Plug and Play Software Component Framework
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional information systems face challenges in flexibility, extensibility, and customer-centricity due to static composition at design time and run-time, leading to significant business latency in adapting to changing environmental requirements.
Innovation Solution
A plug and play system and method that dynamically compose components at run-time using a plug and socket mechanism, allowing external components to be identified, registered, configured, and invoked through a component framework, enabling dynamic execution and extension of functionality.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If components are statically composed at design time, then system stability is improved, but flexibility and adaptability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic component composition at run-time through a component framework that allows components to be registered, instantiated, and configured dynamically during system execution. This enables the system to adapt its structure and functionality based on runtime conditions while maintaining operational stability through controlled lifecycle management of components.
Solution Approach 2:
The system segments functionality into independent, loosely-coupled components that can be individually managed, registered, and configured. Each component has a defined interface and contract, allowing them to be assembled dynamically without affecting the entire system, thus providing both stability through modularity and flexibility through reconfigurability.
2Reliability
If reverse engineering and forward engineering processes are followed for system changes, then system reliability is improved, but implementation time increases
Solution Approach 1:
Component contracts, interfaces, and configurations are predefined and validated at design time, establishing reliability guarantees before runtime execution. This preliminary structuring allows rapid runtime composition without requiring lengthy engineering processes, as the foundation for reliable integration is already in place.
Solution Approach 2:
The component framework provides automatic service registration, interface validation, and configuration management. When a component is registered, the framework automatically handles interface compatibility checks, service publication, and binding configurations, eliminating the need for manual reverse engineering and forward engineering processes while maintaining system reliability.
3Device complexity
If static configuration is used at design time, then system complexity is reduced, but extensibility and customer-centricity deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The component framework provides universal interfaces and standardized contracts that work across diverse component types. This universal structure maintains simplicity in the framework itself while enabling extensive customization and extension through pluggable components, achieving both low core complexity and high extensibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The framework acts as an intermediary layer between simple component definitions and complex system behavior. It handles the complexity of component coordination, interface matching, and configuration management, allowing components to remain simple while the system achieves sophisticated extensibility and customer-centric functionality.
4Adaptability or versatility
If components are dynamically composed at run-time, then flexibility is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The component framework performs automatic service discovery, interface validation, and configuration generation during runtime composition. This self-service capability handles the complexity of dynamic assembly automatically, allowing flexible component composition without requiring complex manual orchestration or configuration management.
Solution Approach 2:
The framework implements runtime feedback mechanisms including interface compatibility validation, service registration verification, and configuration consistency checks. This feedback loop ensures that dynamic composition maintains system integrity and correctness, managing complexity through automated validation rather than manual control.
Data Source
AI summary
System and method for plug and play is an architectural framework and associated mechanisms for plug and playable components. Further the present disclosure facilitates discovery of plug and playable components in a host system without human intervention in configuration and utilization. To achieve this, the system is provided with: a collection of standards and protocols to support functional and structural extensibility of systems; and a collection of services and events to support functional and structural extensibility of systems. Further, the present disclosure facilitates instant connection and disconnection of external component into the host system. In addition, the system also facilitates instant operation and halt of the functionalities provided by the external system and the components plugged into the host system.