Rendering Graphics Using Fonts

• US 20090102846A1
• Filed: 10/18/2007
• Published: 04/23/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/18/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Xlcubed, Ltd. (Fluence Technologies, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Xlcubed, Ltd. (Fluence Technologies, Inc.)
• Inventors: Flockermann, Andreas, Lipphardt, Andreas
• Application Number:
  US11/874,706
• Publication Number:
  US 20090102846A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/440
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/206 Drawing of charts or graphs

Abstract

Methods for rendering graphics using a proprietary font are disclosed. A method includes receiving data, receiving graph parameters, preparing graphics rendering instructions based on the received data, the received chart parameters, and at least one proprietary font. The graphics rendering instructions comprise a character string and color parameters. The method may include rendering a graph based on the graphics rendering instructions by accessing a proprietary font. The method may be performed by a computing device alone or in a client-server configuration.

Claims

1. A method for rendering graphics using a font, the method comprising:

receiving data

receiving graph parameters

preparing graphics rendering instructions based on the received data, the received graph parameters, and at least one proprietary font, wherein the graphics rendering instructions comprise a character string and color parameters.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

rendering a graph based on the graphics rendering instructions by accessing a proprietary font

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the rendering causes the graph to be displayed in one of an application program, widget, plug-in or applet.

4. The method of claim 2 wherein the rendering includes drawing a line through the graph.

5. The method of claim 2 wherein at least one column portion of the graph are drawn with two or more colors.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

forwarding the graphics rendering instructions to a client device.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the proprietary font is a TrueType font.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the proprietary font includes glyphs comprising constituent parts of at least one of a line graph, a horizontal bar chart, a vertical bar chart, a bullet chart, and a win-lose chart.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the data is received from one of a spreadsheet and a server.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein the graph parameters are received from one of a computer program and a user.

11. A client device comprising a user input device, a display device, a processor, a memory, and a storage medium, the storage medium having instructions stored thereon which when executed by a the processor cause the client device to perform operations comprising:

receiving graphics rendering instructions from a server

rendering a graph on the display device based on the graphics rendering instructions by accessing a proprietary font

wherein the rendering includes at lest one of

drawing a line through the graph

drawing at least one column portions of the graph with two or more colors.

12. A storage medium having instructions stored thereon which when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform actions comprising:

receiving data

receiving graph parameters preparing graphics rendering instructions based on the received data, the received graph parameters, and at least one proprietary font, wherein the graphics rendering instructions comprise a character string and color parameters.

13. The storage medium of claim 12 having further instructions stored thereon which when executed cause the processor to perform further actions comprising:

rendering a graph based on the graphics rendering instructions by accessing a proprietary font

14. The storage medium of claim 13 wherein the rendering causes the graph to be displayed in one of an application program, widget, plug-in or applet.

15. The storage medium of claim 13 wherein the rendering includes drawing a line through the graph.

16. The storage medium of claim 13 wherein at least one column portion of the graph is rendered in two or more colors.

17. The storage medium of claim 12 having further instructions stored thereon which when executed cause the processor to perform further actions comprising:

forwarding the graphics rendering instructions to a client device.

18. The storage medium of claim 12 wherein the proprietary font is a TrueType font.

19. The storage medium of claim 12 wherein the proprietary font includes glyphs comprising constituent parts of at least one of a line graph, a horizontal bar chart, a vertical bar chart, a bullet chart, and a win-lose chart.

20. The storage medium of claim 12 wherein the data is received from a spreadsheet.

21. The storage medium of claim 12 wherein the data is received from one of a server and a user.

22. The storage medium of claim 12 wherein the graph parameters are received from one of a computer program and a user.

23. A computing device comprising a user input device, a display device, a processor, a memory, and a storage medium, the storage medium having instructions stored thereon which when executed by the processor cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:

receiving data

receiving graph parameters

preparing graphics rendering instructions based on the received data, the received graph parameters, and at least one proprietary font, wherein the graphics rendering instructions comprise a character string and color parameters

rendering a graph based on the graphics rendering instructions by accessing a proprietary font

wherein the rendering causes the graph to be displayed in one of an application program, widget, plug-in or applet

wherein the rendering includes at least one of

drawing a line through the graph.

drawing at least one column portion of the graph in two or more colors.

24. The computing device of claim 23 wherein the proprietary font is a TrueType font.

25. The computing device of claim 23 wherein the proprietary font includes glyphs comprising constituent parts of at least one of a line graph, a horizontal bar chart, a vertical bar chart, a bullet chart, and a win-lose chart.