System and method for dynamic creation of images

• US 20050151739A1
• Filed: 07/08/2004
• Published: 07/14/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 07/10/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CA, Inc. (d/b/a CA Technologies) (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Computer Associates Think Inc. (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Barrett, Kevin R., Barnett, Andrew
• Granted Patent: US 8,880,988 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/440.200
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/063114 Status monitoring or status determination for a person or group

Abstract

A method for dynamically publishing an image including providing at least one parameter, generating the image using the at least one,parameter, verifying that the generated image is of an appropriate size, formatting the generated image of an appropriate size to comply with a standard image file format, and making the formatted image available over a network.

Claims

1. A method for dynamically publishing an image comprising:

providing at least one parameter;

generating the image using said at least one parameter;

verifying that said generated image is of an appropriate size;

formatting said generated image of an appropriate size to comply with a standard image file format; and

making said formatted image available over a network.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said image comprises a Gantt chart.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said image comprises an error message.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said image comprises a report.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said image comprises text.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said image comprises one or more graphics.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said image comprises a composite of text and graphics.

8. The method of claim 1, additionally comprising incorporating said image into a web page.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein said at least one parameter comprises data.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein said at least one parameter comprises project management data.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein colors used in generating said image are selected with respect to a status of said project management data.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein said verifying that said generated image is of an appropriate size comprises resizing said image to said appropriate size when said image is not of said appropriate size.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein said formatting said generated image of an appropriate size to comply with a standard image file format comprises compressing said image to comply with a standard compressed image file format.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein said standard compressed image file format is jpeg.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein said network is the Internet.

16. A system for dynamically publishing an image comprising:

a providing unit for providing at least one parameter;

a generating unit for generating the image using said at least one parameter;

a verifying unit for verifying that said generated image is of an appropriate size;

a formatting unit for formatting said generated image of an appropriate size to comply with a standard image file format; and

a making unit for making said formatted image available over a network.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein said image comprises a Gantt chart.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein said image comprises an error message.

19. The system of claim 16, wherein said image comprises a report.

20. The system of claim 16, wherein said image comprises text.

21. The system of claim 16, wherein said image comprises one or more graphics.

22. The system of claim 16, wherein said image comprises a compost of text and graphics.

23. The system of claim 16, additionally comprising an incorporating unit for incorporating said image into a web page.

24. The system of claim 16, wherein said at least one parameter comprises data.

25. The system of claim 16, wherein said at least one parameter comprises project management data.

26. The system of claim 25, wherein colors used in generating said image are selected with respect to a status of said project management data.

27. The system of claim 16, wherein said verifying that said generated image is of an appropriate size comprises resizing said image to said appropriate size when said image is not of said appropriate size.

28. The system of claim 16, wherein said formatting said generated image of an appropriate size to comply with a standard image file format comprises compressing said image to comply with a standard compressed image file format.

29. The system of claim 28, wherein said standard compressed image file format is jpeg.

30. The system of claim 16, wherein said network is the Internet.

31. A computer system comprising:

a processor; and

a program storage device including computer executable code for dynamically publishing an image, comprising;

code for providing at least one parameter;

code for generating the image using said at least one parameter;

code for verifying that said generated image is of an appropriate size;

code for formatting said generated image of an appropriate size to comply with a standard image file format; and

code for making said formatted image available over a network.

32. The computer system of claim 31, wherein said image comprises a Gantt chart.

33. The computer system of claim 31, wherein said image comprises an error message.

34. The computer system of claim 31, wherein said image comprises a report.

35. The computer system of claim 31, wherein said image comprises text.

36. The computer system of claim 31, wherein said image comprises one or more graphics.

37. The computer system of claim 31, wherein said image comprises a compost of text and graphics.

38. The computer system of claim 31, additionally comprising incorporating said image into a web page.

39. The computer system of claim 31, wherein said at least one parameter comprises data.

40. The computer system of claim 31, wherein said at least one parameter comprises project management data.

41. The computer system of claim 40, wherein colors used in generating said image are selected with respect to a status of said project management data.

42. The computer system of claim 31, wherein said code for verifying that said generated image is of an appropriate size comprises code for resizing said image to said appropriate size when said image is not of said appropriate size.

43. The computer system of claim 31, wherein said code for formatting said generated image of an appropriate size to comply with a standard image file format comprises code for compressing said image to comply with a standard compressed image file format.

44. The computer system of claim 43, wherein said standard compressed image file format is jpeg.

45. The computer system of claim 31, wherein said network is the Internet.

46. A computer recording medium including computer executable code for dynamically publishing an image, comprising:

code for providing at least one parameter;

code for generating the image using said at least one parameter;

code for verifying that said generated image is of an appropriate size;

code for formatting said generated image of an appropriate size to comply with a standard image file format; and

code for making said formatted image available over a network.

47. The computer recording medium of claim 46, wherein said image comprises a Gantt chart.

48. The computer recording medium of claim 46, wherein said image comprises an error message.

49. The computer recording medium of claim 46, wherein said image comprises a report.

50. The computer recording medium of claim 46, wherein said image comprises text.

51. The computer recording medium of claim 46, wherein said image comprises one or more graphics.

52. The computer recording medium of claim 46, wherein said image comprises a compost of text and graphics.

53. The computer recording medium of claim 46, further comprising code for incorporating said image into a web page.

54. The computer recording medium of claim 46, wherein said at least one parameter comprises data.

55. The computer recording medium of claim 46, wherein said at least one parameter comprises project management data.

56. The computer recording medium of claim 55, wherein colors used in generating said image are selected with respect to a status of said project management data.

57. The computer recording medium of claim 46, wherein said code for verifying that said generated image is of an appropriate size comprises code for resizing said image to said appropriate size when said image is not of said appropriate size.

58. The computer recording medium of claim 46, wherein said code for formatting said generated image of an appropriate size to comply with a standard image file format comprises code for compressing said image to comply with a standard compressed image file format.

59. The computer recording medium of claim 58, wherein said standard compressed image file format is jpeg.

60. The computer recording medium of claim 46, wherein said network is the Internet.