System architecture for information management system

• US 20030182157A1
• Filed: 03/25/2003
• Published: 09/25/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 03/25/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Jeffrey W. Valk
• Original Assignee: Jeffrey W. Valk
• Inventors: Valk, Jeffrey W.
• Application Number:
  US10/396,540
• Publication Number:
  US 20030182157A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/289 Object oriented databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/445 Program loading or initiating bootstrapping G06F9/4401; security arrangements for program loading or initiating G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/45508 Runtime interpretation or emulation, e g. emulator loops, bytecode interpretation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/468 Specific access rights for resources, e.g. using capability register
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

An information management system is provided, which includes a stateless server and system software. The stateless server is communicably coupled to a data repository. The system software is adapted to run on the server and adapted to manage information corresponding to operations and records of an organization. The system software has an architecture including an insight services architecture and an interactive services architecture. The insight services architecture is communicably coupled between the data repository and the interactive services architecture. The interactive services architecture is communicably coupled to the insight services architecture.

Claims

1. An information management system comprising:

a stateless server communicably coupled to a data repository; and

system software adapted to run on the server and adapted to manage information corresponding to operations and records of an organization, the system software having an architecture including an insight services architecture and an interactive services architecture;

the insight services architecture being communicably coupled between the data repository and the interactive services architecture, and the insight services architecture being adapted to;

access information stored in the data repository,

resolve information from the data repository into a format and logical relationship structures that will provide a unified portrayal of the information to a client via the interactive services architecture,

determine a state of a prior insight query performed by a client based on client-provided meta-information, and

obtain a client-requested subset of the prior insight query from the data repository based on the determined state;

the interactive services architecture being communicably coupled to the insight services architecture, and the interactive services architecture being adapted to;

generate interfaces between a client and the insight services architecture,

receive and process client requests from a client,

generate an interface for a client to communicate with the server, and

generate computer-executable code adapted to provide functionality to a user by a client when that client executes the generated computer-executable code.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the insight services architecture includes a metastructural subsystem, wherein the metastructural subsystem includes subsystem kernel that uses a series of subsystem tables providing a class-based object-oriented description of a logical and physical composition of an entity relationship model.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the subsystem kernel has schema software adapted to resynchronize a data schema to a newly-defined schema to accommodate real-time schema changes.

4. The system of claim 2, wherein the metastructural subsystem includes heterogeneous information management software adapted to manage connections with the data repository, and adapted to manage location and storage format information.

5. The system of claim 2, wherein the metastructural subsystem includes descriptive services adapted to provide meta-information management for object classes, and the descriptive services is adapted to provide on-demand dynamic schema generation for object classes, class members, and object class interrelations.

6. The system of claim 2, wherein the metastructural subsystem includes synchronization services adapted to analyze storage structure of a data store in the data repository in relation to a current information model'"'"'s meta-information and to alter the data store'"'"'s structure where necessary to ensure that the data store'"'"'s structure is synchronized with the current information model'"'"'s meta-information.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the synchronization services is adapted to repair damaged data stores using its ability to synchronize the data store'"'"'s structure with the current information model'"'"'s meta-information.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the insight services architecture includes a policy subsystem, wherein the policy subsystem includes a series of storage structures and a series of core logic algorithms built on top of the series of storage structures, the policy subsystem being adapted to control client access privileges to system resources, and the policy subsystem being adapted to maintain an inventory of all insights and user interfaces that are registered with the system to provide resource awareness.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the policy subsystem includes authentication services adapted to authenticate clients using passed credentials.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the policy subsystem includes authorization services adapted to examine an authenticated client'"'"'s privileges to the system resources.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the insight services architecture includes an audit subsystem, wherein the audit subsystem includes a series of storage structures and a series of core logic algorithms built on top of the series of storage structures, the audit subsystem being adapted to log distinct changes made to a record object, and the audit subsystem being adapted to maintain records of a client'"'"'s activity including at least one of record creation, record alteration, authentication, navigation, resources requested, and resource utilization.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the audit subsystem includes logging services adapted to log interactions with the system, the interactions logged including at least one of information changes, non-destructive queries, and resource usage.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the audit subsystem includes usage analytics adapted to provide information about how the system resources are utilized based on logged information.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the audit subsystem includes rollback services adapted to provide undelete functionality to rollback attribute values.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein the insight services architecture includes a user subsystem, wherein the user subsystem includes a series of storage structures and a series of core logic algorithms built on top of the series of storage structures, the user subsystem being adapted to form a main body of knowledge that the system portrays to a user and with which the user interacts.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the user subsystem includes an objectset resolution and assembly function adapted to resolve and generate objectsets according to passed command information, descriptive and resolution information generated by a metastructural system, and objectset data returned from an information interaction layer.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the user subsystem includes a stateless cursor function adapted provide algorithms for the determining of state for a prior insight query performed by a client based on client-provided meta-information.

18. The system of claim 1, wherein the insight services architecture includes command translation services adapted to translate commands, tag commands with corresponding meta-information, and route commands among subsystems of the insight services architecture.

19. The system of claim 1, wherein the insight services architecture includes a command interaction layer adapted to accept and validate command interface requests, and if valid, pass control to a command translation service.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the command interaction layer is adapted to maintain system-level process logging.

21. The system of claim 19, wherein the command interaction layer is adapted to return serviced information to a calling process.

22. The system of claim 1, wherein the interactive services architecture includes a user interface generator, the user interface generator having logic for generating code for a graphical user interface adapted to be executed on a client.

23. The system of claim 1, wherein the interactive services architecture includes system interface generator, the system interface generator having logic for providing interaction between the system and another system.

24. The system of claim 1, wherein the interactive services architecture includes a request router, the request router being adapted to route a client request to an appropriate interface generator within the interactive services architecture.

25. An information management system comprising:

a stateless server communicably coupled to a data repository; and

system software adapted to run on the server and adapted to manage information corresponding to operations and records of an organization, the system software having an architecture including an insight services architecture and an interactive services architecture;

the insight services architecture being communicably coupled between the data repository and the interactive services architecture, the insight services architecture including;

an information interaction layer;

a metastructure subsystem adapted to modify a data schema of a data store in the data repository;

a policy subsystem adapted to control access of a client to resources of the system;

an audit subsystem adapted to log client interactions with the system;

a user subsystem adapted to determine a state of a prior insight query performed by a client based on client-provided meta-information,

wherein the metastructure subsystem, the policy subsystem, the audit subsystem, and the user subsystem are interrelated systems, each having a series of storage structures and a series of core logic algorithms built upon the series of storage structures;

command translation services adapted to translate commands, tag commands with corresponding meta-information, and route commands among the subsystems of the insight services architecture; and

command interaction layer adapted to accept and validate command interface requests, and if valid, pass control to the command translation service;

the interactive services architecture being communicably coupled to the insight services architecture, and the interactive services architecture including;

a user interface generator adapted to generate a set of computer-executable code for providing functionality to a user when the code is executed at a client; and

a request router adapted to route a client request to an appropriate interface generator within the interactive services architecture.

26. An information management system comprising:

a stateless server system adapted to obtain a requested subset of an information set for a client from a data repository, the server system including;

an interactive services subsystem adapted to receive a client-request from the client, the client-request being based on a request inputted by a user and including a set of meta-information describing an obtained subset of the information set, and a set of criteria; and

an insight services subsystem in communication with the interactive services subsystem and adapted to receive the client-request from the interactive services subsystem, to determine a state of the information set by the stateless server based on the received meta-information, and to obtain the requested subset based on the determined state of the information set and the set of criteria,

wherein the interactive services subsystem is further adapted to generate a set of computer-executable codes after the receipt of the client-request for providing functionality corresponding to the client-request, and the generated set of computer-executable codes being adapted to provide the functionality to the user when executed on the client after being forwarded to the client by the server.