SYSTEM FOR STORING, DISPLAYING, AND NAVIGATING CONTENT DATA REGARDING MARKET DRIVEN INDUSTRIES
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of providing a decision assistance service related to market driven industries, comprising the steps of:
- forming a database of producer/reseller entities;
forming a value chain model comprised of a plurality of said producer/reseller entities by linking together by a link entity at least two of said plurality of producer/reseller entities;
forming a market research model by creating at least one content entity, and linking said content entity by a link entity to one of said producer/reseller entities forming said value chain model; and
displaying to a user, through an interface, a view of the market research model, said interface permitting the user to navigate the market research model by selecting a producer/reseller entity or a content entity.
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Abstract
A model and system employing the model provides an organized structure for storing, displaying, and navigating content data regarding instruments for market driven industries (i.e., securities). A Market Research Model (MRM) paradigm is used to represent elemental concepts, a plurality of specific classes of entities form the MRM, and an interface is used to assemble, maintain, and interact with the model. Information may be added to the model by a research provider and provided to an end user on a subscription basis. The user is provided with an interconnected, navigable model of an item of interest for research and decision-making support.
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1. A computer-implemented method of providing a decision assistance service related to market driven industries, comprising the steps of:
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forming a database of producer/reseller entities; forming a value chain model comprised of a plurality of said producer/reseller entities by linking together by a link entity at least two of said plurality of producer/reseller entities; forming a market research model by creating at least one content entity, and linking said content entity by a link entity to one of said producer/reseller entities forming said value chain model; and displaying to a user, through an interface, a view of the market research model, said interface permitting the user to navigate the market research model by selecting a producer/reseller entity or a content entity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer-implemented system for storing, displaying and navigating data regarding market driven industries, comprising:
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a memory device, having stored thereon a research provider database, organized as a market research model, comprising at least one link entity and a plurality of producer/reseller entities organized into a value chain model such that at least two of said plurality of producer/reseller entities are linked together by said link entity; a server communicatively coupled to said memory device, said server operating to; provide a host research provider interface into said database for viewing a display of the producer/reseller entities, content entity, and link entity, and by which a host research provider may edit existing or create new producer/reseller entities, content entities, and link entities between said producer/reseller entities or between a producer/reseller entity and a content entity; and provide an end user interface into said database for viewing a display of the producer/reseller entities, content entity, and link entity, and by which an end user may edit existing or create new content entities and link entities between said producer/reseller entity and a content entity or between two said content entities. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A computer-implemented model for organizing data about accompany and its associated security, comprising:
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an entity set comprising; a value chain model representing the flow of goods or services between a first party and a second party; a content entity concerning each of said first and second parties; a content source indicating the source of said content entities concerning each of said first and second parties; a link entity connecting in the model said first and second parties; a user interface for display of said model such that each said first and second parties are represented by a hyperlink, whereby selection of said first party produces a display of content concerning said first party, and whereby further selection of said second party produces a display of content concerning both said first party and said second parties. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A method of providing an interface to a computer-implemented model for organizing data about a company and its associated security, comprising:
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storing in a computer-readable memory an entity set comprising; a value chain model representing the flow of goods or services between a first party and a second party; a content entity concerning each of said first and second parties; a content source indicating the source of said content entities concerning each of said first and second parties; a link entity connecting in the model said first and second parties; generating a user interface for display of said model such that each said first and second parties are represented by a hyperlink; displaying, in response to a selection of said first party a display of content concerning said first party; and displaying, in response to a selection of said second party, and following said displaying of content concerning said first party, content concerning both said first party and said second parties. - View Dependent Claims (41)
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42. A method of providing research results relating to a company and its associated security to a user comprising the steps of:
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storing, in a server, a market research model comprising; a plurality of producer/reseller entities; a plurality of goods/services entities; a link entity between each of said producer/reseller entities and at least one other of said producer/reseller entities or said goods/services entities; a link entity between each of said goods/services entities and at least one other of said producer/reseller entities or said goods/services entities; at least one content entity associated with one of said producer/reseller entities or said goods/services entities; a link entity associating said content entity and said associated one of said producer/reseller entities and said goods/services entities; a content source indication for and associated with said at least one content entity; a link entity associating said content source and said associated content entity; displaying each of said producer/reseller entities and said goods/services entities, said at least one content entity, and said associated content source as hyperlink entities; and whereby, selecting one of said hyperlink entity presents an interface listing all entities associated with the selected one of said producer entities and said goods/services entities. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46)
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