Data stream converter
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for converting a received data stream from XML (Extensible Markup Language) format to an electronic data interchange (EDI) format, the EDI format being based on hierarchies, the method being executed by one or more processors, comprising:
- by a first computer system, receiving a data stream in XML format, the data stream including a transaction type identifier;
by the first computer system, accessing a first translation tool corresponding to the transaction type identifier, and, using the accessed first translation tool, translating the received data stream to an intermediate data format having a plurality of tags, the tags incorporating sequence data, including one or more tags incorporating group delimiters and one or more tags incorporating transaction group identifiers;
by the first computer system, accessing a second translation tool corresponding to the transaction type identifier, and translating the data stream in the intermediate data format to the EDI format based on hierarchies, employing the sequence data to format the data in the EDI format based on hierarchies, the formatting of the data stream in the EDI format based on hierarchies including arranging of alphanumeric data elements independent of font, and designation of delimiter data groups and transaction data groups arranged between the delimiter data groups using the one or more of the group delimiters and transaction group identifiers; and
by the first computer system, providing the data stream in the EDI format based on hierarchies for output to a computing device.
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Abstract
A method and system for converting XML files to and from files in a data format based on hierarchies in real-time. A method for converting from XML to the data format based on hierarchies includes: applying a stylesheet to at least one XML file thereby generating at least one data record in an intermediate format and including information included in the at least one XML file; and, translating the at least one record in the intermediate format to the data format based on hierarchies. A method for converting from a data format based on hierarchies to XML includes: translating at least one record including information stored in the file format based on hierarchies to an intermediate format; and, applying a stylesheet to the at least one record in the intermediate format thereby generating at least one XML file being indicative of the information and suitable for transmission.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for converting a received data stream from XML (Extensible Markup Language) format to an electronic data interchange (EDI) format, the EDI format being based on hierarchies, the method being executed by one or more processors, comprising:
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by a first computer system, receiving a data stream in XML format, the data stream including a transaction type identifier; by the first computer system, accessing a first translation tool corresponding to the transaction type identifier, and, using the accessed first translation tool, translating the received data stream to an intermediate data format having a plurality of tags, the tags incorporating sequence data, including one or more tags incorporating group delimiters and one or more tags incorporating transaction group identifiers; by the first computer system, accessing a second translation tool corresponding to the transaction type identifier, and translating the data stream in the intermediate data format to the EDI format based on hierarchies, employing the sequence data to format the data in the EDI format based on hierarchies, the formatting of the data stream in the EDI format based on hierarchies including arranging of alphanumeric data elements independent of font, and designation of delimiter data groups and transaction data groups arranged between the delimiter data groups using the one or more of the group delimiters and transaction group identifiers; and by the first computer system, providing the data stream in the EDI format based on hierarchies for output to a computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer interface system for converting a data stream from XML (Extensible Markup Language) format to an EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) format based on hierarchies, comprising:
a first computer system connected to a computer network and configured for bi-directional communication of data over the computer network, the first computer system comprising one or more processors and configured to; receive a data stream including a transaction type identifier in XML format; access a first translation tool corresponding to the transaction type identifier, and, using the accessed first translation tool, translate the received data stream to an intermediate data format having a plurality of tags, the tags incorporating sequence data, including one or more tags incorporating group delimiters and one or more tags incorporating transaction group identifiers; translate, using a second translation tool, the data stream from the intermediate data format to the EDI format based on hierarchies, employing the sequence data to format the data in the EDI format based on hierarchies, the formatting of the data in the EDI format based on hierarchies including arrangement of alphanumeric data elements independent of font and designation of delimiter data groups and transaction data groups arranged between the delimiter data groups using the one or more of the group delimiters and transaction group identifiers; and provide the data in the EDI format for output to a further computing device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer-implemented method for converting data formatted based on hierarchies to XML (Extensible Markup Language) format data, the method being executed by one or more processors, comprising:
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by a first computer system, receiving a data stream in an EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) format based on hierarchies, the data stream including a transaction type identifier, delimiter data groups and transaction data groups arranged between the delimiter data groups; by the first computer system, accessing a translation tool, and using the accessed translation tool to translate the data stream to an intermediate data format having tags incorporating transaction type identifier data, sequence data and delimiter data group data, wherein the sequence data of at least one of the tags incorporating sequence data comprises data group name and length data; by the first computer system, accessing a second translation tool, corresponding to the transaction type identifier, and, using the second translation tool, converting the received data in the intermediate data format having tags to XML format, employing the data group name and length data of the sequence data to format the data in XML format, the formatting of the data in XML format including tags and arrangements of alphanumeric data elements independent of font; and providing, by the first computer system, the XML formatted data as an output. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer system for converting a data stream in an EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) format based on hierarchies to XML (Extensible Markup Language) format data, comprising:
a first computer system connected to a computer network and configured for bi-directional communication of data over the computer network, the first computer system comprising one or more processors and configured to; receive a data stream in EDI format including a transaction type identifier, delimiter data groups and transaction data groups arranged between the delimiter data groups; access a first translation tool, and, using the first translation tool, translate the received data stream to an intermediate data format having tags incorporating the transaction type identifier, sequence data and delimiter data group data, wherein the sequence data of at least one of the tags incorporating sequence data comprises data group name and length data; access a second translation tool corresponding to the transaction type identifier; translate, using the second translation tool, the received data in the intermediate data format having tags to XML format, using the data group name and length data of the sequence data to format the data in XML format; and provide the XML format data as an output to a device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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