Interconnected framework for distributed data realization

• US 10,678,615 B1
• Filed: 05/22/2018
• Issued: 06/09/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 05/22/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc. (The Cigna Group)
• Original Assignee: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc. (The Cigna Group)
• Inventors: Creighton, Christopher L., Creighton, Jason M., Ha, Michael S., Clark, Zachary, Rueschhoff, Jr., Daniel J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Anya, Charles E
• Application Number:
  US15/986,743
• Time in Patent Office: 749 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/41 where a single sign-on provides access to a plurality of computers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/542 Event management; Broadcasting; Multicasting; Notifications
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/543 User-generated data transfer, e.g. clipboards, dynamic data exchange [DDE], object linking and embedding [OLE]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/546 Message passing systems or structures, e.g. queues
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/547 Remote procedure calls [RPC]; Web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]

Abstract

A web-based display system includes a frame loading module that loads a plurality of frames, including a first frame from a first location and a second frame from a second location, in response to loading of a parent web page. A transformation interface module presents a user interface element in the parent web page for receiving a filtering selection from the user. A communication module assigns first and second unique identifiers to first and second frames and transmits handshake requests to the frames including the unique identifiers. In response to receiving a first message from the first frame, the communication module selectively broadcasts a first broadcast message to all of the plurality of frames. In response to the transformation interface module receiving the filtering selection from the user, the communication module broadcasts a filter message based on the filtering selection to all of the plurality of frames.

Claims

1. A web-based display system in a pharmacy fulfillment system, the web-based display system comprising:

a frame loading module configured to, in response to loading of a parent web page, load a plurality of frames, including a first frame from a first location and a second frame from a second location;

a transformation interface module configured to present a user interface element to a user in the parent web page, wherein the user interface element is configured to receive a filtering selection from the user;

a marketplace module configured to store metadata regarding a set of frames, wherein the metadata for each frame of the set of frames includes a location from which the frame can be loaded, and wherein the metadata for each frame of the set of frames indicates a set of filtering capabilities that the frame possesses in the pharmacy fulfillment system; and

a communication module configured to;

assign a first unique identifier to the first frame;

in response to loading of the first frame, transmit a first handshake request to the first frame, wherein the first handshake request includes the first unique identifier;

in response to receiving a first message from the first frame, selectively broadcast a first broadcast message to all of the plurality of frames;

assign a second unique identifier to the second frame;

in response to loading of the second frame, transmit a second handshake request to the second frame, wherein the second handshake request includes the second unique identifier;

in response to receiving a second message from the second frame, selectively broadcast a second broadcast message to all of the plurality of frames; and

in response to the transformation interface module receiving the filtering selection from the user, broadcast a filter message based on the filtering selection to each frame of the plurality of frames for which the corresponding set of filtering capabilities indicates an ability to process the filtering selection.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the filtering selection specifies a range of dates.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the communication module is configured to:

avoid broadcasting the first message when the first message is a handshake completion message; and

avoid broadcasting the second message when the second message is a handshake completion message.

4. The system of claim 1 further comprising:

an identifier store configured to store identifiers, including the first unique identifier and the second unique identifier, corresponding to the plurality of frames,

wherein the communication module is configured to reject incoming messages lacking an identifier found in the identifier store.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the marketplace module is configured to:

display the metadata to the user; and

designate the plurality of frames in response to selections by the user.

6. The system of claim 1 further comprising an authentication module configured to prevent loading of the plurality of frames until the user successfully authenticates.

7. The system of claim 6 wherein the authentication module is configured to, based on successful authentication by the user, provide authentication credentials to each of the plurality of frames.

8. The system of claim 1 wherein the frame loading module is configured to display to the user, for each frame of the plurality of frames, filter indicia indicating which filters are applied to the frame.

9. The system of claim 8 wherein, for each frame of the plurality of frames, the filter indicia indicates which filtering options are recognized by the frame.

10. The system of claim 1 wherein:

the filtering selection selectively indicates a date range and

for each frame of the plurality of frames, the corresponding set of filtering capabilities selectively includes an indication of support for date filtering.

11. The system of claim 1 wherein the first location is a first server associated with a pharmacy benefit manager.

12. A method of operating a web-based display system in a pharmacy fulfillment system, the method comprising:

in response to loading of a parent web page, load a plurality of frames, including a first frame from a first location and a second frame from a second location;

storing metadata regarding a set of frames, wherein the metadata for each frame of the set of frames includes a location from which the frame can be loaded, and wherein the metadata for each frame of the set of frames indicates a set of filtering capabilities that the frame possesses in a pharmacy fulfillment system;

assigning a first unique identifier to the first frame;

in response to loading of the first frame, transmitting a first handshake request to the first frame, wherein the first handshake request includes the first unique identifier;

in response to receiving a first message from the first frame, selectively broadcasting a first broadcast message to all of the plurality of frames;

assigning a second unique identifier to the second frame;

in response to loading of the second frame, transmitting a second handshake request to the second frame, wherein the second handshake request includes the second unique identifier;

in response to receiving a second message from the second frame, selectively broadcasting a second broadcast message to all of the plurality of frames;

presenting a user interface element to a user in the parent web page, wherein the user interface element is configured to receive a filtering selection from the user; and

in response to receiving the filtering selection from the user, broadcasting a filter message based on the filtering selection to each frame of the plurality of frames for which the corresponding set of filtering capabilities indicates an ability to process the filtering selection.

13. The method of claim 12 wherein the filtering selection specifies a range of dates.

14. The method of claim 12 further comprising:

avoiding broadcasting the first message when the first message is a handshake completion message; and

avoiding broadcasting the second message when the second message is a handshake completion message.

15. The method of claim 12 further comprising:

storing identifiers, including the first unique identifier and the second unique identifier, corresponding to the plurality of frames in an identifier store; and

rejecting incoming messages lacking an identifier present in the identifier store.

16. The method of claim 12 further comprising:

displaying the metadata to the user; and

designating the plurality of frames in response to selections by the user.

17. The method of claim 12 further comprising preventing loading of the plurality of frames until the user successfully authenticates.

18. The method of claim 17 further comprising, in response to successful authentication by the user, providing authentication credentials to each of the plurality of frames.

19. The method of claim 12 further comprising displaying to the user, for each frame of the plurality of frames, filter indicia indicating which filters are applied to the frame.

20. The method of claim 19 wherein, for each frame of the plurality of frames, the filter indicia indicates which filtering options are recognized by the frame.

21. The method of claim 12 wherein:

the filtering selection selectively indicates a date range and

for each frame of the plurality of frames, the corresponding set of filtering capabilities selectively includes an indication of support for date filtering.

22. The method of claim 12 wherein the first location is a first server associated with a pharmacy benefit manager.