METHOD AND ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURING FOR COMPONENT BASED INFORMATION LINKING DURING CLAIM PROCESSING

• US 20020165739A1
• Filed: 05/04/1999
• Published: 11/07/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 05/04/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: DUCK Creek Technologies Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited (Accenture PLC)
• Inventors: GUYAN, GEORGE V., PISH, ROBERT H.
• Granted Patent: US 7,979,382 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/4
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/02 Banking, e.g. interest calculation or account maintenance credit or loans G06Q40/03
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/08 Insurance

Abstract

A computer program is provided for developing component based software capable of linking insurance-related information. The program includes a data component that stores, retrieves and manipulates data utilizing a plurality of functions. Also provided is a client component that includes an adapter component that transmits and receives data to/from the data component. The client component also includes a business component that serves as a data cache and includes logic for manipulating the data. A controller component is also included which is adapted to handle events generated by a user utilizing the business component to cache data and the adapter component to ultimately persist data to a data repository. In use, the client component is provided with insurance-related information concerning an individual and an event. The user is then able to input information concerning the involvement of the individual in the event. In addition, the user is able to link the individual to the event. Finally, the linked information concerning the individual, the event and the involvement of the individual in the event are displayed.

Claims

1. A computer program embodied on a computer readable medium for developing component based software capable of linking information, comprising:

a data component that stores, retrieves and manipulates data utilizing a plurality of functions; and

a client component including;

an adapter component that transmits and receives data to/from the data component,

a business component that serves as a data cache and includes logic for manipulating the data, and

a controller component adapted to handle events generated by a user utilizing the business component to cache data and the adapter component to ultimately persist data to a data repository,

wherein the client component is adapted for providing information concerning an individual and an event, allowing a user to input information concerning involvement of the individual in the event, allowing the user to link the individual to the event, and outputting linked information concerning the individual, the event, and the involvement of the individual in the event.

2. The computer program as set forth in claim 1, wherein the client component is further adapted for allowing the user to link the individual to a sub-component of the event.

3. The computer program as set forth in claim 1, wherein the information concerning the individual is provided from a client database.

4. The computer program as set forth in claim 1, wherein the information concerning the event is provided from a claim database.

5. The computer program as set forth in claim 1, wherein the event is insurance related.

6. The computer program as set forth in claim 1, wherein the client component is further adapted for providing the information concerning the involvement of the individual in the event to another application.

7. The computer program as set forth in claim 6, wherein the application provides a correspondence template, which includes the information concerning the involvement of the individual in the event.

8. A computer program embodied on a computer readable medium for creating a component based architecture capable of linking information, comprising:

a user interface form code segment adapted for collecting data from a user input;

a business object code segment adapted for caching data;

an adapter code segment adapted for transmitting data to a server; and

a controller component code segment adapted for handling events generated by the user interacting with the user interface code segment, providing validation within a logic unit of work, containing logic to interact with the business component, creating one or more business objects, interacting with the adapter component to add, retrieve, modify, or delete business objects, and providing dirty flag processing to notify a user of change processing;

wherein the computer program is adapted for providing information concerning an individual and an event, allowing a user to input information concerning involvement of the individual in the event, allowing the user to link the individual to the event, and outputting linked information concerning the individual, the event, and the involvement of the individual in the event.

9. The computer program as set forth in claim 8, wherein the computer program is further adapted for allowing the user to link the individual to a sub-component of the event.

10. The computer program as set forth in claim 8, wherein the information concerning the individual is provided from a client database.

11. The computer program as set forth in claim 8, wherein the information concerning the event is provided from a claim database.

12. The computer program as set forth in claim 8, wherein the event is insurance related.

13. The computer program as set forth in claim 8, wherein the computer program is further adapted for providing the information concerning the involvement of the individual in the event to another application.

14. The computer program as set forth in claim 13, wherein the application provides a correspondence template, which includes the information concerning the involvement of the individual in the event.

16. The computer program as set forth in claim 15, wherein the client component is further adapted for allowing the user to link the individual to a sub-component of the event.

17. The computer program as set forth in claim 15, wherein the information concerning the individual is provided from a client database.

18. The computer program as set forth in claim 15, wherein the information concerning the event is provided from a claim database.

19. The computer program as set forth in claim 15, wherein the event is insurance related.

20. The computer program as set forth in claim 15, wherein the client component is further adapted for providing the information concerning the involvement of the individual in the event to another application.

21. The computer program as set forth in claim 20, wherein the application provides a correspondence template, which includes the information concerning the involvement of the individual in the event.

15. A computer program embodied on a computer readable medium for creating a component based architecture for allowing communication between a plurality of clients and a server in order to link information, comprising:

one or more client components included with each client, each client component of each client adapted for communicating and manipulating data with a first data type, wherein the client component is adapted for providing information concerning an individual and an event, allowing a user to input information concerning involvement of the individual in the event, allowing the user to link the individual to the event, and outputting linked information concerning the individual, the event, and the involvement of the individual in the event;

one or more server components adapted for communicating and manipulating data with a second data type; and

one or more adapter components included with each client for translating data from the one or more client components to the second data type when communicating data from the client to the server and further translating data from the one or more server components to the first data type when communicating data from the server to the client.