Method and apparatus for providing calculated and solution-oriented personalized summary-reports to a user through a single user-interface

• US 6,802,042 B2
• Filed: 10/22/1999
• Issued: 10/05/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 06/01/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Yodlee Incorporated (Envestnet Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Yodlee.com, Inc. (Envestnet Incorporated)
• Inventors: Wu, Jonathan, Rajan, Sreeranga P., Sharma, Manoj, Rangan, P. Venkat
• Primary Examiner(s): Hong, Stephen S.
• Assistant Examiner(s): HUYNH, CONG LAC T
• Application Number:
  US09/425,626
• Publication Number:
  US 20020078079A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,810 Days
• Field of Search: 707/501, 707/3-5, 705/26, 709/217, 715/501.1, 715/500
• US Class Current: 715/200
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/957 Browsing optimisation, e.g. caching or content distillation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/41 where a single sign-on provides access to a plurality of computers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2119 Authenticating web pages, e.g. with suspicious links
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/289 Intermediate processing functionally located close to the data consumer application, e.g. in same machine, in same home or in same sub-network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/56 Provisioning of proxy services store-and-forward switching systems in data switching networks H04L12/54
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/564 Enhancement of application control based on intercepted application data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/565 Conversion or adaptation of application format or content adding application control or application functional data H04L67/561
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/567 Integrating service provisioning from a plurality of service providers
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99935 Query augmenting and refining, e.g. inexact access

Abstract

An Internet-connected portal system has a data repository, a data-gathering system, a request processor, a plurality of report algorithms, and a report processor. The request processor receives a request from a user and matches the request to an individual one of the report algorithms. The data-gathering subsystem accesses plural Internet sites associated with the user and extracts raw data therefrom according to needs of the report algorithm. The report processor processes the raw data according to the report algorithm into metasummarized information defined by the report algorithm, and the portal system transmits the metasummarized information as a report to a destination associated with the report request. In some cases there is an aggregated-data database in the data repository storing aggregated data retrieved for specific users periodically, and the request processor checks the aggregated-data database for needed data before requiring the data-gathering system to retrieve data from the associated Internet sites. In the instance that the needed data is stored in the aggregated-data database, the report is prepared from the aggregated data. Reports can be in a mix of text and graphic formats.

Claims

1. An Internet portal system for gathering raw data from Internet sites and presenting reports from the data to a requesting user, comprising:

an Internet-connected portal system having a data repository;

a data gathering system operating on the portal system, gathering data from multiple Internet sites specifically associated to, and storing secured information personal to the requesting user;

a request processor for receiving a users request made according to an individual one of a plurality of pre-defined user requests;

a plurality of stored report algorithms, individual ones of the report algorithms associated with individual ones of the pre-defined plurality of user requests; and

a report processor for executing individual ones of the plurality of report algorithms to prepare and present reports to requesting users;

characterized in that the request processor receives the user'"'"'s request and matches the user'"'"'s request to the associated report algorithm, the data-gathering subsystem securely logs on to the Internet sites associated with the user, on behalf of the requesting user, and extracts raw data therefrom according to needs of the report algorithm, the report processor processes the collected raw data into a report defined by the report algorithm, and the portal system transmits the report to die user.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the portal system further comprises an aggregated-data database in the data repository storing aggregated data retrieved for specific users periodically, and wherein the request processor checks the aggregated-data database for needed data before requiring the data-gathering system to retrieve data from the associated Internet sites, and in the instance that the needed data is stored in the aggregated-data database, the report is prepared from the aggregated data.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the report processor prepares and presents reports in both text and graphic formats.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein data used in preparing a report is time related, and the report generated includes presentation of data trend.

5. The system of claim 3 wherein the report processor includes one or more of tables, bar charts, pie charts, and line graphs in a report generated for a user.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein the report destination is specified in the received request, and is other than the source site of the user request.

7. The system of claim 6 wherein the report processor is enabled to translate data format for prepared reports among a plurality of multimedia data formats, including one or more of synthesized voice, e-mail, pager message, or facsimile format, and wherein the format used for the report generated is determined by the nature of the report destination specified in the received request.

8. A method for gathering raw data from Internet sites and presenting reports from the data to a requesting user, comprising steps of:

(a) receiving a report request made according to an individual one of a plurality of pre-defined user requests, by a report processor at an Internet-connected portal system from a user;

(b) matching the request to an individual one of multiple report algorithms stored at the portal system, wherein individual ones of the report algorithms are associated with individual ones of the report requests;

(c) securely logging in to one of the multiple Internet sites associated with the requesting user, on behalf of the user,

(d) gathering secured raw data personal to the requesting user by a data gathering system operating on the portal system from multiple Internet sites associated with the requesting user, the sites selected according to needs of the report algorithm;

(e) executing the report algorithm to process the raw data gathered into a report defined by the report algorithm; and

(f) transmitting the report to the requesting user.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein the portal system further comprises an aggregated-data database in the data repository storing aggregated data retrieved for specific users periodically, and further comprising a step for checking the aggregated-data database for needed data before requiring the data-gathering system to retrieve data from the associated Internet sites and in the instance that the needed data is stored in the aggregated-data database, the preparing the report from the aggregated data.

10. The method of claim 8 wherein the report processor prepares and presents reports in both text and graphic formats.

11. The method of claim 8 wherein data used in preparing a report is time related, and the report generated includes presentation of data trend.

12. The method of claim 10 wherein the report processor includes one or more of tables, bar charts, pie charts, and line graphs in a report generated for a user.

13. The method of claim 8 wherein the report destination is specified in the received request, and is other than the source site of the user request.

14. The method of claim 13 wherein the report processor is enabled to translate data format for prepared reports among a plurality of multimedia data formats, including one or more of synthesized voice, e-mail, pager message, or facsimile format, and wherein the format used for the report generated is determined by the nature of the report destination specified in the received request.