Dynamic information configuration and display
A system, method, and non-transitory computer-readable information recording medium displays information to a user. Market data related to a plurality of tradeable objects is received from an exchange at a trading device. The display of market data related to each tradeable object is separately controlled. If the user is not paying attention to the market data of a particular tradeable object, then the dissemination of the market data for that tradeable object may be temporarily stopped until the user starts paying attention to that tradeable object.
1. A method of displaying information to a user, the method comprising:
receiving, by a trading device, market data from at least one electronic exchange, wherein the market data relates to a first tradeable object and a second tradeable object being traded at the at least one electronic exchange;
receiving the market data related to the first tradeable object by a first control application and responsively displaying the market data related to the first tradeable object in a first portion of a display unit of the trading device;
receiving the market data related to the second tradeable object by a second control application and responsively displaying the market data related to the second tradeable object in a second portion of the display unit of the trading device;
determining, by the trading device, that a user is in front of the display unit of the trading device;
determining, by the trading device, gaze position data for a user with a sensor of a tracking mechanism of the trading device, wherein the gaze position data represents the user's gaze with respect to the display unit;
determining, by the trading device, a user focus area with respect to the first portion of the display unit based on the gaze position data with a gaze control application of the trading device;
in response to determining the user focus area with respect to the first portion of the display unit, sending a request from the trading device to an electronic exchange of the at least one electronic exchange at which the second tradeable object is traded to discontinue delivery of updated market data related to the second tradeable object to the second control application such that the second control application does not receive and does not display the updated market data related to the second tradeable object; and
receiving updated market data related to the first tradeable object by the first control application and responsively displaying the updated market data related to the first tradeable object in the first portion of the display unit.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the tracking mechanism includes at least one of a facial recognition system, an acoustic position system, a distance sensor, and an imaging sensor.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of determining the gaze position data includes the step of determining if (1) the one of the first and second portion of the display unit is obscured and/or minimized and/or (2) no user is in front of the trading device.
4. The method of claim 1 including the steps of:
detecting an increase in the user's focus on the second portion of the display unit;
sending a request from the trading device to the electronic exchange to provide delivery of updated market data related to the second tradeable object to the second control application; and
receiving the updated market data related to the second tradeable object by the second control application and responsively displaying the updated market data related to the second tradeable object in the second portion of the display unit.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein the display unit includes a plurality of display devices, wherein the user's focus defines a user focus area on one of the first and second portions of the display unit.
6. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored therein instructions executable by a processor, wherein the instructions are executable to:
receive, by a trading device, market data from at least one electronic exchange, wherein the market data relates to a first tradeable object and a second tradeable object being traded at the at least one electronic exchange;
receive the market data related to the first tradeable object by a first control application and responsively displaying the market data related to the first tradeable object in a first portion of a display unit of the trading device;
receive the market data related to the second tradeable object by a second control application and responsively displaying the market data related to the second tradeable object in a second portion of the display unit of the trading device;
determine, by the trading device, that a user is in front of the display unit of the trading device;
determine, by the trading device, gaze position data for a user with a sensor of a tracking mechanism of the trading device, wherein the gaze position data represents the user's gaze with respect to the display unit;
determine, by the trading device, a user focus area with respect to the first portion of the display unit based on the gaze position data with a gaze control application of the trading device;
in response to determining the user focus area with respect to the first portion of the display unit, send a request from the trading device to an electronic exchange of the at least one electronic exchange at which the second tradeable object is traded to discontinue delivery of updated market data related to the second tradeable object to the second control application such that the second control application does not receive and does not display the updated market data related to the second tradeable object; and
receive updated market data related to the first tradeable object by the first control application and responsively displaying the updated market data related to the first tradeable object in the first portion of the display unit.
7. The computer readable medium of claim 6 wherein the tracking mechanism includes at least one of a facial recognition system, an acoustic position system, a distance sensor, and an imaging sensor.
8. The computer readable medium of claim 6 , wherein the instructions to determine the gaze position data include instructions to determine if (1) the one of the first and second portion of the display unit is obscured and/or minimized and/or (2) no user is in front of the trading device.
9. The computer readable medium of claim 6 , wherein the instructions are further executable to:
detect an increase in the user's focus on the second portion of the display unit;
send a request from the trading device to the electronic exchange to provide delivery of updated market data related to the second tradeable object to the second control application; and
receive the updated market data related to the second tradeable object by the second control application and responsively displaying the updated market data related to the second tradeable object in the second portion of the display unit.
10. The computer readable medium of claim 6 , wherein the display unit includes a plurality of display devices, wherein the user's focus defines a user focus area on one of the first and second portions of the display unit.