Patent ID: 7346485
Filing Date: 2008-03-18
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: providing a plurality of component modules in a spreadsheet environment, wherein each component module is configured to model a portion of a financial event and includes at least one process, wherein each component module is accessible independent of the other component modules, and wherein at least one component module includes at least one input and at least one component module includes at least one output; linking, via a controller module, the component modules to thereby produce a model of the financial event, wherein linking the component modules includes linking an output of one of the component modules to an input of another of the component modules such that, in performing the one or more processes of the linked component modules, an output generated by one of the component modules is provided to a linked input of another of the component modules, and wherein at least one of the component modules is accessible independent of the other component modules and the controller module after linking the output to the input; and storing the controller module, the stored controller module specifying the linked component modules.