System and method for portal infrastructure tracking

• US 20020062373A1
• Filed: 09/19/2001
• Published: 05/23/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 09/20/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. (JP Morgan Chase & Co)
• Original Assignee: JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. (JP Morgan Chase & Co)
• Inventors: Skingle, Bruce James
• Granted Patent: US 7,246,263 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/225
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/029 Firewall traversal, e.g. tunnelling or, creating pinholes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/1425 Traffic logging, e.g. anomaly detection
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]

Abstract

A method and system for collecting and transmitting data across or through a firewall using HTTP and/or XML between computer systems that do not otherwise grant access to each other. A method and system for preparing data reports using data and report generation modules using HTTP and/or XML between computer systems.

Claims

1. A method for data record transmission, the method comprising:

transmitting, from a first location to a second location, a request for unsent data records, the request including information to identify a last received record;

transmitting, from the second location to the first location, at least one previously unsent data record with associated record identifier; and

updating, at the first location, an identifier of the last received record, wherein a network firewall denying unrestricted access separates the first location and second location.

2. A method according to claim 1, further comprising maintaining, at the first location, a last received record identifier.

3. A method according to claim 1, further comprising maintaining, at the second location, at least one record identifier with associated data record in a data structure.

4. A method according to claim 1, wherein transmitting, from the first location to the second location, uses hypertext transport protocol.

5. A method according to claim 1, wherein transmitting, from the first location to the second location, uses extensible markup language.

6. A method according to claim 1, wherein transmitting, from the second location to the first location, uses hypertext transport protocol.

7. A method according to claim 1, wherein transmitting, from the second location to the first location, uses extensible markup language.

8. Computer executable software code transmitted as an information signal, the code for data record transmission, the code comprising:

code to transmit, from a first location to a second location, a request for unsent data records, the request including information to identify a last received record;

code to transmit, from the second location to the first location, at least one previously unsent data record with associated record identifier; and

code to update, at the first location, an identifier of the last received record, wherein a network firewall denying unrestricted access separates the first location and second location.

9. A computer readable medium having computer executable software code stored thereon, the code for data record transmission

code to transmit, from a first location to a second location, a request for unsent data records, the request including information to identify a last received record;

code to transmit, from the second location to the first location, at least one previously unsent data record with associated record identifier; and

code to update, at the first location, an identifier of the last received record, wherein a network firewall denying unrestricted access separates the first location and second location.

10. A programmed computer for data record transmission comprising:

a memory having at least one region for storing computer executable program code, and

a processor for executing the program code stored in the memory, wherein the program code comprises;

code to transmit, from a first location to a second location, a request for unsent data records, the request including information to identify a last received record;

code to transmit, from the second location to the first location, at least one previously unsent data record with associated record identifier; and

code to update, at the first location, an identifier of the last received record, wherein a network firewall denying unrestricted access separates the first location and second location.

11. A method for data record transmission, the method comprising:

maintaining, at a subscriber location, a last received record identifier with associated data record;

transmitting, from the subscriber location to a publisher location through a network firewall using hypertext transport protocol, a request for unsent data records, the request using extensible markup language including a last received record identifier;

maintaining, at the publisher location, a plurality of record identifiers with associated data records in a data structure;

transmitting, from the publisher location to the subscriber location through a network firewall using hypertext transport protocol and extensible markup language, at least one previously unsent data record with an associated record identifier; and

updating, at the subscriber location, the last received record identifier.

13. A method according to claim 12, further comprising reusing the data extraction templates.

14. A method according to claim 12, wherein presenting a plurality of data extraction templates, receiving parameters for a particular data extraction template, or extracting data occurs through a firewall without a logon through the firewall.

12. A method for data extraction to support data reporting, the method comprising:

presenting a plurality of data extraction templates, with associated parameters;

receiving parameters for a particular data extraction template using hypertext transport protocol and extensible markup language;

extracting data corresponding to the parameters; and

generating a document using the data.

15. Computer executable software code transmitted as an information signal, the code for data extraction to support data reporting, the code comprising:

code to present a plurality of data extraction templates, with associated parameters;

code to receive parameters for a particular data extraction template using hypertext transport protocol and extensible markup language through a network firewall;

code to extract data corresponding to the parameters; and

code to generate a document using the data.

16. A computer readable medium having computer executable software code stored thereon, the code for data extraction to support data reporting, the code comprising:

code to present a plurality of data extraction templates, with associated parameters;

code to receive parameters for a particular data extraction template using hypertext transport protocol and extensible markup language through a network firewall;

code to extract data corresponding to the parameters; and

code to generate a document using the data.

17. A programmed computer for data extraction to support data reporting comprising:

a memory having at least one region for storing computer executable program code, and

a processor for executing the program code stored in the memory, wherein the program code comprises;

code to present a plurality of data extraction templates, with associated parameters;

code to receive parameters for a particular data extraction template using hypertext transport protocol and extensible markup language through a network firewall;

code to extract data corresponding to the parameters; and

code to generate a document using the data.