Systems and Methods for Correlating Meta-Data Model Representations and Asset-Logic Model Representations

• US 20100005111A1
• Filed: 04/03/2009
• Published: 01/07/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/04/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Landmark Graphics Corporation (Halliburton Company)
• Original Assignee: Landmark Graphics Corporation (Halliburton Company)
• Inventors: Peries, Chaminda, Bal, Rajpaul Singh, Lochmann, Mark, Reid, Laurence
• Granted Patent: US 8,229,938 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/100
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 90/80 Management or planning

Abstract

Systems and methods for correlating meta-data model representations and asset-logic model representations in a system model.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method for correlating meta-data model representations and asset-logic model representations, comprising:

manipulating a system model the system model comprising a meta-data model representation controlled by only a stakeholder and an asset-logic model representation controlled by only the stakeholder or another stakeholder;

notifying only at least one of the stakeholder and the another stakeholder of a manipulation of at least one of the meta-data model representation and the asset-logic model representation;

recording each manipulation approved or rejected by the at least one of the stakeholder and the another stakeholder; and

transforming the system model on a computer system by correlating only each approved manipulation between the meta-data model representation and the asset-logic model representation.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the manipulation of the at least one of the meta-data model representation and the asset-logic model representation represents a change to at least one of the meta-data model representation and the asset-logic model representation.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the meta-data model representation comprises at least one of a data item and an attribute, and the asset-logic model representation comprises at least one of the data item and the attribute.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein transforming the system model comprises using at least one routine for correlating each approved manipulation between the meta-data model representation and the asset-logic model representation.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein each approved manipulation of the at least one of the meta-data model representation and the asset-logic model representation represents a change to at least one of a data item and an attribute in at least one of the meta-data model representation and the asset-logic model representation.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

manipulating the system model, the system model comprising another meta-data model representation controlled by only a new stakeholder and another asset-logic model representation controlled by only the new stakeholder or another new stakeholder;

notifying only at least one of the stakeholder, the another stakeholder, the new stakeholder and the another new stakeholder of a manipulation of at least one of the meta-data model representation, the asset-logic model representation, the another meta-data model representation and the another asset-logic model representation;

recording each manipulation approved or rejected by the at least one of the stakeholder, the another stakeholder, the new stakeholder and the another new stakeholder; and

transforming the system model by correlating only each approved manipulation between the meta-data model representation, the another meta-data model representation, the asset-logic model representation, and the another asset-logic model representation.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the system model is manipulated by a new stakeholder and only the stakeholder is notified of a manipulation of the meta-data model representation and only the stakeholder or the another stakeholder is notified of a manipulation of the asset-logic model representation.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the system model is manipulated on the computer system by a new stakeholder.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the stakeholder, the another stakeholder and the new stakeholder access the system model through a collaborative environment.

10. A program carrier device for carrying computer executable instructions for correlating meta-data model representations and asset-logic model representations, the instructions being executable to implement:

manipulating a system model, the system model comprising a meta-data model representation controlled by only a stakeholder and an asset-logic model representation controlled by only the stakeholder or another stakeholder;

notifying only at least one of the stakeholder and the another stakeholder of a manipulation of at least one of the meta-data model representation and the asset-logic model representation;

recording each manipulation approved or rejected by the at least one of the stakeholder and the another stakeholder; and

transforming the system model by correlating only each approved manipulation between the meta-data model representation and the asset-logic model representation.

11. The program carrier device of claim 10, wherein the manipulation of the at least one of the meta-data model representation and the asset-logic model representation represents a change to at least one of the meta-data model representation and the asset-logic model representation.

12. The program carrier device of claim 11, wherein the meta-data model representation comprises at least one of a data item and an attribute, and the asset-logic model representation comprises at least one of the data item and the attribute.

13. The program carrier device of claim 10, wherein transforming the system model comprises using at least one routine for correlating each approved manipulation between the meta-data model representation and the asset-logic model representation.

14. The program carrier device of claim 10, wherein each approved manipulation of the at least one of the meta-data model representation and the asset-logic model representation represents a change to at least one of a data item and an attribute in at least one of the meta-data model representation and the asset-logic model representation.

15. The program carrier device of claim 10, further comprising:

manipulating the system model, the system model comprising another meta-data model representation controlled by only a new stakeholder and another asset-logic model representation controlled by only the new stakeholder or another new stakeholder;

notifying only at least one of the stakeholder, the another stakeholder, the new stakeholder and the another new stakeholder of a manipulation of at least one of the meta-data model representation, the asset-logic model representation, the another meta-data model representation and the another asset-logic model representation;

recording each manipulation approved or rejected by the at least one of the stakeholder, the another stakeholder, the new stakeholder and the another new stakeholder; and

transforming the system model by correlating only each approved manipulation between the meta-data model representation, the another meta-data model representation, the asset-logic model representation, and the another asset-logic model representation.

16. The program carrier device of claim 10, wherein the system model is manipulated by a new stakeholder and only the stakeholder is notified of a manipulation of the meta-data model representation and only the stakeholder or the another stakeholder is notified of a manipulation of the asset-logic model representation.

17. The program carrier device of claim 10, wherein the system model is manipulated by a new stakeholder.

18. The program carrier device of claim 17, wherein the stakeholder, the another stakeholder and the new stakeholder access the system model through a collaborative environment.

19. A computer system for correlating meta-data model representations and asset-logic model representations, comprising:

a system model, the system model comprising a meta-data model representation controlled by only a stakeholder and an asset-logic model representation controlled by only the stakeholder or another stakeholder;

a notification module for notifying only at least one of the stakeholder and the another stakeholder of a manipulation of at least one of the meta-data model representation and the asset-logic model representation;

a recording module for recording each manipulation approved or rejected by the at least one of the stakeholder and the another stakeholder; and

a transformation module for transforming the system model by correlating only each approved manipulation between the meta-data model representation and the asset-logic model representation.

20. The computer system of claim 19, wherein the system model is manipulated on the computer system by a new stakeholder and the stakeholder, the another stakeholder and the new stakeholder access the system model through a collaborative environment.