ECONOMIC INTELLIGENCE FORECAST
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of forecasting trends with a system having a processor and a memory, the method comprising:
- quantifying transactional data stored in the memory-comprising a date and an identity variable selected from the group consisting of;
an entity, an economic sector, and combinations thereof, wherein the transactional data is quantified according to a financial variable selected from the group consisting of;
volume of transactions, the monetary amount of the transactions, and combinations thereof,processing at least a subset of the transactional data with a comparison engine configured to compare the financial variable of at least a subset of the transactional data and the transactional data'"'"'s date against an index score of an index on a date to determine the correlation of at least a portion of transactions represented by the transactional data with the index score;
selecting with a selection engine a portion of transactions that are more correlated to the index than a second portion; and
forecasting with a forecast engine an index score of the index for a date in the future.
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Abstract
Aspects of the invention provide for the use of transactional data in the forecasting of an index score, such as a financial index that predicts market conditions. Such forecasting may better prepare individuals and entities for depressed economic conditions. A comparison engine may be configured to compare the financial variable of the transactional data and the transactional data'"'"'s date against an index score of an index on a date to determine the correlation of at least a portion of transactions represented by the transactional data with the index score. A selection engine may be configured to select a portion of transactions that are more correlated to the index than other transactions. An index score may be forecasted with the selected transactions. Additional transactional data may be extracted from one or more physical documents, such as an invoice, a statement, and/or commercial paper.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of forecasting trends with a system having a processor and a memory, the method comprising:
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quantifying transactional data stored in the memory-comprising a date and an identity variable selected from the group consisting of;
an entity, an economic sector, and combinations thereof, wherein the transactional data is quantified according to a financial variable selected from the group consisting of;
volume of transactions, the monetary amount of the transactions, and combinations thereof,processing at least a subset of the transactional data with a comparison engine configured to compare the financial variable of at least a subset of the transactional data and the transactional data'"'"'s date against an index score of an index on a date to determine the correlation of at least a portion of transactions represented by the transactional data with the index score; selecting with a selection engine a portion of transactions that are more correlated to the index than a second portion; and forecasting with a forecast engine an index score of the index for a date in the future. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor; a tangible computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the apparatus to perform a method comprising; receiving transactional data comprising a date and an identity variable selected from the group consisting of;
an entity, an economic sector, and combinations thereof, wherein the transactional data has been quantified according to a financial variable selected from the group consisting of;
volume of transactions, the monetary amount of the transactions, and combinations thereof,a comparison engine configured to process at least a subset of the transactional data by comparing the financial variable of the transactional data and the transactional data'"'"'s date against an index score of an index on a date to determine the correlation of at least a portion of transactions represented by the transactional data with the index score; a selection engine configured to select a portion of transactions that are more correlated to the index than a second portion; and a forecast engine for forecasting an index score of the index for a date. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A computer-implemented method of forecasting trends with a system having a processor and a computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions that when executed perform a method comprising:
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quantifying transactional data representing transactions comprising a date and an identity variable, wherein the transactional data is quantified according to a financial variable; processing at least a subset of the transactional data with a comparison engine configured to compare the financial variable of the transactional data and the transactional data'"'"'s date against an index score of an index on a date to determine the correlation of at least a portion of transactions represented by the transactional data with the index score; selecting with a selection engine a portion of transactions that are more correlated to the index than a second portion, wherein the transactional data for at least one of the transaction comprises an entity and at least a second transaction comprises an economic sector; and forecasting with a forecast engine an index score of the index for a date. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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