Determining time histories for financial information
AssigneeIntuit Inc.
InventorsKarl Lew, Ranjit R. Sawant, Michael W. Dehlwes, Rajasivasubramanian Ramanathan
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Abstract
Embodiments of a computer system that determines a time history are described. During operation, the computer system receives a single command which accesses information associated with the time history, wherein the command is received from a user, and the information is to be used by financial software. Then, the computer system generates multiple queries corresponding to the time history, where the multiple queries access multiple data sources. Next, the computer system executes the multiple queries to obtain the time history.
Claims26
A method for determining a time history for financial information, comprising:
- receiving a single command which accesses information associated with the time history, wherein the command is received from a user, and wherein the information is to be used by financial software;
- generating multiple queries to access the time history, wherein the multiple queries access multiple data sources;
- and
- executing the multiple queries to obtain the time history.
A computer-program product for use in conjunction with a computer system, the computer-program product comprising a computer-readable storage medium and a computer-program mechanism embedded therein for configuring the computer system, the computer-program mechanism including:
- instructions for receiving a single command which accesses information associated with the time history, wherein the command is received from a user, and wherein the information is to be used by financial software;
- instructions for generating multiple queries corresponding to the time history, wherein the multiple queries access multiple data sources;
- and
- instructions for executing the multiple queries to obtain the time history.
A computer system, comprising:
- a processor;
- memory;
- a program module, wherein the program module is stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the processor, the program module including:
- instructions for receiving a single command which accesses information associated with the time history, wherein the command is received from a user, and wherein the information is to be used by financial software;
- instructions for generating multiple queries corresponding to the time history, wherein the multiple queries access multiple data sources;
- and
- instructions for executing the multiple queries to obtain the time history.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.