System and method for managing and displaying securities market information

• US 20060284893A1
• Filed: 04/07/2006
• Published: 12/21/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/08/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: New York Stock Exchange LLC (Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: New York Stock Exchange LLC (Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.)
• Inventors: Springer, Nicholas L., Bautista-Rozenberg, Cynthia Theresa, Schafer, Valerie Jeanne, Hlad, Robert B., Tannen, Robert S.
• Granted Patent: US 9,043,719 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/684
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/00 Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/216 Handling conversation history, e.g. grouping of messages in sessions or threads
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/42 Mailbox-related aspects, e.g. synchronisation of mailboxes

Abstract

A message screen display comprises a static non-scrollable display area for display of at least part of a first message, the first message having an associated first message time. The message screen display further comprises a scrollable display area for display of at least part of a second message, the second message having an associated second message time. The message screen display further comprises a feature applied to at least part of the first message that varies based on time as referenced to the associated first message time.

Claims

1. A message screen display comprising:

a static non-scrollable display area for display of at least part of a first message, the first message having an associated first message time;

a scrollable display area for display of at least part of a second message, the second message having an associated second message time; and

a feature applied to at least part of the first message that varies based on time as referenced to the associated first message time.

2. A message screen display according to claim 1, wherein the feature applied to at least part of the first message is a color.

3. A message screen display according to claim 1, wherein the feature indicates whether the first message has been viewed.

4. A message screen display according to claim 1, wherein the feature applied to at least part of the first message is a border.

5. A message screen display according to claim 4, wherein the border feature is a color.

6. A message screen display according to claim 1, wherein the scrollable display area further comprises a time-ordered display area for display of a plurality of messages arranged according to a time associated with each of the plurality of messages.

7. A message screen display according to claim 6, wherein the second message is one of the plurality of messages.

8. A message screen display according to claim 6, wherein the time associated with each of the plurality of messages is before the time associated with the first message.

9. A message screen display according to claim 6, wherein the time associated with the second message is before the time associated with the first message.

10. A message screen display according to claim 1, wherein the associated first message time is a time of message receipt.

11. A message screen display according to claim 1, wherein the associated first message time is a time of message transmission.

12. A message template on a message screen display comprising:

a message subject fly-out window that includes user configurable and user selectable message subject text templates;

a message recipient fly-out window that includes user configurable and user selectable message recipient text templates; and

a message body fly-out window that includes user configurable and user selectable message body text templates and user configurable and user selectable message body graphic templates.

13. A method for message display on a message screen display, the method comprising:

applying a feature to at least part of a second message that varies based on time as referenced to a time associated with the second message;

displaying at least part of the second message within a static non-scrollable display area;

receiving a first message;

moving the second message from the static non-scrollable display area to a scrollable display area;

applying a feature to at least part of the first message that varies based on time as referenced to a time associated with the first message; and

displaying at least part of the first message within the static non-scrollable display area.

14. A method according to claim 13, wherein moving the second message from the static non-scrollable display area to the scrollable display area is responsive to receiving the first message.

15. A method according to claim 13, further comprising changing the feature applied to at least part of the first message.

16. A method according to claim 13, further comprising changing the feature applied to at least part of the second message.

17. A system for message display on a message screen display, the system comprising:

means for applying a feature to at least part of a second message that varies based on time as referenced to a time associated with the second message;

means for displaying at least part of the second message within a static non-scrollable display area;

means for receiving a first message;

means for moving the second message from the static non-scrollable display area to a scrollable display area;

means for applying a feature to at least part of the first message that varies based on time as referenced to a time associated with the first message; and

means for displaying at least part of the first message within the static non-scrollable display area.

18. Computer executable software code transmitted as an information signal, the code for message display on a message screen display, the code comprising:

code to apply a feature to at least part of a second message that varies based on time as referenced to a time associated with the second message;

code to display at least part of the second message within a static non-scrollable display area;

code to receive a first message;

code to move the second message from the static non-scrollable display area to a scrollable display area;

code to apply a feature to at least part of the first message that varies based on time as referenced to a time associated with the first message; and

code to display at least part of the first message within the static non-scrollable display area.

19. A computer-readable medium having computer executable software code stored thereon, the code for message display on a message screen display, the code comprising:

code to apply a feature to at least part of a second message that varies based on time as referenced to a time associated with the second message;

code to display at least part of the second message within a static non-scrollable display area;

code to receive a first message;

code to move the second message from the static non-scrollable display area to a scrollable display area;

code to apply a feature to at least part of the first message that varies based on time as referenced to a time associated with the first message; and

code to display at least part of the first message within the static non-scrollable display area.

20. A programmed computer for message display on a message screen display, comprising:

a memory having at least one region for storing computer executable program code; and

a processor for executing the program code stored in the memory, wherein the program code comprises;

code to apply a feature to at least part of a second message that varies based on time as referenced to a time associated with the second message;

code to display at least part of the second message within a static non-scrollable display area;

code to receive a first message;

code to move the second message from the static non-scrollable display area to a scrollable display area;

code to apply a feature to at least part of the first message that varies based on time as referenced to a time associated with the first message; and

code to display at least part of the first message within the static non-scrollable display area.