Patent ID: 6832211
Filing Date: 2004-12-14
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
A computer-implemented method of managing a portfolio containing stock of one or more companies, the method comprising:calculating in a computer a technology market-to-book (MTB) value for one or more companies of the portfolio using the equation: Technology MTB=a+b1NUMPAT+b2 GROWTH+b3CII+b4SL+b5TCT+b6R&D â€ƒwherein NUMPAT is the number of patents granted indicator, GROWTH is the percentage growth indicator, CII is a current impact index patent indicator, SL is a science linkage patent indicator, TCT is a technology cycle time patent indicator, R&D is a research and development intensity value, and a, b1, b2, b3, b4, b5 and b6 are weighting coefficients; calculating in a computer the technology stock price for the one or more companies of the portfolio using the equation Technology Stock Price=(Technology MTB/actual MTB)Ã—current stock price; â€ƒand automatically generating a recommendation for buying or selling stock for the portfolio based on the calculated technology stock prices.