Patent ID: 9721297
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: G06Q

Claim:
1. A method of communication in an electronic trading system over a communication network with interfaces of computing devices, the method comprising: detecting over a communication network in an electronic trading system a submission of a bid from a trading interface of a first computing device, wherein the submission comprises a price and a size; detecting over a communication network in an electronic trading system a submission of an offer from a trading interface of a second computing device, wherein the submission comprises a price and a size; displaying a green arrow on a display interface of a computing device when the size of the bid from the first computing device is greater than the size of the offer from the second computing device, wherein the green arrow comprises a down arrow when the transaction price is equivalent to a price of the bid, and wherein the green arrow comprises an up arrow when the transaction price is equivalent to a price of the offer; displaying a red arrow on a display interface of a computing device when the size of the offer from the second computing device is greater than the size of the bid from the first computing device, wherein the red arrow comprises a down arrow when the transaction price is equivalent to a price of the bid, and wherein the red arrow comprises an up arrow when the transaction price is equivalent to a price of the offer; displaying a yellow arrow on a display interface of a computing device when at least one bid and offer is not detected, wherein the yellow arrow comprises an up arrow when at least one bid has not been detected, and wherein the yellow arrow comprises a down arrow when at least one offer has not been detected; displaying on a display interface a screen that includes a selectable assign button for assigning functions to one or more keys of a keyboard; and responsive to selecting the assign button, displaying to the display interface a screen for assigning functions to keys, wherein the display screen for assigning functions to keys includes: