Modeling system for graphic user interface
First Claim
1. A method for generating a user interface, the user interface being configured for use in a client-server environment, the method comprising:
- providing an editor for designing a visual representation of a user interface, the editor providing a workspace and a task panel to be displayed on a display device on a client system, the workspace being provided to design the visual representation thereon, the task panel providing a plurality of elements for use in designing the visual representation, one or more of the elements being associated with a server system remotely located from the client system;
selecting a first actor from the task panel, the first actor being a data source object that is one of the elements and includes application logic needed to access application layer provided in the server system;
inserting the first actor into the workspace;
inserting a second actor selected from the task panel into the workspace;
diagrammatically defining a relationship between the first actor and the second actor;
generating a canonic representation of the visual representation; and
generating executable code from the canonic representation of the visual representation.
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Abstract
A modeling system for universal specification of user interfaces. The system provides a means for defining user interfaces, including highly complex and dynamic user interfaces, in a manner that is independent of any implementation context. The modeling system leads from a user-friendly visual representation of the user interface, through progressively detailed specifications of structural and behavioral aspects of the user interface parts, until a rigorous definition of the user interface in all its contexts of use is achieved. Using the information captured in the model, tools that automatically generate the fully working user interface code can be built.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for generating a user interface, the user interface being configured for use in a client-server environment, the method comprising:
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providing an editor for designing a visual representation of a user interface, the editor providing a workspace and a task panel to be displayed on a display device on a client system, the workspace being provided to design the visual representation thereon, the task panel providing a plurality of elements for use in designing the visual representation, one or more of the elements being associated with a server system remotely located from the client system; selecting a first actor from the task panel, the first actor being a data source object that is one of the elements and includes application logic needed to access application layer provided in the server system; inserting the first actor into the workspace; inserting a second actor selected from the task panel into the workspace; diagrammatically defining a relationship between the first actor and the second actor; generating a canonic representation of the visual representation; and generating executable code from the canonic representation of the visual representation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising code, that when executed on a computer processor, causes the computer processor to:
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provide an editor for designing a visual representation of a user interface, the editor providing a workspace and a task panel to be displayed on a display device on a client system, the workspace being provided to design the visual representation thereon, the task panel providing a plurality of elements for use in designing the visual representation, one or more of the elements being associated with a server system remotely located from the client system; select, in response to input from a user, of a first actor from the task panel, the first actor being a data source object that is one of the elements and includes application logic needed to access application layer provided in the server system; insert, in response to input from the user, the first actor into the workspace; insert, in response to input from the user, a second actor selected from the task panel into the workspace; diagrammatically define a relationship, in response to input from the user, between the first actor and the second actor; generate a canonic representation of the visual representation; and
generate executable code from the canonic representation of the visual representation. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
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one or more processors; and a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising code, that when executed by the one or more computer processors, cause the computer processors to; provide an editor for designing a visual representation of a user interface, the editor providing a workspace and a task panel to be displayed on a display device on a client system, the workspace being provided to design the visual representation thereon, the task panel providing a plurality of elements for use in designing the visual representation, one or more of the elements being associated with a server system remotely located from the client system; select, in response to input from a user, of a first actor from the task panel, the first actor being a data source object that is one of the elements and includes application logic needed to access application layer provided in the server system; insert, in response to input from the user, the first actor into the workspace; insert, in response to input from the user, a second actor selected from the task panel into the workspace; diagrammatically define a relationship, in response to input from the user, between the first actor and the second actor; generate a canonic representation of the visual representation; and
generate executable code from the canonic representation of the visual representation. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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