System and method of interfacing for client application programs to access a data management system

• US 7,970,686 B1
• Filed: 09/15/2000
• Issued: 06/28/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/15/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Citigroup Global Markets Incorporated (Citigroup Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Citigroup Global Markets Incorporated (Citigroup Incorporated)
• Inventors: Johnson, Mark, Irwin, Fred, Torremante, Maria, Raynor, Peter E., Potter, Neil D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Borlinghaus; Jason M
• Application Number:
  US09/662,588
• Time in Patent Office: 3,938 Days
• Field of Search: 705 35- 37
• US Class Current: 705/37
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/04 Trading; Exchange, e.g. stocks, commodities, derivatives or currency exchange

Abstract

A system and method are disclosed for communicating information between a securities customer and a trader. The system includes a computer which has three class components for completing the communications between the customer and the trader. A first component manages trading functions, a second component manages customer log-in and password, and the third component manages communication between the first two components and a trading system.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a customer terminal;

a trader terminal operatively coupled to the customer terminal through a communications network;

a processor;

wherein the processor is configured to dynamically create sets of class components to handle one or more trade requests from a customer at the customer terminal, with each set of class components further comprising;

a first component comprising functions for sending messages and receiving messages to the system on behalf of the customer;

a second component comprising functions for controlling access to the system by the customer; and

a third component comprising functions for sending messages to and receiving messages from the first component and a trader at the trader terminal; and

wherein each set of class components is dynamically created for each customer submitting the one or more trade requests; and

wherein the processor comprises a timer wherein the trade request from the customer is automatically revoked at a predetermined duration of time if the trader does not accept the trade request.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the third component operates in a synchronous format.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the third component operates in a asynchronous format.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the set of class components are configured to handle a single customer at one time.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the set of class components are configured to handle multiple customers at one time.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein the set of class components are configured to handle a single transaction at one time.

7. The system of claim 1 wherein the set of class components are configured to handle multiple transactions at one time.

8. The system of claim 1 wherein the processor creates sets of class components based on the number of transactions.

9. A method comprising:

dynamically creating, in a processor, a set of class components to handle one or more trade requests for a customer, which further comprises;

creating a first component comprising functions for sending messages and receiving messages to a system on behalf of a customer;

creating a second component comprising functions for controlling access to the system by the customer; and

creating a third component comprising functions for sending messages to and receiving messages from the first component and a trader;

wherein each set of class components is dynamically created for each customer submitting the one or more trade requests; and

transmitting messages between the customer and the trader through a communications network; and

automatically revoking, by the processor, at a predetermined duration of time the trade request from the customer if the trader has not accepted the trade request.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein each component is created in response to a customer accessing the system.

12. The trading services computer program product of claim 9 where a set of classes is associated with one transaction.

13. The trading services computer program product of claim 9 where a set of classes is associated with a plurality of transactions.

14. The trading services computer program product of claim 9 each class being an object linking and embedded class type.

15. The trading services computer program product of claim 9 where created classes include an access control class, a trading system communications class, and a translator class.

11. A trading services computer program product encoded on computer-readable medium that when executed by a computer system performs a method comprising:

upon a customer accessing trading services to submit one or more trade requests to a trader, creating at least one set of classes, each set comprising at least one class;

wherein the created classes include at least one of;

an access control class configured to control access to the system by the customer;

a trading system communications class configured to control transmission and receipt messages between the customer and the trader; and

a translator class configured to control interaction between class components;

wherein each set of class components is dynamically created for each customer submitting the one or more trade requests; and

revoking at a predetermined time the trade request from the customer if the trader does not accept the trade request.

16. A computer implemented method for trading financial instruments, the method comprising:

upon a customer accessing trading services to submit one or more trade requests to a trader, creating, in a processor, at least one set of classes, each set comprising at least one class;

wherein the created classes include at least one of;

an access control class configured to control access to the system by the customer;

a trading system communications class configured to control transmission and receipt messages between the customer and the trader; and

a translator class configured to control interaction between class components;

wherein each set of class components is dynamically created for each customer submitting the one or more trade requests; and

revoking, by the processor, at a predetermined time the trade request from the customer if the trader does not accept the trade request.

17. The computer implemented method for trading financial instruments of claim 16 where a set of classes is associated with one transaction.

18. The computer implemented method for trading financial instruments of claim 16 where a set of classes is associated with a plurality of transactions.

19. The computer implemented method for trading financial instruments of claim 16 each class being an object linking and embedded class type.

20. The computer implemented method for trading financial instruments of claim 16 where created classes include an access control class, a trading system communications class, and a translator class.