Patent Publication Number: US-9418116-B2

Title: Capturing evolution of a resource memorandum according to resource requests

Description:
This application claims the benefit of priority to and is a nonprovisional of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/047,474, filed Sep. 8, 2014, entitled “VERSIONING AUDIT TRAIL SYSTEM FOR FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT REQUEST PROCESSING.” Related applications are: U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/590,714, filed Jan. 6, 2015, entitled “FINANCIAL-SERVICE STRUCTURED CONTENT MANAGER, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/516,363, filed Oct. 16, 2014, entitled “FINANCIAL-SERVICE STRUCTURED CONTENT MANAGER,” which claims the benefit of priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/032,239, filed Aug. 1, 2014, entitled “ENTITY INTERCONNECT WEB BASED ON FINANCIAL-INSTITUTION ELEMENTS.” The above-identified patent applications are incorporated by reference in their entireties for all purposes. 
    
    
     BACKGROUND 
     Processing a resource request is typically an iterative, time-extended process in which multiple parties collect information relevant to the resource request in a piece-meal fashion. Multiple parties then repeatedly edit the same resource memorandum, pertaining to the qualification profile of the resource requestor. As such, it is difficult, after the fact, to determine the status of the information in the repeatedly edited resource memorandum at the point in time when a resource request was approved or denied. The problem is multiplied when the resource requester is a business entity or comprised of multiple parties. 
     SUMMARY 
     The present disclosure teaches capturing a resource memorandum as triggers happen in a workflow. A workflow manager detects the triggers and instructs a chronicle processor to update the resource memorandum. The workflow manager instructs a version generator to capture the updated resource memorandum by storing a resource request identifier, a version identifier, a likeness of the resource memorandum, and/or data from the resource memorandum. The workflow manager also forwards a new version of the resource memorandum to institute agents for further review and/or processing according to the workflow. 
     What is disclosed is an embodiment of a system for automatically capturing a resource memorandum during processing of a resource request. In the system a chronicle platform retrieves a first version of the resource memorandum, detects a first event, and generates a first trigger when it detects the first event. A workflow manager in the system detects the first trigger and then: generates a first instruction for creating a second version of the resource memorandum. The second version of the resource memorandum is a result of processing the first version of the resource memorandum in response to the first event. The second version of the resource memorandum is also a result of processing the first version of the resource memorandum as a function of the resource request. The workflow manager generates a second instruction for creating a third version of the resource memorandum, wherein the third version is a function of the second version of the resource memorandum and the resource request. The workflow manager generates a third instruction for capturing the second version of the resource memorandum in response to the first event and as a function of the resource request. The workflow manager generates a fourth instruction for continuing to process the resource request. A chronicle processor in the system generates a second version of the resource memorandum by processing the resource request according to the first instruction. A version generator in the system generates a third version of the resource memorandum by processing the second version of the resource memorandum according to the second instruction. The version generator also captures the second version of the resource memorandum in accordance with the third instruction by storing data associated with the second version of the resource memorandum, a version identifier, and a resource request identifier. Finally, the workflow manager in the system continues to process the resource request according to the fourth instruction. 
     In another embodiment a method for automatically capturing a resource memorandum during processing of a resource request is disclosed. The steps of the method include retrieving a first version of the resource memorandum, detecting a first event, and generating a first trigger when the first event is detected. The next steps include detecting the first trigger and then: generating a first instruction for creating a second version of the resource memorandum. The second version resource memorandum is a result of processing the first version of the resource memorandum in response to the first event. The second version resource memorandum is also a result of processing the first version of the resource memorandum as a function of the resource request. The next step is generating a second instruction for creating a third version of the resource memorandum, wherein the third version is a function of the second version of the resource memorandum and the resource request. Another step generates a third instruction for capturing the second version of the resource memorandum in response to the first event and as a function of the resource request. And yet another step generates a fourth instruction for continuing to process the resource request. The next step is generating a second version of the resource memorandum by processing the resource request according to the first instruction. A further step includes generating a third version of the resource memorandum by processing the second version of the resource memorandum according to the second instruction. And yet another step is capturing the second version of the resource memorandum in accordance with the third instruction by storing data associated with the second version of the resource memorandum, a version identifier, and a resource request identifier. In a final step the workflow manager continues to process the resource request according to the fourth instruction. 
     In yet another embodiment this disclosure teaches a computing apparatus for automatically capturing a resource memorandum during processing of a resource request. The computing apparatus uses servers and storage media to retrieve a first version of the resource memorandum, detect a first event, and generate a first trigger when it detects the first event. Then, using the servers and the storage media, the computing apparatus detects the first trigger and then: generates a first instruction for creating a second version of the resource memorandum. The second version is a result of processing the first version of the resource memorandum in response to the first event. The second version is a result of processing the first version of the resource memorandum as a function of the resource request. The computing apparatus uses servers and storage media to generate a second instruction for creating a third version of the resource memorandum, wherein the third version is a function of the second version of the resource memorandum and the resource request. The computing apparatus uses servers and storage media and also generates a third instruction for capturing the second version of the resource memorandum in response to the first event and as a function of the resource request; and generates a fourth instruction for continuing to process the resource request. The computing apparatus also uses the servers and the storage media to generate a second version of the resource memorandum by processing the resource request according to the first instruction. Using the servers and the storage media, the computer apparatus next generates a third version of the resource memorandum by processing the second version of the resource memorandum according to the second instruction. The computing apparatus uses servers and storage media then captures the second version of the resource memorandum in accordance with the third instruction by storing data associated with the second version of the resource memorandum, a version identifier, and a resource request identifier. And finally, the computing apparatus, using the servers and the storage media, continues to process the resource request according to the fourth instruction. 
     Further areas of applicability of the present disclosure will become apparent from the detailed description provided hereinafter. It should be understood that the detailed description and specific examples, while indicating various embodiments, are intended for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to necessarily limit the scope of the disclosure. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       Further areas of applicability of the present disclosure will become apparent from the detailed description provided hereinafter. It should be understood that the detailed description and specific examples, while indicating various embodiments, are intended for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to necessarily limit the scope of the disclosure. 
       The present disclosure is described in conjunction with the appended figures: 
         FIG. 1  depicts a block diagram of an embodiment of a chronicle system; 
         FIGS. 2A and 2B  depict block diagrams of institutes; 
         FIG. 3  depicts a block diagram of an embodiment of a chronicle platform; 
         FIG. 4  depicts a block diagram of an embodiment of an integration framework; 
         FIG. 5  illustrates a flowchart of an embodiment of a process for processing a resource request; 
         FIG. 6  illustrates a flowchart of the embodiment of a process for transforming source data to target data; 
         FIG. 7  illustrates a flowchart of the embodiment of a process for capturing the version of the resource memorandum. 
         FIG. 8  illustrates a flowchart of the embodiment of a process for processing a resource request. 
         FIG. 9  illustrates the flowchart of the embodiment of a workflow manager processing a workflow. 
     
    
    
     In the appended figures, similar components and/or features may have the same reference label. Where the reference label is used in the specification, the description is applicable to any one of the similar components having the same reference label. 
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     The ensuing description provides preferred exemplary embodiment(s) only, and is not intended to limit the scope, applicability or configuration of the disclosure. Rather, the ensuing description of the preferred exemplary embodiment(s) will provide those skilled in the art with an enabling description for implementing a preferred exemplary embodiment. It is understood that various changes may be made in the function and arrangement of elements without departing from the spirit and scope as set forth in the appended claims. 
       FIG. 1  depicts a block diagram of an embodiment of a chronicle system  100 . This embodiment of the chronicle system  100  is built on a multitenant platform such as the Salesforce™ Force.com platform. The multitenant platform is used to provide services from one tenant to multiple unrelated tenants. Each institutes  115  is at least one tenant on the multitenant platform and each tenant uses services on the multitenant platform. A chronicle platform  105  and an integration framework  110  are each tenants on the multitenant platform that provide services to other tenants. An advantage of a multitenant platform is that it is unnecessary for tenants in the multitenant platform to be co-located and, as such, tenants are separated geographically in some cases but share a geographic location in other cases. Another advantage of using a multitenant platform is that each of the institutes  115  tenants on the multitenant platform use the chronicle platform  105  and/or the integration framework  110  over a network  185  such that it is unnecessary for each of the institutes  115  to host their own chronicle platform  105  or integration framework  110 . In other embodiments of the chronicle system  100 , the institutes  115  host the chronicle system  100  and/or provide portals to the chronicle system  100 . 
     The institutes  115  use the integration framework  110  and the chronicle platform  105  to do, for example, chronicle processing, version generation, backing processing, data aggregation, and report generation. The institutes  115  are entities that fulfill a resource request (e.g., credit unions). The institutes  115  use a resource memorandum in completed form to grant or deny the resource request. The resource memorandum describes, among other things, a qualification profile of a resource requestor. The chronicle platform  105  builds and updates the resource memorandum white it is processing the resource request. For instance, in some cases the chronicle platform  105  generates the resource memorandum that indicates the resource requester is not qualified for the requested resource. In that case the institute  115  can deny the resource request or take alternative action. Initially the chronicle platform  105  assigns each resource request a resource request identifier and the resource memorandum is associated with the resource request by the resource request identifier. The chronicle platform  105  also initially assigns a version identifier to the resource memorandum in order to trace subsequent versions of the resource memorandum that the chronicle system  100  uses while it processes the resource request. While the chronicle platform  105  retains the same resource request identifier while processing the resource request, the resource memorandum will evolve through many versions during the same process and each time the chronicle platform captures the version of the resource memorandum, it will assign a new version identifier to the loan memorandum when it is captured. Accordingly, when the chronicle platform is processing the resource request it creates a traceable history of versions of the resource memorandum that the institutes  115  various agents can audit. 
     The network  185  connects the institutes  115 , the integration framework  110 , the chronicle platform  105 , and data services  180 . The network  185  can include, for example, the Internet, an intranet, a secure network, a virtual private network, a local area network, a wide area network, or a wireless network. The network  185 , for example, uses encrypted communications to securely transmit data in some embodiments. The network  185  also connects to the institutes  115 , the integration framework  110 , the chronicle platform  105 , and data services  180  using standard or custom APIs in some embodiments or with any other method or protocol to communicate over a network. 
     The data services  180  send service data to the institutions  115  and/or the integration framework  110  on the network  185  through to the chronicle platform  105 . The chronicle platform  105  uses the service data to, for example, process chronicles, capture resource memorandum versions, aggregate data, and generate reports that the institutes  115  use to grant or deny resource requests. The data services  180  include a pricing service  130 , an extension service  135 , a geography service  140 , a tax service  145 , an appraisal service  150 , an identification service  155 , a watchdog service  160 , a background service  165 , a benchmarking service  170 , and a document service  175 . The data services  180  send the service data to integration framework  110 . The data services  180  retrieve data from a number of reporting services. For example, the pricing service  130  retrieves data from sources including PrecisionLending™, and the extension service  135  retrieves data from reporting services including CBC Innovis™ and Dunn and Bradstreet™. The geography service  140  retrieves data from reporting services that include FEMA&#39;s Flood Map Services Center. The tax service  145  retrieves tax data from reporting services, including, for example, city, county, state, and federal taxing authorities. And the appraisal service  150  retrieves data from reporting services, including, for example, city, county and state appraisal agencies and Kelly Blue Book™. The identification service  155  uses reports from services like Moody&#39;s™, Westlaw™, and LexisNexixs™ are included in the reporting services that provide data to the watchdog service  160 . One of the sources used by the background service  165  is Equifax Business Connect™. The benchmarking service  170  obtains reports from, for example Reuters™ RNA. The document service  175  uses FIS FLO™ and LaserPro™ providers, among others. The integration framework  110  passes data from data services  180  to the chronicle platform  105  after it has transformed the data. 
     The integration framework  110  is also a tenant on the multitenant platform. The integration framework  110  receives data and requests in any variety of data formats from one or more sources including the institutes  115 , the chronicle platform  105 , and the data services  180 . In some cases the institutes  115 , the data services  180 , and the chronicle platform  105  push data and/or requests to the integration framework  110 . The integration framework  110  fulfills the request, transforms the data, and sends the data to the correct target. For example: the chronicle platform  105  sends a request for an extension report to the integration framework  110 ; the integrations framework  110  retrieves the report from the extension service  135 ; transforms it to a format compatible with the chronicle platform  105 , and sends the result to the chronicle platform  105 . The integration framework  110  receives data real-time, in batches, or as updated data. The integration framework  110  uses servers and databases to transform the data from a source to a format compatible with the target it is intended for; and sends it to that target. For instance, when the chronicle platform  105  generates an updated resource memoranda for the institutes  115 , it sends the updated resource memorandum to the integration framework  110 , and then the integration framework  110  transforms the updated resource memorandum to a format expected by institutes  115 , and sends it to institutes  115 . The integration framework  110  receives and transforms data from other tenants on the multitenant platform concurrently in some cases or sequentially in others. The integration framework  110  is a first interface between both the institutes  115  and the data services  180  and the chronicle platform  105 . 
     The chronicle platform  105  communicates with the institutes  115  and the integration platform  110  using the network  185 . The chronicle platform  105  receives content objects from the institutes  115  and the integration framework  105 . The chronicle platform  105  creates chronicles and populates the chronicles with the content objects. The chronicle platform  105  processes the populated chronicles to update the resource memorandum and to generate reports and documents that the institutes  115  use to grant or deny the resource request. The chronicle platform  105  captures versions of the resource memorandum and creates a resource request processing history that the institutes  115  agents use for auditing purposes. The chronicle platform  105  generates the presentation and the resource memorandum for the institutions  115  in some cases in a web page format or as an API and in other cases in standard or custom document formats, such as Word™. The chronicle platform  105  also aggregates data from multiple tenants and generates corresponding reports for the institutes  115 . The chronicle platform  105  also uses the aggregated data to process chronicles. The chronicle platform  105  serves institutes  115  concurrently in some cases or sequentially in other cases. 
       FIG. 2A  depicts a block diagram of an embodiment of the institutes  115 . The institutes  115  are entities that grant or deny end-user resource requests such as for home mortgages. The institutes  115  access the chronicle platform  105  to obtain, for example, chronicle processing, resource memorandum updating, version capture, backing processing, data aggregation, and report generation. The institutes  115  internal agents include: a delegate agent using a delegate device  205 ; an approval agent using approval device  215 ; a deception agent using a deception device  220 ; a reviewer agent using a reviewer device  225 ; an eavesdropper agent using an eavesdropper device  230 ; a exposure agents using a exposure device  210 ; and a representative using a representative device  235 . The institutes  115  third-party agents include: an end-user using an end-user device  250 ; a watchdog agent using a watchdog device  255 ; and an eavesdrop agent using an eavesdrop device  260 . Although this block diagram of an embodiment of institutions  115  shows only the single delegate device  205 , the single approval device  215 , the single deception device  220 , the single reviewer device  210 , the single representative device  235 , the single end-user device  250 , the single watchdog device  255 , and the single eavesdrop device  260 , in other embodiments the institutes  115  include multiple devices in each instance that correspond to multiple agents. The devices comprise all manner of computing apparatus such as general purpose computers, mainframe computers, terminals connected to servers, desktop computers, notebook computers, tablet computers, pad computers, and smart phones. The institutes  115  internal and third-party agents use devices that are connected by an institute network  280  to an institute server  240 . The institute server  240  is also connected to an enterprise service bus  270  and the data services  180  by the institute network  280 . 
     The delegate agent is the loan officer in some cases and communicates with the end-user agent that initiated the resource request directly in some cases, for example, in-person or by telephone. The delegate agent requests data and documents from the end-user agent that are necessary to determine whether the end-user is qualified for the resource request. Alternatively the delegate device  205  communicates with the end-user device  250  over the institute network  280  via email, text, facsimile, or any other method of electronic communication. In most cases the chronicle platform  105  will trigger a version capture event when the delegate device  205  collects data from the end-user device  250 . The delegate device  205  collects end-user agent data relevant to qualifying the end-user agent for the resource request and sends it to the enterprise service bus  270  or the institute server  240 . The delegate device  205  makes requests for and accesses reports and documents that the chronicle platform  105  generates such as the resource memorandum. The delegate device  205  communicates over the institute network  280  with other internal devices including the exposure devices  210 , the approval device  215 , the deception device  220 , the reviewer device  225 , the eavesdropper device  230  and the representative device  235  over the institute network  280 . 
     The end-user agent is the resource requester. The end-user agent is an individual requesting a home loan, as an example, or a company representative requesting an equipment loan, as another example. The end-end user agent communicates directly with the delegate agent, for instance in person or by telephone. The end-user agent electronically communicates with institutes  115  using the end-user device  250  and sends content objects related to the resource request to delegate device  205  or the institute server  240 . The end-user device  250  accesses reports and documents that the chronicle platform  105  generates over the institute network  280 . The end-user agent operates the end-user device  250  outside of the institutes  115  internal network in most cases. 
     The exposure agent evaluates risk associated with the institutes  115  granting or denying a resource request. The exposure device  210  makes requests for and accesses reports and documents including the resource memorandum that the chronicle platform  105  generates. The exposure device  210  also requests additional data from the end-user device  250  in some cases when the chronicle platform  105  generates a report that indicates the end-user agent is associated with a high exposure that might be mitigated by additional end-user agent data. The exposure device  210  communicates with other internal devices such as the delegate device  205 , the approval device  215 , and the eavesdropper device  230  over the institute network  280 . The approval agent approves the institutes  115  decision to grant or deny the end-user agent&#39;s resource request. The approval device  215  makes requests for and accesses reports and documents that the chronicle platform  105  generates, such as updated resource memorandum. The approval device  215  communicates with the reviewer device  225  over the institute network  280 . The reviewer agent reviews institutes  115  decisions granting or denying end-user agent requests using the reviewer device  215  to access reports such as the resource memorandum that the chronicle  105  generates. The reviewer device  215  communicates with other internal devices such as the eavesdropper device  230  over the institute network  280 . 
     The eavesdropper agent audits transactions related to resource requests. The eavesdropper device  230  makes requests for and accesses reports and documents including the resource memorandum that the chronicle platform  205  generates. For instance, the eavesdropper device  230  audits the resource memorandum capture history associated with the resource request. The eavesdropper device in some cases communicates with the watchdog device  255  and the eavesdrop device  260  over the institute network  280 . The eavesdropper device  230  communicates with all other internal devices over the institute network  280 , including the deception device  220 . The deception agent monitors transactions related to resource requests for fraudulent activity including an end-user inaccurately reporting revenue. The deception device  220  also makes requests for and accesses reports and documents, including the resource memorandum generated by the chronicle platform  105 . The deception device  220  in some cases communicates with the watchdog device  255  and the eavesdrop device  260  over the institute network  280 . The deception device  220  communicates with all other internal devices such as the representative device  235  over the institute network  280 . The representative agent  235  works in the institutes  115  front offices to conduct in-person end-user transactions. The representative device  235  can access reports and documents including resource memorandum generated by the chronicle platform  105  over the institute network  280 . 
     The watchdog agent monitors transactions related to resource requests for regulatory violations. The watchdog device  255  accesses reports and documents generated by the chronicle platform  105  over the institute network  280 . The eavesdrop agent eavesdrops transactions related to resource requests including the resource memorandum capture history. The eavesdrop device  260  accesses reports and documents including the resource memorandum generated by the chronicle platform  105 . 
     The institute network  280  connects the internal devices, the third-party devices, the institute server  240 , the data services  180  and the enterprise service bus  270 . The institute network  280  can include, for example, the Internet, an intranet, a secure network, a virtual private network, a local area network, a wide area network, or a wireless network. The institute network  280 , for example, in some embodiment uses encrypted communications to securely transmit data. The institute network  280  also connects using standard or custom APIs in some embodiments. In most embodiments the institute network  280  will include a firewall to protect the institutes  115  from security access breaches. 
     The enterprise service bus  270  is a second interface between both the institutes  115  and the data services  180  and the chronicle platform  105 . The enterprise service bus  270  receives data in any variety of data formats from one or more sources including the data services  180 . In some cases data services  180  push data to the enterprise service bus  270 . Conversely, in other cases the enterprise service bus  270  pulls data from the data services  180 . The enterprise service bus  270  receives data in real-time, in batches, or as updated data. The enterprise service bus  270  sends data to the chronicle platform in a predefined format acceptable by a data interface  365  and a user interface  320 . The enterprise service bus  270  uses servers and databases to transform the data into other formats compatible with the chronicle platform  105 . The enterprise service bus  270  sends the transformed date to the chronicle platform  105 . The enterprise service bus  270  also transforms the date from the chronicle platform into the proper format for institutes  115 . The enterprise service bus  270  also transforms data transmitted and received to and from the data services  180  into compatible formats as required. The enterprise service bus  270  distributes information across the institutes  115  quickly and easily, masks the hardware and networking differences among the devices using institutes  115 , and integrates legacy processes and data to current workflows. 
     The institute server  240  is a computing device connected to all internal and third-party devices, the data services  180 , and the enterprise service bus  270  by the institute network  280 . The institute server  240  manages, stores, sends, receives, and processes data for the institutes  115 . For example, the institute server  240  provides institutes  115  with around-the-clock file and network security, centralized data storage and shared resources, virus management and centralized back up processes. In addition, the institute  240  server controls access to the institute network  280  and other internal process and manages all user credentials. The institute server  240  also provides the authentication interface to mobile and third-party devices using the Internet or other external network from outside of the institute network  280  firewall. Additionally, the institute server  240  provides increased reliability so that there are no interruptions in the institutes  115  workflow processes such as the resource request process The institute server  240  maintains a local database and performs all internal processes for the institutes  115 . The institute server  240  also controls all requests to the chronicle platform  105  and access to the integration framework  110  made by all internal and third-party devices through the enterprise service bus  270 . For instance, the institute sever  240  directs the enterprise service bus  270  to send updated account data to the chronicle platform each day at a particular time. The institute server  240  also provides file security for the institutes  115  by designating an authorization for each file such that only authorized agents can gain access to that file. For instance, the institute server  240  will not allow an eavesdrop agent access to the institutes  115  employee personal information. The institute server  240  also provides institutes  115  with critical virus protection services to protect the institutes  115  from a virus that a third-party device might introduce. The institute server  240  also provides the authentication interface to mobile devices using the Internet, or any other network, outside of the institute network  280  firewall. 
       FIG. 2B  depicts a block diagram of an embodiment of the institutes  115  without the enterprise service bus  270  and without data services  180  as shown in  FIG. 2A . In this embodiment, the integration framework  110  performs the data format transformations for institute  115  as well as interfaces with data services  180  for institutes  115 . 
       FIG. 3  depicts the block diagram of an embodiment of the chronicle platform  105 . The chronicle platform  105  is a tenant on the multitenant platform that the chronicle system  100  is built on. The chronicle platform  105  is the tenant that provides chronicle system  100  services to other tenants on the platform, specifically the institutes  115  tenants. The chronicle platform  105  communicates directly with the integration framework  110  and the institutes  115  through the data interface  365  and the user interface  320  over the network  185 . The data interface  365  communicates using TCP/IP (transmission control protocol/internet protocol) with the integration framework  205  over the network  185 . The data interface  365  uses HTTP(s) requests and responses. The data interface  365  transmits and receives data in JSON and XML formats embedded in the HTTP(s) requests and responses. For example, the data interface  365  uses the Salesforce™ Bulk API and makes an HTTP(S) request for large data files from institutes  115  and then receives them with the data embedded in JSON or XML formats in an HTTP(s) response from the integration framework  110 . In another example the data interface  365  sends HTTP(s) requests to document service  175  with resource request data embedded in XML format. The data interface  365  also uses HTTP(S) web service calls to request and receive data. For example, the data interface  365  sends HTTP(s) web service requests to retrieve data from pricing service  130 , identification service  155 , and extension service  135 . 
     The user interface  320  receives and transmits requests and responses between the institute  115  devices and the chronical platform  105  over the network  185  using the enterprise service bus  270  or the integration framework  110 . The user interface  320  uses HTTP(s) web service connections in addition to JSON and XML formats embedded in the HTTP(s) requests and responses to communicate and send and receive data between the chronicle platform  105  over the network  185  and to the institute  115  devices by way of the integration platform  110  or the enterprise service bus  270 . The user interface  320  transmits presentation data generated by the GUI generator  375  to the institute  115  devices using HTTP(s) web services. While described separately here, both the user interface  320  and the data inter face  365  can be combined as a single interface or can be hosted on a single processor. In other embodiments the user interface  320  and the data interface  365  also use any form of network communication protocols not described here. 
     A data processor  360  filters the credential and permission information from incoming HTTP(s) requests and responses from data interface  365  and user interface  320  and sends them to an access framework  370  to determine if the requests and responses are from a verified source. The data processor  360  stops processing the HTTP(s) request or response if the access framework  370  does not verify the source. The data processor  360  extracts the embedded data from the response. The data processor  360  then sends the extracted data to a tenant controller  350  and transmits the filtered response to a workflow manager  325 . For instance, when the chronicle platform  105  makes an HTTP(s) request for an extension report from the integration framework  110 : the integration framework  110  returns an HTTP(s) response with the extension data requested embedded in the HTTP(s) response; the data processor  360  filters the HTTP(s) response and sends the credential and permission information to the access manager  370 ; the access manager verifies the source; the data processor  360  then extracts the extension data and sends it to the tenant controller  350 ; and the data processor  360  sends the filtered response to the workflow manager  325 . When the workflow manager  325  is ready to send an HTTP(s) request or a response, it transmits instructions to the data processor  360 . The data processor  360  interprets the instructions from the workflow manager  325 , retrieves data from the tenant controller  350  if so instructed, compiles the HTTP(s) request or response, and transmits the compiled HTTP(S) request or response to the data interface  365 . For instance, when the workflow manager  325  determines that a loan memorandum is ready to be transmitted to institutes  115 : workflow manager  325  sends instructions to the data processor  360  to retrieve the resource memorandum data from the tenant controller  350  along with general delivery instructions; the data processor  360  retrieves the resource memorandum data from the tenant controller  350  and complies the HTTP(s) response: and the data processor  360  transmits the compiled HTTP(s) response to the data interface  365 . At the same time the workflow manager  325  sends instructions to the GUI generator  375  to create a presentation for the institutes  115  devices and instructs the data processor  360  to transmit that presentation to the user interface  320 . 
     The workflow manager  325  manages the processes and interactions in the chronicle platform  105 . The workflow manager  325  receives filtered requests and responses from the data processor  360  and parses and interprets them to determine which of the GUI generator  375 , the data aggregator  380 , the chronicle processor  385 , the backing processor  390 , and the version generator  395  processes to initiate and control in response to the requests and responses. The workflow manager  325  also receives triggers from the chronicle platform  105  itself that indicate an event has occurred that requires further processing. The workflow manager  325  then initiates the processes, manages the processes to the end, and controls and coordinates interactions among processes. For instance, when the institutes  115  request or a triggering event to capture the current version of the resource memorandum occurs, the workflow manager  325 : instructs the tenant controller  350  to retrieve the correct data and send it to a version generator  395 ; starts the version generator  395 ; waits for the version generator  395  to generate to capture the version; instructs the version generator  395  to send the result to the tenant controller  350 ; instructs the tenant controller  350  to retrieve data and send it to the chronical processor  385 ; starts the chronicle processor  385 ; waits for the chronical processor  385  to finish; instructs the chronical processor to send the result to the tenant controller  350 ; instructs the tenant controller  350  to retrieve data and send it to a GUI processor  375 ; instructs the GUI processor to generate a browser viewable form of the captured resource memorandum; waits for the GUI processor  375  to finish; instructs the GUI processor  375  to send the result to the tenant controller  350 ; instructs the tenant controller  350  to retrieve data and send it to the data processor  360 ; and then instructs the data processor  360  to generate an HTTP(s) response that contains a presentation of the event that triggered the version generator  395  to capture the current versions of the resource memorandum. The workflow manager  325  identifies the workflow progression for any process on the chronicle platform  105 . The workflow manager  325  initiates each of the GUI generator  375 , the data aggregator  380 , the chronicle processor  385 , the backing processor  390 , and the version generator  395  simultaneously or successively or both. For instance, the workflow manager  325  can initiate the version generator  395  to capture a version of the resource memorandum while concurrently initiating the GUI generator  375  to create a presentation to report on the event that triggered capturing the version of the resource memorandum. Conversely, if the workflow to respond to the event that triggered capturing the version of the resource memorandum also required that the chronicle platform  105  return a copy of the version of the resource request, in that case the workflow manager  325  would initiate the version generator  395  and the GUI generator  375  successively. 
     The access framework  370  controls access to the chronical platform  105 . The access framework  370  receives credentials and permissions from incoming HTTP(s) requests and responses; retrieves credentials and permissions from an institute credentials  355 ; and verifies that the credentials and permissions match or validates them in any number of ways. The access framework  370  also retrieves credentials permissions from the institute credentials  355  and sends them to the tenant controller  350  for the data processor  360  to embed them into the HTTP(s) requests and responses that the data interface  365  sends to the integration framework  110  or the institutes  115 . 
     The tenant controller  350  retrieves and stores data used by all of the processes on the chronicle platform  105 . The tenant controller  350  is connected to all storage media and all processors on the chronicle platform. The workflow manager  325  instructs the tenant controller  350  when to retrieve data and where to send it. For instance when the workflow manager  325  is ready to initiate the chronicle processor  385  to complete a workflow, it instructs the tenant controller  350  to retrieve all of the data required to process the workflow and to send it to the chronicle processor  385 . The workflow manager  325  instructs the chronicle processor  385  to send the result to the tenant controller  350  when it has completed processing. 
     The institute credentials  355  stores institutes  115  credentials and permissions. An institute store  330  stores data specific to each of the institutes  115  and its end-users. An aggregator store  335  stores results from a data aggregator  380 . A profile store  340  and an object store  345  store data local to the chronicle platform  105 . Although depicted as separate storage in  FIG. 3 , the institute credentials  355 , the institute store  330 , the aggregator store  335 , the profile store  340  and object store  345  are implemented in one or more storage devices in other embodiments. 
     The GUI generator  375  generates the graphical user interface presentations that the chronicle platform  105  sends through the integration framework  110  or the enterprise service bus  270  to the agent that sent an HTTP(s) request or response to the chronicle platform  105 . The workflow manager  325  starts the GUI generator  375  after instructing the tenant controller  350  to retrieve and send data to the GUI generator  375 . The institutes  115  may each have any number of graphical user interface format requirements. For instance the GUI generator  375  will generate different graphical user interfaces for a tablet than for a smart phone and yet another for a laptop computer. The workflow manager  325  passes the GUI generator  375  the necessary format instruction in some circumstances and in other circumstances the tenant controller  350  sends the format instruction. 
     The data aggregator  380  aggregates data from any number of sources that is relevant to processing the resource request. In one example the data aggregator  380  collects data from many tenants on the multitenant platform. The data aggregator  380  then strips all confidential and personal information from the data it receives from the many tenants so that all tenants can access the aggregated data. The data aggregator  380  groups like data and performs any number of statistical analyses on that data. For example, the data aggregator  380  computes the average annual income of every end-user resource requester for all tenants. The data aggregator  380  also aggregates entities and actions related to the resource request. For instance, the data aggregator  380  can aggregate all family members that own a property they are trying to mortgage. The data aggregator  380  can aggregate their annual income, their indebtedness, and other factors critical for the institutes  115  to qualify the resource request. The chronicle processor  390  uses the data aggregator  380  result to process chronicles and update the resource memorandum, in some cases. 
     The chronicle processor  390  manages interactions and information associated with the resource request. The chronicle processor  390  creates a chronicle for each resource request and populates the chronicle with content objects related to the resource request. The chronicle processor  390  manages all of the documents related to the resource request. The chronicle processor  390  processes the content objects in the chronicle to generate and update the resource memorandum and other reports related to the resource request. For example, the chronicle processor  390  computes the spread of the interest rate used to fulfill a resource request. The chronicle processor  390  uses the content objects from the data services  180  to populate the chronicle with data used to qualify the resource request—for example—a resource request for a home loan, business loan, or vehicle loan. The chronicle processor  390  creates a trigger that the workflow manager  325  detects and processes when predetermined events occur. For instance, when the chronicle processor  390  fills a chronicle with all of the content objects required to establish the qualification profile of the resource requester, the chronicle processor  390  creates the trigger that workflow manager  325  detects and then, once detected, initiates the workflow for capturing a version of the resource memorandum. The workflow manger  325  also initiates the GUI generator  375  to generate a presentation for the institutes  115  agent to signify that the documents required to qualify the resource request are complete, and as such, the resource requester&#39;s qualification profile is ready for the institutes  115  agent to evaluate. The chronicle processor  390  is workflow driven by the workflow manager  325  that instructs the chronicle processor  390  how to progress through processing a chronicle based on any number of events occurring externally to the chronicle platform  105  as well as events occurring in the chronicle platform  105 . 
     The resource memorandum is updated numerous times while chronicle system  100  is processing the resource request. For instance it is updated when extension service  135  sends a credit report or when the end-user device  250  uploads a paycheck stub or tax return. The version generator  395  captures versions of the resource memorandum at different points during the resource request processing that the eavesdropper device  230 , the watchdog device  255 , and the eavesdrop device  260  can audit. In some circumstances, the version generator  395  captures the version of the resource memorandum at the request of the institutes  115 . As one example, a delegate device  205  makes a request to the chronicle platform  105  to capture the version of the resource memorandum before sending the resource memorandum to the reviewer device  225  for review. The version generator  395  also automatically captures the version of the resource memorandum based on triggering criteria generated by the workflow internal to the chronicle platform  105 , and on such other triggers as the passage of time. For example, the workflow manager  325  detects the trigger sent by the chronicle processor  390  when it received the data from the credit report in the example above and initiates the version generator  395  to capture the version of the resource memorandum. The workflow manager  325  also instructs the version generator  395 , to capture the version of the resource memorandum every 90 days. Once the version is captured the version generator  395  also creates a new version of the resource memorandum as dictated by instructions from the workflow manager  325 , in some cases, and the new version of the resource memorandum becomes the active resource memorandum used by all parties to continue processing the resource request. According to the workflow instructions generated by the workflow manager  325 , the version generator  395  forwards a copy of the captured version of the resource request for further processing, for instance, to the reviewer device  225 . And if the instructions from the workflow manager so indicate, the version generator  395  forwards the new version of the resource memorandum to designated devices, such as the delegate device  205 . After the version generator  395  captures the version of the resource memorandum it prevents further modification to the captured version in any number of ways. In some cases, the version generator  395  converts an editable document to one that is read-only—for instance the version generator  395  converts a Word document to a PDF document. The version generator  395  can also prevent further modification by write-protect protecting the captured version of the resource memorandum using any number of secure file storage processes and/or protocols either as s PDF file or any other, for instance, JSON or XML data corresponding to fields in the resource memorandum. In the case where the eavesdropper device  230  makes a request to audit the resource memorandum capture history, the chronicle platform  105  retrieves the resource memorandum capture history so that the eavesdropper device  230  can review it. 
     The backing processor  390  processes collateral related to the resource request. The backing processor  390  calculates for each piece of collateral such values as, for example, percent ownership, percent and length of indebtedness, relative relationship to the resource requester, and annual revenue or losses it generates. 
       FIG. 4  depicts the block diagram of an embodiment of the integration framework  110 . The integration framework  110  is also a tenant on the multitenant platform the chronicle system  100  is built on. The integration framework  110  provides services to the chronicle platform  105  tenant and the institutes  115  tenants. The integration framework  110  is the first interface between both the data services  180  and the institutes  115  and the chronicle platform  105 . The integration framework  110  therefore receives and sends HTTP(s) requests and responses to the institutes  115 , the data services  180 , and the chronicle platform  105 . The integration platform  110  transforms embedded data in HTTP(s) requests and responses from a source data format of the requester or responder into a target data format for the intended recipient. 
     An access manager  475  controls input access to the integration platform  110 . The access manager uses any known source of access authorization to align credentials of the input data to a target and source credentials  480 . For instance, the access manager compares the input data credential to the corresponding credential in the target and source credential  480  and allows processing to continue if they match. In other cases, an encryption code from the target and source credentials  480  is used with the input data encryption key to decrypt the input data. 
     The input controller  415  receives and filters HTTP(s) requests and responses from the institutes  115 , the data services  280 , and the chronicle platform  105 . The input controller  415  stores the data from the HTTP(s) requests and responses in a source cache  420  and waits until all data to be transformed is received and stored in source cache  420 . The input controller  415  then sends the filtered response to a workflow processor  470  once all data is cached and ready to be transformed. For instance, when the extension service  135  sends an HTTP(s) response containing embedded extension data, the input controller  415  filters the HTTP(s) response to strip the embedded extension data, stores the data, checks to makes sure the data is complete, and sends the filtered response to workflow processor  470 . 
     The workflow processor  470  manages all processes and interactions in the integration framework  110 . The workflow processor  470  receives filtered requests and responses from the input controller  415 . The workflow processor  470  calculates the mapping index and the session index necessary to transform the source data format to the target data format. The workflow processor  470  starts the process of transforming source data formats to target data formats by instructing a repository server  435  to retrieve mapping and session data relating the source data format to the target data format. The repository server  435  retrieves the mapping and session data and passes it to a load manager  440 . The mapping maps the source data format to the target data format. The session is a set of instructions that describe how and when to transform the source data format to the target data format. 
     The load manager  440  validates the source and target by accessing the target and source credential  480  and only continues the process of transforming the data if there is proper validation. The load manager  440  triggers a transform manager  445  to transform the source data format to the target data format using the mapping and the session. For instance, when a source sends data in CVS format and the target requires the data in a text file, the session instructs the transform manager  445  how and when to convert from CVS to text and the transform manager  445  uses the mapping to map CVS fields to text fields. The transform manager  445  sends transformed data to a target cache  460  until all data is transformed. Once the target cache  460  contains all of the transformed data, an output controller  455  embeds the transformed data into an HTTP(s) response or request. In some cases, for example, the output controller  455  embeds the data using JSON or XML. The output controller  455  sends the HTTP(s) response to the target. 
       FIG. 5  illustrates a flowchart of an embodiment of a process  500  for processing the resource request in the chronicle platform  105 . The process starts at block  505  when an event triggers a first workflow as shown in block  510 . Any number of events occurring internal to the chronicle platform  105  and external to the chronicle platform  105  can trigger the first workflow in any number of ways. Each of the GUI generator  375 , the data aggregator  380 , the chronicle processor  385 , the backing processor  390 , and the version generator  395  will, in some cases, trigger a second workflow while in the midst of processing the first workflow. For instance, the chronicle processor  385  can trigger the second workflow when it calculates and/or detects a predetermined condition such as receiving data from data services  180 , and the data aggregator  380  can trigger a third workflow when it calculates and/or detects a value that falls into a predetermined range, such as when the aggregate value of an end-user&#39;s annual returns are below a specified level. And, for instance, when the institutes  115  make any request related to processing the resource request they trigger a fourth workflow. The access framework  370  must verify credentials and permissions for the first workflow as shown in block  515 . The access framework  370  can use any number of methods to verify credentials and permission including comparing credentials to those stored in institute credentials  355 . If the access framework  370  cannot verify the credentials and permissions, the first workflow stops as shown in block  570 . The data processor  360  filters the external HTTP(s) requests and responses for the first workflow request before the workflow manager  325  parses the request as shown in block  520 . 
     The GUI generator  375 , the data aggregator  380 , the chronicle processor  385 , the backing processor  390 , and the version generator  395  are all connected to a synchronization bar  530 . The workflow manager  325  synchronizes the GUI generator  375 , the data aggregator  380 , the chronicle processor  385 , the backing processor  390 , and the version generator  395  as shown in the synchronization bar  530 . The workflow manager  325  calculates which of the GUI generator  375 , the data aggregator  380 , the chronicle processor  385 , the backing processor  390 , and the version generator  395  processes can run simultaneously and which must wait for the output of another processes. The workflow manager  325  initiates each process accordingly. As shown in the workflow done block  560 , when each process is finished the workflow manager  325  computes whether the GUI generator  375 , the data aggregator  380 , the chronicle processor  385 , the backing processor  390 , and the version generator  395  processes are complete or if there are processes that still need to be initiated. The workflow manager  325  continues to check if everything is complete at block  560  until all processes in the first workflow are complete. Any number of iterations of starting a new process can happen in block  560  since any of the GUI generator  375 , the data aggregator  380 , the chronicle processor  385 , the backing processor  390 , and the version generator  395  processes can trigger a successive workflow. Once there are no more processes to initiate, the workflow manager  325  computes the destination of where it should route the result of the first workflow and forwards it there as shown in box  565 . The workflow stops as shown in block  570 . Once the first workflow is triggered as shown in block  510 , the process  500  for processing a resource request can start again at block  505  if a second workflow or successive workflow is triggered even if the first workflow has not reached block  570  since the workflow manager  325  controls the synchronization as shown in synchronization bar  530 . 
       FIG. 6  illustrates a flowchart of the embodiment of a process  600  for transforming the source data format to the target data format. The data interface  365  and the user interface  320  on the chronicle platform  105  receive and transmit date in a first predetermined format. The integration platform  110  executes the process  600  for transforming the source data format to the data format configuration of the data interface  365  and the user interface  320  on the chronicle platform  105  received from the institutes  115  and the data services  180 . Conversely, the data services  180  receives and transmits data in a second predetermined format and the institutes  115  transmit and receive data in a third predetermined format. The integration platform  110  also executes the process  600  for transforming the source data format to the target data format for data received by the institutes  115  and the data services  180 . 
     Block  605  shows the start of the process  600  for transforming the source data format to the target format data. The input controller  415  on integration framework  110  receives the HTTP(s) request or response as shown in block  610 . The input controller  415  extracts the data from the HTTP(s) as shown in block  615  and stores it in the source cache  420  as shown in block  620 . The input controller  415  then checks to make sure that it has received all of the source data as shown in decision block  680 . If the input controller  415  has not stored all of the source data it starts the extraction process again as shown in block  615 . The input controller  415  will continue to check to make sure it has stored all of the source data in source cache  420  until none is remaining to store, and then the workflow processor  470  starts the workflow as shown in block  625 . The workflow processor  470  calculates the session index and the mapping index as shown in blocks  630  and  635  and passes the session index and the mapping index on to the repository server  435 . The repository server  435  retrieves the session from the session repository and the mapping from the mapping repository as shown in block  640 . The mapping maps the source data format to the target data format. The session is a set of instructions that describe how and when to move the source data format to the target data format. 
     The load manager  440  validates the target and source credentials as shown in block  645  by matching them to the target and source credentials  480 . If the load manager  440  cannot validate the target and source credentials the transformation process stops as shown in block  690 . If the load manager  440  validates the target and source credentials it initiates the transformation session as shown in block  650  by triggering the transform manager  445  to start transforming the source data format. The transform manager  445  uses the mapping and the session to transform the source data format for data in the source cache  420  to the target data format as shown in block  655 . The transform manager stores the transformed data in the target cache  460  as shown in block  660 . The transformation manager then checks to make sure that it has transformed and stored all of the data as shown in decision block  685 . If the transform manager  445  has not transformed and stored all of the data from the source cache  420 , it continues to transform the source data format as shown in block  655  and stores transformed data in the target cache  460  as shown in block  660 . The transform manager  445  iteratively checks to make sure it has transformed all of the data as shown in  685  and stored all of the transformed data in the target cache  460  as shown in blocks  655  and  660 . The output controller  455  then embeds the data in the HTTP(s) request or response as shown in block  670  and transmits the data to the target. The workflow processor  470  then determines if the HTTP(s) request or response requires a response as shown in decision block  675  and generates instructions for the input controller  415 . One such instance would be when the integration platform  110  sends a request for data from the data services  180 . In that case integration platform  110  would need the data from the response from the data services  180  that contains the data it requested. If no response is required, the process  600  for transforming the source data format to the target data format is over as depicted at the block  690 . The input controller  415  receives the HTTP(s) response as shown in block  610  if the decision block  675  makes is affirmative and the workflow processor  470  will start the transformation process from block  615  and proceed until it reaches block  690  and stops. 
       FIG. 7  illustrates the flowchart of the embodiment of a process  700  for capturing the version of the resource memorandum. The version generator  395  executes the process  700  for capturing the version of the resource memorandum as part of a larger workflow process controlled by the workflow manager  325 . The process  700  starts at block  705  but the process of capturing the version of the resource memorandum is triggered outside of the version generator  395 . Once triggered, the workflow manager  325  creates instructions for the chronicle processor  385  to convert a first version of the resource memorandum to a second version of the resource memorandum by updating the first version of the resource memorandum in any number of ways. The workflow manager  325  creates the instruction to capture the version of the resource memorandum and sends it to the version generator  395  as shown in block  710 . The version generator  395  gets the resource request identifier as shown in block  715 . The version generator  395  then retrieves the second version of the resource memorandum as shown in block  720 . The version generator  395  then extracts data from the second version of the resource memorandum fields as shown in block  725 , for instance in JSON or XML formats. The version generator  395  also converts the second version of the resource memorandum into a read-only format as shown in block  730 , such as PDF. The version generator  395  creates a version identifier as show in block  735  based on the resource request. The version generator  395  executes the process  700  for capturing the version of the resource memorandum any number of times while the chronicle platform  105  is processing the resource request. The version identifier, thus, reflects a new version number each time the version generator  395  executes the process  700 . The version generator  395  then captures the second version of the resource memorandum by storing the resource request identifier, the version identifier, and the read-only second version of the resource memorandum and/or the extracted data as shown in block  740 . The version generator  395  securely stores the second version of the resource memorandum by storing the resource request identifier, the version identifier, and the read-only second version of the resource memorandum and/or the extracted data in a secure manner such that it not accessible without security credentials, and in some cases, so that it cannot be modified. If the workflow manager  325  instructed the version generator to create a third version of the resource memorandum, decision at decision block  745  is “yes” as shown. The version generator  395  creates the third version of the resource memorandum according to the resource request. The version generator  395  informs the workflow manager  325  that is finished capturing the second version of the resource memorandum as shown in block  760 . The process  700  for capturing the version of the resource memorandum is finished as indicated in block  755 . 
       FIG. 8  illustrates the flowchart of an embodiment of a process  800  for processing a resource request. When the workflow manager  325  detects a trigger to process a resource request, it creates the instructions the chronicle processor  385  needs to process the resource request and sends them to the chronicle processor  385  as shown in block  810 . The chronicle processor  385  retrieves the data it needs to process the chronicle, such as a credit report from extension service  135 , as shown in block  815 . The chronicle processor  385  executes the instructions as shown in block  820 . If processing the resource request according to the instructions causes another triggering event as shown in block  825 , the chronicle processor  385  sends the trigger detail to the workflow manager  325  as shown in block  830 . Once finished processing the resource request, the chronicle processor  385  informs the workflow manager  325  that it has finished as depicted in block  835 . The process  800  is finished as shown in block  840 . 
       FIG. 9  illustrates the flowchart of an embodiment of a process  900  for workflow management. When the workflow manager  325  detects a trigger to process a workflow request as shown in block  910 , it parses the workflow request as shown in block  915 . Because the workflow manager  325  detects triggers generated by processes internal to the chronicle platform  105  and external to it from institutes  115  and/or data services  180 . the workflow manager  325  parses the triggers from both sources. Once parsed, the workflow manager  325  must compute which of the GUI generator  375 , the data aggregator  380 , the chronicle processor  385 , the backing processor  390 , and the version generator  395  processes are needed to resolve the workflow request as shown in block  920 . For each of the processes needed to resolve the workflow request, the workflow manager  325  generates a set of instructions as shown in block  925 . The workflow manager  325  must then compute a synchronization plan as shown in block  930 . For instance, if the workflow request is to capture a version of the resource memorandum, the workflow manager  325  must start the chronicle processor  385  before starting the version generator  395 . There are processes that can run simultaneously, for instance the GUI generator  375  can simultaneously process the presentation for reporting receiving a credit report while version generator  395  captures the second version of the resource memorandum. The workflow manager  325  initiates the process according the synchronization plan as shown in block  935 . The workflow manager  325  waits for the initiated processes to finish as shown in block  940 . Once the initiated process report they are finished, the workflow manager  325  then determines if more processes need to be initiated as shown in block  945 . The workflow manager  325  initiates those processes as shown in block  935 . This might occur, for instance, if the chronical processor  385  executes instructions that fill the chronicle with all required content objects to trigger a report to institutes  115  an to capture a version of the resource memorandum. Once there are no processes left to initiate, the workflow manager  325  detects new triggers that the processes generated as shown in block  950 . If the workflow manager  325  detects triggers it must parse those workflow requests as shown in block  915  and repeat the process  900  until there are no processes to initiate and no triggers detected as shown in block  955 . 
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     A number of variations and modifications of the disclosed embodiments can also be used. Specific details are given in the above description to provide a thorough understanding of the embodiments. However, it is understood that the embodiments may be practiced without these specific details. For example, well-known circuits, processes, algorithms, structures, and techniques may be shown without unnecessary detail in order to avoid obscuring the embodiments. It is also the case that modules, software, or algorithms can be performed on one server, multiple servers or share the same server. 
     Implementation of the techniques, blocks, steps and means described above may be done in various ways. For example, these techniques, blocks, steps and means may be implemented in hardware, software, or a combination thereof. For a hardware implementation, the processing units may be implemented within one or more application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), processors, controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, other electronic units designed to perform the functions described above, and/or a combination thereof. 
     Also, it is noted that the embodiments may be described as a process which is depicted as a flowchart, a flow diagram, a swim diagram, a data flow diagram, a structure diagram, or a block diagram. Although a depiction may describe the operations as a sequential process, many of the operations can be performed in parallel or concurrently. In addition, the order of the operations may be re-arranged. A process is terminated when its operations are completed, but could have additional steps not included in the figure. A process may correspond to a method, a function, a procedure, a subroutine, a subprogram, etc. When a process corresponds to a function, its termination corresponds to a return of the function to the calling function or the main function. 
     Furthermore, embodiments may be implemented by hardware, software, scripting languages, firmware, middleware, microcode, hardware description languages, and/or any combination thereof. When implemented in software, firmware, middleware, scripting language, and/or microcode, the program code or code segments to perform the necessary tasks may be stored in a machine readable medium such as a storage medium. A code segment or machine-executable instruction may represent a procedure, a function, a subprogram, a program, a routine, a subroutine, a module, a software package, a script, a class, or any combination of instructions, data structures, and/or program statements. A code segment may be coupled to another code segment or a hardware circuit by passing and/or receiving information, data, arguments, parameters, and/or memory contents. Information, arguments, parameters, data, etc. may be passed, forwarded, or transmitted via any suitable means including memory sharing, message passing, token passing, network transmission, etc. 
     For a firmware and/or software implementation, the methodologies may be implemented with modules (e.g., procedures, functions, and so on) that perform the functions described herein. Any machine-readable medium tangibly embodying instructions may be used in implementing the methodologies described herein. For example, software codes may be stored in a memory. Memory may be implemented within the processor or external to the processor. As used herein the term “memory” refers to any type of long term, short term, volatile, nonvolatile, or other storage medium and is not to be limited to any particular type of memory or number of memories, or type of media upon which memory is stored. 
     Moreover, as disclosed herein, the term “storage medium” may represent one or more memories for storing data, including read only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), magnetic RAM, core memory, magnetic disk storage mediums, optical storage mediums, flash memory devices and/or other machine readable mediums for storing information. The term “machine-readable medium” includes, but is not limited to portable or fixed storage devices, optical storage devices, and/or various other storage mediums capable of storing that contain or carry instruction(s) and/or data. 
     While the principles of the disclosure have been described above in connection with specific apparatuses and methods, it is to be clearly understood that this description is made only by way of example and not as limitation on the scope of the disclosure.