Patent ID: 7373633
Filing Date: 2008-05-13
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A computer system that integrates front-end software applications with analytical software applications, the computer system including at least one processor and being programmed to: receive at an analytical processing front-end application a request from a front-end software application performing a business transaction process, wherein: the request is to execute an analytical task and includes a predefined task name and input information, and the analytical processing front-end application being accessible to multiple front-end software applications; use the predefined task name to identify, from predefined task definition information, an analytical engine and a data store, the analytical engine being one of multiple analytical engines accessible to the analytical processing front-end application; invoke an analytical software application in the identified analytical engine to execute the analytical task, wherein the analytical task is executed using the identified data store and the received input information; receive at the analytical processing front-end application task output from the invoked analytical software application, the task output including output information generated during execution of the analytical task; and send the output information to the front-end software application that made the request.