BGC Partners Granted Patent for Hover Dropdown Order Entry
Summary
The USPTO granted patent US12608740B2 to BGC Partners, L.P. for a graphical user interface enabling order entry via hover-based dropdown menus. The patent, filed April 24, 2023 with 19 claims, covers a method where hovering a cursor over a product renders a dropdown with parameter options, and selecting an option transmits an order for that product. Inventors are Harris Park and Eric Hirschhorn.
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The USPTO granted patent US12608740B2 to BGC Partners, L.P. for a computer-implemented order entry interface using hover-triggered dropdown menus. The patent covers a non-transitory computer-readable medium and method where a cursor hovering over a product renders selectable parameter options, and a user selection transmits the corresponding order.
Financial services technology companies developing order entry or trading platform interfaces should be aware of this intellectual property grant. While the patent does not impose compliance obligations, it establishes BGC Partners' proprietary rights to hover-based order selection methods in G06Q-class systems.
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Graphical user interface for order entry with hovering functionality
Grant US12608740B2 Kind: B2 Apr 21, 2026
Assignee
BGC PARTNERS, L.P.
Inventors
Harris Park, Eric Hirschhorn
Abstract
Disclosed herein are an apparatus, method, and non-transitory computer readable medium that improves the functioning of the computer. A drop down menu with different options may be rendered for an order associated with a product on which a cursor hovers. In response to a selection of a parameter option, an order for a product is transmitted.
CPC Classifications
G06Q 30/0641 G06Q 30/08 G06F 3/04812 G06F 3/0482 G06F 3/04847 G06F 3/0489
Filing Date
2023-04-24
Application No.
18138177
Claims
19
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