| 摘要 |
A body of information elements is maintained including facts, assumptions, and relationships, at least one element being generated from the others using the relationships and representative of an estimate of a value of, or a market size of a product or service associated with, an asset. The relationships each define how a resulting fact or assumption can be generated from at least one source fact or assumption. How at least one source fact or assumption can be generated from another source fact or assumption is defined in each of multiple instances by one of the relationships. The body of information is exposed through a publicly accessible communication medium on a non-discriminatory basis. On the communication medium, users are enabled to engage in moderated collective discussion concerning the information elements. Users are enabled to participate financially in contracts having values that are tied to the estimated value of the asset. |
| 主权项 |
1. A computer-implemented method for estimating a value of an asset, associated with a publically traded financial instrument, using computer processes carried out by a server, the computer processes comprising:
storing at the server a model that estimates the value of the asset as a weighted sum of components, the components being organized in a hierarchy; transmitting, from the server over a network, a web page defining graphical content for display on a client computer of a user, the graphical content representing aspects of the model, such content including graphical representations of at least some of the components of the model, and weights associated with the graphically represented components, wherein the web page is structured so that graphically selecting a representation of one of the components in the web page, when displayed on the client computer, causes display on the client computer of at least one of (a) a portion of the hierarchy underlying the selected component, and (b) an explanation of the selected component. |
