Patent ID: 7961190

Claim:
A method of displaying colored investment data processed in a processor including a display device, the method comprising: inputting historic investment data into a computer readable storage unit coupled to the processor; transferring the historic investment data from the storage unit to the processor; converting in the processor a first category of the historic investment data into a plurality of first display elements representative of such historic investment data for a corresponding plurality of years; assigning a first color to each of the plurality of first display elements of the historic investment data; converting in the processor a second category of the historic investment data into a plurality of second display elements representative of such historic investment data for a corresponding plurality of years; assigning a second color to each of the plurality of second display elements of the historical investment data; arranging the first and second display elements in a tabular arrangement in a first display by years on a first axis of the first display and performance ranking on a second axis of the first display on a display screen coupled to the processor, with the first and second display elements being arranged for each year from best performance at one end of the second axis to worst performance at an opposite end of the second axis; inputting investment data representative of the value of a user investment portfolio into the computer readable storage unit coupled to the processor; providing a second display of the first and second categories of the investment data, wherein the second display comprises a pie chart configured with a segment for each category of investment data in the user investment portfolio; assigning the same colors to the first and second categories in the second display as assigned in the first display; and displaying one of the first and second displays on the display device, wherein a viewer can assimilate the investment data contained within one of the first and second display.