Simulating a user interface to submit data received from a device

• US 10,055,110 B2
• Filed: 08/28/2015
• Issued: 08/21/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Shakespeare, Darryl, Johnson, Aaron, Laurent, Nicole
• Primary Examiner(s): Nabi, Reza
• Assistant Examiner(s): Rodriguez, Daniel
• Application Number:
  US14/838,909
• Publication Number:
  US 20170031578A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,089 Days
• Field of Search: 715704
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/023 Arrangements for converting discrete items of information into a coded form, e.g. arrangements for interpreting keyboard generated codes as alphanumeric codes, operand codes or instruction codes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/038 Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

Operations includes receiving a first data set, from a user, via a user interface; generating a first plurality of commands that are based on a plurality of actions performed by the user to submit the first data set via the user interface; executing the first plurality of commands to submit the first data set to a data repository; recording the plurality of actions performed by the user to obtain a recorded plurality of actions; receiving a second data set, from one or more devices, to be submitted to the data repository; responsive to determining that the second data set is associated with the first data set: generating a second plurality of commands that are based on the recorded plurality of actions and the second data set; executing the second plurality of commands to submit the second data set to the data repository.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed by one or more hardware processors, cause performance of operations comprising:

receiving a first data set, from a user, via a user interface;

generating a first plurality of commands that are based on a first plurality of actions performed by the user to submit the first data set via the user interface;

executing the first plurality of commands to submit the first data set to a data repository;

recording the first plurality of actions, performed by the user, to obtain a first recorded plurality of actions;

receiving a second data set, from the user, via the user interface;

generating a second plurality of commands that are based on a second plurality of actions performed by the user to submit the second data set via the user interface;

executing the second plurality of commands to submit the second data set to the data repository;

recording the second plurality of actions, performed by the user, to obtain a second recorded plurality of actions;

receiving a third data set, from one or more devices, to be submitted to the data repository, wherein the third data set is associated with a particular variable;

identifying which of a plurality of data sets, comprising the first data set and the second data set, is associated with a variable that matches the particular variable;

responsive to identifying the first data set, from the plurality of data sets, as being associated with a first variable that matches the particular variable;

selecting the first recorded plurality of actions for processing the third data set;

generating a third plurality of commands that are based on the first recorded plurality of actions and the third data set; and

executing the third plurality of commands to submit the third data set to the data repository.

2. The medium of claim 1, wherein the third data set is received, from the one or more devices, without any user or application interacting with the user interface.

3. The medium of claim 1, wherein the one or more devices comprise at least one device connected to the Internet, and wherein the third data set is collected by the at least one device using a sensor.

4. The medium of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving user input indicating the first variable is associated with the first data set.

5. The medium of claim 1, wherein generating the third plurality of commands based on the first recorded plurality of actions and the third data set comprises:

identifying a set of one or more user interface elements identified in the first recorded plurality of actions;

determining a content item, file, or data object mapped to the set of user interface elements identified in the first recorded plurality of actions;

generating the third plurality of commands to update the content item, file, or data object mapped to the set of user interface elements, with the third data set.

6. The medium of claim 1, wherein the third data set is received, from the one or more devices, in a JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) format.

7. The medium of claim 1, wherein generating the third plurality of commands is further responsive to:

determining that the one or more devices are included in a plurality of authorized devices.

8. The medium of claim 1, wherein the first plurality of actions comprises one or more of:

selecting a checkbox, selecting a radio button, pressing a button, opening a form, and entering at least a portion of the first data set into a text field.

9. The medium of claim 1, wherein at least one action, in the first plurality of actions performed by the user, is identified in relation to a particular user interface element displayed by the user interface.

10. The medium of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprises:

determining that user input is received in relation to a particular user interface element; and

identifying an action, in the first plurality of actions, based on the user input received in relation to the particular user interface element.

11. The medium of claim 1, wherein recording the first plurality of actions comprises:

detecting a particular action, by the user, in relation to a particular user interface element;

determining an identifier of the particular user interface element; and

recording the particular action and the identifier of the particular user interface element.

12. The medium of claim 1, wherein recording the first plurality of actions comprises:

recording metadata, comprising the first plurality of actions, in a format that is human-readable and machine-readable.

13. The medium of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise:

prior to generating the third plurality of commands, modifying the first recorded plurality of actions based on user input.

14. The medium of claim 1, wherein the first plurality of commands and the third plurality of commands are identical.

15. The medium of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise:

using a same set of operations to update the data repository with (a) the first data set received from the user via the user interface and (b) the third data set received from the one or more devices.

16. The medium of claim 1, wherein the first recorded plurality of actions does not directly reference any back-end file stored in the data repository.

17. The medium of claim 1, wherein:

the first plurality of actions comprises one or more of;

selecting a checkbox, selecting a radio button, pressing a button, opening a form, and entering at least a portion of the first data set into a text field;

the third data set is received, from the one or more devices, using HTTP and/or in a JSON format;

the third data set is received, from the one or more devices, without any user or application interacting with the user interface;

the one or more devices comprise at least one device connected to the Internet, and wherein the second data set is collected by the at least one device using a sensor;

the operations further comprise;

determining that a first user input is received in relation to a particular user interface element;

identifying a particular action, in the first plurality of actions, based on the first user input received in relation to the particular user interface element;

receiving a second user input comprising a first variable associated with the first data set;

modifying the first recorded plurality of actions, based on the second user input, prior to generating the third plurality of commands;

determining that the third data set is associated with a same first variable as the first data set;

recording the first plurality of actions comprises;

determining an identifier of the particular user interface element;

recording the particular action and the identifier of the particular user interface element in a format that is human-readable and machine-readable;

generating the third plurality of commands is further responsive to determining that the one or more devices are included in a plurality of authorized devices;

generating the third plurality of commands based on the first recorded plurality of actions and the third data set comprises;

identifying a set of one or more user interface elements identified in the first recorded plurality of actions;

determining a content item, file, or data object mapped to the user interface elements identified in the first recorded plurality of actions;

generating the third plurality of commands to update the content item, file, or data object mapped to the user interface elements, with the third data set.

18. A system, comprising:

at least one device including a hardware processor; and

the system configured to perform operations comprising;

receiving a first data set, from a user, via a user interface;

generating a first plurality of commands that are based on a first plurality of actions performed by the user to submit the first data set via the user interface;

executing the first plurality of commands to submit the first data set to a data repository;

recording the first plurality of actions, performed by the user, to obtain a first recorded plurality of actions;

receiving a second data set, from the user, via the user interface;

generating a second plurality of commands that are based on a second plurality of actions performed by the user to submit the second data set via the user interface;

executing the second plurality of commands to submit the second data set to the data repository;

recording the second plurality of actions, performed by the user, to obtain a second recorded plurality of actions;

receiving a third data set, from one or more devices, to be submitted to the data repository, wherein the third data set is associated with a particular variable;

identifying which of a plurality of data sets, comprising the first data set and the second data set, is associated with a variable that matches the particular variable;

responsive to identifying the first data set, from the plurality of data sets, as being associated with a first variable that matches the particular variable;

selecting the first recorded plurality of actions for processing the third data set;

generating a third plurality of commands that are based on the first recorded plurality of actions and the third data set; and

executing the third plurality of commands to submit the third data set to the data repository.

19. A method comprising:

receiving a first data set, from a user, via a user interface;

generating a first plurality of commands that are based on a first plurality of actions performed by the user to submit the first data set via the user interface;

executing the first plurality of commands to submit the first data set to a data repository;

recording the first plurality of actions, performed by the user, to obtain a first recorded plurality of actions;

receiving a second data set, from the user, via the user interface;

generating a second plurality of commands that are based on a second plurality of actions performed by the user to submit the second data set via the user interface;

executing the second plurality of commands to submit the second data set to the data repository;

recording the second plurality of actions, performed by the user, to obtain a second recorded plurality of actions;

receiving a third data set, from one or more devices, to be submitted to the data repository, wherein the third data set is associated with a particular variable;

identifying which of a plurality of data sets, comprising the first data set and the second data set, is associated with a variable that matches the particular variable;

responsive to identifying the first data set, from the plurality of data sets, as being associated with a first variable that matches the particular variable;

selecting the first recorded plurality of actions for processing the third data set;

generating a third plurality of commands that are based on the first recorded plurality of actions and the third data set;

executing the third plurality of commands to submit the third data set to the data repository; and

wherein the method is performed by at least one device including a hardware processor.