Methods and systems for providing access to information via query application and output interface application

• US 20020087552A1
• Filed: 10/31/2001
• Published: 07/04/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 04/12/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: SAMBA Holdings, Inc. (John F. Stafford Insurance Agency, Inc.), Samba (583137)
• Original Assignee: SAMBA Holdings, Inc. (John F. Stafford Insurance Agency, Inc.)
• Inventors: Miller, Gregory D., McKay, Christopher, Applewhite, Jarratt
• Application Number:
  US10/001,911
• Publication Number:
  US 20020087552A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/10
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/258 Data format conversion from or to a database
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6227 where protection concerns the structure of data, e.g. records, types, queries
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6263 during internet communication, e.g. revealing personal data from cookies

Abstract

Methods and systems are disclosed for comparing customer data to data in an application database based on criteria from a customer using a query application; sending a set of results from the query application to an output interface application; and sending output data from the output interface application to the customer.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

comparing customer data to data in an application database based on criteria from a customer using a query application;

sending a set of results from the query application to an output interface application; and

sending output data from the output interface application to the customer.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising transforming data in a customer repository into the customer data using a primary conversion module, the customer repository and the primary conversion module composing a customer data system.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising storing the customer data in a customer database using a customer data interface application before comparing.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the customer data is scrubbed by the customer data interface application.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the customer data is updated by the customer data interface application.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein data/drivers are changed by the customer data interface application.

7. The method of claim 3, further comprising transforming data in a customer repository using a primary conversion module that composes a customer data system before storing.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising

transforming data in a repository into data in a replica database using a primary conversion module and

transforming data in the replica database into the data in the application database using a secondary conversion module.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the customer data include motor vehicle driver data.

10. A computer program, comprising computer or machine readable program elements translatable for implementing the method of claim 1.

11. An apparatus, comprising:

an application database;

a query application coupled to an application database, the query application comparing customer data to data in the application database based on criteria from a customer; and

an output interface coupled to the query application, the output interface sending output data to the customer.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, further comprising

a primary conversion module coupled to the query application;

and

a customer repository coupled to the primary conversion module,

wherein the primary conversion module and the customer repository compose a customer data system.

13. The apparatus of claim 11, further comprising

a customer database coupled to the query application, the customer database containing the customer data;

and

a customer data interface application coupled to the customer database.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the customer data interface application scrubs the customer data.

15. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the customer data interface application updates the customer data.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the customer data interface application changes data/drivers that compose the customer data.

17. The method of claim 13, further comprising

a primary conversion module coupled to the customer data interface application;

and

a customer repository coupled to the primary conversion module,

wherein the primary conversion module and the customer repository compose a customer data system.

18. The apparatus of claim 11, further comprising

a primary conversion module coupled to the application database;

a repository coupled to the primary conversion module;

a replica database coupled between the primary conversion module and the application database; and

a secondary conversion module coupled between the replica database and the application database,

wherein the primary conversion module and the repository compose a repository data system.

19. A computer network comprising the apparatus of claim 11.

20. An electronic media, comprising computer or machine readable program elements translatable for:

comparing customer data to data in an application database based on criteria from a customer using a query application;

sending a set of results from the query application to an output interface application; and

sending output data from the output interface application to the customer.

21. An apparatus, comprising the electronic media of claim 20.

22. A method, comprising deploying the electronic media of claim 20.

24. A computer program as claimed in claim 23, embodied on a computer-readable medium.

23. A computer program comprising computer program means adapted to perform the steps of comparing customer data to data in an application database based on criteria from a customer when said program is run on a computer, characterized in that

comparing utilizes a query application;

a set of results are sent from the query application to an output interface application; and

output data is sent from the output interface application to the customer.