Patent ID: 8239227

Claim:
A computer-implemented system that facilitates executive reporting, the system comprising: a computer including at least one processor and at least one computer-readable storage medium, wherein the computer-readable storage medium includes the following components: an inference engine that receives a set of data related to a periodic or event-triggered report and outputs a set of results, the set of results is indicative of a change within the set of data over a prior report or with respect to a predetermined characteristic of a triggering event; a synthesis component that filters the set of data or the set of results and extracts information pertinent to at least one user, and compiles an executive summary that contains the set of results and the information pertinent to the at least one user; a community search engine that: derives an aggregated benchmark based at least in part on data obtained from a community of entities that are associated with data within the set of results; and performs a comparison of the data within the set of results with the aggregated benchmark; a notification component that includes a recommended action in the executive summary based at least in part on the comparison; and a custom visualization engine that formats a presentation or appearance of the executive summary into at least one of a language, alphabet, or dialect and a body of standards associated with a predetermined culture or society.