Method and apparatus for providing calculated and solution-oriented personalized summary-reports to a user through a single user-interface
First Claim
1. An Internet portal system for gathering raw data from Internet sites and presenting metasummarized information from the data to a requesting user, comprising:
- an Internet-connected portal system having a data repository;
a data gathering system operating on the portal system, gathering data from multiple Internet sites;
a request processor for receiving and defining a user'"'"'s request;
a plurality of stored report algorithms; and
a report processor for processing the raw data and presenting reports to requesting users;
characterized in that the request processor receives the request and matches the request to an individual one of the report algorithms, the data-gathering subsystem accesses plural Internet sites associated with the user and extracts raw data therefrom according to needs of the report algorithm, the report processor processes the raw data according to the report algorithm into metasummarized information defined by the report algorithm, and the portal system transmits the metasummarized information as a report to a destination associated with the report request.
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Abstract
An Internet-connected portal system has a data repository, a data-gathering system, a request processor, a plurality of report algorithms, and a report processor. The request processor receives a request from a user and matches the request to an individual one of the report algorithms. The data-gathering subsystem accesses plural Internet sites associated with the user and extracts raw data therefrom according to needs of the report algorithm. The report processor processes the raw data according to the report algorithm into metasummarized information defined by the report algorithm, and the portal system transmits the metasummarized information as a report to a destination associated with the report request. In some cases there is an aggregated-data database in the data repository storing aggregated data retrieved for specific users periodically, and the request processor checks the aggregated-data database for needed data before requiring the data-gathering system to retrieve data from the associated Internet sites. In the instance that the needed data is stored in the aggregated-data database, the report is prepared from the aggregated data. Reports can be in a mix of text and graphic formats.
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1. An Internet portal system for gathering raw data from Internet sites and presenting metasummarized information from the data to a requesting user, comprising:
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an Internet-connected portal system having a data repository;
a data gathering system operating on the portal system, gathering data from multiple Internet sites;
a request processor for receiving and defining a user'"'"'s request;
a plurality of stored report algorithms; and
a report processor for processing the raw data and presenting reports to requesting users;
characterized in that the request processor receives the request and matches the request to an individual one of the report algorithms, the data-gathering subsystem accesses plural Internet sites associated with the user and extracts raw data therefrom according to needs of the report algorithm, the report processor processes the raw data according to the report algorithm into metasummarized information defined by the report algorithm, and the portal system transmits the metasummarized information as a report to a destination associated with the report request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for gathering raw data from Internet sites and presenting metasummarized information from the data to a requesting user, comprising steps of:
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(a) receiving a report request by a report processor at an Internet-connected portal system from a user;
(b) matching the request to an individual one of multiple report algorithms stored at the portal system;
(c) gathering raw data by a data gathering system operating on the portal system from multiple Internet sites associated with the requesting user;
(d) processing the raw data according to the report algorithm into metasummarized information defined by the report algorithm; and
(e) transmitting the metasummarized information as a report to a destination associated with the report request. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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