Automated Target Application Composition Engine

Resolve Bottlenecks,
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions

Solution Overview

Problem

The process of transitioning from a proposed application architecture to a target sample application is labor-intensive and error-prone, often failing to demonstrate business value, requiring manual adjustments and additional skills for the sales team to convince clients of the proposed solution's validity.

Innovation Solution

A computer-implemented process that receives a logical topology diagram, locates part type information, identifies application parts, determines integration dependencies, consolidates parts into an application structure, and builds a target application, reducing errors and time through automated composition and exclusion of unnecessary parts.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of manufacture

If manual process is used to transition from proposed architecture to target application, then flexibility and customization are possible, but labor intensity and error rate increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveease of target application creationVSAvoidtime required for transition

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of manufactureVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs automatic composition of target applications using the composition engine that retrieves parts from repositories, determines integration dependencies, and assembles the target application structure without manual intervention, allowing the system to serve itself in creating demonstrations

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces manual mechanical processes with automated computer-implemented processes. The composition engine substitutes human analysts by automatically retrieving parts, determining dependencies, and assembling target applications through algorithmic processing rather than manual configuration

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Reliability

If manual process is used to transition from proposed architecture to target application, then complex configurations can be handled, but error rate increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaccuracy of target applicationVSAvoidcomplexity of transition process

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system determines integration dependencies automatically by analyzing relationships between parts and their required configurations. The composition engine uses feedback loops to verify that selected parts meet integration requirements and adjusts the composition accordingly, ensuring reliability without manual verification

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The composition engine acts as an intermediary between the proposed architecture and the target application. It mediates the complex transition process by automatically resolving dependencies, selecting appropriate parts from repositories, and assembling the final structure, thereby reducing errors while handling complexity

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Manufacturing precision

If correct products are selected for target application, then product accuracy is improved, but business value demonstration may still fail

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveproduct selection accuracyVSAvoidability to demonstrate business value

Core Design Contradiction:

Manufacturing precisionVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The system dynamically adjusts the target application composition based on the proposed architecture and business value requirements. The composition engine continuously evaluates integration dependencies and part selections, adapting the configuration to ensure both product accuracy and business value demonstration rather than using static product lists

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

4Productivity

If automated composition is implemented, then time and errors are reduced, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetarget application creation speedVSAvoidcomplexity of composition system

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The composition system is segmented into distinct functional modules: a part repository storage component, a composition engine with dependency determination logic, and a target application assembly component. This segmentation manages system complexity by organizing functions into independent, manageable units that can operate autonomously

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS8984476B2Target application creation

Publication Date: 2015.03.17 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE CORPORATION

AI summary

An illustrative embodiment of a computer-implemented process for target application creation receives a representation of a logical topology diagram for an application architecture to form a source input, locates part type information in a part type dictionary using the source input, locates application parts in an application parts repository for each located part type and composes a subset of identified parts. The computer-implemented process further determines whether integration dependencies are met and responsive to a determination that integration dependencies are met, consolidates parts into an application structure, determines whether to exclude parts and responsive to a determination to not exclude parts, builds a target application.