Modeling of insurance product data
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1. A method in a computer system for representing a class definition, the method comprising:
- defining an insurance product class including a plurality of data elements that are common to a plurality of insurance product types; and
defining a plurality of derived classes that derive from the insurance product class, each of the plurality of derived classes extending the plurality of common data elements to include data elements that are specific to one of the plurality of insurance product types.
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Abstract
An insurance product class is defined which includes multiple data elements that are common to various insurance product types. Further, several classes derived from the insurance product class are defined, with each derived class extending the common data elements to include data elements that are specific to a certain insurance product type.
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1. A method in a computer system for representing a class definition, the method comprising:
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defining an insurance product class including a plurality of data elements that are common to a plurality of insurance product types; and
defining a plurality of derived classes that derive from the insurance product class, each of the plurality of derived classes extending the plurality of common data elements to include data elements that are specific to one of the plurality of insurance product types. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for data transformation, the method comprising:
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receiving insurance product data from a source application;
identifying a type of the insurance product data; and
transforming the insurance product data into a common format provided by a corresponding insurance product type sub-class that is derived from an insurance product class, wherein the insurance product class includes a plurality of data elements that are common to a plurality of insurance product types, and each insurance product type sub-class derived from the insurance product class includes the plurality of common data elements and a plurality of specific data elements that are specific to one of the plurality of insurance product types. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A machine-readable medium having executable instructions to cause a machine to perform a method comprising:
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defining an insurance product class including a plurality of data elements that are common to a plurality of insurance product types; and
defining a plurality of derived classes that derive from the insurance product class, each of the plurality of derived classes extending the plurality of common data elements to include data elements that are specific to one of the plurality of insurance product types. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A machine-readable medium having executable instructions to cause a machine to perform a method comprising:
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receiving insurance product data from a source application;
identifying a type of the insurance product data; and
transforming the insurance product data into a common format provided by a corresponding insurance product type sub-class that is derived from an insurance product class, wherein the insurance product class includes a plurality of data elements that are common to a plurality of insurance product types, and each insurance product type sub-class derived from the insurance product class includes the plurality of common data elements and a plurality of specific data elements that are specific to one of the plurality of insurance product types. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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28. A system comprising:
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a memory; and
at least on processor coupled to the memory, the processor executing a set of instructions which cause the processor to define an insurance product class including a plurality of data elements that are common to a plurality of insurance product types, and define a plurality of derived classes that derive from the insurance product class, each of the plurality of derived classes extending the plurality of common data elements to include data elements that are specific to one of the plurality of insurance product types. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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31. A system comprising:
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a memory; and
at least on processor coupled to the memory, the processor executing a set of instructions which cause the processor to receive insurance product data from a source application;
identify a type of the insurance product data; and
transform the insurance product data into a common format provided by a corresponding insurance product type sub-class that is derived from an insurance product class, wherein the insurance product class includes a plurality of data elements that are common to a plurality of insurance product types, and each insurance product type sub-class derived from the insurance product class includes the plurality of common data elements and a plurality of specific data elements that are specific to one of the plurality of insurance product types. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33)
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34. An apparatus for representing a class definition, the apparatus comprising:
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means for defining an insurance product class including a plurality of data elements that are common to a plurality of insurance product types; and
means for defining a plurality of derived classes that derive from the insurance product class, each of the plurality of derived classes extending the plurality of common data elements to include data elements that are specific to one of the plurality of insurance product types.
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35. An apparatus for data transformation, the apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving insurance product data from a source application;
means for identifying a type of the insurance product data; and
means for transforming the insurance product data into a common format provided by a corresponding insurance product type sub-class that is derived from an insurance product class, wherein the insurance product class includes a-plurality of data elements that are common to a plurality of insurance product types, and each insurance product type sub-class derived from the insurance product class includes the plurality of common data elements and a plurality of specific data elements that are specific to one of the plurality of insurance product types.
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