Computer program product capable of implementing a method of data transfer for providing non-buffered, real-time streaming data to users
View Patent ↗A computer program product, comprising a computer useable medium having a computer readable program code embodied therein, said computer readable program code adapted to be executed to implement a method is described for transferring and displaying data over a network. The method includes maintaining, with a computer, a connection between a client application and a server application. The client application is included with a plurality of clients to operate in the network. The server application is included with a plurality of information servers. The method also includes providing, with a computer, access to the plurality of information servers via a streaming server that includes a plurality of processors. The method further includes providing, with the plurality of processors, non-buffered, substantially real-time streaming data to the plurality of clients upon requests from the plurality of clients.
1. A computer program product embodied on a computer hardware readable storage medium, said computer program product comprising code for:
maintaining, with a computer, a connection between a client application and a server application, the client application being included with a plurality of clients to operate in a network, the server application being included with a plurality of information servers;
providing, with a computer, access to the plurality of information servers via a streaming server, the steaming server including a plurality of processors;
and providing, with the plurality of processors, non-buffered, substantially real-time streaming data to the plurality of clients upon requests from the plurality of clients;
wherein a data packet sent between the client application and the server application is structured in an optimized format and contains historical data for a variety of stock symbols.
2. The computer program product of claim 1 wherein the client application provides a portal framework to support a variety of components that use a plurality of languages.
3. The computer program product of claim 2 wherein a web server includes a sign-on procedure for the client application.
4. The computer program product of claim 1 wherein the client application provides a communication manager to communicate with the server application.
5. The computer program product of claim 4 wherein the communication manager aggregates data requests and transfers data for a plurality of components.
6. The computer program product of claim 1 wherein the client application provides a tab metaphor to allow navigation between multiple open pages.
7. The computer program product of claim 1 wherein the client application provides a visual indication that the connection is being maintained between the client application and the server application.
8. A computer program product embodied on a computer hardware readable storage medium, said computer program product comprising code for:
providing, with a computer, streaming data, snapshot data and historical data over a network via a plurality of servers which include a server application, to provide controls for access permission of data features and software features to a plurality of users, to support a subscription of data updates, to maintain a management list of requests from the plurality of users, and to maintain a watch list of data items requested by the plurality of users, wherein at least one of the plurality of servers comprise a streaming server including a plurality of processors;
providing, with a computer, access to the plurality of servers via the plurality of processors, to provide non-buffered, substantially real-time streaming data to the plurality of users upon requests from the plurality of users;
providing, with a computer, connection services to the plurality of users via a connection manager of at least one of the plurality of servers;
maintaining, with a computer, a connection between at least one of the plurality of servers and a client application via a communication manager of at least one of the plurality of servers; and
validating, with a computer, access permission for data items requested by the plurality of users via a permission server of at least one of the plurality of servers;
wherein a data packet sent between the client application and the server application is structured in an optimized format and contains historical data for a variety of stock symbols.
9. The computer program product of claim 8 wherein the plurality of servers are connectable to a preferences and permissions database.
10. The computer program product of claim 9 wherein the preferences and permissions database allows storage and retrieval of user preferences and screen layouts.
11. The computer program product of claim 8 wherein the plurality of servers provide bi-directional message routing and pass-through capability.
12. The computer program product of claim 8 wherein the plurality of servers support a variety of data requests and subscriptions.
13. The computer program product of claim 8 wherein the plurality of servers translates data queries to specific format of a data server request.
14. The computer program product of claim 8 wherein the data packet contains an identification number to identify different conversations.
15. The computer program product of claim 8 wherein the data packet is processed in real-time.
16. The computer program product of claim 8 wherein a plurality of data packets are processed in priority order when simultaneous receipts exceed a number of available processors.
17. The computer program product of claim 8 wherein a plurality of data packets are processed in sequence when out-of-order execution produces an incorrect result.
18. The computer program product of claim 8 wherein a plurality of data packets are routed to dynamically loaded components.