Patent Document ID: 20020133384
Application ID: 09811311
Patent Status: 0

Claim One:
1. A method for assisting a user in a process of decision-making or analysis involving a topic, with the aid of a computer and a display screen in association with the computer, comprising: (a) establishing an algorithm and entering the algorithm into a computer; (b) displaying a screen set having information concerning the topic; (c) displaying a screen set soliciting a set of input data for input by the user, and inputting said set of input data; (d) determining a recommendation by processing the input data through at least a portion of the algorithm; (e) displaying a screen set showing the recommendation and a screen set soliciting additional input data for input by the user, the contents of said screen sets being determined by step (d), and inputting said additional input data; (f) repeating steps (d) and (e) until arriving at a final recommendation or analysis; and (g) displaying a screen set showing the final recommendation or analysis.