Drag-and-Drop Electronic Form Platform Resolving Development Bottlenecks

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current software development and deployment platforms are inefficient due to disjointed underlying configurations, requiring skilled users to separately design interface, logic, and storage layers for electronic forms, leading to resource-intensive and time-consuming processes, especially when integrating advanced functionality and forms into existing systems.

Innovation Solution

A GUI-based development and deployment platform that allows users to drag-and-drop pre-defined components to create advanced electronic forms, integrating logic and database directly into the interface layer, enabling non-technical users to define event processing and workflow operations without programming knowledge, and automatically deploying forms in real-time.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If conventional techniques are used to create advanced electronic forms with separate interface, logic, and storage layers, then the system architecture is well-structured and maintainable, but the development time and resource requirements increase significantly

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesystem architecture structureVSAvoiddevelopment time

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges the interface layer, logic layer, and storage layer into a single integrated electronic form component. This consolidation allows all three layers to be designed and deployed together as one unit, eliminating the time-consuming separate development and integration processes while maintaining the functional separation and structural integrity of the original architecture.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The electronic form component is designed as a universal multi-functional unit that simultaneously handles user interface rendering, business logic execution, and data persistence. This multi-functionality enables a single component to perform what previously required three separate layers, significantly reducing development time while preserving system reliability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Ease of manufacture

If skilled users separately design interface layer, logic layer, and storage layer, then each layer can be optimized independently, but the integration process becomes complex and resource-intensive

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveindependent layer optimizationVSAvoidintegration complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of manufactureVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

By combining all layers into a single electronic form component, the patent eliminates the integration complexity that arose from coordinating three separate layers. The component internally manages the relationships between interface, logic, and storage, allowing independent optimization to occur within the unified structure rather than across multiple discrete components.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Adaptability or versatility

If conventional deployment processes are used for multiple software applications, then each application can be customized, but the deployment time and resource requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveapplication customizationVSAvoiddeployment speed

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The electronic form component serves as a universal deployable unit that can be customized for different applications while following a standardized deployment process. This universality allows organizations to deploy multiple customized forms rapidly using the same infrastructure and procedures, significantly improving deployment productivity while maintaining full customization capabilities.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

4Adaptability or versatility

If advanced functionality is added to electronic forms, then the forms become more capable, but the requirement for skilled programming knowledge increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveform functionalityVSAvoiduser expertise requirement

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The electronic form component provides self-service capabilities by automatically handling complex operations such as event processing, workflow management, and data persistence. This automation allows users to access advanced functionality without needing to understand or program the underlying mechanisms, effectively hiding the complexity while maintaining full functionality.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS11645046B2Systems and methods for development and deployment of software platforms having advanced workflow and event processing components

Publication Date: 2023.05.09 UNQORK INC

AI summary

This disclosure relates to an improved software development platform that enables the dynamic generation and deployment of advanced electronic forms. The platform includes graphical user interfaces that enable users to drag-and-drop or otherwise insert components into a development window to define the content, functionality, workflow, background processes, and other criteria for the electronic forms. The components may correspond to pre-defined or pre-packaged software bundles that can be integrated into the electronic forms to define input fields, design layouts, application functions, preconfigured templates, and background processes. After electronic forms are completed, options can be selected to deploy the forms in a cloud-based environment or in other ways.