Method and system of deploying server-based applications

• US 20060150145A1
• Filed: 03/13/2006
• Published: 07/06/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/18/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Instaknow.com Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Instaknow.com Incorporated
• Inventors: Khandekar, Pramod
• Granted Patent: US 7,437,342 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/106
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/04 Trading; Exchange, e.g. stocks, commodities, derivatives or currency exchange

Abstract

A computer-implemented method and system for developing and running applications in a networked computing environment includes one aspect in which requests are sent from a client computer running a browser program and receiving the requests at a server computer. The server computer runs an application in response to the requests and constructs output information at the server computer in a format usable by the browser program, based on results generated from the application. The server computer forwards the output information to the browser program for display at the client computer. All of the necessary business logic for receiving the requests, running the application, and constructing the output information is contained within a single linkable library of executable functions. Another aspect provides for the development of customized application using business rules and logic without the need for a programmer.

Claims

1. A method of constructing an application for generating a final output comprising:

providing a set of program-creation wizards selectable by a user to construct a rules based application;

extracting pre-existing information from a pre-existing local data source specified by the user in the rules based application;

extracting externally provided information from an external data source based on the pre-existing information; and

generating the final output based on the pre-existing information and the externally provided information.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

auto-determining data elements in the pre-existing local data source.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

auto-determining data types in the pre-existing local data source.

4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

auto-determining data types in the external data source.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the pre-existing information is automatically extracted from the pre-existing local data source.

6. A computer readable medium comprising instructions, which when executed by a processor, performs a method of constructing an application for generating a final output comprising:

providing a set of program-creation wizards selectable by a user to construct a rules based application;

extracting pre-existing information from a pre-existing local data source specified by the user in the rules based application;

extracting externally provided information from an external data source based on the pre-existing information; and

generating the final output based on the pre-existing information and the externally provided information.

7. The medium according to claim 6, further comprising:

auto-determining data elements in the pre-existing local data source.

8. The medium according to claim 6, further comprising:

auto-determining data types in the pre-existing local data source.

9. The medium according to claim 6, further comprising:

auto-determining data types in the external data source.

10. The medium according to claim 6, wherein the pre-existing information is automatically extracted from the pre-existing local data source.

11. Apparatus for constructing an application for generating a final output comprising a processor programmed to:

provide a set of program-creation wizards selectable by a user to construct a rules based application;

extract pre-existing information from a pre-existing local data source specified by the user in the rules based application;

extract externally provided information from an external data source based on the pre-existing information; and

generate the final output based on the pre-existing information and the externally provided information.

12. The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the processor is further programmed to:

auto-determine data elements in the pre-existing local data source.

13. The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the processor is further programmed to:

auto-determine data types in the pre-existing local data source.

14. The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the processor is further programmed to:

auto-determine data types in the external data source.

15. The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the pre-existing information is automatically extracted from the pre-existing local data source.