Automatic graphical user interface programming system

Abstract

An automatic graphical user interface programming system that greatly reduces computer processor time and power usage including: a computer processor; computer readable non-transitory storage medium; a software algorithm stored on computer readable non-transitory storage medium, where the software algorithm is designed to accept graphic files representing at least a portion of a graphic user interface for a computing device application, where the software algorithm is further adapted to accept at least one of A) button descriptions for buttons to be part of the GUI, B) photographs to be included in the GUI, C) animations to be used in the GUI, D) movies to be used in the GUI, E) a story board for the path a user can follow through the GUI, F) tables for displaying information, G) a timeline for the actions and activity of the GUI, where the software algorithm further accepts information describing the intended receiving computing device that the GUI will be used on, where the software algorithm further comprises at least three templates for software code describing a GUI in the native code environment on the receiving computing device, where the software algorithm recursively compares the input information regarding the desired GUI with the at least three templates to choose the template that closest represents the features of the information input to describe the desired GUI, where the software algorithm further alters the recursively selected template to match at least one of sizing, colors, position, layout, and function of the input information describing the desired GUI, where the software algorithm compiles source code files in the code environment native to the receiving computing device, where the source code files are adapted to provide a GUI for an application on the receiving computing device, where the software code is executed by the processor, where the processor time and power usage are reduced by at least ten percent by the software algorithm compared to other traditional methods for producing GUI source code files in the native code environment of the receiving computing device.

We Claim: 
     
         1 ) An automatic graphical user interface programming system that greatly reduces computer processor time and power usage comprising: a computer processor; computer readable non-transitory storage medium coupled in communication with the computer processor; a software algorithm stored on computer readable non-transitory storage medium, wherein the software algorithm is adapted to accept graphic files representing at least a portion of a graphic user interface for a computing device application, wherein the software algorithm is further adapted to accept at least one of A) button descriptions for buttons to be part of the graphical user interface, B) photographs to be included in the graphical user interface, C) animations to be used in the graphical user interface, D) movies to be used in the graphical user interface, E) a story board for the path a user can follow through the graphical user interface, F) tables for displaying information, G) a timeline for the actions and activity of the graphical user interface, wherein the software algorithm further accepts information describing the intended receiving computing device that the graphical user interface will be used on, wherein the software algorithm further comprises at least three templates for software code describing a graphical user interface in the native code environment on the receiving computing device, wherein the software algorithm recursively compares the input information regarding the desired graphical user interface with the at least three templates to choose the template that closest represents the features of the information input to describe the desired graphical user interface, wherein the software algorithm further alters the recursively selected template to match at least one of sizing, colors, position, layout, and function of the input information describing the desired graphical user interface, wherein the software algorithm compiles source code files in the code environment native to the receiving computing device, wherein the source code files are adapted to provide a graphical user interface for an application on the receiving computing device, wherein the software code is executed by the processor, wherein the processor time and power usage are reduced by at least ten percent by the software algorithm compared to other traditional methods for producing graphical user interface source code files in the native code environment of the receiving computing device; a receiving computing device used by an end user and a method for transferring output software code to the receiving computing device. 
     
     
         2 ) The automatic graphical user interface programming system that greatly reduces computer processor time and power usage of  claim 1  wherein the software algorithm further codes the native code source files to detect the screen size of the receiving computing device and change the layout of the graphical user interface to one of at least two different layouts based on screen size of the receiving computing device. 
     
     
         3 ) The automatic graphical user interface programming system that greatly reduces computer processor time and power usage of  claim 1  wherein the software algorithm detects at least one feature from the input information regarding the desired graphical user interface, then recursively selects the native code template from at least two native code templates that describe graphical user interface features similar to the feature from the input information regarding the desired graphical user interface. 
     
     
         4 ) The automatic graphical user interface programming system that greatly reduces computer processor time and power usage of  claim 3 , wherein the at least two native code templates related to features of a graphical user interface include code templates related to at least one of buttons, text areas, animations, photographs, movies, text entry fields, interfaces with backend application code. 
     
     
         5 ) The automatic graphical user interface programming system that greatly reduces computer processor time and power usage of  claim 2  wherein the software algorithm detects at least one feature from the input information regarding the desired graphical user interface, then recursively selects the native code template from at least two native code templates that describe graphical user interface features similar to the feature from the input information regarding the desired graphical user interface. 
     
     
         6 ) The automatic graphical user interface programming system that greatly reduces computer processor time and power usage of  claim 5 , wherein the at least two native code templates related to features of a graphical user interface include code templates related to at least one of buttons, text areas, animations, photographs, movies, text entry fields, interfaces with backend application code. 
     
     
         7 ) The automatic graphical user interface programming system that greatly reduces computer processor time and power usage of  claim 2 , wherein at least two separate native code source files are output by the source algorithm for separate receiving computing device screen sizes, wherein the native code source files include a listener that detects screen size usage and then uses the appropriate native code source file for the screen size. 
     
     
         8 ) The automatic graphical user interface programming system that greatly reduces computer processor time and power usage of  claim 2 , wherein at least two segments of native code are output by the source algorithm into the at least one native code source files, wherein each of the at least two segments of native code is adapted to properly display for separate receiving computing device screen sizes, wherein the native code source files include a listener that detects screen size usage and then uses the appropriate native code source file for the screen size. 
     
     
         8 ) The automatic graphical user interface programming system that greatly reduces computer processor time and power usage of  claim 5 , wherein at least two separate native code source files are output by the source algorithm for separate receiving computing device screen sizes, wherein the native code source files include a listener that detects screen size usage and then uses the appropriate native code source file for the screen size. 
     
     
         9 ) The automatic graphical user interface programming system that greatly reduces computer processor time and power usage of  claim 6 , wherein at least two segments of native code are output by the source algorithm into the at least one native code source files, wherein each of the at least two segments of native code is adapted to properly display for separate receiving computing device screen sizes, wherein the native code source files include a listener that detects screen size usage and then uses the appropriate native code source file for the screen size.