Graphical user interface for filtering a population of items

摘要

Graphical user interface for filtering a population of items. The graphical user interface may be implemented as a method on a system comprising a computer server or other computing device. The system defines a library of available criteria to be used in filtering a population of items to identify items of interest. Each criterion has a graphical representation. The system receives an indication of at least one of the criterion to be applied to the population as a filter and also accepts an indication of a tier of the filter to which the selected criterion is to be associated. The system identifies a list of items of interest satisfying a current set of criteria defining the filter. A graphical representation of the filter is displayed by the system while it is being constructed by the user. In one embodiment, the items are securities such as stocks.

主权项

1. A system comprising one or more computer processors configured for:
receiving a selection of at least one criterion of available criteria in a library of criteria to be applied to a population as a filter; accepting an indication of a first tier of the filter to which the selected criterion is to be associated; accepting an input to move the selection criterion from the first tier to be applied to a second tier of the filter; identifying a list of items of interest to apply the filter to, based on the available criteria; displaying a graphical representation of the filter, including a graphical representation of the selection criterion being associated with the first tier of the filter and a graphical representation of the selection criterion being moved from the first filter to be applied to the second tier of the filter.