Patent ID: 7577937
Filing Date: 2009-08-18
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for generating a user interface for a computer system, comprising: providing a generating tool for generating a user interface to the computer system using metadata of a predetermined format; programming the generating tool to dynamically create the metadata of the predetermined format, wherein the metadata of the predetermined format is provided in semi-configured screens, which define user interface container elements that are configurable by the dynamically created metadata defining a form, a location, or a context of the user interface container elements; developing a configurator user interface tool using the dynamically created metadata of the predetermined format in the semi-configured screens to create the user interface for the computer system, wherein the configurator user interface tool is developed independently of the user but at least the metadata associated with the user interface is modifiable according to user preferences, and wherein modifying the metadata associated with the user interface affects at least one attribute of the user interface when displayed on a screen; and configuring the semi-configured screens to a fully configured user interface by using the configurator user interface tool to dynamically create user interface elements based on the modified at least one attribute of the user interface.