Patents Assigned to ERI Economic Research Institute, Inc.
  • System and method for retrieving and displaying data, such as economic data relating to salaries, cost of living and employee benefits
    Patent number: 7647322
    Abstract: A system and method for retrieving and displaying data, such as economic data. The method can include receiving over a computer network a user request for a first item of economic data, retrieving the first item of economic data from a database, and providing a display description for view by the user over the computer network with the display description including the first item of economic data. The method can further include receiving a second item of economic data from the user over the computer network and at least reducing a fee from the user for receiving the first item of economic data. In another embodiment, the method can include displaying a plurality of discrete data items to the user and receiving a selection of one of the discrete data items from the user resulting from the user at least aligning a cursor on the graphical display with the selected discrete data item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignee: ERI Economic Research Institute, Inc.
    Inventor: David J. Thomsen
  • System and method for retrieving and displaying data, such as economic data relating to salaries, cost of living and employee benefits
    Patent number: 6862596
    Abstract: A system and method for retrieving and displaying data, such as economic data. The method can include receiving over a computer network a user request for a first item of economic data, retrieving the first item of economic data from a database, and providing a display description for view by the user over the computer network with the display description including the first item of economic data. The method can further include receiving a second item of economic data from the user over the computer network and at least reducing a fee from the user for receiving the first item of economic data. In another embodiment, the method can include displaying a plurality of discrete data items to the user and receiving a selection of one of the discrete data items from the user resulting from the user at least aligning a cursor on the graphical display with the selected discrete data item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2005
    Assignee: ERI Economic Research Institute, Inc.
    Inventor: David J. Thomsen