System and method for transferring financial information

A method for transferring information, the method comprising:

• initiating a program on a client;
• requesting data via the program;
• receiving, by a first module, the request, wherein the request includes instructions to access the data;
• requesting the data based on the instructions;
• receiving the data, from a second module;
• translating the received data, by the first module, into a format adapted to be read and used by the client;
• compressing the translated data;
• converting the compressed data into a wirelessly transmittable format;
• and
• wirelessly transmitting, by the first module, the converted data to the client.

A method for transferring financial information, the method comprising:

• executing an application;
• requesting remote data via the application;
• sending the request by directing a data packet to an address of a server, wherein the data packet contains instructions to query a feed interface from a financial source to return a quote object;
• returning the quote object to the server;
• converting the quote object into a data structure;
• returning a feed-independent object;
• and
• wirelessly and intermittently transmitting the feed-independent object.

A system for transferring financial information, the system comprising:

• at least one wireless device;
• and
• at least one server;
• wherein the wireless device:
• requests remote data;
• and
• sends the request by directing a data packet to an address of the server;
• wherein the data packet contains instructions to query a feed interface from a financial source to return a quote object to the server;
• and
• wherein the server:
• converts the quote object into a data structure;
• returns a feed-independent object;
• and
• wirelessly and intermittently transmits the feed-independent object to the wireless device;
• wherein the wireless device:
• converts the feed-independent object into at least one of a following form:
• a chart, a graphical list, a text list, and a vertical scrolling capability;
• and
• displays the at least one form;
• wherein the converted form is based on display characteristics of the wireless device.

A wireless device adapted to transfer financial information, the wireless device comprising:

• hardware;
• and
• software;
• wherein the hardware and the software are adapted to:
• execute an application;
• send a request for remote data, via the application, by directing a data packet to an address of a location of the remote data;
• wirelessly receive a first converted version of the remote data;
• convert the first converted version to a second converted version based on display characteristics of the wireless device;
• and
• display the second converted version.

A server adapted to transfer financial information, the server comprising:

• hardware;
• and
• software;
• wherein the hardware and the software are adapted to:
• receive instructions to query a feed interface from a financial source;
• query the financial source;
• receive quote objects;
• convert the quote objects into data structures;
• return feed-independent objects;
• and
• perform at least one of a first actions and a second actions;
• wherein the first actions comprise:
• aggregating a portion of the feed-independent objects based on a type of the quote objects and on an order of the quote objects arrival;
• recording a number of common occurrences of the type;
• and
• wirelessly transmitting:
• the type;
• the number of occurrences;
• and
• the feed-independent objects that are not aggregated;
• wherein the second actions comprise:
• monitoring a type of the feed-independent objects;
• recording changes of the type;
• and
• wirelessly transmitting the changes.

A computer readable medium comprising instructions for:

• executing an application;
• sending a request for remote data, via the application, by directing a data packet to an address of a location of the remote data;
• wirelessly receiving a twice converted version of the remote data;
• converting the twice converted version to a third converted version based on display characteristics of the wireless device;
• and
• displaying the third converted version.

A computer readable medium comprising instructions for:

• receiving instructions to query a source;
• querying the source;
• receiving quote objects from the source;
• converting the quote objects into a first version;
• converting the first version into a second version;
• returning source-independent objects;
• storing the source-independent objects;
• and
• wirelessly transmitting, via a network to a destination, the stored source-independent objects based on a size of the source-independent objects and on a minimum availability of a wireless spectrum of the network.

A computer readable medium comprising instructions for:

• receiving instructions to query a source;
• querying the source;
• receiving quote objects from the source;
• converting the quote objects into a first version;
• converting the first version into a second version;
• returning source-independent objects based on the second version;
• determining a destination of the second version;
• converting the source-independent objects into a third version based on the destination;
• and
• wirelessly transmitting the third version based on a size of the source-independent objects and on a minimum availability of wireless spectrum.