Method for handling refunds in a budgeting system
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10. A method for displaying refunds in a personal budgeting computer program comprising the steps of:
- creating a spending wheel that visually represents various expenses and at least one refund for a desired period of time,said spending wheel visually representing each of several expense items in a generally circular fashion,said spending wheel visually representing said refund adjacent said expense items,creating a refund tag that visually represents said refund, said refund tag being adjacent to said refund on said spending wheel, anddisplaying said spending wheel and refund tag on a computer display device so that a user may view it.
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Abstract
A method, system and computer software are provided that allows a user to process refunds in order to correctly calculate cash flow and to display it in a meaningful manner to a user.
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10. A method for displaying refunds in a personal budgeting computer program comprising the steps of:
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creating a spending wheel that visually represents various expenses and at least one refund for a desired period of time, said spending wheel visually representing each of several expense items in a generally circular fashion, said spending wheel visually representing said refund adjacent said expense items, creating a refund tag that visually represents said refund, said refund tag being adjacent to said refund on said spending wheel, and displaying said spending wheel and refund tag on a computer display device so that a user may view it. - View Dependent Claims (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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17-1. A method as recited in claim 10 wherein multiple refund labels are stacked with an edge of each refund label being visible on from said stack said display device to that a user can perceive multiple refund labels on said display device.
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