System for real time continuous data processing for investment portfolios

Abstract

A real time continuous data inputting, processing, scanning and displaying system for financial data and inputting variable boundaries of data for a variety of desired data characteristics. The process displays when the data characteristics fall outside their respective variable boundaries. Real time financial markets data and conventional data inputs are input into the system which is comprised of conventional and new computer processor enabled processes, clusters of central processing units, a report writer, terminal device, data disk, and interface. The data disks and real time financial market data and conventional data inputs and outputs are continuously referenced during the scanning process for exceptions to the boundaries of desired data characteristics.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system for receiving, processing, scanning, counting, and displaying exceptions to predetermined boundaries of data of characteristics and exceptions to said exceptions for investment portfolios which comprises:
 a) providing for a computerized apparatus to enable the process and   b) providing for said computerized apparatus to store said process results and   c) providing for a method to conventionally process the data and   d) providing for a device to display the exceptions results and   e) inputting desired data characteristics of the portfolio in the computerized process for identifying and counting exceptions and   f) inputting data boundaries for each of the desired data characteristics of the portfolio in said computerized process and   g) providing for a batch import process and   h) receiving security data to a data disk and   i) receiving account data to said disk and   j) receiving portfolio data to said disk and   k) providing financial markets data input to said disk and   l) providing for a process that controls and directs the apparatus for processing and   m) providing for a method to access data on said disk and   n) providing for a computerized process for identifying exceptions to predetermined data characteristics and
 a. a means for processing additions or subtractions or both in the portfolio and pricing data on financial markets and 
 b. a means to identify and count exceptions to the previously determined boundaries of data characteristics (category) and 
 c. a means to store the results and 
 d. a means to display results and 
 e. a means to count the number of consecutive exceptions to each boundary and 
 f. a means to store the results and 
 g. a means to determine if the number of consecutive exceptions does not exceed the predetermined exceptions to exceptions threshold and 
 h. a means for repeating the process 
 i. a means to determine if the number of consecutive exceptions does exceed the predetermined exceptions to exceptions threshold, then the results are displayed by data characteristics and 
 j. a means to determine if the number of consecutive exceptions by predetermined exceptions to exceptions exceeds the threshold count, the data characteristics are displayed and 
 k. a means for the process then counts the number of characteristics outside the exceptions to exceptions and 
 l. a means to store the results and 
 m. a means to display the number of characteristics in which exceptions to exceptions have been exceeded and 
 n. a means for the process is repeated for awareness unless financial markets in which the process is being used close and 
   o) providing for a computerized process for counting said exceptions and   p) providing for a computerized process for displaying said exceptions and   q) providing for a computerized process to identify, count and display exceptions to said exceptions and   r) provide for exceptions to be stored on a data disk and   whereby said system will receive, process, and scan data and identify, count, and display the exceptions to boundaries of desired characteristics and exceptions to exceptions to boundaries of desired characteristics of investment portfolios, and whereby enabling investors to become aware when their portfolios fall outside predetermined guidelines and fine-tune the investment process.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , further including
 a) providing for a method for automating data retrieval, for data validation, for correct, and timely import format to said disk and   whereby said system will receive, process, and scan data and identify, count, and display the exceptions to boundaries of desired characteristics and   exceptions to exceptions to boundaries of desired characteristics of investment portfolios, and   whereby enabling investors to become aware when their portfolios fall outside predetermined guidelines.   
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 2 , further including
 a) providing for a report writer and   b) providing for a world wide web application service provider and   c) providing for a world wide web security firewall and   d) providing for a world wide web and   whereby said system will receive, process, and scan data and identify, count, and display the exceptions to boundaries of desired characteristics and   exceptions to exceptions to boundaries of desired characteristics of investment portfolios, and   whereby enabling investors to become aware when their portfolios  - Fall outside predetermined guidelines.   
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , further including a) providing for a report writer and b) providing for a world wide web application service provider and c) providing for a world wide web security firewall and d) providing for a world wide web and
 whereby said system will receive, process, and scan data and identify, count, and display the exceptions to boundaries of desired characteristics and   exceptions to exceptions to boundaries of desired characteristics of investment portfolios, and   whereby enabling investors to become aware when their portfolios  - Fall outside predetermined guidelines.   
     
     
         5 . A system for real time continuous receiving, processing, scanning, counting, and displaying exceptions to predetermined boundaries of data of characteristics and exceptions to said exceptions which comprises:
 a) providing for a computerized apparatus to enable the continuous process and   b) providing for said computerized apparatus to store said process results and   c) providing for a method to continuously conventionally process the data and   d) providing for a device to continuously display the exceptions results and   e) inputting desired data characteristics of the portfolio in the computerized process for continuously identifying and counting exceptions and   f) inputting data boundaries for each of the desired data characteristics of the portfolio in said computerized process and   g) providing for a batch import process and   h) receiving security data to a data disk and   i) receiving account data to said disk and   j) receiving portfolio data to said disk and   k) providing for continuous real time data input to said disk and   l) providing for a process that controls and directs the apparatus for processing and   m) providing for a method to access data on said disk and   n) providing for a computerized process for continuously identifying exceptions to predetermined data characteristics and
 a. a means for processing additions or subtractions or both in the portfolio and pricing data on financial markets and 
 b. a means to continuously identify and count exceptions to the previously determined boundaries of data characteristics (category) and 
 c. a means to store the results and 
 d. a means to display results and 
 e. a means to count the number of consecutive exceptions to each boundary and 
 f. a means to store the results and 
 g. a means to determine if the number of consecutive exceptions does not exceed the predetermined exceptions to exceptions threshold and 
 h. a means for repeating the process and 
 i. a means to determine if the number of consecutive exceptions does exceed the predetermined exceptions to exceptions threshold, then the results are displayed by data characteristics and 
 j. a means to determine if the number of consecutive exceptions by predetermined exceptions to exceptions exceeds the threshold count, the data characteristics are displayed and 
 k. a means for the process then counts the number of characteristics outside the exceptions to exceptions and 
 l. a means to store the results and 
 m. a means to display the number of characteristics in which exceptions to exceptions have been exceeded and 
 n. a means for the process is continuously repeated for continuous awareness unless financial markets in which the process is being used close and 
 o) providing for a computerized process for continuously counting said exceptions and 
 p) providing for a computerized process for continuously displaying said exceptions and 
 q) providing for a computerized process to continuously identify, count and display exceptions to said exceptions and 
 r) provide for exceptions to be stored on a data disk and 
 whereby said system will continuously receive, process, and scan data and identify, count, and display the exceptions to boundaries of desired characteristics and exceptions to exceptions to boundaries of desired characteristics, and 
 whereby allowing users to become immediately and continuously aware when predetermined desired characteristics are no longer being enjoyed in the application of the system, allowing for immediate corrective action to be taken. 
   
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 5 , further including
 a) providing for a method for automating data retrieval, for data validation, for correct, and timely import format to said disk and   whereby said system will continuously receive, process, and scan data and identify, count, and display the exceptions to boundaries of desired   characteristics and exceptions to exceptions to boundaries of desired characteristics, and   whereby allowing users to become immediately and continuously aware when predetermined desired characteristics are no longer being enjoyed in the application of the system, allowing for immediate corrective action to be taken.   
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 5 , further including
 a) providing for a report writer and   b) providing for a world wide web application service provider and   c) providing for a world wide web security firewall and   d) providing for a world wide web and   whereby said system will continuously receive, process, and scan data and identify, count, and display the exceptions to boundaries of desired characteristics and exceptions to exceptions to boundaries of desired characteristics, and   whereby allowing users to become immediately and continuously aware when predetermined desired characteristics are no longer being enjoyed in the application of the system, allowing for immediate corrective action to be taken.   
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 5 , further including
 a) providing for a report writer and   b) providing for a world wide web application service provider and   c) providing for a world wide web security firewall and   d) providing for a world wide web and   e) providing for a method for automating data retrieval, for data   validation, for correct, and timely import format to said disk and whereby said system will continuously receive, process, and scan data and identify, count, and display the exceptions to boundaries of desired characteristics and exceptions to exceptions to boundaries of desired characteristics, and   whereby allowing users to become immediately and continuously aware when predetermined desired characteristics are no longer being enjoyed   in the application of the system, allowing for immediate corrective action to be taken.   
     
     
         9 . A system for real time continuous receiving, processing, scanning, counting, and displaying exceptions to predetermined boundaries of data of characteristics and exceptions to said exceptions of investment portfolios which comprises:
 a) providing for a computerized apparatus to enable the continuous process and   b) providing for said computerized apparatus to store said process results and   c) providing for a method to continuously conventionally process the data and   d) providing for a device to continuously display the exceptions results and   e) inputting desired data characteristics of the portfolio in the computerized process for continuously identifying and counting exceptions and   f) inputting data boundaries for each of the desired data characteristics of the portfolio in said computerized process and   g) receiving security data to a data disk and   h) receiving account data to said disk and   i) receiving portfolio data to said disk and   j) providing for continuous real time financial markets data input to said disk and   k) providing for a process that controls and directs the apparatus for processing and   l) providing for a method for automating data retrieval, for data validation, for correct, and timely import format to said disk and   m) providing for a method to access data on said disk and   n) providing for a computerized process for continuously identifying exceptions to predetermined data characteristics and
 a. a means for processing additions or subtractions or both in the portfolio and pricing data on financial markets and 
 b. a means to continuously identify and count exceptions to the previously determined boundaries of data characteristics (category) and 
 c. a means to store the results and 
 d. a means to display results and 
 e. a means to count the number of consecutive exceptions to each boundary and 
 f. a means to store the results and 
 g. a means to determine if the number of consecutive exceptions does not exceed the predetermined exceptions to exceptions threshold and 
 h. a means for repeating the process 
 i. a means to determine if the number of consecutive exceptions does exceed the predetermined exceptions to exceptions threshold, then the results are displayed by data characteristics and 
 j. a means to determine if the number of consecutive exceptions by predetermined exceptions to exceptions exceeds the threshold count, the data characteristics are displayed and 
 k. a means for the process then counts the number of characteristics outside the exceptions to exceptions and 
 l. a means to store the results and 
 m. a means to display the number of characteristics in which exceptions to exceptions have been exceeded and 
 n. a means for the process is continuously repeated for continuous awareness unless financial markets in which the process is being used close and 
   o) providing for a computerized process for continuously counting said exceptions and   p) providing for a computerized process for continuously displaying said exceptions and   q) providing for a computerized process to continuously identify, count and display exceptions to said exceptions and   r) provide for exceptions to be stored on a data disk and   whereby said system will continuously receive, process, and scan data and identify, count, and display the exceptions to boundaries of desired characteristics and exceptions to exceptions to boundaries of desired characteristics of investment portfolios, and   whereby enabling investors to become immediately and continuously aware when their portfolios fall outside predetermined guidelines.   
     
     
         10 . A method for tracking data regarding a target portfolio of securities, comprising the steps of:
 receiving over a computer network data relating to said target portfolio;   receiving over a computer network data relating to a benchmark portfolio;   continuously updating said data relating to said target portfolio;   continuously updating said data relating to said benchmark portfolio;   receiving parameter data regarding said portfolio, wherein said parameter data comprises data regarding target ranges related to said target portfolio and said benchmark portfolio;   calculating parameter values for said target portfolio and said benchmark portfolio based on said received parameter data and said continuously updated data regarding said portfolios;   comparing one or more of said calculated parameter values for said target portfolio to corresponding calculated parameter values for said benchmark portfolio; and   transmitting results of one or more of said comparisons if said results are outside one or more of said target ranges.   
     
     
         11 . A method as in  claim 10 , wherein at least one of said target ranges comprises an upper limit. 
     
     
         12 . A method as in  claim 10 , wherein at least one of said target ranges comprises a lower limit. 
     
     
         13 . A method as in  claim 10 , wherein at least one of said target ranges comprises a range of time. 
     
     
         14 . A method as in  claim 10 , wherein said received parameter data comprises a rate of change. 
     
     
         15 . A method as in  claim 10 , wherein said received parameter data comprises a trend. 
     
     
         16 . A method for tracking data regarding a security, comprising the steps of
 receiving over a computer network data relating to said security;   continuously updating said data relating to said security;   receiving parameter data regarding said security, wherein said parameter data comprises data regarding target ranges related to said security;   calculating parameter values for said security based on said received parameter data and said continuously updated data regarding said security;   comparing one or more of said calculated parameter values Ibr said security to corresponding target ranges in said received parameter data; and   transmitting results of one or more of said comparisons if said results are outside one or more of said target ranges.   
     
     
         17 . A method as in  claim 16 , wherein at least one of said target ranges comprises an upper limit. 
     
     
         18 . A method as in  claim 16 , wherein at least one of said target ranges comprises a lower limit. 
     
     
         19 . A method as in  claim 16 , wherein at least one of said target ranges comprises a range of time. 
     
     
         20 . A method as in  claim 16 , wherein said received parameter data comprises a rate of change. 
     
     
         21 . A method as in  claim 16 , wherein said received parameter data comprises a trend. 
     
     
         22 . A method for tracking data regarding a portfolio of securities, comprising the steps of
 receiving over a computer network data relating to said portfolio;   continuously updating said data relating to said portfolio;   receiving parameter data regarding said portfolio, wherein said parameter data comprises data regarding target ranges related to said portfolio;   calculating parameter values for said portfolio based on said received parameter data and said continuously updated data regarding said portfolio;   comparing one or more of said calculated parameter values for said portfolio to corresponding target ranges in said received parameter data; and   transmitting results of one or more of said comparisons if said results are outside one or more of said target ranges.   
     
     
         23 . A method as in  claim 22 , wherein at least one of said target ranges comprises an upper limit. 
     
     
         24 . A method as in  claim 22 , wherein at least one of said target ranges comprises a lower limit. 
     
     
         25 . A method as in  claim 22 , wherein at least one of said target ranges comprises a range of time. 
     
     
         26 . A method as in  claim 22 , wherein said received parameter data comprises a rate of change. 
     
     
         27 . A method as in  claim 22 , wherein said received parameter data comprises a trend. 
     
     
         28 . A system for real time continuous analysis of investment portfolios, comprising:
 an input unit for continuously receiving a plurality of data inputs from a plurality of information sources and data of one or more groups of investment portfolios, wherein the one or more groups of investment portfolios each include at least one portfolio of an investor,   a database for storing the received data inputs,   a processor for automatically and continuously analyzing a characteristic of an investment portfolio group and comparing it to at least one characteristic of another portfolio group and outputting an alert in response to a deviation from the investment decision making process.