IP Library Granted Patent US 12,229,531
Granted Patent B2
US 12,229,531 · App. 17/721,823 · Granted Feb 18, 2025

Systems and methods for creating software from library and custom components

Inventors: Sachin Dev Duggal (Los Angeles, CA); Rohan Patel (Los Angeles, CA)
Assignee: Engineer.ai Global Limited
G06F8/316A61M21/02G06F8/20G06F8/36G06F8/71G06Q10/06311G06Q30/0283A61M2021/0016A61M2021/0022
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,229,531
App. No.
17/721,823
Granted
Feb 18, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods and systems are disclosed that automate and institutionalize many aspects of the process of creating software. Embodiments automate aspects of pricing, software creation, and delivery using a manufacturing-styled approach to development that reuses existing code and other existing software design features.

Claims (26)

1. An integrated, machine-based architecture, software development system that connects a plurality of custom software development processes together comprising: a computer configured to display webpages in which a series of menus assist the user in selecting a set of features to design a custom application;

wherein the computer is configured to query an existing feature code library using the selected set of features, and in response, determine new code requirements for the custom application; and

wherein the computer is configured to implement a plurality of bots comprising software applications that run automated scripts over the Internet that automate the software development process;

wherein the system comprises a customer relationship management system that includes an event manager that processes events including project milestones, code commits, and customer messages;

wherein the event manger is configured to pass event IDs to appropriate subsystems;

wherein the customer relationship management system includes a chatbot that is configured to send messages to customers based on event ID and parses inbound messaging into the event manager.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the customer relationship management system includes a content management system that pulls content from the code library and sends the content to customer based on event IDs.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the system is configured to allow users to interact with the webpages to design a custom software application by being configured to display an interactive web page that presents a group of different types of software applications to select from to be a base for the desired custom application.

4. The system of claim 3 wherein the system is configured to display a group of different types of software applications comprising a social and photo centric type, crowd sourced content type, leveraging simple device capabilities type, or location based type.

5. The system of claim 3 wherein the system is configured to allows the user to select the one or more types of operating system for which the desired customer application is developed.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein the system is configured to machine-assist the user to design the desired customer software application by displaying a series of interactive menu options from which the user selects an application type, operating systems, build depth, and other customizations.

7. An integrated, machine-based architecture, software development system that connects a plurality of custom software development processes together comprising: a computer configured to display webpages in which a series of menus assist the user in selecting a set of features to design a custom application;

wherein the computer is configured to query an existing feature code library using the selected set of features, and in response, determine new code requirements for the custom application;

wherein the computer is configured to implement a plurality of bots comprising software applications that run automated scripts over the Internet that automate the software development process; and

wherein the computer is configured to perform a project development process comprising managing project delivery using automated actions interacting with the customer and an assigned development team;

wherein the system comprises a customer relationship management system that includes an event manager that processes events including project milestones, code commits, and customer messages;

wherein the customer relationship management system includes a chatbot that is configured to send messages to customers based on event ID and parses inbound messaging into the event manager.

8. The system of claim 7 wherein the customer relationship management system includes a content management system that pulls content from the code library and sends the content to customer based on event IDs.

9. An integrated, machine-based architecture, software development system that connects a plurality of custom software development processes together comprising: a computer configured to display webpages in which a series of menus assist the user in selecting a set of features to design a custom application;

wherein the computer is configured to query an existing feature code library using the selected set of features and in response, determine new code requirements for the custom application;

wherein the computer is configured to implement a plurality of bots comprising software applications that run automated scripts over the Internet that automate the software development process;

wherein the computer is configured to include a team selection processing using the new code requirements; and

wherein the computer is configured to perform a project development process comprising managing project delivery using automated actions interacting with the customer and an assigned development team;

wherein the customer relationship management system includes a chatbot that is configured to send messages to customers based on event ID and parses inbound messaging into the event manager.

10. The system of claim 9 where the system comprises a customer relationship management system that includes an event manager that processes events including project milestones, code commits, and customer messages.

11. The system of claim 10 wherein the event manger is configured to pass event IDs to appropriate subsystems.

Assignments (3)
SUPPLEMENT NO. 1 TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 4, 2025
From: ENGINEER.AI CORP.; ENGINEER.AI GLOBAL LIMITED
To: VIOLA CREDIT PARTNERS MANAGEMENT, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 070393/0620 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 16, 2024
From: ENGINEER.AI CORP.; ENGINEER.AI GLOBAL LIMITED
To: VIOLA CREDIT PARTNERS MANAGEMENT, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 068916/0785 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 5, 2023
From: DUGGAL, SACHIN DEV; PATEL, ROHAN
To: ENGINEER.AI GLOBAL LIMITED
Reel/Frame 065134/0424 →
Continuity (5)
Continuation 17380456 · Jul 20, 2021
Continuation 16854805 · Apr 21, 2020
Continuation 15786431 · Oct 17, 2017
Provisional Application 62408935 · Oct 17, 2016
Related Publication 20220326914A1 · Oct 13, 2022
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