Patent ID: 8145629
Filing Date: 2012-03-27
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for creating and distributing burst reports comprising: a) defining a query specification and a burst specification, the query specification having a query, the query including a hierarchy level and an item; the burst specification having a burst key and a burst recipient; the burst key referring to the hierarchy level, the burst recipient referring to the item; b) generating a data stream from a data source using the query, the item in the query resulting in a value in the data stream; c) embedding a plurality of break keys at locations in the data stream based on the burst specification; wherein the locations of the plurality of break keys and the value define a grouping hierarchy of the data stream; d) segmenting, by at least one computer, the data stream into sections, the sections being defined by the plurality of break keys and having the value; e) producing a plurality of burst reports from the sections; f) using the value as a recipient for the burst reports; and g) distributing the plurality of burst reports to the recipient.