Patent ID: 8228332

Claim:
A method comprising: providing a visible representation feature using a computer, the visible representation feature to display a plurality of regions to visibly represent a plurality of stocks and a plurality of stock market indices in a user's watch list using a display device, each of the plurality of regions representing a respective one of the plurality of stocks and the plurality of stock market indices in the user's watch list, each of the plurality of regions being user-selectable using a touch screen input device, each of the plurality of regions being defined by two line segments and two approximately circular arcs of less than 180 degrees, wherein the plurality of regions are contiguous without being spaced apart, wherein an aggregation of the plurality of regions defines an identifiable boundary at its periphery that comprises a line segment and an approximately circular arc of less than or equal to 180 degrees that meets the line segment, wherein bordering each of at least two of the plurality of regions is a shade of green to indicate those of the plurality of stocks and the plurality of stock market indices in the user's watch list whose change in price is up, wherein bordering each of at least two others of the plurality of regions is a shade of red to indicate those of the plurality of stocks and the plurality of stock market indices in the user's watch list whose change in price is down, and wherein each of the plurality of regions has a respective interior color that is not based on the change in price of its respective one of the plurality of stocks and the plurality of stock market indices in the user's watch list; and in response to a user selection of one of the plurality of regions from the touch screen input device, retrieving a chart associated with its respective one of the plurality of stocks and the plurality of stock market indices in the user's watch list, said retrieving being performed using the computer.