SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR METADATA-DRIVEN COMMAND PROCESSOR AND STRUCTURED PROGRAM TRANSFER PROTOCOL

• US 20140229725A1
• Filed: 03/14/2013
• Published: 08/14/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/08/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Douglas T. Migliori
• Original Assignee: Automatic Data Capture Technologies, Inc
• Inventors: Migliori, Douglas T.
• Granted Patent: US 9,336,013 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/2
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/00 Information retrieval; Database structures therefor; File system structures therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2237 Vectors, bitmaps or matrices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2264 Multidimensional index structures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/245 Query processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 7/00 Methods or arrangements for processing data by operating upon the order or content of the data handled logic circuits H03K19/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4401 Bootstrapping security arrangements therefor G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4416 Network booting; Remote initial program loading [RIPL]

Abstract

Systems and methods for facilitating on-demand delivery and processing of one or more programs and program-compatible applications on a plurality of different machines. In an embodiment, a metadata-driven command processor on a machine sends a request for a booting program and application to an agent. In response to the request, the agent invokes a resource to generate a booting program dataset that defines the booting program and an application dataset that defines the application, generates a response dataset comprising two or more nested datasets, wherein the two or more nested datasets comprise at least the booting program dataset and the application dataset, and sends the response dataset to the metadata-driven command processor. The metadata-driven command processor copies the booting program dataset and the application dataset into a process dataset comprising two or more nested datasets, and processes the first process dataset to execute the booting program and application on the machine.

Claims

1. A method for facilitating on-demand delivery and processing of one or more programs and program-compatible applications, the method comprising, using at least one hardware processor:

by a first metadata-driven command processor on a first machine, sending a first request for a booting program and application to an agent, wherein the first request comprises an identification of a resource;

in response to the first request, by the agent,

invoking the identified resource to generate a booting program dataset that defines the booting program and an application dataset that defines the application,

generating a first response dataset, wherein the first response dataset comprises two or more nested datasets, wherein the two or more nested datasets comprise at least the booting program dataset and the application dataset, and

sending the first response dataset to the first metdata-driven command processor; and

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by the first metadata-driven command processor,

copying the booting program dataset and the application dataset into a first process dataset comprising two or more nested datasets, and

processing the first process dataset to execute the booting program and the application on the first machine.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

by the first metadata-driven command processor, sending a second request for an additional program-compatible application to the agent, wherein the second request comprises an identification of a resource;

in response to the second request, by the agent,

invoking the resource identified in the second request to generate an additional application dataset that defines the additional program-compatible application,

generating a second response dataset, wherein the second response dataset comprises one or more nested datasets, wherein the one or more nested datasets comprise the additional application dataset, and

sending the second response dataset to the first metadata-driven command processor; and

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by the first metadata-driven command processor, copying the additional application dataset into the first process dataset, and continuing to process the first process dataset on the first machine.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

by the first metadata-driven command processor, sending a second request to execute a statement, wherein the second request comprises the statement and an identification of a resource;

in response to the second request, by the agent,

sending the statement to the resource identified in the second request for execution,

receiving a resource response from the identified resource,

generating a second response dataset, wherein the second response dataset comprises one or more nested datasets, wherein the one or more nested datasets comprise a data dataset that defines the resource response, and

sending the second response dataset to the first metadata-driven command processor; and

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by the first metadata-driven command processor, copying the data dataset into the first process dataset, and continuing to process the first process dataset on the first machine.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising, by the agent,

receiving a request from a second metadata-driven command processor on a second machine to send the first process dataset to the second metadata-driven command processor;

generating a second response dataset based on the first process dataset, wherein the second response dataset comprises two or more nested datasets that define a program, one or more program-compatible applications, and a current execution state; and

sending the second response dataset to the second metadata-driven command processor.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising, by the second metadata-driven command processor:

receiving the second response dataset from the agent;

copying the two or more nested datasets of the second response dataset into a second process dataset; and

processing the second process dataset to execute the program and the one or more program-compatible applications on the second machine, beginning from the current execution state.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the booting program dataset comprises one or more methods and one or more method steps associated with each of the one or more methods.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein processing the first process dataset comprises executing the one or more method steps associated with at least one of the one or more methods.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein each of the one or more method steps comprises a command that performs one or more of calling a method, transferring data, clearing data, sending data, and receiving data.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the first metadata-driven command processor further processes a request, and wherein processing a request comprises one or more of:

loading a program and at least one program-compatible application;

loading an additional program-compatible application; and

transferring a loaded program, loaded one or more program-compatible applications, and a current processing state of the loaded program and loaded one or more program-compatible applications to another machine that is different than the first machine over the at least one network.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the first metadata-driven command processor further processes an event, and wherein processing an event comprises receiving a machine event from the first machine and, in response to the machine event, calling one of the one or more methods in the program dataset.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein transferring data comprises one or more of appending, updating, or deleting a row in one of the one or more nested datasets based on one or more current element values of another row in one of the one or more nested datasets.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein clearing data comprises clearing data in a dataset nested within the application dataset.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein sending data and receiving data comprises invoking a resource handler on the first machine to either execute a statement using a resource of the first machine, or sending a request dataset to a remote agent over the at least one network for processing.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the agent is on the first machine.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the agent is on a second machine that is different than the first machine.

16. A system for facilitating on-demand delivery and processing of one or more programs and program-compatible applications, the system comprising:

a first machine comprising at least one hardware processor and a first metadata-driven command processor; and

an agent;

wherein the first metadata-driven command processor sends a first request for a booting program and application to the agent, wherein the first request comprises an identification of a resource;

wherein, in response to the first request, the agent

invokes the identified resource to generate a booting program dataset that defines the booting program and an application dataset that defines the application,

generates a first response dataset, wherein the first response dataset comprises two or more nested datasets, wherein the two or more nested datasets comprise at least the booting program dataset and the application dataset, and

sends the first response dataset to the first metdata-driven command processor; and

wherein the first metadata-driven command processor

copies the booting program dataset and the application dataset into a first process dataset comprising two or more nested datasets, and

processes the first process dataset to execute the booting program and the application on the first machine.

17. The system of claim 16,

wherein the first metadata-driven command processor sends a second request for an additional program-compatible application to the agent, wherein the second request comprises an identification of a resource;

wherein, in response to the second request, the agent

invokes the resource identified in the second request to generate an additional application dataset that defines the additional program-compatible application,

generates a second response dataset, wherein the second response dataset comprises one or more nested datasets, wherein the one or more nested datasets comprise the additional application dataset, and

sends the second response dataset to the first metadata-driven command processor; and

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wherein the first metadata-driven command processor copies the additional application dataset into the first process dataset, and continues to process the first process dataset on the first machine.

18. The system of claim 16,

wherein the first metadata-driven command processor sends a second request to execute a statement, wherein the second request comprises the statement and an identification of a resource;

wherein, in response to the second request, the agent

sends the statement to the resource identified in the second request for execution,

receives a resource response from the identified resource,

generates a second response dataset, wherein the second response dataset comprises one or more nested datasets, wherein the one or more nested datasets comprise a data dataset that defines the resource response, and

sends the second response dataset to the first metadata-driven command processor; and

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wherein the first metadata-driven command processor copies the data dataset into the first process dataset, and continues to process the first process dataset on the first machine.

19. The system of claim 16, wherein the agent further:

receives a request from a second metadata-driven command processor on a second machine to send the first process dataset to the second metadata-driven command processor;

generates a second response dataset based on the first process dataset, wherein the second response dataset comprises two or more nested datasets that define a program, one or more program-compatible applications, and a current execution state; and

sends the second response dataset to the second metadata-driven command processor.

20. The system of claim 19, further comprising the second metadata-driven command processor, wherein the second metadata-driven command processor:

receives the second response dataset from the agent;

copies the two or more nested datasets of the second response dataset into a second process dataset; and

processes the second process dataset to execute the program and the one or more program-compatible applications on the second machine, beginning from the current execution state.

21. The system of claim 16, wherein the booting program dataset comprises one or more methods and one or more method steps associated with each of the one or more methods.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein processing the first process dataset comprises executing the one or more method steps associated with at least one of the one or more methods.

23. The system of claim 22, wherein each of the one or more method steps comprises a command that performs one or more of calling a method, transferring data, clearing data, sending data, and receiving data.

24. The system of claim 16, wherein the first metadata-driven command processor further processes a request, and wherein processing a request comprises one or more of:

loading a program and at least one program-compatible application;

loading an additional program-compatible application; and

transferring a loaded program, loaded one or more program-compatible applications, and a current processing state of the loaded program and loaded one or more program-compatible applications to another machine that is different than the first machine over the at least one network.

25. The system of claim 16, wherein the first metadata-driven command processor further processes an event, and wherein processing an event comprises receiving a machine event from the first machine and, in response to the machine event, calling one of the one or more methods in the program dataset.

26. The system of claim 23, wherein transferring data comprises one or more of appending, updating, or deleting a row in one of the one or more nested datasets based on one or more current element values of another row in one of the one or more nested datasets.

27. The system of claim 23, wherein clearing data comprises clearing data in a dataset nested within the application dataset.

28. The system of claim 23, wherein sending data and receiving data comprises invoking a resource handler on the first machine to either execute a statement using a resource of the first machine, or sending a request dataset to a remote agent over the at least one network for processing.

29. The system of claim 16, wherein the agent is on the first machine.

30. The system of claim 16, wherein the agent is on a second machine that is different than the first machine.

31. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon:

a first metadata-driven command processor comprising a first set of instructions; and

an agent comprising a second set of instructions;

wherein the first metadata-driven command processor sends a first request for a booting program and application to the agent, wherein the first request comprises an identification of a resource;

wherein, in response to the first request, the agent

invokes the identified resource to generate a booting program dataset that defines the booting program and an application dataset that defines the application,

generates a first response dataset, wherein the first response dataset comprises two or more nested datasets, wherein the two or more nested datasets comprise at least the booting program dataset and the application dataset, and

sends the first response dataset to the first metdata-driven command processor; and

wherein the first metadata-driven command processor

copies the booting program dataset and the application dataset into a first process dataset comprising two or more nested datasets, and

processes the first process dataset to execute the booting program and the application on the first machine.

32. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 31,

wherein the first metadata-driven command processor sends a second request for an additional program-compatible application to the agent, wherein the second request comprises an identification of a resource;

wherein, in response to the second request, the agent

invokes the resource identified in the second request to generate an additional application dataset that defines the additional program-compatible application,

generates a second response dataset, wherein the second response dataset comprises one or more nested datasets, wherein the one or more nested datasets comprise the additional application dataset, and

sends the second response dataset to the first metadata-driven command processor; and

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wherein the first metadata-driven command processor copies the additional application dataset into the first process dataset, and continues to process the first process dataset.

33. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 31,

wherein the first metadata-driven command processor sends a second request to execute a statement, wherein the second request comprises the statement and an identification of a resource;

wherein, in response to the second request, the agent

sends the statement to the identified resource for execution,

receives a resource response from the identified resource,

generates a second response dataset, wherein the second response dataset comprises one or more nested datasets, wherein the one or more nested datasets comprise a data dataset that defines the resource response, and

sends the second response dataset to the first metadata-driven command processor; and

,

wherein the first metadata-driven command processor copies the data dataset into the first process dataset, and continues to process the first process dataset.

34. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 31, wherein the agent further:

receives a request from a second metadata-driven command processor on a second machine to send the first process dataset to the second metadata-driven command processor;

generates a second response dataset based on the first process dataset, wherein the second response dataset comprises two or more nested datasets that define a program, one or more program-compatible applications, and a current execution state; and

sends the second response dataset to the second metadata-driven command processor.

35. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 31, wherein the booting program dataset comprises one or more methods and one or more method steps associated with each of the one or more methods.

36. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 35, wherein processing the first process dataset comprises executing the one or more method steps associated with at least one of the one or more methods.

37. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 36, wherein each of the one or more method steps comprises a command that performs one or more of calling a method, transferring data, clearing data, sending data, and receiving data.

38. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 37, wherein the first metadata-driven command processor further processes a request, and wherein processing a request comprises one or more of:

loading a program and at least one program-compatible application;

loading an additional program-compatible application; and

transferring a loaded program, loaded one or more program-compatible applications, and a current processing state of the loaded program and loaded one or more program-compatible applications to another machine that is different than the first machine over the at least one network.

39. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 37, wherein the first metadata-driven command processor further processes an event, and wherein processing an event comprises receiving a machine event from the first machine and, in response to the machine event, calling one of the one or more methods in the program dataset.

40. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 37, wherein transferring data comprises one or more of appending, updating, or deleting a row in one of the one or more nested datasets based on one or more current element values of another row in one of the one or more nested datasets.

41. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 37, wherein clearing data comprises clearing data in a dataset nested within the application dataset.

42. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 37, wherein sending data and receiving data comprises invoking a resource handler on the first machine to either execute a statement using a resource of the first machine, or sending a request dataset to a remote agent over the at least one network for processing.