System and method for multi-platform queue queries

• US 20040215725A1
• Filed: 08/22/2003
• Published: 10/28/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2003
• 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: Hyland, Blair, Fowke, Corinne, Breslin, Max, Love, Lorraine
• Granted Patent: US 7,379,998 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/546 Message passing systems or structures, e.g. queues
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/75 Indicating network or usage conditions on the user display
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]

Abstract

A system and method that provides a cross-platform queue viewer for use in a distributed processing system comprising a plurality of operational platforms that cooperate to perform various functions and tasks. The queues may be, for example, message queues in a distributed operating environment. A web browser is in communication with an application server. The web browser provides the application server with information regarding a query request. The application server communicates this request to one or more message servers. The message server communicates queue information responsive to the query back to the application server. The application server processes this information into a form that is easily understood by the requester.

Claims

1. A method to effect multi-platform queue queries comprising:

sending a query regarding status of one or more queues to an application server;

distributing said query to one or more message servers on multiple platforms;

receiving queue status information from said one or more message servers at said application server; and

delivering the status of said one or more queues.

2. A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein delivering the status of said one or more queues comprises displaying the status of said one or more queues on a web browsers.

3. A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein delivering the status of said one or more queues comprises displaying the status of said one or more queues in a tree structure.

4. A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein further comprising:

sorting queue information into a plurality of categories by said application server.

5. A method in accordance with claim 4 further comprising:

displaying the plurality of categories.

6. A method in accordance with claim 4 further comprising:

displaying the plurality of categories in a tree structure.

7. An apparatus for obtaining a status for each of a plurality of queues, wherein said queues operate on a plurality of platforms, said apparatus comprising:

an input device configured to receive a queue status request;

an application server configured to receive the queue status request from the input device, to communicate the queue status request to said plurality of platforms and to receive the queue status from said plurality of platforms; and

a display configured to render the status of each of said plurality of queues.

8. An apparatus in accordance with claim 7 wherein said input device and said display comprise a first system and said application server comprises a second system.

9. An apparatus in accordance with claim 7 wherein the application server comprises a J2EE application server.

10. An apparatus in accordance with claim 7 further comprising:

a tree renderer configured to derive a tree structure from the queue status from said plurality of platforms.

11. An apparatus in accordance with claim 7 wherein said application server is further configured to process the queue status from said plurality of platforms into sorted categories.

12. An apparatus in accordance with claim 11 further comprising:

a tree renderer configured to derive a tree structure from the sorted categories.

13. An apparatus in accordance with claim 7 wherein said input device comprises a web browser.

14. An apparatus in accordance with claim 7 wherein said display comprises a web browser.

15. An apparatus in accordance with claim 14 further comprising:

a tree renderer configured to derive a tree structure from the queue status from said plurality of platforms and wherein said web browser is configured to display said tree structure.

16. An apparatus in accordance with claim 15 wherein said application server is configured to process the queue status from said plurality of platforms into sorted categories and said tree renderer is further configured to process said sorted categories into said tree structure.