US 12,353,619 B2
Attention-based trading display for providing user-centric information updates
Brian J. Buck, Livermore, CA (US)
Assigned to TRADING TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC., Chicago, IL (US)
Filed by TRADING TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL INC., Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on May 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/314,911.
Application 18/314,911 is a continuation of application No. 17/570,932, filed on Jan. 7, 2022, granted, now 11,693,478.
Application 17/570,932 is a continuation of application No. 16/879,131, filed on May 20, 2020, granted, now 11,256,329, issued on Feb. 22, 2022.
Application 16/879,131 is a continuation of application No. 16/123,782, filed on Sep. 6, 2018, granted, now 10,698,480, issued on Jun. 30, 2020.
Application 16/123,782 is a continuation of application No. 15/683,514, filed on Aug. 22, 2017, granted, now 10,101,808, issued on Oct. 16, 2018.
Application 15/683,514 is a continuation of application No. 13/934,785, filed on Jul. 3, 2013, granted, now 9,772,685, issued on Sep. 26, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2023/0273679 A1, Aug. 31, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06Q 40/04 (2012.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/14 (2006.01); G06Q 30/0201 (2023.01); G09G 5/14 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/013 (2013.01) [G06F 3/1431 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0201 (2013.01); G06Q 40/04 (2013.01); G09G 5/14 (2013.01); G09G 2360/04 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
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13. A system including:
a trading device including (i) a display unit, (ii) a tracking mechanism including a sensor, a trading application, and (iv) a gaze control application, wherein the trading device is configured to execute instructions to:
detect, by the gaze control application using the sensor of the tracking mechanism, a user focus area of the display unit based on a field of foveal vision for a user, wherein the user focus area is associated with a first portion of market data displayed by the trading application with the display unit of the trading device;
determine a second area of the display unit that includes portions of the display unit that do not include the user focus area, wherein the second area is associated with a second portion of market data displayed by the trading application with the display unit of the trading device;
assign priorities based on the user focus area, wherein a first priority is associated with the first portion of the market data and a second priority is assigned to the second portion of the market data, wherein the first priority is higher than the second priority;
update the first portion of the market data according to a first rate prior to being displayed in the user focus area, wherein the first rate of updating is modified by the trading application based on the assigned first priority;
update the second portion of the market data according to a second rate prior to being displayed, wherein the second rate of updating is modified by the trading application based on the assigned second priority, wherein the first rate is faster than the second rate; and
display the market data in the first portion and the market data in the second portion according to their respective modified rates of updating.