Data display method and system

• US 20040179011A1
• Filed: 03/14/2003
• Published: 09/16/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: James Marshall
• Original Assignee: James Marshall
• Inventors: Marshall, James F.
• Application Number:
  US10/388,778
• Publication Number:
  US 20040179011A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/440
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/106 Display of layout of documents; Previewing
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text

Abstract

A method and system provides a unique data display tool for use in the investment area and utilizes color coded entries in various data displays to aid in the client'"'"'s assimilation of investment data and information. More specifically, the method and system uses a plurality of colors that are superimposed over data contained in various data displays. Any one data display may contain a number of different such color overlays. As between different data displays, the same colors would be used for the same data presented in each.

Claims

1. A method for visually displaying investment data which comprises the steps of

providing a first display of investment data,

assigning a color to one category of data contained within said first investment data display,

assigning at least one other color to at least one other category of data contained within said first investment data display,

providing at least one additional investment data display, and

assigning the same colors to like categories of data contained within said at least one additional data display,

wherein a viewer of such data displays can readily associate like data between said data displays and can also quickly assimilate information contained within said data displays.

2. The visual display method of claim 1 wherein said first display providing step includes providing an historical investment data display and said additional display providing step includes providing an investments results summary.

3. The visual display method of claim 2 wherein said historical investment data display step includes providing investment data and arranging said investment data in a year-by-year display combined with a best-to-worst display.

4. The visual display method of claim 3 wherein said investment data includes one or more investment indices.

5. The visual display method of claim 4 wherein each investment index is assigned a specific color, which color is unique to that index and is consistently used with each data display.

6. The visual display method of claim 5 wherein one or more of the colors of green, pale blue, red, violet purple, brown, light orange, yellow, white and aqua blue is assigned to one or more of the investment indices used with the displays.

7. A method for visually displaying investment data which comprises the steps of

providing one set of investment data,

providing a first display of said investment data set,

assigning a color to each set of investment data contained within said first investment data display,

providing at least one other set of investment data,

assigning at least one other color to said at least one other set of investment data contained within said first investment data display,

providing at least one additional investment data display, and

assigning the same colors to like sets of data contained within said at least one additional data display,

wherein a viewer of such data displays can readily associate like data between said data displays and can also quickly assimilate information contained within said data displays.

8. The visual display method of claim 7 wherein said first display providing step includes providing an historical investment data display.

9. The visual display method of claim 8 wherein said additional display providing step includes providing an investments results summary.

10. The visual display method of claim 9 wherein said investment data includes one or more investment indices.

11. The visual display method of claim 10 wherein each investment index is assigned a specific color, which color is unique to that index and is consistently used with each data display.

12. The visual display method of claim 11 wherein one or more of the colors of green, pale blue, red, violet purple, brown, light orange, yellow, white and aqua blue is assigned to one or more of the investment indices used with the displays.

13. A visual display system for displaying investment data in one or more display means comprising

a first display of investment data,

a first color assigned to one category of data contained within said first investment data display,

at least one other color assigned to at least one other category of data contained within said first investment data display,

at least one additional investment data display, and

means for assigning the same colors to like categories of data contained within said at least one additional data display,

wherein a viewer of such data displays can readily associate like data between said data displays and can also quickly assimilate information contained within said data displays.

14. The visual display system of claim 13 wherein said first display includes an historical investment data display and said additional display includes an investments results summary.

15. The visual display system of claim 14 wherein said historical investment data display includes investment data and means for arranging said investment data in a year-by-year display combined with a best-to-worst display.

16. The visual display system of claim 15 wherein said investment data includes one or more investment indices.

17. The visual display system of claim 16 wherein each investment index is assigned a specific color, which color is unique to that index and is consistently used with each data display.

18. The visual display system of claim 17 wherein one or more of the colors of green, pale blue, red, violet purple, brown, light orange, yellow, white and aqua blue is assigned to one or more of the investment indices used with the displays.