Global information network architecture

• US 8,290,988 B2
• Filed: 11/20/2009
• Issued: 10/16/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Big Kahuna Technologies, LLC
• Original Assignee: XSLENT, LLC
• Inventors: Busalacchi, Frank, Tinsley, David, Skinner, Wesley, Bressler, Paul, Yarbrough, Eric
• Primary Examiner(s): Casanova, Jorge A
• Application Number:
  US12/623,222
• Publication Number:
  US 20100070504A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,061 Days
• Field of Search: 707/783, 707/803, 717/116
• US Class Current: 707/803
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/212 with details for data modelling support
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/25 Integrating or interfacing systems involving database management systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/289 Object oriented databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/449 Object-oriented method invocation or resolution
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0876 Network utilisation, e.g. volume of load or congestion level

Abstract

The present invention provides a Global Information Architecture (GINA) to create an object oriented, software-based modeling environment for the modeling of various data sources and allowing queries and transactions across those sources. The modeling environment is described in itself. Introspection is achieved since the model is described in the model, and early validation that the infrastructure is correct is established in that the infrastructure must execute against itself. Object traversal is accomplished via vectors that describe how an object can be reached from other objects. Objects are linked by describing what type of object (data source) is to be reached and on the basis of what possible attribute values of that object.

Claims

1. A method defining a relationship, a Vector, from any first object to a plurality of any second objects that is independent of the first object or the second object, the method comprising the steps of:

defining a first interface, a service interface, for invoking services of an object, getting values of the object, and collecting instances of the object, that is independent of the object whose services are being invoked,

defining a second interface, a vector interface, which allows the object to request services from the Vector, which is independent of the services requested,

defining the possible types of parameterized runtime relationships that are possible between the first object and the plurality of second objects that is independent of the objects in the relationship, including the parameters that have to be assigned to define the relationship, and

creating an object as the Vector for each type of relationship that exposes the vector interface, uses the service interface to implement its services, and is configured with the parameters to define the relationship.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the Vector has parameters that specify an algorithm evaluating the properties of the first object and the properties of one of the second objects that establishes proximity of the objects.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein proximity is defined geographically.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the parameters of the Vector define an N-dimensional space, and proximity is defined by an algorithm evaluating the difference between each parameter in that N-dimensional space.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the Vector defines transitive union of two vectors, where the first object is related to one of the second objects if a first Vector relates it to a third object and a second Vector relates the third object to the one second object.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the Vector defines transitive intersection of two Vectors, where the first object is related to one of the second objects if a first Vector relates it to a plurality of third objects and a second Vector relates every third object of the plurality to the one second object.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the Vector is defined by a Vector-of-Vectors.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the specification of the Vector is made as an information object.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the parameters of the Vector are modifiable at runtime.

10. A method for implementing the services of a first object using the Vectors of claim 1, the method comprising the steps of:

modifying the plurality of second objects with which the first object interacts to implement the service interface,

creating a Vector for each of the second objects with which the first object interacts, and assigning it parameters that allow it to interact with the second object

assigning a reference for each Vector to the first object, and

modifying the services of the first object so that any invocation of a service on a second object is changed to an invocation of a service through the vector interface of the Vector for that object.

11. The method claim 10, wherein the specification of the Vectors assigned to an object is made as an information object.