Modeling system for graphic user interface
First Claim
1. A method for generating a user interface in a distributed computer system, the method comprising:
- displaying a first business function component selected by a first user on a first display area of a frontend system, the first business function component being associated with first application logic to access a first business application provided in a server system;
displaying a second business function component selected by the first user on the first display area of the client system, the second business function component being associated with second application logic to access a second business application provided in the server system;
forming a relationship between the first and second business function components, wherein a visual representation of the user interface is created based on the displaying steps and the forming step;
generating a canonic representation of the visual representation; and
generating an executable user interface code from the canonic representation, the user interface code being operable to access the first and second applications provided in the server system to retrieve desired data.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
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.
-
Citations
18 Claims
-
1. A method for generating a user interface in a distributed computer system, the method comprising:
-
displaying a first business function component selected by a first user on a first display area of a frontend system, the first business function component being associated with first application logic to access a first business application provided in a server system; displaying a second business function component selected by the first user on the first display area of the client system, the second business function component being associated with second application logic to access a second business application provided in the server system; forming a relationship between the first and second business function components, wherein a visual representation of the user interface is created based on the displaying steps and the forming step; generating a canonic representation of the visual representation; and generating an executable user interface code from the canonic representation, the user interface code being operable to access the first and second applications provided in the server system to retrieve desired data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
-
-
11. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising a computer program, that when executed on a computer processor, causes the computer processor to:
-
display a first business function component selected by a first user on a first display area, the first business function component being associated with first application logic to access a first business application; display a second business function component selected by the first user on the first display area, the second business function component being associated with second application logic to access a second business application; form a relationship between the first and second business function components, wherein a visual representation of a user interface is created based on the display steps and the form step; generate a canonic representation of the visual representation; and generate an executable user interface code from the canonic representation, the user interface code being operable to access the first and second applications to retrieve desired data. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
-
-
18. A system comprising:
-
one or more computer processors; and a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising a computer program, that when executed by the one or more computer processors, causes the one or more computer processors to; display a first business function component selected by a first user on a first display area, the first business function component being associated with first application logic to access a first business application; display a second business function component selected by the first user on the first display area, the second business function component being associated with second application logic to access a second business application; form a relationship between the first and second business function components, wherein a visual representation of a user interface is created based on the display steps and the form step; generate a canonic representation of the visual representation; and generate an executable user interface code from the canonic representation, the user interface code being operable to access the first and second applications to retrieve desired data.
-
Specification