Codeless Miniapp Development via Visual Tile Composition
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods require trained programmers to create new computer programs, making it complex, expensive, and inaccessible for users to achieve specialized computer functionality, as they need to write code for even simple programs, and complex projects often require teams of experts.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that allows users to transform a computer's function without coding by displaying tiles and drop zones in a graphical user interface, enabling users to drag and drop data nodes into structured data objects using a domain-specific language, with a user interface engine that facilitates codeless integration and adaptive mobile support.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If trained programmers use specialized computer languages to create code, then the computer can perform desired functions, but the process becomes complex and expensive
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a visual programming interface with drag-and-drop functionality as an intermediary between the user and the computer system. Users interact with visual elements (tiles, drop zones, data nodes) rather than writing code directly, while the system translates these visual arrangements into executable code behind the scenes. This mediator layer simplifies the interaction while maintaining full computational capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical system of manual code writing and compilation with an automated visual assembly process. Instead of programmers mechanically typing syntax and debugging, the system automatically generates code from visual arrangements, substituting the manual mechanical process with an automated graphical interface that handles the complexity internally.
2Adaptability or versatility
If trained programmers write code for simple programs, then the desired functionality is achieved, but extensive training is required
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides self-service by automatically generating executable code from visual arrangements without requiring user expertise in programming languages. The interface serves itself by handling the translation from graphical elements to code, data structure generation, and execution setup, freeing users from needing to understand underlying computational concepts.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the fundamental parameter of interaction from text-based code input to visual element manipulation. By transforming the interface paradigm from syntactic programming to graphical assembly, the system makes computer functionality accessible to users without requiring them to learn specialized programming languages or development methodologies.
3Adaptability or versatility
If teams of trained programmers are assembled for large projects, then complex software can be developed, but the cost and time requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments complex software development into modular visual components that can be independently assembled. The drag-and-drop interface allows users to create, modify, and combine discrete functional blocks without coordinating large teams, breaking down complex projects into manageable visual units that can be developed independently and integrated systematically.
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AI summary
A method, computer system, and computer program product compose a business rule. A computer system displays a set of tiles within a first area of a graphical user interface, each tile corresponding to a set of data nodes that are composable into structured data objects according to a domain-specific language. Dragging a selected tile from the first area to a drop zone within a second area of the graphical user interface appends the corresponding set of data nodes into a structured data object. Receiving a user input that sets focus on the drop zone displays a text field that replaces the drop zone w. A drop-down list is associated with the text field. The drop-down list consists of a set of permissible tiles for data nodes that can be appended to the structured data object according to a context of the structured data object.