Message analysis tool

• US 6,907,434 B2
• Filed: 08/23/2002
• Issued: 06/14/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 08/23/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: The Boeing Co.
• Original Assignee: The Boeing Co.
• Inventors: Maleport, Joel J., Farr, Donald B., Bosenbecker, Raymond W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Rones, Charles
• Application Number:
  US10/226,534
• Publication Number:
  US 20040039743A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,026 Days
• Field of Search: 707/104.1, 707/10, 709/204, 709/206
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/258 Data format conversion from or to a database
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99945 Object-oriented database structure processing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99948 Application of database or data structure, e.g. distributed, multimedia, or image

Abstract

A digital message analysis tool for incorporating a digital message standard into a relational database. The tool includes a message standard automation module (MSAM), a message implementation module (MIM) in communication with the MSAM, and, a platform interoperability module (PIM), in communication with the MSAM. The MSAM includes a digital message standard. The MSAM automates the digital message standard into a relational database and provides a first graphic user interface (GUI) that allows a user to view the desired contents of the digital message standard and requirement interdependencies associated within the digital message standard. The MIM includes a second GUI. The MIM develops and provides a message implementation in accordance with the digital message standard. It utilizes the message implementation for providing a message implementation report. The PIM includes a third GUI. The PIM enters a platform digital message implementation for the digital message standard and conducts an interoperability analysis between multiple platform digital message implementations using the third GUI. The PIM also provides a digital message interoperability evaluation report of the evaluation. The MSAM, the MIM, and the PIM cooperate to provide an efficient access to the digital message standard, efficient development of a platform message implementation, and efficient evaluation of interoperability between multiple platforms/programs.

Claims

1. A digital message analysis tool for incorporating a digital message standard into a relational database, comprising:

a) a message standard automation module (MSAM), including a digital message standard, said MSAM for automating said digital message standard into a relational database and for providing a first graphic user interface (GUI) that allows a user to view the desired contents of said digital message standard and requirement interdependencies associated within said digital message standard;

b) a message implementation module (MIM), in communication with said MSAM, said MIM including a second GUI, said MIM for developing and providing a message implementation in accordance with said digital message standard, said MIM utilizing said message implementation for providing a message implementation report; and

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c) a platform interoperability module (PIM), in communication with said MSAM, said PIM including a third GUI, said PIM for entering a platform digital message implementation for said digital message standard and for conducting an interoperability analysis between multiple platform digital message implementations using said third GUI, said PIM also providing a digital message interoperability evaluation report of said evaluation,

wherein said MSAM, said MIM, and said PIM cooperate to provide an efficient access to said digital message standard, efficient development of a platform message implementation, and efficient evaluation of interoperability between multiple platforms/programs.

2. The digital message analysis tool of claim 1, wherein said digital message standard comprises a plurality of parsed sections that cross-reference said relational database.

3. The digital message analysis tool of claim 1, wherein said MSAM, comprises:

a) a digital message standard database access sub-module (DMSDAS) for allowing a user to view said desired contents of said digital message standard and requirement interdependencies associated within said digital message standard; and

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b) a platform database message implementation access sub-module (PDMIAS) for accessing a specific platform digital message implementation of said digital message standard on a message by message basis.

4. The digital message analysis tool of claim 1, wherein said MIM, comprises:

a) said second GUI providing the capability to select platform specific parameters associated with a desired usage of said digital message standard on a platform;

b) a platform function evaluation sub-module (PFES) for retrieving associated functions from said digital message standard that correlate with said selected platform specific parameters;

c) said second GUI providing the capability to select specific required platform functions that correlate to said desired usage;

d) a platform message development sub-module (PMDS) for determining corresponding required digital messages associated with said selected required platform functions and for presenting the results to the user as a minimum implementation,

 

said second GUI providing the capability to select additional digital messages or deselect digital messages from said minimum implementation to develop a final digital message implementation; and

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e) a final implementation sub-module (FIS) for retrieving digital message structures, word layouts, and data elements/fields corresponding to said final digital message implementation, as required in said digital message standard for the messages developed and presented in said results, thus providing said message implementation report.

5. The digital message analysis tool of claim 4, wherein said PIM, comprises:

a) a platform implementation sub-module (PIS) for accepting a specific platform digital message implementation for said digital message standard via (1) a modification of said message implementation report or (2) population of said message implementation report based on the current platform implementation, said PIS for parsing said specific platform digital message into sections corresponding to the said digital message standard, thus providing a parsed report;

b) a data validation sub-module (DVS) for validating the parameters contained in said parsed report against the requirements contained within said digital message standard, thus providing a set of validated parameters;

c) a platform database population sub-module (PDPS) for storing said set of validated parameters into a platform implementation database,

 

said third GUI for providing the capability to conduct a platform digital message implementation evaluation by either (1) selecting two specific platform digital message implementations contained within said platform implementation database or (2) selecting a developed said minimum implementation for a specific platform and the corresponding platform digital message implementation contained within said platform implementation database, thus providing a implementation comparison file,

 

said third GUI providing the capability to select the digital messages to be analyzed in said platform digital message implementation evaluation, thus providing a selected digital message file;

d) a platform implementation database sub-module (PIDS) for retrieving the corresponding information for the platforms identified in said implementation comparison file and digital messages identified in said selected digital message file contained in said platform implementation database, thus providing a information comparison file; and

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e) an implementation evaluation sub-module (IES) to conduct said digital message implementation evaluation on the information contained in said information comparison file, thus providing said digital message interoperability evaluation report.

6. The digital message analysis tool of claim 1, wherein said digital message standard comprises Military Standard 6016 and its revisions.

7. A digital message analysis tool for incorporating a digital message standard into a relational database, comprising:

a) a message standard automation module (MSAM), including a digital message standard, said MSAM for automating said digital message standard into a relational database and for providing a first graphic user interface (GUI) that allows a user to view the desired contents of said digital message standard and requirement interdependencies associated within said digital message standard, said MSAM comprising;

i) a digital message standard database access sub-module (DMSDAS) for allowing a user to view said desired contents of said digital message standard and requirement interdependencies associated within said digital message standard; and

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ii) a platform database message implementation access sub-module (PDMIAS) for accessing a specific platform digital message implementation of said digital message standard on a message by message basis;

b) a message implementation module (MIM), in communication with said MSAM, said MIM including a second GUI, said MIM for developing and providing a message implementation in accordance with said digital message standard, said MIM utilizing said message implementation for providing a message implementation report, said MIM comprising;

i) said second GUI providing the capability to select platform specific parameters associated with a desired usage of said digital message standard on a platform;

ii) a platform function evaluation sub-module (PFES) for retrieving associated functions from said digital message standard that correlate with said selected platform specific parameters;

iii) said second GUI providing the capability to select specific required platform functions that correlate to said desired usage;

iv) a platform message development sub-module (PMDS) for determining corresponding required digital messages associated with said selected required platform functions and for presenting the results to the user as a minimum implementation,

 

said second GUI providing the capability to select additional digital messages or deselect digital messages from said minimum implementation to develop a final digital message implementation; and

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v) a final implementation sub-module (FIS) for retrieving digital message structures, word layouts, and data elements/fields corresponding to said final digital message implementation, as required in said digital message standard for the messages developed and presented in said results, thus providing said message implementation report; and

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c) a platform interoperability module (PIM), in communication with said MSAM, said PIM including a third GUI, said PIM for entering a platform digital message implementation for said digital message standard and for conducting an interoperability analysis between multiple platform digital message implementations using said third GUI, said PIM also providing a digital message interoperability evaluation report of said evaluation,

wherein said MSAM, said MIM, and said PIM cooperate to provide an efficient access to said digital message standard, efficient development of a platform message implementation, and efficient evaluation of interoperability between multiple platforms/programs.

8. The digital message analysis tool of claim 7, wherein said digital message standard comprises a plurality of parsed sections that cross-reference said relational database.

9. The digital message analysis tool of claim 7, wherein said PIM, comprises:

a) a platform implementation sub-module (PIS) for accepting a specific platform digital message implementation for said digital message standard via (1) a modification of said message implementation report or (2) population of said message implementation report based on the current platform implementation, said PIS for parsing said specific platform digital message into sections corresponding to the said digital message standard, thus providing a parsed report;

b) a data validation sub-module (DVS) for validating the parameters contained in said parsed report against the requirements contained within said digital message standard, thus providing a set of validated parameters;

c) a platform database population sub-module (PDPS) for storing said set of validated parameters into a platform implementation database,

 

said third GUI for providing the capability to conduct a platform digital message implementation evaluation by either (1) selecting two specific platform digital message implementations contained within said platform implementation database or (2) selecting a developed said minimum implementation for a specific platform and the corresponding platform digital message implementation contained within said platform implementation database, thus providing a implementation comparison file,

 

said third GUI providing the capability to select the digital messages to be analyzed in said platform digital message implementation evaluation, thus providing a selected digital message file;

d) a platform implementation database sub-module (PIDS) for retrieving the corresponding information for the platforms identified in said implementation comparison file and digital messages identified in said selected digital message file contained in said platform implementation database, thus providing a information comparison file; and

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e) an implementation evaluation sub-module (IES) to conduct said digital message implementation evaluation on the information contained in said information comparison file, thus providing said digital message interoperability evaluation report.

10. The digital message analysis tool of claim 7, wherein said digital message standard comprises Military Standard 6016 and its revisions.

11. A digital message analysis tool for incorporating a digital message standard into a relational database, comprising:

a) a message standard automation module (MSAM), including a digital message standard, said MSAM for automating said digital message standard into a relational database and for providing a first graphic user interface (GUI) that allows a user to view the desired contents of said digital message standard and requirement interdependencies associated within said digital message standard, said MSAM comprising;

i) a digital message standard database access sub-module (DMSDAS) for allowing a user to view said desired contents of said digital message standard and requirement interdependencies associated within said digital message standard; and

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ii) a platform database message implementation access sub-module (PDMIAS) for accessing a specific platform digital message implementation of said digital message standard on a message by message basis;

b) a message implementation module (MIM), in communication with said MSAM, said MIM including a second GUI, said MIM for developing and providing a message implementation in accordance with said digital message standard, said MIM utilizing said message implementation for providing a message implementation report; and

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c) platform interoperability module (PIM), in communication with said MSAM, said PIM including a third GUI, said PIM for entering a platform digital message implementation for said digital message standard and for conducting an interoperability analysis between multiple platform digital message implementations using said third GUI, said PIM also providing a digital message interoperability evaluation report of said evaluation, said PIM comprising;

i) a platform implementation sub-module (PIS) for accepting a specific platform digital message implementation for said digital message standard via (1) a modification of said message implementation report or (2) population of said message implementation report based on the current platform implementation, said PIS for parsing said specific platform digital message into sections corresponding to the said digital message standard, thus providing a parsed report;

ii) a data validation sub-module (DVS) for validating the parameters contained in said parsed report against the requirements contained within said digital message standard, thus providing a set of validated parameters;

iii) platform database population sub-module (PDPS) for storing said set of validated parameters into a platform implementation database,

 

said third GUI for providing the capability to conduct a platform digital message implementation evaluation by either (1) selecting two specific platform digital message implementations contained within said platform implementation database or (2) selecting a developed said minimum implementation for a specific platform and the corresponding platform digital message implementation contained within said platform implementation database, thus providing a implementation comparison file,

 

said third GUI providing the capability to select the digital messages to be analyzed in said platform digital message implementation evaluation, thus providing a selected digital message file;

iv) a platform implementation database sub-module (PIDS) for retrieving the corresponding information for the platforms identified in said implementation comparison file and digital messages identified in said selected digital message file contained in said platform implementation database, thus providing a information comparison file; and

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v) an implementation evaluation sub-module (IES) to conduct said digital message implementation evaluation on the information contained in said information comparison file, thus providing said digital message interoperability evaluation report,

wherein said MSAM, said MIM, and said PIM cooperate to provide an efficient access to said digital message standard, efficient development of a platform message implementation, and efficient evaluation of interoperability between multiple platforms/programs.

12. The digital message analysis tool of claim 11, wherein said digital message standard comprises a plurality of parsed sections that cross-reference said relational database.

13. The digital message analysis tool of claim 11, wherein said MIM, comprises:

a) said second GUI providing the capability to select platform specific parameters associated with a desired usage of said digital message standard on a platform;

b) a platform function evaluation sub-module (PFES) for retrieving associated functions from said digital message standard that correlate with said selected platform specific parameters;

c) said second GUI providing the capability to select specific required platform functions that correlate to said desired usage;

d) a platform message development sub-module (PMDS) for determining corresponding required digital messages associated with said selected required platform functions and for presenting the results to the user as a minimum implementation,

said second GUI providing the capability to select additional digital messages or deselect digital messages from said minimum implementation to develop a final digital message implementation; and

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f) a final implementation sub-module (FIS) for retrieving digital message structures, word layouts, and data elements/fields corresponding to said final digital message implementation, as required in said digital message standard for the messages developed and presented in said results, thus providing said message implementation report.

14. The digital message analysis tool of claim 11, wherein said digital message standard comprises Military Standard 6016 and its revisions.