Method and System for Generating Reports

• US 20120297330A1
• Filed: 05/17/2012
• Published: 11/22/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/17/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Flexigoal Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Flexigoal Incorporated
• Inventors: Meyers, Christian, Rothman, Jeffrey B.
• Application Number:
  US13/474,018
• Publication Number:
  US 20120297330A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/772
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06398 Performance of employee with respect to a job function

Abstract

A computer implemented method is described for generating reports such as employee performance review reports. The method of the present invention assists a user in gathering and providing substantive content for reports. The present disclosure describes, as an embodiment of the present invention, a human resources application that assist in developing substantive content for employee performance reviews that can then be further used to manage employees.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for generating reports:

presenting user selectable categories for a subject of a report;

receiving input for at least one category for the subject of the report;

presenting user selectable icons corresponding to attributes of the user selectable categories;

receiving input for at least one icon;

presenting user selectable modifiers for the attributes;

receiving input for at least one modifier;

receiving text for any one of the at least one category, at least one icon, or at least one modifier; and

generating a report based on the received information for the subject of the report.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the report is a text based report.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the report is graphics based.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein receiving text includes retrieving previously stored text.

5. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the user selectable icons include images associated with the attributes of the user selectable categories.

6. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the user selectable icons can be dragged and dropped into a field associated with the user selectable modifiers for the attributes.

7. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the subject of the report is a person.

8. The computer implemented method of claim 7, wherein the report is a performance review.

9. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the subject of the report is an organization.

10. The computer implemented method of claim 1, further comprising sharing the report with at least one other individual.

11. A computer-readable medium including instructions that, when executed by a processing unit, cause the processing unit to generate a report, by performing the steps of:

presenting user selectable categories for a subject of a report;

receiving input for at least one category for the subject of the report;

presenting user selectable icons corresponding to attributes of the user selectable categories;

receiving input for at least one icon;

presenting user selectable modifiers for the attributes;

receiving input for at least one modifier;

receiving text for any one of the at least one category, at least one icon, or at least one modifier; and

generating a report based on the received information for the subject of the report.

12. The computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein the report is a text based report.

13. The computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein the report is graphics based.

14. The computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein receiving text includes retrieving previously stored text.

15. The computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein the user selectable icons include images associated with the attributes of the user selectable categories.

16. The computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein the user selectable icons can be dragged and dropped into a field associated with the user selectable modifiers for the attributes.

17. The computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein the subject of the report is a person.

18. The computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the report is a performance review.

19. The computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein the subject of the report is an organization.

20. The computer-readable medium of claim 11, further comprising sharing the report with at least one other individual.

21. A computing device comprising:

a data bus;

a memory unit coupled to the data bus;

a processing unit coupled to the data bus and configured to

present user selectable categories for a subject of a report;

receive input for at least one category for the subject of the report;

present user selectable icons corresponding to attributes of the user selectable categories;

receive input for at least one icon;

present user selectable modifiers for the attributes;

receive input for at least one modifier;

receive text for any one of the at least one category, at least one icon, or at least one modifier; and

generate a report based on the received information for the subject of the report.