Method and system for displaying an image instead of data

A computing device for conveying non-graphic financial data graphically, the non-graphic financial data being non-numeric text data, comprising:

• a data store storing user-provided images and an image identifier for each image, the image identifier of an image uniquely identifying that image;
• a data structure that is created by converting a plurality of user-defined financial conditions, each financial condition specifying when to display an associated image, each financial condition including a type of non-graphic financial data, test data, value data, and the image identifier that uniquely identifies the image to be displayed, the image identifier identifying an image of the data store to be displayed when the non-graphic financial data of the type satisfies a condition represented by the test data and the value data of the financial condition, the type being selected from a set of predefined types, wherein the types cannot be set by a user;
• a memory storing computer-executable instructions of a program module that
• receives non-graphic financial data that includes fields with values having types that are in the set of predefined types and with graphical indicator flags each indicating whether a graphical indicator is associated with that field, the values being non-numeric text data;
• determines whether each field has a graphical indicator flag that is set;
• and
• for each of the financial conditions, applies the financial condition to the fields of the non-graphic financial data that are determined to have a graphical indicator flag that is set, by
• determining whether the type of a field matches the type of a financial condition;
• when the type of field matches the type of the financial condition,
• determining whether the value of the field satisfies the financial condition by comparing the value of the field to the value data of the financial condition as indicated by the test data of the financial condition;
• and
• when the value of the field does satisfy a financial condition, displaying the image of the data store associated with the image identifier of the satisfied condition;
• and
• upon determining that a field has a graphical indicator flag that is not set, displaying the non-numeric text data of the field
• a processor for executing the computer-executable instructions stored in the memory.

A computer-readable medium that is not a signal containing instructions for controlling a computing device to represent non-graphic financial data graphically, by method comprising:

• providing a plurality of user-defined financial conditions, each financial condition having a priority and specifying when to display an associated user-provided image, each financial condition including an indication of non-graphic financial data having a type, test data, value data, and an image identifier of an associated image, the image identifier uniquely identifying the associated image, the type being selected by a user from a set of predefined types;
• validating each of the plurality of financial conditions by ensuring that the test data represents a valid operation and that the value data has a type that is compatible with the type of the non-graphic financial data;
• converting the financial conditions into a condition structure representing the financial conditions;
• receiving non-graphic financial data that includes fields with values,graphical indicator flags, and types that are in the set of predefined types, wherein the types of the fields cannot be set by a user;
• and
• for fields of the non-graphic financial data,
• determining whether a field has a graphical indicator flag that is set;
• when the field is determined to have a graphical indicator flag that is set,
• for each of the validated financial conditions, applying the validated financial conditions with a type that matches the type of the field by
• determining whether the value of the field satisfies the validated financial condition by comparing the value of the field to the value data of the validated financial condition as indicated by the test data of the validated financial condition;
• when the value of the field does satisfy the validated financial condition, displaying the image associated with the validated financial condition of the highest priority that is satisfied;
• and
• when the value of the field does not satisfy a validated financial condition, displaying the value of the non-graphic financial data of the field;
• and
• when the field is determined to not have a graphical indicator flag that is set, displaying value of the non-graphic financial data of the field.