Smart mobile application development platform

• US 10,146,803 B2
• Filed: 08/18/2015
• Issued: 12/04/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/23/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tungsten Automation Corp.
• Original Assignee: Kofax Incorporated
• Inventors: Kilby, Steven, Macciola, Anthony, Amtrup, Jan W., Orcutt, Bruce
• Primary Examiner(s): DAO, THUY CHAN
• Application Number:
  US14/829,474
• Publication Number:
  US 20150355889A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,204 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/51 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/5866 using information manually generated, e.g. tags, keywords, comments, manually generated location and time information
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/93 Document management systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 18/2431 Multiple classes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/38 for implementing user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/70 Software maintenance or management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06316 Sequencing of tasks or work
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0833 Tracking
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/10 specially adapted for electronic funds transfer [EFT] systems; specially adapted for home banking systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/03 Credit; Loans; Processing thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/08 Insurance
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/205 Education administration or guidance
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/10 Terrestrial scenes scenes under surveillance with static cameras G06V20/52; scenes perceived from the exterior of a vehicle G06V20/56; scenes perceived from the interior of a vehicle G06V20/59
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 2201/10 Recognition assisted with metadata
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information

Abstract

A method includes receiving user input defining a workflow comprising one or more activities and one or more rules; receiving user input defining a user interface (UI) configured to facilitate a user performing the workflow at least in part using a processor of a mobile device; and generating a mobile software application based on the workflow and the UI. In another embodiment, a method includes: instantiating a mobile application on a mobile device; launching a workflow within the mobile application, the workflow comprising one or more activities and one or more rules; rendering one or more user interfaces based at least in part on the workflow; displaying at least one of the user interfaces on a display of the mobile device; receiving user input via at least one of the user interfaces; and modifying the workflow based at least partially on user input. Systems and computer program products are also disclosed.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method, comprising:

instantiating a mobile application on a mobile device;

launching a workflow within the mobile application, the workflow comprising;

one or more interactive activities;

one or more non-interactive activities; and

one or more rules that facilitate performing the one or more interactive activities and the one or more non-interactive activities according to a processing scheme, wherein the processing scheme comprises a first portion characterized by a static processing and a second portion characterized by dynamic processing;

rendering one or more user interfaces based at least in part on the workflow;

displaying at least one of the user interfaces on a display of the mobile device;

receiving user input via at least one of the user interfaces; and

modifying the workflow based at least in part on the user input,

wherein the workflow is configured to process digital image data based at least in part on the one or more activities and the one or more rules.

2. The computer implemented method as recited in claim 1, the one or more activities comprising:

capturing or receiving the digital image data via the mobile device; and

classifying an object represented in the digital image data.

3. The computer implemented method as recited in claim 1, wherein the user input comprises one or more of a confirmation, a negation, and a modification of at least one of:

one or more of the activities; and

one or more of the rules.

4. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer readable program code executable by a processor to cause the processor to:

instantiate a mobile application on a mobile device;

launch a workflow within the mobile application, the workflow comprising;

one or more interactive activities;

one or more non-interactive activities; and

one or more rules that facilitate performing the one or more interactive activities and the one or more non-interactive activities according to a processing scheme, wherein the processing scheme comprises a first portion characterized by a static processing and a second portion characterized by dynamic processing;

render one or more user interfaces based at least in part on the workflow;

display at least one of the user interfaces on a display of the mobile device;

receive user input via at least one of the user interfaces; and

modify the workflow based at least in part on the user input; and

wherein the workflow is configured to process digital image data based at least in part on the one or more activities and the one or more rules.

5. The computer program product as recited in claim 4, wherein the one or more activities comprise:

capturing or receiving the digital image data via the mobile device; and

classifying an object represented in the digital image data.

6. The computer program product as recited in claim 4, wherein the user input comprises one or more of a confirmation, a negation, and a modification of at least one of:

one or more of the activities; and

one or more of the rules.

7. A system, comprising a processor and logic integrated with, executable by, or integrated with and executable by the processor to cause the processor to:

instantiate a mobile application on a mobile device;

launch a workflow within the mobile application, the workflow comprising;

one or more interactive activities;

one or more non-interactive activities; and

one or more rules that facilitate performing the one or more interactive activities and the one or more non-interactive activities according to a processing scheme, wherein the processing scheme comprises a first portion characterized by a static processing and a second portion characterized by dynamic processing;

render one or more user interfaces based at least in part on the workflow;

display at least one of the user interfaces on a display of the mobile device;

receive user input via at least one of the user interfaces; and

modify the workflow based at least in part on the user input,

wherein the workflow is configured to process digital image data based at least in part on the one or more activities and the one or more rules.

8. The system as recited in claim 7, wherein the one or more activities comprise:

capturing or receiving the digital image data via the mobile device; and

classifying an object represented in the digital image data.

9. The system as recited in claim 7, wherein the user input comprises one or more of a confirmation, a negation, and a modification of at least one of:

one or more of the activities; and

one or more of the rules.