Data customization for data of disparate data types

• US 20070061371A1
• Filed: 09/14/2005
• Published: 03/15/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Jaramillo, David, Bodin, William, Redman, Jerry, Thorson, Derral
• Application Number:
  US11/226,744
• Publication Number:
  US 20070061371A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/258 Data format conversion from or to a database
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/4393 Multimedia presentations, e.g. slide shows, multimedia albums

Abstract

Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for data customization for disparate data types including receiving aggregation preferences from a user, receiving synthesis preferences from a user, aggregating data of disparate data types from disparate data sources in dependence upon the aggregation preferences, and synthesizing the aggregated data of disparate data types into data of a uniform data type in dependence upon the synthesis preferences. Aggregation preferences may include an identification of a disparate data source and retrieval preferences and aggregating data of disparate data types from disparate data sources in dependence upon aggregation preferences may include retrieving data from the identified disparate data source in dependence upon the retrieval preferences.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for data customization for data of disparate data types the method comprising:

receiving aggregation preferences from a user;

receiving synthesis preferences from a user;

aggregating data of disparate data types from disparate data sources in dependence upon the aggregation preferences; and

synthesizing the aggregated data of disparate data types into data of a uniform data type in dependence upon the synthesis preferences.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein:

aggregation preferences further comprise an identification of a disparate data source and retrieval preferences; and

aggregating data of disparate data types from disparate data sources in dependence upon aggregation preferences further comprises retrieving data from the identified disparate data source in dependence upon the retrieval preferences.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the retrieval preferences include aggregation timing preferences.

4. The method of claim 2 wherein the retrieval preferences include triggering preferences.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein:

synthesis preferences further comprise email preferences; and

synthesizing the aggregated data of disparate data types into data of a uniform data type in dependence upon the synthesis preferences further comprises synthesizing email data in dependence upon the email preferences.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein:

synthesis preferences further comprise calendar preferences; and

synthesizing the aggregated data of disparate data types into data of a uniform data type in dependence upon the synthesis preferences further comprises synthesizing calendar data in dependence upon the calendar preferences.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein:

synthesis preferences further comprise RSS preferences; and

synthesizing the aggregated data of disparate data types into data of a uniform data type in dependence upon the synthesis preferences further comprises synthesizing RSS data in dependence upon the RSS preferences.

8. A system for data customization for data of disparate data types, the system comprising:

a computer processor;

a computer memory operatively coupled to the computer processor, the computer memory having disposed within it computer program instructions capable of;

receiving aggregation preferences from a user;

receiving synthesis preferences from a user;

aggregating data of disparate data types from disparate data sources in dependence upon the aggregation preferences; and

synthesizing the aggregated data of disparate data types into data of a uniform data type in dependence upon the synthesis preferences.

9. The system of claim 8 wherein:

aggregation preferences further comprise an identification of a disparate data source and retrieval preferences; and

wherein the computer memory also has disposed within it computer program instructions capable of retrieving data from the identified disparate data source in dependence upon the retrieval preferences.

10. The system of claim 9 wherein the retrieval preferences include aggregation timing preferences.

11. The system of claim 9 wherein the retrieval preferences include triggering preferences.

12. The system of claim 8 wherein:

synthesis preferences further comprise email preferences; and

wherein the computer memory also has disposed within it computer program instructions capable of synthesizing email data in dependence upon the email preferences.

13. The system of claim 8 wherein:

synthesis preferences further comprise calendar preferences; and

wherein the computer memory also has disposed within it computer program instructions capable of synthesizing calendar data in dependence upon the calendar preferences.

14. The system of claim 8 wherein:

synthesis preferences further comprise RSS preferences; and

wherein the computer memory also has disposed within it computer program instructions capable of synthesizing RSS data in dependence upon the RSS preferences.

15. A computer program product for data customization for data of disparate data types, the computer program product embodied on a computer-readable medium, the computer program product comprising:

computer program instructions for receiving aggregation preferences from a user;

computer program instructions for receiving synthesis preferences from a user;

computer program instructions for aggregating data of disparate data types from disparate data sources in dependence upon the aggregation preferences; and

computer program instructions for synthesizing the aggregated data of disparate data types into data of a uniform data type in dependence upon the synthesis preferences.

16. The computer program product of claim 15 wherein:

aggregation preferences further comprise an identification of a disparate data source and retrieval preferences; and

computer program instructions for aggregating data of disparate data types from disparate data sources in dependence upon aggregation preferences further comprise computer program instructions for retrieving data from the identified disparate data source in dependence upon the retrieval preferences.

17. The computer program product of claim 16 wherein the retrieval preferences include aggregation timing preferences.

18. The computer program product of claim 16 wherein the retrieval preferences include triggering preferences.

19. The computer program product of claim 15 wherein:

synthesis preferences further comprise email preferences; and

computer program instructions for synthesizing the aggregated data of disparate data types into data of a uniform data type in dependence upon the synthesis preferences further comprise computer program instructions for synthesizing email data in dependence upon the email preferences.

20. The computer program product of claim 15 wherein:

synthesis preferences further comprise calendar preferences; and

computer program instructions for synthesizing the aggregated data of disparate data types into data of a uniform data type in dependence upon the synthesis preferences further comprise computer program instructions for synthesizing calendar data in dependence upon the calendar preferences.

21. The computer program product of claim 15 wherein:

synthesis preferences further comprise RSS preferences; and

computer program instructions for synthesizing the aggregated data of disparate data types into data of a uniform data type in dependence upon the synthesis preferences further comprise computer program instructions for synthesizing RSS data in dependence upon the RSS preferences.