DATA BROKERING SYSTEM FOR FULFILLING DATA REQUESTS TO MULTIPLE DATA PROVIDERS

摘要

A data broker system is described that allows multiple different systems to interoperate with each other. The data broker system provides a consistent data model of data provided by different system. Data clients can request data from the data broker system without requiring details on the different data systems that are responsible for providing the data.

主权项

1. A method of brokering data comprising:
receiving a data request message at a data broker system communicatively coupled to a plurality of data providers, the data request message comprising a data indicator specifying desired data and at least one given parameter for use in retrieving the desired data; accessing a data model of data provided by the plurality of data providers, the data model describing:
available data definitions specifying data provided by each of the plurality of data providers;data request definitions for retrieving available data from the plurality of data providers, each data request definition specifying at least one required parameter for fulfilling a data request by associated with the respective data request definition; andone or more data transformation definitions specifying transformations between respective available data definitions of different data providers for corresponding data; and determining from the data model a chain of data requests to one or more data providers of the plurality of data providers to provide the desired data based on the at least one given parameter.