Granted Patent B2

US 12,260,192 · App. 18/321,595 · Granted Mar 25, 2025

Inventors: Myles Scolnick (New York, NY); Bianca Rahill-Marier (London, GB); Xinyi Wang (New York, NY); Sarah Beckoff (Jerusalem, IL); Quentin Le Pape (London, GB); Shaun Springer (New York, NY)

Assignee: Palantir Technologies Inc.

G06F8/38G06F3/0482G06F40/186

Abstract

Claims (66)

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

by one or more computer processors executing program instructions:

displaying an interactively-configurable layout to an application creator user;

adding an interactively-configurable component to the interactively-configurable layout, wherein when configured, the interactively-configurable component allows one or more operations to be performed on a data object having a data object type;

accessing an ontology that defines a data model to determine one or more variables for configuring the interactively-configurable component, wherein said one or more variables comprise inputs or outputs of the interactively-configurable component, wherein said one or more variables adhere with the data object type to prevent a data object type mismatch variables when the one or more operations are performed on the data object;

displaying the one or more variables to the application creator user;

configuring the interactively-configurable component based on a least a selection of the one or more variables by the application creator user; and

generating a workflow application including a component based on the configuration of the interactively-configurable component.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:

by the one or more computer processors executing program instructions:

identifying configurable aspects of the interactively-configurable component that can only be configured with data objects having specific data object types;

validating the configurable aspects of the interactively-configurable component to ensure the configurable aspects adhere to the specific data object types to ensure the component will operate properly if executed in the workflow application; and

responsive to determining that the configurable aspects fail validation, preventing configuration of the configurable aspects or flagging the configurable aspects as comprising a prohibited operation.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 wherein the configurable aspects include one or more of an input, an output, or a filter.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 wherein the specific data object types are defined by one or more of a type, property, or action.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein the one or more variables include a filter variable.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:

by the one or more computer processors executing program instructions:

determining, based on the data model defined in the ontology, one or more invalid variables associated with the data object type; and

preventing display of the one or more invalid variables to the application creator user.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:

by the one or more computer processors executing program instructions:

adding a second interactively-configurable component to the interactively-configurable layout;

configuring an output from the interactively-configurable component as an input of the second interactively-configurable component; and

generating the workflow application including a second component based on the configuration of the second interactively-configurable component.

8. A computing system comprising:

a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith; and

one or more processors configured to execute the program instructions to cause the computing system to:

display an interactively-configurable layout to an application creator user;

add an interactively-configurable component to the interactively-configurable layout, wherein when configured, the interactively-configurable component allows one or more operations to be performed on a data object having a data object type;

access an ontology that defines a data model to determine one or more variables for configuring the interactively-configurable component, wherein said one or more variables comprise inputs or outputs of the interactively-configurable component, wherein said one or more variables adhere with the data object type to prevent a data object type mismatch when the one or more operations are performed on the data object;

display the one or more variables to the application creator user;

configure the interactively-configurable component based on a least a selection of the one or more variables by the application creator user; and

generate a workflow application including a component based on the configuration of the interactively-configurable component.

9. The computing system of claim 8 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to execute the program instructions to cause the computing system to:

identify configurable aspects of the interactively-configurable component that can only be configured with data objects having specific data object types;

validate the configurable aspects of the interactively-configurable component to ensure the configurable aspects adhere to the specific data object types to ensure the component will operate properly if executed in the workflow application; and

responsive to determining that the configurable aspects fail validation, prevent configuration of the configurable aspects or flag the configurable aspects as comprising a prohibited operation.

10. The computing system of claim 9 wherein the configurable aspects include one or more of an input, an output, or a filter.

11. The computing system of claim 9 wherein the specific data object types are defined by one or more of a type, property, or action.

12. The computing system of claim 8 wherein the one or more variables include a filter variable.

13. The computing system of claim 8 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to execute the program instructions to cause the computing system to:

determine, based on the data model defined in the ontology, one or more invalid variables associated with the data object type; and

prevent display of the one or more invalid variables to the application creator user.

14. The computing system of claim 8 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to execute the program instructions to cause the computing system to:

add a second interactively-configurable component to the interactively-configurable layout;

configure an output from the interactively-configurable component as an input of the second interactively-configurable component; and

generate the workflow application including a second component based on the configuration of the second interactively-configurable component.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a computing system, cause the computing system to perform operations comprising:

displaying an interactively-configurable layout to an application creator user;

adding an interactively-configurable component to the interactively-configurable layout, wherein when configured, the interactively-configurable component allows one or more operations to be performed on a data object having a data object type;

accessing an ontology that defines a data model to determine one or more variables for configuring the interactively-configurable component, wherein said one or more variables comprise inputs or outputs of the interactively-configurable component, wherein said one or more variables adhere with the data object type to prevent a data object type mismatch when the one or more operations are performed on the data object;

displaying the one or more variables to the application creator user;

configuring the interactively-configurable component based on a least a selection of the one or more variables by the application creator user; and

generating a workflow application including a component based on the configuration of the interactively-configurable component.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 ,

wherein the computer-executable instructions, executed by the computing system, further cause the computing system to perform operations comprising:

identifying configurable aspects of the interactively-configurable component that can only be configured with data objects having specific data object types;

validating the configurable aspects of the interactively-configurable component to ensure the configurable aspects adhere to the specific data object types to ensure the component will operate properly if executed in the workflow application; and

responsive to determining that the configurable aspects fail validation, preventing configuration of the configurable aspects or flagging the configurable aspects as comprising a prohibited operation.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 wherein the configurable aspects include one or more of an input, an output, or a filter.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 wherein the specific data object types are defined by one or more of a type, property, or action.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 wherein the one or more variables include one or more of input variables, output variables, or filter variables.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the computer-executable instructions, executed by the computing system, further cause the computing system to perform operations comprising:

determining, based on the data model defined in the ontology, one or more invalid variables associated with the data object type; and

preventing display of the one or more invalid variables to the application creator user.

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