Object process graph application controller-viewer

• US 7,360,209 B2
• Filed: 05/20/2005
• Issued: 04/15/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/16/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Graphlogic, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Graphlogic, Inc.
• Inventors: Gold, Steven Allen, Baker, David Marvin, Gusev, Vladimir, Liang, Hongping
• Primary Examiner(s): STEELMAN, MARY J
• Application Number:
  US10/908,653
• Publication Number:
  US 20060015857A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,061 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 717/168
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

A computer software system is provided, namely, An Object Process Graph Application Controller-Viewer (OPGACV) system. The OPGACV controls a running Object Process Graph (OPG) application by inducing a Dynamic Graph Interpreter (DGI) to transition applications from one state to another, and using application designer/user defined properties, it renders application state, structure, and data on display mediums and validates data inputs to applications. The OPGACV also controls the import and export of OPG applications.

Claims

1. An object process graph application controller-viewer system, comprising:

a computing device, storage medium, and display medium;

an object process graph for defining an object process graph application, said object process graph including process and control structures for control over an order and a timing of data validation, transformation and display, said object process graph being dynamic, directed and cyclical, and said object process graph including at least one data node, at least one process node, and at least one application state node for defining application states;

a dynamic graph interpreter for interpreting said object process graph to execute said object process graph application, said object process graph capable of being changed while being interpreted by said dynamic graph interpreter;

an object process graph application viewer for receiving information associated with the object process graph application and the application states and for rendering said object process graph application and said application states on a display medium; and

an object process graph application controller for processing user input, wherein said user input is validated against validation criteria upon which the application states are modified on successful validation and restored on unsuccessful validation, for providing commands to the dynamic graph interpreter to transition said object process graph application from a first application state to a second application state, and for providing commands to said object process graph application viewer to display said object process graph application and said application states.

2. The object process graph application controller-viewer of claim 1, wherein said object process graph application viewer is capable of applying security constraints to said object process graph application and said application states.

3. The object process graph application controller-viewer of claim 1, further comprising:

an application session transaction controller for processing input data, for providing commands to said object process graph application viewer to render said object process graph application and said application states, and for transitioning said object process graph application transition from said first state to said second state.

4. The object process graph application controller-viewer of claim 3, wherein said input data includes instructions or selections.

5. The object process graph application controller-viewer of claim 1, wherein said application session transaction controller is capable of making an updated application state persistent.

6. The object process graph application controller-viewer of claim 1, wherein said application session transaction controller is capable of commanding said dynamic graph interpreter to validate and update said object process graph application and said application states.

7. The object process graph application controller-viewer of claim 1, further comprising:

an application import/export controller for loading and storing descriptions associated with said object process graph application.

8. The object process graph application controller-viewer of claim 1, wherein said object process graph application viewer includes:

a dynamic output generation controller for rendering said object process graph application and said application states on said display medium;

a data acquisition conversion and preparation controller for providing commands to said dynamic graph interpreter to retrieve and convert said object process graph application and said application states to predetermined formats; and

a display and security property synthesis controller for applying security constraints and display properties to said object process graph application and said application states.

9. The object process graph application controller-viewer of claim 1, wherein said security constraints are context-oriented.

10. A method of providing an object process graph application controller-viewer for creating and executing an application program in an object process graph system, the method comprising:

controlling a running of an object process graph application, the object process graph application defined by an object process graph, said object process graph including process and control structures for control over an order and a timing of data validation, transformation and display, said object process graph being dynamic, directed and cyclical, and said object process graph including at least one data node, at least one process node, and at least one application state node for defining the application states, said running performed by a dynamic graph interpreter for interpreting said object process graph to execute said object process graph application, said object process graph capable of being changed while being interpreted by said dynamic graph interpreter;

processing input data, wherein said input data is validated against validation criteria upon which the application states are modified on successful validation and restored on unsuccessful validation; and

providing a display of said object process graph application and associated application states on a display medium.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein said controlling includes:

initiating said display;

providing commands for initiating application state transitions; and

controlling import and export of object process graph application descriptions.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein said input data includes instructions or selections.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein said providing a display includes:

receiving commands for said display;

providing a means of interacting with said object process graph application and said application states via said input data; and

displaying said application states in a context.

14. A software product stored as instructions on a storage medium for performing a method of providing an object process graph application controller-viewer, the method comprising:

receiving information associated with an object process graph application and application states, the object process graph application defined by an object process graph, said object process graph including process and control structures for control over an order and a timing of data validation, transformation and display, said object process graph being dynamic, directed and cyclical, and said object process graph including at least one data node, at least one process node, and at least one application state node for defining the application states, said running performed by an interpreter for interpreting said object process graph to execute said object process graph application, said object process graph capable of being changed while being interpreted by said dynamic graph interpreter;

rendering said object process graph application and said application states on a display medium;

processing user input, wherein said user input is validated against validation criteria upon which the application states are modified on successful validation and restored on unsuccessful validation; and

transitioning said object process graph application from a first state to a second state.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein said user input includes instructions or selections.

16. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

making an updated application state persistent.

17. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

validating and updating said object process graph application and said application states.

18. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

loading and storing descriptions associated with said object process graph application.

19. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

formatting said object process graph application and said application states.

20. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

applying context-oriented security constraints to said object process graph application and said application states.