METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR OBJECT BASED DATA MANAGEMENT

• US 20140009496A1
• Filed: 07/09/2012
• Published: 01/09/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/09/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: D2L Corporation
• Original Assignee: Desire2Learn Incorporated
• Inventors: AUGER, Jeremy, CHAPMAN, Kenneth, SCHNEIDER, Daniel
• Application Number:
  US13/544,030
• Publication Number:
  US 20140009496A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/636
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

Methods and systems for object based data management and reporting involving graphical display of objects and related data. A method for object based data management including providing a chart showing a plurality of objects, retrieving object based data relating to each object, determining comparable data for the plurality of objects, and selectively graphically overlaying the comparable data on the chart. A system for physical object based data management including a data collection module adapted to retrieve object based data relating to each object, a data analysis module adapted to determine comparable data for the plurality of objects, and a display module adapted to selectively display the comparable data as a chart. In a particular case, the system and method may be used for tracking data relating to a classroom and students.

Claims

1. A method for object based data management comprising:

providing a chart showing a plurality of objects;

retrieving object based data relating to each object;

determining comparable data for the plurality of objects; and

selectively graphically overlaying the comparable data on the chart.

2. A method according to claim 1 further comprising:

allowing a user to select a specific object of interest; and

displaying object based data for the specific object of interest.

3. A method according to claim 2 further comprising:

allowing a user to edit the object based data for the specific object of interest.

4. A method according to claim 1 wherein the chart is a location based chart.

5. A method according to claim 4 wherein the location based chart is a seating chart.

6. A method according to claim 1 further comprising:

analyzing the comparable data after the data is retrieved.

7. A method according to claim 1 wherein the chart is displayed on a network enabled device.

8. A method according to claim 1 wherein the overlaying the comparable data comprises a visualization of the comparable data with respect to each physical object.

9. A system for physical object based data management comprising:

a data collection module adapted to retrieve object based data relating to each object;

a data analysis module adapted to determine comparable data for the plurality of objects; and

a display module adapted to selectively display the comparable data as a chart.

10. A system according to claim 9 wherein the data analysis module is adapted to analyze the comparable data.

11. A system according to claim 9 wherein the data collection module further comprises an input component adapted to collect data relating to the plurality of objects and store the data in a database.

12. A system according to claim 9 wherein the display module is adapted to display the chart on a network enabled device.

13. A system according to claim 9 wherein the display module is adapted to receive input from a user accessing the system through a network enabled device.

14. A system for automatic processing of attendance comprising:

an input component adapted to capture data relating to students in a classroom;

a data collection module adapted to retrieve and store data from the input component; and

a data analysis module adapted to determine attendance data based on the captured data and pre-existing data relating to the students.

15. A system according to claim 14 wherein the input component is a camera.

16. A system according to claim 14 further comprising a display module adapted to display the attendance data in relation to a seating chart of the classroom.

17. A system according to claim 14 wherein the data analysis module is adapted to aggregate the attendance data for each student over a plurality of class sessions.