Unique interface in service oriented architecture

• US 8,396,819 B2
• Filed: 09/21/2009
• Issued: 03/12/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation (Martin Marietta Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation (Martin Marietta Corporation)
• Inventors: Miller, Steven G., Wilborn, Lance W., Wood, Dennis
• Primary Examiner(s): CHEN, ALAN S
• Application Number:
  US12/563,778
• Publication Number:
  US 20100082519A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,268 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 706/47
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2149 Restricted operating environment
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services

Abstract

A service architected logistics solution generates a user interface to a computing system unique for a given user among a multiplicity of users. The interface includes a plurality of services and access to data sources automatically determined from the user'"'"'s identity. In various aspects, the technique includes not only the interface, but also a computer-implemented method, a program storage medium encoded with instruction that perform such a method when executed, and a computing apparatus programmed to perform such a method.

Claims

1. An interface between a data tier and a client tier of a computing system, comprising:

an interface software component; and

a set of services associated with a data source in the data tier, the services and data source being automatically determined at runtime for a user of the client tier by the interface component from the user'"'"'s identity;

wherein the interface software component includes;

a plurality of master data pages; and

an artificial intelligence, including;

a rules base; and

an inferencing engine capable operating on the rules base to perform the automatic determination.

2. The interface of claim 1, wherein the interface software component includes a plurality of lookup tables.

3. The interface of claim 1, wherein the interface comprises a service oriented architecture.

4. The interface of claim 1, wherein the user interacts through the plurality of master data pages.

5. A computer-implemented method for interfacing a data tier and a client tier of a computing system, comprising:

identifying the user of a client;

automatically determining from the user identity a data source and a set of services associated with the data source, including inferencing on a plurality of rules to determine the data source and services; and

associating the client with the automatically determined data source and services.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 5, wherein the automatic determination includes consulting a look-up table to determine the data source and services.

7. A computer-readable, program storage device encoded with instructions that, when executed by a processor, perform a method for interfacing a data tier and a client tier of a computing system, the method comprising:

identifying the user of a client;

automatically determining at runtime from the user identity a data source and a set of services associated with the data source, including inferencing on a plurality of rules to determine the data source and services; and

associating the client with the automatically determined data source and services.

8. The computer-readable, program storage device of claim 7, wherein the automatic determination includes consulting a look-up table to determine the data source and services.

9. A computing system, comprising:

a processor;

a bus system;

a storage, in which resides;

a client that may communicate over the bus system;

a plurality of data sources accessible over the bus system;

a plurality of services that may be invoked and operate over the bus system; and

an interface software component that, when invoked by the processor over the bus system, performs a method including;

identifying the user of a client;

automatically determining at runtime from the user identity a data source and a set of services associated with the data source; and

associating the client with the automatically determined data source and services;

wherein the interface software component includes;

a plurality of master data pages; and

an artificial intelligence, including;

a rules base; and

an inferencing engine capable operating on the rules base to perform the automatic determination.

10. The computing system of claim 9, wherein the interface software component includes:

an interface component; and

a set of services associated with a data source in the data tier, the services and data source being automatically determined for a user of the client tier by the interface component from the user'"'"'s identity.

11. The computing system of claim 9, wherein the interface software component further includes a plurality of lookup tables.

12. The computing system of claim 9, wherein the automatic determination includes consulting a look-up table to determine the data source and services.

13. A computing system, comprising:

a plurality of data sources;

a plurality of clients;

a plurality of services; and

an interface between the data sources and the clients capable of;

identifying the user of a client;

automatically determining at runtime from the user identity a data source and a set of services associated with the data source; and

associating the client with the automatically determined data source and services;

wherein the interface software component includes;

a plurality of master data pages; and

an artificial intelligence, including;

a rules base; and

an inferencing engine capable operating on the rules base to perform the automatic determination.

14. The computing system of claim 13, wherein the interface includes a set of services associated with a data source in the data tier, the services and data source being automatically determined for a user of the client tier by the interface component from the user'"'"'s identity.

15. The computing system of claim 13, wherein the interface further includes:

a plurality of master data pages; and

a plurality of lookup tables.

16. The computing system of claim 13, wherein the automatic determination includes consulting a look-up table to determine the data source and services.

17. An interface between a data tier and a client tier of a computing system, comprising:

an interface software component, wherein the interface software component includes;

a plurality of master data pages; and

a plurality of lookup tables; and

a set of services associated with a data source in the data tier, the services and data source being automatically determined at runtime for a user of the client tier by the interface component from the user'"'"'s identity.

18. The interface of claim 17, wherein the interface comprises a service oriented architecture.

19. The interface of claim 17, wherein the interface software component comprises a plurality of master data pages through which the user interacts.

20. An interface between a data tier and a client tier of a computing system, comprising:

an interface software component comprising a plurality of master data pages through which the user interacts; and

a set of services associated with a data source in the data tier, the services and data source being automatically determined at runtime for a user of the client tier by the interface component from the user'"'"'s identity.

21. The interface of claim 20, wherein the interface software component includes a plurality of lookup tables.

22. The interface of claim 20, wherein the interface comprises a service oriented architecture.

23. A computer-implemented method for interfacing a data tier and a client tier of a computing system, comprising:

identifying the user of a client;

automatically determining from the user identity a data source and a set of services associated with the data source, including consulting a look-up table to determine the data source and services; and

associating the client with the automatically determined data source and services.

24. A computer-readable, program storage device encoded with instructions that, when executed by a processor, perform a method for interfacing a data tier and a client tier of a computing system, the method comprising:

identifying the user of a client;

automatically determining at runtime from the user identity a data source and a set of services associated with the data source, including consulting a look-up table to determine the data source and services; and

associating the client with the automatically determined data source and services.

25. A computing system, comprising:

a processor;

a bus system;

a storage, in which resides;

a client that may communicate over the bus system;

a plurality of data sources accessible over the bus system;

a plurality of services that may be invoked and operate over the bus system; and

an interface software component including;

a plurality of master data pages; and

a plurality of lookup tables;

wherein the interface software component, upon invocation by the processor over the bus system, performs a method including;

identifying the user of a client;

automatically determining at runtime from the user identity a data source and a set of services associated with the data source; and

associating the client with the automatically determined data source and services.

26. The computing system of claim 25, wherein the interface software component includes:

an interface component; and

a set of services associated with a data source in the data tier, the services and data source being automatically determined for a user of the client tier by the interface component from the user'"'"'s identity.

27. The computing system of claim 25, wherein the automatic determination includes inferencing on a plurality of rules to determine the data source and services.

28. The computing system of claim 25, wherein the automatic determination includes consulting a look-up table to determine the data source and services.

29. A computing system, comprising:

a processor;

a bus system;

a storage, in which resides;

a client that may communicate over the bus system;

a plurality of data sources accessible over the bus system;

a plurality of services that may be invoked and operate over the bus system; and

an interface software component that, when invoked by the processor over the bus system, performs a method including;

identifying the user of a client;

automatically determining at runtime from the user identity a data source and a set of services associated with the data source, including inferencing on a plurality of rules to determine the data source and services; and

associating the client with the automatically determined data source and services.

30. The computing system of claim 29, wherein the interface software component includes:

an interface component; and

a set of services associated with a data source in the data tier, the services and data source being automatically determined for a user of the client tier by the interface component from the user'"'"'s identity.

31. The computing system of claim 29, wherein the interface software component further includes:

a plurality of master data pages; and

a plurality of lookup tables.

32. The computing system of claim 29, wherein the automatic determination includes consulting a look-up table to determine the data source and services.

33. A computing system, comprising:

a processor;

a bus system;

a storage, in which resides;

a client that may communicate over the bus system;

a plurality of data sources accessible over the bus system;

a plurality of services that may be invoked and operate over the bus system; and

an interface software component that, when invoked by the processor over the bus system, performs a method including;

identifying the user of a client;

automatically deter mining at runtime from the user identity a data source and a set of services associated with the data source, including consulting a look-up table to determine the data source and services; and

associating the client with the automatically determined data source and services.

34. The computing system of claim 33, wherein the interface software component includes:

an interface component; and

a set of services associated with a data source in the data tier, the services and data source being automatically determined for a user of the client tier by the interface component from the user'"'"'s identity.

35. The computing system of claim 33, wherein the interface software component further includes:

a plurality of master data pages; and

a plurality of lookup tables.

36. The computing system of claim 33, wherein the automatic determination includes inferencing on a plurality of rules to determine the data source and services.

37. A computing system, comprising:

a plurality of data sources;

a plurality of clients;

a plurality of services; and

an interface between the data sources and the clients including;

a plurality of master data pages; and

a plurality of lookup tables; and

capable of;

identifying the user of a client;

automatically determining at runtime from the user identity a data source and a set of services associated with the data source; and

associating the client with the automatically determined data source and services.

38. The computing system of claim 37, wherein the interface includes:

an interface component; and

a set of services associated with a data source in the data tier, the services and data source being automatically determined for a user of the client tier by the interface component from the user'"'"'s identity.

39. The computing system of claim 37, wherein the automatic determination includes inferencing on a plurality of rules to determine the data source and services.

40. The computing system of claim 37, wherein the automatic determination includes consulting a look-up table to determine the data source and services.

41. A computing system, comprising:

a plurality of data sources;

a plurality of clients;

a plurality of services; and

an interface between the data sources and the clients capable of;

identifying the user of a client;

automatically determining at runtime from the user identity a data source and a set of services associated with the data source, including inferencing on a plurality of rules to determine the data source and services; and

associating the client with the automatically determined data source and services.

42. The computing system of claim 41, wherein the interface includes:

an interface component; and

a set of services associated with a data source in the data tier, the services and data source being automatically determined for a user of the client tier by the interface component from the user'"'"'s identity.

43. The computing system of claim 41, wherein the interface further includes:

a plurality of master data pages; and

a plurality of lookup tables.

44. The computing system of claim 41, wherein the automatic determination includes consulting a look-up table to determine the data source and services.

45. A computing system, comprising:

a plurality of data sources;

a plurality of clients;

a plurality of services; and

an interface between the data sources and the clients capable of;

identifying the user of a client;

automatically determining at runtime from the user identity a data source and a set of services associated with the data source, including consulting a look-up table to determine the data source and services; and

associating the client with the automatically determined data source and services.

46. The computing system of claim 45, wherein the interface includes:

an interface component; and

a set of services associated with a data source in the data tier, the services and data source being automatically determined for a user of the client tier by the interface component from the user'"'"'s identity.

47. The computing system of claim 45, wherein the interface further includes:

a plurality of master data pages; and

a plurality of lookup tables.

48. The computing system of claim 45, wherein the automatic determination includes inferencing on a plurality of rules to determine the data source and services.