Transformation chain application splitting

• US 10,198,252 B2
• Filed: 07/02/2015
• Issued: 02/05/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 07/02/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Mital, Vijay, Abraham, Robin, Pan, Henry Hun-Li Reid, Suresh, Sandeep, Nguyen, Bao Quoc, Busby, George Edward, DeSantis, Curtis
• Primary Examiner(s): Dao, Thuy
• Assistant Examiner(s): Berman, Stephen D
• Application Number:
  US14/791,162
• Publication Number:
  US 20170003944A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,314 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/30 Creation or generation of source code
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/34 Graphical or visual programming
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/53 Decompilation; Disassembly
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/70 Software maintenance or management
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/101 Collaborative creation, e.g. joint development of products or services

Abstract

The splitting of an application in response to detected environmental events (such as user input). Such splitting may be performed for purposes of sharing the application. The application is a transformation chain instance. From the detected environmental event(s), it is determined that a portion transformation chain class is to be created from the larger transformation chain class of the application. In response, the portion transformation chain class is created, instantiated and operated. A sharing mechanism may be used to allow the split portion of the application to be shared with other entities without losing control.

Claims

1. A method for formulating an application in response to user input at a first endpoint interface entity, the method comprising:

maintaining a universal canvas comprising a plurality of independent nodes, each of the plurality of independent nodes comprising executable code configured to allow the independent nodes to independently transform received data in a particular way;

operating a first application at a computer system, the first application comprising a first transformation chain class, comprising at least some of the independent nodes of the plurality of independent nodes at the universal canvas, wherein the first transformation chain class is generated by at least;

receiving as first input data, first output data from the first endpoint interface entity;

identifying a first set of independent nodes, from the plurality of independent nodes at the universal canvas, that are compatible with the first input data;

generating the first transformation chain class by organizing the identified plurality of independent nodes such that the first input data received from the first endpoint interface entity is transmitted through each of the first set of independent nodes such that each of the first set of independent nodes of the first transformation chain class transforms the first input data in a particular manner;

detecting one or more environmental events associated with the first endpoint interface entity, the one or more environmental events causing the first endpoint interface entity to generate second output data that is different than the first output data;

based on identifying a difference between the first output data and the second output data of the endpoint interface entity, determining that a portion transformation chain class is to be created from the plurality of independent nodes of the first application, wherein the portion transformation chain class represents a sub-portion of the first transformation chain class such that the portion transformation chain class comprises at least one fewer independent node than the first transformation chain class;

causing an instance of the portion transformation chain class to be instantiated; and

causing the instance of the portion transformation chain class to operate.

2. The method in accordance with claim 1, wherein causing the instance of the portion transformation chain class to operate comprises creating a plurality of endpoints associated with the instance of the portion transformation chain class.

3. The method in accordance with claim 2, wherein causing an instance of the portion transformation class to be instantiated comprises:

causing the instance of a portion transformation chain class to be assigned to a second endpoint interface entity such that the second endpoint interface entity is able to provide data to and receive data from the instance of the portion transformation chain class via at least some of the created plurality of endpoints.

4. The method in accordance with claim 3, further comprising:

instructing the second endpoint interface entity to interact with the instance.

5. The method in accordance with claim 3, wherein causing the instance of the portion transformation class to be instantiated further comprises:

credentialing the second endpoint interface entity through the first endpoint instance with respect to data flows to and from the instance of the portion transformation class assigned to the second endpoint interface entity.

6. The method in accordance with claim 5, wherein the second endpoint interface entity is not provided with data input or output of an instance of the first transformation chain class that is assigned to the first computing endpoint for nodes that are not within the portion transformation chain class.

7. The method in accordance with claim 5, wherein causing an instance of the portion transformation chain class to operate comprises:

the first endpoint interface entity causing data to be fed to the instance of the portion transformation chain class assigned to the second endpoint interface entity.

8. The method in accordance with claim 5, the instance of the portion transformation chain class assigned on the second endpoint interface entity representing one or more cloned nodes that are also part of an instance of the first transformation chain class assigned to the first endpoint interface entity.

9. The method in accordance with claim 8, further comprising the following for at least one of the one or more cloned nodes:

causing data to be recorded that is fed by the second endpoint interface entity to the cloned node.

10. The method in accordance with claim 8, further comprising:

merging the data that is fed by the second endpoint interface entity to the cloned node with the data that is fed by the first endpoint interface entity to the cloned node.

11. The method in accordance with claim 10, further comprising:

operating the instance of the first transformation chain class assigned to the first endpoint interface entity such that the merged data is fed to one or more non-cloned nodes of the instance of the first transformation chain class assigned to the first endpoint interface entity.

12. The method in accordance with claim 10, wherein merging is performed with permission of the first endpoint interface entity.

13. The method in accordance with claim 5, further comprising:

determining from the one or more environmental events that a remainder transformation class is to be created that represents the first transformation chain class with the portion transformation class removed;

causing an instance of the remainder transformation chain class to be instantiated; and

causing the instance of the remainder transformation chain class to operate.

14. The method in accordance with claim 13, wherein causing the instance of the remainder transformation chain class to be instantiated comprises:

causing the instance of the remainder transformation chain class to be assigned to the first endpoint interface entity, such that the first endpoint interface entity is able to provide data to and receive data from the instance of the remainder transformation chain class.

15. The method in accordance with claim 14, wherein causing the instance of the remainder transformation class to be instantiated further comprises:

credentialing the second endpoint interface entity through the first endpoint interface entity with respect to data flows to and from the instance of the portion transformation class assigned to the second endpoint interface entity and the instance of the remainder transformation class assigned to the first endpoint interface entity.

16. The method in accordance with claim 1, the first endpoint interface entity credentialed to provide input to and receive output from endpoints of an instance of the first transformation chain class at the time of detecting the user input.

17. The method in accordance with claim 1, wherein causing an instance of the portion transformation chain class to be instantiated comprises:

causing the instance of the portion transformation chain class to be assigned to the first endpoint interface entity, such that the first endpoint interface entity is able to provide data to and receive data from the instance of the portion transformation chain class.

18. The method in accordance with claim 1, the one or more environmental events comprising user input.

19. The method in accordance with claim 18, the user input comprising a redaction gesture.

20. A computer program product comprising one or more computer-readable hardware storage media having thereon one or more computer-executable instructions that are structured such that, when executed by one or more processors of a computing system, cause the computing system to perform a method for formulating an application in response to user input at a first endpoint interface entity, the method comprising:

maintaining a universal canvas comprising a plurality of independent nodes, each of the plurality of independent nodes comprising executable code configured to allow the independent nodes to independently transform received data in a particular way;

operating a first application at the computer system, the first application comprising a first transformation chain class comprising at least some of the independent nodes of the plurality of independent nodes at the universal canvas, wherein the first transformation chain class is generated by at least;

receiving as first input data, first output data from the first endpoint interface entity;

identifying a first set of independent nodes, from the plurality of independent nodes at the universal canvas, that are compatible with the first input data;

generating the first transformation chain class by organizing the identified plurality of independent nodes such that the first input data received from the first endpoint interface entity is transmitted through each of the first set of independent nodes and such that each of the first set of independent nodes of the first transformation chain class transforms the first input data in a particular manner;

detecting one or more environmental events associated with the first endpoint interface entity, the one or more environmental events causing the first endpoint interface entity to generate second output data that is different than the first output data;

based on identifying a difference between the first output data and the second output data of the endpoint interface entity, determining that a portion transformation chain class is to be created from the plurality of independent nodes of the first application, wherein the portion transformation chain class represents a sub-portion of the first transformation chain class such that the portion transformation chain class comprises at least one fewer independent node than the first transformation chain class;

causing an instance of the portion transformation chain class to be instantiated; and

causing the instance of the portion transformation chain class to operate.

21. The computer program product in accordance with claim 20, the one or more environmental events comprising user input.

22. A computing system comprising:

one or more processors;

one or more computer-readable storage media having thereon one or more computer-executable instructions that are structured such that, when executed by the one or more processors of a computing system, cause the computing system to formulate an application in response to user input at a first endpoint interface entity, including causing the computer system to perform at least the following;

access a universal canvas comprising a plurality of independent nodes, each of the plurality of independent nodes comprising executable code configured to allow the independent nodes to independently transform received data in a particular way;

receive as first input data, first output data from the first endpoint interface entity;

identify a first set of independent nodes, from the plurality of independent nodes at the universal canvas, that are compatible with the first input data;

generate a first transformation chain class by organizing the identified plurality of independent nodes such that the first input data received from the first endpoint interface entity is transmitted through each of the first set of independent nodes and such that each of the first set of independent nodes of the first transformation chain class transforms the first input data in a particular manner;

operate a first application, the first application comprising at least the first transformation chain class;

detect one or more environmental events associated with the first endpoint interface entity, the one or more environmental events causing the first endpoint interface entity to generate second output data that is different than the first output data;

based on identifying a difference between the first output data and the second output data of the endpoint interface entity, determine that a portion transformation chain class is to be created from the plurality of independent nodes of the first application, wherein the portion transformation chain class represents a sub-portion of the first transformation chain class such that the portion transformation class comprises at least one fewer independent node than the first transformation chain class;

cause an instance of the portion transformation chain class to be instantiated; and

cause the instance of the portion transformation chain class to operate.