Component-Based Application Framework for Wireless Device Data Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Developing software applications for wireless devices is challenging due to device-specific APIs, limited resources, and the need for rewriting code for each device, leading to inefficiencies and increased development time.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for presenting standard device application data entities as built-in data components, using a component-based application model with a runtime environment that hosts applications, allowing access to standard data entities without device-dependent API invocations, and sharing code across devices through a common application framework.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional per-device application development is used to access SDADEs, then device-specific functionality is achieved, but development time and complexity increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal application framework that can access SDADEs across different device types through a common interface. The framework layer provides device-agnostic access methods, allowing the same application code to run on multiple device types without modification, thus reducing development time while maintaining device-specific functionality through the standardized access layer
2Adaptability or versatility
If traditional per-device application development is used to access SDADEs, then device-specific functionality is achieved, but code must be rewritten for each device
Solution Approach 1:
The framework provides a universal access interface that abstracts away device-specific API differences. Applications interact with a standardized interface rather than device-specific APIs, eliminating the need to rewrite code for each device while maintaining the ability to access device-specific SDADEs through the standardized layer
3Ease of operation
If device-specific APIs are used to access SDADEs, then direct access to device data is achieved, but resource consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The framework acts as an intermediary layer between applications and device-specific SDADEs. It provides a standardized access interface that manages resource consumption efficiently by pooling and caching data where possible, reducing redundant access operations and optimizing energy usage while maintaining ease of access through the unified interface
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AI summary
A method of presenting data entities of standard device applications in wireless devices is provided. Component-based applications are hosted on a wireless device providing an application runtime environment for hosting at least one component-based application. Component definitions are hosted for developing the component-based application. A standard data component implements a standard data component definition; the standard data component definition is embedded into the component-based application definition during development. The standard data component providing access to a standard device data entity by invoking device dependent APIs the standard data component presenting the standard device data entity as a user defined data component. The application runtime environment automatically making functionality available of the user defined data components available to standard data component.