US Patent 7503019 Point and click expression builder

In one embodiment, a method for constructing an application includes presenting to a user a list of possible elements for a logic expression. The possible elements may include one or more names of variables. The method further includes receiving a user selection of one or more elements from the list of possible elements, presenting the selected elements as part of the logic expression, and allowing the user to complete the logic expression using the selected elements and at least one logical operator.