Mobile Application Creation System

• US 20160274875A1
• Filed: 02/24/2016
• Published: 09/22/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/19/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Aftech Mobile, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Aftech Mobile, Inc.
• Inventors: Farooqi, Arshad
• Granted Patent: US 10,133,558 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/34 Graphical or visual programming
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/36 Software reuse

Abstract

A computer implemented method and system for creating a mobile application provides a mobile application development software (MADS) and pre-coded software components (PCSCs) encapsulated in a mobile application creation interface (MACI). The MADS dynamically maps data to be rendered in the mobile application with one or more data sources and launches the MACI. The MADS creates one or more composite software components (CSCs) by combining more than one of distinct software components selected from component sources and/or the PCSCs. The MADS inserts one or more PCSCs and/or CSCs into the MACI. The MADS generates one or more recommendations for adding one or more characteristic objects associated with the mobile application. The MADS creates the mobile application using the inserted PCSCs, the created composite software components, the recommendations, the dynamically mapped data, and/or an adaptively configured application programming interfaces that facilitate backend integration of the mobile application with the user device.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving a selection of a plurality of pre-coded software components, wherein said pre-coded software components are provided by a mobile application development software accessible from a user device via a network, and wherein said pre-coded software components are fully developed mobile applications executable by at least one processor;

creating a new mobile application by launching a mobile application creation interface in said user device, wherein said creation of said new mobile application comprises;

inserting one or more of said pre-coded software components into said launched mobile application creation interface; and

assembling said inserted one or more of said pre-coded software components; and

transmitting said newly created mobile application from said user device to an application store for publishing and distribution, wherein other users can download said newly created mobile application by accessing said application store directly from their user devices.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

creating one or more composite software components by combining one or more distinct software components selected from a plurality of component sources and/or one or more of said pre-coded software components; and

inserting one or more of said created composite software components into said launched mobile application creation interface, wherein said inserting said one or more of said pre-coded software components and said one or more of said created software components further comprises dragging and dropping said one or more of said pre-coded software components and said one or more of said created composite software components into said launched mobile application creation interface.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising generation of one or more recommendations for addition of one or more characteristic objects associated with said new mobile application by said mobile application development software based on a real time analysis and dynamic learning of selective data of similar mobile applications developed based on one or more of functionality, an industry, and a category related to said new mobile application, wherein said generation of one or more recommendations further comprises dynamically updating said generated one or more recommendations for said addition of said one or more characteristic objects associated with said new mobile application, by said mobile application development software, based on a selection of one or more supplementary characteristic objects received from said user device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said creating said new mobile application in said launched mobile application creation interface further comprises said mobile application development software using one or more adaptively configured application programming interfaces for backend integration of said new mobile application with said user device for operating said new mobile application on said user device, wherein said using of said one or more adaptively configured application programming interfaces further comprises implementing one or more of machine to machine or internet of things (IOT) data convergence, process to machine data interaction for enabling one or more of a gamification, an augmented reality, and a near field communication, establishing communication and exchange of said data between said created new mobile application and said user device, wherein said creating said new mobile application in said launched mobile application creation interface further comprises connecting said created new mobile application to a plurality of backend databases by said mobile application development software via said network for creating enhanced mobile applications, and wherein said creating said new mobile application in said launched mobile application creation interface further comprises providing direct access to one or more of web services and said application programming interfaces from a web address, by said mobile application development software.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying real time data simulations of said new mobile application in said launched mobile application creation interface by said mobile application development software during each stage of said creation of said new mobile application.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said pre-coded software components comprise social networking components configured to embed social features with one or more of business processes and follow up action items in said mobile application.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising dynamically populating said data sources in said mobile application creation interface and allowing mapping of one or more of said data sources to one or more of said pre-coded software components by said mobile application development software for one of updating said one or more of said pre-coded software components and creating one or more distinct software components.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising collecting real time usage data by said mobile application development software for tracking and categorizing users of said created new mobile application and providing real time analytics.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein said mobile application development software is configured to operate as one of software as a service and platform as a service accessible by said user device via said network.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein said pre-coded software components are configurable for generating supplementary software components using said mobile application development software and said data sources.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein said mobile application development software is configured to create said new mobile application of a plurality of types, wherein said types comprises a native type of said new mobile application, a web type of said new mobile application, and a cross platform type of said new mobile application for any mobile device or wearables.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising dynamically mapping said data to be rendered in said new mobile application with one or more of a plurality of data sources, by said mobile application development software.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving inputs from said user, by said mobile application development software, for said publishing of said created new mobile application to said application store, and for providing access to end users to download said created new mobile application on one or more end user devices or wearables.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein said pre-coded software components comprise dynamically mapped data, and wherein multiple layers of pages of data are dynamically created within said pre-coded software components based on mapping defined by a developer of said new mobile application.

15. A mobile application development system, comprising:

at least one processor;

a non-transitory computer readable storage medium communicatively coupled to said at least one processor, said non-transitory computer readable storage medium configured to store a mobile application development software that, when executed by said at least one processor, causes said mobile application development system to perform functions comprising;

providing a selection of a plurality of pre-coded software components on a user device, by said mobile application development software, wherein said mobile application development software is accessible from said user device via a network, and wherein said pre-coded software components are fully developed mobile applications executable by said at least one processor;

creating a new mobile application by a mobile application creation module of said mobile application development software by launching a mobile application creation interface in said user device, wherein said creation of said new mobile application comprises;

inserting one or more pre-coded software components into said launched mobile application creation interface, by a component insertion module of said mobile application development software; and

assembling said inserted one or more of said pre-coded software components, by a mobile application creation module of said mobile application development software; and

transmitting said newly created mobile application from said user device to an application store for publishing and distribution, wherein other users can download said newly created mobile application by accessing said application store directly from their user devices.

16. The mobile application development system of claim 15, further comprising a mapping module configured to dynamically map said data to be rendered in said mobile application with one or more of a plurality of data sources.

17. The mobile application development system of claim 15, wherein said pre-coded software components comprise dynamically mapped data, and wherein multiple layers of pages of data are dynamically created within said pre-coded software components based on mapping defined by a developer of said new mobile application.

18. The mobile application development system of claim 15, further comprising:

creating one or more composite software components by combining one or more distinct software components selected from a plurality of component sources and/or one or more of said pre-coded software components; and

inserting one or more of said created composite software components into said launched mobile application creation interface, wherein said insertion of said one or more of said pre-coded software components and said one or more of said created software components further comprises dragging and dropping said one or more of said pre-coded software components and said one or more of said created composite software components into said launched mobile application creation interface.

19. The mobile application development system of claim 15, wherein said mobile application development software is configured to operate as one of software as a service and platform as a service accessible by said user device via said network.

20. The mobile application development system of claim 15, wherein said mobile application development software is configured to create said new mobile application of a plurality of types, wherein said types comprises a native type of said new mobile application, a web type of said new mobile application, and a cross platform type of said new mobile application for any mobile device or wearables.

21. The mobile application development system of claim 15, wherein said mobile application development software further comprises an analytics engine configured to collect real time usage data for tracking and categorizing users of said created new mobile application and providing real time analytics.

22. The mobile application development system of claim 15, wherein said mobile application development software further comprises a backend integration module configured to adaptively configure one or more application programming interfaces for a backend integration of said mobile application with said user device for operating said mobile application on said user device, wherein said adaptively configured one or more application programming interfaces are configured to implement one or more of a back office integration, a machine to machine or internet of things (IOT) convergence, a process to machine interaction for enabling one or more of a gamification, an augmented reality, and a near field communication, establishing communication and exchange of said data between said created new mobile application and said user device, and wherein said backend integration module is further configured to connect said created new mobile application to a plurality of backend databases via said network for creating enhanced mobile applications, and wherein said creating said new mobile application in said launched mobile application creation interface further comprises providing direct access to one or more of web services and said application programming interfaces from a web address, by said mobile application development software.

23. The mobile application development system of claim 15, wherein said mobile application creation module is configured to display real time data simulations of said new mobile application in said launched mobile application creation interface during each stage of said creation of said new mobile application.

24. The mobile application development system of claim 15, wherein said mobile application development software further comprises a recommendation engine for generation of one or more recommendations for addition of one or more characteristic objects associated with said new mobile application based on a real time analysis and dynamic learning of selective data of similar mobile applications developed based on one or more of functionality, an industry, and a category related to said new mobile application, and wherein said recommendation engine is further configured to dynamically update said generated one or more recommendations for said addition of said one or more characteristic objects associated with said new mobile application based on a selection of one or more supplementary characteristic objects received from said user device.

25. The mobile application development system of claim 15, wherein said mapping module is further configured to dynamically populate said data sources in said mobile application creation interface and map one or more of said data sources to one or more of said pre-coded software components for one of updating said one or more pre-coded software components and creating said one or more distinct software components based on inputs received from said user device.

26. The mobile application development system of claim 15, wherein said pre-coded software components are configurable for generating supplementary software components using said mobile application development software and said data sources, and wherein said pre-coded software components comprise social networking components configured to embed social features comprising one or more of business processes and follow up action items into said new mobile application.

27. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium communicatively coupled to at least one processor, said non-transitory computer readable storage medium configured to store a mobile application development software that, when executed by said at least one processor, causes a mobile application development system to perform a method comprising:

receiving a selection of a plurality of pre-coded software components, wherein said pre-coded software components are provided by the mobile application development software accessible from a user device via a network, and wherein said pre-coded software components are fully developed mobile applications executable by said at least one processor;

creating a new mobile application by launching a mobile application creation interface in said user device, wherein said creation of said new mobile application comprises;

inserting one or more of said pre-coded software components into said launched mobile application creation interface; and

assembling said inserted one or more of said pre-coded software components; and

transmitting said newly created mobile application from said user device to an application store for publishing and distribution, wherein other users can download said newly created mobile application by accessing said application store directly from their user devices.

28. A computer implemented method, comprising:

providing an application delivery model to users that supports hyper-personalization to assemble new mobile applications on the fly rather than downloading and using a pre-built mobile application from an application store;

enabling said users to hyper-personalize said pre-built mobile application by one or more of modifying said pre-built mobile application, and building said new mobile applications as per their own preferences without coding; and

/or

allowing developers to submit new pre-coded software components to an application library accessible by said users to build and deploy said new mobile applications.