Aftech Mobile Lawsuit

Case 3:19-cv-05902 Document 1 Filed 09/20/19 Page 1 of 55
1 Todd C. Atkins (SBN 208879)

[email protected]
2 ATKINS & DAVIDSON, APC
2261 Rutherford Road
3 Carlsbad, CA 92008
Tel: 619.665.3476
4
Matthew M. Wawrzyn (pro hac vice pending)
5 [email protected]
Stephen C. Jarvis (pro hac vice pending)
6 [email protected]
WAWRZYN & JARVIS LLC
7 2700 Patriot Blvd, Suite 250
Glenview, IL 60026
8 Telephone: 847.656.5848
9 Attorneys for Aftechmobile Inc.
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11 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
12 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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14 AFTECHMOBILE INC., Case No.
15 Plaintiff, COMPLAINT FOR PATENT

INFRINGMENT
16 v.
17 APPLE INC.,
18 JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
Defendant.
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Complaint for Patent Infringement -1- Case No.
1 Parties
2 1. Plaintiff Aftechmobile Inc. (“Aftechmobile”), is a corporation organized under the
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laws of Virginia with a principal place of business located in Ashburn, Virginia.
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2. Defendant Apple Inc. is a corporation organized under the laws of California with
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a principal place of business located in Cupertino, California.
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7 Jurisdiction and Venue
8 3. This action arises under the patent laws of the United States, 35 U.S.C. §§ 101 et
9 seq.
10 4. This Court has subject matter jurisdiction over this action under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331
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and 1338(a).
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5. This Court may exercise personal jurisdiction over Apple. Apple conducts
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continuous and systematic business in California and in this District. Apple’s principal place of
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15 business is located in this District. These patent infringement claims arise directly from Apple’s
16 continuous and systematic activity in this District. In short, this Court’s exercise of jurisdiction
17 over Apple would be consistent with the California long-arm statute and traditional notions of fair
18 play and substantial justice.
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6. Venue is proper in this District pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1400(b).
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Infringement of U.S. Patent No. 10,133,558
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7. Aftechmobile is the exclusive owner of United States Patent No. 10,133,558 (the
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23 “‘558 patent”), which is attached hereto as “Exhibit 1.”
24 8. The ‘558 patent is valid and enforceable.
25 9. Apple has and is directly infringing at least one of the 28 claims of the ‘558 patent.
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Apple has made and sold and is making and selling the Shortcuts application, which, among other
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things, practices claims of the ‘558 patent. Without limiting the claims that will be asserted or the
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1 products that will be accused of infringement in this action, Apple infringes claim 5 of the ‘558
2 patent by making and selling the Shortcuts application.
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10. Claim 5’s method starts, “receiving a selection of a plurality of pre-coded software
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components, wherein said pre-coded software components are provided by a mobile application
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development software accessible from a user device via a network, and wherein said pre-coded
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7 software components are fully developed mobile applications executable by at least one processor
8 . . . .” Apple states the following about Shortcuts: “A search using the keyword Convert displays
9 actions that perform conversion tasks.” The “actions” displayed are “pre-coded software
10 components” within the meaning of Claim 5.
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11. Claim 5 continues, “creating a new mobile application by launching a mobile
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application creation interface in said user device, wherein said creation of said new mobile
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application comprises . . . .” This reference by Apple describes creating a new mobile application
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15 by launching a mobile application creation interface in said user device: “create a new, custom
16 shortcut using the Shortcuts app. . . .” Each function that the Shortcuts app supports is called an
17 “action” that Shortcuts uses to perform a task.
18 12. Claim 5 includes, “inserting one or more of said pre-coded software components
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into said launched mobile application creation interface; assembling said inserted one or more of
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said pre-coded software components . . . .” Apple describes inserting one or more of said pre-
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22 coded software components into said launched mobile application creation interface as “to add
23 an action to your shortcut, touch and hold an action in the list, then drag it to the position you
24 want in the shortcut editor.” Apple describes assembling said inserted one or more of said pre-
25 coded software components as “Repeat [drag and drop] for each action you want to add to your
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custom shortcut.”
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13. Claim 5 continues, “using, by said mobile application development software, one
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1 or more adaptively configured application programming interfaces for a backend integration of

2 said new mobile application with said user device for operating said new mobile application on
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said user device . . . .” Apple describes “Share actions for launching content in another app . . .
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For example . . . Open URLs also supports URL schemes provided by other apps you’ve
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installed.”
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7 14. Claim 5 includes the step of “connecting, by said mobile application development
8 software, to a plurality of backend databases via said network for creating one or more enhanced
9 applications . . . .” Apple describes connecting, by said mobile application development software,
10 to a plurality of backend databases via said network for creating one or more enhanced
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applications when Apple describes how the accused service includes the following functionality:
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“You can use URL schemes in Shortcuts.”
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15. Claim 5: “providing, by said mobile application development software, direct
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15 access to one or more of web services or said one or more adaptively configured application
16 programming interfaces from a web address . . . .” Apple states, “You can take your shortcuts to a
17 whole new level by taking advantage of the power of web APIs (application programming
18 interfaces).”
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16. Claim 5 requires, “providing said new mobile application from said user device to
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an application store for publishing and distribution, wherein other users can download said new
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22 mobile application by accessing said application store directly from their user devices.” When
23 Apple states, “Open and browse the Gallery,” Apple describes providing said new mobile
24 application from said user device to an application store for publishing and distribution, wherein
25 other users can download said new mobile application by accessing said application store
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directly from their user devices.
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1 Prayer for Relief

2 WHEREFORE, Aftechmobile prays for the following relief against Apple:
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(a) Judgment that Apple has directly infringed the ‘558 patent;
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(b) A fair and reasonable royalty;
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(c) Pre-judgment interest and post-judgment interest at the maximum rate allowed by
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7 law;
8 (d) A post-judgment injunction; and
9 (e) Such other and further relief as the Court may deem just and proper.
10 Demand for Jury Trial
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Aftechmobile demands a trial by jury on all matters and issues triable by jury.
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Date: September 20, 2019 /s/ Todd C. Atkins
14 Todd C. Atkins (SBN 208879)
[email protected]
15 ATKINS & DAVIDSON, APC
2261 Rutherford Road
16 Carlsbad, CA 92008
Tel: 619.665.3476
17
Matthew M. Wawrzyn (pro hac vice pending)
18 [email protected]
Stephen C. Jarvis (pro hac vice pending)
19 [email protected]
WAWRZYN & JARVIS LLC
20 2700 Patriot Blvd, Suite 250
Glenview, IL 60026
21 Telephone: 847.656.5848
22 Attorneys for Aftechmobile Inc.
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EXHIBIT 1
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US010133558B2
c12) United States Patent (10) Patent No.: US 10,133,558 B2

Farooqi (45) Date of Patent: *Nov. 20, 2018
(54) APPLICATION CREATION SYSTEM (56) References Cited
(71) Applicant: Arshad Farooqi, Ashburn, VA (US) U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
(72) Inventor: Arshad Farooqi, Ashburn, VA (US) 8,239,840 B1* 8/2012 Czymontek ............... G06F 8/34
717/125
8,479,154 B1* 7/2013 Friedman .................. G06F 8/30
(73) Assignee: AFTECHMOBILE INC., Ashburn, VA 717/100
(US) 8,935,321 B1* 112015 Sankaranarayanan .... G06F 8/36
707/802
( *) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this 2002/0056075 A1 * 5/2002 Hamilton .................. G06F 8/34
patent is extended or adjusted under 35 717/110
U.S.C. 154(b) by 177 days. (Continued)
This patent is subject to a terminal dis-
Primary Examiner- Ziaul A Chowdhury
claimer.
(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm- Muncy, Geissler, Olds &
(21) Appl. No.: 15/051,704 Lowe, P.C.; Aaron J. Sanders
(22) Filed: Feb. 24, 2016 (57) ABSTRACT

(65) Prior Publication Data A computer implemented method and system for creating a
mobile application provides a mobile application develop-
US 2016/0274875 Al Sep. 22, 2016
ment software (MADS) and pre-coded software components
Related U.S. Application Data (PCSCs) encapsulated in a mobile application creation inter-
face (MACI). The MADS dynamically maps data to be
(63) Continuation of application No. 14/329,985, filed on rendered in the mobile application with one or more data
Jul. 14, 2014, now abandoned, which is a sources and launches the MACI. The MADS creates one or
continuation of application No. 13/946,325, filed on more composite software components (CSCs) by combining
Jul. 19, 2013, now Pat. No. 8,813,028. more than one of distinct software components selected
from component sources and/or the PCSCs. The MADS
(60) Provisional application No. 61/673,702, filed on Jul.
19, 2012. inserts one or more PCSCs and/or CSCs into the MACI. The
MADS generates one or more recommendations for adding
(51) Int. Cl. one or more characteristic objects associated with the mobile
G06F 8136 (2018.01) application. The MADS creates the mobile application using
G06F 8134 (2018.01) the inserted PCSCs, the created composite software com-
G06F 91445 (2018.01) ponents, the recommendations, the dynamically mapped
data, and/or an adaptively configured application program-
(52) U.S. Cl.
CPC . G06F 8136 (2013.01); G06F 8134 (2013.01) ming interfaces that facilitate backend integration of the
mobile application with the user device.
(58) Field of Classification Search
CPC ..................................... G06F 8/34; G06F 8/36
See application file for complete search history. 28 Claims, 19 Drawing Sheets
.,-- 200
APPUCATfON DE:VELOPME'f\:T PLATFORM
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(56) References Cited 201110258345 A1 * 10/2011 Bhanote . G06Q 30/02

709/248
U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS 2012/0096372 A1 * 4/2012 Stolper ..................... G06F 8/34
715/763
2003/0115378 A1 * 6/2003 Zondervan ................ G06F 8/34 2012/0110546 A1 * 5/2012 Jo ............................. G06F 8/36
719/328 717/107
2003/0224770 A1 * 12/2003 Reinholdsson ........... G06F 8/36 2012/0208564 A1 * 8/2012 Clark .................. G06F 17/3087
455/418 455/456.3
2004/0098733 A1 * 5/2004 Bjare ........................ G06F 8/34 2013/0254262 A1 * 9/2013 Udall ...................... H04L 67/42
719/328 709/203
2007/0011334 A1 * 112007 Higgins .................... G06F 8/34 2013/0262626 A1 * 10/2013 Bozek ..................... H04L 67/10
709/227 709/217
2007/0033584 A1 * 2/2007 Yu ............................. G06F 8/65 2014/0282371 A1 * 9/2014 Hirsch ...................... G06F 8/36
717/168 717/106
2007/0067373 A1 * 3/2007 Higgins .............. G06F 1113013 2015/0135160 A1 * 5/2015 Gauvin H04W 4/21
2008/0195997 A1 * 8/2008 Herberger ................. G06F 8/34 717/109
717/100 2017/0277519 A1 * 9/2017 Lee ........................... G06F 8/34
2010/0153515 A1 * 6/2010 Lau ........................... G06F 8/34
709/217 * cited by examiner
U.S. Patent Nov. 20, 2018 Sheet 1 of 19 US 10,133,558 B2
PROVIDE A MOBILE APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE EXECUTABLE

BY AT LEAST ONE PROCESSOR CONFIGURED TO CREATE THE MOBILE J·01
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DYNAMICALLY MAP DATA TO BE RENDERED IN THE MOBILE APPLICATION
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RECEIVE A SELECTION OF ONE OF PRECONFIGURED USER INTERFACES OR
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APPLICATION CREATION SYSTEM mobile applications are limited to consumer applications
such as access to website content, graphics, video, books,
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED links to a social profile, etc. These mobile development
APPLICATIONS platforms allow non-technical users to develop only generic
business to consumer (B2C) applications with simplified
This application is a continuation application of non- rules. Business to consumer (B2C) type of mobile applica-
provisional patent application Ser. No. 14/329,985, titled tions comprising metadata, for example, an application type
"Mobile Application Creation System", filed on Jul. 14, are relatively easier to develop and are supported by most
2014 in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, mobile development platforms. There is a need for providing
which is a continuation application of U.S. Pat. No. 8,813, 10 pre-coded software components that are connected to back-
028, titled "Mobile Application Creation System", filed on end databases to enable non-technical users to create mobile
Jul. 19, 2013 in the United States Patent and Trademark applications of different types without coding and by uni-
Office, which claims the priority and benefit of provisional fYing similar or disparate software components from mul-
patent application No. 61/673,702 titled "Mobile Applica- tiple data sources.
tion Creation System", filed in the United States Patent and 15 Moreover, conventional mobile development platforms
Trademark Office on Jul. 19, 2012. only provide access to a single layer of data that allow, for
The specifications of the above referenced patent appli- example, web pages to be assembled on the fly but do not
cations are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety. provide support for hierarchical layers of data, data inter-
action, and business rules that allow non-technical enterprise
BACKGROUND 20 users to quickly assemble software components to develop
enhanced enterprise grade mobile applications. Moreover,
Consumers and business entities are increasingly using conventional mobile development platforms do not allow
mobile devices such as smart phones, tablet computing backend integration of the developed mobile application
devices, personal digital assistants, other handheld devices, with the user's computing device or with backend databases
etc., for performing various personal, work, and business or 25 for non-technical users.
enterprise related tasks. In addition to using mobile devices Furthermore, context and behavioral elements, for
for different forms of communication, for example, voice example, user behavior, user intent, etc., varies from one
communication, messaging, etc., these mobile devices also user to another, and typical mobile application development
allow consumers and business entities to perform other platforms do not provide components or tools that are
functions such as accessing and displaying websites, send- 30 adaptable based on the context and behavioral elements.
ing and receiving electronic mails, capturing and displaying Moreover, conventional mobile application development
images, playing videos, music and other forms of audio, platforms do not support dynamic data mapping for estab-
social networking, etc. These functions are typically per- lishing a link between the data being rendered and multiple
formed by software applications that are either built into the data sources prior to creation of a mobile application.
mobile devices or that are run on top of operating systems 35 Furthermore, non-technical users may not be aware of
of the mobile devices. enhanced functions and features that can be implemented in
Competing mobile device manufacturers, developers, and a mobile application for enhancing the mobile application.
other service providers typically offer hardware and soft- There is a need for providing recommendations to a user for
ware in the form of mobile operating systems or in some addition of enhanced functions and features in the mobile
cases, a combination of both hardware and software, which 40 application based on a real time analysis of similar mobile
has led to the development of dissimilar and incompatible applications developed, for example, based on functionality,
mobile device platforms and envirouments due to the use of an industry, and/or a category related to the mobile appli-
different operating systems which have their own program- cation.
ming environments and software development tools. Devel- Wearable devices, for example, the Google Glass® of
oping mobile applications for these different operating sys- 45 Google Inc., iWatch of Apple Inc., etc., and associated
terns and mobile devices requires varying design techniques, technology are becoming more widespread and are being
programming languages, separate operating system specific used in everyday life for carrying out various activities.
or device specific software code and compilations, etc. Moreover, due to recent adoption of policies, for example,
Therefore, developers find it difficult and challenging to bring your own devices (BYOD), organizations are in con-
develop mobile applications that are portable across multiple 50 stant need of mobile application development platforms that
types of mobile devices. Furthermore, developers require can be used by non-technical users to design and develop
specific technical knowledge and expertise in software pro- complex mobile applications that can be deployed across
gramming with specific programming languages and an various devices including wearable devices with varying
understanding of specific mobile operating system platforms degrees of form factors, to securely manage upgrades and
for developing mobile applications for different types of 55 downloads through an application store, and to manage
mobile operating systems and/or mobile devices. Since a usage statistics to gain better visibility on mobile application
high level of skill and expertise is needed to create, deploy usage. Typical mobile application development platforms do
and update mobile applications, many non-technical users not allow non-technical users to develop and deploy com-
and users who lack experience in a specific progrming plex business to business (B2B) mobile applications for
language or a specific mobile operating system caunot 60 these wearable devices.
develop and/or distribute mobile applications. Furthermore, machine to machine (M2M) applications
Conventional mobile development platforms typically use a device, for example, a sensor, a meter, etc., to capture
allow users to develop mobile applications of a particular an event, for example, temperature, an inventory level, etc.,
type that cannot be configured or changed and therefore relay the captured event, for example, through a wireless,
limit the development and utilization of various features and 65 wired or hybrid network to a mobile application, and trans-
specific functions included in mobile devices and their late the captured event into meaningful information. The
respective mobile operating systems. The scope of these M2M applications allow both wireless and wired systems to
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communicate with other devices of the same ability. Typical elements of the user, when deployed on mobile devices, and
mobile application development platforms do not combine for allowing development and deployment of mobile appli-
device data, for example, sensor data with application busi- cations for various devices including wearable devices, for
ness processes to enable decision making based on real time example, Google Glass® of Google Inc., iWatch of Apple
analytics and mashup applications. Inc., etc.
Hence, there is a long felt but unresolved need for a The computer implemented method and system disclosed
computer implemented method and system that provides herein provides a mobile application development software
encapsulated pre-coded software components to perform for creating a mobile application for a user device. The
multiple functions in the form of a software package and mobile application development software is executable by at
enterprise grade mobile applications that are connected with 10
least one processor configured to create the mobile applica-
backend databases, enables creation of enhanced software tion. The mobile application development software is con-
components or widgets without coding, provides support for
figured as a platform that allows a user to access the platform
native, web and cross platform mobile applications, provides
using a thin client via a browser such as an internet browser
an interface to dynamically map backend data sources and
and create complex mobile applications using tools and/or
add new fields on the fly, provides connection of data from 15
multiple data sources, enables creation of complex business libraries hosted on a network such as the internet or hosted
to business (B2B) mobile applications that require complex in a cloud computing environment. As used herein, the term
business rules and data validation, allows development of "cloud computing environment" refers to a processing envi-
M2M applications or sensor specific applications that com- ronment comprising configurable computing physical and
bine sensor data with business processes and creation of 20 logical resources, for example, networks, servers, storage,
process and sensor composite or mashup applications, and applications, services, etc., and data distributed over a
implements application programming interfaces for backend network, for example, the internet. The mobile application
integration of the developed mobile application with the development software is hosted on a mobile application
user's computing device and with backend databases. Fur- development platform. The mobile application development
thermore, there is a need for a computer implemented 25 software is accessible by a user device, for example, a
method and system that enables a user to create mobile personal computer, a tablet computing device, a mobile
applications with software components that comprise hier- computer, a mobile phone, a smart phone, a portable com-
archical layers of data and that adapt based on the context puting device, a laptop, a personal digital assistant, a touch
and behavioral elements of the user when deployed on centric device, a workstation, a client device, a portable
mobile devices. Furthermore, there is a need for a computer 30 electronic device, a network enabled computing device, a
implemented method and system that enables non-technical gaming device, an interactive network enabled communica-
users to develop and deploy complex mobile applications for tion device, a wearable device such as Google Glass® of
various devices including the wearable devices without any Google Inc., iWatch of Apple Inc., etc., any other suitable
programming. computing equipment, and combinations of multiple pieces
35 of computing equipment, etc., via a network. In an embodi-
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION ment, the mobile application development software is con-
figured to operate, for example, as a software as a service
This summary is provided to introduce a selection of (SaaS) or a platform as a service (PaaS).
concepts in a simplified form that are further disclosed in the The computer implemented method and system disclosed
detailed description of the invention. This summary is not 40 herein also provides multiple pre-coded software compo-
intended to identify key or essential inventive concepts of nents executable by at least one processor and encapsulated
the claimed subject matter, nor is it intended for determining in a mobile application creation interface. As used herein,
the scope of the claimed subject matter. the term "pre-coded software components" refers to pieces
The computer implemented method and system disclosed of pre-written computer program code encapsulated to per-
herein address the above stated needs for providing encap- 45 form predefined functions in the form of a software package
sulated pre-coded software components to perform multiple or a software model. The pre-coded software components
functions in the form of a software package and enterprise comprise, for example, smart widgets, micro widgets, etc.
grade mobile applications that are connected with backend The pre-coded software components are adaptable based on
databases, enabling creation of enhanced software compo- mobile context and behavioral elements, for example, pref-
nents or widgets without coding, providing support for 50 erences of a user, habits of a user, etc. The pre-coded
native, web and cross platform mobile applications, provid- software components comprise hierarchical layers of data,
ing an interface to dynamically map backend data sources interactive elements that enable interactions with the data,
and add new fields on the fly, providing connection of data and predetermined criteria. As used herein, the term "inter-
from multiple data sources, enabling creation of complex active element" refers to any interface component config-
business to business (B2B) mobile applications that require 55 ured to obtain data or feedback from a user, transform the
complex business rules and data validation, allowing devel- obtained data into one or more visual entities, enable real
opment of machine to machine (M2M) applications or time user interactions within the mobile application creation
sensor specific applications that combine sensor data with interface, etc. In an embodiment, the pre-coded software
business processes and creation of process and sensor com- components further comprise social networking components
posite or mashup applications, and implementing applica- 60 that embed social features with business processes and/or
tion programming interfaces for backend integration of the follow up action items in the mobile application. Also, as
developed mobile application with a user device and with used herein, the term "mobile application user interface"
backend databases. The computer implemented method and refers to a user interface simulator that allows the user to
system disclosed herein also address the above stated needs create the mobile application, in communication with the
for enabling a user to create mobile applications with 65 mobile application development software. In an embodi-
software components that comprise hierarchical layers of ment, the pre-coded software components are configurable
data and that adapt based on the context and behavioral for generating supplementary software components, for
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example, smart widgets, micro widgets, etc., using the software components and the created composite software
mobile application development software and multiple data components, the generated recommendations, the dynami-
sources. cally mapped data, and the adaptively configured application
The mobile application development software dynami- programming interfaces. In an embodiment, the mobile
cally maps the data to be rendered in the mobile application application development platform generates revenue by dis-
with one or more data sources. In an embodiment, the tributing the created mobile application to enterprise appli-
mobile application development software dynamically cation stores for a fee. In an embodiment, the mobile
populates the data sources in the mobile application creation application development software displays real time data
interface and allows mapping of one or more of the data simulations of the mobile application in the launched mobile
sources to one or more of the pre-coded software compo- 10 application creation interface during each stage of the cre-
nents for updating the pre-coded software components and/ ation of the mobile application. The mobile application
or for creating one or more distinct software components. development software connects the created mobile applica-
The mobile application development software receives a tion to multiple backend databases via the network for
selection of preconfigured user interfaces or a list of pre- creating enhanced mobile applications, for example, enter-
defined user interfaces from the user device via the network 15 prise grade mobile applications. The mobile application
for launching the mobile application creation interface. The development software enables creation of mobile applica-
user selects one or more of the pre-coded software compo- tions of multiple types, for example, a native type of mobile
nents provided and displayed by the mobile application application, a web type of mobile application, a cross
development software. The mobile application development platform type of mobile application, etc. In an embodiment,
software receives an indication of each of the selected 20 the mobile application development software provides direct
pre-coded software components from the user device via the access to web services and/or application programming
network. The mobile application development software cre- interfaces (APis) from a web address. In another embodi-
ates one or more composite software components by com- ment, the mobile application development software collects
bining more than one of distinct software components real time usage data for tracking and categorizing users of
selected from multiple component sources and/or the pre- 25 the created mobile application and for providing real time
coded software components. As used herein, the term "com- analytics to target surveys, advertisements, etc., for
posite software component" refers to a software component example, to cross sell and/or up sell offerings, to provide
that uses and combines data, presentations, and/or function- offerings to retain mobile customers based on the mobile
alities from two or more component sources and functions as application usage and preferences, etc.
a new software component with a combination of data, 30
presentations, and/or functionalities. The mobile application BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
development software then inserts one or more of the
selected pre-coded software components and the created The foregoing summary, as well as the following detailed
composite software components into the launched mobile description of the invention, is better understood when read
application creation interface. 35 in conjunction with the appended drawings. For the purpose
The mobile application development software generates of illustrating the invention, exemplary constructions of the
one or more recommendations for addition of one or more invention are shown in the drawings. However, the invention
characteristic objects associated with the mobile application is not limited to the specific methods and components
based on a real time analysis and dynamic learning of disclosed herein.
selective data of similar mobile applications developed, for 40 FIG. 1 illustrates a computer implemented method for
example, based on functionality, an industry, a category, etc., creating a mobile application for a user device.
related to the mobile application. As used herein, the term FIG. 2 exemplarily illustrates a high level architecture of
"characteristic objects" refer to additional features and func- a computer implemented system for creating a mobile
tions characteristic to the functions, industries, and catego- application for a user device.
ries of other mobile applications that are similar to the 45 FIG. 3 exemplarily illustrates a computer implemented
mobile application being created, and that may be incorpo- system for creating a mobile application for a user device,
rated into the mobile application being created. In an showing different modules of a mobile application develop-
embodiment, the mobile application development software ment software.
dynamically updates the generated recommendations for the FIG. 4 exemplarily illustrates the architecture of a com-
addition of one or more characteristic objects associated 50 puter system employed by the mobile application develop-
with the mobile application based on a selection of one or ment software for creating a mobile application for a user
more supplementary characteristic objects received from the device.
user device. The mobile application development software FIG. 5 exemplarily illustrates a low level architecture of
also adaptively configures one or more application program- the computer implemented system for creating a mobile
ming interfaces (APis) for a backend integration of the 55 application for a user device.
mobile application with the user device for operating the FIGS. 6A-6E exemplarily illustrate screenshots showing
mobile application on the user device. The adaptively con- software components encapsulated in a mobile application
figured application programming interfaces implement, for creation interface.
example, one or more of a back office integration, a machine FIGS. 6F-6G exemplarily illustrate screenshots showing
to machine convergence, a process to machine interaction, 60 creation of a mobile application for a user device.
gamification, augmented reality, near field communication, FIG. 7 exemplarily illustrates a process flow diagram
etc., for establishing communication and exchange of the showing the steps performed by the mobile application
data between the created mobile application and the user development software for creating a mobile application for
device. a user device.
The mobile application development software creates the 65 FIG. 8 exemplarily illustrates a screenshot showing
mobile application in the launched mobile application cre- dynamic mapping of data to be rendered in a mobile
ation interface using one or more of the inserted pre-coded application.
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FIG. 9 exemplarily illustrates a process flow diagram radio service (GPRS) network, a mobile telecommunication
showing the steps performed by the mobile application network such as a global system for mobile (GSM) com-
development software for creating a mobile application for munications network, a code division multiple access
a user device and deploying the created mobile application (CDMA) network, a third generation (3G) mobile commu-
in an enterprise application store. nication network, a fourth generation (4G) mobile commu-
FIG. 10 exemplarily illustrates a process flow diagram nication network, a long-term evolution (LTE) mobile com-
showing the steps performed by a recommendation engine munication network, a public telephone network, etc., a
of the mobile application development software. local area network, a wide area network, an internet con-
FIG. 11 exemplarily illustrates a process flow diagram nection network, an infrared communication network, etc.,
showing the steps performed by a backend integration 10 or a network formed from any combination of these net-
module of the mobile application development software. works.
FIG. 12 exemplarily illustrates a process flow diagram The mobile application development software provides
showing the steps performed by the recommendation engine 102 multiple pre-coded software components, for example,
using an analytics engine of the mobile application devel- smart widgets, micro widgets, etc., executable by at least
opment software. 15 one processor and encapsulated in a mobile application
FIG. 13 exemplarily illustrates the computer implemented creation interface. As used herein, the term "pre-coded
system comprising the mobile application development soft- software components" refers to pieces of pre-written com-
ware hosted in a cloud computing environment accessible by puter program code encapsulated to perform predefined
power users and developers for creating mobile applications functions in the form of a software package or a software
for end users. 20 model, for example, a smart widget, a micro widget, etc.
Also, as used herein, the term "mobile application user
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE interface" refers to a user interface simulator that allows the
INVENTION user to create the mobile application, in communication with
the mobile application development software. The mobile
FIG. 1 illustrates a computer implemented method for 25 application user interface is, for example, an online web
creating a mobile application for a user device. The com- interface accessible via a network such as the internet. The
puter implemented method disclosed herein provides 101 a pre-coded software components may contain features that
mobile application development software executable by at are adaptable based on context and behavioral elements, for
least one processor configured to create the mobile applica- example, preferences of a user, habits of a user, etc. The
tion. The mobile application development software is con- 30 pre-coded software components such as smart widgets con-
figured as a platform that allows a user to access the platform tain elements that are adaptable to the behavioral mindset of
using a thin client via a browser such as an internet browser a mobile native user while the user accesses the smart
and create complex mobile applications using tools and/or widgets from the user device. For example, a sales manage-
libraries hosted on a network such as the internet or hosted ment mobile application may highlight a list of accounts to
in a cloud computing environment. As used herein, the term 35 follow up with based on contextual and behavioral elements
"cloud computing environment" refers to a processing envi- such as a sales representative location and a contract review
ronment comprising configurable computing physical and date.
logical resources, for example, networks, servers, storage, The pre-coded software components further comprise
applications, services, etc., and data distributed over a hierarchical layers of data, for example, multiple layers of
network, for example, the internet. The cloud computing 40 pages, interactive elements that enable interactions with the
environment provides on-demand network access to a data, and predetermined criteria. As used herein, the term
shared pool of configurable computing physical and logical "interactive element" refers to any interface component
resources. In an embodiment, the mobile application devel- configured to obtain data or feedback from a user, transform
opment software is configured to operate, for example, as a the obtained data into one or more visual entities, enable real
software as a service (SaaS) such as an enterprise based 45 time user interactions within the mobile application creation
software service or as a platform as a service (PaaS) in a interface, etc. The predetermined criteria comprise, for
cloud computing environment. The computer implemented example, a business rules. As an example, a business rule
method disclosed herein therefore provides mobile applica- defines that a user can create new opportunities only for
tion development as a service. The mobile application customers with existing accounts or customers. The mobile
development software is accessible by a user device, for 50 application development software provides, for example, a
example, a personal computer, a tablet computing device, a pre-coded opportunity widget that enables a user to search
mobile computer, a mobile phone, a smart phone, a portable and select existing customers prior to creating a new oppor-
computing device, a laptop, a personal digital assistant, a tunity record from their user device. If a customer does not
touch centric device, a workstation, a client device, a por- exist in a database, the mobile application development
table electronic device, a network enabled computing 55 software instructs the user to create a new user record prior
device, a gaming device, an interactive network enabled to entering new opportunities. The mobile application devel-
communication device, a wearable device such as Google opment software represents the pre-coded software compo-
Glass® of Google Inc., iWatch of Apple Inc., etc., any other nents as reusable graphical user interface elements on the
suitable computing equipment, and combinations of mul- mobile application creation interface. The pre-coded soft-
tiple pieces of computing equipment, etc., via a network. 60 ware components, for example, smart widgets are preas-
The network is, for example, the internet, an intranet, a sembled based on business process flow and requirements.
wired network, a wireless network, a network that imple- The pre-coded software components comprise multiple lay-
ments Wi-Fi® of the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alli- ers of pages and/or user interfaces (Uis) and business rules.
ance, Inc., an ultra-wideband communication network The pages and/or Uis are designed for mobile consumption
(UWB), a wireless universal serial bus (USB) communica- 65 unlike other application development platforms that provide
tion network, a communication network that implements only web pages to be assembled on the fly. For example, a
ZigBee® of ZigBee Alliance Corporation, a general packet marketing widget comprises relevant data fields shown on
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multiple layers of pages and business rules to allow a when a user drags and drops the widget on the mobile
company to enforce certain business rules that each user has application creation interface or a simulator of the user
to follow while allowing each user to personalize the mobile device, only the mapped data fields, for example, 5 data
application for their own consumption. fields are shown in the created mobile application. In an
The pre-coded software components enable business pro- embodiment, the user is required to create data mappings
cess management, capture of documents, notes, etc., via a and/or business rules before assembling the mobile appli-
keyboard or another input device, via voice, etc., and social cation.
collaboration. In an embodiment, the pre-coded software The mobile application development software receives
components further comprise social networking components 104 a selection of one of the preconfigured user interfaces
that embed social features with business processes in the 10 also referred to as "custom" user interfaces, or one of a list
mobile application. A user may insert social networking of predefined user interfaces also referred to as "prebuilt"
components, for example, a "like" button or a "follow" user interfaces, from the user device via the network for
button in the mobile application to allow users to collaborate launching the mobile application creation interface. For
with other users who may share a common interest. Consider example, the user may select a user interface designed by a
an example where a marketing team of an organization is 15 user or a standard user interface provided by the mobile
working with a prospect and maintains an account for that application development software for launching the mobile
prospect. From a social networking point of view, a user can application creation interface. The user can then select one
"follow" and/or "like" the prospect's account through the or more of the pre-coded software components provided and
mobile application and the team can add comments or displayed by the mobile application development software.
collaborate with other users of the mobile application. The 20 The mobile application development software enables non-
social networking components combine social sharing with technical enterprise users to quickly assemble smart widgets
business process management by embedding the social to develop enterprise grade mobile applications. The smart
networking features within the business process of a pre- widget is preassembled based on business process flow and
sales life cycle. In another embodiment, the pre-coded requirements. The mobile application development software
software components further comprise social networking 25 allows users to drag and drop these preassembled widgets
components embedded with follow up action items. A user that comprise multiple layers of pages and business rules
may insert a social networking component, for example, a into the launched mobile application creation interface. The
"like" button along with a request to perform a follow up mobile application development software receives 105 an
action item in the mobile application. For example, when a indication of each of the selected pre-coded software com-
user clicks on the "like" button in the mobile application, the 30 ponents from the user device via the network. For example,
user is also required to take an action relevant to a social the mobile application development software receives a
media item such as post a feedback note, buy a product, selection of pre-coded software components such as a smart
show an intent to buy a product, or any other type of follow widget, a micro widget, etc., from the user device.
up action item. In an embodiment, the pre-coded software The mobile application development software creates 106
components are configurable for generating supplementary 35 one or more composite software components by combining
software components, for example, smart widgets, micro more than one of distinct software components selected
widgets, etc., using the mobile application development from multiple component or data sources and/or the pre-
software and multiple data sources. coded software components. As used herein, the term "com-
The mobile application development software dynami- posite software component" refers to a software component
cally maps 103 the data to be rendered in the mobile 40 that uses and combines data, presentations, and/or function-
application with one or more of multiple data sources. The alities from two or more component sources and functions as
data sources comprise other mobile applications and data- a new software component with a combination of data,
bases that are enabled for mobile consumption via applica- presentations, and/or functionalities. For example, the
tion programming interfaces (APis). For example, the mobile application development software creates composite
mobile application development software maps the data to 45 software components such as mashups by combining more
be rendered in the mobile application by linking the data, for than one disparate pre-coded software component. In
example, with backend data sources, remote data sources, another example, the mobile application development soft-
sensors, etc. In an embodiment, the mobile application ware creates composite software components by combining
development software dynamically populates the data more than one disparate software component from remote
sources in the mobile application creation interface and 50 data sources, or by combining two or more disparate pre-
allows mapping of one or more of the data sources to one or coded software components and disparate software compo-
more of the pre-coded software components for updating the nents from remote data sources. In another example, a user
pre-coded software components and/or for creating one or can assemble the mobile application by combining smart
more distinct software components. The dynamic population widgets connected to one or more component or data
of data sources in the mobile application creation interface 55 sources. The mobile application development software
allows a user to map one or more data sources to either an therefore enables creation of machine to machine (M2M) or
existing widget or create a new widget. In an embodiment, sensor specific mobile applications and creation of process
the dynamic mapping of data allows a user to generate a and sensor mashup applications. In an embodiment, the
supplementary software component, for example, a widget mobile application development software provides a drag
that is connected to multiple data sources such as backend 60 and drop option associated with each of the pre-coded
data sources, remote data sources, etc., and populate only software components and the composite software compo-
those data fields in the mobile application that are mapped nents for allowing the user to virtually grab one or more of
by the user. Consider an example where a data source has 10 the pre-coded software components and the created com-
data fields and there is a corresponding widget that shows all posite software components and drag the pre-coded software
10 data fields in the mobile application. If a company or a 65 components and the created composite software components
user wants to display only 5 data fields in the created mobile into the launched mobile application creation interface. The
application, a user can map only those 5 data fields so that mobile application development software enables the user to
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develop enterprise grade mobile applications using the drag egory, if a user selects addition of a characteristic object such
and drop option. The mobile application development soft- as tracking a sales order. The mobile application develop-
ware inserts 107 one or more of the selected pre-coded ment software leverages selective data to provide specific
software components and the created composite software recommendations to end users while they use a mobile
components into the launched mobile application creation application created using the mobile application develop-
interface, as the user drags and drops the software compo- ment software.
nents into the launched mobile application creation inter- The mobile application development software adaptively
face. configures 109 one or more application prograrmning inter-
The mobile application development software generates faces (APis) for a backend integration of the mobile appli-
108 one or more recommendations for addition of one or
10 cation with the user device for operating the mobile appli-
more characteristic objects associated with the mobile appli-
cation on the user device. The mobile application
cation based on a real time analysis and dynamic learning of
development software enables standard backend integration
selective data of similar mobile applications developed, for
example, based on functionality, an industry, and/or a cat- via the application programming interfaces (APis ), which
egory related to the mobile application. As used herein, the 15
does not require additional programming. That is, the same
term "characteristic objects" refer to additional features and API can connect to either a process based backend data/
functions characteristic to the functions, industries, and system or another sensor. The mobile application develop-
categories of other mobile applications that are similar to the ment software passes a parameter to indicate the type of
mobile application being created, and that may be incorpo- connection between the mobile application and the user
rated into the mobile application being created. Consider an 20 device and/or a data source. The mobile application devel-
example where a user wishes to create an inventory man- opment software configures the API to adjust the configu-
agement application based on the user's knowledge and ration based on the connection type thus minimizing efforts
business requirements. The user decides to include some on further programming. The configuration of the API helps
basic features to enable an end user to perform certain users to easily integrate machine to machine (M2M) or
functions. Based on the functionality, the industry, and the 25 sensor specific data with business processes. Consider an
category of the inventory management application, a rec- example where a mobile application collects information on
ommendation engine of the mobile application development current readings from a patient's blood pressure monitoring
software analyzes similar applications developed by other system and retrieves data from another system that stores
users and compares the characteristic objects included. If the historical blood pressure readings of the patient including
comparison results show an additional characteristic object 30 additional information such as drugs, readings of other vital
relevant to the inventory management application, the rec- signs, etc. In this instance, the mobile application develop-
ommendation engine generates a recommendation to ment software uses the same API call with different param-
include that characteristic object in the inventory manage- eters to retrieve sensor data, that is, the blood pressure data
ment application. While assembling the mobile application, and process data. The mobile application development soft-
the recommendation engine learns from other mobile appli- 35 ware displays the retrieved data to the user to enable better
cations being developed based on the type of mobile appli- decision making.
cation and other characteristics and generates recommenda- The mobile application development software creates 110
tions based on a real time analysis of the data. The user has the mobile application in the launched mobile application
the option of accepting or rejecting the generated recom- creation interface using one or more of the inserted pre-
mendation. 40 coded software components and the created composite soft-
Consider another example where a sales mobile applica- ware components, the generated recommendations, the
tion created by a user comprises multiple associated wid- dynamically mapped data, and/or the adaptively configured
gets. The widgets associated with the sales mobile applica- application programming interfaces. For example, the
tion are, for example, accounts, contacts, leads, etc. The mobile application development software creates the mobile
mobile application development software dynamically 45 application using one or more widgets and/or page layouts
updates the associated widgets based on addition of other that are predefined or dynamically created by users, the
widgets for the same mobile application type. If another user generated recommendations, fields that are dynamically
while creating the same mobile application type, that is a mapped with the data sources and the new fields that are
sales type of mobile application, decides to add an oppor- added to a widget using the drag and drop option, and the
tunity widget and agrees to share the selection, the mobile 50 adaptively configured application programming interfaces.
application development software dynamically associates The adaptively configured application programming inter-
the opportunity widget with the sales application. This faces implement, for example, one or more of a back office
association grows as more and more users add additional integration, a machine to machine convergence, a process to
widgets to develop a certain type of mobile application. In machine interaction, gamification, augmented reality, and
another example, the mobile application development soft- 55 near field communication for establishing communication
ware provides a real time recommendation of certain fea- and exchange of data between the created mobile application
tures to be added to the mobile application and also the type and the user device as disclosed in the detailed description
of mobile applications that should be developed at an of FIG. 2. The mobile application development software
enterprise level. creates mobile applications of multiple types, for example,
In an embodiment, the mobile application development 60 a native type of mobile application developed specifically
software dynamically updates the generated recommenda- for a particular type of an operating system of a user device,
tions for addition of the characteristic objects associated a web type of mobile application developed based on web
with the mobile application based on a selection of one or browser technology, and a cross platform type of mobile
more supplementary characteristic objects received from the application developed to work on any operating system of a
user device. For example, the mobile application develop- 65 user device, for example, iOS® of Apple Inc., the Android
ment software dynamically updates the generated recom- operating system, Blackberry® operating system of
mendations pertaining to a sales function, industry, or cat- Research in Motion Limited, Windows mobile of Microsoft
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Corporation, the operating system of Google Glass® of enhancement and deployment can be seamlessly integrated
Google Inc., iWatch of Apple Inc., etc. with other mobile application development platforms.
In an embodiment, the mobile application development Consider an example where a user wishes to create a
software displays real time data simulations of the mobile mobile application using the mobile application develop-
application in the launched mobile application creation ment software. The user selects a pre-coded software com-
interface during each stage of creation of the mobile appli- ponent such as a widget containing multiple layers of pages,
cation. For example, the mobile application development data interaction and business rules and a predefined page
software displays real time data during the dynamic map- layout or dynamically creates a widget using the mobile
ping stage of the data to be rendered in the mobile applica- application development software. The mobile application
tion. In another example, the mobile application develop- 10 development software launches the mobile application cre-
ment software displays real time data during the creation ation interface. The user then dynamically maps data fields
stage of one or more composite software components. As the with data sources and adds new data fields that do not exist
user drags and drops the software components into the in the widget in the launched mobile application creation
launched mobile application creation interface, the mobile interface. Once the mapping is performed, the user can drag
application development software displays real time data 15 and drop widgets to assemble the mobile application within
simulations of the mobile application with the selected the launched mobile application creation interface. The
composite software components. The mobile application mobile application development software renders real time
development software uses the real time data of each stage data in the launched mobile application creation interface
of the process to display the real time data simulations of the while creating the mobile application. The mobile applica-
mobile application in the launched mobile application ere- 20 tion development software provides support for native, web,
ation interface. and cross platform mobile applications. Once the mobile
In an embodiment, the mobile application development applications are created or built and published, for example,
software connects the created mobile application to multiple on an enterprise application store, end users can download
backend databases via the network for creating enhanced the mobile applications by accessing the enterprise applica-
mobile applications, for example, enterprise grade mobile 25 tion store directly from their user devices such as mobile
applications. The connection of the created mobile applica- phones.
tion to backend databases enables a user to extend the In an embodiment, the mobile application development
backend processes for mobile consumption and deploy the platform hosting the mobile application development soft-
created mobile application across different platforms with- ware generates revenue by distributing the created mobile
out any coding or programming. The connection of the 30 applications, for example, to an enterprise application store
created mobile application to backend databases enables for a fee. In another embodiment, end users can further
non-technical users to develop complicated business to create or personalize functions of the mobile application and
business (B2B) type of mobile applications that require workflow according to their personal preferences. For
business rules and data validation. The business rules for example, while one user can create a mobile application that
creating (B2B) mobile applications are stored in the backend 35 displays a "to do" list on his/her home screen and "leads"
databases. In an embodiment, the mobile application devel- near his/her location, another user can create a mobile
opment software also provides direct access to web services application that displays "to do" lists, events, and new
and/or application programming interfaces from a web opportunities. These features can be customized while using
address. The direct access to web services and/or application a mobile application on the user device. In another embodi-
programming interfaces from the web address is achieved as 40 ment, business users can collaboratively create a mobile
long as the data on the web service is exposed for consump- application with other users using the mobile application
tion. In an embodiment, the mobile application development development software. For example, users can seek inputs
software collects real time usage data for tracking and from other online business users using the mobile applica-
categorizing users of the created mobile applications and for tion development software via the network to provide input
providing 111 real time analytics of users of the created 45 into mobile application design and features, and to add
mobile applications to target surveys, advertisements, etc., additional characteristic objects into the mobile application.
for example, to cross sell and/or up sell offerings, to provide In another embodiment, a business user after designing a
offerings to retain mobile customers based on the mobile mobile application can send the mobile application design
application usage and preferences, etc. In an embodiment, for approval to his/her manager, for example, via a workflow
the mobile application development software supports 50 process or an electronic mail. Once the manager approves
advanced analytics using an in-memory database. The in- the mobile application design, the mobile application devel-
memory database resides on a server hosting the mobile opment software transmits the approved mobile application
application development software or in a memory unit of the for publishing on the enterprise application store.
user device or on a random access memory (RAM). In this FIG. 2 exemplarily illustrates a high level architecture
embodiment, instead of storing the data associated with the 55 diagram of a computer implemented system 200 for creating
advanced analytics on a server database, the mobile appli- a mobile application for a user device 201. The computer
cation development software stores the data using a combi- implemented system 200 disclosed herein comprises the
nation of the memory of the user device and the server mobile application development software 202 accessible by
in-memory databases to provide real time analytics. multiple user devices 201, for example, personal computers,
In an embodiment, the mobile application development 60 tablet computing devices, mobile computers, mobile phones,
software provides multiple pre-coded software components smart phones, etc., via a network 208, for example, the
that are configurable to operate with other mobile applica- internet, a mobile communication network, etc. The mobile
tion development software or platforms, a mobile enterprise application development software 202 is also accessible by
application platform (MEAP), a mobile consumer applica- wearable devices 211, for example, Google Glass® of
tion platform (MCAP) as a bot-on solution, etc. For 65 Google Inc., iWatch of Apple Inc., etc. In an embodiment,
example, power users can develop mobile applications using the mobile application development software 202 is hosted
the mobile application development software, but further on a mobile application development platform 209 acces-
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sible by multiple user devices 201 via the network 208. The can download the created mobile applications by accessing
mobile application development software 202 hosts multiple the enterprise application store 210 directly from their user
pre-coded software components, for example, smart widgets devices 201.
hybrid applications 203 also referred to as "smart widgets", FIG. 3 exemplarily illustrates a computer implemented
executable by at least one processor and insertable into the system 200 for creating a mobile application for a user
launched mobile application creation interface. The smart device 201, showing different modules, for example, 205,
widgets 203 are adaptable based on context and behavioral 205b, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, and 307 of the mobile
elements as disclosed in the detailed description of FIG. 1. application development software 202. The mobile applica-
The smart widgets 203 are representations of a set of tion development software 202 is hosted, for example, on a
10 mobile application development platform 209. The com-
pre-written codes that perform predefined functions, for
puter implemented system 200 disclosed herein comprises at
example, sales functions. The smart widgets 203 are, for
least one processor, a non-transitory computer readable
example, programs coded in JavaScript®, that are prepack-
storage medium communicatively coupled to the processor,
aged with client JavaScript® libraries by using advanced and the mobile application development software 202
features of model view controller (MVC) design patterns. A 15 executable by the processor. The mobile application devel-
model view controller is a computer user interface that opment software 202 is accessible by a user device 201, for
separates a representation of information from the user's example, a mobile phone, a laptop, a tablet computing
interaction with the information. The mobile application device, a wearable device 211 such as Google Glass® of
development software 202 implements reactive program- Google Inc., iWatch of Apple Inc., etc., exemplarily illus-
ming for adapting the smart widgets 203 and application 20 trated in FIG. 2, via a network 208, for example, the internet,
programming interfaces (APis) 207. a mobile communication network, etc. The non-transitory
The mobile application development software 202 further computer readable storage medium is configured, for
comprises a recommendation engine 205, an enterprise example, in the form of a database, for example, 204 to store
backend application 206, application programming inter- the modules, for example, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307,
faces 207, and a local database 204. The local database 204 25 etc., of the mobile application development software 202.
stores the smart widgets 203 and their metadata for the The mobile application development software 202 com-
mobile application being created by power users. The prises pre-coded software components 307, a mapping mod-
mobile application development software 202 invokes the ule 301, a data reception module 302, a composite software
recommendation engine 205, the enterprise backend appli- component creation module 303, a component insertion
cation 206, and the application programming interfaces 207, 30 module 304, a recommendation engine 205, a backend
integration module 305, a mobile application creation mod-
for example, via a JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) based
ule 306, and an analytics engine 205b. In an embodiment,
representational state transfer (REST) architecture. The rec-
the analytics engine 205b is incorporated in the recommen-
ommendation engine 205 generates one or more recommen-
dation engine 205. The mobile application development
dations for addition of one or more characteristic objects 35 software 202 further comprises a mobile application creation
associated with the mobile application based on a real time interface 308 and a local database 204. The local database
analysis and dynamic learning of selective data of similar 204 stores the pre-coded software components 307. The
mobile applications developed, for example, based on func- pre-coded software components 307 as disclosed in the
tionality, an industry, and/or a category related to the mobile detailed description of FIG. 1 are encapsulated in the mobile
application. The recommendation engine 205 comprises an 40 application creation interface 308 and are adaptable based
analytics engine 205b that performs the real time analysis on context and behavioral elements. The mapping module
for addition of one or more characteristic objects associated 301 dynamically maps the data to be rendered in the mobile
with the mobile application. The mobile application devel- application with one or more data sources. In an embodi-
opment software 202 provides support for real time analysis ment, the mapping module 301 dynamically populates the
and dynamic learning of selective data of similar mobile 45 data sources in the mobile application creation interface 308
applications using in-memory databases, for example, 205a. and maps one or more of the data sources to one or more of
The recommendation engine 205 further comprises a data- the pre-coded software components 307 for updating the
base 205a to store the generated recommendations. The pre-coded software components 307 and/or for creating one
enterprise backend application 206 adaptively configures the or more distinct software components based on inputs
application programming interfaces 207 for a backend inte- 50 received from the user device 201. The data reception
gration of the mobile application with the user device 201 module 302 receives a selection of one of the preconfigured
for launching the mobile application on the user device 201. user interfaces or one of the predefined user interfaces from
The mobile application development software 202 imple- the user device 201 via the network 208 for launching the
ments application progrming interfaces 207 used for mobile application creation interface 308. The data recep-
machine to machine (M2M) convergence, gamification, 55 tion module 302 further receives an indication of each of one
augmented reality, near field communication, etc., for back- or more of the pre-coded software components 307 selected
end integration of the mobile application with the user by a user via the network 208.
device 201. The mobile application development software The composite software component creation module 303
202 utilizes game design techniques, game thinking, and creates one or more composite software components by
game mechanics to enhance non-game contexts in mobile 60 combining more than one of distinct software components
application development. Augmented reality (AR) is a live, selected from multiple component sources and/or the pre-
direct or indirect, view of a physical, real world environment coded software components 307. The component insertion
whose elements are augmented by computer-generated sen- module 304 inserts the selected pre-coded software compo-
sory input such as sound, video, graphics, etc. The mobile nents 307 and the created composite software components
application development software 202 transmits the created 65 into the launched mobile application creation interface 308.
mobile applications for publishing and distribution, for The recommendation engine 205 generates one or more
example, to an enterprise application store 210. End users recommendations for addition of one or more characteristic
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objects associated with the mobile application based on a a general purpose microprocessor and a math or graphics
real time analysis and dynamic learning of selective data of co-processor. The processor 401 is selected, for example,
similar mobile applications developed, for example, based from the Intel® processors such as the Itanium® micropro-
on functionality, an industry, and/or a category related to the cessor or the Pentium® processors, Advanced Micro
mobile application. The recommendation engine 205 com- Devices (AMD®) processors such as the Athlon® proces-
prises a database 205a for storing the generated recommen- sor, UltraSPARC® processors, microSPARC® processors,
dations. The recommendation engine 205 further dynami- hp® processors, International Business Machines (IBM®)
cally updates the generated recommendations for addition of processors such as the PowerPC® microprocessor, the
the characteristic objects associated with the mobile appli- MIPS® reduced instruction set computer (RISC) processor
cation based on a selection of one or more supplementary 10 of MIPS Technologies, Inc., RISC based computer proces-
characteristic objects received from the user device 201. The sors of ARM Holdings, Motorola® processors, etc. The
backend integration module 305 adaptively configures one computer implemented system 200 disclosed herein is not
or more application progrming interfaces 207 for a back- limited to the computer system 400 employing the processor
end integration of the mobile application with the user 401. The computer system 400 may also employ a controller
device 201 for operating the mobile application on the user 15 or a microcontroller.
device 201. The backend integration module 305 further The memory unit 402 is used for storing programs,
connects the created mobile application to multiple backend applications, and data. For example, the mapping module
databases via the network 208 for creating enhanced mobile 301, the data reception module 302, the composite software
applications. component creation module 303, the component insertion
The mobile application creation module 306 creates the 20 module 304, the recommendation engine 205, the backend
mobile application in the launched mobile application cre- integration module 305, the mobile application creation
ation interface 308 using one or more of the inserted module 306, the pre-coded software components 307, and
pre-coded software components 307 and the created com- the analytics engine 205b, etc., of the mobile application
posite software components, the generated recommenda- development software 202 are stored in the memory unit 402
tions, the dynamically mapped data, and the adaptively 25 of the computer system 400 of the mobile application
configured application programming interfaces 207. The development software 202. The memory unit 402 is, for
mobile application creation module 306 further displays real example, a random access memory (RAM) or another type
time data simulations of the mobile application in the of dynamic storage device that stores information and
launched mobile application creation interface 308 during instructions for execution by the processor 401. The memory
each stage of creation of the mobile application. In an 30 unit 402 also stores temporary variables and other interme-
embodiment, the mobile application creation module 306 diate information used during execution of the instructions
transmits the created mobile application to another user by the processor 401. The computer system 400 further
specified by the user who created the mobile application for comprises a read only memory (ROM) or another type of
approval. On receiving approval, the mobile application static storage device that stores static information and
creation module 306 transmits the approved mobile appli- 35 instructions for the processor 401.
cation to an enterprise application store 210 for publishing The I/0 controller 403 controls input actions and output
on the enterprise application store 210. The analytics engine actions performed by the mobile application development
205b collects real time usage data for tracking and catego- software 202. The network interface 404 enables connection
rizing users of the created mobile application and for pro- of the computer system 400 to the network 208. For
viding real time analytics, for example, to target surveys, 40 example, the computer system 400 employed by the mobile
advertisements, etc. application development software 202 connects to the net-
FIG. 4 exemplarily illustrates the architecture of a com- work 208 via the network interface 404. In an embodiment,
puter system 400 employed by the mobile application devel- the network interface 404 is provided as an interface card
opment software 202 for creating a mobile application for a also referred to as a line card. The network interface 404
user device 201. The mobile application development soft- 45 comprises, for example, one or more of an infrared (IR)
ware 202 of the computer implemented system 200 exem- interface, an interface implementing Wi-Fi® of the Wireless
plarily illustrated in FIGS. 2-3 employs the architecture of Ethernet Compatibility Alliance, Inc., a universal serial bus
the computer system 400 exemplarily illustrated in FIG. 4. (USB) interface, a FireWire® interface of Apple, Inc., an
The computer system 400 is progrmable using a high Ethernet interface, a frame relay interface, a cable interface,
level computer programming language. The computer sys- 50 a digital subscriber line (DSL) interface, a token ring inter-
tern 400 may be implemented using programmed and pur- face, a peripheral controller interconnect (PCI) interface, a
poseful hardware. local area network (LAN) interface, a wide area network
The computer system 400 comprises, for example, a (WAN) interface, interfaces using serial protocols, interfaces
processor 401, a memory unit 402 for storing programs and using parallel protocols, and Ethernet communication inter-
data, an input/output (I/0) controller 403, a network inter- 55 faces, asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) interfaces, a
face 404, a data bus 405, a display unit 406, input devices high-speed serial interface (HSSI), a fiber distributed data
407, a fixed media drive 408, a removable media drive 409 interface (FDDI), interfaces based on transmission control
for receiving removable media, output devices 410, etc. The protocol (TCP)/internet protocol (IP), interfaces based on
term "processor" refers to any one or more microprocessors, wireless communications technology such as satellite tech-
central processing unit (CPU) devices, finite state machines, 60 nology, radio frequency (RF) technology, near field com-
computers, microcontrollers, digital signal processors, logic, munication, etc. The data bus 405 permits communications
a logic device, an electronic circuit, an application specific between the modules, for example, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305,
integrated circuit (ASIC), a field-programmable gate array 306, 307, 205, 205b, etc., of the mobile application devel-
(FPGA), a chip, etc., or any combination thereof, capable of opment software 202.
executing computer programs or a series of commands, 65 The display unit 406 displays information, display inter-
instructions, or state transitions. The processor 401 may also faces, user interface elements such as data fields, text boxes,
be implemented as a processor set comprising, for example, windows, icons representing the pre-coded software com-
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ponents 307, etc. The display unit 406 comprises, for from the memory unit 402 after being processed are
example, a liquid crystal display, a plasma display, an decoded. The instructions are stored in an instruction reg-
organic light emitting diode (OLED) based display, etc. The ister in the processor 401. After processing and decoding,
input devices 407 are used for inputting data into the the processor 401 executes the instructions. For example, the
computer system 400. For example, a user may enter a mapping module 301 defines instructions for dynamically
selection of one of the preconfigured user interfaces or the mapping the data to be rendered in the mobile application
predefined user interfaces using the input devices 407. The with one or more data sources. The mapping module 301
input devices 407 are, for example, a keyboard such as an also defines instructions for dynamically populating the data
alphanumeric keyboard, a microphone, a joystick, a pointing sources in the mobile application creation interface 308 and
device such as a computer mouse, a touch pad, a light pen, 10 mapping one or more of the data sources to one or more of
a physical button, a pointing device, a touch sensitive the pre-coded software components 307 for updating the
display device, a track ball, a pointing stick, any device pre-coded software components 307 and/or creating distinct
capable of sensing a tactile input, etc. software components based on inputs received from the user
Computer applications and programs are used for oper- device 201. The data reception module 302 defines instruc-
ating the computer system 400. The programs are loaded 15 tions for receiving a selection of one of the preconfigured
onto the fixed media drive 408 and into the memory unit 402 user interfaces or the predefined user interfaces from the
of the computer system 400 via the removable media drive user device 201 via the network 208 for launching the
409. In an embodiment, the computer applications and mobile application creation interface 308. Furthermore, the
programs may be loaded directly via the network 208. data reception module 302 defines instructions for receiving
Computer applications and programs are executed by double 20 an indication of each of the selected pre-coded software
clicking a related icon displayed on the display unit 406 components 307 from the user device 201 via the network
using one of the input devices 407. The output devices 410 208. The composite software component creation module
output the results of operations performed by the mobile 303 defines instructions for creating one or more composite
application development software 202. For example, the software components by combining more than one of dis-
mobile application development software 202 displays real 25 tinct software components selected from multiple compo-
time data simulations of the mobile application in the nent sources and/ or the pre-coded software components 307.
launched mobile application creation interface 308 during The component insertion module 304 defines instructions
each stage of creation of the mobile application using the for inserting one or more of the selected pre-coded software
output devices 410. components 307 and the created composite software com-
The processor 401 executes an operating system, for 30 ponents into the launched mobile application creation inter-
example, the Linux® operating system, the Unix® operating face 308. The recommendation engine 205 defines instruc-
system, any version of the Microsoft® Windows® operating tions for generating one or more recommendations for
system, the Mac OS of Apple Inc., the IBM® OS/2, addition of one or more characteristic objects associated
VxWorks® of Wind River Systems, inc., QNX Neutrino® with the mobile application based on a real time analysis and
developed by QNX Software Systems Ltd., Palm OS®, the 35 dynamic learning of selective data of similar mobile appli-
Solaris operating system developed by Sun Microsystems, cations developed, for example, based on functionality, an
Inc., the Android operating system, Windows Phone™ oper- industry, and/or a category related to the mobile application.
ating system of Microsoft Corporation, BlackBerry® oper- Furthermore, the recommendation engine 205 defines
ating system of Research in Motion Limited, the iOS® instructions for dynamically updating the generated recom-
operating system of Apple Inc., the Symbian® operating 40 mendations for addition of the characteristic objects asso-
system of Symbian Foundation Limited, an operating sys- ciated with the mobile application based on a selection of
tem of a wearable device 211, etc. The computer system 400 one or more supplementary characteristic objects received
employs the operating system for performing multiple tasks. from the user device 201.
The operating system is responsible for management and The backend integration module 305 defines instructions
coordination of activities and sharing of resources of the 45 for adaptively configuring one or more application program-
computer system 400. The operating system further man- ming interfaces 207 for a backend integration of the mobile
ages security of the computer system 400, peripheral devices application with the user device 201 for launching the
connected to the computer system 400, and network con- mobile application on the user device 201. The mobile
nections. The operating system employed on the computer application creation module 306 defines instructions for
system 400 recognizes, for example, inputs provided by the 50 creating the mobile application in the launched mobile
users using one of the input devices 407, the output display, application creation interface 308 using one or more of the
files, and directories stored locally on the fixed media drive inserted pre-coded software components 307 and the created
408, for example, a hard drive. The operating system on the composite software components, the generated recommen-
computer system 400 executes different programs using the dations, the dynamically mapped data, and the adaptively
processor 401. The processor 401 and the operating system 55 configured application progrming interfaces 207. Fur-
together define a computer platform for which application thermore, the mobile application creation module 306
programs in high level programming languages are written. defines instructions for displaying real time data simulations
The processor 401 retrieves instructions for executing the of the mobile application in the launched mobile application
modules, for example, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, creation interface 308 during each stage of creation of the
205, 205b, etc., of the mobile application development 60 mobile application. The backend integration module 305
software 202 from the memory unit 402. A program counter defines instructions for connecting the created mobile appli-
determines the location of the instructions in the memory cation to multiple backend databases via the network 208 for
unit 402. The program counter stores a number that identi- creating enhanced mobile applications. The analytics engine
fies the current position in the program of each of the 205b defines instructions for collecting real time usage data
modules, for example, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 65 for tracking and categorizing users of the created mobile
205, 205b, etc., of the mobile application development application and providing real time analytics, for example,
software 202. The instructions fetched by the processor 401 to target surveys, advertisements, etc.
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The processor 401 of the computer system 400 employed for launching the mobile application creation interface 308;
by the mobile application development software 202 a third computer program code for receiving an indication of
retrieves the instructions defined by the mapping module each of the selected pre-coded software components 307
301, the data reception module 302, the composite software from the user device 201 via the network 208; a fourth
component creation module 303, the component insertion computer program code for creating one or more composite
module 304, the recommendation engine 205, the backend software components by combining more than one of dis-
integration module 305, the mobile application creation tinct software components selected from multiple compo-
module 306, the analytics engine 205b, etc., of the mobile nent sources and the pre-coded software components 307; a
application development software 202, and executes the fifth computer program code for inserting one or more of the
instructions, thereby performing one or more processes 10 pre-coded software components 307 and the created com-
defined by those instructions. posite software components into the launched mobile appli-
At the time of execution, the instructions stored in the cation creation interface 308; a sixth computer program code
instruction register are examined to determine the operations for generating one or more recommendations for addition of
to be performed. The processor 401 then performs the one or more characteristic objects associated with the mobile
specified operations. The operations comprise arithmetic 15 application based on a real time analysis and dynamic
operations and logic operations. The operating system per- learning of selective data of similar mobile applications
forms multiple routines for performing a number of tasks developed, for example, based on functionality, an industry,
required to assign the input devices 407, the output devices and/or a category related to the mobile application; a seventh
410, and memory for execution of the modules, for example, computer program code for adaptively configuring one or
301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 309, 205, 205b, etc., of 20 more application progrming interfaces 207 for a backend
the mobile application development software 202. The tasks integration of the mobile application with the user device
performed by the operating system comprise, for example, 201 for operating the mobile application on the user device
assigning memory to the modules, for example, 301, 302, 201; and an eighth computer program code for creating the
303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 309, 205, 205b, etc., of the mobile mobile application in the launched mobile application cre-
application development software 202, and to data used by 25 ation interface 308 using one or more of the inserted
the mobile application development software 202, moving pre-coded software components 307 and the created com-
data between the memory unit 402 and disk units, and posite software components, the generated recommenda-
handling input/output operations. The operating system per- tions, the dynamically mapped data, and the adaptively
forms the tasks on request by the operations and after configured application programming interfaces 207. The
performing the tasks, the operating system transfers the 30 computer program product disclosed herein further com-
execution control back to the processor 401. The processor prises one or more additional computer program codes for
401 continues the execution to obtain one or more outputs. performing additional steps that may be required and con-
The outputs of the execution of the modules, for example, templated for creating the mobile application for the user
301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 309, 205, 205b, etc., of device 201. In an embodiment, a single piece of computer
the mobile application development software 202 are dis- 35 program code comprising computer executable instructions
played to the user on the display unit 406. performs one or more steps of the computer implemented
For purposes of illustration, the detailed description refers method disclosed herein for creating the mobile application
to the mobile application development software 202 being for the user device 201.
run locally on the computer system 400; however the scope The computer program codes comprising computer
of the computer implemented method and system 200 dis- 40 executable instructions are embodied on the non-transitory
closed herein is not limited to the mobile application devel- computer readable storage medium. The processor 401 of
opment software 202 being run locally on the computer the computer system 400 retrieves these computer execut-
system 400 via the operating system and the processor 401, able instructions and executes them. When the computer
but may be extended to run remotely over the network 208 executable instructions are executed by the processor 401,
by employing a web browser and a remote server, a mobile 45 the computer executable instructions cause the processor
phone, or other electronic devices. One or more portions of 401 to perform the steps of the computer implemented
the computer system 400 may be distributed across one or method for creating the mobile application for the user
more computer systems (not shown) coupled to the network device 201.
208. FIG. 5 exemplarily illustrates a low level architecture of
Disclosed herein is also a computer program product 50 the computer implemented system 200 exemplarily illus-
comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage trated in FIGS. 2-3, for creating a mobile application 511 for
medium that stores computer program codes comprising a user device 201. The low level architecture of the computer
instructions executable by at least one processor 401 for implemented system 200 outlines interactions between dif-
creating a mobile application for a user device 201. As used ferent components of the mobile application development
herein, the term "non-transitory computer readable storage 55 software 202. The low level architecture comprises a back
medium" refers to all computer readable media, for office component 509, client databases 506, 507, etc., an
example, non-volatile media such as optical discs or mag- application server, a security component, a web application
netic disks, volatile media such as a register memory, a component, an enterprise application store 210, and the
processor cache, etc., and transmission media such as wires analytics engine 205b exemplarily illustrated in FIGS. 2-3.
that constitute a system bus coupled to the processor 401, 60 The mobile application development software 202 creates a
except for a transitory, propagating signal. mobile application 511 for a user device 201 as disclosed in
The computer program product comprise a first computer the detailed description of FIG. 1. The recommendation
program code for dynamically mapping data to be rendered engine 205 that generates one or more recommendations for
in the mobile application with one or more data sources; a addition of one or more characteristic objects associated
second computer program code for receiving a selection of 65 with the mobile application 511 based on a real time analysis
one of the preconfigured user interfaces or the predefined and dynamic learning of selective data of similar mobile
user interfaces from the user device 201 via the network 208 applications resides in the back office component 509. The
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recommendation engine 205 is implemented, for example, in 203b, order management 203c, etc., to the user as exem-
a cloud computing environment and is connected to other plarily illustrated in FIG. 6A. The software components are
resources or nodes in the computer implemented system 200 inserted into the mobile application creation interface 308,
to capture real time data. The mobile application develop- for example, on a phone emulator, a tablet emulator, etc., by
ment software 202 supports advanced analytics using the the user using the drag and drop option provided by the
analytics engine 205b that gathers 512 and stores real time mobile application development software 202. In an
usage data, for example, an in-memory database 513. The embodiment, users can drag and drop industry specific
in-memory database 513 resides in the application server or widgets, for example, 203a, 203b, and 203c to make func-
in the memory of the user device memory or on the random tionality and data of the mobile application more industry
access memory (RAM). The mobile application develop- 10 specific such as financials, high technology, etc. In an
ment software 202 stores the real time usage data using a example, by dragging and dropping a sales widget into the
combination of the memory of the user device 201 and the mobile application creation interface 308, the mobile appli-
server in-memory databases 514. cation development software 202 populates most of the
The backend integration module 305 in the back office fields, underlying functionality, and application program-
component 509, in addition to adaptively configuring appli- 15 ming interfaces (APis) 207 for backend integration required
cation programming interfaces 207 for a backend integration to launch a sales application. The mobile application devel-
of the mobile application 511 with the user device 201, also opment software 202 enables the user to also rename a field
performs user management 509a. The back office compo- name and also add additional fields in the mobile application
nent 509 stores user information, for example, user behavior creation interface 308. The mobile application development
for performing user management 509a. The mobile appli- 20 software 202 also enables the user to combine different or
cation development software 202 communicates with the complimentary widgets to create mashup applications.
client databases 506 and 507 and third party application FIG. 6B exemplarily illustrates software components
programming interfaces (APis) 508 for storing the created inserted into the mobile application creation interface 308 of
mobile applications 511, the generated recommendations, the mobile application. The mobile application development
etc. The application server handles the operations between 25 software 202 inserts a smart widget selected by the user, for
the user device 201, the back office component 509 and the example, the smart widget for CRM marketing 203a, into
client databases 506, 507, etc. For example, the mobile the launched mobile application creation interface 308. The
application development software 202 in communication smart widget for CRM marketing 203a displays data, for
with the application server handles compilation of mobile example, an account name, an address, a contact person, an
applications 511 based on user selections, connection of the 30 industry, etc.
created mobile applications 511 to backend databases, etc. FIGS. 6C-6D exemplarily illustrate software components
The application server also communicates with the enter- comprising hierarchical layers of data. The mobile applica-
prise application (app) store 210 exemplarily illustrated in tion development software 202 inserts pre-coded software
FIGS. 2-3. The application server provides bundled distri- components 307 and/or composite software components, for
bution service packages in the form of top packages 503 that 35 example, smart widgets 203a, 203b, and 203c exemplarily
are stored in a top package database 504. illustrated in FIGS. 6A-6B, mashup applications, etc.,
The client services provided by the application server and selected by the user in the launched mobile application
the security component are mapped and stored in the top creation interface 308. Based on the data mapping disclosed
package database 504. The client service mappings 504a are in the detailed description of FIG. 1 and FIG. 8, each of the
then bundled with the created mobile application 511. The 40 software components shows different data sets. The inserted
security services 502 allow secure authorization via an open pre-coded software components 307, for example, an
standard for authorization (OAUTH) protocol for access of accounts widget, a leads widget, etc., comprise hierarchical
services 505a provided by the clients 505. A client web layers of data. That is, each widget can contain multiple
application 501 is created using client side web technologies layers of pages of data. The fields shown on a page is defined
and the client services are mapped and bundled with the 45 in the mappings dynamically mapped by the user. The same
mobile application 511 in the form of top packages 510. The widget shows different data sets based on the mappings. As
created mobile applications 511 are distributed to end users exemplarily illustrated in FIG. 6C, the accounts widget
via an online marketplace, for example, the enterprise appli- comprises fields such as "CSC Second", "Cisco up", "Intel",
cation store 210. etc., and the leads widget comprises fields such as "John
FIGS. 6A-6E exemplarily illustrate screenshots showing 50 Ted", "Mike Johnson", "Lara Mihanna", etc. By clicking on
software components encapsulated in a mobile application the "CSC Second" field of the accounts widget, the user is
creation interface 308. The software components comprise navigated to a new page comprising fields, for example, first
the pre-coded software components 307 and/or the compos- name, customer type, industry, website, phone, rating, etc.,
ite software components as disclosed in the detailed descrip- as exemplarily illustrated in FIG. 6D. The mobile applica-
tion of FIG. 1. FIG. 6A exemplarily illustrates software 55 tion development software 202 defines business rules, for
components, for example, smart widgets 203a, 203b, and example, where users can select from only existing customer
203c, micro widgets, etc., that are ready to be inserted into types.
the mobile application creation interface 308. The mobile FIG. 6E exemplarily illustrates software components rec-
application development software 202, exemplarily illus- ommended by the mobile application development software
trated in FIGS. 2-3, provides a sample list of software 60 202 for creation of a mobile application. Consider an
components, for example, smart widgets 203a, 203b, and example where a user developing a marketing mobile appli-
203c, micro widgets, etc., that can be used by the user for the cation includes widgets such as CRM marketing 203a,
creation of the mobile application such as a mobile web campaigns 601, account 602, etc., in the marketing appli-
application, a hybrid application, etc. For example, the cation. The recommendation engine 205 of the mobile
mobile application development software 202 provides a 65 application development software 202 generates one or
sample list of customer relationship management (CRM) more recommendations for addition of one or more charac-
smart widgets such as CRM marketing 203a, CRM service teristic objects associated with the marketing mobile appli-
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cation. As exemplarily illustrated in FIG. 6E, the recom- smart widgets 203, micro widgets, etc., that allow the user
mendation engine 205 generates a recommendation 608 for to create the mobile application. In an embodiment, the
adding a leads widget 603, an opportunity widget 604, etc., mobile application development software 202 enables a user
into the marketing mobile application. The recommendation to create 707 dynamic software components, for example,
608 recites, for example, that users who developed market- widgets based on the data. The mobile application develop-
ing applications also included leads information in their ment software 202 then allows the user to drag and drop 711
mobile applications. Based on the type of mobile applica- one or more pre-coded software components 307 and/or
tions, for example, sales, marketing, etc., the recommenda- composite software components, for example, smart widgets
tion engine 205 recommend widgets, for example, CRM 203 to create the mobile applications using the drag and drop
sales 605, procurement 606, CRM dashboard 607, etc., for 10 option. For example, a user selects the smart widgets 203 to
addition into the mobile application. be added to the mobile application creation interface 308
FIGS. 6F-6G exemplarily illustrate screenshots showing exemplarily illustrated in FIG. 3, which may be prebuilt or
creation of a mobile application for a user device 201 customized by the user, and drops the selected smart widgets
exemplarily illustrated in FIGS. 2-3. FIG. 6F exemplarily 203 by dragging the smart widgets 203 to the mobile
illustrates a display page provided by the mobile application 15 application creation interface 308. The mobile application
development software 202 for creating a mobile application. development software 202 generates recommendations 710
The mobile application development software 202 provides to the user who initiates creation of the mobile application
multiple pre-coded software components 307, for example, for addition of characteristic objects, that is, additional
a leads widget 603, an accounts widget 602, a contacts features to be included in the mobile application. Consider
widget 609, an opportunity widget 604, etc., as exemplarily 20 an example where a user developing a calendar application
illustrated in FIG. 6F, on the display page to a user devel- decides to include a date, a time, and a time zone in the
oping, for example, a sales management application. The mobile application. The mobile application development
user, based on his/her requirement, selects and inserts the software 202 recommends, for example, electronic mail
pre-coded software components 307, for example, an (email) integration to the calendar application.
accounts widget 602, a leads widget 603, etc., by dragging 25 The mobile application development software 202
and dropping the pre-coded software components 307 into enables backend integration of the mobile application with
the mobile application creation interface 308 for creating the the user device 201 via application programming interfaces
sales management application. (APis) 207. The mobile application development software
FIG. 6G exemplarily illustrates a display page provided 202 invokes 709 relevant APis 207, for example, for
by the mobile application development software 202 for 30 machine to machine convergence, gamification, augmented
accessing and downloading the created mobile application to reality, etc., in communication with the systems and/or
a user device 201. The mobile application development databases of the back office component 509. The mobile
software 202 provides access to the created mobile appli- application development software 202 configures the APis
cations on the display page for digital distribution to end 207 for each organization, as the types of user devices 201
users. The mobile application development software 202 35 used are different for each organization. The mobile appli-
provides a link to an enterprise application store 210 exem- cation development software 202 comprises an administra-
plarily illustrated in FIGS. 2-3 on the display page. When an tion module (not shown) that allows organizations to pro-
end user clicks the link to the enterprise application store vide an enterprise information technology (IT) landscape
210 on the display page, the mobile application development such as the type ofiT systems, for example, Oracle, Sybase,
software 202 displays the created mobile applications avail- 40 SAP, etc., used. Once the APis 207 are configured by the
able at the enterprise application store 210. An end user who mobile application development software 202, the APis 207
wishes to make use of a created mobile application, for for the backend systems become active and are used while
example, a sales management application, can download the developing the mobile application. In an embodiment, the
sales management application from the enterprise applica- APis 207 of the mobile application development software
tion store 210 directly onto the user device 201. 45 202 are preconfigured to connect to various data sources.
FIG. 7 exemplarily illustrates a process flow diagram The mobile application development software 202 creates
showing the steps performed by the mobile application the mobile application in the mobile application creation
development software 202 for creating a mobile application interface 308 by using the inserted pre-coded software
for a user device 201 exemplarily illustrated in FIGS. 2-3. components 307 and the composite software components,
The mobile application development software 202 offers 50 the generated recommendations, the dynamically mapped
creation and development of the mobile application as a data, and the adaptively configured application program-
service. The mobile application development software 202 ming interfaces 207. The developers, using a software
enables a user to register 701 for the service if the user has development kit (SDK) of the mobile application develop-
not registered already, or login to the mobile application ment software 202, launch 712 a mobile development envi-
development software 202 using a user identifier and a 55 ronment and enable power users to compile 713 the created
password. The mobile application development software mobile application and test 714 the created mobile applica-
202 then connects 702 to the relevant databases 703, 704, tion.
and 705 comprising data from multiple data sources. The FIG. 8 exemplarily illustrates a screenshot showing
user selects 708 a platform, for example, iOS® of Apple dynamic mapping of data to be rendered in a mobile
Inc., Android of Google Inc., etc. The mobile application 60 application. The mobile application development software
development software 202 dynamically creates or modifies 202 exemplarily illustrated in FIGS. 2-3 enables users to
706 mappings of the data to be rendered in the mobile dynamically map the data to be rendered in the mobile
application with one or more of multiple data sources based application, add new fields, and add new software compo-
on the selected platform, for example, iOS® of Apple Inc., nents such as widgets as exemplarily illustrated in FIG. 8. A
Android of Google Inc., etc. 65 user developing a mobile application, for example, a sales
The mobile application development software 202 pro- application logs into the mobile application development
vides pre-coded software components 307, for example, software 202. The user selects pre-coded software campo-
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nents 307 and/or composite software components for creat- as account information, contacts, leads, opportunities, etc.
ing the mobile application. The pre-coded software compo- The user can select these micro widgets to develop a
nents 307 and the composite software components are customized enterprise mobile application.
stored, for example, in a local database 204 exemplarily The recommendation engine 205 of the mobile applica-
illustrated in FIGS. 2-3, a backend database, or a remote tion development software 202 generates recommendations
database. The pre-coded software components 307 and the for the user developing the mobile application for addition
composite software components comprise one or more fields of characteristic objects associated with the mobile applica-
of data. For example, a sales force widget comprises fields tion. The recommendation engine 205 recommends 710
such as account history, address, etc., with sub fields "id", micro widgets or widgets based on a method disclosed in the
"owner id", "name", "created date", "created by id", 10 detailed description of FIG. 12, context, and usage. The
"account name", "customer type", "industry", "rating", mobile application development software 202 enables back-
"phone", "website", etc. When a user drags and drops the end integration of the mobile application with the user
sales force widget on the mobile application creation inter- device 201 via application programming interfaces (APis)
face 308 of the user device 201 exemplarily illustrated in 207. For example, the mobile application development soft-
FIG. 3, the mobile application development software 202 15 ware 202, in communication with the back office component
renders only the mapped fields, for example, "id", "account 509 comprising back office systems and/or databases,
name", "customer type", "industry", "rating", "phone", invokes 709 the relevant APis 207 such as machine to
"website", etc., in the created mobile application. The machine convergence, gamification, augmented reality, etc.,
mapped fields are chosen based on the user requirement. For for achieving backend integration of the mobile application
example, if a user wants to display only 5 fields of the sales 20 with the user device 201. Once the APis 207 are configured
widget in the created mobile application, the mobile appli- by the mobile application development software 202, the
cation development software 202 maps only the 5 fields of APis 207 for the backend systems become active and are
the sales widget selected by the user. used while creating the mobile application. In an embodi-
FIG. 9 exemplarily illustrates a process flow diagram ment, the APis 207 of the mobile application development
showing the steps performed by the mobile application 25 software 202 are preconfigured to connect to various data
development software 202 exemplarily illustrated in FIGS. sources. In another embodiment, the mobile application
2-3, for creating a mobile application for a user device 201 development software 202 enhances the mobile application
and deploying the created mobile application in an enter- features by allowing the user to integrate with additional
prise application store 210. The mobile application devel- APis 207 such as social, near field communication, etc.
opment software 202 hosted on the mobile application 30 The mobile application development software 202 creates
development platform 209 enables a power user to register the mobile application in the mobile application creation
701 with the service if the power user has not already interface 308 by using the inserted pre-coded software
registered, or login to the mobile application development components 307 and the composite software components,
software 202 with a user identifier and a password. The the generated recommendations, the dynamically mapped
mobile application development software 202 launches the 35 data, and the adaptively configured application program-
mobile application creation interface 308 exemplarily illus- ming interfaces 207. The user refines 903 the created mobile
trated in FIG. 3, using a prebuilt user interface or a custom application in terms of layout and the user interface. The
built user interface 901. If the mobile application creation developers, using a software development kit (SDK) of the
interface 308 is launched using a prebuilt user interface, the mobile application development software 202, launch 712 a
mobile application development software 202 enables the 40 mobile development environment and enable the mobile
user to select 902 an application type for creation of the application development platform 209 to compile the cre-
mobile application, for example, a business-to-business ated mobile application and test 714 the created mobile
(B2B) type, a business-to-consumer (B2C) type, an industry application. The created mobile application can be packaged
application type, etc. The mobile application development into binary files for different platforms such as iOS® of
software 202 then allows the user to drag and drop 711 one 45 Apple Inc., Android of Google Inc., and deployed 905, for
or more pre-coded software components 307 and/or com- example, on an internal enterprise application store 210,
posite software components, for example, smart widgets 203 public stores such as Apple Inc.'s appstore, Google Inc.'s
to create the mobile application using the drag and drop play store, etc. An end user 906 can access the created
option. In an example, a user selects the smart widgets 203 mobile application from the internal enterprise application
to be added to the mobile application and drops the selected 50 store 210, public stores, etc.
smart widgets 203 by dragging the smart widgets 203 to the FIG. 10 exemplarily illustrates a process flow diagram
mobile application creation interface 308. For a custom built showing the steps performed by the recommendation engine
user interface, the mobile application development software 205 of the mobile application development software 202
202 enables the user to select 904 the layout, user interface, exemplarily illustrated in FIGS. 2-3. The recommendation
and application type. The mobile application development 55 engine 205 generates recommendations using the analytics
software 202 then allows the user to drag and drop 711 one engine 205b, also referred to as an "awareness engine", as
or more pre-coded software components 307 and/or com- disclosed in the detailed description of FIG. 12, for addition
posite software components, for example, smart widgets 203 of characteristic objects associated with the mobile applica-
to create the mobile application using the drag and drop tion. The recommendation engine 205 recommends features
option. The user can refine 903 and make minor modifica- 60 to be included in the mobile application based on algorithms
tions to the layout of the user interface by selecting a user and rules set by an algorithms and rules engine 1001, real
interface pattern. The layouts of the user interface comprise, time data analysis and dynamic learning of selective data of
for example, a springboard, a list, a tab, a metaphor, a the industry and other similar mobile applications performed
dashboard, etc. The user may then select micro widgets that by the analytics engine 205b. The recommendation engine
are designed at an entity level and can be combined to 65 205, in communication with the analytics engine 205b, uses
develop a fully functional mobile application. For example, the algorithms and rules, for example, an association
a sales based mobile application requires micro widgets such between software components such as the smart widgets
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203, micro widgets, etc., and initial recommendations, and the sales mobile application 1202 and the marketing mobile
also uses anonymous real time data from all instances application 1203 with their respective micro widgets. The
collected by the analytics engine 205b in order to recom- recommendation engine 205 updates the associations based
mend specific nuanced features for the mobile application. on the real time analysis and dynamic learning of selective
For example, the algorithms and rules engine 1001 of the data of other similar applications developed by other users.
recommendation engine 205 recommends specific widgets The analytics engine 205b recommends 1201 a new rule to
and micro widgets to be included in the mobile application include, for example, a campaigns micro widget 1207 to the
to the mobile application development software 202 being marketing mobile application 1203. The recommendation
offered as a service 1002. The analytics engine 205b ana- engine 205 allows for a manual review 1003 or verification
lyzes the specific recommendations and suggests new rules 10 of every new association rule prior to generation of the
and/or associations. A manual review 1003 of the suggested recommendations. Based on the manual review 1003, the
new rules and/or associations is performed and the user may recommendation of including, for example, a campaigns
accept or reject the suggested new rules and/or associations. micro widget 1207 to the marketing mobile application 1203
The recommendation engine 205 analyzes and reviews data is either accepted or rejected by the user.
from various sources and updates the recommendations 15 FIG. 13 exemplarily illustrates the computer implemented
based on the data collected. For example, a user developing system 200 comprising the mobile application development
a shopping mobile application decides to include product software 202 hosted in a cloud computing environment
information, a store locator, and an inventory lookup. The accessible by power users 1301 and developers for creating
recommendation engine 205 is configured to recommend mobile applications for end users 906. The mobile applica-
other features based on the usage from other users. In this 20 tion development software 202 employs a cloud computing
example, the recommendation engine 205 may recommend platform provided by cloud computing vendors, for
the user to include a price lookup functionality based on example, Amazon® of Amazon Technologies, Inc. Windows
other similar mobile applications developed in the same Azure® of Microsoft Corporation, Rackspace® of Rack-
industry. space US, Inc., etc. The mobile application development
FIG. 11 exemplarily illustrates a process flow diagram 25 software 202 enables power users 1301 to change the layout
showing the steps performed by the backend integration of pre-coded software components 307, for example, the
module 305 of the mobile application development software smart widgets 203 exemplarily illustrated in FIG. 2, or the
202 exemplarily illustrated in FIG. 3. The backend integra- micro widgets. For example, when a widget is dragged and
tion module 305 is also referred to as an application pro- dropped in the mobile application creation interface 308
gramming interface engine or an enterprise backend appli- 30 exemplarily illustrated in FIG. 3 and FIGS. 6A-6F, the
cation 206. The backend integration module 305 enables power users 1301 can change the layout from a list menu to
standard backend integration via the APis 207 and does not a tab menu or any other design pattern such as a springboard,
require additional programming. For example, the APis 207 a gallery, a metaphor, a mega menu, etc. In an embodiment,
are used for backend integration with other systems, for the pre-coded software components 307 are configurable for
example, back office systems such as sensors 1102, aug- 35 allowing developers to generate supplementary software
mented reality, near field communication, social, gamifica- components such as smart widgets 203 and micro widgets
tion, user management, security, etc. The backend integra- using the mobile application development software 202. For
tion module 305 also enables the APis 207 that can adapt example, the mobile application development software 202
their behavior based on the type of connection such as sensor allows independent developers to use a software develop-
1102, data 1103, process 1101, etc. The APis 207 can 40 ment kit (SDK) 1302 of the mobile application development
minimize data payload and adapt the format to communicate software 202 to develop smart widgets 203, micro widgets,
with sensors 1102, machine to machine (M2M), as well as etc., in order to adopt the mobile application development
databases. The APis 207 also enable process to machine software 202 on a mass scale. In another example, the
(P2M) communication and M2M social networking. M2M mobile application development software 202 allows inde-
APis 207 allow users to communicate with sensors 1102 45 pendent developers to develop a consumer related widget,
which share and exchange data with other similar sensors an enterprise focused widget, etc., that can be leveraged by
and adopt their behavior accordingly. users to add more features to either their existing mobile
FIG. 12 exemplarily illustrates a process flow diagram application or to build a new mobile application. The mobile
showing the steps performed by the recommendation engine application development software 202 also allows partners,
205 using the analytics engine 205b of the mobile applica- 50 enterprise customers, etc., to use a software development kit
tion development software 202 exemplarily illustrated in (SDK) 1303 of the mobile application development software
FIGS. 2-3. The recommendation engine 205 implements an 202 to create, for example, enterprise grade mobile appli-
algorithm that has many to many relationships between a cations. The end users 906 can access the created mobile
mobile application and characteristic objects using the ana- application from the internal enterprise application store
lytics engine 205b. For example, a sales mobile application 55 210, public stores, etc., via their user devices 201.
1202 of a sales application type is associated with micro It will be readily apparent that the various methods,
widgets such as accounts 1204, contact information 1205, algorithms, and computer programs disclosed herein may be
sales leads 1206, etc. A marketing mobile application 1203 implemented on computer readable media appropriately
of a marketing application type is associated with micro programmed for general purpose computers, computing
widgets such as contact information 1205, sales leads 1206, 60 devices, and wearable devices. As used herein, the term
campaigns 1207, etc. The analytics engine 205b, also "computer readable media" refers to non-transitory com-
referred to as an "awareness engine", performs a real time puter readable media that participate in providing data, for
analysis of other similar mobile applications developed by example, instructions that may be read by a computer, a
other users to recommend new associations based on the real processor or a similar device. Non-transitory computer read-
time analysis. A user developing, for example, a sales mobile 65 able media comprise all computer readable media, for
application 1202 and a marketing mobile application 1203 example, non-volatile media, volatile media, and transmis-
would obtain recommendations based on the association of sion media, except for a transitory, propagating signal.
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Non-volatile media comprise, for example, optical discs or different from those disclosed herein. Further, despite any
magnetic disks and other persistent memory volatile media depiction of the databases as tables, other formats including
including a dynamic random access memory (DRAM), relational databases, object-based models, and/or distributed
which typically constitutes a main memory. Volatile media databases may be used to store and manipulate the data types
comprise, for example, a register memory, a processor disclosed herein. Likewise, object methods or behaviors of
cache, a random access memory (RAM), etc. Transmission a database can be used to implement various processes such
media comprise, for example, coaxial cables, copper wire, as those disclosed herein. In addition, the databases may, in
fiber optic cables, modems, etc., including wires that con- a kuown manner, be stored locally or remotely from a device
stitute a system bus coupled to a processor, etc. Common that accesses data in such a database. In embodiments where
forms of computer readable media comprise, for example, a 10
there are multiple databases in the system, the databases may
floppy disk, a flexible disk, a hard disk, magnetic tape, a
be integrated to communicate with each other for enabling
laser disc, a Blu-ray Disc®, any magnetic medium, a com-
simultaneous updates of data linked across the databases,
pact disc-read only memory (CD-ROM), a digital versatile
disc (DVD), any optical medium, a flash memory card, when there are any updates to the data in one of the
punch cards, paper tape, any other physical medium with 15
databases.
patterns of holes, a random access memory (RAM), a The present invention can be configured to work in a
programmable read only memory (PROM), an erasable network environment comprising one or more computers
programmable read only memory (EPROM), an electrically that are in communication with one or more devices via a
erasable programmable read only memory (EEPROM), a network. The computers may communicate with the devices
flash memory, any other memory chip or cartridge, or any 20 directly or indirectly, via a wired medium or a wireless
other medium from which a computer can read. medium such as the Internet, a local area network (LAN), a
The computer programs that implement the methods and wide area network (WAN) or the Ethernet, a token ring, or
algorithms disclosed herein may be stored and transmitted via any appropriate communications mediums or combina-
using a variety of media, for example, the computer readable tion of communications mediums. Each of the devices may
media in a number of manners. In an embodiment, hard- 25 comprise processors, for example, the Intel® processors,
wired circuitry or custom hardware may be used in place of, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD®) processors, UltraS-
or in combination with, software instructions for implemen- PARe® processors, hp® processors, International Business
tation of the processes of various embodiments. Therefore, Machines (IBM®) processors, RISC based computer pro-
the embodiments are not limited to any specific combination cessors of ARM Holdings, Motorola® processors, etc., that
of hardware and software. In general, the computer program 30 are adapted to communicate with the computers. In an
codes comprising computer executable instructions may be embodiment, each of the computers is equipped with a
implemented in any programming language. Some examples network communication device, for example, a network
of progrming languages that can be used comprise C, interface card, a modem, or other network connection device
C++, C#, Java®, JavaScript®, Fortran, Ruby, Pascal, Perl®, suitable for connecting to a network. Each of the computers
Python®, Visual Basic®, MATLAB®, etc. Other object- 35 and the devices executes an operating system, for example,
oriented, functional, scripting, and/or logical progrming the Linux® operating system, the Unix® operating system,
languages may also be used. The computer program codes or any version of the Microsoft® Windows® operating system,
software programs may be stored on or in one or more the Mac OS of Apple Inc., the IBM® OS/2, the Palm OS®,
mediums as object code. Various aspects of the method and the Android® OS, the Blackberry® OS, the Solaris operat-
system disclosed herein may be implemented in a non- 40 ing system developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc., or any
programmed environment comprising documents created, other operating system. Handheld devices execute operating
for example, in a hypertext markup language (HTML), an systems, for example, the Android operating system, the
extensible markup language (XML), or other format that Windows Phone™ operating system of Microsoft Corpora-
render aspects of a graphical user interface (GUI) or perform tion, the BlackBerry® operating system of Research in
other functions, when viewed in a visual area or a window 45 Motion Limited, the iOS operating system of Apple Inc., the
of a browser program. Various aspects of the method and Symbian® operating system of Symbian Foundation Lim-
system disclosed herein may be implemented as pro- ited, etc. While the operating system may differ depending
grammed elements, or non-progrmed elements, or any on the type of computer, the operating system will continue
suitable combination thereof. The computer program prod- to provide the appropriate communications protocols to
uct disclosed herein comprises computer executable instruc- 50 establish communication links with the network. Any num-
tions embodied in a non-transitory computer readable stor- ber and type of machines may be in communication with the
age medium, wherein the computer program product computers.
comprises one or more computer program codes for imple- The present invention is not limited to a particular com-
menting the processes of various embodiments. puter system platform, processor, operating system, or net-
Where databases are described such as the databases 204 55 work. One or more aspects of the present invention may be
and 205a, it will be understood by one of ordinary skill in distributed among one or more computer systems, for
the art that (i) alternative database structures to those example, servers configured to provide one or more services
described may be readily employed, and (ii) other memory to one or more client computers, or to perform a complete
structures besides databases may be readily employed. Any task in a distributed system. For example, one or more
illustrations or descriptions of any sample databases dis- 60 aspects of the present invention may be performed on a
closed herein are illustrative arrangements for stored repre- client-server system that comprises components distributed
sentations of information. Any number of other arrange- among one or more server systems that perform multiple
ments may be employed besides those suggested by tables functions according to various embodiments. These compo-
illustrated in the drawings or elsewhere. Similarly, any nents comprise, for example, executable, intermediate, or
illustrated entries of the databases represent exemplary 65 interpreted code, which communicate over a network using
information only; one of ordinary skill in the art will a communication protocol. The present invention is not
understand that the number and content of the entries can be limited to be executable on any particular system or group
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of systems, and is not limited to any particular distributed 2. A mobile application development system, comprising:
architecture, network, or communication protocol. at least one processor;
The foregoing examples have been provided merely for a non-transitory computer readable storage medium com-
the purpose of explanation and are in no way to be construed municatively coupled to said at least one processor,
as limiting of the present invention disclosed herein. While said non-transitory computer readable storage medium
the invention has been described with reference to various configured to store a mobile application development
embodiments, it is understood that the words, which have software that, when executed by said at least one
been used herein, are words of description and illustration, processor, causes said at least one processor to:
rather than words of limitation. Further, although the inven- provide a selection of a plurality of pre-coded software
tion has been described herein with reference to particular 10 components on a user device, wherein said mobile
means, materials, and embodiments, the invention is not application development software is accessible from
intended to be limited to the particulars disclosed herein; said user device via a network, and wherein said
rather, the invention extends to all functionally equivalent pre-coded software components are fully developed
structures, methods and uses, such as are within the scope of mobile applications executable by said at least one
the appended claims. Those skilled in the art, having the 15 processor;
benefit of the teachings of this specification, may affect create a new mobile application by a mobile application
numerous modifications thereto and changes may be made creation module of said mobile application develop-
without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention ment software by launching a mobile application
in its aspects. creation interface, wherein said mobile application
20 creation module is configured to:
I claim: insert one or more pre-coded software components
1. A method, comprising: into said launched mobile application creation
receiving a selection of a plurality of pre-coded software interface, by a component insertion module of said
components, wherein said pre-coded software compo- mobile application development software;
nents are provided by a mobile application develop- 25 assemble said inserted one or more of said pre-coded
ment software accessible from a user device via a software components, by a mobile application
network, and wherein said pre-coded software compo- creation module of said mobile application devel-
nents are fully developed mobile applications execut- opment software; adaptively configure, by a back-
able by at least one processor; end integration module of said mobile application
creating a new mobile application by launching a mobile 30 development software, one or more application
application creation interface, wherein said creating progrming interfaces for a backend integration
said new mobile application in said launched mobile of said new mobile application with said user
application creation interface further comprises: device for operating said new mobile application
inserting one or more of said pre-coded software com- on said user device, wherein said one or more
ponents into said launched mobile application ere- 35 adaptively configured application programming
ation interface; interfaces are configured to implement one or
assembling said inserted one or more of said pre-coded more of a backend integration, a machine to
software components; machine or internet of things (lOT) data conver-
using, by said mobile application development soft- gence, a process to machine data interaction for
ware, one or more adaptively configured application 40 enabling one or more of a gamification, an aug-
programming interfaces fora backend integration of mented reality, or a near field communication, or
said new mobile application with said user device for a communication and exchange of data between
operating said new mobile application on said user said new mobile application and said user device;
device, wherein said one or more adaptively config- connect, by said backend integration module, said new
ured application programming interfaces are config- 45 mobile application to a plurality of backend data-
ured to implement one or more of a backend inte- bases via said network for creating one or more
gration, a machine to machine or internet of things enhanced mobile applications; and
(lOT) data convergence, a process to machine data provide direct access to one or more of web services or
interaction for enabling one or more of a gamifica- said one or more adaptively configured application
tion, an augmented reality, or a near field commu- 50 programming interfaces from a web address; and
nication, or a communication and exchange of data transmit said new mobile application to an application
between said new mobile application and said user store for publishing and distribution, wherein other
device; users can download said new mobile application by
connecting, by said mobile application development accessing said application store directly from their user
software, to a plurality ofbackend databases via said 55 devices.
network for creating one or more enhanced mobile 3. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium
applications; and communicatively coupled to at least one processor, said
providing, by said mobile application development non-transitory computer readable storage medium config-
software, direct access to one or more of web ser- ured to store a mobile application development software
vices or said one or more adaptively configured 60 that, when executed by said at least one processor, causes a
application programming interfaces from a web mobile application development system to perform a method
address; and comprising:
transmitting said new mobile application to an application receiving a selection of a plurality of pre-coded software
store for publishing and distribution, wherein other components, wherein said pre-coded software compo-
users can download said new mobile application by 65 nents are provided by the mobile application develop-
accessing said application store directly from their user ment software accessible from a user device via a
devices. network, and wherein said pre-coded software campo-
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nents are fully developed mobile applications execut- 5. A method, comprising:
able by said at least one processor; receiving a selection of a plurality of pre-coded software
creating a new mobile application by launching a mobile components, wherein said pre-coded software compo-
application creation interface in said user device, nents are provided by a mobile application develop-
wherein said creation of said new mobile application ment software accessible from a user device via a
comprises: network, and wherein said pre-coded software compo-
inserting one or more of said pre-coded software com- nents are fully developed mobile applications execut-
ponents into said launched mobile application cre- able by at least one processor;
ation interface; creating a new mobile application by launching a mobile
assembling said inserted one or more of said pre-coded 10 application creation interface in said user device,
software components; wherein said creation of said new mobile application
using, by said mobile application development soft- comprises:
ware, one or more adaptively configured application inserting one or more of said pre-coded software com-
programming interfaces fora backend integration of ponents into said launched mobile application cre-
said new mobile application with said user device for 15 ation interface;
operating said new mobile application on said user assembling said inserted one or more of said pre-coded
device; software components;
connecting, by said mobile application development using, by said mobile application development soft-
software, to a plurality ofbackend databases via said ware, one or more adaptively configured application
network for creating one or more enhanced applica- 20 programming interfaces for a backend integration of
tions; and said new mobile application with said user device for
providing, by said mobile application development operating said new mobile application on said user
software, direct access to one or more of web ser- device;
vices or said one or more adaptively configured connecting, by said mobile application development
application programming interfaces from a web 25 software, to a plurality ofbackend databases via said
address; and network for creating one or more enhanced applica-
providing said new mobile application from said user tions; and
device to an application store for publishing and dis- providing, by said mobile application development
tribution, wherein other users can download said new software, direct access to one or more of web ser-
mobile application by accessing said application store 30 vices or said one or more adaptively configured
directly from their user devices. application programming interfaces from a web
4. A computer implemented method, comprising: address; and
allowing developers to submit pre-coded software com- providing said new mobile application from said user
ponents to an application library accessible by one or device to an application store for publishing and dis-
more users to build and deploy new mobile applica- 35 tribution, wherein other users can download said new
tions; mobile application by accessing said application store
enabling a backend integration of said new mobile appli- directly from their user devices.
cations with devices belonging to said users, wherein 6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
enabling said backend integration comprises: creating one or more composite software components by
providing one or more adaptively configured applica- 40 combining one or more distinct software components
tion programming interfaces for operating said new selected from a plurality of component sources and/or
mobile applications on said devices belonging to one or more of said pre-coded software components;
said users, wherein said one or more adaptively and
configured application programming interfaces are inserting one or more of said created composite software
configured to implement one or more of a backend 45 components into said launched mobile application cre-
integration, a machine to machine or internet of ation interface, wherein said inserting said one or more
things (lOT) data convergence, a process to machine of said pre-coded software components and said one or
data interaction for enabling one or more of a gami- more of said created software components further com-
fication, an augmented reality, or a near field comprises dragging and dropping said one or more of said
munication, or a communication and exchange of 50 pre-coded software components and said one or more
data between said new mobile applications and user of said created composite software components into
device; said launched mobile application creation interface.
connecting said new mobile applications to a plurality 7. The method of claim 1, further comprising generation
of backend databases via a network for creating one of one or more recommendations for addition of one or more
or more enhanced mobile applications; and 55 characteristic objects associated with said new mobile appli-
providing direct access to one or more of web services cation by said mobile application development software
or said one or more adaptively configured applica- based on a real time analysis and dynamic learning of
tion programming interfaces from a web address; selective data of similar mobile applications developed
providing an application delivery model to said users that based on one or more of functionality, an industry, and a
supports hyper-personalization to assemble said new mobile 60 category related to said new mobile application, wherein
applications on the fly rather than downloading and using a said generation of one or more recommendations further
pre-built mobile application from an application store; and comprises dynamically updating said generated one or more
enabling said users to hyper-personalize said pre-built recommendations for said addition of said one or more
mobile application by one or more of modifYing said characteristic objects associated with said new mobile appli-
pre-built mobile application or building said new 65 cation, by said mobile application development software,
mobile applications as per their own preferences with- based on a selection of one or more supplementary charac-
out coding. teristic objects received from said user device.
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8. The method of claim 5, further comprising displaying pre-coded software components are fully developed
real time data simulations of said new mobile application in mobile applications executable by said at least one
said launched mobile application creation interface by said processor;
mobile application development software during each stage create a new mobile application by a mobile application
of said creation of said new mobile application. creation module of said mobile application develop-
9. The method of claim 5, wherein said pre-coded soft- ment software by launching a mobile application
ware components comprise social networking software creation interface in said user device, wherein said
components configured to embed one or more social features mobile application creation module is configured to:
with one or more of business processes and follow up action insert one or more pre-coded software components
10
items in said mobile application development software. into said launched mobile application creation
10. The method of claim 5, further comprising dynami- interface, by a component insertion module of said
cally populating data sources in said mobile application mobile application development software;
creation interface and allowing mapping of one or more of assemble said inserted one or more of said pre-coded
said data sources to one or more of said pre-coded software 15
software components, by a mobile application
components by said mobile application development soft- creation module of said mobile application devel-
ware for one of updating said one or more of said pre-coded opment software;
software components and creating one or more distinct adaptively configure, by a backend integration mod-
software components. ule of said mobile application development soft-
11. The method of claim 5, further comprising collecting 20 ware, one or more application programming inter-
real time usage data by said mobile application development faces for a backend integration of said new mobile
software for tracking and categorizing users of said created application with said user device for operating
new mobile application and providing real time analytics. said new mobile application on said user device;
12. The method of claim 5, further comprising operating connect, by said backend integration module, said
said mobile application development software as one of 25 new mobile application to a plurality of backend
software as a service or platform as a service accessible by databases via said network for creating one or
said user device via said network. more enhanced applications; and
13. The method of claim 5, wherein said pre-coded provide direct access to one or more of web services
software components are configurable for generating or said one or more adaptively configured appli-
supplementary software components using said mobile 30 cation programming interfaces from a web
application development software and data sources in said address; and
mobile application creation interface. provide said new mobile application from said user device
14. The method of claim 5, further comprising creating, to an application store for publishing and distribution,
by said mobile application development software, said new wherein other users can download said new mobile
mobile application of a plurality of types, wherein said 35 application by accessing said application store directly
plurality of types comprise a native type of said new mobile from their user devices.
application, a web type of said new mobile application, and 19. The application development system of claim 18,
a cross platform type of said new mobile application for any wherein said mobile application development software fur-
mobile device or wearable. ther comprises a mapping module configured to dynamically
15. The method of claim 5, further comprising dynami- 40 map said data to be rendered in said mobile application
cally mapping said data to be rendered in said new mobile development software with one or more of a plurality of data
application with one or more of a plurality of data sources, sources.
by said mobile application development software. 20. The application development system of claim 18,
16. The method of claim 5, further comprising receiving wherein said pre-coded software components comprise
inputs from a user, by said mobile application development 45 dynamically mapped data, and wherein multiple layers of
software, for said publishing of said created new mobile pages of data are dynamically created within said pre-coded
application to said application store, and for providing software components based on mapping defined by a devel-
access to end users to download said created new mobile oper of said new mobile application.
application on one or more end user devices or wearables. 21. The application development system of claim 18,
17. The method of claim 5, wherein said pre-coded 50 wherein said mobile application creation module, when
software components comprise dynamically mapped data, executed by said at least one processor, further causes said
and wherein multiple layers of pages of data are dynamically at least one processor to:
created within said pre-coded software components based on create one or more composite software components by
mapping defined by a developer of said new mobile appli- combining one or more distinct software components
cation. 55 selected from a plurality of component sources and/or
18. An application development system, comprising: one or more of said pre-coded software components;
at least one processor; and
a non-transitory computer readable storage medium com- insert one or more of said created composite software
municatively coupled to said at least one processor, components into said launched mobile application cre-
said non-transitory computer readable storage medium 60 ation interface, wherein said insertion of said one or
configured to store a mobile application development more of said pre-coded software components and said
software that, when executed by said at least one one or more of said created software components
processor, causes said at least one processor to: further comprises dragging and dropping said one or
provide a selection of a plurality of pre-coded software more of said pre-coded software components and said
components on a user device, wherein said mobile 65 one or more of said created composite software com-
application development software is accessible from ponents into said launched mobile application creation
said user device via a network, and wherein said interface.
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22. The application development system of claim 18, and dynamic learning of selective data of similar
wherein said mobile application development software is mobile applications developed based on one or more of
configured to operate as one of software as a service and functionality, an industry, and a category related to said
platform as a service accessible by said user device via said new mobile application; and
network. dynamically update said generated one or more recommen-
23. The application development system of claim 18, dations for said addition of said one or more characteristic
wherein said mobile application development software is objects associated with said new mobile application based
configured to create said new mobile application of a on a selection of one or more supplementary characteristic
plurality of types, wherein said types comprises a native type objects received from said user device.
of said new mobile application, a web type of said new 10
27. The application development system of claim 19,
mobile application, and a cross platform type of said new
wherein said mapping module is further configured to
mobile application for any mobile device or wearable.
dynamically populate data sources in said mobile applica-
wherein said mobile application development software fur- tion creation interface and map one or more of said data
ther comprises an analytics engine configured to collect real 15
sources to one or more of said pre-coded software compo-
time usage data for tracking and categorizing users of said nents for one or more of updating said one or more pre-
created new mobile application and providing real time coded software components or creating one or more distinct
analytics. software components based on inputs received from said
user device.
wherein said mobile application creation module is config- 20
ured to display real time data simulations of said new mobile wherein said pre-coded software components are configu-
application in said launched mobile application creation rable for generating supplementary software components
interface during each stage of said creation of said new using said mobile application development software and
mobile application. data sources in said mobile application creation interface,
26. The application development system of claim 18, 25
and wherein said pre-coded software components comprise
wherein said mobile application development software fur- social networking software components configured to
ther comprises a recommendation engine configured to: embed one or more social features comprising one or more
generate one or more recommendations for addition of of business processes or follow up action items into said new
one or more characteristic objects associated with said mobile application.
new mobile application based on a real time analysis * * * * *
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION
PATENT NO. : 10,133,558 B2 Page 1 of8
APPLICATION NO. : 15/051704
DATED :November 20,2018
INVENTOR(S) : Arshad Farooqi
It is certified that error appears in the above-identified patent and that said Letters Patent is hereby corrected as shown below:
In the Claims
Column 33, Line 20-Colunm 40, Line 28 should be corrected to read:
1. A method, comprising:
receiving a selection of a plurality of pre-coded software components, wherein said pre-
coded software components are provided by a mobile application development software
accessible from a user device via a network, and wherein said pre-coded software components
are fully developed mobile applications executable by at least one processor;
creating a new mobile application by launching a mobile application creation interface,
wherein said creating said new mobile application in said launched mobile application creation
interface further comprises:
inserting one or more of said pre-coded software components into said launched
mobile application creation interface;
assembling said inserted one or more of said pre-coded software components;
using, by said mobile application development software, one or more adaptively
configured application programming interfaces for a backend integration of said
new mobile application with said user device for operating said new mobile application
on said user device, wherein said one or more adaptively configured application
programming interfaces are configured to implement one or more of a backend
integration, a machine to machine or internet of things (lOT) data convergence, a process
to machine data interaction for enabling one or more of a gamification, an augmented
reality, or a near field communication, or a communication and exchange of data between
said new mobile application and said user device;
connecting, by said mobile application development software, to a plurality of
backend databases via said network for creating one or more enhanced mobile
applications; and
providing, by said mobile application development software, direct access to one
or more of web services or said one or more adaptively configured application
programming interfaces from a web address; and
Signed and Sealed this

Sixteenth Day of July, 2019
Andrei Iancu
Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION (continued) Page 2 of8

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transmitting said new mobile application to an application store for publishing and
distribution, wherein other users can download said new mobile application by accessing said
application store directly from their user devices.
2. A mobile application development system, comprising:

at least one processor;
a non-transitory computer readable storage medium communicatively coupled to said at
least one processor, said non-transitory computer readable storage medium configured to store a
mobile application development software that, when executed by said at least one processor,
causes said at least one processor to:
provide a selection of a plurality of pre-coded software components on a user
device, wherein said mobile application development software is accessible from said
user device via a network, and wherein said pre-coded software components are fully
developed mobile applications executable by said at least one processor;
create a new mobile application by a mobile application creation module of said
mobile application development software by launching a mobile application creation
interface, wherein said mobile application creation module is configured to:
insert one or more pre-coded software components into said launched
mobile application creation interface, by a component insertion module of said
mobile application development software;
assemble said inserted one or more of said pre-coded software
components, by a mobile application creation module of said mobile application
development software;
adaptively configure, by a backend integration module of said mobile
application development software, one or more application programming
interfaces for a backend integration of said new mobile application with said user
device for operating said new mobile application on said user device, wherein
said one or more adaptively configured application programming interfaces are
configured to implement one or more of a backend integration, a machine to
machine or internet of things (lOT) data convergence, a process to machine data
interaction for enabling one or more of a gamification, an augmented reality, or a
near field communication, or a communication and exchange of data between said
new mobile application and said user device;
connect, by said backend integration module, said new mobile application
to a plurality of backend databases via said network for creating one or more
enhanced mobile applications; and
provide direct access to one or more of web services or said one or more
adaptively configured application programming interfaces from a web address;
and
transmit said new mobile application to an application store for publishing and
distribution, wherein other users can download said new mobile application by accessing
said application store directly from their user devices.
3. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium communicatively coupled to at least one

processor, said non-transitory computer readable storage medium configured to store a mobile

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application development software that, when executed by said at least one processor, causes a mobile
application development system to perform a method comprising:
coded software components are provided by the mobile application development software
are fully developed mobile applications executable by said at least one processor;
creating a new mobile application by launching a mobile application creation interface in
said user device, wherein said creation of said new mobile application comprises:
configured application programming interfaces for a backend integration of said
new mobile application with said user device for operating said new mobile application
on said user device;
backend databases via said network for creating one or more enhanced applications; and
providing said new mobile application from said user device to an application store for
publishing and distribution, wherein other users can download said new mobile application by
accessing said application store directly from their user devices.
4. A computer implemented method, comprising:

allowing developers to submit pre-coded software components to an application library
accessible by one or more users to build and deploy new mobile applications;
enabling a backend integration of said new mobile applications with devices belonging to
said users, wherein enabling said backend integration comprises:
providing one or more adaptively configured application programming interfaces
for operating said new mobile applications on said devices belonging to said users,
wherein said one or more adaptively configured application programming interfaces are
configured to implement one or more of a backend integration, a machine to machine or
internet of things (lOT) data convergence, a process to machine data interaction for
enabling one or more of a gamification, an augmented reality, or a near field
communication, or a communication and exchange of data between said new mobile
applications and user device;
connecting said new mobile applications to a plurality ofbackend databases via a
network for creating one or more enhanced mobile applications; and
providing direct access to one or more of web services or said one or more
providing an application delivery model to said users that supports hyper-personalization
to assemble said new mobile applications on the fly rather than downloading and using a pre-
built mobile application from an application store; and

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enabling said users to hyper-personalize said pre-built mobile application by one or more
of modifying said pre-built mobile application or building said new mobile applications as per
their own preferences without coding.
5. A method, comprising:
coded software components are provided by a mobile application development software
are fully developed mobile applications executable by at least one processor;
creating a new mobile application by launching a mobile application creation interface in
said user device, wherein said creation of said new mobile application comprises:
configured application programming interfaces for a backend integration of said new
mobile application with said user device for operating said new mobile application on
said user device;
backend databases via said network for creating one or more enhanced applications; and
providing said new mobile application from said user device to an application store for
publishing and distribution, wherein other users can download said new mobile application by
accessing said application store directly from their user devices.
6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

creating one or more composite software components by combining one or more distinct
software components selected from a plurality of component sources and/or one or more of said
pre-coded software components; and
inserting one or more of said created composite software components into said launched
mobile application creation interface, wherein said inserting said one or more of said pre-coded
software components and said one or more of said created software components further
comprises dragging and dropping said one or more of said pre-coded software components and
said one or more of said created composite software components into said launched mobile
application creation interface.
7. The method of claim 5, further comprising generation of one or more recommendations for
addition of one or more characteristic objects associated with said new mobile application by said
mobile application development software based on a real time analysis and dynamic learning of
selective data of similar mobile applications developed based on one or more of functionality, an
industry, and a category related to said new mobile application, wherein said generation of one or
more recommendations further comprises dynamically updating said generated one or more
recommendations for said addition of said one or more characteristic objects associated with said

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new mobile application, by said mobile application development software, based on a selection of one
or more supplementary characteristic objects received from said user device.
8. The method of claim 5, further comprising displaying real time data simulations of said new mobile
application in said launched mobile application creation interface by said mobile application
development software during each stage of said creation of said new mobile application.
9. The method of claim 5, wherein said pre-coded software components comprise social networking
software components configured to embed one or more social features with one or more of business
processes and follow up action items in said mobile application development software.
10. The method of claim 5, further comprising dynamically populating data sources in said mobile
application creation interface and allowing mapping of one or more of said data sources to one or
more of said pre-coded software components by said mobile application development software for one
of updating said one or more of said pre-coded software components and creating one or more distinct
software components.
11. The method of claim 5, further comprising collecting real time usage data by said mobile
application development software for tracking and categorizing users of said created new mobile
application and providing real time analytics.
12. The method of claim 5, further comprising operating said mobile application development
software as one of software as a service or platform as a service accessible by said user device via
said network.
13. The method of claim 5, wherein said pre-coded software components are configurable for
generating supplementary software components using said mobile application development software
and data sources in said mobile application creation interface.
14. The method of claim 5, further comprising creating, by said

mobile application development software, said new mobile application of a plurality oftypes,
wherein said plurality of types comprise a native type of said new mobile application, a web type
of said new mobile application, and a cross platform type of said new mobile application for any
mobile device or wearable.
15. The method of claim 5, further comprising dynamically mapping said data to be rendered in said
new mobile application with one or more of a plurality of data sources, by said mobile application
development software.
16. The method of claim 5, further comprising receiving inputs from a user, by said mobile application
development software, for said publishing of said created new mobile application to
said application store, and for providing access to end users to download said created new mobile
application on one or more end user devices or wearables.

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17. The method of claim 5, wherein said pre-coded software components comprise dynamically
mapped data, and wherein multiple layers of pages of data are dynamically created within said pre-
coded software components based on mapping defined by a developer of said new mobile application.
18. An application development system, comprising:

at least one processor; a non-transitory computer readable storage medium
communicatively coupled to said at least one processor, said non-transitory computer readable
storage medium configured to store a mobile application development software that, when
executed by said at least one processor, causes said at least one processor to:
provide a selection of a plurality of pre-coded software components on a user
device, wherein said mobile application development software is accessible from said
user device via a network, and wherein said pre-coded software components are fully
developed mobile applications executable by said at least one processor;
create a new mobile application by a mobile application creation module of said
mobile application development software by launching a mobile application creation
interface in said user device, wherein said mobile application creation module is
configured to:
insert one or more pre-coded software components into said launched
mobile application creation interface, by a component insertion module of said
mobile application development software;
assemble said inserted one or more of said pre-coded software
components, by a mobile application creation module of said mobile application
development software;
adaptively configure, by a backend integration module of said mobile
application development software, one or more application programming
interfaces for a backend integration of said new mobile application with said user
device for operating said new mobile application on said user device;
connect, by said backend integration module, said new mobile application
to a plurality ofbackend databases via said network for creating one or more
enhanced applications; and
provide direct access to one or more of web services or said one or more
and
provide said new mobile application from said user device to an application store
for publishing and distribution, wherein other users can download said new mobile
application by accessing said application store directly from their user devices.
19. The application development system of claim 18, wherein said mobile application development
software further comprises a mapping module configured to dynamically map said data to be rendered
in said mobile application development software with one or more of a plurality of data sources.
20. The application development system of claim 19, wherein said mapping module is further
configured to dynamically populate data sources in said mobile application creation interface and map
one or more of said data sources to one or more of said pre-coded software components for one or

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more of updating said one or more pre-coded software components or creating one or more distinct
software components based on inputs received from said user device.
21. The application development system of claim 18, wherein said pre-coded software components
comprise dynamically mapped data, and wherein multiple layers of pages of data are dynamically
created within said pre-coded software components based on mapping defined by a developer of said
new mobile application.
22. The application development system of claim 18, wherein said mobile application creation
module, when executed by said at least one processor, further causes said at least one processor to:
create one or more composite software components by combining one or more distinct
software components selected from a plurality of component sources and/or one or more of said
pre-coded software components; and
insert one or more of said created composite software components into said launched
mobile application creation interface, wherein said insertion of said one or more of said pre-
coded software components and said one or more of said created software components further
comprises dragging and dropping said one or more of said pre-coded software components and
said one or more of said created composite software components into said launched mobile
application creation interface.
software is configured to operate as one of software as a service and platform as a service accessible
by said user device via said network.
software is configured to create said new mobile application of a plurality of types, wherein said types
comprises a native type of said new mobile application, a web type of said new mobile application,
and a cross platform type of said new mobile application for any mobile device or wearable.
software further comprises an analytics engine configured to collect real time usage data for tracking
and categorizing users of said created new mobile application and providing real time analytics.
26. The application development system of claim 18, wherein said mobile application creation module
is configured to display real time data simulations of said new mobile application in said launched
mobile application creation interface during each stage of said creation of said new mobile application.
software further comprises a recommendation engine configured to:
generate one or more recommendations for addition of one or more characteristic objects
associated with said new mobile application based on a real time analysis and dynamic learning
of selective data of similar mobile applications developed based on one or more of functionality,
an industry, and a category related to said new mobile application; and
dynamically update said generated one or more recommendations for said addition of
said one or more characteristic objects associated with said new mobile application based on a
selection of one or more supplementary characteristic objects received from said user device.

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28. The application development system of claim 18, wherein said pre-coded software components are
configurable for generating supplementary software components using said mobile application
development software and data sources in said mobile application creation interface, and wherein said
pre-coded software components comprise social networking software components configured to
embed one or more social features comprising one or more of business processes or follow up action
items into said new mobile application.

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Case 3:19-cv-05902 Document 1 Filed 09/20/19 Page 1 of 55

1 Todd C. Atkins (SBN 208879)

15 Plaintiff, COMPLAINT FOR PATENT

1 or more adaptively configured application programming interfaces for a backend integration of

1 Prayer for Relief

8 (d) A post-judgment injunction; and

c12) United States Patent (10) Patent No.: US 10,133,558 B2

(54) APPLICATION CREATION SYSTEM (56) References Cited

(71) Applicant: Arshad Farooqi, Ashburn, VA (US) U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS

(22) Filed: Feb. 24, 2016 (57) ABSTRACT

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PROVIDE A MOBILE APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE EXECUTABLE

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2. A mobile application development system, comprising:

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4. A computer implemented method, comprising:

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6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

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14. The method of claim 5, further comprising creating, by said

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18. An application development system, comprising:

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