System and Method for Assisted Awareness

Abstract

A data feed is monitored to determine whether a condition is satisfied. If the condition is satisfied, an alert is initiated to attract a user's attention. Thereafter, playback mode is entered causing the example system to playback a short period of time-compressed data that occurred just prior to the event occurring to set context for the user. Once the playback signal has caught up with the real-time data feed, the data is output at normal levels. Other configurations, which are described herein, are also possible.

1 . (canceled) 
     
     
         2 . An electronic trading device comprising:
 a data input configured to receive market information for a tradeable object via a data feed;   an electronic storage medium configured to store a predetermined amount of market information as the market information is received; and   an electronic processor coupled with the memory configured to replay the stored predetermined amount of market information in response to detecting a triggerable event in the data feed, the stored predetermined amount including information for the tradeable object received in the data feed prior to the triggerable event being detected.   
     
     
         3 . The electronic trading device of  claim 2  where the stored predetermined amount is replayed at a user-selectable playback rate of a range of playback rates, where the range playback rates includes an upper playback rate limit and a lower playback rate limit. 
     
     
         4 . The electronic trading device of  claim 2  where the electronic processor is further configured to detect the triggerable event in the market information. 
     
     
         5 . The electronic trading device of  claim 2  where the electronic processor is further configured to replay the stored predetermined amount according to a user-selectable format. 
     
     
         6 . The electronic trading device of  claim 2  where the stored predetermined amount is replayed at least until the replayed stored predetermined amount of market information coincides with substantially present market information of the data feed. 
     
     
         7 . The electronic trading device of  claim 2  where the triggerable event comprises a keyword or keyword phrase. 
     
     
         8 . The electronic trading device of  claim 2  where only a part of the stored predetermined amount is replayed in response to the triggerable event being detected. 
     
     
         9 . The electronic trading device of  claim 2  where replaying occurs without human intervention after the triggerable event is detected. 
     
     
         10 . The electronic trading device of  claim 2  where replaying occurs in response to detecting a user visually focusing on a target area. 
     
     
         11 . The electronic trading device of  claim 2  further comprising providing an output for video, audio, or both video and audio components, in response to detecting the triggerable event. 
     
     
         12 . The electronic trading device of  claim 11  where the stored predetermined amount of market information is replayed until an end of the stored predetermined amount being replayed.