Trading platform user interface in a many-to-many hub
First Claim
1. A graphical user interface provided by an electronic hub for presenting information to a user, said information includinga first set of data fields with information identifying one or more markets, negotiations, or markets and negotiations to which said user has been invited;
- anda second set of data fields with information summarizing bids that have occurred in at least one of said one or more markets, negotiations, or markets and negotiations, wherein said second set of data fields includes a field for identifying whose turn it is presently;
wherein said field for identifying whose turn it is presently is responsive to a number of said one or more markets, negotiations, or markets and negotiations in which it is said user'"'"'s turn.
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Abstract
The invention provides a user interface, such as used by an electronic trading hub. The interface includes a representation that describes instances in which a participant has won some units, but less than the number of items initially bid on. The representation of this partial win is displayed on web pages that present information to a user. Another representation shows start and end times for at least some of the markets in which the user is currently participating, and the start and end times for future markets. Color-coding of temporal events may also be included in the graphical representation. A representation of activities occurring in markets owned by a user is generated and displayed. Such representations useful to commercial entities which take positions as both buyers and sellers. Another representation identifies which type of market is referred to such as English auctions, RFBs (request for bids), Dutch auctions and others.
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1. A graphical user interface provided by an electronic hub for presenting information to a user, said information including
a first set of data fields with information identifying one or more markets, negotiations, or markets and negotiations to which said user has been invited; - and
a second set of data fields with information summarizing bids that have occurred in at least one of said one or more markets, negotiations, or markets and negotiations, wherein said second set of data fields includes a field for identifying whose turn it is presently; wherein said field for identifying whose turn it is presently is responsive to a number of said one or more markets, negotiations, or markets and negotiations in which it is said user'"'"'s turn. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of providing a graphical user interface for an electronic hub for presenting information to a user, comprising:
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graphically presenting a first set of data fields with information identifying one or more markets, negotiations, or markets and negotiations to which said user has been invited; and graphically presenting a second set of data fields with information summarizing bids that have occurred in at least one of said one or more markets, negotiations, or markets and negotiations, wherein said second set of data fields includes a field for identifying whose turn it is presently; wherein said field for identifying whose turn it is presently is responsive to a number of said one or more markets in which it is said user'"'"'s turn. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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