Patent ID: 6724896
Filing Date: 2004-04-20
Classification: G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
A method of performing event-driven data transfer operations over a global computer network, the method comprising:extracting data related to service orders from a database stored on a first computer system connected to the global computer network; monitoring the data extracted from the database to determine whether the data extracted from the database is ready to be transmitted to a second computer system connected to the global computer network; translating the data extracted from the database from a first format into a second format to generate a formatted data file; encrypting the formatted data file to generate encrypted data; and transmitting the encrypted data to the second computer system connected over the global computer network; wherein said extracting, monitoring, translating, encrypting and transmitting are performed in real-time and wherein if a receipt of the transmitted data to the second computer system remains unacknowledged and a predetermined period of time has elapsed since the transmitting has occurred, the formatted data is transmitted via facsimile.