US 11,704,017 B2
Keyboard trading system
Howard W. Lutnick, New York, NY (US); Joseph C. Noviello, Summit, NJ (US); Michael Sweeting, Surrey (GB); Lee M. Amaitis, Las Vegas, NV (US); and James C. Johnson, Ridgewood, NJ (US)
Assigned to BGC PARTNERS, INC., New York, NY (US)
Filed by BGC PARTNERS, INC., New York, NY (US)
Filed on May 24, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/329,022.
Application 17/329,022 is a continuation of application No. 16/421,962, filed on May 24, 2019, granted, now 11,016,662.
Application 16/421,962 is a continuation of application No. 14/589,318, filed on Jan. 5, 2015, granted, now 10,331,344, issued on Jun. 25, 2019.
Application 14/589,318 is a continuation of application No. 10/699,858, filed on Oct. 31, 2003, granted, now 8,930,256, issued on Jan. 6, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/486,394, filed on Jul. 10, 2003.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/465,246, filed on Apr. 23, 2003.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/423,618, filed on Oct. 31, 2002.
Prior Publication US 2021/0278944 A1, Sep. 9, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06Q 40/04 (2012.01); G06F 3/0489 (2022.01); G06F 3/023 (2006.01); G06F 3/02 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/0489 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0219 (2013.01); G06F 3/0233 (2013.01); G06Q 40/04 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
a display screen;
a keyboard comprising a communication port to communicate with a display screen and a set of keys; and
at least one processor to:
render a plurality of panes on the display screen;
associate each pane with a given subset of the set of keys on the keyboard;
render data associated with a different financial instrument in each pane;
set an input focus to a given pane of the plurality of panes;
render market data in the given pane of the display screen;
detect selection of a key in a first subset of keys;
generate a transaction related to the rendered market data, in response to the selection of the key in the first subset of keys;
detect a selection of a toggle key on the keyboard; and
move the input focus to a different pane, in response to the selection.