Micro-application Framework Unified Dashboard Interface
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Solution Overview
Problem
Complex software applications for business operations require users to manage multiple interfaces and systems, leading to a steep learning curve and increased complexity, especially when updates are needed across multiple products and services.
Innovation Solution
A micro-application framework that allows for the implementation of independent micro-applications, which can be toggled and updated separately, enabling users to access multiple systems and functions within a single browser session with a common user interface and permissions management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate software applications are used to manage different business operations, then each application can be specialized for its specific function, but the overall system complexity increases and requires users to manage multiple interfaces
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple separate software applications into a single unified application interface that can display and manage multiple micro-applications. This allows users to access specialized functions for different business operations (billing, authorization, shipment, fulfillment) through one consolidated interface, reducing the need to switch between multiple separate applications while maintaining functional specialization.
Solution Approach 2:
The unified application interface is designed to serve multiple functions by hosting various micro-applications within a single platform. The interface can dynamically load, display, and manage different micro-applications based on user needs, making the system universally capable of handling diverse business operations without requiring separate specialized applications for each function.
2Ease of operation
If a single unified application interface is used to manage multiple systems, then user interaction is simplified, but the internal complexity of managing multiple micro-applications increases
Solution Approach 1:
The unified application interface is segmented into multiple independent micro-applications, each handling specific business operations. This segmentation allows the complex internal system to be organized into manageable, independent modules that can be individually developed, updated, and maintained. The interface presents these segmented micro-applications to users in a simplified, unified manner, hiding the internal complexity while maintaining operational simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The unified application interface acts as an intermediary layer between the user and the multiple underlying micro-applications. It manages the complexity of coordinating multiple systems by providing a single point of access that dynamically loads and manages micro-applications based on user interactions, thereby shielding users from the internal complexity while enabling access to multiple specialized functions.
3Ease of manufacture
If multiple separate applications are updated independently, then each application can be updated without affecting others, but coordination across products and services becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The system is segmented into independent micro-applications that can be developed, deployed, and updated separately. Each micro-application represents a discrete unit of functionality that can be updated independently without affecting other micro-applications. This segmentation maintains the ease of independent updates while the unified interface ensures that cross-product coordination is maintained through a centralized management layer that can orchestrate interactions between updated components.
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AI summary
A micro-application framework includes instantiating, on a client computer, a user interface configured with a hosting application operable to execute one or more micro-applications. During runtime of the user interface, a request for a CRM function is received. A request is sent for a micro-application that corresponds to the requested CRM function. The user interface receives from a server hosting the micro-application a data package that includes the micro-application corresponding to the requested CRM function. The executable code in the data package is executed in the hosting application via the execution environment. One or more interactive areas are rendered that are configured to display information pertaining to the requested CRM function.