US 11,029,923 B2 · Technical building block

Abstract

A virtual technical building block software development tool and a software development interface that speed accurate and quality software design are provided. The tools develop enterprise software architecture designs, and utilize a library of symbols and a virtual template. The library of symbols includes service oriented architecture symbols and enterprise application integration symbols. The template includes multiple sections to be displayed on a computing device screen. Each section includes a blank space bounded by a frame, and all of the sections are vertically aligned with one another to guide design flow. The sections of the template include, from top to bottom vertically, (1) a technical capabilities section; (2) an interaction sequence section; (3) a service topology section; (4) an integration flow section; and (5) a logging section. The technical building block software development tool streamlines software development and significantly reduces implementation and design time, and ensures reproducible quality of design.

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Dependent claims

A software development template implemented and embedded on a computing device for use when developing enterprise software architecture designs, the software development template comprising:

a plurality of sections to be displayed on a computing device screen, each section including blank space bounded by a frame with all of the sections aligned with one another, the sections including:
a technical capabilities section configured to receive a plurality of capability components which represent function of a software architecture design;
an interaction sequence section configured to receive a plurality of interaction components which illustrate interaction between the capability components;
a service topology section configured to receive a plurality of service components which represent hardware and software performing functions of the capability components and the interaction components;
an integration flow section configured to receive a plurality of integration components which represent hardware and software implementing a flow of information between a service requestor and a service provider based upon the service components;
and
a logging section configured to receive a plurality of logging components which represent hardware and software indicating occurrence of events or activities related to the function of the software design resulting from an action of one or more of the capability components, interaction components, service components, or integration components.

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A software development interface implemented and embedded on a computing device for use when developing enterprise software architecture designs, the software development interface comprising:

a library of service oriented architecture symbols representing service components;
a library of enterprise application integration symbols representing integration components;
and
a template comprising a plurality of sections to be displayed on a computing device screen, each section including blank space bounded by a frame with all of the sections aligned with one another, the sections including:
a technical capabilities section configured to receive a plurality of capability components which represent function of a software architecture design,
an interaction sequence section configured to receive a plurality of interaction components which illustrate interaction between the capability components,
a service topology section configured to receive a plurality of service components which represent hardware and software performing functions of the capability components and the interaction components,
an integration flow section configured to receive a plurality of integration components which represent hardware and software implementing a flow of information between a service requestor and a service provider based upon the service components, and
a logging section configured to receive a plurality of logging components which represent hardware and software indicating occurrence of events or activities related to the function of the software design resulting from an action of one or more of the capability components, interaction components, service components, or integration components.

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A software development interface implemented and embedded on a computing device for use when developing enterprise software architecture designs, the software development interface comprising:

a library of service oriented architecture symbols representing service components;
a library of enterprise application integration symbols representing integration components;
and
a template comprising a plurality of sections to be displayed on a computing device screen, each section including blank space bounded by a frame with all of the sections aligned with one another, the sections including:
a technical capabilities section configured to receive a plurality of capability components which represent function of a software architecture design,
an interaction sequence section configured to receive a plurality of interaction components which illustrate interaction between the capability components,
a service topology section configured to receive a plurality of service components which represent hardware and software performing functions of the capability components and the interaction components, wherein the service components include service oriented architecture symbols,
an integration flow section configured to receive a plurality of integration components which represent hardware and software implementing a flow of information between a service requestor and a service provider based upon the service components, and
a logging section configured to receive a plurality of logging components which represent hardware and software indicating occurrence of events or activities related to the function of the software design resulting from an action of one or more of the capability components, interaction components, service components, or integration components.

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