System and Method for Locating a Document Containing a Selected Number and Displaying the Number as it Appears in the Document
First Claim
1. A computer-readable medium having encoded thereon computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a process comprising the steps of:
- (a) receiving a user selection of a target entity about which the user wishes to view financial information;
(b) retrieving financial information of the target entity from a computer-stored database of financial information;
(c) displaying the retrieved financial information of the target entity;
(d) receiving a user selection of a number within the displayed financial information;
(e) searching through the database to locate a source document containing the selected number; and
(f) displaying a portion of the source document containing the selected number.
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Abstract
The disclosure describes a system and method for locating a number in a source document by presenting and manipulating data on private and public companies. A central database of financial information is established. A target entity is entered within the central database by a user, and financial information of the target entity from the central database is displayed. Once a number within the display of financial information is selected, the system and method determines which document is the source document containing the numbers, searches through the source document for the number, identifies the location of the number in the source document and highlights and displays the number as it appears in the source document to the user.
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22 Claims
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1. A computer-readable medium having encoded thereon computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a process comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving a user selection of a target entity about which the user wishes to view financial information; (b) retrieving financial information of the target entity from a computer-stored database of financial information; (c) displaying the retrieved financial information of the target entity; (d) receiving a user selection of a number within the displayed financial information; (e) searching through the database to locate a source document containing the selected number; and (f) displaying a portion of the source document containing the selected number. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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2. A computer-readable medium having encoded thereon computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a process comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving a user selection of a target entity about which the user wishes to view financial information; (b) retrieving financial information of the target entity from a computer-stored database of financial information; (c) displaying the retrieved financial information of the target entity; (d) receiving a user selection of a number within the displayed financial information; (e) retrieving from the database one or more component numbers used to calculate the selected number, and displaying the component numbers; (f) receiving a user selection of one of the component numbers; (g) repeating steps (e) and (f) until the number selected by the user is a number contained in a source document and not calculated from two or more component numbers; (h) searching through the database to locate a source document containing the selected number; and (i) displaying a portion of the source document containing the selected number.
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12. A computer-implemented method for locating and displaying a number in a source document comprising the steps of:
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(a) storing a database of financial information; (b) receiving a user selection entered on a computer of a target entity about which the user wishes to view financial information; (c) retrieving financial information of the target entity from the database of financial information; (d) displaying the retrieved financial information of the target entity; (e) receiving a user selection entered on a computer of a number within the displayed financial information; (f) searching through the database to locate a source document containing the selected number; and (g) displaying a portion of the source document containing the selected number. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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13. A computer-implemented method for locating and displaying a number in a source document comprising the steps of:
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(a) storing a database of financial information; (b) receiving a user selection entered on a computer of a target entity about which the user wishes to view financial information; (c) retrieving financial information of the target entity from the database of financial information; (d) displaying the retrieved financial information of the target entity; (e) receiving a user selection entered on a computer of a number within the displayed financial information; (f) retrieving from the database one or more component numbers used to calculate the selected number, and displaying the component numbers; (g) receiving a user selection entered on a computer of one of the component numbers; (h) repeating steps (f) and (g) until the number selected by the user is a number contained in a source document and not calculated from two or more component numbers; (i) searching through the database to locate a source document containing the selected number; and (j) displaying a portion of the source document containing the selected number.
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