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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2001
Filed:
May. 11, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael Weiner, Webster, NY (US);
Thomas T. Chronis, Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
Manning & Napier Information Services, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/14 ; G06F 1/730 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/14 ; G06F 1/730 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for efficiently analyzing information on a computer is provided. The information contains information items where each information item has a plurality of attributes. The information is re-organized based on the attributes and displayed in graphical form on a computer display screen. By viewing the information in graphical form, a user can quickly analyze the information to determine trends or qualities. In addition, the graphical form provides a way for the user to quickly identify the information items most relevant to specific criteria.