Systems for developing websites and methods therefor

• US 20030120659A1
• Filed: 03/20/2000
• Published: 06/26/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 03/20/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ampersand Corp.
• Original Assignee: Ampersand Corp.
• Inventors: Sridhar, Mandayam Anandampillai
• Application Number:
  US09/531,980
• Publication Number:
  US 20030120659A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/100
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2423 Interactive query statement specification based on a database schema
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/972 Access to data in other repository systems, e.g. legacy data or dynamic Web page generation

Abstract

A computer-implemented method for facilitating website development by a website developer from a supplied data schema. The method includes generating a plurality of user data models from the data schema and generating a plurality of data views from the plurality of user data models. The method also includes receiving from the website developer at least one data view choice, the data view choice indicating a selection of a particular data view from the plurality of data views. Additionally, there is included creating backend logic to support the particular data view and creating a user interface front-end to present the particular data view on an output device.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for facilitating website development by a website developer from a supplied data schema, comprising:

generating a plurality of user data models from said data schema;

generating a plurality of data views from said plurality of user data models;

receiving from said website developer at least one data view choice, said data view choice indicating a selection of a particular data view from said plurality of data views;

creating backend logic to support said particular data view; and

creating a user interface front-end to present said particular data view on an output device.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said plurality of user data models represents all possible different combinations of user data models from said data schema.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein said plurality of user data models are computer-generated from said data schema.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein said plurality of data views represents all possible different combinations of data views from said data schema.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein said data schema includes relational database tables.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein said backend logic includes SQL codes.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein said user-interface front-end is a webpage.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein said user-interface front-end is a Internet-enabled telephone user interface.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein said user-interface front-end is an Internet-enabled handheld computer interface.

10. The method of claim 1 further comprising customizing said user-interface front-end to conform data in said particular data view to a given format.

11. A computer-implemented method for facilitating website development by a website developer from a supplied data schema, comprising:

automatically generating a plurality of user data models from said data schema, said plurality of user data models represents all possible different combinations of user data models from said data schema;

receiving from said website developer at least one choice, said at least one choice indicating a selection of a particular data view associated with one of said plurality of user data models;

creating backend logic to support said particular data view; and

creating a user interface front-end to present said particular data view on an output device.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein said data schema includes relational database tables.

13. The method of claim 11 wherein said backend logic includes SQL codes.

14. The method of claim 11 wherein said user-interface front-end is a webpage.

15. The method of claim 11 further comprising customizing said user-interface front-end to conform data in said particular data view to a given format.

16. A computer-implemented method for facilitating website development by a website developer from a supplied data schema, comprising:

receiving at least one user data model from said website developer, said user data model pertains to a specific representation of data relationship among data attributes in said data schema;

automatically generating a data view from said user data model;

automatically creating backend logic to support said data view; and

automatically creating a user interface front-end to present said data view on an output device.

17. The method of claim 16 wherein said data schema includes relational database tables.

18. The method of claim 17 wherein said automatically generating said data view includes generating links among said relational database tables responsive to said user data model.

19. The method of claim 16 wherein said backend logic includes SQL codes.

20. The method of claim 16 wherein said user-interface front-end is a webpage.

21. The method of claim 20 further comprising customizing said webpage to conform data in said data view to a given format.

22. A computer-implemented method for facilitating website development by a website developer from a supplied data schema, comprising:

receiving a plurality of user data models from said website developer, said user data models pertain to a plurality of representations of different data relationships among data attributes in said data schema;

automatically generating a plurality of data views from said plurality of user data models;

automatically creating backend logics to support said plurality of data views; and

automatically creating user interface front-ends to present said plurality of data views on an output device.

23. The method of claim 22 wherein said data schema includes relational database tables.

24. The method of claim 22 wherein said backend logic includes SQL codes.

25. The method of claim 22 wherein said user-interface front-end is a webpage.

26. The method of claim 25 further comprising customizing said webpage to conform data in said data view to a given format.