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Granted Patent B2
US 10,289,285 · App. 14/954,949 · Granted May 14, 2019

Globally scalable solution

Inventors: Yogish Pai (San Francisco, CA); Steve George Goyette (San Francisco, CA); Robert Bruce MacMartin (Delta, CA); Bharath Kadaba (San Francisco, CA); Narayana Hari (Mountain View, CA); Jayanth Saimani (Bangalore, IN); Anshu Verma (Bangalore, IN); Anil Sharma (Bangalore, IN); Kiran Aswath (Bangalore, IN); Merrin Kurian (Bangalore, IN)
Assignee: Intuit Inc.
G06F3/04842G06Q10/0633
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Patent No.
US 10,289,285
App. No.
14/954,949
Granted
May 14, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system to configure a software solution involves a system that includes (i) a configuration service executing on a computer processor and configured to select, based on a user attribute of a user, a configurable user interface from multiple configurable user interfaces of the software solution, and select, based on the user attribute of the user, a configurable workflow from multiple configurable workflows of the software solution, (ii) a computer server configured to perform a pre-determined task by at least receiving, via the configurable user interface, a user input, and executing, based on user input and according to the configurable workflow, multiple functional engines of the software solution, and (iii) a data repository configured to store the multiple configurable user interfaces and the multiple configurable workflows.

Claims (77)

1. A method comprising:

selecting, based on a user attribute of a user, a configurable user interface from a plurality of configurable user interfaces of the software solution;

selecting, based on the user attribute of the user, a configurable workflow from a plurality of configurable workflows of the software solution,

wherein the user attribute comprises a geographical region of the user based on a user location, and

wherein the configurable user interface and the configurable workflow are automatically generated based on the geographical region of the user;

generating a statistical measure of a plurality of users by tracking the plurality of users using the plurality of configurable user interfaces and the plurality of configurable workflows to perform a pre-determined task according to the geographical region of the user;

verifying the plurality of configurable user interfaces and the plurality of configurable workflows based on the statistical measure, wherein the configurable user interface and the configurable workflow are defined based on at least a compliance requirement of the geographical region;

obtaining the compliance requirement from an external regulatory agency of the geographical region; and

performing the pre-determined task of the user by at least:

receiving, from the user via the configurable user interface, a user input, and

executing, based on user input and according to the configurable workflow, a plurality of functional engines of the software solution.

2. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the user attribute further comprises a business characteristic of the user, and

wherein the configurable user interface and the configurable workflow are defined further based on the business characteristic of the user.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

obtaining, from a contributing user, a suggestion to customize the software solution, wherein the suggestion is based on a business requirement specific to the user attribute of the user;

obtaining, from a moderator user and in response to reviewing the business requirement specific to the user attribute of the user, a moderator input regarding the suggestion; and

generating the plurality of configurable user interfaces and the plurality of configurable workflows based at least on the suggestion and the moderator input.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein performing the pre-determined task of the user is further by configuring, prior to executing, the plurality of functional engines of the software solution based on the user attribute of the user.

5. The method of claim 4 , the further comprising:

generating a statistical measure of a plurality of users using the plurality of configurable user interfaces, the plurality of configurable workflows, and the plurality of configuration parameters to perform the pre-determined task; and

verifying the plurality of configurable user interfaces, the plurality of configurable workflows, and the plurality of configuration parameters based on the statistical measure.

6. The method of claim 5 ,

wherein the plurality of users comprises the user and the contributing user,

wherein verifying the plurality of configurable user interfaces, the plurality of configurable workflows, and the plurality of configuration parameters is by using a machine learning algorithm that is based on at least the user attribute and the contributing user attribute, and

wherein the plurality of configurable user interfaces and the plurality of configurable workflows are selected, as a recommendation to the user, by at least matching the user attribute and the contributing user attribute.

7. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions, the instructions, when executed by a computer processor, comprising functionality for:

selecting, based on a user attribute of a user, a configurable user interface from a plurality of configurable user interfaces of the software solution;

selecting, based on the user attribute of the user, a configurable workflow from a plurality of configurable workflows of the software solution,

wherein the user attribute comprises a geographical region of the user based on a user location, and

wherein the configurable user interface and the configurable workflow are automatically generated based on the geographical region of the user;

generating a statistical measure of a plurality of users by tracking the plurality of users using the plurality of configurable user interfaces and the plurality of configurable workflows to perform a pre-determined task according to the geographical region of the user, and

verifying the plurality of configurable user interfaces and the plurality of configurable workflows based on the statistical measure, wherein the configurable user interface and the configurable workflow are defined based on at least a compliance requirement of the geographical region;

obtaining the compliance requirement from an external regulatory agency of the geographical region; and

performing the pre-determined task of the user by at least:

receiving, from the user via the configurable user interface, a user input, and

executing, based on user input and according to the configurable workflow, a plurality of functional engines of the software solution.

8. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 7 , the instructions, when executed by the computer processor, further comprising functionality for:

obtaining, from a contributing user, a suggestion to customize the software solution, wherein the suggestion is based on a business requirement specific to the user attribute of the user;

obtaining, from a moderator user and in response to reviewing the business requirement specific to the user attribute of the user, a moderator input regarding the suggestion; and

generating the plurality of configurable user interfaces and the plurality of configurable workflows based at least on the suggestion and the moderator input,

wherein the user attribute comprises at least one selected from a group consisting of a geographical region of the user and a business characteristic of the user.

9. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 7 ,

wherein the user attribute further comprises a business characteristic of the user, and

wherein the configurable user interface and the configurable workflow are defined further based on the business characteristic of the user.

10. A system comprising:

a computer processor;

memory;

a configuration service stored in memory and executing on the computer processor to:

select, based on a user attribute of a user, a configurable user interface from a plurality of configurable user interfaces of the software solution, and

select, based on the user attribute of the user, a configurable workflow from a plurality of configurable workflows of the software solution,

wherein the user attribute comprises a geographical region of the user based on a user location, and

wherein the configurable user interface and the configurable workflow are automatically generated based on the geographical region of the user;

a contribution management system stored in memory and executing on the computer processor that:

generates a statistical measure of a plurality of users by tracking the plurality of users using the plurality of configurable user interfaces and the plurality of configurable workflows to perform a pre-determined task according to the geographical region of the user,

verifies the plurality of configurable user interfaces and the plurality of configurable workflows based on the statistical measure, wherein the configurable user interface and the configurable workflow are defined based on at least a compliance requirement of the geographical region, and obtains the compliance requirement from an external regulatory agency of the geographical region;

a computer server to perform the pre-determined task executing on the computer processor by at least:

receiving, via the configurable user interface, a user input, and

executing, based on user input and according to the configurable workflow, a plurality of functional engines of the software solution; and

a data repository storing the plurality of configurable user interfaces and the plurality of configurable workflows.

11. The system of claim 10 ,

wherein the user attribute further comprises a business characteristic of the user, and

wherein the configurable user interface and the configurable workflow are defined further based on the business characteristic of the user.

12. The system of claim 10 ,

wherein the contribution management system:

obtains, from a contributing user, a suggestion to customize the software solution, wherein the suggestion is based on a business requirement specific to the user attribute of the user,

obtains, from a moderator user and in response to reviewing the business requirement specific to the user attribute of the user, a moderator input regarding the suggestion, and

generates the plurality of configurable user interfaces and the plurality of configurable workflows based at least on the suggestion and the moderator input.

13. The system of claim 10 , wherein performing the pre-determined task of the user is further by configuring, prior to executing, the plurality of functional engines of the software solution based on the user attribute of the user.

14. The system of claim 13 , the contribution management system further that:

obtains, from a contributing user, a suggestion to customize the software solution, wherein the suggestion is based on a business requirement specific to a contributing user attribute of the contributing user, and

generates the plurality of configurable user interfaces, the plurality of configurable workflows, and a plurality of configuration parameters based at least on the suggestion,

wherein configuring, prior to executing, the plurality of functional engines of the software solution is further based on the plurality of configuration parameters.

15. The system of claim 14 ,

wherein the plurality of users comprises the user and the contributing user,

wherein the contribution management system verifies the plurality of configurable user interfaces, the plurality of configurable workflows, and the plurality of configuration parameters using a machine learning algorithm that is based on at least the user attribute and the contributing user attribute, and

wherein the configuration service selects, as a recommendation to the user, the plurality of configurable user interfaces and the plurality of configurable workflows by at least matching the user attribute and the contributing user attribute.

Assignments (5)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNOR'S NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 040301 FRAME: 0866. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Dec 13, 2016
From: GOYETTE, STEVE GEORGE
To: INTUIT INC.
Reel/Frame 040887/0296 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 11, 2016
From: PAI, YOGISH; GOYETTE, STEVE GEOR; MACMARTIN, ROBERT BRUCE; KADABA, BHARATH; SAIMANI, JAYANTH; VERMA, ANSHU; SHARMA, ANIL; ASWATH, KIRAN; KURIAN, MERRIN
To: INTUIT INC.
Reel/Frame 040301/0866 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 3, 2016
From: PAI, YOGISH; GOYETTE, STEVE GEORGE; MACMARTIN, ROBERT BRUCE; KADABA, BHARATH; SAIMANI, JAYANTH; VERMA, ANSHU; SHARMA, ANIL; ASWATH, KIRAN; KURIAN, MERRIN
To: INTUIT INC.
Reel/Frame 040211/0257 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 3, 2016
From: HARI, NARAYANA
To: INTUIT INC.
Reel/Frame 039926/0085 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 13, 2016
From: PAI, YOGISH; GOYETTE, STEVE GEORGE; MACMARTIN, ROBERT BRUCE; KADABA, BHARATH; HARI, NARAYANAN; SAIMANI, JAYANTH; VERMA, ANSHU; SHARMA, ANIL; ASWATH, KIRAN; KURIAN, MERRIN
To: INTUIT INC.
Reel/Frame 039151/0011 →
Priority Claims (1)
IN 1126/KOL/2015 · Oct 30, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
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