Patent ID: 7421444

Claim:
A method for generating a data feed file from at least one raw data file for use by a desktop application comprising: developing a set of data feed file criteria comprising at least one data-locating criterion, that is received by a data extraction tool of a first device; extracting at least a portion of data from a raw data file based on at least one data-locating criterion, utilizing the data extraction tool; generating a report having data extracted from the raw data file, utilizing the data extraction tool; determining whether data in the report complies with data-limiting criteria, utilizing a discrimination tool; deleting lines from the report which contain data that does not comply with the data-limiting criteria to obtain an updated report, utilizing the discrimination tool; generating the data feed file with data from the updated report, utilizing a formatting tool; and transmitting the data feed file from the first device to a location electronically accessible to the desktop application of a second device, utilizing a network operably coupled between the first device and the second device.