Dynamic Prototype Builder for Data Collection Forms
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Solution Overview
Problem
The insurance industry faces challenges in efficiently generating computer data collection forms due to lengthy requirements gathering processes, lack of visualization of the final user interface before deployment, and duplication of work among various stakeholders, with conventional methods involving multiple spreadsheets and static visual representations that do not account for real-time changes or user interactions.
Innovation Solution
A real-time or dynamic collaborative computer data collection form prototype builder that uses a dataset to collect user interface requirements and attributes, allowing multiple users to interact and view the end-state user interface simultaneously, with dataset management tools for permissions and change tracking, and executable code to render the form in a web browser, facilitating streamlined modification and documentation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If a multi-step process with multiple spreadsheets is used to gather requirements and document user interface characteristics, then comprehensive data collection is achieved, but the process becomes lengthy and complex with duplication of work among stakeholders
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple separate spreadsheets and documentation tools into a single integrated web-based application. This unified platform allows all stakeholders to access and contribute to the same dataset simultaneously, eliminating the need for multiple separate documents and reducing the time required to gather and consolidate requirements while maintaining comprehensive data collection.
Solution Approach 2:
The web application serves multiple functions within a single system: it collects requirements, visualizes the user interface, tracks changes, and enables collaborative editing. This multi-functional approach replaces the need for separate tools for each task, streamlining the overall process and reducing time loss while preserving information completeness.
2Reliability
If static visual representations are used to represent the user interface before deployment, then documentation is created, but real-time changes and user interactions cannot be visualized or tested
Solution Approach 1:
The system transitions from static visual representations to a dynamic web-based prototype that can be modified and visualized in real-time. The application allows users to make changes to requirements and immediately see updated visual representations, enabling verification of user interface characteristics before deployment while maintaining documentation accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The web application creates an interactive copy or prototype of the intended user interface that mirrors the final deployment. This prototype can be manipulated and tested in real-time, allowing stakeholders to verify functionality and appearance without affecting the actual system, thus improving both accuracy and adaptability.
3Ease of operation
If multiple copies of spreadsheets are distributed to different stakeholders, then each user can work independently, but duplication of work occurs and collaboration efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges multiple independent workspaces into a single shared web-based environment where all stakeholders access the same dataset simultaneously. This eliminates duplication of work while maintaining the ability of each user to work independently on their assigned tasks, as changes are automatically synchronized across all users in real-time.
Solution Approach 2:
The application implements real-time feedback mechanisms where changes made by any user are immediately visible to all other users. This continuous feedback loop ensures that all stakeholders are working with the most current information, improving collaboration efficiency while allowing independent contribution without causing duplication or version conflicts.
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AI summary
An embodiment provides a real-time or dynamic collaborative computer data collection form prototype builder. An embodiment integrates several concepts in order to streamline the computer data collection form development process. In an embodiment a dataset is used to collect data entry form requirements and attributes about the user interface which are used by a program to render a computer data collection form. Change implementation is facilitated by permitting changes in the underlying data set to be reflected in the computer data collection form, e.g., as re-rendered by the system.