Category analysis in a market management

US7389214B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignees

• ACCENTURE LLP · US
• B2EMarkets, Inc. · US

Inventors

• David A. Yelich · Atlanta, US
• John E Cunningham · Bloomfield Hills, US
• Glenn J. Thomas · Lake Forest, US
• Holly H. Stoddard · Marietta, US
• David Blaine · South Kingstown, US
• Richard Waugh · Los Gatos, US
• Orville Bailey · Potomac, US
• Shirish Pareek · Pittsburgh, US
• Amy Cutlip Cohen · Silver Spring, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 1, 2000
• Grant date: Jun 17, 2008
• Expiry date: May 1, 2020

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q30/08
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

The present disclosure provides for analyzing expenditures by category. A file including expenditure data relating to spent monies is identified. The expenditure data from the file is extracted. An independent and a dependent variable relating to the expenditure data are determined. The expenditure data is graphed based on the determined variables. Conclusions are displayed based on the expenditure data.