System and Method for Filtering and Alteration of Digital Data Packets

• US 20100020801A1
• Filed: 07/25/2008
• Published: 01/28/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/25/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CA, Inc. (d/b/a CA Technologies) (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Computer Associates Think Inc. (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Bryan, B. David
• Granted Patent: US 9,692,856 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/394
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/568 Storing data temporarily at an intermediate stage, e.g. caching
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/08 Protocols for interworking; Protocol conversion

Abstract

A method comprises receiving data from a data source and converting the data, in approximately real time, into digital data packets, wherein the data packets have a common format. The method further comprises filtering the data packets using a user-defined metadata schema and storing the filtered data packets into a data storage medium.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving data from a data source;

converting the data, in approximately real time, into digital data packets, wherein the data packets have a common format;

filtering the data packets using a user-defined metadata schema; and

storing the filtered data packets into a data storage medium.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein filtering the data packets comprises sequentially executing a plurality of filters on the data packets.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein filtering the data packets comprises modifying one or more of the data packets.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein modifying one or more of the data packets comprises replacing a data packet with information from a database table.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein filtering the data packets comprises dropping one or more of the data packets.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising generating alerts when certain criteria defined in the metadata schema is detected in the data packets.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein generating alerts comprises sending an alert message to a user.

21. The logic of claim 7, wherein the logic is further operable to send an alert message to a user.

8. A system, comprising:

an interface being operable to receive data from a data source;

a processor being operable to;

convert the data, in approximately real time, into digital data packets, wherein the data packets have a common format;

filter the data packets using a user-defined metadata schema; and

a data storage medium being operable to store the filtered data.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the processor is further operable to sequentially execute a plurality of filters on the data packets.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the processor is further operable to modify one or more of the data packets.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the processor is further operable to replace a data packet with information from a database table.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the processor is further operable to drop one or more of the data packets.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the processor is further operable to generate alerts when certain criteria defined in the metadata schema is detected in the data packets.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the interface is further operable to send an alert message to a user.

15. Logic encoded in a computer readable medium and being operable, when executed on a processor, to:

receive data from a data source;

convert the data, in approximately real time, into digital data packets, wherein the data packets have a common format;

filter the data packets using a user-defined metadata schema; and

store the filtered data packets into a data storage medium.

16. The logic of claim 15, wherein the logic is further operable to sequentially execute a plurality of filters on the data packets.

17. The logic of claim 15, wherein the logic is further operable to modify one or more of the data packets.

18. The logic of claim 17, wherein the logic is further operable to replace a data packet with information from a database table.

19. The logic of claim 15, wherein the logic is further operable to drop one or more of the data packets.

20. The logic of claim 15, wherein the logic is further operable to generate alerts when certain criteria defined in the metadata schema is detected in the data packets.