1. A computerized method for matching registered investment advisors based upon succession planning objectives, the method comprising:
receiving, at a server computing device, a match request from a first client computing device, the request including an identity of a first registered investment advisor and a succession planning track assigned to the first registered investment advisor;
generating, by the server computing device, a list of one or more other registered investment advisors based upon the succession planning track assigned to the first registered investment advisor, wherein the list includes an identity for each of the one or more other registered investment advisors;
transmitting, by the server computing device, the list to the first client computing device;
receiving, at the server computing device, a selection of a second registered investment advisor from the list; and
transmitting, by the server computing device, a notification to a second client computing device associated with the second registered investment advisor.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of generating a list comprises:
determining, by the server computing device, a match between the succession planning track assigned to the first registered investment advisor and a succession planning track assigned to the one or more other registered investment advisors.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the succession planning track assigned to the advisors comprises a primary intermediate track and a secondary intermediate track, the step of generating a list further comprising:
determining, by the server computing device, a match between the primary intermediate track assigned to the first registered investment advisor and the primary intermediate track assigned to the one or more other registered investment advisors.
4. The method of claim 3, the step of generating a list further comprising:
comparing, by the server computing device, a set of business and personal value statements associated with the first registered investment advisor to a set of business and personal value statements associated with each of the one or more other registered investment advisors;
determining, by the server computing device, a score for each comparison; and
assigning, by the server computing device, the score to the corresponding other registered investment advisor.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein the list comprises one or more other registered investment advisors assigned a score above a predetermined threshold.
6. The method of claim 5, wherein the predetermined threshold is a percentage of the set of business and personal value statements associated with the other registered investment advisor that match the set of business and personal value statements associated with the first investment advisor.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the identity of the one or more other registered investment advisors in the list is hidden.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein the notification includes the identity of the first registered investment advisor.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein the identity of the first registered investment advisor is hidden.
10. The method of claim 1, further comprising applying, by the server computing device, a filter to the generated list based upon criteria provided from the first client computing device.
11. The method of claim 1, wherein the notification is sent via email.
12. The method of claim 1, wherein the server computing device displays one or more characteristics shared by the first registered investment advisor and the one or more other registered investment advisors in the list.
13. A system for matching registered investment advisors based upon succession planning objectives, the system comprising a server computing device configured to:
receive a matching request from a first client computing device, the request including an identity of a first registered investment advisor and a succession planning track assigned to the first registered investment advisor;
generate a list of one or more other registered investment advisors based upon the succession planning track assigned to the first registered investment advisor, wherein the list includes an identity for each of the one or more other registered investment advisors;
transmit the list to the first client computing device;
receive a selection of a second registered investment advisor from the list; and
transmit a notification to a second client computing device associated with the second registered investment advisor.
14. The system of claim 13, wherein the step of generating a list comprises:
determining a match between the succession planning track assigned to the first registered investment advisor and a succession planning track assigned to the one or more other registered investment advisors.
15. The system of claim 14, wherein the succession planning track assigned to the advisors comprises a primary intermediate track and a secondary intermediate track, the step of generating a list further comprising:
determining a match between the primary intermediate track assigned to the first registered investment advisor and the primary intermediate track assigned to the one or more other registered investment advisors.
16. The system of claim 15, the step of generating a list further comprising:
comparing a set of business and personal value statements associated with the first registered investment advisor to a set of business and personal value statements associated with each of the one or more other registered investment advisors;
determining a score for each comparison; and
assigning the score to the corresponding other registered investment advisor.
17. The system of claim 16, wherein the list comprises one or more other registered investment advisors assigned a score above a predetermined threshold.
18. The system of claim 17, wherein the predetermined threshold is a percentage of the set of business and personal value statements associated with the other registered investment advisor that match the set of business and personal value statements associated with the first investment advisor.
19. The system of claim 13, wherein the identity of the one or more other registered investment advisors in the list is hidden.
20. The system of claim 13, wherein the notification includes the identity of the first registered investment advisor.
21. The system of claim 20, wherein the identity of the first registered investment advisor is hidden.
22. The system of claim 13, further comprising applying a filter to the generated list based upon criteria provided from the first client computing device.
23. The system of claim 13, wherein the notification is sent via email.
24. The system of claim 13, wherein the server computing device displays one or more characteristics shared by the first registered investment advisor and the one or more other registered investment advisors in the list.
25. A computer program product, tangibly embodied in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, for matching registered investment advisors based upon succession planning objectives, the computer program product including instructions operable to cause a server computing device to:
receive a matching request from a first client computing device, the request including an identity of a first registered investment advisor and a succession planning track assigned to the first registered investment advisor;
generate a list of one or more other registered investment advisors based upon the succession planning track assigned to the first registered investment advisor, wherein the list includes an identity for each of the one or more other registered investment advisors;
transmit the list to the first client computing device;
receive a selection of a second registered investment advisor from the list; and
transmit a notification to a second client computing device associated with the second registered investment advisor.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method of measuring a concentration of an analyte contained in a sample fluid, wherein at least two capacitive field effect sensors configured in semiconductor technology and having an identical basic structure with a reference electrode are arranged in a shared measuring cell, one of said at least two capacitive field effect sensors forming a measuring sensor with an active transductor layer and another one of said at least two capacitive field effect sensors forming a reference sensor without an active transductor layer, said method comprising the steps of:
simultaneously contacting said at least two capacitive field effect sensors with said sample fluid;
applying a bias voltage which is composed of an electric DC voltage and a superimposed AC voltage between each capacitive field effect sensor and the reference electrode, said reference electrode being simultaneously contacted by said sample fluid;
eliminating any change in capacitance due to the analyte in the sample fluid by controlling said bias voltage applied to said measuring sensor in a closed control loop; and
obtaining a measuring signal by calculating a difference between voltage values that are representative of DC voltage potentials applied to said measuring sensor and to said reference sensor, respectively.
2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein each capacitive field effect sensor includes an associated reference electrode and an associated electronic measuring circuit for applying said controlled bias voltage with said superimposed AC voltage.
3. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein said capacitive field effect sensors are operated simultaneously.
4. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein said capacitive field effect sensors are operated alternately with only one electronic measuring circuit which is switched over between said capacitive field effect sensors.
5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said capacitive field effect sensors have a shared reference electrode and a shared electronic measuring circuit and said controlled bias voltage with said superimposed AC voltage is alternately applied between said shared electrode and one of said capacitive field effect sensors.
6. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein one reference sensor and a plurality of sensors having different transductor layers are arranged in said measuring cell.
7. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said measuring cell is alternately exposed to said sample liquid containing said analyte and to a buffer solution.
8. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said capacitive field effect sensors measure one of pH values and ion concentrations.
9. An apparatus for measuring a concentration of an analyte contained in a sample fluid comprising:
a shared measuring cell in which at least two capacitive field effect sensors are arranged which are configured in semiconductor technology and have an identical basic structure with a reference electrode, one of said capacitive field effect sensors forming a measuring sensor with an active transductor layer and another one of said capacitive field effect sensors forming a reference sensor without an active transductor layer; and
an electronic measuring device including a DC voltage source connected in series with an AC voltage source, the DC voltage source being controllable in a closed loop to eliminate any changes in capacitance of said measuring sensor due said analyte and to derive a measuring signal by calculating a difference between voltage values that are representative of potentials of said DC voltage applied to said measuring sensor and to said reference sensor, respectively.
10. The apparatus as claimed in claim 9, wherein each capacitive field effect sensor has an associated reference electrode and an associated electronic measuring circuit.
11. The apparatus as claimed in claim 9, wherein said capacitive field effect sensors have a shared reference electrode, which may be formed by one of said capacitive field effect sensors.
12. The apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein said capacitive field effect sensors have a shared electronic measuring circuit that is adapted to be switched over between said capacitive field effect sensors.
13. The apparatus as claimed in claim 9, wherein said capacitive field effect sensors are one of pH-sensitive and ion-sensitive.
14. The apparatus as claimed in claim 9, wherein said active transductor layer includes a fixed enzyme.
15. The apparatus as claimed in claim 9, wherein said measuring cell is adapted to be exposed to said sample liquid and to a buffer solution by alternately controlled valves.