Visible representation of stock market indices
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a display device; and
at least one computer programmed to cause the display device to display a visible representation of a plurality of stock market indices that is based on a selected stock market index, the plurality of stock market indices comprising the selected stock market index and a plurality of other stock market indices related to the selected stock market index by a non-unary tree, the visible representation comprising a region to represent the selected stock market index, the visible representation further comprising a plurality of regions to represent the plurality of other stock market indices, the plurality of regions approximately shaped as a plurality of annulus sectors each having a respective area based on a respective market capitalization associated with its represented one of the plurality of other stock market indices, wherein the visible representation represents pairs of stock market indices that are adjacent in the non-unary tree by radially-adjacent pairs of their representing regions.
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Abstract
Based on a selected stock market index, a visible representation of a plurality of stock market indices is displayed using a display device. The stock market indices comprise the selected stock market index and a plurality of other stock market indices related to the selected stock market index by a non-unary tree. The visible representation comprises a region to represent the selected stock market index. The visible representation further comprises a plurality of regions to represent the plurality of other stock market indices. The plurality of regions are approximately shaped as a plurality of annulus sectors each having a respective area based on a respective market capitalization associated with its represented one of the plurality of other stock market indices. The visible representation represents pairs of stock market indices that are adjacent in the non-unary tree by radially-adjacent pairs of their representing regions.
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29 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a display device; and at least one computer programmed to cause the display device to display a visible representation of a plurality of stock market indices that is based on a selected stock market index, the plurality of stock market indices comprising the selected stock market index and a plurality of other stock market indices related to the selected stock market index by a non-unary tree, the visible representation comprising a region to represent the selected stock market index, the visible representation further comprising a plurality of regions to represent the plurality of other stock market indices, the plurality of regions approximately shaped as a plurality of annulus sectors each having a respective area based on a respective market capitalization associated with its represented one of the plurality of other stock market indices, wherein the visible representation represents pairs of stock market indices that are adjacent in the non-unary tree by radially-adjacent pairs of their representing regions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium encoded with a computer program, the computer program to cause at least one computer to:
display, using a display device coupled to the at least one computer, a visible representation of a plurality of stock market indices that is based on a selected stock market index, the plurality of stock market indices comprising the selected stock market index and a plurality of other stock market indices related to the selected stock market index by a non-unary tree, the visible representation comprising a region to represent the selected stock market index, the visible representation further comprising a plurality of regions to represent the plurality of other stock market indices, the plurality of regions approximately shaped as a plurality of annulus sectors each having a respective area based on a respective market capitalization associated with its represented one of the plurality of other stock market indices, wherein the visible representation represents pairs of stock market indices that are adjacent in the non-unary tree by radially-adjacent pairs of their representing regions. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method comprising:
displaying, using a display device coupled to at least one computer, a visible representation of a plurality of stock market indices that is based on a selected stock market index, the plurality of stock market indices comprising the selected stock market index and a plurality of other stock market indices related to the selected stock market index by a non-unary tree, the visible representation comprising a region to represent the selected stock market index, the visible representation further comprising a plurality of regions to represent the plurality of other stock market indices, the plurality of regions approximately shaped as a plurality of annulus sectors each having a respective area based on a respective market capitalization associated with its represented one of the plurality of other stock market indices, wherein the visible representation represents pairs of stock market indices that are adjacent in the non-unary tree by radially-adjacent pairs of their representing regions. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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