System and method for automatic repositioning of market information in a graphical user interface

• US 8,738,497 B1
• Filed: 03/31/2003
• Issued: 05/27/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/02/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Trading Technologies International, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Trading Technologies International, Inc.
• Inventors: Schluetter, Jens-Uwe, Brumfield, Harris
• Primary Examiner(s): Weisberger, Richard C
• Application Number:
  US10/403,881
• Time in Patent Office: 4,075 Days
• Field of Search: 705 35- 45
• US Class Current: 705/37
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/10 specially adapted for electronic funds transfer [EFT] systems; specially adapted for home banking systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/08 Auctions
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/06 Asset management; Financial planning or analysis

Abstract

A method for automatically positioning information related to a commodity on a graphical user interface. Market information is displayed on the graphical user interface. The market information may be presented as a number of indicators, corresponding to particular items of interest, that are associated with a static scale. The scale may, for example, represent price. Upon detecting a predetermined condition, the location of the market information is automatically repositioned.

Claims

1. A method for automatically re-positioning market information relating to a commodity on a graphical user interface, the method comprising:

displaying a plurality of items of interest, each representing market information, in relation to a static scale in a trading interface associated with a computing device;

identifying at least one item of interest from the plurality of items of interest as a basis for automatically positioning the plurality of items of interest via the computing device;

updating the trading interface as the market information changes via the computing device, whereby one or more of the plurality of items of interest moves in relation to the static scale; and

automatically re-positioning the plurality of items of interest via the computing device in response to expiration of a predetermined time.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the static scale and the plurality of items of interest are moved when the identified item of interest moves to a predetermined location in the trading interface.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein automatically re-positioning the plurality of items of interest comprises moving the static scale and the plurality of items of interest when a timer reaches the predetermined time.