Patent ID: 6877034
Filing Date: 2005-04-05
Classification: G06Q,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A computerized method for conducting on-line benchmarking using a distributed computer network to connect a plurality of participants with computers to a host web site and host web site database, comprising the steps of: receiving data from a user over the distributed computer network; inputting, at the host site, the data to the database; performing, using software at the host site, a data validity check on the database to identify suspect data; confirming, on an automated basis, a validity status of the suspect data; deleting data confirmed by the validity status check to be incorrect; killing gaps in the database created by the step of data deletion, using software, to create a gap-killed database; identifying a peer group; generating, on an automated basis using the gap-killed database, a report comparing user data with data associated with said peer group.