Method for distributing financial data
First Claim
1. A method for distributing financial data in a communication system having a data source from which financial data is transmitted, a terminal node for receiving the financial data and displaying a content of the financial data, and plural intermediate nodes located between the data source and the terminal node for relaying the financial data, comprising:
- transmitting financial data from the data source to one of the plural intermediate nodes;
adding to the financial data, at one of the plural intermediate nodes, a pair of time data and an entity identifier, the time data indicating a current time which is obtained from an internal timer of the one of the plural intermediate nodes and the entity identifier identifying the one of the plural intermediate nodes;
transmitting the financial data from the one of the plural intermediate nodes to the terminal node directly or via one or more of the plural intermediate nodes;
calculating, at the terminal node, a time period between a time indicated by the time data of the one of the plural intermediate nodes and a current time which is obtained from an internal timer of the terminal node;
determining, at the terminal node, whether any critical delay in distribution of the financial data has occurred by comparing the calculated time period and a predetermined threshold time period; and
notifying a user of the terminal node that the financial data is out of date when a determining means determines that the any critical delay in distribution of the financial data has occurred.
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Abstract
The present invention is aimed to provide a system for providing, to a terminal device of an investor, data indicating delay of distribution of financial data, which data is used for the investor to make decisions on investment transactions in a simple and reliable way. To achieve the above aim, after entity 20 carries out specific processing of financial data received from financial data broadcasting device 10 to generate new financial data derived from the received financial data, entity 20 adds time data and an entity identifier for identifying entity 20 to the derived financial data and transmits the data to another entity 20 located at a downstream position or to financial data searching device 30.
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1. A method for distributing financial data in a communication system having a data source from which financial data is transmitted, a terminal node for receiving the financial data and displaying a content of the financial data, and plural intermediate nodes located between the data source and the terminal node for relaying the financial data, comprising:
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transmitting financial data from the data source to one of the plural intermediate nodes; adding to the financial data, at one of the plural intermediate nodes, a pair of time data and an entity identifier, the time data indicating a current time which is obtained from an internal timer of the one of the plural intermediate nodes and the entity identifier identifying the one of the plural intermediate nodes; transmitting the financial data from the one of the plural intermediate nodes to the terminal node directly or via one or more of the plural intermediate nodes; calculating, at the terminal node, a time period between a time indicated by the time data of the one of the plural intermediate nodes and a current time which is obtained from an internal timer of the terminal node; determining, at the terminal node, whether any critical delay in distribution of the financial data has occurred by comparing the calculated time period and a predetermined threshold time period; and notifying a user of the terminal node that the financial data is out of date when a determining means determines that the any critical delay in distribution of the financial data has occurred. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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