Method and system for Java Gantt/Bar chart rendering

• US 20050262425A1
• Filed: 05/20/2004
• Published: 11/24/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 05/20/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Vignet, Peter
• Granted Patent: US 7,610,549 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/209
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99943 Generating database or data structure, e.g. via user interface
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99945 Object-oriented database structure processing

Abstract

A method and system for Java Gantt/bar chart rendering includes an extractor to receive project data, a table generator to generate a project table suitable for representing the project data, and a dynamic page component to generate a Gantt chart image utilizing the project table. The system further includes a cell rendering component to render at least one cell of the project table by identifying a suitable graphical image and by applying the graphical image to the cell.

Claims

1. A system to create a chart, including:

an extractor to receive project data;

a table generator to generate a project table suitable for representing the project data; and

a dynamic page component to generate a chart image utilizing the project table, the chart being one of a Gantt chart and a bar chart.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the table generator is to receive a data model and a table model to generate the project table.

3. The system of claim 1, including a cell rendering component to render at least one cell of the project table, wherein the at least one cell represents a portion of the chart in accordance with the project data.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the cell rendering component is to identify a graphical image from a plurality of graphical images and to apply the graphical image to the at least one cell.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the graphical image from the plurality of graphical images represents one of a full time unit and a partial time unit.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the cell rendering component is to identify a background color and to apply the background color to the at least one cell.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the cell rendering component is to apply the background color to the at least one cell if the project data corresponding to the at least one cell is one of a full time unit and an empty time unit.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the project data includes a project name, the start date of the project, and project duration.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the dynamic page component is to generate an event related to the at least one cell the event being utilized to display additional information responsive to identifying an action directed at the at least one cell.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the action directed at the at least one cell is a click.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the chart image is a dynamic web page.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the extractor component is to provide the chart image to a user, utilizing a web portal.

13. A method automatically to create a chart, the method including:

receiving project data;

generating a table suitable for representing the project data; and

generating a chart image utilizing the table, the chart being one of a Gantt chart and a bar chart.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the generating of the chart image includes rendering a cell of the table, wherein the cell represents a portion of the chart in accordance to the project data.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the rendering of the cell includes identifying a graphical image from a plurality of graphical images and applying the graphical image to the cell.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the graphical image from the plurality of graphical images represents one of a full time unit and a partial time unit.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the rendering of the cell includes identifying a background color and applying the background color to the cell.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the applying of the background color to the cell is responsive to identifying the project data corresponding to one of the full time unit and the empty time unit.

19. The method of claim 13, wherein the project data includes a project name, the start date of the project, and project duration.

20. The method of claim 13, including enabling a user to view additional information responsive to an action by a user, the action being directed at the cell.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein the action is a click.

22. The method of claim 13, wherein the chart image is a dynamic web page.

23. The method of claim 14, including displaying the chart image to a user, utilizing a web portal.

24. A system to create a chart, including:

means for receiving project data;

means for generating a project table suitable for representing the project data; and

means for generating a chart image utilizing the project table, the chart being one of a Gantt chart and a bar chart.

25. A machine-readable medium having stored thereon data representing sets of instructions which, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to:

receive project data;

generate a table suitable for representing the project data; and

generate a chart image utilizing the table, the chart being one of a Gantt chart and a bar chart.