Mobile report generation for multiple device platforms

• US 20070174330A1
• Filed: 07/13/2006
• Published: 07/26/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/25/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: ZDK Interactive, Inc.
• Original Assignee: ZDK Interactive, Inc.
• Inventors: Fox, David, Fox, Kelli
• Application Number:
  US11/487,171
• Publication Number:
  US 20070174330A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

A system and method of generating reports is disclosed. In one embodiment, a user requests a report using a GUI on a device and the request is sent to a report generation server. The report generation server generates the report and sends the report to the requesting device. In another embodiment, a user request a report be generated and sent to another device. The report generation server generates the report according to a format and platform of the intended recipient device and delivers the report.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method for generating reports comprising:

a) initiate a report generating system;

b) execute instructions associated with said report generating system including;

i) provide a first GUI for a user to access said report generating system, said first GUI suitable for a first device platform, and

ii) obtain at least some data required to generate a first report, said first report suitable for a selected one of a plurality of device platforms;

c) determine a suitable and well defined action based at least in part on action a)-b); and

d) initiate and if possible attend to said suitable and well-defined action.

2. A computer implemented method as in claim 1, wherein the act of initiating said report generating system includes a plurality of housekeeping functions including:

establishing communications among devices and processes involved, and

allocating memory and other resources as necessary.

3. A computer implemented method as in claim 1, wherein said first report is an astrological report.

4. A computer implemented report generating system comprising:

a client computer system for a user, including;

a display device, and

a GUI suitable for user interaction and operable to request a report;

a server computer system including;

a server process operable to respond to a request to generate said report;

wherein said server computer system generates said report and provides said report to said client computer system in response to said request.

5. A computer implemented report generating system as recited in claim 4, wherein said report is an astrological report.

6. A computer implemented report generating system as recited in claim 4, wherein said client computer system further includes:

a local server process, and

a proxy for remote server;

wherein said local sever process receives data entered into said GUI and said proxy for remote server transmits said received data to said server computer system.

7. A computer implemented report generating system as recited in claim 4, further comprising:

a second client computer system including;

a second display device;

wherein said server computer system generates reports and provides said reports to said second client computer system.

8. A computer implemented report generating system as recited in claim 7, wherein said second client computer system further includes a second GUI suitable for user interaction and operable to request said report.

9. A computer implemented report generating system as recited in claim 8, wherein said second client computer system further includes:

a second local server process, and

a second proxy for remote server;

wherein said second local sever process receives data entered into said second GUI and said second proxy for remote server transmits said received data to said server computer system.

10. A computer implemented report generating system as recited in claim 4, further comprising:

a first device configured to receive said report from said server computer system, said first device capable of displaying said report.

11. A computer implemented report generating system as recited in claim 10, further comprising:

a second device configured to receive said report from said server computer system, said second device capable of displaying said report.

12. A method for generating a report comprising:

providing a GUI to a user to access a report-generating application;

receiving a user request to generate a report from said user via said GUI;

obtaining data required to generate said report;

generating said report using said obtained data; and

providing said report to said user.

13. A method for generating a report as recited in claim 12, wherein said providing step further comprises:

a. detecting a device platform;

b. detecting available media and media players;

c. detecting required user-specific parameters;

d. performing initialization process; and

e. implementing said GUI based on results of steps a-c and other fixed parameters.

14. A method for generating a report as recited in claim 12, wherein said obtaining step further comprises:

obtaining locally available data;

obtaining remotely available data; and

interactively obtaining data from said user.

15. A method for generating a report as recited in claim 12, wherein said generating step further comprises:

determining a suitable format for said report;

compiling data for said report; and

creating said report using compiled data.

16. A method for generating a report comprising:

sending a request for a report from a mobile handheld device to a report generation server;

generating said report according to said request; and

sending said report to said mobile handheld device.

17. A method for generating a report as recited in claim 16, wherein said report is an astrological report.

18. A method for generating a report comprising:

sending a request for a report from a mobile handheld device to a report generation server;

generating a first report and a second report according to said request;

formatting said first report according to a format and platform of said mobile handheld device;

formatting said second report according to a format and platform of another intended recipient device;

sending said first report to said mobile handheld device; and

sending said second report to said intended recipient device.

19. A method for generating a report as recited in claim 18, wherein said first report and said second report are astrological reports.

20. A mobile handheld device comprising:

a GUI,

a local process server, and

a proxy for remote server;

wherein said GUI is capable of requesting a report, delivering said request to said local process server, receiving said report from said local process server, and displaying said report,

wherein said local process server is capable of receiving said request from said GUI, delivering said request to said proxy for remote server, receiving said report from said proxy for remote server, and delivering said report to said GUI,

wherein said proxy for remote server is capable of receiving said request from said local process server, transmitting said request to a report generation server, receiving said report from said report generation server, and delivering said report to said local process server.

21. A report generation system comprising:

a report generation server capable of receiving a device report request, generating a plurality of reports in a plurality of formats for a plurality of platforms according to said device report request, and transmitting said plurality of generated reports according said device report request,

a first mobile handheld device operably coupled to said report generation server, said first mobile handheld device capable of receiving a human report request, converting said human report request into said device report request, and transmitting said device report request to said report generation server, said first mobile handheld device additionally capable of receiving a first generated report from said report generation server and displaying said first generated report.

22. A report generation system as recited in claim 21, further comprising,

a second device operably coupled to said report generation server, said second device having a different platform than said first mobile handheld device, said second device capable of receiving a second generated report from said report generation server and displaying said second generated report, said second generated report being compatible with said platform of said second device.

23. A report generation system as recited in claim 22, wherein said second device second device is capable of receiving said human report request, converting said human report request into said device report request, and transmitting said device report request to said report generation server.

24. A report generation system as recited in claim 23, wherein said first generated report and said second generated report is an astrological report.

25. A report generation system as recited in claim 21, wherein said human report request comprises:

at least one birthdate field, and

at least one intended recipient device field.

26. A report generation system as recited in claim 21, wherein said human report request is received by navigating thorough various menus and making various selections using a GUI.

27. A report generation system as recited in claim 22, wherein said second device is a mobile handheld device.

28. A report generation system as recited in claim 22, wherein said second device is a personal computer.