Pervasive Realtime Framework with High-Level Network Connection APIs
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Solution Overview
Problem
The development of realtime software applications is burdened by the need to write significant plumbing code and manage low-level primitives, increasing the time and effort required due to minimal development support from computer operating systems.
Innovation Solution
A pervasive realtime framework that integrates high-level functions to manage network connections and data streams based on connection rules, allowing software developers to focus on application functionality by automating the complex tasks of connecting to communicants, virtual areas, and switching connections in response to user inputs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If developers write plumbing code to interface with low-level primitives, then the application can access hardware through standardized APIs, but the development time and effort increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a framework as an intermediary layer between the application and low-level hardware primitives. This framework handles the complex plumbing code and low-level primitives internally, exposing simplified high-level APIs to developers. The framework acts as a mediator that translates high-level application needs into low-level hardware operations, eliminating the need for developers to write time-consuming plumbing code while maintaining full hardware access capability.
2Adaptability or versatility
If developers write plumbing code for network connections, then the application can establish connections to network nodes, but the complexity of wiring code increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the complex network connection plumbing code from the application layer and relocates it to the framework layer. The framework handles connection establishment, maintenance, and termination to network nodes automatically, while applications simply need to use high-level connection APIs. This extraction separates the complex infrastructure code from application logic, reducing code complexity while preserving full network connectivity functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The framework provides universal connection management functionality that works across different network nodes and communication protocols. Instead of requiring developers to write separate plumbing code for each network scenario, the framework offers multi-functional connection handling that adapts to various network configurations, thereby reducing overall code complexity while maintaining versatile network capabilities.
3Reliability
If the operating system provides standardized low-level primitives, then hardware access is consistent and reliable, but the burden on developers to integrate these primitives increases
Solution Approach 1:
The framework serves as an intermediary that preserves the reliability benefits of standardized low-level primitives while eliminating their development burden. It maintains consistent hardware access through the same low-level primitives that the operating system provides, but wraps them in high-level abstractions that are easier to use. The framework handles the integration complexity internally, allowing developers to benefit from reliable hardware access without the burden of direct primitive integration.
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AI summary
A pervasive realtime framework supports the execution of realtime software applications with high-level functions that significantly reduce the effort and time needed to develop realtime software applications in a new operating environment paradigm in which realtime connections between network nodes are pervasive. The pervasive realtime framework handles the complex tasks of connecting to communicants, virtual areas, and other network resources, as well as switching those connections in response to user inputs and thereby enables software application developers to focus on developing high-level realtime software application functionality.