Computer graphics processing methods and systems for presentation of graphic objects

• US 8,585,490 B2
• Filed: 09/14/2012
• Issued: 11/19/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/05/2004
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Cantor Index LLC
• Original Assignee: Cantor Index LLC
• Inventors: Amaitis, Lee, Puckeridge, David Anthony, Davie, Christopher John, Lawrey, Peter Kenneth, Oliver, Guy Iain
• Primary Examiner(s): Coburn, Corbett B
• Application Number:
  US13/619,977
• Publication Number:
  US 20130130783A1
• Time in Patent Office: 431 Days
• Field of Search: 463/25, 463/42
• US Class Current: 463/25
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/00 Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/03 Credit; Loans; Processing thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/04 Trading; Exchange, e.g. stocks, commodities, derivatives or currency exchange
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/34 Betting or bookmaking, e.g. Internet betting
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3288 Betting, e.g. on live events, bookmaking

Abstract

Computer graphics processing systems and methods are provided for the presentation of graphic objects or text in a wagering environment. In at least one embodiment, the systems and methods present graphic objects on a graphic user interface screen that includes at least one of a plurality of betting lines, including a reference betting line, such as a market betting line having a value that corresponds to a value of a reference variable associated with an object, a high line having a value corresponding to an amount above the reference variable value, a low line having a value corresponding to an amount below the reference variable value, etc. The market, high, and low lines may be arranged spatially on the interface screen based at least on the values of each of the lines. The interface screen includes a least one computer generated graphic object associated with each of the betting lines that is selectable for submitting at least one of an up bet request and a down bet request. The at least one graphic object may be rotating or moving based on the tradeable state associated with the graphic object.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving a request for wagering information; and

causing a graphic interface screen to be displayed at a user interface, the graphic interface screen comprising;

a market betting line having a value that corresponds to a market value of an object,

a high line having a value corresponding to an amount above the market value of the object,

a low line having a value corresponding to an amount below the market value of the object, each of the market, high, and low lines spatially arranged on the interface screen based at least on the values of each of the lines,

at least one graphic object associated with each of the betting lines, the at least one graphic object selectable for submitting at least one of;

an up bet request for wagering on one of the market value, the high line value, and the low line value achieving a level at a later time that is above the one of the market value, the high line value, and the low line value at a first time, and

a down bet request for wagering on one of the market value, the high line value, and the low line value achieving a level at the later time that is below the one of the market value, the high line value, and the low line value at the first time;

odds associated with the at least one of the up bet request and the down bet request; and

refreshing automatically at least one of the market betting line, the high line, the low line, and the odds to reflect movement in the market value of the object.

2. A method comprising:

receiving a request for wagering information; and

causing a graphic interface screen to be displayed at a user interface, the graphic interface screen comprising;

at least one betting line having a value that corresponds to a value of a reference variable associated with an object,

at least one graphic object selectable for submitting at least one of;

an up bet request for wagering on the value of the reference variable achieving a level at a later time that is above the value of the reference variable at a first time, and

a down bet request for wagering on the value of the reference variable achieving a level at the later time that is below the value of the reference variable at the first time.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the at least one betting line comprises a market betting line, the value of the reference variable for the market betting line corresponding to a market value for the object, and wherein the at least one graphic object is selectable for submitting at least one of:

an up bet request for wagering on the market value of the object at the later time being above the market value of the object at the first time, and

a down bet request for wagering on the market value of the object at the later time being below that market value of the object at the first time.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the at least one betting line comprises a high line, the high line value corresponding to an amount above the value of the reference variable, and wherein the at least one graphic object is selectable for submitting at least one of:

an up bet request for wagering on the value of the reference variable at the later time being above the high line value at the first time, and

a down bet request for wagering on the value of the reference variable at the later time being below the high line value at the first time.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the at least one betting line comprises a low line, the low line value corresponding to an amount below the value of the reference variable, and wherein the at least one graphic object is selectable for submitting at least one of:

an up bet request for wagering on the value of the reference variable at the later time being above the low line value at the first time, and

a down bet request for wagering on the value of the reference variable at the later time being below the low line value at the first time.

6. The method of claim 2, wherein the at least one betting line comprises a plurality of spread lines comprising a first spread betting line having a value that corresponds to an amount above the value of the reference variable and a second spread betting line having a value that corresponds to an amount below the value of the reference variable, and wherein the at least one graphic object is selectable for submitting at least one of:

an up bet request for wagering on the value of the reference variable at the later time being above the first spread betting line value at the first time, and

a down bet request wagering on the value of the reference variable at the later time being below the second spread betting line value at the first time.

7. The method of claim 2,

wherein the interface comprises a plurality of graphic objects comprising:

a first graphic object selectable for submitting an up bet request, and

a second graphic object selectable for submitting a down bet request,

wherein each of the plurality of the graphic objects are displayed on the interface screen spatially relative to the betting line, the method further comprising;

determining odds for at least one of an up bet and a down bet, the graphic interface displaying at least one of the odds for the up bet and the odds for the down bet, wherein the at least one of the odds for the up bet and the odds for the down bet are superimposed on the graphic object.

8. The method of claim 2, comprising starting a betting session having a start time and an end time, the value of the reference variable at the later time determined at the end time of the session, wherein the object comprises at least one of a security and an index.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the betting session has at least one of a five-minute expiration, a half-hour expiration, an hour expiration, and a day expiration.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein a trading day for receiving bet requests comprises a plurality of betting sessions each having an intraday expiration, wherein at least one of the plurality of the betting sessions starts essentially immediately after expiration of another of the plurality of the betting sessions, further comprising:

settling bets received in a first betting session concurrently with the running of a second betting session.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the betting line has a static value that remains unchanged for the betting session, the value of the reference variable at the first time set to the value of the reference variable at the start time of the betting session, the method comprising determining odds for at least one of an up bet and a down bet based at least on the value of the reference variable at a time after the first time, further comprising:

receiving a bet request having odds determined at the time of the bet request.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the graphic interface comprises at least one of the odds for the up bet and the odds for the down bet, the method comprising refreshing at least one of the up bet odds and the down bet odds automatically to reflect movement in the value of the reference variable during the betting session.

13. The method of claim 8, comprising determining odds for at least one of the up bet and the down bet, the odds remaining unchanged for the betting session,

in which the interface screen comprising a symbol indicating at least one of an upward and a downward movement in the value of the reference variable.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein the interface screen comprises:

a plurality of betting lines comprising;

a reference betting line having a value corresponding to the value of the reference variable at the first time, and at least one of;

a high line having a value corresponding to an amount above the value of the reference variable at the first time, and

a low line having a value corresponding to an amount below the value of the reference variable at the first time; and

a plurality of graphic objects selectable for submitting at least one of an up bet request and a down bet request for each of the betting lines, wherein the method comprises;

determining odds for at least one of an up bet and a down bet for each of the betting lines, the odds remaining unchanged for the betting session; and

determining at least one of the high line value and the low line value at a second time to reflect movement in the value of the reference variable at the second time.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the reference betting line and at least one of the high line and the low line are displayed in the interface screen spatially a first distance from each other at the first time and a second distance from each other at the second time, the first distance and the second distance narrowing based at least on remaining time in the betting session, wherein the at least one of the high line value and the low line value are refreshed to reflect real-time movement in the value of the reference variable during the betting session, further comprising:

receiving a bet request for wagering on the value of the reference variable at the later time being above or below the value of the reference variable at the time of the bet request.

16. The method of claim 8, wherein the interface screen comprises:

a plurality of betting lines comprising;

a reference betting line having a value corresponding to the value of the reference variable at the first time,

a first spread betting line having a value corresponding to an amount above the value of the reference variable at the first time, and

a second spread betting line having a value corresponding to an amount below the value of the reference variable at the first time; and

a plurality of graphic objects selectable for submitting at least one of an up bet request for wagering on the value of the reference variable at the later time being above the first spread betting line value and a down bet request for wagering on the value of the reference variable at the later time being below the second spread betting line value, wherein the method comprises;

determining odds for at least one of an up bet and a down bet for each of the betting lines, the odds remaining even for the betting session; and

determining at least one of the first spread betting line value and the second spread betting line value at a second time to reflect movement in the value of the reference variable at the second time,

wherein the reference variable corresponds to a market price of the object.

17. The method of claim 2, comprising:

receiving at least one bet request;

verifying the at least one bet request;

storing a betting instrument comprising information reflecting the verified bet request; and

settling the verified at least one bet request.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the betting instrument comprises an amount of a wager, a betting position, the value of the reference variable, and odds for the wager.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the betting instrument is created for a wager in a betting session, the betting instrument comprising at least one of a time the wager is placed, an opening time for the betting session, a duration for the betting session, and an expiration time for a betting session.

20. An apparatus, comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the at least one processor, direct the at least one processor to;

receive a request for wagering information; and

cause the graphic interface screen to be displayed at a user interface, the graphic interface screen comprising;

at least one betting line having a value that corresponds to a value of a reference variable associated with an object,

at least one graphic object selectable for submitting at least one of;

an up bet request for wagering on the value of the reference variable achieving a level at a later time that is above the value of the reference variable at a first time, and

a down bet request for wagering on the value of the reference variable achieving a level at the later time that is below the value of the reference variable at the first time.