Method and system for facilitating the integration of a plurality of dissimilar systems

• US 9,912,722 B2
• Filed: 01/22/2015
• Issued: 03/06/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/02/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Irving S. Rappaport
• Original Assignee: Irving S. Rappaport
• Inventors: Christensen, Mitchell T., Sojka, Danny R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Fan, Hua
• Assistant Examiner(s): Barker, Todd L
• Application Number:
  US14/544,556
• Publication Number:
  US 20160218921A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,139 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/022 Multivendor or multi-standard integration
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0266 using meta-data, objects or commands for formatting management information, e.g. using eXtensible markup language [XML]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0273 using web services for network management, e.g. simple object access protocol [SOAP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0823 using certificates cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving certificates H04L9/3263
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]

Abstract

The present invention is related to a method and system for facilitating the integration of a plurality of dissimilar systems by allowing networks of integration framework installations and/or other compatible B2B servers to inter-operate across corporate enterprise boundaries to integrate the disparate systems operating within each corporate enterprise.

Claims

1. A distributed computer system for customization of process logic in an integrated system having multiple nodes, including dissimilar host computer systems for communicating and exchanging information with one another, each system having an Application Programming Interface (API) and using different communications protocols and data formats, each node being independent of other nodes in said system, said system capable of handling standard markup language data, including XML documents, from different communication protocols regardless of the underlying protocol, comprising:

at least two host computer systems remotely located from each other and connected via a network comprising at least one of a wide area network (WAN), local area network (LAN), extranet, or the internet,

each host computer system having process logic, said process logic capable of integrating disparate systems having different said communication protocols and said data formats, wherein applications being integrated in said distributed computer system do not require additional code; and

each said host computer system processes incoming standard markup language data comprising a document object model (DOM) and said communication protocols comprising at least one of TCP/TP, HTTP, SMTP, FTP, MOM, POP3, IMAP, or SOAP and said data format comprises at least one of XML or EDI, and wherein each said host system supports at least one of browser based applications using a standards track internet protocol and mail client applications using a mail transfer protocol to communicate with the other said host computer systems;

whereby, each individual unit of process logic is a service, and where multiple services are grouped together to form an agent, wherein multiple agents facilitate communication between said host computer systems so that the distributed system is communication protocol and data format agnostic;

an ECMAScripting language in which business logic nodes in said host computers operate, whereby extensions to said ECMAScripting language are used to create, manipulate, and modify XML documents through rules-based, simple declarative extensions of said ECMAScripting language in the form of a custom language binding to XML document syntax to facilitate manipulating an XML payload in a manner that is native to said business logic nodes'"'"' implementation of said ECMAScripting language;

said business logic nodes capable of mapping said declarative extensions of said ECMAScripting language between said dissimilar host computer systems;

translation logic connected to said business logic nodes for translating data formats and correlating events between said dissimilar host systems using said ECMAScripting language for manipulation of the data formats;

a host adapter connecting said business logic nodes and utilizing said ECMAScripting language utilized by said host computer systems;

a configuration process supporting installation of enterprise frameworks and an administrator user interface which facilitates at least one of back end integration systems, partner registration, agent scripting, or load distribution; and

at least two payload processors executing on separate machines which facilitate fail over and load balancing.

2. The distributed computer system as set forth in claim 1 wherein agent management services allow at least one of installation and removal of agents.

3. The system as set forth in claim 1 wherein said host computer systems are capable of sending and receiving object activation requests and messages utilizing an email retrieval protocol.

4. The system as set forth in claim 1 further including correlation logic for correlating events between one or more host computer systems.

5. The system as set forth in claim 1 further including integration logic for providing at least one non-application-specific service and integrating any application between one or more host computer systems, whereby said system allows remote administration without being on-site at a host system location.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein said standards track internet protocol is HTTP, said mail transfer protocol is SMTP, and said email retrieval protocols at least one of POP3 and IMAP servers.

7. The system of claim 1 wherein said one or more host computer systems comprise at least two integration services.

8. The system of claim 1 wherein said host systems are capable of sending and receiving object activation requests and messages using POP 3 and IMAP servers.

9. The system of claim 1 wherein non-application-specific services are supported.

10. The system of claim 1 wherein said administration uses identification.

11. The system of claim 1 wherein said one or more host computer systems'"'"' APIs are accessible utilizing said ECMAScripting language.