Software, Method and System for Data Connectivity and Integration Having Transformation and Exchange Infrastructure

• US 20080133768A1
• Filed: 11/30/2007
• Published: 06/05/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Vorro, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Object Innovation, Inc. (The Cigna Group)
• Inventors: Beck, Paul Robert, Sirdevan, Scott Michael, Ludke, Edward Reed, Sisco, Paul Allan, Grow, John Darwin, Calderaro, Matthew Aloysius
• Granted Patent: US 7,908,398 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/232
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/252 between a Database Management System and a front-end application
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/258 Data format conversion from or to a database
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/563 Data redirection of data network streams
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/565 Conversion or adaptation of application format or content adding application control or application functional data H04L67/561
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/62 Establishing a time schedule for servicing the requests
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/75 Indicating network or usage conditions on the user display
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/08 Protocols for interworking; Protocol conversion

Abstract

Software, methods, and system for data connectivity and integration having a transformation and exchange gateway are provided. The transformation and exchange gateway software is stored in a memory and has a mapper to map connection data path instructions, a plurality of inbound templates each to provide inbound data processing instructions for an inbound data set having an inbound data interchange protocol, at least one outbound template to provide outbound data processing instructions for an outbound data set having an outbound date interchange protocol different from the inbound data interchange protocol, and a data transformation and exchange engine in communication with the mapper to locate a data path and determine a select one of the plurality of inbound templates to use for inbound data processing instructions, in communication with the select one of the plurality of inbound templates to process the inbound data set responsive to the inbound data processing instructions of the select one of the plurality of inbound templates and thereby transform the inbound data set to the outbound data set, and in communication with the at least one outbound template to send the outbound data set with the outbound data interchange protocol responsive to the outbound data processing instructions of the at least one outbound template.

Claims

1. Transformation and exchange gateway software stored in a first memory, the software comprising:

a mapper to map connection data path instructions;

a plurality of inbound templates each to provide inbound data processing instructions for an inbound data set having an inbound data interchange protocol;

at least one outbound template to provide outbound data processing instructions for an outbound data set having an outbound data interchange protocol different from the inbound data interchange protocol; and

a data transformation and exchange engine in communication with the mapper to locate a data path and determine a select one of the plurality of inbound templates to use for inbound data processing instructions, in communication with the select one of the plurality of inbound templates to process the inbound data set responsive to the inbound data processing instructions of the select one of the plurality of inbound templates and thereby transform the inbound data set to the outbound data set, and in communication with the at least one outbound template to send the outbound data set with the outbound data interchange protocol responsive to the outbound data processing instructions of the at least one outbound template.

2. Software as defined in claim 1, further comprising a scheduler in communication with the mapper to schedule timing for making a connection to an entity having the inbound data set and connection instructions to connect to the entity having the inbound data set.

3. Software as defined in claim 1, further comprising a set of graphical user interface (GUI) tools in communication with the data transformation and exchange engine to interface with a user, the GUI tools including an inbound template GUI to select the inbound data processing instructions and thereby define parameters for the inbound data set and an outbound template GUI to select the outbound data processing instructions and thereby define parameters for the outbound data set.