Unified Browser Directed Graph Editor
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current software products face challenges in editing and viewing directed graphs, particularly in client-server networks with different operating systems and browsers, due to the need to switch between editing and viewing applications, leading to inconsistent and aesthetically unacceptable displays.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that uses a data processing system to generate a display for a directed graph within a browser application, allowing for editing and viewing in a unified format by creating tables and generating lines to represent parallel columns, enabling seamless reconnection of child nodes and improving the visual representation of workflows.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If separate editing and viewing applications are used, then workflow editing capability is provided, but display consistency and aesthetic quality deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the editing application and viewing application into a single unified application. This allows the workflow editor to edit and view the directed graph within the same application environment, ensuring that the display remains consistent and aesthetically pleasing while maintaining full editing capability. The unified application eliminates the need to switch between separate applications and their different display formats.
2Manufacturing precision
If a single application is used for both editing and viewing, then display consistency is improved, but the complexity of handling different client configurations worsens
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal display approach using standard web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) that can be rendered consistently across different operating systems and browsers. The application uses a browser-based architecture with a server that generates standardized output, making the system universally compatible with various client configurations while maintaining display consistency. This universal approach eliminates the need to handle different client configurations separately.
3Device complexity
If conventional organizational chart structures are used, then simplicity is maintained, but workflow representation capability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a dynamic directed graph structure that allows child nodes to reconnect to parent nodes, enabling complex workflow patterns that go beyond static organizational charts. The system maintains simplicity through automated layout algorithms and intuitive user interfaces, while providing versatile workflow representation capabilities. The dynamic nature of the graph allows it to adapt to various workflow scenarios, including parallel processes, decision points, and iterative loops, all while maintaining visual clarity.
Data Source
AI summary
A data processing system readable medium can have code to generate a display for a directed graph, wherein the code is embodied within the data processing system readable medium. The code can include an instruction to generate a table corresponding to a row element. The table can include a first row, at least one second row, a third row, and columns, wherein a number of the columns corresponds to the number of columns associated with the row element. The code can also include an instruction to generate lines to illustrate a set of parallel columns for the row element, and an instruction to display elements associated with the row element. In another embodiment, a method can include transmitting any or all of the instructions to a browser application in order for the browser application to execute the instructions.