Method and system for integrating calculation and presentation technologies

• US 20070168868A1
• Filed: 01/12/2007
• Published: 07/19/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/13/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Barclays Capital Incorporated (Barclays PLC)
• Original Assignee: Lehman Brothers Incorporated (Barclays PLC)
• Inventors: Majdalani, Elie, Korzenko, Richard M., Wong, Johnny J.
• Application Number:
  US11/652,900
• Publication Number:
  US 20070168868A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/732
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/117 Tagging; Marking up details of markup languages G06F40/143; Designating a block; Setting of attributes style sheets, e.g. eXtensible Stylesheet Language Transformation [XSLT], G06F40/154
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/18 of spreadsheets form-filling G06F40/174

Abstract

A presentation is generated, and spreadsheets objects are embedded therein. The presentation may be customized prior to downloading. Mark-up language technology may be used in connection with the integration of spreadsheet and presentation technologies.

Claims

1. A method for generating a presentation comprising:

generating a spreadsheet object;

generating the presentation; and

embedding the spreadsheet object in the presentation in connection with generating the presentation.

2. A method for customizing a presentation comprising:

generating the presentation, wherein the presentation comprises one or more slides;

generating an image of one or more of the slides;

displaying one or more of the images;

receiving one or more requests to customize the presentation; and

creating a customized presentation.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein one or more spreadsheet objects are embedded in the presentation.

4. The method of claim 2 wherein said requests comprise one or more of:

a request to remove one or more of the slides from the presentation, a request to add text elements, a request to add one or more additional slides to the presentation, and a request to change a numbering convention associated with the slides.

5. A method for generating a presentation comprising:

receiving a request associated with generating a presentation;

parsing the request to determine one or more calculation actions and one or more presentation actions to be taken in connection with generating the presentation;

creating a first mark-up language document comprising executable instructions indicating calculation actions;

processing the first mark-up language document to create a second mark-up language document comprising calculation data;

creating a third mark-up language document comprising executable instructions indicating presentation actions; and

processing the third mark-up language document and the second mark-up language document to create a fourth mark-up language document comprising data associated with one of a draft presentation and a final presentation.

6. The method of claim 5 further comprising:

employing one or more spreadsheet templates in connection with creating the second mark-up language document.

7. The method of claim 5 further comprising:

employing one or more presentation templates in connection with creating the fourth mark-up language document.

8. A system for generating a presentation comprising:

a calculation engine for generating a spreadsheet object; and

a presentation engine for generating the presentation,

wherein, in connection with generating the presentation, the spreadsheet object is embedded in the presentation.

9. A system for customizing a presentation comprising:

a presentation engine for generating the presentation, wherein the presentation comprises one or more slides;

wherein an image of one or more of the slides is generated;

one or more of the images are displayed;

one or more requests to customize the presentation are received; and

a customized presentation is created.

10. The system of claim 9 wherein one or more spreadsheet objects are embedded in the presentation.

11. The system of claim 9 wherein said requests comprise one or more of:

a request to remove one or more of the slides from the presentation, a request to add text elements, a request to add one or more additional slides to the presentation, and a request to change a numbering convention associated with the slides.

12. A system for generating a presentation comprising:

a workflow engine for receiving a request associated with generating a presentation;

parsing the request to determine one or more calculation actions and one or more presentation actions to be taken in connection with generating the presentation; and

creating a first mark-up language document comprising executable instructions indicating calculation actions;

a calculation engine for receiving the first mark-up language document and processing the first mark-up language document to create a second mark-up language document comprising calculation data;

the workflow engine further for receiving the second mark-up language document, processing the second mark-up language document, and creating a third mark-up language document comprising executable instructions indicating presentation actions; and

a presentation engine for receiving the third mark-up language document and processing the third mark-up language document to create a fourth mark-up language document comprising data associated with one of a draft presentation and a final presentation.

13. The system of claim 12 wherein one or more spreadsheet templates are employed in connection with creating the second mark-up language document.

14. The system of claim 12 further wherein one or more presentation templates are employed in connection with creating the fourth mark-up language document.

15. A computer-readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed on a data processing apparatus, perform a method for generating a presentation comprising:

generating a spreadsheet object;

generating the presentation; and

embedding the spreadsheet object in the presentation in connection with generating the presentation.

16. A computer-readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed on a data processing apparatus, perform a method for customizing a presentation comprising:

generating the presentation, wherein the presentation comprises one or more slides;

generating an image of one or more of the slides;

displaying one or more of the images;

receiving one or more requests to customize the presentation; and

creating a customized presentation.

17. The computer-readable medium of claim 16 wherein one or more spreadsheet objects are embedded in the presentation.

18. The computer-readable medium of claim 16 wherein said requests comprise one or more of:

a request to remove one or more of the slides from the presentation, a request to add text elements, a request to add one or more additional slides to the presentation, and a request to change a numbering convention associated with the slides.

19. A computer-readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed on a data processing apparatus, perform a method for processing a request associated with generating a presentation comprising:

parsing the request to determine one or more calculation actions and one or more presentation actions to be taken in connection with generating the presentation;

creating a first mark-up language document comprising executable instructions indicating calculation actions;

processing the first mark-up language document to create a second mark-up language document comprising calculation data;

creating a third mark-up language document comprising executable instructions indicating presentation actions; and

processing the third mark-up language document and the second mark-up language document to create a fourth mark-up language document comprising data associated with one of a draft presentation and a final presentation.

20. The method of claim 19 further comprising:

employing one or more spreadsheet templates in connection with creating the second mark-up language document.

21. The method of claim 19 further comprising:

employing one or more presentation templates in connection with creating the fourth mark-up language document.

22. A presentation created by a method comprising the steps of:

generating a spreadsheet object;

generating the presentation; and

embedding the spreadsheet object in the presentation in connection with generating the presentation.

23. A customized presentation created by a method comprising the steps of:

generating the presentation, wherein the presentation comprises one or more slides;

generating an image of one or more of the slides;

displaying one or more of the images;

receiving one or more requests to customize the presentation; and

creating a customized presentation.

24. The customized presentation of claim 23 wherein one or more spreadsheet objects are embedded in the presentation.

25. The customized presentation of claim 23 wherein said requests comprise one or more of:

a request to remove one or more of the slides from the presentation, a request to add text elements, a request to add one or more additional slides to the presentation, and a request to change a numbering convention associated with the slides.

26. A presentation created by a method comprising the steps of:

receiving a request associated with generating the presentation;

parsing the request to determine one or more calculation actions and one or more presentation actions to be taken in connection with generating the presentation;

creating a first mark-up language document comprising executable instructions indicating calculation actions;

processing the first mark-up language document to create a second mark-up language document comprising calculation data;

creating a third mark-up language document comprising executable instructions indicating presentation actions; and

processing the third mark-up language document and the second mark-up language document to create a fourth mark-up language document comprising data associated with one of a draft presentation and a final presentation.

27. The presentation of claim 26 wherein the method further comprises:

employing one or more spreadsheet templates in connection with creating the second mark-up language document.

28. The presentation of claim 26 wherein the method further comprises:

employing one or more presentation templates in connection with creating the fourth mark-up language document.