Automated investment alerts from multiple data sources
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of displaying investment information, comprising:
- using a computer, causing display of, on a computer display, a user interface configured to enable a user to enter input associated with specifying an investment of interest;
receiving, with the computer, input specifying an investment of interest via the user interface;
generating, with the computer, a request to a remote computer, the request based, at least in part, on the investment of interest specified by the input;
using the computer, retrieving, from the remote computer, a collection of one or more investment alerts that are currently true for the investment of interest specified by the input, wherein the investment alerts are generated from a plurality of data sources that report quantitative and non-quantitative investment information and reflect that certain predefined criteria have been satisfied for the investment of interest, the predefined criteria including criteria created by an entity other than the user; and
using the computer, causing display of the one or more investment alerts on the computer display.
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Abstract
A system and method provides investors with meaningful information extracted from large volumes of available data for a particular stock, mutual fund, bond, or other investment. The system includes one or more computers that receive and process multiple data feeds to extract information relating to each type of investment. The processed data is compared to “alert rules” each corresponding to a predefined condition, and a truth table is established that identifies alerts that are true for each particular investment. An investor logs onto a web site and enters a stock ticker symbol or similar investment identifier. Computer software displays a web page including “alerts” that are presently true for that particular investment. The alerts can be predefined by financial experts to make them useful to novice investors. When an investor selects a particular investment, a display is generated showing all of the alerts that are true for that investment and allowing the user to get more information concerning the significance of the alerts. The alerts can be grouped into different categories according to their content or time sensitivity.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of displaying investment information, comprising:
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using a computer, causing display of, on a computer display, a user interface configured to enable a user to enter input associated with specifying an investment of interest; receiving, with the computer, input specifying an investment of interest via the user interface; generating, with the computer, a request to a remote computer, the request based, at least in part, on the investment of interest specified by the input; using the computer, retrieving, from the remote computer, a collection of one or more investment alerts that are currently true for the investment of interest specified by the input, wherein the investment alerts are generated from a plurality of data sources that report quantitative and non-quantitative investment information and reflect that certain predefined criteria have been satisfied for the investment of interest, the predefined criteria including criteria created by an entity other than the user; and using the computer, causing display of the one or more investment alerts on the computer display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer-implemented method of displaying investment information, comprising:
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using a computer, causing display of, on a computer display, a user interface configured to enable a user to enter input associated with specifying an investment of interest; receiving, with the computer, input specifying an investment of interest via the user interface; generating, with the computer, a request to a remote computer, the request based, at least in part, on the investment of interest specified by the input; using the computer, retrieving from the remote computer, a collection of one or more investment alerts that are currently true for the investment of interest specified by the input, wherein the investment alerts are generated from a plurality of data sources that report quantitative and non-quantitative investment information and reflect that certain predefined criteria have been satisfied for the investment of interest, the predefined criteria including criteria created by an entity other than the user; and using the computer, causing display of at least one of the one or more investment alerts on the computer display as a footnote-type alert on a display of information. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. One or more computer-readable storage media device embodying computer-readable instructions which, when executed, implement a method of displaying investment information, comprising:
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specifying on a computer display an investment of interest; retrieving from a remote computer a collection of one or more investment alerts that are currently true for the investment of interest specified, wherein the investment alerts are generated from a plurality of data sources that report quantitative and non-quantitative investment information and reflect that certain predefined criteria have been satisfied for the investment of interest, the predefined criteria including criteria created by an entity other than a user of a computer associated with the computer display; and displaying the one or more investment alerts on the computer display. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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