Granted Patent B2

US 12,743,273 · App. 17/903,008 · Granted Sep 22, 2026

Inventors: Albrecht Gass (Fullerton, CA); Stefan Hetges (Mannheim, DE); Nikolaos Faradouris (Mannheim, DE); Oliver Flach (Leinfelden-Echterdingen, DE)

Assignee: SMARTSHIFT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

G06F8/71G06F3/04842G06F8/425G06F8/427G06F8/436G06F8/4436G06F8/751

Abstract

Claims (52)

1 . A method for displaying code objects of a source installation of an application to be transformed into a target installation of the application, comprising:

providing, by a computing device, a heat map interface in which characteristics of the source installation of the application are displayed;

displaying, by the computing device, a first region within the heat map interface representative of the source installation of the application;

displaying, by the computing device, a first plurality of sub-regions within the first region, each sub-region corresponding to a category of code objects of the source installation, and each sub-region having a displayed area proportional to a value of a first characteristic of the category of code objects and a displayed color selected from a predetermined plurality of colors according to a value of a second characteristic of the category of code objects;

receiving a selection of a first sub-region of the first plurality of sub-regions via an input device of the computing device, the first sub-region corresponding to a first category of code objects; and

replacing, in response to the selection of the first sub-region, the display of the first region with a display of the first sub-region and a second plurality of sub-regions within the first sub-region, each sub-region in the second plurality of sub-regions corresponding to a sub-category of the first category of code objects of the selected first sub-region, and each sub-region in the second plurality of sub-regions having a displayed area proportional to a value of the first characteristic of the corresponding sub-category and a displayed color selected from a predetermined plurality of colors according to a value of the second characteristic of the corresponding sub-category,

wherein the value of the second characteristic of the category of code objects represents whether a majority of objects in the category of code objects are marked for migration.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, by the computing device, a selection of a second sub-region of the second plurality of sub-regions and a transformation action to be performed on code objects of the second sub-region;

adding an identification of the transformation action to entries, in a list of code objects of the source installation, corresponding to each code object of the second sub-region; and

applying the transformation action to the code objects of the second sub-region.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first characteristic comprises a number of code objects within the corresponding region.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the first characteristic comprises a number of code objects within the corresponding region that are identified as capable of automatic or semi-automatic transformation.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first characteristic comprises a number of code objects within the corresponding sub-region.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the first characteristic comprises a number of code objects within the corresponding sub-region that are identified as capable of automatic or semi-automatic transformation.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first characteristic comprises a frequency of access of functional areas of the application to be transformed into the target installation of the application.

8 . A system for displaying code objects of a source installation of an application to be transformed into a target installation of the application, comprising:

a computing device configured to execute an analysis agent; and

a display device coupled to the computing device,

wherein the computing device is configured to, via the display device:

display a heat map interface in which characteristics of the source installation of the application are displayed;

display a first region within the heat map interface representative of the source installation of the application, and

display a first plurality of sub-regions within the first region, each sub-region corresponding to a category of code objects of the source installation, each sub-region having a displayed area determined by the analysis agent as proportional to a value of a first characteristic of the category of code objects and a displayed color selected from a predetermined plurality of colors according to a value of a second characteristic of the category of code objects,

wherein:

the analysis agent is configured to receive a selection of a first sub-region of the first plurality of sub-regions via an input device of the computing device, the first sub-region corresponding to a first category of code objects,

the computing device is further configured to, in response to the selection of the first sub-region, replace the display of the first region with a display of the first sub-region and a second plurality of sub-regions within the first sub-region, each sub-region in the second plurality of sub-regions corresponding to a sub-category of the first category of code objects of the selected first sub-region, and each sub-region in the second plurality of sub-regions having a displayed area proportional to a value of the first characteristic of the corresponding sub-category and a displayed color selected from a predetermined plurality of colors according to a value of the second characteristic of the corresponding sub-category, and

the value of the second characteristic of the category of code objects represents whether a majority of objects in the category of code objects are marked for migration.

9 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the analysis agent is configured to:

receive a selection of a second sub-region of the second plurality of sub-regions and a transformation action to be performed on code objects of the second sub-region;

add an identification of the transformation action to entries, in a list of code objects of the source installation, corresponding to each code object of the second sub-region; and

apply the transformation action to the code objects of the second sub-region.

10 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the first characteristic comprises a number of code objects within the corresponding region.

11 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the first characteristic comprises a number of code objects within the corresponding region that are identified as capable of automatic or semi-automatic transformation.

12 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the first characteristic comprises a number of code objects within the corresponding sub-region.

13 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the first characteristic comprises a number of code objects within the corresponding sub-region that are identified as capable of automatic or semi-automatic transformation.

14 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the first characteristic comprises a frequency of access of functional areas of the application to be transformed into the target installation of the application.

15 . A non-transitory software installation device storing processor-executable instructions configured to cause a computing device to display code objects of a source installation of an application to be transformed into a target installation of the application by executing a method comprising:

providing, by the computing device, a heat map interface in which characteristics of the source installation of the application are displayed;

displaying, by the computing device, a first region within the heat map interface representative of the source installation of the application;

displaying, by the computing device, a first plurality of sub-regions within the first region, each sub-region corresponding to a category of code objects of the source installation, each sub-region having a displayed area proportional to a value of a first characteristic of the category of code objects and a displayed color selected from a predetermined plurality of colors according to a value of a second characteristic of the category of code objects;

receiving, by the computing device, a selection of a first sub-region of the first plurality of sub-regions via an input device of the computing device, the first sub-region corresponding to a first category of code objects; and

replacing, in response to the selection of the first sub-region, the display of the first region with a display of the first sub-region and a second plurality of sub-regions within the first sub-region, each sub-region in the second plurality of sub-regions corresponding to a sub-category of the first category of code objects of the selected first sub-region, and each sub-region in the second plurality of sub-regions having a displayed area proportional to a value of the first characteristic of the corresponding sub-category and a displayed color selected from a predetermined plurality of colors according to a value of the second characteristic of the corresponding sub-category,

wherein the value of the second characteristic of the category of code objects represents whether a majority of objects in the category of code objects are marked for migration.

16 . The software installation device of claim 15 , wherein the method further comprises:

receiving, by the computing device, a selection of a second sub-region of the second plurality of sub-regions and a transformation action to be performed on code objects of the second sub-region;

adding, by the computing device, an identification of the transformation action to entries, in a list of code objects of the source installation, corresponding to each code object of the second sub-region; and

applying, by the computing device, the transformation action to the code objects of the second sub-region.

17 . The software installation device of claim 15 , wherein the first characteristic comprises a number of code objects within the corresponding region.

18 . The software installation device of claim 17 , wherein the first characteristic comprises a number of code objects within the corresponding region that are identified as capable of automatic or semi-automatic transformation.

19 . The software installation device of claim 15 , wherein the first characteristic comprises a number of code objects within the corresponding sub-region.

20 . The software installation device of claim 19 , wherein the first characteristic comprises a number of code objects within the corresponding sub-region that are identified as capable of automatic or semi-automatic transformation.

21 . The software installation device of claim 15 , wherein the first characteristic comprises a frequency of access of functional areas of the application to be transformed into the target installation of the application.

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