Patent ID: 6684214
Filing Date: 2004-01-27
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
A method for exchanging data between disparate data providers, the method comprising:receiving, at a data source recognizer, a data item having a plurality of characteristics, wherein the data item is originated by a particular data provider; recognizing the data item as originating from the particular data provider; posting at least a portion of the data item to a message bus, wherein the posted at least a portion of the data item includes the plurality of characteristics; providing the at least a portion of the data item to a plurality of content recognizers; inspecting, at the plurality of content recognizers, the at least a portion of the data item for a particular one of the plurality of characteristics; determining whether the particular one of the plurality of characteristics is included in the at least a portion of the data item; responsive to determining that the particular one of the plurality of characteristics is included in the at least a portion of the data item, pulling the at least a portion of the data item from the message bus; and initiating a transaction process using the at least a portion of the data item; wherein the transaction process is configurable to manipulate data associated with disparate data providers.