Method and system for facilitating the integration of a plurality of dissimilar systems

• US 20160218921A1
• Filed: 01/22/2015
• Published: 07/28/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/02/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Irving S. Rappaport
• Original Assignee: Irving S. Rappaport
• Inventors: Christensen, Mitchell T., Sojka, Danny R.
• Granted Patent: US 9,912,722 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/022 Multivendor or multi-standard integration
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0266 using meta-data, objects or commands for formatting management information, e.g. using eXtensible markup language [XML]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0273 using web services for network management, e.g. simple object access protocol [SOAP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0823 using certificates cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving certificates H04L9/3263
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]

Abstract

The present invention is related to a method and system for facilitating the integration of a plurality of dissimilar systems by allowing networks of integration framework installations and/or other compatible B2B servers to inter-operate across corporate enterprise boundaries to integrate the disparate systems operating within each corporate enterprise.

Claims

1. A distributed computer system for customization of process logic in an integrated system having multiple nodes, including dissimilar host computer systems each having an API and using different communications and data protocols, each node being independent of other, nodes in said system, said system capable of handling standard markup language data, including XML documents, from different communication protocols regardless of the underlying protocol, comprising:

at least two host computer systems, each host computer system having process logic, said process logic capable of integrating disparate systems having different communication protocols, wherein applications being integrated in said distributed computer system do not require additional code;

whereby, each individual unit of process logic is a service, multiple services are grouped together to form an agent, and each said incoming standard markup language data is processed by each host computer system as a document object model (DOM);

an interpreted, non-web-based scripting language not requiring compiling in said process logic nodes said non-web-based scripting language allowing for remote administration and customization of said process logic nodes whereby extensions to said scripting language are used to create, manipulate, and modify XML documents through rules-based, simple declarative extensions of said scripting language in the form of a custom language binding to XML document syntax to facilitate manipulating an XML payload in a manner that is native to said process logic nodes'"'"' implementation of said scripting language;

business logic for mapping said declarative extensions of said scripting language between said dissimilar host systems;

translation logic connected to said business logic for translating data formats and correlating events between said dissimilar host systems using said non-web-based scripting language for manipulation of the data formats; and

a host adapter in which said host system API is in code accessible to said non-web-based scripting language utilized by said host computers.

2. A system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said scripting language is ECMAScript-262.

3. A system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said process logic is business logic.

4. A system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said communication protocols include TCP/IP, HTTP, SMTP, FTP, MOM, POP3, IMAP, SOAP and other known communication protocols.

5. A system as set forth in claim 3 wherein said business logic allows connection between agents using a variety of data formats and communications protocols, so that the system is communication protocol and data format agnostic.

6. A system as set forth in claim 5 wherein said agent management services allow at least one of installation and removal of agents.

7. A system as set forth in claim 1 wherein said host system supports at least one of browser based applications using a standards track internet protocol and mail client applications using a mail transfer protocol to communicate with said host computer systems.

8. A system as set forth in claim 7 wherein said host computer systems are capable of sending and receiving object activation requests and messages utilizing an email retrieval protocol.

9. A system as set forth in claim 1 further including correlation logic for correlating events between one or more host computer systems.

10. A system as set forth in claim 1 further including integration logic for providing at least one non-application-specific service and integrating any application between one or more host computer systems, whereby said system allows remote administration without being on-site at a host system location.

11. The system of claim 7 wherein said standards track internet protocol is HTTP, said mail transfer protocol is SMTP, and said email retrieval protocol is at least one of POP3 and IMAP servers.

12. The system of claim 1 wherein said one or more host computer systems comprise at least two integration services.

13. The system of claim 1 wherein said host systems are capable of sending and receiving object activation requests and messages using POP 3 and IMAP servers.

14. The system of claim 1 wherein non-application-specific services are supported.

15. The system of claim 1 wherein said administration uses identification.

16. The system of claim 1 wherein each said incoming standard markup language data document, regardless of the data format, is processed by each host computer system as a document object model (DOM).

17. The system of claim 1 wherein said one or more host computer systems APIs are in code accessible to said non-web-based scripting language.

18. A distributed computer system for customization of process logic in an integrated system having multiple nodes, including dissimilar host computer systems, each said host computer system having an API and using different communications protocols, each node being independent of other nodes in said system, said distributed computer system capable of handling standard markup language data, including XML documents, from different communication protocols regardless of the underlying protocol, comprising:

at least two host computer systems using payload processors, each host computer system having business logic capable of integrating disparate computer systems regardless of the underlying communication protocol of each host computer system and capable of handling standard markup language data from different data formats;

said payload processors'"'"' business logic are tied to predefined elements within said incoming standard markup language data document and processed by said host computers using an event based model;

an ECMAScripting language in which said business logic nodes in said host computers operate, whereby extensions to said ECMAScripting language are used to create, manipulate, and modify XML documents through rules-based, simple declarative extensions of said scripting language in the form of a custom language binding to XML document syntax to facilitate manipulating an XML payload in a manner that is native to said business logic nodes'"'"' implementation of said scripting language;

said business logic capable of mapping said declarative extensions of said ECMAScripting language between said dissimilar host systems;

translation logic coupled to said business logic for translating data formats and correlating events between said dissimilar host systems using said ECMAScripting language for manipulation of the data formats; and

said ECMAScripting language allowing for remote administration and customization of said business logic nodes in said host computers, said host system API is in code accessible to said ECMAScripting language utilized by said host computers.