System and method for event driven virtual workspace

• US 7,627,518 B1
• Filed: 05/01/2006
• Issued: 12/01/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 11/04/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Trading Technologies International, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Trading Technologies International, Inc.
• Inventors: West, Robert A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel; Jagdish N
• Assistant Examiner(s): BARTLEY, KENNETH
• Application Number:
  US11/415,395
• Time in Patent Office: 1,310 Days
• Field of Search: 715/761, 715/762, 715/765, 715/766, 715/767, 715/778, 715/794, 715/796, 715/797, 715/764, 715/788, 715/790, 715/791, 705/37, 705/35
• US Class Current: 705/37
• 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 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• 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 system and method for an event driven virtual workspace are described. According to one example method, a trader can define a plurality of windows to be associated with a virtual workspace. Also, the trader could define one or more triggering events, the combination of which may be used to activate the virtual workspace. In such an embodiment, when the system detects the one or more triggers, the system can attempt to activate the virtual workspace. According to the example method, the trader may place a number of limiting conditions before any states of the currently displayed windows are modified such that the triggered virtual workspace could be displayed. If no limiting conditions are detected, the system can display the triggered virtual workspace.

Claims

1. A method for an event driven workspace in an electronic trading environment, the method including:

receiving by a computing device a first definition for a first virtual workspace, wherein the first virtual workspace is associated with a plurality of windows, wherein the plurality of windows are for at least two applications, wherein the plurality of windows display information pertaining to one or more tradeable objects, wherein the first virtual workspace provides a first predefined layout for the plurality of windows, wherein the first predefined layout includes a location for each of the plurality of windows;

receiving by the computing device a second definition for a second virtual workspace, wherein the second virtual workspace is associated with the plurality of windows, wherein the second virtual workspace provides a second predefined layout for the plurality of windows, wherein the second predefined layout includes a location for each of the plurality of windows, wherein the second predefined layout is different from the first predefined layout, wherein the second virtual workspace is associated with a triggering event definition;

receiving by the computing device a limiting condition definition for a limiting condition, wherein the limiting condition definition is associated with one of the plurality of windows;

displaying by the computing device the plurality of windows according to the first predefined layout of the first virtual workspace;

determining by the computing device whether a triggering event has occurred based on the triggering event definition associated with the second virtual workspace by monitoring data related to the one or more tradable objects;

detecting by the computing device the triggering event based on the monitored data;

determining by the computing device whether the limiting condition is satisfied for the associated window based on the limiting condition definition when the triggering event has been detected; and

activating by the computing device the second virtual workspace in response to detecting the triggering event, wherein activating the second virtual workspace includes displaying the plurality of windows according to the second predefined layout of the second virtual workspace except for the window associated with the limiting condition definition when the limiting condition has been detected to be satisfied.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the limiting condition definition is associated with the first virtual workspace.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the limiting condition is based on a user action.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the user action is movement of a cursor within a window of the plurality of windows.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the movement of the cursor is detected within a predetermined time period.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein the user action is an input in relation to a window within a predetermined time period.

7. A computer readable medium having stored therein instructions executable by a processor to perform a method comprising:

receiving by a computing device a first definition for a first virtual workspace, wherein the first virtual workspace is associated with a plurality of windows, wherein the plurality of windows are for at least two applications, wherein the plurality of windows display information pertaining to one or more tradeable objects, wherein the first virtual workspace provides a first predefined layout for the plurality of windows, wherein the first predefined layout includes a location for each of the plurality of windows;

receiving by the computing device a second definition for a second virtual workspace, wherein the second virtual workspace is associated with the plurality of windows, wherein the second virtual workspace provides a second predefined layout for the plurality of windows, wherein the second predefined layout includes a location for each of the plurality of windows, wherein the second predefined layout is different from the first predefined layout, wherein the second virtual workspace is associated with a triggering event definition;

receiving by the computing device a limiting condition definition for a limiting condition, wherein the limiting condition definition is associated with one of the plurality of windows;

displaying at the computing device the plurality of windows according to the first predefined layout of the first virtual workspace;

determining by the computing device whether a triggering event has occurred based on the triggering event definition associated with the second virtual workspace by monitoring data related to the one or more tradable objects;

detecting by the computing device the triggering event based on the monitored data;

determining by the computing device whether the limiting condition is satisfied for the associated window based on the limiting condition definition when the triggering event has been detected; and

activating by the computing device the second virtual workspace in response to detecting the triggering event, wherein activating the second virtual workspace includes displaying the plurality of windows according to the second predefined layout of the second virtual workspace except for the window associated with the limiting condition definition when the limiting condition has been detected to be satisfied.

8. The computer readable medium of claim 7, wherein the limiting condition definition is associated with the first virtual workspace.

9. The computer readable medium of claim 7, wherein the limiting condition is based on a user action.

10. The computer readable medium of claim 9, wherein the user action is movement of a cursor within a window of the plurality of windows.

11. The computer readable medium of claim 10, wherein the movement of the cursor is detected within a predetermined time period.

12. The computer readable medium of claim 9, wherein the user action is an input in relation to a window within a predetermined time period.