Identification of redundancies and omissions among components of a web based architecture

• US 6,536,037 B1
• Filed: 05/27/1999
• Issued: 03/18/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 05/27/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited (Accenture PLC)
• Original Assignee: Accenture LLP (Accenture PLC)
• Inventors: Guheen, Michael F, Barrese, James J., Mitchell, James D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Khatri, Anil
• Application Number:
  US09/321,952
• Time in Patent Office: 1,391 Days
• Field of Search: 717/1, 717/11, 717/106, 717/114, 717/134, 717/135, 717/150, 705/21, 705/26, 705/25, 705/24, 705/27, 707/204, 707/205, 703/1, 703/2, 703/22, 709/231, 709/232, 709/213
• US Class Current: 717/151
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/71 Version control security arrangements therefor G06F21/57; Configuration management

Abstract

A system, method and article of manufacture are provided for conveying redundancies and omissions among components of a network framework such as a web architecture framework. First, an area of an existing network framework is determined in which redundancies and omissions exist. Next, a pictorial representation of the existing network framework is presented along with a plurality of its components. The foregoing redundancies and the omissions are then highlighted by indicia coding the components of the existing network that reside in the area. As such, a diagnostic analysis of redundant efforts and gaps in a current implementation of the existing network framework is effectively conveyed.

Claims

1. A method for conveying redundancies and omissions among components of a network framework comprising the steps of:

(a) determining at least one area of an existing network framework in which redundancies and omissions exist;

(b) presenting a pictorial representation of the existing network framework and a plurality of components thereof; and

(c) highlighting the redundancies and the omissions by indicia coding the components of the existing network framework that reside in the at least one area.

2. A method for conveying redundancies and omissions among components of a network framework as recited in claim 1, wherein the redundancies and the omissions include redundancies and omissions of business efforts among the components of the existing network framework.

3. A method for conveying redundancies and omissions among components of a network framework as recited in claim 1, wherein the redundancies and the omissions indicate redundancies and omissions in the implementation of technology using the components of the existing network framework.

4. A method for conveying redundancies and omissions among components of a network framework as recited in claim 1, wherein the omissions are indicated by a lack of indicia coding.

5. A method for conveying redundancies and omissions among components of a network framework as recited in claim 1, wherein the components of the existing network framework are selected from the group of components including security services, network services, web services, client services, integration capabilities, data services, directory services, management services, operation services, and developer services.

6. A method for conveying redundancies and omissions among components of a network framework as recited in claim 1, wherein the components of the existing network framework are selected from the group of components including commerce-related services, content-related services, administration-related services, customer-related services, and education-related services.

7. A method for conveying redundancies and omissions among components of a network framework as recited in claim 1, wherein the indicia coding is selected from the group of indicia coding including texture coding, color coding, and shading coding.

8. A method for conveying redundancies and omissions among components of a network framework as recited in claim 1, wherein the existing network framework is a web architecture framework.

9. A method for conveying redundancies and omissions among components of a network framework as recited in claim 1, wherein a legend is presented which defines the indicia coding with respect to the redundancies and the omissions.

10. A computer program embodied on a computer readable medium for conveying redundancies and omissions among components of a network framework, the computer program comprising:

(a) a code segment that determines at least one area of an existing network framework in which redundancies and omissions exist;

(b) a code segment that presents a pictorial representation of the existing network framework and a plurality of components thereof; and

(c) a code segment that highlights the redundancies and the omissions by indicia coding the components of the existing network framework that reside in the at least one area.

11. A computer program for conveying redundancies and omissions among components of a network framework as recited in claim 10, wherein the redundancies and the omissions include redundancies and omissions of business efforts among the components of the existing network framework.

12. A computer program for conveying redundancies and omissions among components of a network framework as recited in claim 10, wherein the redundancies and the omissions indicate redundancies and omissions in the implementation of technology using the components of the existing network framework.

13. A computer program for conveying redundancies and omissions among components of a network framework as recited in claim 10, wherein the omissions are indicated by a lack of indicia coding.

14. A computer program for conveying redundancies and omissions among components of a network framework as recited in claim 10, wherein the components of the existing network framework are selected from the group of components including security services, network services, web services, client services, integration capabilities, data services, directory services, management services, operation services, and developer services.

15. A computer program for conveying redundancies and omissions among components of a network framework as recited in claim 10, wherein the components of the existing network framework are selected from the group of components including commerce-related services, content-related services, administration-related services, customer-related services, and education-related services.

16. A computer program for conveying redundancies and omissions among components of a network framework as recited in claim 10, wherein the indicia coding is selected from the group of indicia coding including texture coding, color coding, and shading coding.

17. A computer program for conveying redundancies and omissions among components of a network framework as recited in claim 10, wherein the existing network framework is a web architecture framework.

18. A computer program for conveying redundancies and omissions among components of a network framework as recited in claim 10, wherein a legend is presented which defines the indicia coding with respect to the redundancies and the omissions.

19. A system for conveying redundancies and omissions among components of a network framework comprising:

(a) logic for determining at least one area of an existing network framework in which redundancies and omissions exist;

(b) logic for presenting a pictorial representation of the existing network framework and a plurality of components thereof; and

(c) logic for highlighting the redundancies and the omissions by indicia coding the components of the existing network that reside in the at least one area.