Dynamic data display having slide drawer windowing

• US 20020198906A1
• Filed: 06/21/2001
• Published: 12/26/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 06/21/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Press, Robert
• Granted Patent: US 7,000,181 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/212
• 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 3/0483 Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/18 of spreadsheets form-filling G06F40/174

Abstract

A dynamic data display system and associated method of usage. A portion of a data feed is dynamically displayed, such as in spreadsheet format, on a main drawer D₀ that overlays a display screen. N additional drawers D₁, D₂, . . . , D_N are positioned such that D₁ conditionally overlays D₀, D₂ conditionally overlays D₁, . . . , D_N conditionally overlays D_N−1. N is at least 2. Each drawer D_i (i=1, 2, . . . , N) is adapted to being opened or to being closed. A user command is directed to a first drawer of the N additional drawers, which causes content on a second drawer of the N additional drawers to be displayed in accordance with the user command.

Claims

1. A data display structure, comprising:

a main drawer D₀ that overlays a display screen, wherein D₀ is adapted to dynamically display in spreadsheet format a portion of a data feed; and

N additional drawers D₁, D₂, . . . , D_N in an overlay pattern {D₁, D₂, . . . , D_N} relative to D₀, wherein N is at least 2, wherein each drawer D_i (i=1, 2, . . . , N) is adapted to being opened or to being closed, wherein the N additional drawers include a Search drawer and an Alerts drawer such that the Alerts drawer includes M buttons B₁, B₂, . . . , B_M respectively identifying a subset S₁, S₂, . . . , S_M of the data feed, wherein M is at least 1, wherein selection of button B_m causes the Search drawer to dynamically display S_m in spreadsheet format, and wherein m is one of 1, 2, . . . , M.

2. The data display structure of claim 1, wherein each drawer D_i (i=1, 2, . . . , N) includes a tab T_i adapted to be dragged in a first direction to open drawer D_i in the first direction and adapted to be dragged in a second direction to close drawer D_i in the second direction.

3. The data display structure of claim 1, wherein a row R_MAIN of data of the main drawer is highlighted for a predetermined period of time Δ

T_MAIN during which R_MAIN is initially viewable.

4. The data display structure of claim 1, wherein a row R_MAIN of data of the main drawer is highlighted in color for a predetermined period of time Δ

T_MAIN during which R_MAIN is initially viewable.

5. The data display structure of claim 1, wherein a row R_SEARCH of the Search drawer is highlighted for a predetermined period of time Δ

T_SEARCH during which R_SEARCH is initially viewable.

6. The data display structure of claim 1, wherein a row R_SEARCH of the Search drawer is highlighted in color for a predetermined period of time Δ

T_SEARCH during which R_SEARCH is initially viewable.

7. The data display structure of claim 1, wherein selection of button B_m causes B_m to be highlighted until S_m becomes initially viewable.

8. The data display structure of claim 1, wherein selection of button B_m causes B_m to be highlighted in color until S_m becomes initially viewable.

9. The data display structure of claim 1, wherein a sorting of the main drawer in accordance with a sort key causes a sorting of the Search drawer in accordance with the sort key.

10. The data display structure of claim 1, wherein a sorting of the main drawer in accordance with a sort key causes a sorting in accordance with the sort key of each drawer of the N additional drawers that is sortable in accordance with the sort key.

11. The data display structure of claim 1, wherein a sorting of the Search drawer in accordance with a sort key causes a sorting of the main drawer in accordance with the sort key.

12. The data display structure of claim 1, wherein a sorting a first drawer of the N additional drawers in accordance with a sort key causes a sorting in accordance with the sort key of the main drawer and of each remaining drawer of the N additional drawers that is sortable in accordance with the sort key.

13. The data display structure of claim 1, wherein the M buttons constitutes a portfolio of buttons that is user selectable from a menu that includes a plurality of portfolios of buttons.

14. The data display structure of claim 1, wherein the portion of the data feed is all of the data feed.

15. The data display structure of claim 1, wherein the portion of the data feed is a portfolio subset of the data feed.

16. The data display structure of claim 1, wherein a first drawer of the N additional drawers is adapted to display content in accordance with a user command that is directed to the main drawer or to a second drawer of the N additional drawers.

17. The data display structure of claim 1, wherein the data feed is a live data feed.

18. The data display structure of claim 1, wherein the data feed is a stored data feed.

19. The data display structure of claim 18, wherein the stored data feed is a video data feed.

20. A data display structure, comprising:

a main drawer D₀ that overlays a display screen, wherein D₀ is adapted to dynamically display in spreadsheet format a portion of a live data feed, and wherein the data feed comprises stock bids and offers on a stock exchange; and

N additional drawers D₁, D₂, . . . , D_N in an overlay pattern {D₁, D₂, . . . , D_N} relative to D₀, wherein N is at least 2, wherein each drawer D_i (i=1, 2, . . . , N) is adapted to being opened or to being closed, wherein the N additional drawers include a Search drawer and an Alerts drawer such that the Alerts drawer includes M buttons B₁, B₂, . . . , B_M respectively identifying a subset S₁, S₂, . . . , S_M of the data feed, wherein M is at least 1, wherein selection of button B_m causes the Search drawer to dynamically display S_m in spreadsheet format, wherein m is one of 1, 2, . . . , M, and wherein B₁, B₂, . . . , B_M are each identified with a stock that trades on the stock exchange.

21. The data display structure of claim 20, wherein the stock exchange is the New York Stock Exchange.

22. The data display structure of claim 20, wherein the data feed further comprises stock data selected from the group consisting of stock halt data, stock delay data, stock resume data, stock bid/offer cancellation data, and combinations thereof.

23. The data display structure of claim 20, wherein the spreadsheet format includes a Time column, a Symbol column, a Bid column, an Offer column, a Bid Vol column, an Offer Vol column, and a Status column.

24. The data display structure of claim 23, wherein the spreadsheet format further includes at least one of a Halt Reason column and a Corp Action column.

25. The data display structure of claim 20, wherein all data of the data feed at a given time stamp and relating to a given stock symbol is displayed in no more than one row of the main drawer and in no more than one row of any of the N additional drawers.

27. The method of claim 26, wherein each drawer D_i (i=1, 2, . . . , N) includes a tab T_i adapted to be dragged in a first direction to open drawer D_i in the first direction and adapted to be dragged in a second direction to close drawer D_i in the second direction, and further comprising dragging the tab T_k of drawer D_k in the first direction or in the second direction, wherein k is one of 1, 2, . . . , and N.

28. The method of claim 26, further comprising highlighting a row R_MAIN of data of the main drawer for a predetermined period of time Δ

T_MAIN during which R_MAIN is initially viewable.

29. The method of claim 26, further comprising highlighting in color a row R_MAIN of data of the main drawer for a predetermined period of time Δ

T_MAIN during which R_MAIN is initially viewable.

30. The method of claim 26, further comprising highlighting a row R_SEARCH of the Search drawer for a predetermined period of time Δ

T_SEARCH during which R_SEARCH is initially viewable.

31. The method of claim 26, further comprising highlighting in color a row R_SEARCH of the Search drawer for a predetermined period of time Δ

T_SEARCH during which R_SEARCH is initially viewable.

32. The method of claim 26, further comprising if selecting button B_m then highlighting B_m immediately following said selecting of B_m, until the portion of S_m becomes initially viewable.

33. The method of claim 26, further comprising if selecting button B_m then highlighting in color B_m immediately following said selecting of B_m, until the portion of S_m becomes initially viewable.

34. The method of claim 26, further comprising:

sorting the main drawer in accordance with a sort key; and

sorting the Search drawer in accordance with the sort key, wherein the sorting of the Search drawer is triggered by the sorting of the main drawer.

35. The method of claim 26, further comprising:

sorting the main drawer in accordance with a sort key; and

sorting in accordance with the sort key each additional drawer that is sortable in accordance with the sort key, wherein the sorting of the each additional drawer is triggered by the sorting of the main drawer.

36. The method of claim 26, further comprising:

sorting the Search drawer in accordance with a sort key; and

sorting the main drawer in accordance with the sort key, wherein the sorting of the main drawer is triggered by the sorting of the Search drawer.

37. The method of claim 26, further comprising:

sorting a first drawer of the N additional drawers in accordance with a sort key; and

sorting in accordance with the sort key each remaining drawer of the N additional drawers that is sortable in accordance with the sort key, wherein the sorting of each such remaining drawer is triggered by the sorting of the first drawer.

38. The method of claim 26, wherein the M buttons constitutes a portfolio of buttons that is user selectable from a menu that includes a plurality of portfolios of buttons, and further comprising selecting by the user the M buttons from the plurality of portfolios of buttons.

39. The method of claim 26, further comprising dynamically selecting the multisubset of the data feed to be either all of the data feed or less than all of the data feed.

40. The method of claim 26, wherein the portion of the data feed is all of the data feed.

41. The method of claim 26, wherein the portion of the data feed is a portfolio subset of the data feed.

42. The method of claim 26 further comprising:

executing a user command that is directed to the main drawer or to a first drawer of the N additional drawers; and

displaying content on a second drawer of the N additional drawers based on the user command.

43. The method of claim 26, wherein providing the data feed includes providing a live data feed.

44. The method of claim 26, wherein providing the data feed includes providing a stored data feed.

45. The method of claim 44, wherein the stored data feed is a video data feed.

49. The method of claim 48, wherein the stock exchange is the New York Stock Exchange.

50. The method of claim 48, wherein the live data feed further comprises stock data selected from the group consisting of stock halt data, stock delay data, stock resume data, stock bid/offer cancellation data, and combinations thereof.

51. The method of claim 48, wherein the spreadsheet format includes a Time column, a Symbol column, a Bid column, an Offer column, a Bid Vol column, an Offer Vol column, and a Status column.

52. The method of claim 50, wherein the spreadsheet format further includes at least one of a Halt Reason column and a Corp Action column.

26. A method of dynamically displaying data, comprising:

overlaying a main drawer D₀ on a display screen;

dynamically displaying, in spreadsheet format on D₀, a portion of a data feed; and

positioning N additional drawers D₁, D₂, . . . , D_N in an overlay pattern {D₁, D₂, . . . , D_N} relative to D₀, wherein N is at least 2, wherein each drawer D_i (i=1, 2, . . . , N) is adapted to being opened or to being closed, wherein the N additional drawers include a Search drawer and an Alerts drawer such that the Alerts drawer includes M buttons B₁, B₂, . . . , B_M respectively identifying a subset S₁, S₂, . . . , S_M of the data feed, wherein M is at least 1, wherein selection of button B_m causes the Search drawer to dynamically display S_m in spreadsheet format, and wherein m is one of 1, 2, . . . , M.

46. A method of dynamically displaying data, comprising:

overlaying a main drawer D₀ on a display screen;

dynamically displaying, in spreadsheet format on D₀, a portion of a data feed;

positioning N additional drawers D₁, D₂, . . . , D_N in an overlay pattern {D₁, D₂, . . . , D_N} relative to D₀, wherein N is at least 2, wherein each drawer D_i (i=1, 2, . . . , N) is adapted to being opened or to being closed, wherein the N additional drawers include a Search drawer and an Alerts drawer such that the Alerts drawer includes M buttons B₁, B₂, . . . , B_M respectively identifying a subset S₁, S₂, . . . , S_M of the data feed, and wherein M is at least 1;

selecting a button B_m, wherein m is one of 1, 2, . . . , M; and

dynamically displaying S_m, in spreadsheet format on the Search drawer, wherein said dynamically displaying is triggered by the selecting of the button B_m.

47. A method of dynamically displaying data, comprising:

overlaying a main drawer D₀ on a display screen;

dynamically displaying, in spreadsheet format on D₀, a portion of a data feed;

positioning N additional drawers D₁, D₂, . . . , D_N in an overlay pattern {D₁, D₂, . . . , D_N} relative to D₀, wherein N is at least 2, wherein the N additional drawers include a Search drawer and an Alerts drawer such that the Alerts drawer includes M buttons B₁, B₂, . . . , B_M respectively identifying a subset S₁, S₂, . . . , S_M of the data feed, wherein M is at least 1, wherein selection of button B_m causes the Search drawer to dynamically display S_m in spreadsheet format, wherein m is one of 1, 2, . . . , M; and

opening or closing drawer D_i, wherein i is one of 1, 2, . . . , and N.

48. A method of dynamically displaying data, comprising:

overlaying a main drawer D₀ on a display screen;

dynamically displaying, in spreadsheet format on D₀, a portion of a data feed, wherein the data feed comprises stock bids and offers on a stock exchange;

positioning N additional drawers D₁, D₂, . . . , D_N in an overlay pattern {D₁, D₂, . . . , D_N} relative to D₀, wherein N is at least 2, wherein each drawer D_i (i=1, 2, . . . , N) is adapted to being opened or to being closed, wherein the N additional drawers include a Search drawer and an Alerts drawer such that the Alerts drawer includes M buttons B₁, B₂, . . . , B_M respectively identifying a subset S₁, S₂, . . . , S_M of the data feed, wherein M is at least 1, and wherein selection of button B_m causes the Search drawer to dynamically display S_m in spreadsheet format, wherein m is one of 1, 2, . . . , M, and wherein B₁, B₂, . . . , B_M are each identified with a stock that trades on the stock exchange.

53. A method of dynamically displaying data, comprising:

overlaying a main drawer D₀ on a display screen;

dynamically displaying, in spreadsheet format on D₀, a portion of a data feed, wherein the data feed comprises stock bids and offers on a stock exchange;

positioning N additional drawers D₁, D₂, . . . , D_N in an overlay pattern {D₁, D₂, . . . , D_N} relative to D₀, wherein N is at least 2, wherein each drawer D_i (i=1, 2, . . . , N) is adapted to being opened or to being closed, wherein the N additional drawers include a Search drawer and an Alerts drawer such that the Alerts drawer includes M buttons B₁, B₂, . . . , B_M respectively identifying a subset S₁, S₂, . . . , S_M of the data feed, wherein M is at least 1, and wherein B₁, B₂, . . . , B_M are each identified with a stock that trades on the stock exchange;

selecting a button B_m, wherein m is one of 1, 2, . . . , M; and

dynamically displaying S_m in spreadsheet format on the Search drawer, wherein said dynamically displaying is triggered by the selecting of the button B_m.

54. A method of dynamically displaying data, comprising:

overlaying a main drawer D₀ on a display screen;

dynamically displaying, in spreadsheet format on D₀, a portion of a data feed, wherein the data feed comprises stock bids and offers on a stock exchange;

positioning N additional drawers D₁, D₂, . . . , D_N in an overlay pattern {D₁, D₂, . . . , D_N} relative to D₀, wherein N is at least 2, wherein the N additional drawers include a Search drawer and an Alerts drawer such that the Alerts drawer includes M buttons B₁, B₂, . . . , B_M respectively identifying a subset S₁, S₂, . . . , S_M of the data feed, wherein M is at least 1, wherein selection of button B_m causes the Search drawer to dynamically display S_m in spreadsheet format, wherein m is one of 1, 2, . . . , M, and wherein B₁, B₂, . . . , B_M are each identified with a stock that trades on the stock exchange; and

opening or closing drawer D_i, wherein i is one of 1, 2, . . . , and N.

55. A data display structure, comprising:

a main drawer D₀ that overlays a display screen, wherein D₀ is adapted to dynamically display a portion of a data feed; and

N additional drawers D₁, D₂, . . . , D_N in an overlay pattern {D₁, D₂, . . . , D_N} relative to D₀, wherein N is at least 2, wherein each drawer D_i (i=1, 2, . . . , N) is adapted to being opened or to being closed, and wherein a first drawer of D₀, D₁, . . . , D_N is adapted to display content in accordance with a user command that is directed to a second drawer of D₀, D₁, . . . , D_N.

56. A method of dynamically displaying data, comprising:

overlaying a main drawer D₀ on a display screen;

dynamically displaying on D₀ a portion of a data feed; and

positioning N additional drawers D₁, D₂, . . . , D_N in an overlay pattern {D₁, D₂, . . . , D_N} relative to D₀, wherein N is at least 2, wherein each drawer D_i (i=1, 2, . . . , N) is adapted to being opened or to being closed;

executing a user command that is directed to a first drawer of D₀, D₁, . . . , D_N; and

displaying content on a second drawer of D₀, D₁, . . . , D_N based on the user command.