (5).
7. Rotary machine according to one of claims 1-6, wherein the compression chambers are provided with volume-reducing elements (11).
8. Rotary machine according to one of claims 1-7, wherein the shape of the spherical housing (8) is flattened along the second rotation axis (5).
9. Rotary machine according to one of claims 1-8, wherein the rotary machine furthermore comprises one or more ports (16) in the housing (8) for each compression chamber.
10. Rotary machine according to claim 9, wherein the power drive (9) is configured to drive the rotor (2), as a result of which power is generated on the one or more ports (16).
11. Rotary machine according to claim 9, wherein the power is delivered to the one or more ports (16) and the power drive (9) is configured to take off power from the rotary machine.
12. Rotary machine according to one of claims 9-11, furthermore comprising a port belt (15) which is rotatably accommodated with respect to the housing (8) and comprises slots which correspond to the two or more ports (16) in the housing (8).
13. Rotary machine according to claim 12, wherein the port belt (15) has a mechanical connection with the rotor (2).
14. Rotary machine according to claim 12, wherein the port belt (15) has a mechanical connection with the swing element (4).
15. Rotary machine according to one of claims 9-14, provided with three port belts (15a-15c) on one side of the rotor (2) and associated outlet ports (16a), inlet ports (16b) and flush ports (16c).
16. Rotary machine according to one of claims 9-15, provided with two port belts (15a, 15b) on one side of the rotor (2) which are configured to rotate about the first rotation axis (3) at half the angular speed of the rotor (2), and associated outlet ports (16a) and inlet ports (16b).
17. Rotary machine according to one of claims 1-16, wherein the connecting body (6) and the swing element (4) form one integrated swing element (21).
18. Rotary machine according to one of claims 1-16, wherein the connecting body (6) and the rotor (2) form one integrated rotation element (25).
19. Rotary machine according to one of claims 1-18, wherein the rotary machine furthermore comprises a generator.
20. Rotary machine according to claim 19, wherein one or more elements of the generator are integrated with the rotary machine.
21. Rotary machine according to claim 19 or 20, wherein the generator comprises a stator part and a rotor part, wherein the rotor part is driven via the rotor, and the stator part is attached to the housing of the rotary machine.
22. Method for operating a rotary machine according to one of claims 1-21, comprising taking off power or delivering power to the rotary machine via the disc-shaped rotor (2).