Patent ID: 7693773

Claim:
A system for providing an interactive user interface to a user comprising: a remote computer device in communication with a computer network, the remote computer device comprising an application program for displaying the interactive user interface, the interactive user interface displaying information about a plurality of publicly traded securities at one time; and a computer server in communication with the remote computer device via the computer network, wherein the computer server is for serving a file for the interactive user interface via the computer network to the remote computer device, the interactive user interface comprising: a two-dimensional chart comprising an x-axis and a y-axis; a first interactive field for allowing a user of the remote computer device to select a first metric related to the publicly traded securities for the x-axis from a defined set of financial metrics; a second interactive field for allowing the user of the remote computer device to select a second metric related to the publicly traded securities for the y-axis from the defined set of financial metrics, wherein the defined set of financial metrics comprises a return on net operating assets (RNOA) metric, a return on equity (ROE) metric and a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) metric, wherein an icon is positioned on the chart at the x and y coordinates for each of the plurality of publicly traded securities based on the selected metrics, and wherein the size of the icons is representative of a third metric related to the publicly traded securities; a filter field for allowing the user of the remote computer device to select from a plurality of filters to be applied to a group of publicly traded securities to select the plurality of publicly traded securities to be represented on the two-dimensional chart, wherein the plurality of filters comprises at least one filter for based on projected stock performance ratings of the securities, at least one filter based on industries of the securities and at least one filter based on geographic locations of issuers of the securities; and a tabular information field populated when the user of the remote computer device selects an icon of one of the plurality of publicly traded securities, wherein the tabular information field comprises values for a plurality of metrics describing the security corresponding to the selected icon and wherein the plurality of metrics comprises a return on net operating assets (RNOA) metric, a return on equity (ROE) metric and a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) metric, an indication of an analyst following the security, a target price of the security and a projected stock performance rating of the security such that the two-dimensional chart, the first and second interactive fields, the filter field and the tabular information field are displayed by the user interface simultaneously.