Actionable Business Entity Operating Models for Dynamic UI Behavior

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current data-driven UI solutions lack intelligent behavior, and actionable business entity operating models do not include sufficient metadata to drive or generate UI behavior effectively.

Innovation Solution

Extending the actionable business entity operating model by incorporating UI behavior semantics into its class and property meta-classes, allowing the UI behavior to be responsive to the operation state of the business entity, thereby enabling direct and integral definition of UI aspects without requiring additional transformation steps.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Extent of automation

If data-driven UI solutions are used, then UI generation is automated, but intelligent behavior and user interaction capabilities are lost

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveUI generation automationVSAvoidintelligent behavior
Core Design Contradiction:
Extent of automationVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges data-driven UI generation with actionable business entity operating models by extending meta-classes to include both data properties and UI behavior semantics. This integration allows the system to maintain automation while gaining intelligent behavior through the fusion of operational state data and user interaction capabilities.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The extended meta-classes serve multiple functions: they define data properties, specify UI behavior semantics, and enable user interactions. This multi-functionality allows a single framework to handle both automated generation and intelligent adaptation without requiring separate systems.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Adaptability or versatility

If actionable business entity operating models are used, then business logic is captured, but sufficient metadata for driving UI behavior is not included

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebusiness logic captureVSAvoidUI behavior metadata
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent adds another dimension to the operating model by extending meta-classes with UI behavior semantics. This dimensional extension incorporates user interaction capabilities, display properties, and navigation behaviors into the existing business entity structure, preventing information loss while maintaining business logic integrity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

Solution Approach 2:

The UI behavior semantics are nested within the existing meta-class structure of the actionable business entity operating model. This nesting allows the system to preserve the original business logic while embedding additional UI-specific metadata and behavior definitions within the same hierarchical framework.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

3Ease of manufacture

If UI behavior is extended through meta-classes, then UI generation is simplified, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveUI generation simplicityVSAvoidmeta-class extension complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The extended meta-classes perform multiple functions including data definition, UI behavior specification, and user interaction enablement within a single framework. This universality simplifies UI generation by eliminating the need for separate configuration systems while the standardized extension approach manages complexity through consistent patterns.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The system incorporates feedback mechanisms where the operational state of business entities automatically triggers corresponding UI behavior changes. This feedback loop simplifies UI generation by automatically adapting the interface based on real-time data while the structured meta-class extensions manage the complexity of state-monitoring and response implementation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS11487416B2Actionable business entity operating models to drive user interface behavior
Publication Date: 2022.11.01 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE CORPORATION
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AI summary

A method and system are provided. The method includes providing an actionable business entity operating model. The method further includes extending the actionable business entity operating model to drive user interface behavior on a user interface device having at least a display device, by extending class and property meta classes of the actionable business entity operating model to include user interface behavior semantics. The extending step includes configuring the user interface behavior semantics to be responsive to an operation state of the actionable business entity operating model.