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AssigneeBank of America Corporation
InventorsSidhartha Kaw, Vishwas Korde, Kanstantsin Osipov, Md Kamrul Hasan Pulok, Subbarayalu Muthurangan, Johny Rajkumar, Kumar Sumit
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Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for a dynamic user interface computing platform which may store user interface templates and generate corresponding user interfaces. An administrator may configure a user interface template with a form comprising one or more fields, layout preferences, and one or more rules. A user may, using a requesting device, request a user interface corresponding to the user interface template. The dynamic user interface computing platform may generate a user interface based on the user interface template, the layout preferences, and the one or more rules, and may send the user interface to the requesting device. The user may, using the user interface, submit data to the dynamic user interface computing platform. The dynamic user interface computing platform may validate the received data and submit it to another computing device.
A method comprising:
A dynamic user interface computing platform comprising:
A system comprising:
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User interfaces in large enterprise systems often require regular updates which may make portions of the enterprise systems unavailable. For example, a user interface with a form used for a login process may require an update which newly mandates a minimum password length. Should such a user interface be generated by an application executable, to edit the user interface, an administrator may be forced to retrieve the application source code, locate the appropriate portion of the source code, edit the source code, compile and test the new version of the application (e.g., in a sandboxed environment), determine that the new version of the application is acceptable, and distribute the new version of the application across the enterprise system. This process may be undesirably and unacceptably long, error-prone, and complex, particularly where an enterprise may have a large number of different user interfaces (e.g., different data entry forms, login forms, and the like).
While numerous programming languages (e.g., Hypertext Markup Language (“HTML”)) have made rapid development of user interfaces and forms easily, the availability of such languages does not mitigate many unique user interface challenges faced by larger enterprises. A large enterprise system may have hundreds of thousands of users in hundreds of different user groups using hundreds of different log-in forms from numerous countries. Each user group and country, for example, may have different rules on how a login process is to be performed. For example, systems in a particular country may be required by law to use certain authentication methods which may only be performed by particular web browsers. As another example, many large enterprise systems have legacy code and applications which are not easily modified such that rapid deployment of new user interface changes may be all but impossible. As such, general-purpose programming languages may be insufficient for serving all user interface needs at a large scale, and when such user interfaces require modification, significant time and effort may be required.
Such unavailability may result in significant harm to enterprises. For example, if the aforementioned user interface needed to be revised to patch a bug preventing some users from logging in, the enterprise may be forced to either cease operations until the patch is complete, or simply proceed such that some users remain incapable of logging in for a period of time. As another example, if the enterprise manages a large number of user interfaces which are collectively part of a multiplayer online video game, users incapable of logging in or playing via such interfaces may cancel subscriptions or otherwise complain about their inability to log in to the game.
A more complete understanding of aspects described herein and the advantages thereof may be acquired by referring to the following description in consideration of the accompanying drawings, in which like reference numbers indicate like features, and wherein:
FIG. 1 depicts an illustrative example of an example network diagram upon which the dynamic user interface computing platform may execute.
FIG. 2 depicts an illustrative example of an example user interface template which may be generated by an administrator and stored by the dynamic user interface computing platform.
In the following description of the various embodiments, reference is made to the accompanying drawings identified above and which form a part hereof, and in which is shown by way of illustration various embodiments in which aspects described herein may be practiced. It is to be understood that other embodiments may be utilized and structural and functional modifications may be made without departing from the scope described herein. Various aspects are capable of other embodiments and of being practiced or being carried out in various different ways. It is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology used herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting. Rather, the phrases and terms used herein are to be given their broadest interpretation and meaning. The use of “including” and “comprising” and variations thereof is meant to encompass the items listed thereafter and equivalents thereof as well as additional items and equivalents thereof.
A dynamic user interface computing platform may be a part of a large and popular text-based massively multiplayer online role playing game played by millions of players worldwide. The game may require a large number of user interfaces (e.g., HTML pages) with forms allowing players to log in, communicate with other players, and make gameplay decisions. Each user interface may need to differ based on, for example, the location of the player. For example, players in a first country may be on a different team and may be presented different content and options in each user interface than those in a second, different country. To make these user interfaces, an administrator may create a user interface template comprising a form with at least one field (e.g., a player name) and one or more rules (e.g., that the player name must be entered and must be longer than six characters). The user interface templates may be stored in the dynamic user interface computing platform. A user may request a user interface. In response, the dynamic user interface computing platform may retrieve the corresponding user interface template, generate the user interface, and transmit the user interface to the requesting user. The user may use the user interface to enter their player name and submit the player name, as data, to the dynamic user interface computing platform. The dynamic user interface computing platform may receive the data, apply the one or more rules to the data (e.g., confirm that the player name is longer than six characters), and submit the data to a computing device storing player names.
Prior to discussing these and other features in greater detail, discussion will turn to FIG. 1, which shows a network diagram example 100 upon which features described herein may be implemented according to some aspects.