HOLOGRAPHIC ENTERPRISE NETWORK

• US 20080282004A1
• Filed: 05/10/2007
• Published: 11/13/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 05/10/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Dillenberger, Donna N., Osias, Michael J.
• Granted Patent: US 8,373,698 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 710/100
• CPC Class Codes: G03H 1/22 Processes or apparatus for obtaining an optical image from holograms G03H1/26 - G03H1/34 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G03H 2226/04 Transmission or communication means, e.g. internet protocol
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/011 Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 15/00 3D [Three Dimensional] image rendering
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/133 Protocols for remote procedure calls [RPC]

Abstract

A system, method, program product and service for implementing a holographic enterprise network. A system for providing an interface between an operations center and a three dimensional (3D) virtual simulator system capable of rendering holographic images of the operations center is disclosed. Included is a holographic enterprise interface having a translation system for translating standard enterprise data associated with the operations center and 3D holographic data. Also enclosed is a communications manager for managing parallel communications between the holographic enterprise interface and a 3D data processing infrastructure having a holographic bus.

Claims

1. A computer infrastructure for providing an interface between an operations center and a three dimensional (3D) virtual simulator system capable of rendering holographic images of the operations center, comprising:

a holographic enterprise interface having a translation system for translating standard enterprise data associated with the operations center and 3D holographic data; and

a communications manager for managing parallel communications between the holographic enterprise interface and a 3D data processing infrastructure having a holographic bus.

2. The computer infrastructure of claim 1, wherein the operations center comprises a data center.

3. The computer infrastructure of claim 1, wherein the translation system includes a plugin framework.

4. The computer infrastructure of claim 1, wherein the 3D data processing infrastructure further includes a set of data channel banks, a queue, and a communications hub.

5. The computer infrastructure of claim 1, wherein the parallel communications between the holographic enterprise interface and the 3D data processing infrastructure uses a defined protocol and XML remote procedure calls (RPC) for communicating data.

6. The computer infrastructure of claim 1, wherein the parallel communications between the holographic enterprise interface and the 3D data processing infrastructure further includes email.

7. The computer infrastructure of claim 1, wherein the parallel communications support effectuating changes to the operations center via the three dimensional (3D) virtual simulator system.

8. A computer program product stored on a computer readable medium, which when executed, provides an interface between an operations center and a three dimensional (3D) virtual simulator system capable of rendering holographic images of the operations center, comprising:

means for translating standard enterprise data associated with the operations center and 3D holographic data; and

means for managing parallel communications between the holographic enterprise interface and a 3D data processing infrastructure having a holographic bus.

9. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the operations center comprises a data center.

10. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the means for translating includes a plugin framework.

11. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the 3D data processing infrastructure further includes a set of data channel banks, a queue, and a communications hub.

12. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the parallel communications between the holographic enterprise interface and the 3D data processing infrastructure uses a defined protocol and XML remote procedure calls (RPC) for communicating data.

13. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the parallel communications between the holographic enterprise interface and the 3D data processing infrastructure further includes email.

14. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the parallel communications support effectuating changes to the operations center via the three dimensional (3D) virtual simulator system.

15. A method for managing an operations center from a three dimensional (3D) virtual simulator system capable of rendering holographic images of the operations center, comprising:

generating standard enterprise data from the operations center;

providing an interface for translating the standard enterprise data associated with the operations center using a plugin into 3D holographic data;

using a parallel communications channel to communicate the 3D holographic data to a 3D data processing infrastructure having a holographic bus;

rendering the 3D holographic data on the 3D virtual simulator system;

converting inputs obtained in the 3D virtual simulator system into responsive 3D holographic data;

using the parallel communications channel to communicate the responsive 3D holographic data via the 3D data processing infrastructure to the interface;

translating the responsive 3D holographic data into enterprise data commands; and

submitting the enterprise data commands to the operations center.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the operations center comprises a data center.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the 3D data processing infrastructure further includes a set of data channel banks, a queue, and a communications hub.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein the parallel communications between the interface and the 3D data processing infrastructure uses a defined protocol and XML remote procedure calls (RPC) for communicating data.

19. The method of claim 15, wherein the parallel communications between the holographic enterprise interface and the 3D data processing infrastructure further includes email.

20. A method for deploying a system for providing an interface between an operations center and a three dimensional (3D) virtual simulator system capable of rendering holographic images of the operations center, comprising:

providing a computer infrastructure being operable to;

provide an interface to translate standard enterprise data associated with the operations center and 3D holographic data; and

manage parallel communications between the interface and a 3D data processing infrastructure having a holographic bus.