System and method for generating a report on an object

• US 20030204365A1
• Filed: 10/21/2002
• Published: 10/30/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Chang, Chih-Kuang, Chen, Li-Hua
• Granted Patent: US 7,225,396 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/155
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 30/00 Computer-aided design [CAD]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/174 Form filling; Merging
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/177 of tables; using ruled lines
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/00 Manipulating 3D models or images for computer graphics
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2219/012 Dimensioning, tolerancing

Abstract

A system for automatically generating a report on an object comprises a form management module (410), a report processing module (420), and a column management module (430). The form management module comprises a form receiving sub-module (411) for receiving report templates provided by users, and a form classifying sub-module (412) for classifying the report templates. The report processing module includes a column setting sub-module (421) for setting columns of the report templates, and a report generating sub-module (422) for obtaining data on the object and for generating reports by using the data and the columns of the report templates. The column management module is used for storing columns set by the column setting sub-module. A method for automatically generating a report on an object is also disclosed.

Claims

1. A system for generating a report on an object by combining measurement data and design dimensions of the object, the system comprising:

a form management module for invoking report templates provided by users;

a report processing module for setting columns for reports to be generated and generating reports in accordance with the templates; and

a column management module for storing the columns set by the report processing module.

2. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the form management module includes a form classifying sub-module for classifying the report templates.

3. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the report processing module includes a report generating sub-module for obtaining data on the object and for generating reports by using the data on the object and the report templates.

4. The system as claimed in claim 3, wherein the data on the object comprises measurement data and design dimensions of an object.

5. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the columns comprise figure number, design dimension, tolerance, and measurement.

6. A system for generating a report on an object by combining measurement data and design dimensions of the object, the system comprising:

a form management module, comprising;

a form receiving sub-module for invoking report templates provided by users; and

a form classifying sub-module for classifying the report templates;

a report processing module, comprising;

a column setting sub-module for setting columns for the report templates; and

a report generating sub-module for obtaining data on the object and for generating reports by using the data on the object and the report templates; and

a column management module for storing columns set by the column setting sub-module.

7. The system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the data on the object comprises measurement data and design dimensions of the object.

8. The system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the columns comprise figure number, design dimension, tolerance, and measurement.

9. A method for generating a report on an object by combining measurement data and design dimensions of the object, the method comprising the steps of:

(a) invoking a template of a report to be generated;

(b) ascertaining whether columns of the invoked template have been set;

(c) ascertaining whether data on the object for generating the report exist, if the columns of the invoked template have been set;

(d) invoking the columns of the invoked template, if the data on the object for generating the report exist; and

(e) outputting the data on the object to respective columns of the invoked template.

10. The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein step (b) comprises the steps of:

(b1) setting columns of the invoked template, if the columns of the invoked template have not been set; and

(b2) storing the set columns in a column management module.

11. The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein step (c) further comprises the step of:

informing a user if the data on the object for generating the report do not exist.

12. The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein at least one of said columns shows calculation of a minimum distance between each figure number and a corresponding design dimension under a formula of “

SQR((a−

b)²+(d−

c)²)”

wherein in an X-Y ordinate system “

a”

represents an X-axis ordinate value of a figure unit representing a measured finger number while “

b”

represents an X-axis ordinate value of a figure unit representing a design dimension, “

c”

represents a Y-axis ordinate value of a figure unit representing a measured finger number while “

d”

represents a Y-axis value of a figure unit representing a design dimension.