Patent ID: 7243158
Filing Date: 2007-07-10
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for translating first information, comprising first items, each of said first items having first elements, located in a first information storage location and stored in a first information format, with second information, comprising second items, each of said second items having second elements, located in a second information storage location and stored in a second information format, comprising the steps of: providing a first data lens associated with said first information; providing a second data lens associated with a second information; identifying each first item that has changed relative to historical information for said first item; identifying a first element associated with each of the identified changed first items; for each of said identified first elements, determining whether a qualifier is associated with said element and identifying said associated qualifier; the associated qualifier being a component of the first data lens that maps the element between the first information format and a universal data format; for each of said identified first elements not associated with a qualifier, inquiring whether a qualifier should be added, and adding to said first data lens a qualifier associated with said identified first element upon receipt of an affirmative response; wherein said inquiring step comprises either prompting a user for input or employing a rules table; and for each of said identified first elements associated with a qualifier, translating the first element into said second information format.