Bloomberg Finance L.P. Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160119409 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENT, COORDINATED, DISTRIBUTED EXECUTION - The present disclosure describes a system and method for efficient, coordinated, distributed execution. Processes are registered into a process registry which includes a table or list of processes. Processes which are determined to be no longer running are removed from the registry. Each process is configured to send a broadcast when it starts or stops. Each process periodically reads the registry, sorts the list, and uses it to determine the current master process based on an algorithm. | 04-28-2016 |
20150262191 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENSURING RECORDKEEPING COMPLIANCE - Methods and systems for associating call data and trade data are disclosed. Initiation of a call between a client and a dealer is detected. The call is recorded. A trade is confirmed between the client and the dealer. The call is associated with the confirmed trade. | 09-17-2015 |
20150180926 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STREAMING FTP DATA TO CLIENT APPLICATIONS - The present disclosure describes a system and method for streaming data contained in a file being transferred via FTP to one or more client applications. A streaming software module may call a subscription API when a file is being transferred via FTP. The streaming module may call the subscription API to stream data contained in the file to one or more client applications while the file is being downloaded. One or more client applications may use a client API to receive the data stream. | 06-25-2015 |
20150096013 | COMPUTER KEYBOARD WITH SECURE AUTHENTICATION FEATURES - A keyboard is disclosed. The keyboard may comprise a biometric sensor configured for authenticating a user; a docking station configured for receiving a security device; and a processor configured for facilitating communication between the biometric sensor and the security device docked in the docking station with a computing device coupled to the keyboard. | 04-02-2015 |
20150066949 | COMPUTERIZED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SOCIAL NETWORKING - A social networking system according to an embodiment of the invention may gather, manage, and order information, such as users' posts. Posts may be organized in objects called “streams” or “currents”, and users may discuss streams, posts, and/or other discussions. The system may keep track of users' actions, and use these actions to score, e.g., posts, streams, discussions, and/or users. In embodiments of the invention, these scores may be used, e.g., for rankings, and these rankings may be used, e.g., to recommend posts, streams, discussions, and/or users to users of the system. | 03-05-2015 |
20150052488 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AN ACTIVE SCREENSAVER - The present disclosure describes personalized active screensavers which are actionable and react to user preferences and user details. A presence of an individual is detected. The individual is analyzed to determine information related to the individual. Content is displayed on a display based on the determined information related to the individual. A screensaver mode is initiated on the display in response to the individual moving out of a predetermined range. | 02-19-2015 |
20150052227 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SUPPLEMENTAL CONTENT - The present disclosure describes a system and method for providing supplemental content. Media content is displayed on a display device. An indication is displayed on the display device to alert a user of the availability of supplemental content related to the media content if it is determined that supplemental content is available. The supplemental content is retrieved from one or more servers in response to user input, and the supplemental content is displayed on the display device by overlaying the supplemental content on top of the media content. | 02-19-2015 |
20140247543 | BEZEL-LESS ELECTRONIC DISPLAY - A bezel-less display is disclosed that includes an electronic display device and a cover. The electronic display device has an image-displaying portion and another portion adjacent the image-displaying portion along at least one side. The cover, which may include a glass or plastic sheet, is positioned adjacent the electronic display device and includes a first portion positioned adjacent the image-displaying portion of the display device and a second portion positioned adjacent the other portion of the display device. The optical properties of the first portion are also selected to transmit images displayed on the image-displaying portion and the optical properties of the second portion are selected to mask the other portion of the display device. | 09-04-2014 |
20140207651 | FIXED INCOME SECURITIES MARKET MODEL - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for facilitating financial interactions relating to fixed income securities. In one aspect, a computer-based method for facilitating a transfer of a fixed income security includes receiving an indication from a computer-based interface device that a initiating party seeks a counterparty for a financial transaction involving the transfer of the fixed income security, accessing data in an electronic database relating to a plurality of potential counterparties for the financial transaction and assigning to one or more of the plurality of potential counterparties an indication as to likelihood that the potential counterparty will engage in the financial transaction. The indication of likelihood that the potential counterparty will engage in the financial transaction is based on the data in the electronic database. | 07-24-2014 |
20130173247 | System and Method for Interactive Auromatic Translation - Embodiments of the invention relate to computerized systems and methods for automatically translating text between natural languages. Text for translation may be broken into segments, which may themselves be templates including placeholders. If an exact match for a segment is found in a translation database, the segment may be matched with its translation from the database. Otherwise, alternate source language text, corresponding to the segment, for which an exact translation is available, may be identified and presented to the user for selection. Text selected by the user may replace the original segment and be matched with its translation. | 07-04-2013 |
20120326576 | BEZEL-LESS ELECTRONIC DISPLAY - A bezel-less display is disclosed that includes an electronic display device and a cover. The electronic display device has an image-displaying portion and another portion adjacent the image-displaying portion along at least one side. The cover is positioned adjacent the electronic display device and includes a first portion positioned adjacent the image-displaying portion of the display device and a second portion positioned adjacent the other portion of the display device. The optical properties of the first portion are also selected to transmit images displayed on the image-displaying portion and the optical properties of the second portion are selected to mask the other portion of the display device. | 12-27-2012 |
20110208769 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VALIDATION OF CITED AUTHORITY - Embodiments of the invention relate to systems and methods for obtaining and/or organizing information related to documents cited in a source document. For example, a legal brief may cite authority, such as judicial opinions, in support of the arguments in the brief. Embodiments of the invention relate to automatic identification in a document of citations to authority and preparation of information related to the cited authorities. For example, in an embodiment of the invention, a report may comprise normalized expressions of one or more legal principles asserted in one or more cited opinions and information associated with the ongoing vitality of one or more the legal principles, the cited authority, or both. | 08-25-2011 |
20100039758 | SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR TWO OR MORE FLAT PANEL DEVICES - A support structure for at least two flat panel display devices that permits adjustment of the at least two display devices in or about one or more axes, and a display system including such support structure and display devices while maintaining a constant space between the display devices in various configurations, alignments and orientations of the display devices. Such support structure, as provided in accordance with embodiments of the invention, provides for configuration of the at least two display devices, in a plurality of alignments in which fronts of the two display devices are generally aligned in a plane, for viewing together. Embodiments of the support structure provide for the two display devices to be positioned in a landscape and/or portrait configuration. Embodiments of the support structure provide for repositioning the display devices between horizontally and vertically-aligned configurations without disassembling the support structure itself and without disassembling either or both of the two display devices from the support structure. | 02-18-2010 |
20090292638 | Complementary Trading Of Interests - Methods, systems, and computer program products for automatically proposing currency exchange, hedging, and other trades in financial interests. A trader proposing or accepting a trade in a financial interest is presented with terms of or a prompt regarding a proposed complementary trade in a related interest. | 11-26-2009 |
20090273442 | Portable Access Device - Portable devices, methods, and systems for controlling access to computers and other secure systems such as systems protecting secure premises, by processing data supplied by the individual seeking access to the system and data supplied by the system to which the prospective user seeks access, to determine whether access by the individual is to be authorized or enabled. In one embodiment the invention provides a device for providing a code that may be used to access a system such as a computer or security system. The device comprises an output device and at least one processor. The processor processes data representing a biometric characteristic of a prospective user of the system and a signal provided by the system, and, depending upon a result of the processing, provides to the output device a code that may be used to access the system. | 11-05-2009 |
20090167491 | PORTABLE ACCESS DEVICE - Portable devices, methods, and systems for controlling access to computers and other secure systems such as systems protecting secure premises, by processing data supplied by the individual seeking access to the system and data supplied by the system to which the prospective user seeks access, to determine whether access by the individual is to be authorized or enabled. In one embodiment the invention provides a device for providing a code that may be used to access a system such as a computer or security system. The device comprises an output device and at least one processor. The processor processes data representing a biometric characteristic of a prospective user of the system and a signal provided by the system, and, depending upon a result of the processing, provides to the output device a code that may be used to access the system. | 07-02-2009 |