CREATING AND EDITING DYNAMIC GRAPHICS VIA A WEB INTERFACE
First Claim
1. A method for creating a dynamic graphic via a world wide web (Web) interface, the method comprising:
- exposing a Web service at a server computer;
receiving a request at the Web service for a dynamic graphic;
in response to receiving the request, generating the dynamic graphic based upon the request; and
returning the dynamic graphic in response to the request.
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Abstract
Technologies are described herein for creating and editing dynamic graphics via a World Wide Web (“Web”) interface. A Web service is provided for generating dynamic graphics in response to requests received from client computers. In response to requests from client computers, the Web service generates requested dynamic graphics and returns the generated dynamic graphics to the client computers in response to the requests. Parameters may be provided to the Web service indicating a list of text items, a layout type, a visual style, a color, and other aspects of a dynamic graphic. A user interface is also provided for creating and editing a dynamic graphic within a Web browser application.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for creating a dynamic graphic via a world wide web (Web) interface, the method comprising:
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exposing a Web service at a server computer; receiving a request at the Web service for a dynamic graphic; in response to receiving the request, generating the dynamic graphic based upon the request; and returning the dynamic graphic in response to the request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for creating a dynamic graphic via a world wide web (Web) interface, the method comprising:
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providing by way of a Web browser a user interface for specifying a list of text items for the dynamic graphic and a layout type for the dynamic graphic;
receiving a request at the Web browser to generate the dynamic graphic;in response to receiving the request to generate the dynamic graphic, transmitting a request for the dynamic graphic to a Web service, the request for the dynamic graphic comprising the list of text items and data identifying the layout type for the dynamic graphic; receiving from the Web service the dynamic graphic; and displaying the received dynamic graphic by way of the Web browser. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 19)
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16. A computer storage medium having computer executable instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:
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expose a world wide web (Web) service for generating a dynamic graphic based upon one or more supplied parameters; receive at the Web service a request for a dynamic graphic, the request supplying the parameters;
generate a dynamic graphic based upon the parameters in response to the request; andreturn the dynamic graphic as a response to the request for a dynamic graphic. - View Dependent Claims (18, 20)
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