Web Form Creation via Configuration File Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Website design and coding require extensive knowledge and time, making it costly and inefficient for businesses to make adjustments, especially for smaller businesses that cannot afford full-time designers, and even expert coders can struggle with complex websites.
Innovation Solution
A method using a form creation program within website source code that allows users to create forms through a separate text file, using a script file to instantiate a form object class, which can be easily managed and customized without altering the source code, providing a simpler and more efficient interface for embedding forms in web pages.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If traditional coding mechanisms are used to create forms in webpages, then forms can be created with full customization capability, but the process requires extensive knowledge of website design and coding languages, and consumes large amounts of time
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the form creation process into two independent parts: a configuration file for defining form components (simple key-value pairs) and a script file for processing and rendering. This segmentation allows users to work with simple configuration files without needing to understand complex rendering logic, while still enabling full customization through the configuration options available in the separate file.
2Productivity
If traditional coding mechanisms are used to create forms, then forms can be fully customized, but adjustments require modifying source code and extensive knowledge, making timely changes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the form definition from the source code into a separate configuration file. This allows form adjustments to be made by modifying only the configuration file without touching the source code, enabling rapid changes without requiring developer intervention or knowledge of the underlying code structure.
3Ease of operation
If expert coders are hired to maintain websites, then accurate and timely changes can be made, but the cost becomes prohibitively expensive for smaller businesses
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables non-expert users to perform website maintenance and form creation themselves through simple configuration files with intuitive key-value pairs. Users can independently make changes to forms and other website elements without requiring external developer assistance, eliminating the need to hire expensive full-time website designers.
4Adaptability or versatility
If extensive source code is used to create forms, then full functionality can be achieved, but expert coders can be lost in the code even on complex websites
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a configuration file as an intermediary layer between the user and the form rendering system. Users interact with the simple configuration file format rather than complex source code, while the script file acts as a mediator that processes the configuration and generates the appropriate HTML output, preserving full functionality without exposing users to code complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
The disclosure is directed to techniques for generating forms on a webpage. Within source code of a webpage, a script file is included that creates a form object class that can be inserted into the source code of the webpage. A device creates a first configuration file that defines a first plurality of components of a first form, including at least one input component and at least one submission component. The device instantiates, within the source code of the webpage, the form object class to create a first instance that includes a reference to the first configuration file. The device executes the source code by executing the script file, executing the first instance using the script file and the first configuration file to generate a graphical user interface that includes at least a portion of the first plurality of components of the first form.