Visual User Interface Builder for Dynamic Data Filtering
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing user interface editors struggle to create consumer interfaces that dynamically present analyses of data objects, requiring substantial programming and knowledge of database schemas, limiting their interactivity and standardization.
Innovation Solution
A user interface editor that allows builders to create consumer interfaces using data objects, enabling the association of complex queries with user interface elements and allowing dynamic updates based on user inputs, without needing detailed knowledge of database structures.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If user interface editors provide a limited set of interactivity features, then ease of operation is improved, but adaptability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The user interface editor is enhanced to provide multiple functionalities within a single tool. It can create both static visual interfaces and dynamic data-driven interfaces, support multiple data sources (databases, APIs, files), and generate various types of visualizations (charts, graphs, tables) without requiring different tools or extensive programming knowledge.
Solution Approach 2:
The editor introduces configurable parameters that allow builders to control the level of interactivity and data binding in user interfaces. By adjusting parameters such as data source connections, update triggers, and visualization types, the same editor can produce interfaces ranging from simple static displays to complex dynamic applications without changing the fundamental tool.
2Adaptability or versatility
If user interface editors require substantive programming knowledge, then adaptability is improved, but ease of manufacture deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The editor acts as an intermediary between the builder and complex programming tasks. It provides visual drag-and-drop components that automatically generate the underlying code, handles data binding between UI elements and data sources, and manages the complexity of creating dynamic, data-driven interfaces while the builder interacts with a simplified visual interface.
Solution Approach 2:
The editor enables builders to create sophisticated user interfaces without needing to manually write or understand complex programming code. The system automatically handles code generation, data source integration, and interface logic based on the builder's visual selections and configurations, making advanced interface creation accessible to non-programmers.
3Ease of operation
If user interface editors mask technical complexities, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The editor architecture is divided into distinct modular components: a visual design interface for builders, a code generation engine, a data binding system, and support for multiple data sources. This segmentation allows the complex functionality to be organized into manageable, independent modules that work together seamlessly, maintaining ease of use while handling internal complexity through structured design.
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AI summary
Methods and systems for enhanced techniques for building user interfaces. An example method includes presenting a builder user interface to create a consumer user interface. The builder user interface receives information usable to filter data objects associated with a data object type. The information includes a variable associated with a property indicated by the data object type and the variable is associated with a first user interface element of the consumer user interface. An association between a second user interface element included in the consumer user interface and presentation of information generated based on data objects is received. Adjustment of the first user interface element causes filtering of the data objects via adjustment of the variable updating of the information. Access to the consumer user interface is enabled.