Dynamic Document App Reconfiguration for Stand-Alone Appliances
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cloud-based document services face challenges when users receive invites to sign documents from stand-alone document appliances, as the native mobile apps are often configured to use the primary cloud-based service, leading to compatibility issues and requiring users to switch between custom apps.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a system that allows for automated dynamic reconfiguration of a mobile device's document app to switch between using a primary cloud-based document service and a secondary document appliance based on received invites, ensuring seamless access and operation regardless of the invite's origin.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the mobile app is configured to use the primary cloud-based document service, then the service can be accessed consistently, but users cannot access documents from stand-alone document appliances without switching apps
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile app implements dynamic configuration that allows it to adapt its service endpoint based on the source of the document invite. When a user receives an invite from a stand-alone document appliance, the app automatically reconfigures to connect to that appliance's service endpoint, enabling seamless access without requiring users to switch between multiple custom apps for different document sources.
2Adaptability or versatility
If custom apps are built for each document appliance, then access to that specific appliance is enabled, but users must choose and switch between multiple apps which is unwieldy and confusing
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile app is designed as a universal application that can access multiple document services including both the primary cloud-based document service and stand-alone document appliances. The app automatically detects the source of incoming invites and configures itself to communicate with the appropriate service endpoint, eliminating the need for users to install and switch between multiple custom apps while maintaining broad compatibility across different document service sources.
3Reliability
If the app uses a fixed configuration for the primary cloud service, then the service connection is stable, but it fails to respond correctly to invites from other document appliances
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile app implements dynamic configuration that allows it to adapt its service endpoint based on the source of the document invite. When a user receives an invite from a stand-alone document appliance, the app automatically reconfigures to connect to that appliance's service endpoint, enabling seamless access without requiring users to switch between multiple custom apps for different document sources.
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed are systems and methods for supporting dynamic reconfiguration. The systems and methods can include: pointing to a document server providing document services as a primary document server; dynamically reconfigure and point itself to use a document appliance indicated by an electronic invite received by the first computing device from a second computing device; and enable the first computing device to pass data or information received in the electronic invite to the document application in response to the first client.