METHOD OF BUYING OR SELLING ITEMS AND A USER INTERFACE TO FACILITATE THE SAME
First Claim
1. A method of buying or selling items having at least one active market, said method comprising the steps of:
- under control of a client system, displaying information identifying at least one item and a bid/ask price for said item in said at least one active market;
specifying transaction conditions based on a user directed position of a moveable icon, said transaction conditions related to the buying or sailing of said identified item in said active market; and
in response to an action of said user sending a user transaction request at the transaction conditions specified at the time of said action;
facilitating a financial transaction for the user in accordance with the transaction conditions to complete the transaction;
whereby, the item may be bought or sold by said user at said transaction conditions.
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Abstract
A method of buying or selling items having at least one market and its associated processes are disclosed. The method includes the steps of, under control of a client system, displaying information identifying at least one item and a bid and/or ask price for the item in the market; and specifying transaction conditions based on a user directed position of a moveable icon, where the transaction conditions are related to the buying or selling of the identified item in the active market. Then, in response to an action of the user sending a user transaction request at the transaction conditions displayed at the time of said action, facilitating financial transactions for the user in accordance with the transaction conditions to complete the transaction. In this manner, the item may be bought or sold by the user at the transaction conditions specified. A user interface to facilitate this method is also disclosed. A quantity recommendation system to facilitate the quantity decision of a financial transaction is further disclosed.
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15 Claims
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1. A method of buying or selling items having at least one active market, said method comprising the steps of:
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under control of a client system, displaying information identifying at least one item and a bid/ask price for said item in said at least one active market; specifying transaction conditions based on a user directed position of a moveable icon, said transaction conditions related to the buying or sailing of said identified item in said active market; and in response to an action of said user sending a user transaction request at the transaction conditions specified at the time of said action; facilitating a financial transaction for the user in accordance with the transaction conditions to complete the transaction; whereby, the item may be bought or sold by said user at said transaction conditions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A client system for buying and selling items, said client system comprising:
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a first display for displaying at least one bid/ask price for at least one of said items in an active market; a second display for displaying transaction conditions relating to the buying or selling of said item based upon a user directed GUI object; and a transaction component that in response to an action of the user, sends a transaction request to a server system at the transaction conditions specified.
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10. A method of configuring a user interface for the buying and selling of items, said method comprising:
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connecting a user interface to at least one source of bid/ask market information for at least one item; displaying, in said user interface, a graphical representation of said bid/ask prices for said at least one item; and revising, in substantially real-time, said graphical representation of said bid/ask prices for said at least one item to visually depict market movement over time of said bid/ask prices of said at least one item. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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