Data surfacing control framework

• US 10,229,159 B2
• Filed: 04/28/2015
• Issued: 03/12/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/28/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Gunderson, Karl N.
• Primary Examiner(s): Pham, Khanh B
• Application Number:
  US14/698,013
• Publication Number:
  US 20160321320A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,414 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2455 Query execution

Abstract

A parallel processing framework comprises, in one example, a data gathering system configured to receive a set of data requests, each corresponding to at least one structured data representation (SDR). The data gathering system is configured to obtain a data set for each of the data requests. The parallel processing framework comprises an SDR generation system configured to receive indications of the plurality of data requests and, for each data request, an indication as to whether the data set corresponding to the data request has been obtained by the data gathering system. The SDR generation system is configured to generate the plurality of SDRs based on the data sets obtained by the data gathering system.

Claims

1. A computing system comprising:

a processor; and

memory storing instructions executable by the processor, wherein the instructions, when executed, configure the computing system to provide;

a controller component configured to;

receive an input request for a structured data representation (SDR) to be generated; and

based on the input request,

generate a plurality of data requests, each data request identifying a requested data set for the SDR; and

define a sequential order associated with the plurality of data request;

a data gathering system; and

an SDR generation system configured to;

generate a plurality of data entries in a request status store, each data entry including;

a mapping attribute that maps the data entry to a corresponding one of the data requests that is represented by the data entry,

a status attribute indicating whether the requested data set for the corresponding data request has been obtained by the data gathering system, and

a destination identifier that identifies a destination for the requested data set that corresponds to the data request represented by the data entry,

wherein the plurality of data entries indicate the sequential order for the plurality of data requests; and

based on the status and mapping attributes, retrieve the requested data set for a first one of the data requests obtained by the data gathering system; and

based on the sequential order associated with the plurality of data requests and a destination type of a destination system, generate an SDR rendering instruction that instructs the destination system to output the requested data set for the first data request while the data gathering system performs a data gathering operation to gather the requested data set for a second one of the data requests.

2. The computing system of claim 1, wherein the SDR comprises a plurality of documents that are generated to include the data sets.

3. The computing system of claim 1, wherein the data gathering system is configured to:

receive the set of data requests from the controller component, each data request including a data request parameter; and

based on the data request parameter, obtain the data set from a data store.

4. The computing system of claim 2, wherein each of the plurality of data requests corresponds to one of the documents, the data request identifying a destination for the corresponding document and a storage location of the data set for the corresponding document.

5. The computing system of claim 1, wherein the data gathering system is configured to store the set of data requests in a queue.

6. The computing system of claim 5, wherein the data gathering system is configured to perform a batch processing task on a plurality of the data requests in the queue.

7. The computing system of claim 1, wherein the data gathering system is configured to:

based on obtaining the requested data set for each data request, send a signal to the SDR generation system that indicates that the data request has been completed.

8. The computing system of claim 7, wherein the obtained data sets are stored in a plurality of data tables, each data table being generated for one or more of the data requests.

9. The computing system of claim 7, wherein the SDR generation system is configured to update the request status store based on the signal received from the data gathering system.

10. The computing system of claim 9, wherein the request status store comprises a request table that is generated by the SDR generation system.

11. The computing system of claim 1, wherein the SDR generation system is configured to generate the SDR rendering instruction based on whether the destination system is order-dependent.

12. A computing system comprising:

a processor; and

memory storing instructions executable by the processor, wherein the instructions, when executed, configure the computing system to;

receive a structured data generation request for a plurality of documents to be generated;

generate a plurality of data requests, each data request corresponding to one of the documents and identifying a requested data set for the corresponding document;

define a sequential order associated with the plurality of documents;

generate a plurality of data entries, each data entry including;

a mapping attribute that maps the data entry to the data request that corresponds to the document that is represented by the data entry,

a destination attribute that identifies a destination system associated with outputting the document that is represented by the data entry, and

a status attribute indicating whether the requested data set for the corresponding data request has been obtained,

wherein the plurality of data entries indicate the sequential order;

retrieve the requested data set for a first one of the data requests;

determine whether the destination system associated with outputting a first document corresponding to the first data request is order-dependent;

if the destination system is order-dependent, generate a rendering instruction that instructs the destination system to output the first document in accordance with sequential order; and

if the destination system is not order-dependent, generate a rendering instruction that instructs the destination system to output the first document regardless of the sequential order.

13. The computer system of claim 12, and further comprising:

a request status store configured to store a plurality of request entries, each entry identifying whether the data set for the data request represented by the entry has been obtained.

14. A method performed by a computing system, the method comprising:

receiving an input request for a structured data representation (SDR) to be generated;

based on the input request,

generating a plurality of data requests, each data request identifying a requested data set for the SDR; and

defining a sequential order associated with the plurality of data request;

generating a plurality of data entries in a request status store, each data entry including;

a mapping attribute that maps the data entry to a corresponding one of the data requests that is represented by the data entry,

a status attribute indicating whether the requested data set for the corresponding data request has been obtained by the data gathering system, and

a destination identifier that identifies a destination for the requested data set that corresponds to the data request represented by the data entry,

wherein the plurality of data entries indicate the sequential order for the plurality of data requests; and

based on the status and mapping attributes, retrieving the requested data set for a first one of the data requests obtained by the data gathering system; and

based on the sequential order associated with the plurality of data requests and a destination type of a destination system, generating an SDR rendering instruction that instructs the destination system to output the requested data set for the first data request while the data gathering system performs a data gathering operation to gather the requested data set for a second one of the data requests.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the SDR comprises a plurality of documents that are generated to include the data sets.

16. The method of claim 14, and further comprising:

receiving the set of data requests from the controller component, each data request including a data request parameter; and

based on the data request parameter, obtaining the data set from a data store.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein each of the plurality of data requests corresponds to one of the documents, the data request identifying a destination for the corresponding document and a storage location of the data set for the corresponding document.

18. The method of claim 14, and further comprising:

performing a batch processing task on a plurality of the data requests.

19. The method of claim 14, and further comprising:

generating the SDR rendering instruction based on whether the destination system is order-dependent.

20. The method of claim 14, wherein the request status store comprises a request table.