DATA MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF

• US 20140012844A1
• Filed: 09/09/2013
• Published: 01/09/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/13/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nissay Information Technology Company Limited (Nippon Life Insurance Company)
• Original Assignee: Nissay Information Technology Company Limited (Nippon Life Insurance Company)
• Inventors: IKEDA, Mitsuyuki
• Application Number:
  US14/021,007
• Publication Number:
  US 20140012844A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/736
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/22 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24 Querying
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/245 Query processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 90/00 Systems or methods specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes, not involving significant data processing

Abstract

The present invention provides a data management apparatus (i-Win (trademark)) which carries out centralized management of data containing data on each product during the management of product data having different data items to be handled and which has increased maintenance-ability in system and program(s).

A data storage part 13 stores transaction data (contract data) including class ID (logic key) and data contents ID (variable). A data definition part 17 records data contents IDs and data contents (clause data) for each clause ID. A data processing means 15 acquires combination data of a data contents ID and data content from the data definition part 17 (definition body) in accordance with a class ID recorded in the data storage part 13 and performs processing which relates to data contents of a predetermined data item (contract condition). In this way, centralized management of plurality of product data having different product features from its clause and prospectus and the like can be carried out.

Claims

1-64. -64. (canceled)

65. A data management apparatus comprising:

a data storage part storing plural data each of which has at least a policy ID for specifying each insurance policy which is a contract between an insurer and an insured, a clause ID for specifying each type of the insurance policy i.e., specifying each insurance policy goods and a data content ID for specifying data content, said data storage part having a policy ID storing region for storing the policy ID, a clause ID storing region for storing the clause ID and variable storing regions for storing data content IDs,

definition storing part having a processing program storing part for storing plural processing programs each of which is identified by processing name and a combination data storing part for storing correspondence between the data content ID and the data content regarding data item which is used in the processing program, said definition storing part is provided for each clause ID,

identifying means for obtaining the clause ID of the data having a given policy ID and for identifying the definition storing part corresponding to the obtained clause ID,

data processing means for processing the data stored in the data storage,

wherein said data processing means comprises,

means for obtaining the processing program corresponding to the given processing name from the processing program storing part of the identified definition storing part,

means for obtaining correspondence between the data content and the data content ID stored in the combination data storing part of the identified definition storing part, and

means for carrying out the obtained processing program on the data having the given policy ID in reference to the obtained correspondence between the data content and the data content ID.

66. A data management apparatus comprising:

a data storage part storing plural data each of which has at least a data ID for identifying each data, a class ID for identifying each data type and a data content ID for specifying data content, said data storage part having a data ID storing region for storing the data ID, a class ID storing region for storing the class ID and variable storing regions for storing data content IDs,

definition storing part having a processing program storing part for storing plural processing programs each of which is identified by processing name and a combination data storing part for storing correspondence between the data content ID and the data content regarding data item which is used in the processing program, said definition storing part is provided for each class ID,

identifying means for obtaining the class ID of the data having a given data ID and for identifying the definition storing part corresponding to the obtained class ID,

data processing means for processing the data stored in the data storage,

wherein said data processing means comprises,

means for obtaining the processing program corresponding to the given processing name from the processing program storing part of the identified definition storing part,

means for obtaining correspondence between the data content and the data content ID stored in the combination data storing part of the identified definition storing part, and

means for carrying out the obtained processing program on the data having the given data ID in reference to the obtained correspondence between the data content and the data content ID.

67. A computer-readable medium storing data management program, said computer having (a) a data storage part storing plural data each of which has at least a policy ID for specifying each insurance policy which is a contract between an insurer and an insured, a clause ID for specifying each type of the insurance policy i.e., specifying each insurance policy goods and a data content ID for specifying data content, said data storage part having a policy ID storing region for storing the policy ID, a clause ID storing region for storing the clause ID and variable storing regions for storing data content IDs and (b) definition storing part having a processing program storing part for storing plural processing programs each of which is identified by processing name and a combination data storing part for storing correspondence between the data content ID and the data content regarding data item which is used in the processing program, said definition storing part is provided for each clause ID,

said management program carrying out the steps of:

obtaining the clause ID of the data having a given policy ID and for identifying the definition storing part corresponding to the obtained clause ID, and

processing the data stored in the data storage,

wherein said processing the data comprises,

obtaining the processing program corresponding to the given processing name from the processing program storing part of the identified definition storing part,

obtaining correspondence between the data content and the data content ID stored in the combination data storing part of the identified definition storing part, and

carrying out the obtained processing program on the data having the given policy ID in reference to the obtained correspondence between the data content and the data content ID.

68. A computer-readable medium storing data management program, said computer having (a) a data storage part storing plural data each of which has at least a data ID for identifying each data, a class ID for identifying each data type and a data content ID for specifying data content, said data storage part having a data ID storing region for storing the data ID, a class ID storing region for storing the class ID and variable storing regions for storing data content IDs and (b) a definition storing part having a processing program storing part for storing plural processing programs each of which is identified by processing name and a combination data storing part for storing correspondence between the data content ID and the data content regarding data item which is used in the processing program, said definition storing part is provided for each class ID,

said management program carrying out the steps of:

obtaining the class ID of the data having a given data ID and for identifying the definition storing part corresponding to the obtained class ID, and

processing the data stored in the data storage,

wherein said processing the data comprises,

obtaining the processing program corresponding to the given processing name from the processing program storing part of the identified definition storing part,

obtaining correspondence between the data content and the data content ID stored in the combination data storing part of the identified definition storing part, and

carrying out the obtained processing program on the data having the given data ID in reference to the obtained correspondence between the data content and the data content ID.

69. The computer-readable medium storing data management program according to claim 68, wherein

said definition storing part stores correspondence between said each variable name and data item name, said correspondence being stored for each data class,

said management program further carries out obtaining the data having given data class ID form the data storage part,

said processing the data further comprises identifying the data item name corresponding to the variable name based on the data class ID of the obtained data in reference to the definition storing part and obtaining the data content corresponding to the data content ID of the data to be processed based on the identified data item name of the variable in reference to the combination data storing part to decide the data item name and the data content of the data to be processed.

70. The computer-readable medium storing data management program according to claim 68, wherein

said processing program storing part stores a check program for checking whether combination of the data content ID and the data content to be processed is appropriate or not, as said processing program.

71. The computer-readable medium storing data management program according to claim 68, wherein

said definition storing part stores the processing code as the processing program, and

said processing program executing means comprises

a means for perfecting the processing program by combining the processing code acquired from the processing program storing part and the correspondence between the data content IDs and data contents acquired from the combination data storing part, and

a means for executing the perfected processing program.

72. The computer-readable medium storing data management program according to claim 71, wherein

said processing program acquiring means, said correspondence acquiring means and said processing program executing means are provided for each class ID.

73. The computer-readable medium storing data management program according to claim 68, further comprising a display formant definition part recording a display format for one of the data content ID and the data content for each data item is further provided thereto, and

wherein the data processing means displays one of the data content ID and the data content in accordance with the display format acquired from the display formant definition part.

74. The computer-readable medium storing data management program according to claim 68, wherein the data definition part separately records the processing code in higher common part and lower common part, the higher common part being recorded as high hierarchy and the lower common part being recorded as low hierarchy.

75. The computer-readable medium storing data management program according to claim 68, wherein the data storage part records transaction data including product data, and

wherein the data processing means determines data item and data content of the transaction data upon receipt of an instruction for processing to the transaction data.

76. The computer-readable medium storing data management program according to claim 75, wherein the product data is data on a product defined based on a clause.

77. The computer-readable medium storing data management program according to claim 76, wherein the data definition part separately records a processing code for executing processing for handling one of data content corresponding to the data content ID, the data content ID and data content in hierarchy defined respectively by product category in which a product determined based on the clause belongs thereto, a class of clause and a version of clause.

78. The computer-readable medium storing data management program according to claim 77, wherein the class of clause in the data definition part is composed of a company code representing nature of a company and a clause code representing class of clause for the company.

79. The computer-readable medium storing data management program according to claim 68, further comprising a group definition part recording a set-up condition for each group combining a plurality of class IDs, the set-up condition showing data contents recordable in the data item of the data having class ID in the light of data content of data item of other data having other class ID in the group.

80. The computer-readable medium storing data management program according to claim 79, wherein the data processing means specifies the group combining a plurality of class IDs according to the data ID, and

wherein the processing means determines whether or not a data content ID to be stored in the data storage part is recordable referring to the set-up condition recorded in the data definition part based on the combination of plural class IDs of the plural grouped data.

81. The computer-readable medium storing data management program according to claim 80, wherein the set-up condition includes condition showing a data content ID capable of being recorded in the data storage part and processing code for checking whether or not the predetermined data content ID conforms to the data content ID capable of being recorded in the data storage part according to the condition.

82. The computer-readable medium storing data management program according to claim 81, wherein the set-up condition includes condition showing a data content corresponding to data content ID storable in the data storage part and a processing code for checking whether or not the predetermined data content has data content corresponding to the data content ID recordable in the data item.

83. The computer-readable medium storing data management program according to claim 82, wherein the predetermined data content is data acquired from the data definition part in accordance with data content ID to be recorded in the data storage part.

84. The computer-readable medium storing data management program according to claim 79, wherein the data processing means specifies a group composed of combining a plurality of class IDs in accordance with the data ID and implements processing for determining whether or not a data value to be recorded in the data storage part is recordable in accordance with the set-up condition of predetermined data stored in the group definition part.

85. The computer-readable medium storing data management program according to claim 84, wherein the set-up condition of predetermined data includes condition of a data value capable of being recorded in the data storage part and a processing code for checking whether or not the predetermined data value conforms to the data value capable of being recorded in the data storage part.

86. The computer-readable medium storing data management program according to claim 80, the data processing means specifies a group of the data having same data ID and acquires name of the group referring to correspondence between the name and the combination of class IDs defined in the group definition part based on the combination of class IDs of grouped data.

87. The computer-readable medium storing data management program according to claim 68, wherein the data storage part records a combination of a data item ID and a data item for each data-type in the data content to be recorded in the data storage part.

88. The computer-readable medium storing data management program according to claim 68, wherein the data recorded in the data storing part has attribute ID representing attribute of the data, and

wherein the correspondence definition part is provided for each class ID and attribute ID and the data definition part is provided for each class ID and data item.

89. The computer-readable medium storing data management program according to claim 68, wherein the data processing means comprises a condition set-up part for setting up numerals for using a calculation and calculation processing part executes predetermined calculation processing in accordance with set upped numerals and wherein the calculation processing part does not access the data definition part and the group definition part.

90. A data management method using a computer having a data storage part storing plural data each of which has at least a data ID for identifying each data, a class ID for identifying type of data and a data content ID for identifying data content, said data storage part having a data ID storing region for storing the data ID, a class ID storing region for storing the class ID and variable storing regions for storing data content IDs, said plural data having same format, a definition storing part having a processing program storing part for storing plural processing program which are identified by processing names and a combination data storing part for storing correspondences between data content IDs and data contents concerning data item to be used by the processing program, the definition storing part being provided for each class ID, the method comprising the steps of:

identifying the definition storing part corresponding to the class ID of the data which has a given data ID, and

processing the data stored in the data storing part,

wherein said data processing step comprises

acquiring the processing program from the program storing part of the identified definition storing part based on given processing name,

acquiring the correspondence between the data content IDs and the data contents, stored in the definition storing part, which corresponds to the acquired processing program, and

executing the acquired processing program using the data having the given data ID referring to the obtained correspondence.