Networked Application Portal for API-Based Interface Integration

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing client applications and unaffiliated applications engage in redundant computational tasks to provide various functionalities, leading to inefficiencies and a cumbersome user experience as users need to separately access and authenticate with each application to share data for analysis.

Innovation Solution

A method and system for integrating unaffiliated applications with a client application through a primary computing system, allowing data exchange via APIs to present unaffiliated application interfaces without requiring users to provide data directly to the unaffiliated applications, enabling interactivity and analysis within the client application.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If client applications and unaffiliated applications separately execute processes to provide functionality, then each application can independently provide its functionality, but computational redundancy increases and efficiency decreases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveapplication functionalityVSAvoidcomputational efficiency

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges the functionality of multiple unaffiliated applications into the client application through integration. The client application receives and executes code from unaffiliated applications, consolidating what would otherwise be separate computational processes into a single unified environment, thereby eliminating redundancy while preserving the functional capabilities of each application.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The client application is designed to perform multiple functions by integrating code from various unaffiliated applications. It serves as a universal platform that can execute different application functionalities without requiring separate processes for each, enabling one application to perform the work of multiple specialized applications.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Loss of information

If users separately access and authenticate with each application to share data, then data can be shared between applications, but user experience becomes cumbersome and time-consuming

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedata sharing capabilityVSAvoiduser authentication time

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary authentication and data sharing setup when the user initially accesses the client application. Authentication credentials and data sharing permissions are established in advance, so that when the user later uses integrated applications, no additional authentication steps are required. This preliminary action eliminates the need for repeated authentication while maintaining security.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The client application automatically handles data sharing with integrated unaffiliated applications without requiring manual user intervention. The system self-manages authentication tokens, data transmission, and permission handling, allowing seamless data sharing while freeing the user from repetitive manual authentication tasks.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

3Reliability

If unaffiliated applications require separate data provision from users, then applications can access user data, but the process becomes redundant and inefficient

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedata accessVSAvoiddata sharing process

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The client application serves as an intermediary between users and unaffiliated applications. Instead of unaffiliated applications directly accessing user data through separate authentication processes, all data requests go through the client application, which manages the authentication and data transmission centrally. This intermediary approach simplifies the overall system architecture while maintaining reliable data access.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS12353926B1Networked portal for multidirectional integration of diverse unaffiliated processes and subsystems with client applications

Publication Date: 2025.07.08 WELLS FARGO BANK NA

AI summary

This disclosure is directed to integrating unaffiliated applications, or the processes and/or subsystems (e.g., application interfaces) of unaffiliated applications, with client applications to enable the client applications to provide new capabilities not otherwise available through the client application. The disclosed approach allows users to access new functionality within the operating environment of the client application, without accessing unaffiliated applications and undergoing separate authentication and data exchange with each unaffiliated application. Functionality of an unaffiliated application can be integrated by, for example, incorporating such processes and subsystems as interactive user interfaces, widgets, applets, plugins, etc., of unaffiliated applications.