System and method for using a game controller device for electronic trading
First Claim
1. A system for electronic trading, comprising:
- an interface application including a mapping module that defines a plurality of controller signal relationships, each controller signal relationship associating one of a plurality of game controller signals with one of a plurality of trading system commands associated with the electronic trading of financial instruments;
wherein the interface application is operable to receive a particular game controller signal, determine the trading system command associated with the particular game controller signal using the mapping module, and communicate the determined trading system command such that the trading system command is executed.
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, a system for electronic trading is provided. The system includes an interface application having an associated mapping module that defines a plurality of controller signal relationships. Each controller signal relationship associates a game controller signal with a trading system command associated with the electronic trading of financial instruments. The interface application is operable to receive a particular game controller signal, determine the trading system command associated with the particular game controller signal using the mapping module, and communicate the determined trading system command such that the trading system command is executed.
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37 Claims
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1. A system for electronic trading, comprising:
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an interface application including a mapping module that defines a plurality of controller signal relationships, each controller signal relationship associating one of a plurality of game controller signals with one of a plurality of trading system commands associated with the electronic trading of financial instruments;
wherein the interface application is operable to receive a particular game controller signal, determine the trading system command associated with the particular game controller signal using the mapping module, and communicate the determined trading system command such that the trading system command is executed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for electronic trading, comprising:
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managing a plurality of controller signal relationships, each controller signal relationship associating one of a plurality of game controller signals with one of a plurality of trading system commands associated with the electronic trading of financial instruments via a trading platform;
receiving a particular game controller signal generated by a game controller;
determining the trading system command associated with the particular game controller signal based on the controller signal relationships; and
communicating the determined trading system command toward the trading platform such that the trading system command may be executed by the trading platform. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A system for managing trading, comprising:
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a computer system having a processor; and
a computer readable medium coupled to the computer system, the computer readable medium comprising a program operable, when executed by the processor, to;
manage a plurality of controller signal relationships, each controller signal relationship associating one of a plurality of game controller signals with one of a plurality of trading system commands associated with the electronic trading of financial instruments via a trading platform;
receive a particular game controller signal generated by a game controller;
determine the trading system command associated with the particular game controller signal based on the controller signal relationships; and
communicate the determined trading system command toward the trading platform such that the trading system command may be executed by the trading platform. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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