Computerized method of processing investment data and associated system

• US 20050289031A1
• Filed: 06/28/2004
• Published: 12/29/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Access Data Corp. (Broadridge Financial Solutions Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Access Data Corp. (Broadridge Financial Solutions Incorporated)
• Inventors: Campbell, David H.
• Application Number:
  US10/878,763
• Publication Number:
  US 20050289031A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/35
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/00 Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/06 Asset management; Financial planning or analysis

Abstract

A computerized method of processing investment data includes providing at least one data object interface having a plurality of data objects, introducing into the data object interface investment data of different formats from a plurality of external sources, processing the investment data by the data object interface to create a uniform format and delivering the processed investment data to a database supported by a server for storage therein and retrieval therefrom. The data objects may be reused and reassembled to establish different processing sequences for the external source investment data of different formats. A corresponding computerized system for processing investment data is provided.

Claims

1. A computerized method of processing investment data comprising

providing at least one data object interface having a plurality of data objects operatively associated with each other,

introducing into said data object interface investment data of different formats from external sources,

processing said invention data that was received by said data object interface into a common format, and

delivering said processed investment data to a database for storage therein and retrieval therefrom.

2. The computerized method of claim 1 including

subsequently reusing at least some of said data objects in practicing said method.

3. The computerized method of claim 1 including

creating new data object interfaces by interchanging data objects from one data object interface to another.

4. The computerized method of claim 1 including

employing said method to process a plurality of types of data from external sources in a plurality of formats.

5. The computerized method of claim 4 including

said format including one selected from the group consisting of fixed-length fields and comma-separated variables.

6. The computerized method of claim 1 including

processing a portion of said individual data in a server which receives the investment data from said data object interface.

7. The computerized method of claim 6 including

employing said server to support said database.

8. The computerized method of claim 1 including

employing a configuration file to configure said data object interface.

9. The computerized method of claim 1 including

said data object interface having a reading file containing records of different formats within the same physical files.

10. The computerized method of claim 9 including

said data object interface logically recording fields within a physical file in order to facilitate processing of external investment data.

11. The computerized method of claim 9 including

employing extensible mark-up language in reading said external source investment data.

12. The computerized method of claim 1 including

said processing of said external investment data converting said data to the format employed in said database.

13. The computerized method of claim 1 including

said interface detecting missing but essential investment data elements received in said external source investment data.

14. The computerized method of claim 9 including

said interface being structured to substitute default values for said missing but essential data elements.

15. The computerized method of claim 1 including

said data object interface being structured to permit users to establish values to be held constant during data processing without requiring modification of the underlying software.

16. The computerized method of claim 1 including

said data object interface detecting the presence of unusable or invalid data elements received in said external investment data.

17. The computerized method of claim 16 including

said data object interface converting said unusable or invalid data elements to render them usable.

18. The computerized method of claim 1 including

detecting by said data object interface data values received in said external investment data that would contribute to incorrect processing.

19. The computerized method of claim 1 including

having in said unusable or invalid data elements missing or null values and values too long to match existing data.

20. The computerized method of claim 1 including

when said data object interface determines that incorrect data processing has occurred returning said process to a stage before said incorrect processing was initiated.

21. The computerized method of claim 1 including

employing a plurality of said data object interfaces.

22. A computerized system for processing investment data comprising

at least one data object interface for receiving and processing from external sources investment data in a plurality of formats,

said data object interface having a plurality of data objects structured to convert investment data of said different formats into a common format,

a server in communication with said data object interface for receiving said processed investment data therefrom, and

a server-supported database supported for receiving and storing said processed investment data.

23. The computerized processing system of claim 22 including

said data object interface being structured to reconfigure said data objects.

24. The computerized processing system of claim 22 including

said data objects being structured to be reused.

25. The computerized processing system of claim 22 including

said data objects being interchangeable to create new data object interfaces.

26. The computerized processing system of claim 22 including

said data object interface including the capability of creating a data format selected from the group consisting of fixed-length fields and comma-separated variables.

27. The computerized processing system of claim 22 including

employing a configuration file to configure said data object interface.

28. The computerized processing system of claim 22 including

said data object interface being structured to logically reorder fields within a physical file in order to facilitate processing of said external investment data.

29. The computerized processing system of claim 22 including

said data object interface being structured to employ extensible marking language in reading said external source investment data.

30. The computerized processing system of claim 22 including

said data object interface converting said external source investment data to the format employed in said database.

31. The computerized processing system of claim 22 including

said data object interface being structured to detect missing but essential investment data elements received in said externally delivered investment data.

32. The computerized processing system of claim 31 including

said data object interface being structured to substitute default values for said missing but essential data elements.

33. The computerized processing system of claim 22 including

said data object interface being structured to permit users to establish values to be held constant during data processing without requiring modification of the underlying software.

34. The computerized processing system of claim 22 including

said data object interface being structured to detect the presence of unusable or invalid data elements received in said external investment data.

35. The computerized processing system of claim 34 including

said data object interface being structured to convert said unusable or invalid data elements to render them usable.

36. The computerized processing system of claim 22 including

said data object interface being structured to detect by said data object interface data values received in said external investment data that would contribute to incorrect processing.

37. The computerized processing system of claim 35 including

said data object interface being structured to process said unusable or invalid data elements in the form of missing or null values and values too long to match existing data.

38. The computerized processing system of claim 22 including

said data object interface being structured when said data object interface determines that incorrect data processing has occurred returning said process to a stage before said incorrect processing was initiated.

39. The computerized processing system of claim 22 including

said system having a plurality of said data object interfaces.