Patent ID: 7752115
Filing Date: 2010-07-06
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method of prioritizing transaction messages that are sent to a host exchange, the method including: determining at a host exchange a first travel time from a first network device to the host exchange, wherein the first network device receives transaction messages from a first client device to be sent to the host exchange; determining at the host exchange a second travel time from a second network device to the host exchange, wherein the second network device receives transaction messages from a second network device to be sent to the host exchange; sending a first transaction message from the first client device associated with the first network device to the host exchange; upon receiving the first transaction message at the host exchange, determining a first time at which the first network device received the first transaction message using the first travel time and a time at which the first transaction message was received at the host exchange; sending a second transaction message from the second client device associated with the second network device to the host exchange; upon receiving the second transaction message at the host exchange, determining a second time at which the second network device received the second transaction message using a second travel time and a time at which the second transaction message was received at the host exchange; and using the first and second times to prioritize the first and second transaction messages at the host exchange.