BUSINESS DATA EXCHANGE LAYER

• US 20110113105A1
• Filed: 11/09/2009
• Published: 05/12/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/09/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: General Electric Company
• Original Assignee: General Electric Company
• Inventors: Eckardt, Cheryl
• Granted Patent: US 8,380,797 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

According to some embodiments, an account may be established for a user, and the account may be associated with a set of authorized combination identifiers, each authorized combination identifier including an authorized sending device identifier, an authorized destination device identifier, and an authorized file type identifier. A dynamically generated list of notification options may be displayed to the user, each option being associated with one of the authorized combination identifiers. The user may then select a notification option for each of the authorized combination identifiers. In addition, a business file may be received along with a received combination identifier that includes a sending device identifier associated with the sending device, a destination device identifier, and a file type identifier associated with the business file. Based on the received combination identifier, the business file may be forwarded to a destination device associated with the destination device identifier; and a notification message may be transmitted to the user based on the selected notification option associated with the received combination identifier.

Claims

1. A data exchange layer apparatus, comprising:

a communication device to receive data;

a processor coupled to the communication device; and

a storage device in communication with said processor and storing instructions adapted to be executed by said processor to;

establish an account for a user, the account being associated with a set of authorized combination identifiers, wherein each authorized combination identifier includes all of (i) an authorized sending device identifier, (ii) an authorized destination device identifier, and (iii) an authorized file type identifier,

display to the user a dynamically generated list of notification options, each option being associated with one of the authorized combination identifiers,

receive from the user a selected notification option for each of the authorized combination identifiers,

receive, from a sending device via the communication device, a business file, wherein the business file is received along with a received combination identifier that includes all of (i) a sending device identifier associated with the sending device, (ii) a destination device identifier, and (iii) a file type identifier associated with the business file,

based on the received combination identifier, forward, via the communication device, the business file to a destination device associated with the destination device identifier, and

based on the selected notification option associated with the received combination identifier, transmit a notification message to the user.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the business file is associated with at least one of:

(i) a manual upload by the user, (ii) an automated upload process, or (iii) a file transfer protocol operation.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein an automated validation process is performed for the received business file.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the account is further associated with at least one of:

(i) a user role, or (ii) a module access list for the user.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a user dashboard may be displayed to the user, the user dashboard indicating at least one of:

(i) a sender, (ii) a receiver, (iii) a data type, (iv) submission identifier, (v) a submission date, (vi) a status, (vii) a submitter name, (viii) a data file indicator, (ix) a report file indicator, (x) a record length value, (xi) an audit log indicator, (xii) an error indicator, or (xiii) an effective fiscal date associated with the business file.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein information about the business file may be subsequently located via a user search.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the user search my include at least one of:

(i) a sender identifier, (ii) a receiver identifier, (iii) a data type, (iv) a status, (v) a submission date, (vi) a submission date range, (vii) an effective fiscal date, or (viii) an effective fiscal date range.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the selected notification option is associated with at least one of:

(i) a sender, (ii) a receiver, (iii) a data type, (iv) a current enrollment, (v) files submitted by the user, (vi) files submitted by other users, or (vii) a user email address.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein current enrollment information is displayed to the user.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the current enrollment information includes at least one of:

(i) a sender, (ii) a receiver, (iii) a data type, (iv) a status, (v) an event, or (vi) an indication of a report attachment.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the current enrollment information is exported in a spreadsheet application format.

12. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

establishing an account for a user, the account being associated with a set of authorized combination identifiers, wherein each authorized combination identifier includes all of (i) an authorized sending device identifier, (ii) an authorized destination device identifier, and (iii) an authorized file type identifier;

displaying to the user a dynamically generated list of notification options, each option being associated with one of the authorized combination identifiers;

receiving from the user a selected notification option for each of the authorized combination identifiers;

receiving, from a sending device, a business file, wherein the business file is received along with a received combination identifier that includes all of (i) a sending device identifier associated with the sending device, (ii) a destination device identifier, and (iii) a file type identifier associated with the business file;

based on the received combination identifier, automatically forwarding, by a processor, the business file to a destination device associated with the destination device identifier; and

based on the selected notification option associated with the received combination identifier, transmitting a notification message to the user.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the business file is associated with at least one of:

(i) a manual upload by the user, (ii) an automated upload process, or (iii) a file transfer protocol operation.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein an automated validation process is performed for the received business file.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein the account is further associated with at least one of:

(i) a user role, or (ii) a module access list for the user.

16. The method of claim 12, wherein a user dashboard may be displayed to the user, the user dashboard indicating at least one of:

(i) a sender, (ii) a receiver, (iii) a data type, (iv) submission identifier, (v) a submission date, (vi) a status, (vii) a submitter name, (viii) a data file indicator, (ix) a report file indicator, (x) a record length value, (xi) an audit log indicator, (xii) an error indicator, or (xiii) an effective fiscal date associated with the business file.

17. A computer-readable medium storing instructions adapted to be executed by a processor to perform a method, said method comprising:

establishing an account for a user, the account being associated with a set of authorized combination identifiers, wherein each authorized combination identifier includes all of (i) an authorized sending device identifier, (ii) an authorized destination device identifier, and (iii) an authorized file type identifier;

displaying to the user a dynamically generated list of notification options, each option being associated with one of the authorized combination identifiers;

receiving from the user a selected notification option for each of the authorized combination identifiers;

receiving, from a sending device, a business file, wherein the business file is received along with a received combination identifier that includes all of (i) a sending device identifier associated with the sending device, (ii) a destination device identifier, and (iii) a file type identifier associated with the business file;

based on the received combination identifier, automatically forwarding, by a processor, the business file to a destination device associated with the destination device identifier; and

based on the selected notification option associated with the received combination identifier, transmitting a notification message to the user.

18. The medium of claim 17, wherein information about the business file may be subsequently located via a user search.

19. The medium of claim 18, wherein the user search my include at least one of:

(i) a sender identifier, (ii) a receiver identifier, (iii) a data type, (iv) a status, (v) a submission date, (vi) a submission date range, (vii) an effective fiscal date, or (viii) an effective fiscal date range.

20. The medium of claim 17, wherein the selected notification option is associated with at least one of:

(i) a sender, (ii) a receiver, (iii) a data type, (iv) a current enrollment, (v) files submitted by the user, (vi) files submitted by other users, or (vii) a user email address.