Systems & Methods For Creating Software

• US 20080256515A1
• Filed: 10/11/2007
• Published: 10/16/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/11/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Michael A. Ponce De Leon
• Original Assignee: Michael A. Ponce De Leon
• Inventors: Ponce de Leon, Michael A.
• Granted Patent: US 8,543,978 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/120
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/20 Software design

Abstract

Software generates interfaces and functionality for an application program. At least a portion of an application is created by given names to data elements according to a syntax. Data tables are generated having fields that correspond to the elements and characteristics are associated with the fields specifying how the data in the fields interact with each other. Relationships among the elements are inferred as a function of their names. A functional interface can be generated from the inferred relationship.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method of facilitating creation of at least a portion of an application, comprising:

giving names to first and second elements according to a syntax;

using a first software to generate a data table having first and second fields that correspond to the first and second elements, respectively; and

using a database language to associate the first field with a characteristic that specifies how data associated with the first field interacts with data associated the second field.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first software infers a relationship between the first and second elements from the names.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the first software generates the table at least in part according to the relationship.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the relationship is selected from the group consisting of a one-to-one relationship and a one-to-many relationship.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the relationship is selected from the group consisting of a parent-child relationship and a peer-to-peer relationship.

6. The method of claim 2, further comprising using a second software to generate an interface having a structural feature that corresponds to the relationship.

7. The method of claim 2, further comprising using a second software to generate an interface having a functional feature that corresponds to the relationship.

8. The method of claim 2, further comprising using a second software to generate an interface having a first feature derived from the relationship, and a second feature derived from a set of rules.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein a first one of the rules comprises a numeric limit.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein a first one of the rules comprises a selection list.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the table stores the characteristic as an attribute of the first field.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising giving a name to a third element according to the syntax, and using the first software to infer a relationship between the first and third elements

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising including in the table a third field that corresponds to the third element.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising using a second software to generate a plurality of interfaces based at least in part upon permutations of including the first, second, and third fields.

16. The method of claim 13, further comprising using the first software to include in a second table a third field that corresponds to the third element.