Data synchronization interface

• US 20030051047A1
• Filed: 08/13/2002
• Published: 03/13/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 08/15/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Horel, Gerald, Truitt, Robert J., Yu, Julie
• Granted Patent: US 9,203,923 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/237
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/27 Replication, distribution or synchronisation of data between databases or within a distributed database system; Distributed database system architectures therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/102 Bill distribution or payments
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/04 Billing or invoicing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/565 Conversion or adaptation of application format or content adding application control or application functional data H04L67/561
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/568 Storing data temporarily at an intermediate stage, e.g. caching
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/08 Protocols for interworking; Protocol conversion
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/31 Distributed metering or calculation of charges
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/41 Billing record details, i.e. parameters, identifiers, structure of call data record [CDR]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/70 Administration or customization aspects; Counter-checking correct charges
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/73 Validating charges
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/0164 Billing record, e.g. Call Data Record [CDR], Toll Ticket[TT], Automatic Message Accounting [AMA], Call Line Identifier [CLI], details, i.e. parameters, identifiers, structure
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/2026 Wireless network, e.g. GSM, PCS, TACS
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/32 Involving wireless systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/70 Administration aspects, modify settings or limits or counter-check correct charges
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/7072 Validate charges
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/96 Distributed calculation of charges, e.g. in different nodes like for mobiles between HLR and VLR, or between the terminal and the billing function
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/24 Accounting or billing

Abstract

Systems and methods consistent with the present invention provide an interface to facilitate the communication between systems. A source system translates data into an XML format and transmits the data to a synchronizer interface tool. The synchronizer tool stores the data in a persistent intermediate storage, such as a queue, allowing the source system to go offline or perform other tasks while the data is transmitted to the target system. The synchronizer tool initiates the transmission of the data to the target system. If the target system indicates that it received the data, then the synchronizer tool sends an acknowledgement to the source system indicating the data was received. If the target system does not receive the transmission, the synchronizer tool maintains the data in the persistent intermediate storage and reinitiates transmission of the data to the target system.

Claims

1. A method of processing information, comprising:

receiving the information from a source system in a common format;

storing the information;

initiating the transmission of the information to the target system while retaining the information;

receiving an target system acknowledgement indicating the target system received the information; and

sending an acknowledgement to the source system upon receiving a target system acknowledgement.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the common format is an XML format.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the target system is a database and the information includes data for replication in the database.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the information is a command directed toward the target system and the sending the target system acknowledgement indicates the command was processed.

5. A method of processing information in an interface, comprising:

receiving data in a first format from a source system;

storing the data in a persistent intermediate storage;

initiating the transmission of the information to the target system while retaining the information;

receiving an indication that the transmission of information to the target system was unsuccessful; and

reinitiating the transmission of the information to the target system.

6. The method of claim 5 further comprising:

storing data received from multiple source systems associated with multiple target systems; and

initiating the transmission of the data from multiple source systems to the associated multiple target systems.

7. The method of claim 5 further comprising:

receiving a source system acknowledgement indicating the acknowledgement was received; and

removing the data from the persistent intermediate storage.

8. An interface, comprising:

a connection to a source system and a target system;

a storage to store data from the source system;

a processor configured to receive data from the source system, to store the data in the storage, to initiate the transmission of the data to the target system, to receive a target system acknowledgement from the target system, and to send an acknowledgement to the source system.

9. The interface from claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to reinitiate the transmission of data to the target system.

10. A system for processing information in an interface, comprising:

means for receiving the information from a source system in a common format;

means for storing the information;

means for initiating the transmission of the information to the target system while retaining the information;

means for receiving an target system acknowledgement indicating the target system received the information; and

means for sending an acknowledgement to the source system upon receiving a target system acknowledgement.

11. A computer-readable medium containing computer-executable instructions for allowing access to a device resource that when executed perform a method, comprising:

receiving the information from a source system in a common format;

storing the information;

initiating the transmission of the information to the target system while retaining the information;

receiving an target system acknowledgement indicating the target system received the information; and

sending an acknowledgement to the source system upon receiving a target system acknowledgement.