Graphical Display with Integrated Recent Period Zoom and Historical Period Context Data

• US 20120306888A1
• Filed: 08/16/2012
• Published: 12/06/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Trading Technologies International, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Trading Technologies International, Inc.
• Inventors: Buck, Brian J.
• Granted Patent: US 8,395,625 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/440.2
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/04 Trading; Exchange, e.g. stocks, commodities, derivatives or currency exchange
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/206 Drawing of charts or graphs
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 3/40 Scaling of whole images or parts thereof, e.g. expanding or contracting

Abstract

A system and method are provided for displaying a data series. In one embodiment, a graphical interface is provided including at least one axis that is divided into a plurality of axis regions. Preferably, each axis region uses a different linear scale, and the plurality of axis regions forms a continuous non-linear scale. The graphical interface also displays the data series in relation to the plurality of axis regions, and the data series is plotted in relation to each axis region based on a scale resolution corresponding to each respective axis region.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored therein instructions for causing a processor to carry out acts comprising:

receiving a data series for a tradeable object being traded at an electronic exchange, where the data series is dynamically updated according to market updates from the electronic exchange; and

displaying the received data series relative to a price chart having a time axis and a chart axis, the time axis having a recent data region and an older data region, a linear time scale for the recent data region and a linear time scale for the older data region forming a continuous non-linear time scale where the linear time scale for the recent data region is different than the linear time scale for the older data region and, and where in response to receiving new data, at least a portion of data displayed in the recent data region is moved from the recent data region to the older data region.

2. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 where the received data series is displayed as at least one of a candlestick chart, a bar chart and a line chart.

3. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 where the recent data region and the older data region are divided into sub-intervals.

4. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 3 where the sub-intervals in a region correspond to the same roll-up time interval.

5. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 3 where the sub-intervals are evenly spaced over the time axis.

6. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 where the price chart comprises a plurality of regions including the recent data region and the older data region.

7. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 6 where a number of the plurality of regions is user configurable.

8. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 6 where a time scale for each region of the plurality of regions is user configurable.

9. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 6 where the acts further comprise displaying a movable icon for sizing at least one of the plurality of regions.

10. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9 where the movable icon is movable in response to at least one of a predetermined event.

11. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 6 where the plurality of regions comprises at least two of the following:

a year-based time scale, a quarter-based time scale, a month-based time scale, a week-based time scale, a day-based time scale, an hour-based time scale, a minute-based time scale, and a second-based time scale.

12. A method for displaying a data series, comprising:

receiving, via a computing device having a processor, a data series for a tradeable object being traded at an electronic exchange, where the data series is dynamically updated according to market updates from the electronic exchange; and

displaying, via a display for the computing device, the received data series relative to a price chart having a time axis and a chart axis, the time axis having a recent data region and an older data region, a linear time scale for the recent data region and a linear time scale for the older data region forming a continuous non-linear time scale where the linear time scale for the recent data region is different than the linear time scale for the older data region and, and where in response to receiving new data, at least a portion of data displayed in the recent data region is moved from the recent data region to the older data region.

13. The method of claim 12 where the received data series is displayed as at least one of a candlestick chart, a bar chart and a line chart.

14. The method of claim 12 where the recent data region and the older data region are divided into sub-intervals.

15. The method of claim 14 where the sub-intervals in a region correspond to the same roll-up time interval.

16. The method of claim 14 where the sub-intervals are evenly spaced over the time axis.

17. The method of claim 12 where the price chart comprises a plurality of regions including the recent data region and the older data region.

18. The method of claim 17 where a number of the plurality of regions is user configurable.

19. The method of claim 17 where a time scale for each region of the plurality of regions is user configurable.

20. The method of claim 17 where the acts further comprise displaying a movable icon for sizing at least one of the plurality of regions.

21. The method of claim 17 where the movable icon is movable in response to at least one of a predetermined event.

22. The method of claim 17 where the plurality of regions comprises at least two of the following:

a year-based time scale, a quarter-based time scale, a month-based time scale, a week-based time scale, a day-based time scale, an hour-based time scale, a minute-based time scale, and a second-based time scale.