UI Builder Tool for Compliance Graph Generation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional methods for updating compliance regimes, such as tax or finance, are resource-intensive and lack visualization tools, leading to delays and inaccuracies in generating user experiences due to the complexity of modifying calculation and completeness graphs within software programs.

Innovation Solution

A method utilizing a UI builder tool that provides tabular UI views to generate calculation and completeness graphs, allowing developers to input data for generating client UI views, with real-time feedback and validation, abstracting the generation process from the developer and enabling testing before user implementation.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If conventional methods are used to update calc and completeness graphs, then the software program product can be updated with new rules and regulations, but the process becomes resource-intensive and time-consuming

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveability to update compliance regimeVSAvoidupdate speed
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent creates visual copies or representations of the calc and completeness graphs that can be reviewed and validated before actual implementation. These visual models allow subject matter experts to preview changes without committing resources to full implementation, enabling faster iteration and reduction of rework.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary visualization and validation of graph changes before actual deployment. By allowing subject matter experts to review and approve visual representations of the updated graphs in advance, the system prevents errors from reaching production, thereby reducing costly revisions and accelerating the overall update process.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Reliability

If conventional methods are used to generate calc and completeness graphs, then the compliance regime can be implemented, but deep technical knowledge is required which increases complexity

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecompliance accuracyVSAvoidtool complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces an intermediary visualization layer between the subject matter expert and the underlying complex graph structures. This intermediary interface allows experts to work with high-level visual representations rather than raw graph data, reducing the technical knowledge barrier while maintaining compliance accuracy through automated validation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The system provides self-service capabilities where subject matter experts can independently update and validate compliance graphs using intuitive visual interfaces. The automated validation and error detection features enable experts to perform updates without requiring deep technical knowledge of graph structures or programming, thereby reducing complexity while maintaining reliability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Ease of manufacture

If conventional methods are used without visualization, then the software can be updated, but errors are not detected until implementation causing resource waste

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveupdate simplicityVSAvoiderror detection delay
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements immediate visual feedback mechanisms that allow subject matter experts to review and validate graph changes before implementation. The system provides real-time validation, error detection, and approval workflows, ensuring that errors are caught during the design phase rather than during implementation, thereby eliminating wasted resources on faulty updates.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS11733847B2Knowledge engine auto-generation of guided flow experience
Publication Date: 2023.08.22 INTUIT INC
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AI summary

Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for generating a user experience for a software program product based on a knowledge engine. Techniques for generating the user experience include a UI builder tool providing a set of tabular UI views and receiving in each tabular UI view corresponding input data for generating a calculation graph, a completeness graph, and a client UI view. Based on the input data, the UI builder tool and knowledge engine can generate a set of artifact files. The knowledge engine can generate and/or execute the calculation and completeness graphs as defined in the corresponding artifact files. The UI builder tool can generate an instance of the client UI view. With the generated calculation graph(s), completeness graph(s), and an instance of the client UI view, the user experience can be provided to a computing device.