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1. An information system comprising:
- a communication network;
a database server operatively connected to said communication network, said database server retrievably storing a plurality of custom records, each of said custom records having a plurality of searching parameters;
a plurality of user stations operatively connected to said communication network, each of said user stations providing an authorized user with access to said database server;
at least one coordinator station operatively connected to said communication network, said at least one coordinator station providing an authorized coordinator with access to said database server;
at least one searchable information source operatively connected to said communication network, said at least one information source containing data that is searchable using at least one of said searching parameters;
wherein only a portion of said custom records may be accessed by an authorized user, said portion of custom records including custom records created and retrievably stored by said authorized user and custom records created and retrievably stored by an authorized coordinator, whereby said portion of said custom records may be created and accessed by an authorized user and an authorized coordinator on a shared basis.
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Abstract
A system for retrieval and display of financial information to a plurality of users is disclosed. The users are provided with a portal display page which can be customized by the users to include one or a plurality of independently functioning display modules. Each display module may be populated with a different type of information. The information provided in each module may be customized by the users.
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1. An information system comprising:
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a communication network;
a database server operatively connected to said communication network, said database server retrievably storing a plurality of custom records, each of said custom records having a plurality of searching parameters;
a plurality of user stations operatively connected to said communication network, each of said user stations providing an authorized user with access to said database server;
at least one coordinator station operatively connected to said communication network, said at least one coordinator station providing an authorized coordinator with access to said database server;
at least one searchable information source operatively connected to said communication network, said at least one information source containing data that is searchable using at least one of said searching parameters;
wherein only a portion of said custom records may be accessed by an authorized user, said portion of custom records including custom records created and retrievably stored by said authorized user and custom records created and retrievably stored by an authorized coordinator, whereby said portion of said custom records may be created and accessed by an authorized user and an authorized coordinator on a shared basis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for supplying information, comprising:
- providing access to at least one searchable information source;
creating a database capable of retrievably storing a plurality of custom records, each said custom record having a plurality of searching parameters;
designating a portion of said custom records for use by only one user;
authorizing said one user to access said portion of said custom records to create and store custom records in said portion;
authorizing a second user to access said portion of said custom records to create and store custom records in said portion, whereby said one user and said second user may access said portion of said custom records to create and store custom records therein on a shared basis;
searching said at least one searchable information source for information based on at least one searching parameter to obtain a result; and
providing said result to said one user. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
- providing access to at least one searchable information source;
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13. A system for displaying information comprising:
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a plurality of searchable information sources containing searchable data;
a database server containing a database, said database including a plurality of records, each record including a plurality of searching parameters and having a unique designation, whereby each record can be retrieved by its respective unique designation and used to search at least one of said searchable information sources to obtain a search result;
an information server operatively connected to said database server and said plurality of searchable information sources, said information server being connected to a communication network and capable of transmitting a page containing said search results to a display terminal via said communication network, said page including a plurality of independently modifiable information display modules for displaying information based on said search results, wherein at least one of said information display modules is associated with a respective menu for displaying a plurality of said unique designations as selectable options so that a user may select one of said unique designations to have a search performed based on said searching parameters in said record assigned thereto to obtain a search result to modify based thereon said information displayed in said associated display module.
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23. A system for displaying information in a web page comprising:
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a plurality of information sources;
a database containing custom records, each custom record containing at least one search parameter for searching at least one of said plurality of information sources, wherein at least a first portion of said custom records is accessible and modifiable only by a first user and a coordinator, and a second portion of said custom records is accessible and modifiable only by a second user and said coordinator, said coordinator and said first user and said coordinator and said second user having access to said first portion and said second portion respectively on a shared basis; and
an information server operatively connected to a plurality of user stations via a network to receive requests for information from each one of said user stations and transmit information to each one of said user stations, each one of said user stations being associated with a respective display terminal for displaying a web page;
wherein said information server may transmit code to each of said plurality of user stations to display a portal web page via a respective display terminal associated with each of said plurality of user stations, said portal web page including a plurality of information display modules each for displaying information to a user, said information being compiled based on searching at least one of said information sources using at least one search parameter, said plurality of information display modules including modules for displaying information compiled based on search parameters in custom records that are accessible on a shared basis, and information display modules for displaying information compiled based on search parameters in custom records that are accessible only to said coordinator, said modules for displaying information compiled based on search parameters in custom records that are accessible on a shared basis including a module for displaying information about equities, a module for displaying information about bonds, a module for displaying information about market indices, a module for displaying information about foreign exchange rates, a module for displaying news, a module for displaying a preselected set of hyper-links, and said modules for displaying information compiled based on search parameters in custom records that are accessible only to said coordinator including a module for displaying commentaries relating to market conditions, a module for displaying LIBOR and treasury yields, a module for displaying the price and volume movement of a security, a module for displaying a message from said coordinator, a search module for searching the definition of financial terms, a module for providing a country-by-country financial news, and a scrolling ticker for displaying ticker symbols for stocks and their respective price and volume trade in the market.
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