System and method for selectively displaying market information related to a plurality of tradeable objects

• US 8,131,631 B2
• Filed: 03/04/2011
• Issued: 03/06/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/22/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Trading Technologies International, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Trading Technologies International, Inc.
• Inventors: Mauro, Charles Lee Jr., West, Robert A.
• Primary Examiner(s): TINKLER, MURIEL S
• Application Number:
  US13/040,339
• Publication Number:
  US 20110153489A1
• Time in Patent Office: 368 Days
• Field of Search: 345/156, 345/157, 715/800, 705/35, 705/36.R, 705/36.T, 705/37, 705/38, 705/39, 705/40, 705/41, 705/42
• US Class Current: 705/37
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/00 Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/04 Trading; Exchange, e.g. stocks, commodities, derivatives or currency exchange

Abstract

A graphical interface and method are provided for selectively displaying market information corresponding to a plurality of tradeable objects. According to one example method, a scanning feature is provided in relation to a number of tradeable object indicators. Upon detecting a predefined movement of a user input device in relation to the plurality of indicators, a graphical interface dynamically displays market information corresponding to the tradeable objects as a predefined movement of the user input device is detected in relation to the tradeable object indicators.

Claims

1. A method including:

displaying by a computing device a scan region, wherein the scan region includes a plurality of aligned areas, wherein each area in the plurality of aligned areas is associated with a tradeable object in a plurality of tradeable objects, wherein each tradeable object in the plurality of tradeable objects is associated with at least one of the aligned areas in the scan region;

detecting by the computing device a movement of a cursor over a selected area based on a speed of movement of the cursor, wherein the selected area is one of the plurality of aligned areas in the scan region;

selecting by the computing device a selected tradeable object from the plurality of tradeable objects in response to detecting the movement of the cursor based on the speed of movement of the cursor, wherein the selected tradeable object is the tradeable object associated with the selected area; and

displaying by the computing device market data for the selected tradeable object in a market data interface.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the market data interface includes a value axis.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the value axis includes a price axis including a plurality of price levels for a tradeable object.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein each area in the scan region is associated with a different tradeable object.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein at least two areas in the scan region are associated with the same tradeable object.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein each area in the scan region displays an identifier for the tradeable object associated with the area.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein each area in the scan region is displayed substantially adjacent to an identifier for the tradeable object associated with the area.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the areas in the scan region are arranged vertically.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the areas in the scan region are arranged horizontally.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein each area in the scan region is associated with a working trade order for a tradeable object.

20. The computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein each area in the scan region is associated with a working trade order for a tradeable object.

11. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored therein instructions executable by a processor, wherein the instructions are executable to:

display a scan region, wherein the scan region includes a plurality of aligned areas, wherein each area in the plurality of aligned areas is associated with a tradeable object in a plurality of tradeable objects, wherein each tradeable object in the plurality of tradeable objects is associated with at least one of the aligned areas in the scan region;

detect a movement of a cursor over a selected area based on a speed of movement of the cursor, wherein the selected area is one of the plurality of aligned areas in the scan region;

select a selected tradeable object from the plurality of tradeable objects in response to detecting the movement of the cursor based on the speed of movement of the cursor, wherein the selected tradeable object is the tradeable object associated with the selected area; and

display market data for the selected tradeable object in a market data interface.

12. The computer readable medium of claim 11, wherein the market data interface includes a value axis.

13. The computer readable medium of claim 11, wherein the value axis includes a price axis including a plurality of price levels for a tradeable object.

14. The computer readable medium of claim 11, wherein each area in the scan region is associated with a different tradeable object.

15. The computer readable medium of claim 11, wherein at least two areas in the scan region are associated with the same tradeable object.

16. The computer readable medium of claim 11, wherein each area in the scan region displays an identifier for the tradeable object associated with the area.

17. The computer readable medium of claim 11, wherein each area in the scan region is displayed substantially adjacent to an identifier for the tradeable object associated with the area.

18. The computer readable medium of claim 11, wherein the areas in the scan region are arranged vertically.

19. The computer readable medium of claim 11, wherein the areas in the scan region are arranged horizontally.