Presentation generation using scorecard elements

• US 9,058,307 B2
• Filed: 01/26/2007
• Issued: 06/16/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 01/26/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Tien, Ian, Hulen, Corey, Lim, Chen-I
• Primary Examiner(s): Baderman, Scott
• Assistant Examiner(s): Kells, Asher
• Application Number:
  US11/627,640
• Publication Number:
  US 20080184099A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,063 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/10 Text processing natural language analysis G06F40/20; semantic analysis G06F40/30; processing or translation of natural language G06F40/40

Abstract

Scorecard data including scorecard views, and the like are exported to a presentation application for generating a presentation based on the scorecard data. Briefing book definitions are generated based on the scorecard data, default parameters and user-defined parameters for providing a user selections for the presentations. Using composite objects, scorecard and report views may be reformatted, resized, laid out, and paginated according to the presentation preferences. Once the user selections are received the presentation may be rendered generating charts based on the data, grouping and breaking down views, incorporating unstructured data, and the like.

Claims

1. A system for rendering a presentation based on a scorecard, comprising:

a memory;

a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor is configured to execute instructions to perform actions including;

receive data associated with the scorecard for exporting to a presentation application, wherein the data includes at least one from a set of;

a partial scorecard view, a full scorecard view, a report view, and unstructured data;

auto-align and associate the data with a plurality of presentation parts;

generate a set of definitions for the presentation parts based on at least one from a set of;

the received data, default parameters of the presentation application, and subscriber-defined parameters associated with the presentation;

present, based on a permission infrastructure, a subscriber with selection options among available presentation parts and options for redefining attributes of selected presentation parts, the attributes comprising a setting of a view type for the presentation, the view type comprising one of the following;

a view by region and a view by time;

receive a subscriber selection of at least one of the available presentation parts, the selection defining at least one attribute associated with the selected at least one presentation part;

create a composite object for export to the presentation application based on the received subscriber selection, the composite object being configured to define metrics associated with the selected at least one presentation part and a layout of the metrics within the presentation associated with the at least one attribute defined by the selection; and

exporting to the presentation application the composite object that is modifiable by the presentation application.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to receive the data from a plurality of data sources associated with a business logic service.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to provide different selection options to different subscribers based on a permission level of each subscriber.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to provide the data to the presentation application in Extensible Markup Language (XML) format.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to provide a rendered presentation to a predefined number of subscribers through one of an electronic mail, an instant message, and a download process.

6. A method to be executed at least in part in a computing device for rendering a presentation based on a scorecard, the method comprising:

receiving data associated with the scorecard for exporting to a presentation application, the data comprising a plurality of scorecard metrics;

generating, based on the received data, a briefing book comprising preliminary parts of the presentation and options for a view type for each of the preliminary parts;

providing the briefing book to a user and receiving a user selection of at least one of the preliminary presentation parts and a user selection of a corresponding view type for each of the selected at least one presentation parts;

creating a composite object for export to the presentation application based on the scorecard data and the received user selections, the composite object being modifiable once received by the presentation application to meet the formatting requirements of the presentation while preserving the content of the scorecard;

exporting the composite object to a presentation application; and

rendering the presentation by the presentation application, the composite object being used by the presentation application to build the presentation.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the method further comprises:

reformatting and resizing the briefing book based on an attribute of the presentation.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the presentation includes at least one of:

a slide presentation file, an image file, a graphics file, and a composite document file.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein the method further comprises:

grouping the composite object based on at least one from a set of;

the user selections, an attribute of the presentation, and the briefing book structure.

10. The method of claim 6, wherein the briefing book is provided to the presentation application as a composite object.

11. A system for rendering a presentation based on a scorecard, comprising:

a memory;

a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor is configured to execute instructions to perform actions including;

receive data associated with the scorecard for exporting to a presentation application, the data comprising a plurality of scorecard metrics;

generate, based on the received data, a briefing book comprising preliminary parts of the presentation and options for a view type for each of the preliminary parts;

provide the briefing book to a user and receiving a user selection of at least one of the preliminary presentation parts and a user selection of a corresponding view type for each of the selected at least one presentation parts;

create a composite object for export to the presentation application based on the scorecard data and the received user selections, the composite object being modifiable once received by the presentation application to meet the formatting requirements of the presentation while preserving the content of the scorecard;

export the composite object to a presentation application; and

render the presentation by the presentation application, the composite object being used by the presentation application to build the presentation.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to execute instructions to perform actions including reformat and resize the briefing book based on an attribute of the presentation.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the presentation includes at least one of:

a slide presentation file, an image file, a graphics file, and a composite document file.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to execute instructions to perform actions including group the composite object based on at least one from a set of:

the user selections, an attribute of the presentation, and the briefing book structure.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the briefing book is provided to the presentation application as a composite object.