System and method for storing and displaying information
First Claim
1. A method for electronically displaying information, comprising the steps of:
- providing a grid display, wherein each column and each row of the grid represents a category of data, wherein each column-row element of the grid corresponds to column-row data, defined as data that is both in the corresponding column category of data and in the corresponding row category of data, and wherein each column-row element of the grid comprises a visual indicator relating to said column-row data;
receiving a request from a user to have selected column-row data displayed; and
displaying said column-row data to said user.
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Abstract
A preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises a method and system for electronically displaying information, comprising the steps of: (1) displaying a grid to a user, wherein each column and each row of the grid represents a category of data, wherein each column-row element of the grid corresponds to column-row data, and wherein each column-row element of the grid comprises a visual indicator relating to the column-row data; (2) receiving a request from the user to have selected column-row data displayed; and (3) displaying the selected column-row data to the user. Preferably, the color of the visual indicator relates to a quality of said column-row data, such as how important the data is. Also, the size of the visual indicator preferably relates to the quantity of the column-row data.
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31 Claims
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1. A method for electronically displaying information, comprising the steps of:
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providing a grid display, wherein each column and each row of the grid represents a category of data, wherein each column-row element of the grid corresponds to column-row data, defined as data that is both in the corresponding column category of data and in the corresponding row category of data, and wherein each column-row element of the grid comprises a visual indicator relating to said column-row data;
receiving a request from a user to have selected column-row data displayed; and
displaying said column-row data to said user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19)
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18. A method of electronically displaying data, comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving data through HTML forms;
(b) storing said entered data in a database system;
(c) generating from said stored data HTML code for presentation to users;
(d) in response to a request from a user, assembling appropriate HTML fragments to form a complete document; and
(e) transmitting the complete document to the requesting user.
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20. A system for electronically displaying information, comprising:
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means for providing a grid display, wherein each column and each row of the grid represents a category of data, wherein each column-row element of the grid corresponds to column-row data, defined as data that is both in the corresponding column category of data and in the corresponding row category of data, and wherein each column-row element of the grid comprises a visual indicator relating to said column-row data;
means for receiving a request from a user to have selected column-row data displayed; and
means for displaying said column-row data to said user. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30)
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29. A system for electronically displaying data, comprising:
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(a) means for receiving data through HTML forms;
(b) means for storing said entered data in a database system;
(c) means for generating from said stored data HTML code for presentation to users;
(d) means for, in response to a request from a user, assembling appropriate HTML fragments to form a complete document; and
(e) means for transmitting the complete document to the requesting user.
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31. A system for providing a grid display to a user, comprising:
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a computer-readable data storage device storing one or more databases; and
a server connected to said data storage device and connected to a computer network, said server configured to;
provide a grid display over said computer network to a user, wherein each column and each row of the grid represents a category of data, wherein each column-row element of the grid corresponds to column-row data, defined as data that is both in the corresponding column category of data and in the corresponding row category of data, and wherein each column-row element of the grid comprises a visual indicator relating to said column-row data;
receive a request over said computer network from the user to have selected column-row data displayed; and
display, over said computer network, said column-row data to said user.
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