US A1 (19) United States (12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2005/ A1 Mamou et al. (43) Pub. Date: Oct.

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1 US A1 (19) United States (12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2005/ A1 Mamou et al. (43) Pub. Date: Oct. 20, 2005 (54) LOCATION-BASED REAL TIME DATA INTEGRATION SERVICES (75) Inventors: Jean-Claude Mamou, Millbury, MA (US); Thomas Cherel, Saint JorioZ (FR); Brian Tinnel, North Grafton, MA (Us) Correspondence Address: STRATEGIC PATENTS P.C.. C/O PORTFOLIOIP PO. BOX MINNEAPOLIS, MN (US) (73) Assignee: Ascential Software Corporation, West borough, MA (21) Appl. No.: 11/066,327 (22) Filed: Feb. 24, 2005 Related US. Application Data (63) Continuation-in-part of application No. 10/925,897,?led on Aug. 24, (60) (51) (52) (57) Provisional application No. 60/498,531,?led on Aug. 27, Provisional application No. 60/553,729,?led on Mar. 16, Provisional application No. 60/606,371,?led on Aug. 31, Provisional appli cation No. 60/606,237,?led on Aug. 31, Pro visional application No. 60/606,370,?led on Aug. 31, Provisional application No. 60/606,372,?led on Aug. 31, Provisional application No. 60/ 606, 301,?led on Aug. 31, Provisional application No. 60/606,238,?led on Aug. 31, Provisional application No. 60/606,407,?led on Aug. 31, Publication Classi?cation Int. Cl G11C 7/00 US. Cl /220 ABSTRACT Code modules are deployed as services in a services oriented architecture to enable location-based real time data integra tion services. 102 IMS, DB2 ADABAS, VSAM, MD SERIES ORACLE. UB8, 6 SYBASE. MICROSOFT, INFORMIX XML INLOMOVER, EMC, TRILLlUM, FIRSTLOGIC. SIEBEL, PEOPLESOFT COMPLEX FLAT FILES, FTP APACHE. NETSCAPE. OUTLOOK

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5 Patent Application Publication Oct. 20, 2005 Sheet 4 of 141 US 2005/ A DATABASES Fig. 4

6 Patent Application Publication Oct. 20, 2005 Sheet 5 of 141 US 2005/ A1 / 500 l /- 502 THE DISCOVERY FACILITY RECEIVES A COMMAND TO EXTRACT DATA FROM A CERTAIN, OR SEVERAL DATA SOURCES THE DISCOVERY FACILITY IDENTIFIES THE DATA SOURCE(S) REQUIRED THE DISCOVERY FACILITY EXECUTES A PROCESS TO EXTRACT THE REQUIRED DATA FROM THE DATA SOURCE THE DISCOVERY FACILITY FACILITATES THE COMMUNICATION OF THE EXTRACTED DATA TO ANOTHER PORTION OF THE DATA INTEGRATION SYSTEM. Fig. 5

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10 Patent Application Publication Oct. 20, 2005 Sheet 9 of 141 US 2005/ A1 / 900 l /- 902 THE TRANSFORMATION FACILITY RECEIVES CLEANSED DATA A TRANSFORMATION PROCESS IS DETERMINED,- 904 THE TRANSFORMATION PROCESS IS EXECUTED AND POSSIBLY MONITORED TRANSFORMATION PROCESS FACILITY DELIVERS THE TRANSFORMED DATA TO ANOTHER FACILITY Fig. 9

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14 Patent Application Publication Oct. 20, 2005 Sheet 13 of 141 US 2005/ A1 l, DATA INTEGRATION SYSTEM PROCESSED DATA DATA INTEGRATION SYSTEM UPDATES THE TRANSLATION ENGINES COMPUTING PLATFORM GENERATES DATA ACQUISITION REQUEST THROUGH TRANSLATION ENGINE DATA EXTRACTED FROM THE STORAGE FACILITY THROUGH TRANSLATION ENGINE TRANSLATION ENGINE TRANSLATES DATA 30 IT IS IN A FORM COMPATIBLE WITH THE COMPUTING PLATFORM 1212 DATA COMMUNICATED TO THE COMPUTING PLATFORM FOR ANALYSIS, Fig. 12

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17 Patent Application Publication Oct. 20, 2005 Sheet 16 of 141 US 2005/ A1 FUNCTIONS f / g TOOL 1302 L Fig. 143

18 Patent Application Publication Oct. 20, 2005 Sheet 17 of 141 US 2005/ A1 THE DATA INTEGRATION SYSTEM RECEIVES INFORMATION AS TO THE CURRENT ATOMIC DATA MODEL AND FORMAT OF THE RIM (IF ANY) AND THE DATA MODEL AND FORMAT OF THE TOOL TO BE ADDED 1502 / 1500 DETERMINE IF THIS IS THE FIRST TOOL TO BE ADDED THE DATA INTEGRATION SYSTEM USES THE TOOL'S DATA MODEL AND FORMAT, OR ANY FINER-GRAINED DATA MODEL AND FORMAT WHICH MAY BE SELECTED BY AN OPERATOR, AS THE ATOMIC DATA MODEL AND FORMAT / DATA INTEGRATION SYSTEM DETERMINES CORRESPONDENCES BETWEEN THE NEW TOOL'S DATA MODEL AND FORMAT AND THE CLASS AND ATI'RIBUTE STRUCTURE OF THE RIM'S CURRENT ATOMIC DATA MODEL AND FORMAT GENERATES A RIM AND TRANSLATION ENGINE UPDATE RULE DATABASE r1510 DATA INTEGRATION SYSTEM USES THE RULE -v DATABASE TO UPDATE THE RIM'S ATOMIC DATA MODEL AND FORMAT AND THE EXISTING TRANSLATION ENGINES AND ESTABLISHES THE TRANSLATION ENGINE FOR THE TOOL TO BE ADDED Fig. 15

19 Patent Application Publication Oct. 20, 2005 Sheet 18 of 141 THE TOOL INTIALLY GENERATES AN ACCESS REQUEST AND TRANSFERS IT TO AN ASSOCIATED TRANSLATION ENGINE US 2005/ A STORAGE THE TRANSLATION ENGINE DETERMINES THE ACCESS TYPE RETRIEVAL THE TRANSLATION ENGINE USES ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN THE TOOL'S DATA MODELS AND FORMAT AND THE RIM'S DATA MODELS AND FORMAT TO TRANSLATE THE REQUEST INTO ONE OR MORE REQUESTS FOR THE RIM THE TRANSLATION ENGINE PROVIDES REQUESTS TO THE RIM TO FACILITATE RETRIEVAL OF THE REQUIRED DATA ITEMS W, THE TRANSLATION ENGINE WILL CONVERT THE DATA ITEMS FRROM THE MODEL AND THE FORMAT RECEIVED FROM THE RIM TO THE MODEL AND FORMAT REQUIRED BY THE TOOL. WHICH IT PROVIDES TO THE TOOL

20 Patent Application Publication Oct. 20, 2005 Sheet 19 of 141 US 2005/ A1 THE TRANSLATION ENGINE AND THE RIM COOPERATE TO GENERATE A DIRECTED GRAPH FOR THE RESPECTIVE CLASSES AND SUBCLASSES FROM THE MASTER PHYSICAL ITEM ASSOCIATED WITH THE TOOL 1614 THE TRANSLATION ENGINE AND THE RIM OPERATE TO TRAVERSE THE GRAPH AND ESTABLISH OR UPDATE THE CONTENTS OF THE DATA ITEMS AS REQUIRED IN THE REQUEST 1618 THE TRANSLATION ENGINE NOTIFIES THE TOOL THAT THE STORAGE OPERATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED, Fig. 16A

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