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 method for locating a number in a source document comprising the steps of:
- a. establishing a database of financial information;
b. enabling a user to enter a target entity within said database;
c. displaying financial information of said target entity from said database;
d. enabling the user to select a number within said financial information;
e. locating a source document containing said selected number; and
f. displaying a portion of the source document containing the selected number.
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Abstract
A system and method locates 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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11 Claims
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1. A method for locating a number in a source document comprising the steps of:
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a. establishing a database of financial information; b. enabling a user to enter a target entity within said database; c. displaying financial information of said target entity from said database; d. enabling the user to select a number within said financial information; e. locating a source document containing said selected number; and f. displaying a portion of the source document containing the selected number. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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2. A method for locating a number in a source document comprising the steps of:
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a. establishing a database of financial information; b. enabling a user to enter a target entity within said database; c. displaying financial information of said target entity from said database; d. enabling the user to select a number within said financial information; e. displaying one or more component numbers used to calculate said selected number; f. enabling the user to select 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. locating a source document containing the selected number; and i. displaying a portion of the source document containing the selected number.
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3. A method for locating a number in a document comprising the steps of:
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a. establishing a database of financial information; b. enabling a user to enter a target entity within said database; c. displaying financial information of said target entity from said database; d. enabling the user to select a number within said financial information; e. displaying a window containing at least one target number relating to the selected number; f. enabling the user to select a target number; g. locating a source document containing the selected target number; and h. displaying a portion of the source document containing the selected target number.
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