Systems and methods for creating, using, and managing fields in electronic content

A field management system, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media storing:
• a database including a set of fields, each field comprising a key and a corresponding formula;
• and
• sequences of instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
• receive a field insertion request initiated by a user input to a first software application hosted by a first product platform server, the user input received at a client device that is presenting electronic content using the first software application, the field management system configured to receive field insertion requests initiated by user inputs to multiple different software applications hosted by different product platform servers;
• identify, in response to the field insertion request, one or more suggested fields from the set of fields stored in the database, the set of fields comprising a field created using a second software application, different from the first software application, and hosted by a second product platform server different from the first product platform server;
• transmit, by the field management system to the client device, one or more keys of the one or more suggested fields for rendering the one or more keys in a user interface of the client device;
• receive indication of selection of a key from the one or more keys;
• compute a result for the formula of the field associated with the selected key;
• and
• communicate the result for rendering in line with the electronic content at the client device.

A method for resolving a field in electronic content presented on a client device by a product platform, the method comprising:

• receiving, at a first product platform server of the product platform, a first request for loading a first electronic item provided by a first software application hosted by the first product platform server, the first request received from the client device using the first software application;
• retrieving a first content for the first electronic item, the first content comprising a field identifier for a field, the field created using a second software application that is different from the first software application and is hosted by a second product platform server of the product platform different from the first product platform server, the field comprising a formula and at least one field variable that changes over time;
• forwarding the field identifier to a field management server of a field management system, the field management system including at least one database storing field data accessible by both the first product platform server and the second product platform server for rendering fields within electronic content provided by the respective first product platform server and the second product platform server;
• receiving, at the first product platform server from the field management system, a determined first result for the field using the formula and the at least one field variable;
• transmitting, by the first product platform server, the first result to the client device;
• causing the first result to be rendered in line with the first content of the first electronic item in the first software application at the client device;
• receiving, at the second product platform server, a second request for loading a second electronic item provided by the second software application hosted by the second product platform server, the second request received from the client device using the second software application;
• retrieving a second content for the second electronic item, the second content comprising the field identifier for the field;
• forwarding the field identifier to the field management server;
• receiving, at the second product platform server from the field management system, a determined second result for the field using the formula and the at least one field variable;
• transmitting, by the second product platform server, the second result to the client device;
• and
• causing the second result to be rendered in line with the second content of the second electronic item in the second software application at the client device.

A product platform system comprising:

• a first product platform server for hosting a first software application executable on a client device for presenting electronic content using the first software application, the first product platform server having a first set of processors and a first set of non-transitory computer-readable storage media storing sequences of instructions that when executed by the first set of processors cause the first set of processors to:
• receive, from the client device, a first request for loading a first electronic item provided by the first software application;
• retrieve a first content for the first electronic item, the first content comprising a field identifier for a field that is created using a second software application, the field comprising a formula and at least one field variable that changes over time;
• forward the field identifier to a field management server of a field management system, the field management system including at least one database storing field data accessible by both the first product platform server and a second product platform server for rendering fields within electronic content provided by the respective first product platform server and the second product platform server;
• receive, at the first product platform server from the field management system, a determined first result for the field using the formula and the at least one field variable;
• and
• transmit, by the first product platform server, the first result to the client device;
• cause a first result for the field to be rendered in line with the first content of the first electronic item in the first software application at the client device;
• and
• the second product platform server for hosting the second software application executable on the client device, the second product platform different from the first product platform server, the second product platform server having a second set of processors and a second set of non-transitory computer-readable storage media storing sequences of instructions that when executed by the second set of processors cause the second set of processors to:
• receive, from the client device, a second request for loading a second electronic item provided by the second software application;
• retrieve a second content for the second electronic item, the second content comprising the field identifier for the field;
• forward the field identifier to the field management system;
• receive, at the second product platform server from the field management system, a determined second result for the field using the formula and the at least one field variable;
• transmit, by the second product platform server, the second result to the client device;
• and
• cause a second result for the field to be rendered in line with the second content of the second electronic item in the second software application at the client device.