Tabular format transaction editor

• US 9,348,561 B2
• Filed: 05/21/2014
• Issued: 05/24/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/21/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: InvestCloud, Inc.
• Original Assignee: InvestCloud, Inc.
• Inventors: Sos-Munoz, Vicent, Wise, John W.
• Primary Examiner(s): DAO, THUY CHAN
• Application Number:
  US14/284,371
• Publication Number:
  US 20150339106A1
• Time in Patent Office: 734 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/00 Information retrieval; Database structures therefor; File system structures therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/00 Arrangements for software engineering testing or debugging G06F11/36; administrative, planning or organisation aspects of software project management G06Q10/06
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/34 Graphical or visual programming
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/35 model driven
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/38 for implementing user interfaces

Abstract

A process receives a plurality of inputs in a tabular format transaction editor. Further, the process generates, with a processor, runtime code that utilizes the plurality of inputs and is operable independently of the tabular format transaction editor.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

displaying data input categories in a tabular format transaction editor, the data input categories comprising authentication information, server identification, display sequence, and field positioning;

receiving a plurality of user inputs in the data input categories of the tabular format transaction editor; and

generating, with a processor, runtime code based upon the plurality of user inputs in the data input categories from the tabular format transaction editor through automatic compilation without a manual user input, the runtime code being operable independently of the tabular format transaction editor, the runtime code being operable to generate a graphical representation according to the plurality of inputs in the data input categories.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the tabular format transaction editor is a spreadsheet computer program.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising running the runtime code to display a portal based upon the plurality of user inputs.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the runtime code is generated by translating the plurality of user inputs into commands associated with an intermediary programming language and translating the commands associated with the intermediary programming language into operating system commands, the intermediary programming language being platform independent.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the runtime code is generated without the plurality of user inputs having commands provided in a programming language format.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of user inputs defines a set of display properties such that the runtime code displays a display according to the set of display properties.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising generating metadata based upon the plurality of user inputs.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising deploying the metadata to a server.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the server compiles the runtime code from the metadata.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the runtime code is utilized to display a test display.

11. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer useable medium having a computer readable program, wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to:

displaying data input categories in a tabular format transaction editor, the data input categories comprising authentication information, server identification, display sequence, and field positioning;

receive a plurality of user inputs in the data input categories of the tabular format transaction editor; and

generate, with a processor, runtime code based upon the plurality of user inputs in the data input categories from the tabular format transaction editor through automatic compilation without a manual user input, the runtime code being operable independently of the tabular format transaction editor, the runtime code being operable to generate a graphical representation according to the plurality of inputs in the data input categories.

12. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the tabular format transaction editor is a spreadsheet computer program.

13. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the computer is further caused to run runtime code to display a portal based upon the plurality of user inputs.

14. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the runtime code is generated by translating the plurality of user inputs into commands associated with an intermediary programming language and translating the commands associated with the intermediary programming language into operating system commands, the intermediary programming language being platform independent.

15. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the runtime code is generated without the plurality of user inputs having commands provided in a programming language format.

16. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the plurality of user inputs defines a set of display properties such that the runtime code displays a display according to the set of display properties.

17. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the computer is further caused to generate metadata based upon the plurality of user inputs.

18. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the computer is further caused to deploy the metadata to a server.

19. An apparatus comprising:

a computing device having a central processing unit that displays data input categories in a tabular format transaction editor, receives a plurality of user inputs in the data input categories of the tabular format transaction editor, generates metadata based upon the plurality of user inputs in the data input categories, deploys the metadata to a server that compiles the runtime code from the metadata, and receives the runtime code from the server, the runtime code being operable independently of the tabular format transaction editor, the data input categories comprising authentication information, server identification, display sequence, and field positioning, the runtime code being operable to generate a graphical representation according to the plurality of inputs in the data input categories.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the tabular format transaction editor is a spreadsheet computer program.