System and method for using a cursor to convey information

• US 8,732,578 B2
• Filed: 06/10/2011
• Issued: 05/20/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/08/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Trading Technologies International, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Trading Technologies International, Inc.
• Inventors: Peebler, Simeon C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Chow, Doon
• Assistant Examiner(s): NGUYEN, LE V
• Application Number:
  US13/158,015
• Publication Number:
  US 20110239165A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,075 Days
• Field of Search: 715/711, 715/715
• US Class Current: 715/711
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0487 using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/04 Trading; Exchange, e.g. stocks, commodities, derivatives or currency exchange

Abstract

Methods and systems are provided for the controlled cursor'"'"'s behavior. According to one example method, any desired data may be linked to a cursor and a desired cursor behavior could be defined to convey the linked data using the cursor. When a change in the linked data is detected, the example method includes using the desired cursor behavior to convey the changed data independent of a location where the cursor is placed on a screen.

Claims

1. A method including:

monitoring by a computing device linked data to determine if the linked data has changed, wherein the linked data is linked from a trading application as specified by configuration data from a user;

generating by the computing device a visual representation of the linked data, wherein the visual representation of the linked data is generated independent of a location of a cursor on a screen;

displaying by the computing device the visual representation of the linked data in relation to the cursor;

updating by the computing device the visual representation of the linked data when the linked data changes;

receiving by the computing device a command moving the cursor from a first location to a second location, wherein the first location is in a first window associated with a first application, wherein the second location is in a second window associated with a second application, wherein the first application is different from the second application, wherein the first and second applications are different from the trading application, wherein the visual representation of the linked data is displayed without modification of the first application or the second application, wherein the visual representation of the linked data is continuously displayed in relation to the cursor as the cursor is moved from the first location in the first window of the first application to the second location in the second window of the second application based on the command; and

temporarily stopping by the computing device the display of the visual representation of the linked data in relation to the cursor after a predefined time period until a change in the linked data is detected.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the linked data includes market data related to a tradeable object being traded at an electronic exchange.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the linked data includes trader related data.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the linked data includes news or chart data.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the visual representation of the linked data includes a tool tip.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the visual representation of the linked data includes a graphical representation.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the visual representation of the linked data includes a textual representation.

8. The method of claim 1, further including changing a format of the cursor to convey the linked data.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the format of the cursor includes at least one of a shape, color, and size of the cursor.

10. The method of claim 1, further including:

receiving by the computing device a request to link the linked data from a different source.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the different source includes different data from the trading application.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the different source includes a second application.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the computing device includes the screen.