Architecture and process for creating software applications for multiple domains

A business-oriented computer software architecture stored on one or more computer-readable media, comprising:

• a framework module to receive client requests from different client devices;
• a first business logic module to process the client requests received by the framework according to an associated business purpose, the first business logic module generating replies corresponding to the client requests;
• a presentation module to structure the replies produced by the first business logic module in a manner that makes the replies presentable on the client devices;
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• the business-oriented computer software architecture being reconfigurable to another business purpose by substituting a second business logic module for the first business logic module.

A business-oriented computer software architecture stored on one or more computer-readable media, comprising:

• a first layer to obtain data from external resources and map the data into a domain framework that models information flow for a specific problem domain;
• a second layer to provide an interface into the domain framework of the first layer;
• a third layer to process requests and produce replies, the third layer utilizing the second layer to access the domain framework and retrieve the data obtained by the first layer from the external resources;
• a fourth layer to structure the replies for presentation and rendering on diverse client devices;
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• wherein anyone of the first layer, the second layer, the third layer, and the fourth layer may be changed independently of other layers to modify operation of the computer software architecture.

A method comprising:

• receiving requests from multiple clients, the requests being related to a problem domain;
• processing the requests within problem-solving logic to produce replies within the problem domain, the processing comprising requesting data to be used in formulating the replies;
• retrieving the data from one or more external resources and mapping the data to a domain framework for the problem domain, the domain framework being independent from the problem-solving logic;
• and
• interfacing the problem-solving logic to the domain framework to obtain the data for use in processing the request.

A method for creating server applications for multiple different problem domains, comprising:

• providing a framework to receive client requests from multiple different clients, individual clients communicating messages using different protocols and formats;
• providing a resource structure to access resources that provide data related to the different problem domains;
• creating a first server application for a first problem domain by interfacing first domain logic with the framework and the resource structure, the first domain logic being configured to process the client requests for the first problem domain;
• creating a second server application for a second problem domain by interfacing second domain logic with the framework and the resource structure, the second domain logic being configured to process the client requests for the second problem domain;
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• the first and second domain logic producing replies that the framework returns to the clients using the protocols and messaging formats employed by the clients.