Software Component Display System for Scalable Web Development

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Solution Overview

Problem

E-commerce websites face challenges in scaling their infrastructure to handle high traffic and rapid growth, requiring improved server systems that support consistent and reliable software application development, while also enabling efficient code reuse and discoverability of software components across large organizations.

Innovation Solution

A server computer system that organizes and displays software component programming code by accessing data repositories, retrieving and executing software component data files to render demonstration images and generate component display websites, with features like Electrode Explorer for easy component search, documentation, and real-time modification capabilities.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If new webpages and website capabilities are developed to support additional products and user technologies, then the website can support more products and technologies, but the development complexity and time required increase significantly

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvewebsite capability to support additional products and technologiesVSAvoiddevelopment complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The website is divided into modular software components that can be independently developed, tested, and reused. Each component represents a discrete functional unit that can be assembled to create new webpages and capabilities, reducing overall development complexity while maintaining adaptability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Software components are designed to be universal and reusable across multiple contexts. A single component can serve multiple functions and be deployed in different webpages, allowing the website to support additional products and technologies without proportionally increasing development effort.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Adaptability or versatility

If new webpages and functionality are developed to support additional products, then the website can accommodate more items, but the time and resources required for development increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvewebsite capability to support additional itemsVSAvoiddevelopment speed

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

Software components are pre-developed, tested, and stored in a repository before being needed. When new functionality is required, developers can retrieve and assemble pre-built components rather than creating everything from scratch, significantly accelerating the development process while maintaining adaptability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

Existing software components can be copied and reused across multiple webpages and functionalities. Instead of recreating the same functionality multiple times, the system allows developers to reference and deploy copies of proven components, improving development speed while maintaining consistency.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

3Productivity

If software components are made reusable across projects, then code reuse increases, but the complexity of organizing and managing components increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecode reuse efficiencyVSAvoidcomponent management complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

A component repository and management system acts as an intermediary between developers and software components. This intermediary provides standardized interfaces for storing, retrieving, and managing components, reducing the complexity of component organization while enabling efficient code reuse across projects.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

4Productivity

If the website handles high traffic and rapid growth, then user access and product availability improve, but the infrastructure scaling requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveuser access capacityVSAvoidinfrastructure complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The website infrastructure is segmented into independent software components that can be scaled individually. This modular architecture allows the system to handle high traffic and rapid growth by adding or adjusting specific components rather than scaling the entire infrastructure, reducing overall complexity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS10572229B2Systems, method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for displaying software components

Publication Date: 2020.02.25 WALMART APOLLO LLC

AI summary

A system for use in displaying software components to a user is described herein. A system comprising one or more processors and one or more non-transitory memory storage devices storing computer instructions configured to run on the one or more processors and to perform accessing a data repository of a plurality of data repositories comprising at least one software component data file associated with a software component comprising a software code and an object data. Retrieving the at least one software component data file executing the software code and the object data associated with the at least one software component data file to render a demonstration image of the software component associated with the at least one software component data file. Generating a component display website to be displayed and comprising a component display area associated with the software component associated with the at least one software component data file.