Patent ID: 8144151
Filing Date: 2012-03-27
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for generating a spatial and temporal graphical display of complex events related to an employee's, prospective employee's, or company's background or history, the method comprising: gathering data related to a plurality of complex events regarding an employee's, prospective employee's, or company's background or history from one or more data sources and/or data providers, each complex event comprising an event of the employee's, prospective employee's, or company's background or history, a location of the event, and a date during which the event occurred; storing said data in a computer readable medium; using computerized logic to display on a display a spatial and temporal graphical map encompassing the locations and dates of the complex events based on the stored data; for each complex event, denoting on the display the location of the complex event on the map and the date during which the event occurred; and, for each of one or more pairs of successive complex events within the plurality of complex events, the pair including a first complex event and a second complex event, drawing on the display a line on the map between the location of the first complex event and the location of the second complex event; so as to generate a spatial and temporal graphical display of complex events related to the employee's, prospective employee's, or company's background or history.