Map-Based Investment Visualization for Decision Clarity
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Solution Overview
Problem
Financial investors often lack the necessary knowledge to make informed decisions due to the complexity of investment options, making it difficult for them to choose suitable investments.
Innovation Solution
A computing system presents investment options in a graphical representation similar to travel plans on a map, allowing users to visualize and understand investment choices more intuitively by relating them to familiar geographical areas and modes of transportation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If investment options are presented in traditional financial formats, then comprehensive investment information is provided, but investors cannot make informed decisions due to lack of knowledge and complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a map-based visual interface as an intermediary between complex investment data and the investor. Investment options are transformed into travel routes on a map, with vehicles representing different investment types and routes representing investment paths. This intermediary representation makes complex financial information intuitive and easy to understand without losing essential investment parameters.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the parameter representation from traditional financial metrics to spatial and temporal travel metrics. Investment returns, risks, and timeframes are mapped to route distances, travel times, and vehicle characteristics. This parameter transformation allows investors to comprehend investment options through familiar spatial reasoning rather than abstract financial analysis.
2Reliability
If detailed investment information is provided to enable informed decisions, then investment quality improves, but the time required for research and analysis increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent adds a spatial dimension to investment information presentation by displaying options as geographic routes on a map. Instead of presenting investment data in traditional tabular or textual formats that require sequential reading and analysis, the system transforms financial parameters into spatial relationships that can be perceived and compared simultaneously, dramatically reducing research time while maintaining decision quality.
3Loss of information
If traditional investment presentation methods are used, then comprehensive financial data is displayed, but user understanding and decision-making capability are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a simplified copy or analogy of the investment decision problem using familiar travel planning concepts. Instead of presenting abstract financial data directly, the system copies the structure of investment options into a travel route format that users already understand from everyday experience. This copying preserves all essential investment information while translating it into an intuitive visual language.
Data Source
AI summary
A system comprising at least one processor; and at least one storage device. The storage device(s) store instructions that, when executed, configure the at least one processor to: receive input, determine, based on the input, a geographical region, a plurality of investment parameters, and an investment goal, determine, based on the plurality of investment parameters and the investment goal, a plurality of investment options for achieving the investment goal, generate a travel map of the geographical region that relates each of the investment options of the plurality of investment options to a corresponding vehicle and a corresponding path from a starting location to a destination location within the geographical region, and output, for display, the travel map.