US 7,539,637 B2
Security analyst estimates performance viewing system and method
Joseph G. Gatto, San Francisco, Calif. (US)
Assigned to StarMine Corporation, San Francisco, Calif. (US)
Filed on Jun. 29, 2001, as Appl. No. 9/893,460.
Application 09/893460 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/722050, filed on Nov. 27, 2000, granted, now 7,509,277.
Application 09/722050 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/524253, filed on Mar. 13, 2000, granted, now 7,167,838.
Application 09/524253 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/296620, filed on Apr. 23, 1999, granted, now 6,510,419, filed on Jan. 21, 2003.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/082868, filed on Apr. 24, 1998.
Prior Publication US 2002/0184131 A1, Dec. 05, 2002
Int. Cl. G06Q 40/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 705—36R  [705/35; 705/37] 38 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for monitoring analysts' estimates, comprising:
at least one data repository configured to store, on a per analyst basis, current estimate data for a plurality of analysts, wherein the current estimate data stored in the at least one data repository includes at least an estimate amount and when the estimate was made; and
a computer communicatively coupled to the at least one data repository, wherein the computer is configured to:
analyze the current estimate data to determine when one or more alert conditions are satisfied;
identify at least one of the plurality of analysts associated with the one or more satisfied alert conditions; and
issue an alert indicating that the one or more alert conditions have been satisfied for the at least one identified analyst, wherein a terminal device in communication with the computer is configured to display the issued alert on a display device via a graphical user interface.