METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LINKAGE OF QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE TEXTUAL, AUDIO, VISUAL AND OTHER INFORMATION SEARCHES TO METRIC DISPLAYS
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1. A computer implemented process for displaying a metric in an enhanced metric display, the computer implemented process comprising:
- opening a preference file and a raw results file;
using a search engine, analyzing a plurality of sources to identify a plurality of results;
saving the plurality of results to the raw results file;
ranking the plurality of results from the raw results file in accordance with a plurality of applicable preferences from the preference file;
reading a first result;
saving the first result to an analyzed result list;
displaying the metric and a summary from the analyzed results file.
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Abstract
The improved metric display displays links to qualitative information, and indicates if the qualitative information may affect the current or future value of a quantitative metric. The improved metric display displays a quantitative metric, one or more links to ranked qualitative information related to the metric by key words or phrases, and an indicator of the qualitative information'"'"'s potential effect on the current or future value of the quantitative metric.
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1. A computer implemented process for displaying a metric in an enhanced metric display, the computer implemented process comprising:
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opening a preference file and a raw results file; using a search engine, analyzing a plurality of sources to identify a plurality of results; saving the plurality of results to the raw results file; ranking the plurality of results from the raw results file in accordance with a plurality of applicable preferences from the preference file; reading a first result; saving the first result to an analyzed result list; displaying the metric and a summary from the analyzed results file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An enhanced metric display comprising:
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a computer connected to a network and having a memory; a display connected to the computer; a program in the memory containing instructions to cause the computer to perform the following steps; opening a preference file and a raw results file; searching for a plurality of results over the network; ranking a plurality of results from the raw results file in accordance with a plurality of applicable preferences from the preference file; reading a first result; saving the first result to an analyzed result list; displaying a metric and a summary from the analyzed results file. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 20)
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17. A computer readable memory containing a plurality of instructions encoded thereon to cause a computer to display an enhanced metric, the plurality of instructions comprising:
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opening a preference file and a raw results file; using a network, searching a plurality of sources for a plurality of results; ranking the plurality of results from the raw results file in accordance with a plurality of applicable preferences from the preference file; reading a first result; when the first result has a quantitative effect on the metric, determining whether the quantitative effect is a current effect or a future effect; saving the first result to an analyzed result list; and displaying the metric and the summary from the analyzed results file. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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