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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2010
Jennifer Ruth Mead, Bellevue, WA (US);
Eric K. Zinda, Seattle, WA (US);
Daniel J. Fisher, Woodinville, WA (US);
Malti Raghavan, Redmond, WA (US);
James Jubak, New York, NY (US);
Jennifer Ruth Mead, Bellevue, WA (US);
Eric K. Zinda, Seattle, WA (US);
Daniel J. Fisher, Woodinville, WA (US);
Malti Raghavan, Redmond, WA (US);
James Jubak, New York, NY (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
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.