Systems, Methods, and Apparatuses for Creating, Linking and Discovering Navigation Maps for Analyzing Data

Abstract

An aspect of the present invention includes a system for creating navigation maps comprising a host module, said host module being adapted to receive data point markers about at least one data point of interest to a user and including a data input link for receiving information about said at least one data point of interest, a first logic processing module programmed to associate at least one data point of interest with at least one report, wherein said logic processing module uses predefined criteria to tag the at least one data point of interest as relevant to the at least one report; and a database module, said database module being adapted to store and obtain the at least one data point of interest, data point markers, and the at least one report. Another aspect of the present invention includes a method for navigating through business reports, comprising adapting a host module to receive data point markers about at least one data point of interest to a user, providing a data input link for receiving information about the at least one data point of interest, associating at least one data point of interest with at least one report, by adapting a logic processing module using predefined criteria to tag the at least one data point of interest as relevant to the at least one report, and accessing a database module to store and obtain the at least one data point of interest, at least one data point marker, and the at least one report.

What is claimed: 
     
         1 . A system for creating navigation maps comprising:
 a host module, said host module being adapted to receive data point markers about at least one data point of interest to a user and including a data input link for receiving information about said at least one data point of interest;   a first logic processing module programmed to associate at least one data point of interest with at least one report, wherein said logic processing module uses predefined criteria to tag the at least one data point of interest as relevant to the at least one report; and   a database module, said database module being adapted to store and obtain the at least one data point of interest, data point markers, and the at least one report.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the data point marker is created by the user. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the data point marker is predefined. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one report is a new report. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one report is an existing report. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the predefined criteria is relational. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the predefined criteria is a manual decision by the user. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the predefined criteria is determined by link management software. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the first logic processing module further enables the linking of the at least one report with another report. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the navigational map created is a graphical representation. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the linking of the at least one report with another report is dynamic. 
     
     
         12 . A method for navigating through business reports, comprising:
 adapting a host module to receive data point markers about at least one data point of interest to a user;   providing a data input link for receiving information about be at least one data point of interest;   associating at least one data point of interest with at least one report, by adapting a logic processing module using predefined criteria to tag the at least one data point of interest as relevant to the at least one report; and   accessing a database module to store and obtain the at east one data point of interest, at least one data point marker, and the at least one report.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising:
 creating at least one new data point marker;   associating the at least one report with the at least one new data point marker;   identifying the at least one report with relevant new data point markers;   linking the at least one reports with the common new data point marker; and   displaying graphically the link between the at least one reports with the common at least one new data point markers.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising:
 creating at least one new data point marker;   associating the at least one report with the at least one new data point marker;   identifying the at least one report with relevant new data point markers;   linking statically the at least one reports with the common new data point marker; and   displaying graphically the link between the at least one reports with the common at least one new data point markers.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising:
 creating at least one new data point marker;   associating the at least one report with the at east one new data point marker;   identifying the at least one report with relevant new data point markers;   linking dynamically the at least one reports with the common new data point marker; and   displaying graphically the link between the at least one reports with common at least one new data point markers.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising:
 creating at least one new data point marker;   associating at least one new report with the at least one new data point marker;   associating the at least one report with the at least one new data point marker;   identifying the at least one report and the at least one new report with relevant new data point markers;   linking the at least one report and the at least one new report with the common new data point marker; and   displaying graphically the link between the at least one report and the at least one new report with the common at least one new data point markers.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising:
 creating at least one new report;   building a new navigation map;   linking a previously created at least one report from a repository to the new navigation map; and   storing the new navigation map, the link between the previously created one report to the new navigation map, and the at least one new report in a database.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising:
 viewing the at least one report;   loading a navigation map; and   gathering information to dynamically create a link to the navigation map.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising:
 loading a previously created navigation map;   linking the at least one report to the navigation map; and   storing the navigation map in a in a database.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising:
 updating a navigation map by locating the navigation map;   adding at least one new report to the map; and   storing the navigation map in a database.