METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR USING AN INTERMEDIATION FUNCTION

• US 20160050100A1
• Filed: 08/15/2014
• Published: 02/18/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/15/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Deloitte It Inc.
• Original Assignee: CleverAnt Inc.
• Inventors: HOUDE, Andre
• Granted Patent: US 9,875,290 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/258 Data format conversion from or to a database
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/972 Access to data in other repository systems, e.g. legacy data or dynamic Web page generation

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to methods and systems for generating an intermediation function and performing the intermediation function. The first method selects at least one command among a plurality of pre-defined commands stored at a configuration server, configures parameters of the at least one command, processes the at least one command to generate the intermediation function, transmits the intermediation function and the parameters to an intermediation platform, and stores the intermediation function and the parameters at the intermediation platform. The second method receives the intermediation function and parameters from the configuration server, stores the received intermediation function and the parameters at the intermediation platform, receives data from a user based on the parameters, processes the user data with the intermediation function based on the parameters, and transmits information generated by the processing of the user data to a database server.

Claims

1. A method for generating an intermediation function, the method comprising:

selecting at least one command among a plurality of pre-defined commands stored at a configuration server;

executing instructions by a processing unit of the configuration server for configuring parameters of the at least one command;

executing instructions by the processing unit of the configuration server for processing the at least one command to generate the intermediation function;

transmitting the intermediation function and the parameters to an intermediation platform; and

storing the intermediation function and the parameters at the intermediation platform.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein configuring parameters of the at least one command comprises defining a graphical user interface (GUI) of the at least one command.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein a specific GUI is defined for a specific type of user.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein configuring parameters of the at least one command comprises allocating a pre-defined value to a data used by the at least one command.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein a specific pre-defined value is allocated for a specific type of user.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the intermediation function comprises converting user data from a first format to a second format compatible with a particular database.

7. A method for performing an intermediation function, the method comprising:

receiving the intermediation function and parameters from a configuration server;

storing the intermediation function and the parameters at an intermediation platform;

receiving data from a user based on the parameters;

executing instructions by a processing unit of the intermediation platform for processing the user data with the intermediation function based on the parameters; and

transmitting information generated by the processing of the user data to a database server.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the intermediation function comprises a plurality of pre-defined commands for processing the user data.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the parameters comprise a definition of a graphical user interface (GUI) and receiving data from a user based on the parameters comprises receiving data via the defined GUI.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein a specific GUI is used for a specific type of user.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the parameters comprise a pre-defined value of a data used by a particular command among the plurality of pre-defined commands and processing the user data with the intermediation function based on the parameters comprises processing the user data and the pre-defined value by the particular command.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein a specific pre-defined value is used for a specific type of user.

13. The method of claim 7, wherein processing the user data with the intermediation function comprises converting the user data from a first format to a second format compatible with a database hosted by the database server.

14. The method of claim 7, wherein processing the user data with the intermediation function comprises verifying a validity of the user data.

15. The method of claim 7, wherein processing the user data with the intermediation function comprises testing the user data.

16. An intermediation platform, the platform comprising:

an input unit for;

receiving an intermediation function and parameters from a configuration server;

receiving data from a user based on the parameters;

memory for;

storing the intermediation function and the parameters;

a processing unit for;

storing the received intermediation function and parameters in the memory;

executing instructions for processing the user data with the intermediation function based on the parameters; and

transmitting information generated by the processing of the user data to a database server.

17. The intermediation platform of claim 16, wherein the intermediation function comprises a plurality of pre-defined commands for processing the user data.

18. The intermediation platform of claim 16, wherein the parameters comprise a definition of a graphical user interface (GUI) and receiving data from a user based on the parameters comprises receiving data via the defined GUI.

19. The intermediation platform of claim 17, wherein the parameters comprise a pre-defined value of a data used by a particular command among the plurality of pre-defined commands and processing the user data with the intermediation function based on the parameters comprises processing the user data and the pre-defined value by the particular command.

20. A computer program product deliverable via an electronically-readable media such as storage media and communication links, the computer program product comprising instructions which when executed by a processing unit of a computing device provide for performing an intermediation function by:

receiving the intermediation function and parameters from a configuration server;

storing the intermediation function and the parameters at an intermediation platform;

receiving data from a user based on the parameters;

executing instructions by a processing unit of the intermediation platform for processing the user data with the intermediation function based on the parameters; and

transmitting information generated by the processing of the user data to a database server.