Real-time financial charting system
First Claim
1. A method of providing a user with real-time financial charting information on-line, the method comprising the steps of:
- obtaining real-time financial data;
transmitting said real-time financial data to a user'"'"'s computer as a substantially continuous stream through an open connection via a computer network;
generating a graph based on said real-time financial data that is viewable on the user'"'"'s computer screen; and
, updating said graph based on new real-time financial data transmitted via the computer network whereby, in use, the user is able to readily observe changes in said real-time financial data substantially as they occur in a dynamic charting format.
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Abstract
A real-time financial charting system (10) is described that allows real-time stock market pricing information to be viewed through a browser-only interface on the desktops of Internet users. Historical intraday data (18) and new transaction data (22) “pushed” from a server (12) over the World wide Web are combined and saved as transaction data (20) locally by the client'"'"'s charting module (16). The computer software charting module on the client computer plots a graph (600) of the real-time financial data. The graph is displayed on the client'"'"'s computer screen so that the user is able to readily observe changes in the real-time financial data substantially as they occur in a dynamic charting format The system employs HTTP tunnelling that makes it substantially immune to firewalls.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of providing a user with real-time financial charting information on-line, the method comprising the steps of:
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obtaining real-time financial data;
transmitting said real-time financial data to a user'"'"'s computer as a substantially continuous stream through an open connection via a computer network;
generating a graph based on said real-time financial data that is viewable on the user'"'"'s computer screen; and
,updating said graph based on new real-time financial data transmitted via the computer network whereby, in use, the user is able to readily observe changes in said real-time financial data substantially as they occur in a dynamic charting format. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer software charting module for installation on a user'"'"'s computer, that enables a user to view real-time financial charting information on-line, the module enabling the user'"'"'s computer to:
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receive real-time financial data as a substantially continuous stream through an open connection via a computer network;
generate a graph of said real-time financial data;
update said graph based on new real-time financial data transmitted via the computer network; and
display said graph on the user'"'"'s computer screen whereby, in use, the user is able to readily observe changes in said real-time financial data substantially as they occur in a dynamic charting format. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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