SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RETRIEVING AND DISPLAYING DATA, SUCH AS ECONOMIC DATA RELATING TO SALARIES, COST OF LIVING AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
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Abstract
A system and method for retrieving and displaying data, such as economic data. The method can include receiving over a computer network a user request for a first item of economic data, retrieving the first item of economic data from a database, and providing a display description for view by the user over the computer network with the display description including the first item of economic data. The method can further include receiving a second item of economic data from the user over the computer network and at least reducing a fee from the user for receiving the first item of economic data. In another embodiment, the method can include displaying a plurality of discrete data items to the user and receiving a selection of one of the discrete data items from the user resulting from the user at least aligning a cursor on the graphical display with the selected discrete data item. The method can further include retrieving additional data corresponding to the selected discrete data item and providing instructions for displaying the additional data to the user.
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96 Claims
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57. A method in a computer system for exchanging economic data with a user, comprising:
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receiving from a client computer; a request for compensation data relating to a specified job or position; and at least one item of economic data including salary or wage data specified by the user, wherein the at least one item of economic data is provided by the user in exchange for the requested compensation data; checking the at least one item of economic data for validity by determining whether the at least one item of economic data is consistent with economic data in the database of a same type as the at least one item of economic data; retrieving the requested compensation data from a database; and providing information for display at the client computer, the information including a graph-based, chart-based, or table-based representation of the retrieved compensation data and an indication of how the specified salary or wage data compares with the retrieved compensation data. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68)
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69. A system for providing updated economic data to a user over the Internet, the system comprising:
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data storage means accessible to users over the Internet, the data storage means having economic data including wage data, cost of living data, and/or employee benefit data based on an initial sample size; means for responding to a first request for economic data by requesting input data in exchange for the economic data; in response to the request, receiving input data over the Internet, the input data including wage data, cost of living data, end/or employee benefit data; retrieving first output data from the database; and providing the first output data over the Internet, wherein the first output data includes data related to a job or position of interest to a user and wherein the received input data is provided in exchange for providing the first output data; means for updating the data storage means to include the input data received over the Internet; means for receiving a second request for economic data over the Internet; and means for retrieving second output data from the database and providing the second output data over the Internet in response to the second request, the second output data being based, at least in part, on the input data received over the Internet. - View Dependent Claims (70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75)
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76. A system for providing a user with economic data over the Internet, comprising:
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one or more databases for economic data, the economic data including at least one of compensation data, cost of living data, and employee benefits data, with at least two of the one or more databases providing similar types of data obtained from different sources and based on different populations; a server application including a display description component configured to provide display descriptions to a client computer, wherein at least some of the display descriptions include user-selectable options associated with the one or more databases, an economic information requestor component configured to request items of personal economic information from the user via display descriptions provided to the client computer, and a query engine configured to receive, from a client computer via a network connection, an indication of a user selection from the user-selectable options and a corresponding query and configured to retrieve data from the one or more databases in response to the received indication and corresponding query; and a database management component configured to update the one or more databases with personal economic information requested by the economic information requestor component, wherein the economic information is requested in exchange for performing the query and retrieving data from the one or more databases. - View Dependent Claims (77, 78)
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79. A computer-readable medium containing a data structure, comprising:
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information for generating a display description for requesting personal economic data from a user in exchange for providing job-related data, including statistical economic data, to the user via a client computer, the display description including; an indication that the personal job-related information is being requested in exchange for providing the job-related data to the user, and an indication of at least one specific type of personal job-related information that is being requested; and information allowing personal job-related information inputted by the user in association with the display description to be incorporated into a remote economic information system configured to provide job related-data, including statistical economic information, to users over a computer network. - View Dependent Claims (80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87)
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88. A method in a computer system for exchanging economic data with a user, comprising:
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receiving over a computer network a user request for a first item of economic data; retrieving the first item of economic data from a database; providing a first display description for view by the user over the computer network, the first display description including the first item of economic data; providing a second display description for receiving a second item of economic data; receiving a second item of economic data from the user over the computer network, wherein the second item of economic data is specific to the user; and at least reducing a fee due from the user for receiving the first item of economic data. - View Dependent Claims (89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96)
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