Order entry actions

• US 9,672,563 B2
• Filed: 01/09/2014
• Issued: 06/06/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Trading Technologies International, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Trading Technologies International, Inc.
• Inventors: Buck, Brian J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Robinson, Kito R
• Application Number:
  US14/151,366
• Publication Number:
  US 20140129410A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,244 Days
• Field of Search: 705 35, 705 36, 705 37
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04812 Interaction techniques based on cursor appearance or behaviour, e.g. being affected by the presence of displayed objects
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• 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

Various embodiments disclosed herein relate to order entry. In the electronic trading process, order entry involves setting one or more order entry parameters, sending one or more order entry parameters, or both setting and sending one or more order entry parameters. As will be described in more detail below, various order entry actions, such as moving a cursor across an order entry line, moving a cursor into an order entry region, pressing an order entry button, or performing a gesture, may be used to trigger the setting, sending, or both setting and sending of one or more order entry parameters. At least some embodiments relate to enabling an order entry action before the order entry action is able to set, send, or both set and send one or more order entry parameters.

Claims

1. A method for order entry comprising:

displaying, via a display device of a trading device, a cursor on a graphical user interface of the trading device, where the cursor is movable relative to the graphical user interface in response to a user input;

receiving, via a user input device of the trading device, a user order entry action consisting of movement of the cursor relative to an order entry area;

detecting, via the trading device, the user order entry action; and

in response to detecting the user order entry action without operation of an order entry button of the user input device;

determining via the trading device, an order entry parameter associated with the order entry action,

setting via the trading device, the order entry parameter associated with order entry action, and

sending the order entry parameter to an exchange system.

2. The method of claim 1 where the movement of the cursor relative to the order entry area comprises movement of the cursor across the order entry area.

3. The method of claim 1 where the order entry action further comprises movement of the cursor into an order entry region.

4. The method of claim 1 where the order entry area comprises an order entry line.

5. The method of claim 4 where the movement of the cursor comprises movement of the cursor across the order entry line.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising receiving an order entry gestural input received via an input device, where the movement of the cursor is in response to the order entry gestural input.

7. The method of claim 1 where detecting the user order entry action is performed in response to enabling detection of an order entry input.

8. The method of claim 7 where the enabling detection of the order entry input comprises receiving a user-selection to enable order entry.

9. The method of claim 8 where the user-selection to enable order entry comprises the movement of the cursor relative to the order entry area without operation of the order entry button.