Patent ID: 7827082

Claim:
A computer system, comprising: a processor; an input device; a display device; and software instructions executable by the processor to display a root financial map on the display device, the root financial map comprising: a root node; a contributor financial map graphically connected to the root node by a first connector line and comprising a contributor node; an expenditure financial map graphically connected to the root node by a second connector line and comprising an expenditure node; an asset financial map graphically connected to the root node by a third connector line and comprising an asset node; and a process node graphically connected to the asset node by a fourth connector line and graphically connected to the root node by a fifth connector line, wherein the process node indicates a process by which the asset node and the root node are related, wherein the root financial map conveys financial data, wherein the root financial map is configured with functionality, upon a selection from a user, to display a detailed view of a selected node selected from a group consisting of the contributor node, the asset node, and the expenditure node, wherein the detailed view comprises a list of components of the selected node and a total, wherein the list of components comprises a description and a monetary amount for each component in the list of components, wherein the selected node receives hypothetical data resulting from the user modifying the root financial map by using the input device, wherein the hypothetical data comprises a modification of the monetary amount of a component in the list of components, and wherein the root financial map is updated based on the hypothetical data.