Methods and apparatus for user interface optimization

A digital data processor-based method for user interface optimization, the method comprising executing on a digital data processing system steps of:

• determining whether an initial user interface represented by any of an initial markup language page and an initial markup language stream is a non-conforming user interface, where a non-conforming user interface is a user interface that is not in conformity with one or more conformance requirements;
• responding to a determination that the initial user interface is a non-conforming user interface by.
• identifying modifications to the initial user interface that would make it a conforming user interface, where a conforming user interface is a user interface that is conformance with the one or more conformance requirements, wherein the modifications are identified based on at least one of workflow and decisioning rules contained among a plurality of rules stored in a rules base, the modifications including one or more of repositioning a field in the non-conforming user interface, removing a field from the non-conforming interface, changing a field property of a field in the non-conforming interface, changing a field type of a field in the non-conforming interface, and making a field of the non-conforming interface any of required and not required;
• and
• performing any of:
• (i) generating a notification that specifies the identified modifications that would make the initial user interface a conforming user interface, (ii) modifying any of the initial markup language page and the initial markup language stream in accord with the identified modifications to generate any of a modified markup language page and modified markup language stream that represents a conforming user interface, and (iii) generating a conforming user interface in accord with the identified modifications from at least one of the initial markup language page and the initial markup language stream.

A system for user interface optimization, the system comprising:

• a rule base configured to store a plurality of rules;
• and
• a digital data processor in communication with the rules base;
• wherein the system is configured for:
• determining whether an initial user interface represented by any of an initial markup language page and an initial markup language stream is a non-conforming user interface, where a non-conforming user interface is a user interface that is not in conformity with one or more conformance requirements;
• responding to a determination that the initial user interface is a non-conforming user interface by:
• indentifying modifications to the initial user interface that would make it a conforming user interface, where a conforming user interface is a user interface that is conformance with the one or more conformance requirements, wherein the modifications are identified based on at least one of workflow and decisioning rules contained among the plurality of rules, the modifications including one or more of removing a field in the non-conforming user interface, removing a field from the non-conforming interface, changing a field property of a field in the non-conforming interface, changing a field type of a field in the non-conforming interface, and making a field of the non-conforming interface any of required and not required;
• and
• performing any of:
• (i) generating a notification that specifies the identified modifications that would make the initial user interface a conforming user interface, (ii) modifying any of the initial markup language page and the initial markup language stream in accord with the identified modifications to generate any of a modified markup language page and modified markup language stream that represents a conforming user interface, and (iii) generating a conforming user Interface in accord with the identified modifications from at least one of the initial markup language page and the initial markup language stream.