Visual Multi-Channel Application Framework
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current approaches to developing multi-channel, multi-modal applications are costly and time-intensive, requiring separate custom applications for each variation in mode, channel, browser, and device, leading to cumbersome maintenance and an inability to deliver a seamless user experience.
Innovation Solution
A system and method using a Model-View-Controller paradigm with a visual development tool for building scalable, object-oriented applications that operate across multiple network standards, devices, and browsers, allowing for rapid development of multi-channel, multi-modal applications by consolidating design into a single application.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If separate custom applications are developed for each variation in mode, channel, browser, and device, then each application can be optimized for its specific platform, but development cost and time increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal application framework that can be deployed across multiple platforms (mobile devices, web browsers, tablets) through a single codebase. The system uses platform-agnostic programming models and runtime environments that automatically adapt the application to different devices, eliminating the need to develop separate custom applications for each platform while maintaining optimized performance.
Solution Approach 2:
The application is divided into modular components that can be selectively deployed to different platforms. The framework segments the application logic, user interface, and data access layers into independent modules that can be compiled and executed on various platforms using the same source code, enabling parallel development and reduced time-to-market.
2Reliability
If separate custom applications are developed for each variation in mode, channel, browser, and device, then platform-specific optimizations are achieved, but maintenance becomes cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
A single universal application framework maintains consistent behavior across all platforms through unified code management. The framework includes automated build systems and deployment tools that synchronize changes across all platforms simultaneously, reducing maintenance complexity while preserving platform-specific optimizations through configurable runtime parameters and adaptive UI components.
3Adaptability or versatility
If separate custom applications are developed for each variation in mode, channel, browser, and device, then platform-specific functionality is maximized, but the ability to deliver a seamless user experience is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The framework provides a consistent user experience across platforms by using a unified application architecture that maintains the same business logic, data models, and interaction patterns. The runtime environment automatically adapts the presentation layer to match platform conventions while preserving the core user experience, enabling seamless transitions between different devices and channels.
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AI summary
A system and method are provided for visually building multi-channel and multi-modal applications. The system includes a process design module for designing application workflow, an integration design module for integrating data sources into the application; a presentation design module for designing application views; a media library; and a componentization module, for packaging designed workflow into reusable components. The system further includes an interactive development/design environment (IDE). The IDE provides a graphical user interface for allowing a developer to visually interact with and operate modules. The system allows a developer to design a single application that can operate across multiple network standards, devices, browsers and languages, and that operate in one or more modes, such as real-time, off-line and asynchronous modes.