Actionable Market Data Graphics for Small-Screen Trading
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current trading software inefficiently occupies small screens by displaying all market data without prioritizing important information, leading to potential loss of value for traders due to obscured pertinent trading information.
Innovation Solution
Software and hardware facilities disaggregate market data into prioritized groups and patterns, using various emphasis techniques to highlight important information such as trading patterns and order activities, and provide user-configurable alerts and interfaces for efficient data display on small screens.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If all market data is displayed without prioritization, then complete information is provided, but screen space efficiency deteriorates and important information becomes obscured
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments market data into multiple hierarchical levels (summary level, detailed level, and actionable graphical objects) rather than displaying all data uniformly. This allows the system to present condensed information at higher levels while providing drill-down capabilities to access complete detailed data when needed, thereby improving screen space efficiency without sacrificing information completeness.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a temporal and hierarchical dimension to data display by organizing market data into time-based segments and priority-based layers. Important information is positioned in prominent visual layers while less critical data is placed in background or collapsible sections, allowing complete information to be available while optimizing the use of visible screen real estate through multi-layered presentation.
2Loss of information
If all market data is displayed without prioritization, then complete information is provided, but traders cannot quickly identify important information
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by differentiating the visual presentation of different data elements based on their importance and actionability. High-priority information such as actionable graphical objects and critical market movements receive enhanced visual treatment (highlighting, larger size, prominent positioning), while less critical data is displayed with reduced visual emphasis. This allows traders to quickly identify important information while maintaining access to complete market data through systematic organization.
3Loss of information
If detailed market data is displayed, then comprehensive analysis is enabled, but small screens cannot efficiently display the information
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a nested structure where summary-level market data containers can be expanded to reveal detailed information, which in turn can contain even more granular actionable graphical objects. This nested organization allows the system to display condensed summaries on small screens while enabling progressive disclosure of detailed data through expansion gestures or interactions, thereby maintaining screen efficiency while providing access to comprehensive detailed information when needed.
Data Source
AI summary
Methods and systems are disclosed for generating a view of data to emphasize similar orders or patterns. Based on a pattern associated with a particular characteristic in a set of data, at least a subset of a plurality of data groupings to display is determined. For a particular subset of data groupings to display, a first graphical object is generated. A second graphical object represents an executable algorithm. After detecting user input causing a change in placement of the second graphical object in relation to the first graphical object, an automatic operation indicated by the executable algorithm is executed in connection with an item in the at least one order grouping indicated by the first graphical object.