Source: https://patents.google.com/patent/US10331344B2/en
Timestamp: 2019-08-26 01:13:58
Document Index: 570254949

Matched Legal Cases: ['application No. 60', 'application No. 60', 'application No. 60', 'Application No. 2007204680', 'Application No. 2007204680', 'Application No. 05705585', 'Application No. 2008']

US10331344B2 - Keyboard trading system - Google Patents
US10331344B2
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2015-01-05 Application filed by BGC Partners Inc filed Critical BGC Partners Inc
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The present application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/699,858, filed Oct. 31, 2003, which claims benefit of U.S. Provisional application No. 60/423,618, filed Oct. 31, 2002, U.S. Provisional application No. 60/465,246, filed Apr. 23, 2003, and U.S. Provisional application No. 60/486,394, filed Jul. 10, 2003, each of which are hereby incorporated by reference herein in their respective entireties.
As shown in FIG. 5, keys 2000 may be labeled and may be pre-programmed with functionality. Keys 2000 of the keyboard may be divided into subcategories that may be grouped based on the functions that are intended to be associated with them. Such groups of keys may include “DD” key 2001 and “2Way” key 2002. Such keys may be used to perform various functions such as requesting a quote to buy and/or sell a particular instrument, or any other functions relating to styles of Direct Dealing. Such functions may be implemented as described in co-pending commonly assigned U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/113,841, filed Mar. 29, 2002, co-pending commonly assigned U.S. patent application Ser.No. 10/699,859, filed OCT, 31, 2003 (CF-78), and co-pending commonly assigned U.S. patent applications Ser. Nos. 10/640,829 and 10/641,196, filed Aug. 13, 2003.
However, “WI/OLD BUY 1-1” may be pre-programmed such that when pressed, it allows the user to lift an offer on or purchase an older two-year notes expiring in February, 2005 in pane 710 at the price shown, after “ROLL” key 2700 is pressed, denoting the most recent off-the-run issue. Similarly, “WI/OLD SELL 2-1” may be pre-programmed such that when pressed, it allows the user to hit a bid on or sell the 2 BK ten-year notes expiring in August, 2012 in pane 740 at the price shown, after “2BK” key 2700 is pressed, denoting the second most recent off-the-run issue.
a communication port to communicate with a display screen;
a plurality of keys, a first subset of keys being associated with a first region on the display screen, a second subset of keys being associated with a second region on the display screen;
a select key to toggle between the first region of the display screen and the second region of the display screen;
a toggle switch to configure a single key on the keyboard to function as one of a plurality of adjacent keys; and
a mod key to perform a certain function when actuated simultaneously with another key.
2. The keyboard of claim 1, wherein the toggle switch is further configured to change a function of a key.
3. The keyboard of claim 1, further comprising a circuit in communication with the toggle switch to configure the single key.
4. The keyboard of claim 1, further comprising a key associated with direct dealing.
5. The keyboard of claim 1, further comprising a key which, when actuated, is configured to cause at least one processor to lift an offer or purchase an instrument displayed in a respective region of the display screen.
6. The keyboard of claim 1, further comprising a key which, when actuated, is configured to toggle between different fields displayed in a respective region of the display screen.
7. The keyboard of claim 1, wherein the plurality of keys comprises a plurality of order entry keys.
8. The keyboard of claim 7, wherein a given order entry key, when actuated, causes a new order to display in a respective region on the display screen.
9. The keyboard of claim 7, further comprising a status toggle key which, when actuated, causes the display screen to render a history of an item shown in a respective region on the display screen.
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