Patent ID: 8255245

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for determining a value for an indicator, the method comprising: identifying, using a computer system, an indicator for which a value is to be determined; identifying, using the computer system, parameters to be used in determining a specific time interval for determining the value, the identified parameters including at least: (i) a first offset parameter defining a time offset from a reference time point that is expressed in a time unit; (ii) a second offset parameter defining a time offset from a first time point determined using the first offset parameter, the second offset parameter configured to be expressed in one of the time unit and a superordinate time unit that is superordinate to the time unit; and (iii) a third offset parameter defining a time offset from a second time point determined using the second offset parameter; determining, using the computer system, the specific time interval using at least the identified parameters and the reference time point; determining, using the computer system, the value for the indicator using at least the determined specific time interval; and recording the determined value using the computer system.