Distribution and mapping of financial records from data stream

Computer readable medium or media having programming stored thereon for causing a computer system to:

• identify, from a plurality of formatted financial data records, data records for electronic transfer to users of the computer system in accordance with data indicating the data record or records that are to be delivered to respective users;
• map each identified data record in accordance with data indicating mapping of the respective data record for at least one application operable on a computer terminal accessible by the user to whom the data record is to be delivered;
• and
• store identified data records in caches for delivery to or retrieval by computer terminals accessible by the users to whom the records are to be delivered.

A method of distributing data to users of a computer system, comprising:

• identifying, from a plurality of formatted financial data records, data records for electronic transfer to users of the computer system in accordance with data indicating the data record or records that are to be delivered to respective users;
• mapping each identified data record in accordance with data indicating mapping of the respective data record for at least one application operable on a computer terminal accessible by the user to whom the data record is to be delivered;
• and
• storing identified data records in caches for delivery to or retrieval by computer terminals accessible by the users to whom the records are to be delivered.

A computer system for receiving data and distributing received data to a plurality of users of the computer system, the system comprising programming for causing the system to:

• identify, from a plurality of formatted financial data records, data records for electronic transfer to users of the computer system in accordance with data indicating the data record or records that are to be delivered to respective users of the system;
• map each identified data record in accordance with data indicating mapping of the respective data record for at least one application operable on a computer terminal accessible by the user to whom the data record is to be delivered;
• and
• store identified data records in caches for delivery to or retrieval by computer terminals accessible by the users to whom the records are to be delivered.

Computer readable medium or media having programming stored thereon for causing a computer system to:

• identify, from a plurality of formatted financial data records, data records for electronic transfer to users of the computer system in accordance with data indicating the data record or records that are to be delivered to respective users;
• associate with each identified data record a number of times that the record authorized to be delivered to or accessed by the user to whom the record is to be delivered;
• store identified data records in caches for delivery to or retrieval by computer terminals accessible by the users to whom the records are to be delivered;
• and
• disable delivery of or access to records when the records have been delivered to or accessed by the respective users the authorized number of times.

A method of distributing data to users of a computer system, comprising:

• identifying, from a plurality of formatted financial data records, data records for electronic transfer to users of the computer system in accordance with data indicating the data record or records that are to be delivered to respective users;
• associating with each identified data record a number of times that the record authorized to be delivered to or accessed by the user to whom the record is to be delivered;
• storing identified data records in caches for delivery to or retrieval by computer terminals accessible by the users to whom the records are to be delivered;
• and
• disabling delivery of or access to records when the records have been delivered to or accessed by the respective users the authorized number of times.

A computer system for receiving data and distributing received data to a plurality of users of the computer system, the system comprising programming for causing the system to:

• identify, from a plurality of formatted financial data records, data records for electronic transfer to users of the computer system in accordance with data indicating the data record or records that are to be delivered to respective users;
• associate with each identified data record a number of times that the record authorized to be delivered to or accessed by the user to whom the record is to be delivered;
• store identified data records in caches for delivery to or retrieval by computer terminals accessible by the users to whom the records are to be delivered;
• and
• disable delivery of or access to records when the records have been delivered to or accessed by the respective users the authorized number of times.

A computer system for receiving data and distributing received data to a plurality of users of the computer system, the system comprising:

• programming for causing the system to identify within a stream of formatted financial data records data records for electronic delivery to users of a computer system in accordance with data indicating the data record or records that are to be delivered to respective users for use with applications operable on user-accessible terminals coupled with the computer system;
• cache memory for receiving data records to be delivered to each respective user when the applications for which the data records are to be used are not active on the computer system;
• and
• programming for causing the system to associate with each identified data record a number of times that the record authorized to be delivered to or accessed by the user to whom the record is to be delivered, store identified data records in the cache memory for delivery to or retrieval by computer terminals accessible by the users to whom the records are to be delivered, and disable delivery of or access to records when the records have been delivered to or accessed by the respective users the authorized number of times.

A method of distributing data, with error detection, to a plurality of users of a computer system, comprising:

• receiving formatted financial data records in a computer;
• identifying data records received by the computer for delivery to a plurality of users of the computer system in accordance with data indicating the data record or records that are to be delivered to each of the plurality of users;
• determining whether a listing of a sequence of data records received by the computer and a listing of a sequence of data records transmitted to the computer are the same or not;
• and
• determining that there has been an error when the listings are not the same.