Patents by Inventor James A. Longman

James A. Longman has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 8840471
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a system for electronic trading is provided. The system includes an interface application having an associated mapping module that defines a plurality of controller signal relationships. Each controller signal relationship associates a game controller signal with a trading system command associated with the electronic trading of financial instruments. The interface application is operable to receive a particular game controller signal, determine the trading system command associated with the particular game controller signal using the mapping module, and communicate the determined trading system command such that the trading system command is executed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: BGC Partners, Inc.
    Inventor: James A. Longman
  • Patent number: 8834278
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a system for electronic trading is provided. The system includes an interface application having an associated mapping module that defines a plurality of controller signal relationships. Each controller signal relationship associates a game controller signal with a trading system command associated with the electronic trading of financial instruments. The interface application is operable to receive a particular game controller signal, determine the trading system command associated with the particular game controller signal using the mapping module, and communicate the determined trading system command such that the trading system command is executed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: BGC Partners, Inc.
    Inventor: James A. Longman
  • Patent number: 8469808
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method for electronic trading is provided. A plurality of controller signal relationships are stored, each controller signal relationship associating one or more game controller signals with a trading system command associated with the electronic trading of financial instruments via a trading platform. One or more game controller signals generated by a game controller are received and at least one of the plurality of controller signal relationships is modified based at least on the one or more received game controller signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: BGC Partners, Inc.
    Inventors: James A. Longman, Joseph C. Noviello
  • Patent number: 8452695
    Abstract: A system for managing electronic trading, comprises an interface application including a mapping module that defines a plurality of controller signal relationships. Each controller signal relationship associates one or more of a plurality of game controller signals with one of a plurality of trading system commands associated with the electronic trading of financial instruments. The interface application receives a plurality of game controller signals generated by a game controller, and determines, based on the controller signal relationships, that one or more of the plurality of received game controller signals are erroneous. The interface application causes the communication of a command to lock the game controller based on the determination of the one or more erroneous game controller signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: BGC Partners, Inc.
    Inventors: James A Longman, Joseph C Noviello
  • Publication number: 20130006826
    Abstract: A system for managing electronic trading, comprises an interface application including a mapping module that defines a plurality of controller signal relationships. Each controller signal relationship associates one or more of a plurality of game controller signals with one of a plurality of trading system commands associated with the electronic trading of financial instruments. The interface application receives a plurality of game controller signals generated by a game controller, and determines, based on the controller signal relationships, that one or more of the plurality of received game controller signals are erroneous. The interface application causes the communication of a command to lock the game controller based on the determination of the one or more erroneous game controller signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: BGC PARTNERS, INC.
    Inventors: James A. LONGMAN, Joseph C. NOVIELLO
  • Patent number: 8170945
    Abstract: A system for managing electronic trading, comprises an interface application including a mapping module that defines a plurality of controller signal relationships. Each controller signal relationship associates one or more of a plurality of game controller signals with one of a plurality of trading system commands associated with the electronic trading of financial instruments. The interface application receives a plurality of game controller signals generated by a game controller, and determines, based on the controller signal relationships, that one or more of the plurality of received game controller signals are erroneous. The interface application causes the communication of a command to lock the game controller based on the determination of the one or more erroneous game controller signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: BGC Partners, Inc.
    Inventors: James A. Longman, Joseph C. Novello
  • Patent number: 7207885
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a system for electronic trading is provided. The system includes an interface application having an associated mapping module that defines a plurality of controller signal relationships. Each controller signal relationship associates a game controller signal with a trading system command associated with the electronic trading of financial instruments. The interface application is operable to receive a particular game controller signal, determine the trading system command associated with the particular game controller signal using the mapping module, and communicate the determined trading system command such that the trading system command is executed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2007
    Assignee: Espeed, Inc.
    Inventor: James A. Longman