Integrated proxy interface for web based data management reports
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Abstract
An Intranet/Internet/Web-based data management tool that provides a common GUI enabling the requesting, customizing, scheduling and viewing of various types of unpriced call detail data reports pertaining to a customer'"'"'s telecommunications network traffic. The Intranet/Internet/Web-based reporting system tool comprises a novel Web-based, client-server application that enables customers to access their own relevant data information timely, rapidly and accurately through a client GUI. A traffic view server is provided that enables periodic acquisition of data from the customer'"'"'s telecommunications network at a user-specified frequency and configured to meet real-time traffic reporting requirements. The system infrastructure provided enables secure initiation, acquisition, and presentation of unpriced call detail and statistical data reports to customers.
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49 Claims
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20. A reporting system comprising:
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a report manager configured to communicate with a browser over a secure session and to maintain a reporting item associated with a customer, the reporting item comprising a report data type or a report customization feature for a report to be generated; and
a data retrieval device configured to retrieve customer specific data from a network of the customer, wherein the report manager is further configured to receive a request message comprising a metadata description of the reporting item, the metadata description of the reporting item being verified and forwarded to the data retrieval device for retrieval of the customer specific data, wherein the report manager is further configured to use the customer specific data and the metadata description to dynamically generate the report. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method for providing reporting, the method comprising:
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maintaining a reporting item associated with a customer, the reporting item comprising a report data type or a report customization feature for a report to be generated;
retrieving customer specific data from a network of the customer;
receiving a request message comprising a metadata description of the reporting item;
verifying the metadata description of the reporting item for retrieval of the customer specific data;
dynamically generating the report based on the customer specific data and the metadata description; and
communicating with a browser over a secure session to present the report. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A reporting system comprising:
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means for maintaining a reporting item associated with a customer, the reporting item comprising a report data type or a report customization feature for a report to be generated;
means for retrieving customer specific data from a network of the customer;
means for receiving a request message comprising a metadata description of the reporting item;
means for verifying the metadata description of the reporting item for retrieval of the customer specific data;
means for dynamically generating the report based on the customer specific data and the metadata description; and
means for communicating with a browser over a secure session to present the report. - View Dependent Claims (49)
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