Source Capability Objects for Application Component Reuse
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Solution Overview
Problem
In complex systems with multiple applications and components, identifying problematic components or those that can provide similar functionality is difficult, leading to inefficiencies and resource wastage due to repeated development efforts.
Innovation Solution
A system that generates and maintains source capability objects for application components, allowing users to select and store source capabilities based on a taxonomy, enabling easier identification and reuse of existing components and capabilities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a centralized repository for source capability objects is implemented, then identification of problematic components and reuse of functionalities is simplified, but system complexity increases due to additional infrastructure requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a centralized repository as an intermediary layer between application components and users/developers. This repository stores source capability objects that act as mediators, enabling efficient identification and reuse of functionalities without direct complexity in the application components themselves. The repository serves as a neutral platform that simplifies component identification while centralizing the complexity management.
2Productivity
If source capability objects are generated and stored for each application component, then resource reuse is improved and development time is reduced, but information management complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates source capability objects as informational copies or representations of application component functionalities. Instead of managing the full complexity of original components, the system generates simplified capability objects that capture essential functionality information. These copies enable efficient reuse and identification while reducing the burden of managing complete component information, thus improving productivity without overwhelming information management complexity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a source function taxonomy is implemented for organizing capabilities, then component identification and reuse become easier, but the initial setup and classification process becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a source function taxonomy that performs preliminary classification and organization of capabilities before they are needed for component identification or reuse. By pre-organizing capabilities into a structured taxonomy system, the patent reduces the complexity of ad-hoc classification during runtime or development. The preliminary structuring enables easier component reuse and identification, as the classification work is done in advance rather than during active development or troubleshooting.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems, computer program products, and methods for generating and maintaining source capability objects for application components. The systems, computer program products, and methods are configured to receive a request to initiate a development process for an application, where the request identifies one or more components of the application, and cause a user device to prompt a user to select, for each component of the application, one or more source capabilities from a plurality of source capabilities. The systems, computer program products, and methods are further configured to receive, from the user device and for each component of the application, the one or more source capabilities and to generate, for each component of the application, a source capability object including information identifying the one or more source capabilities for the component.