Cloud-Based App Creation Platform Without Coding
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Solution Overview
Problem
The development of industry-specific computer applications typically requires programming skills and knowledge of resources and services, making it inaccessible to non-technical users who need to create applications that interact with databases and workflow management systems.
Innovation Solution
A cloud-based system that allows users to create applications without writing code by identifying and utilizing authorized microservices, providing real-time data, and storing metadata, enabling users to build mobile applications across platforms without knowledge of how the microservices function.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional application development methods are used, then applications can interact with databases and workflow management systems, but programming skills and knowledge of resources are required
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a cloud-based service platform as an intermediary between non-technical users and complex database/workflow systems. This platform provides pre-built connectors and integration capabilities that automatically handle the complexity of interacting with databases and workflow management systems, allowing users to create applications without needing programming skills or knowledge of underlying resources
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the complex programming and integration logic from the user's task and relocates it to the cloud-based service platform. Users only need to select from pre-defined templates and components, while the platform handles all the complex interactions with databases, microservices, and workflow systems in the background
2Ease of operation
If cloud-based microservice selection is implemented, then coding is eliminated, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal cloud-based service platform that provides multi-functional capabilities including microservice discovery, selection, integration, and deployment. This single platform handles multiple complex tasks that would otherwise require separate systems, managing database connections, workflow orchestration, and microservice communications through unified interfaces and standardized protocols
3Productivity
If real-time data provision is implemented, then user productivity increases, but data management complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by pre-configuring and pre-validating all data connections, microservice integrations, and workflow templates before users need them. The cloud platform maintains ready-to-use connection pools, pre-compiled integration logic, and validated data schemas, allowing users to rapidly deploy applications without experiencing data management complexity during the creation process
Data Source
AI summary
Described herein are various technologies pertaining an extensible, cloud-based service for creating and executing applications (e.g., business or industry-specific workflows). A user knowledgeable about a particular field can utilize a client-hosted design studio or a web-based portal to create an application ("app") (e.g., data transform) relevant to the particular field. The system thus enables users to build mobile applications across platforms without having to write computer code to communicate with backend services such as data sources and/or workflow management systems.