Apparatuses, methods and systems for transforming user infrastructure requests inputs to infrastructure design product and infrastructure allocation outputs

• US 9,117,225 B2
• Filed: 09/17/2012
• Issued: 08/25/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/16/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Visa International Service Association (Visa, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Visa International Service Association (Visa, Inc.)
• Inventors: Rai, Sunil
• Primary Examiner(s): Wasel, Mohamed
• Application Number:
  US13/621,497
• Publication Number:
  US 20130080640A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,072 Days
• Field of Search: 709/223, 709/226
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0224 based on user history

Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed for transforming user infrastructure requests and user purchase requests inputs into infrastructure design product and infrastructure allocation outputs. For example, a user infrastructure request is received and is correlated with pre-defined templates. A structured data file is parsed and sent to an infrastructure provider.

Claims

1. An information technology infrastructure and excess hardware-reducing design apparatus to transform user infrastructure requests inputs to infrastructure design product and infrastructure allocation outputs, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory in communication with the processor containing processor-readable instructions to;

receive a user automated project infrastructure request;

identify the user automated project infrastructure request with pre-defined project infrastructure templates;

wherein identifying the user automated project infrastructure request with pre-defined project infrastructure templates automatically reduces excess hardware requirements;

wherein the project infrastructure template is converted to project infrastructure design diagrams via hand-made modeling tools;

wherein the project infrastructure template is an editable resource flow chart diagram;

wherein the project infrastructure template is converted to project infrastructure design diagrams via Unified Modeling Language (UML);

wherein the infrastructures specified in the parsed structured data file may separate project resources into a plurality of purpose-specific zones; and

wherein the Unified Modeling Language is Systems Modeling Language (SysML);

retrieve a project infrastructure template that best matches the user automated project infrastructure request;

generate a structured data file based on the project infrastructure template;

wherein the structured data file is Extensible Markup Language Metadata Interchange (XMI);

parse the structured data file;

send the parsed structured data file to an infrastructure provider;

allocate infrastructures specified in the parsed structured data file to be implemented by the user; and

allocate new infrastructure resources wherein user provides requests to change the infrastructure that was sent.

2. An information technology infrastructure design processor-implemented method to transform user infrastructure requests inputs to infrastructure design product and infrastructure allocation outputs, comprising:

receiving a user automated project infrastructure request;

correlating the user automated project infrastructure request with pre-defined project infrastructure templates;

retrieving a project infrastructure template that best matches the user automated project infrastructure request;

generating a structured data file based on the project infrastructure template;

parsing the structured data file;

sending the parsed structured data file to an infrastructure provider; and

allocating infrastructures specified in the parsed structured data file to be implemented by the user.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the project infrastructure template is converted to project infrastructure design diagrams via hand-made modeling tools.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the project infrastructure template is converted to project infrastructure design diagrams via Unified Modeling Language (UML).

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the Unified Modeling Language is Systems Modeling Language (SysML).

6. The method of claim 2, wherein the structured data file is Extensible Markup Language Metadata Interchange (XMI).

7. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

allocating new infrastructure resources wherein user provides requests to change the infrastructure that was sent.

8. The method of claim 2, wherein the project infrastructure template is an editable resource flow chart diagram.

9. The method of claim 2, wherein the infrastructures specified in the parsed structured data file may separate project resources into a plurality of purpose-specific zones.

17. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the infrastructures specified in the parsed structured data file may separate project resources into a plurality of purpose-specific zones.

10. An information technology infrastructure design apparatus to transform user infrastructure requests inputs to infrastructure design product and infrastructure allocation outputs, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory in communication with the processor containing processor-readable instructions to;

receive a user automated project infrastructure request;

correlate the user automated project infrastructure request with pre-defined project infrastructure templates;

retrieve a project infrastructure template that best matches the user automated project infrastructure request;

generate a structured data file based on the project infrastructure template;

parse the structured data file;

send the parsed structured data file to an infrastructure provider; and

allocate infrastructures specified in the parsed structured data file to be implemented by the user.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the project infrastructure template is converted to project infrastructure design diagrams via hand-made modeling tools.

12. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the project infrastructure template is converted to project infrastructure design diagrams via Unified Modeling Language (UML).

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the Unified Modeling Language is Systems Modeling Language (SysML).

14. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the structured data file is Extensible Markup Language Metadata Interchange (XMI).

15. The apparatus of claim 10, further comprising instructions to:

allocate new infrastructure resources wherein user provides requests to change the infrastructure that was sent.

16. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the project infrastructure template is an editable resource flow chart diagram.

18. A non-transitory processor-readable storage medium, the medium comprising instructions to:

receive a user automated project infrastructure request;

correlate the user automated project infrastructure request with pre-defined project infrastructure templates;

retrieve a project infrastructure template that best matches the user automated project infrastructure request;

generate a structured data file based on the project infrastructure template;

parse the structured data file;

send the parsed structured data file to an infrastructure provider; and

allocate infrastructures specified in the parsed structured data file to be implemented by the user.

19. The medium of claim 18, wherein the project infrastructure template is converted to project infrastructure design diagrams via hand-made modeling tools.

20. The medium of claim 18, wherein the project infrastructure template is converted to project infrastructure design diagrams via Unified Modeling Language (UML).

21. The medium of claim 20, wherein the Unified Modeling Language is Systems Modeling Language (SysML).

22. The medium of claim 18, wherein the structured data file is Extensible Markup Language Metadata Interchange (XMI).

23. The medium of claim 18, further comprising instructions to:

allocate new infrastructure resources wherein user provides requests to change the infrastructure that was sent.

24. The medium of claim 18, wherein the project infrastructure template is an editable resource flow chart diagram.

25. The medium of claim 18, wherein the infrastructures specified in the parsed structured data file may separate project resources into a plurality of purpose-specific zones.