Computer Implemented System and Method for Integrating and Presenting Heterogeneous Information

• US 20170039255A1
• Filed: 11/06/2015
• Published: 02/09/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 08/03/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: TATA Consultancy Services Limited (Tata Sons Pvt Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: TATA Consultancy Services Limited (Tata Sons Pvt Ltd.)
• Inventors: Raj, Bhanu, Kannan, Sivashanmugam, Devarajan, Mahadevan, Subramanian, Sandhyalakshmi
• Granted Patent: US 10,726,031 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2365 Ensuring data consistency and integrity
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/248 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/04 Manufacturing
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 90/30 Computing systems specially adapted for manufacturing

Abstract

A computer implemented system and method for integrating and presenting heterogeneous information is envisaged. The system slices and dices information and enables the information to be depicted in the form of dashboards and reports by tying data points on different sources into an integrated solution, and also enables a user to select the information that he/she wants to view, thereby enabling real-time visibility, quick decision making and planning The system allows easy interaction between teams to access and understand complex information quickly. The system of the present disclosure can integrate data spread across multiple domains, horizontals and verticals, and display the required result in a desired format. The system also has ability to restrict dashboards and reports to certain groups of users by means of profiling based on roles in the organization.

Claims

1. A computer implemented system for integrating and presenting heterogeneous information, said system comprising:

a first repository configured to store a set of rules;

a processor configured to cooperate with the first repository to receive the set of rules and generate a set of commands based on said rules;

an intransient repository configured to store historical data being defined as data prior to a pre-determined time;

a crawler and extractor configured to cooperate with the processor and further configured to periodically crawl through a plurality of pre-determined information sources to selectively extract time-sensitive information corresponding to a continuously forward moving set time interval based on commands from the processor;

a converter validator configured to cooperate with the processor and the crawler and extractor to receive commands and the extracted time-sensitive information corresponding to a specific time interval, and further configured to process and validate the extracted information to obtain validated data;

a transient repository configured to cooperate with the processor and the converter validator to receive the validated data corresponding to a specific interval;

a dashboard creator configured to cooperate with the processor and the transient repository, and further configured to receive the validated data to populate at least one dashboard;

a flush configured to cooperate with the processor and the transient repository to selectively clear the transient repository periodically after the expiry of the pre-selected time interval and transfer the cleared data to the intransient repository;

a report creator adapted to cooperate with the processor and the intransient repository, and configured to process the stored historical data to generate pre-determined reports; and

a display configured to cooperate with the dashboard and the report creator to display user-determined dashboards and the generated reports.

2. The system as claimed in claim 1, which comprises a real-time clock cooperating with the processor, the crawler and extractor, the converter validator and the flush for assisting in setting the time interval and shifting the time interval continuously forward.

3. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said dashboard is configured to be populated with validated data only in respect of a current time interval, and the system includes a refresher adapted to continuously erase data corresponding to the previous time interval and refresh the populated content with the validated data corresponding to the current time interval.

4. The system as claimed in claim 1, which includes a role-based authenticator configured to authenticate users in accordance with their roles and provide role-based access to the dashboards and reports.

5. The system as claimed in claim 1, which includes a first driller configured to be operated by a user to drill the dashboard and populate it with time series drill or data series drill or both with an in-built recursive feature to provide multiple insights at every level.

6. The system as claimed in claim 1, which includes a second driller configured to be operated by a user to manipulate the report creator to generate a time series drill or a data series drill or both with an in-built recursive feature to provide multiple insights at every level.

7. The system as claimed in claim 1, which includes a first comparator configured to compare the data populated in a dashboard corresponding to a current time interval with data stored in the intransient repository corresponding to a previous time interval and generate comparative analytics.

8. The system as claimed in claim 1, which includes a second comparator configured to compare information in one time series on the dashboard with a pre-determined number of previous time series and provide an alert to a user in an event of a significant change.

9. A computer implemented method for integrating and presenting heterogeneous information, said method comprising the following:

storing a set of rules and generating a set of commands based on said rules;

storing historical data being defined as data prior to a pre-determined time in an intransient repository;

crawling periodically through a plurality of pre-determined information sources to selectively extract time-sensitive information corresponding to a continuously forward moving set time interval based on the set of commands;

processing and validating the extracted information to obtain validated data;

receiving the validated data corresponding to a specific interval in a transient repository;

populating at least one dashboard based on the received validated data;

selectively clearing the transient repository periodically after the expiry of the pre-selected time interval and transferring the cleared data to the intransient repository;

processing the stored historical data for generating pre-determined reports; and

displaying user-determined dashboards and the generated reports.

10. The method as claimed in claim 9, which includes assisting in setting the time interval and shifting the time interval continuously forward.

11. The method as claimed in claim 9, which includes populating the dashboard with validated data only in respect of a current time interval, continuously erasing data corresponding to the previous time interval and refreshing the populated content with the validated data corresponding to the current time interval.

12. The method as claimed in claim 9, which includes authenticating users in accordance with their roles and providing role-based access to the dashboards and reports.

13. The method as claimed in claim 9, which includes drilling by a user, the dashboard and populating it with time series drill or data series drill or both with an in-built recursive feature to provide multiple insights at every level.

14. The method as claimed in claim 9, which includes manipulating by a user, for generating a time series drill or a data series drill or both with an in-built recursive feature to provide multiple insights at every level.

15. The method as claimed in claim 9, which includes comparing the data populated in a dashboard corresponding to a current time interval with data stored in the intransient repository corresponding to a previous time interval and generating comparative analytics.

16. The method as claimed in claim 9, which includes comparing information in one time series on the dashboard with a pre-determined number of previous time series and providing an alert to a user in an event of a significant change.