Native Application Platform for Cross-Platform Execution
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Solution Overview
Problem
Developers face challenges in designing and developing software applications that can effectively execute across various platforms due to differences in operating systems and hardware, leading to increased complexity and the need for virtual software layers that slow down execution.
Innovation Solution
An application platform that provides a visual interface for designing applications, allowing developers to create native applications with a rich user interface for multiple platforms, compiles code directly for target processors, and eliminates the need for virtual software layers or runtime interpreters, enabling faster execution and cross-platform compatibility without additional libraries.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a virtual software layer is installed on each device to enable cross-platform execution, then compatibility across multiple platforms is improved, but execution speed deteriorates due to the additional layer of abstraction
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and eliminates the virtual software layer (runtime interpreter) from the execution environment, allowing applications to run natively on target processors without the performance overhead of virtualization. This resolves the contradiction by maintaining cross-platform compatibility through a unified development framework while achieving native execution speed.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention creates a universal application framework that can compile and execute applications natively on multiple different processor architectures (x86, ARM, MIPS, PowerPC) without requiring device-specific development. This multi-functionality enables cross-platform compatibility while maintaining native execution performance through a single codebase.
2Speed
If developers create applications for specific platforms, then execution performance is optimized, but adaptability to run on multiple platforms deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the development process into platform-independent code generation and platform-specific compilation. The unified application framework generates platform-specific machine code through compilation, allowing a single application source to be optimized for each target platform while maintaining cross-platform capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes the compilation parameters and target architecture settings to generate optimized native code for each specific platform. By adjusting compilation parameters for different processor architectures, the system achieves platform-specific optimization while maintaining the ability to compile for multiple platforms from a single source.
3Adaptability or versatility
If virtual software layers and runtime interpreters are used to enable cross-platform execution, then compatibility is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the complex virtual software layer and runtime interpreter from the execution environment. Instead of using interpretation layers, the system employs direct compilation to native machine code, significantly reducing software complexity while maintaining cross-platform compatibility through a unified development framework.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention creates platform-specific native code copies from a single unified application source through compilation. Rather than using a virtual layer that emulates behavior, the system generates actual native machine code copies for each platform, reducing complexity while maintaining compatibility.
4Adaptability or versatility
If applications are designed to run on multiple platforms using virtual layers, then versatility is improved, but storage requirements increase due to additional libraries
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and eliminates the need for additional runtime libraries and virtual software layers by compiling applications directly to native machine code. This reduces storage requirements significantly, as only the native application code and minimal system libraries are needed, rather than multiple versions of runtime environments.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention creates platform-specific native code copies from a single unified source, eliminating the need to store multiple versions of runtime libraries. Each platform receives optimized native code that links only against the minimal required system libraries, reducing overall storage requirements while maintaining versatility.
Data Source
AI summary
In a computer-implemented method for using an application platform to design an application, an interface for developing an application is displayed at a computer system, the interface including a plurality of components for use in visually designing the application. A selection of a component is received at the interface. A placement of the component in the application is received within the interface. The application is compiled such that the application executes natively on a target processor, and where the application is bound directly to a native graphics library associated with the target processor. A parameter selection for the component of the application is received, the parameter selection modifying an appearance of the component. The application including the parameter selection is executed within the interface during design time such that the component is rendered according to the parameter selection without re-compiling the application.