Smart integration engine and metadata-oriented architecture for automatic EII and business integration

US7580946B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Bizweel Ltd. · IL

Inventors

• Rabia Mansour · Ramla, IL
• Munir Badir · Kiryat Malachi, IL
• Majed Amer · Kiryat Malachi, IL
• Talea Sarsour · Kiryat Malachi, IL
• Naila Badir · Kiryat Malachi, IL

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 9, 2007
• Grant date: Aug 25, 2009
• Expiry date: Aug 9, 2027

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/10
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention discloses systems and methods for automating the EII, using a smart integration engine based on metadata. On-line execution (i.e. data access, retrieval, or update) is automated by integrating heterogeneous data sources via a centralized smart engine based on metadata of all data sources managed in a metadata repository. The data-source assets are mapped to business metadata (terminology) giving programmers the ability to use business terms, and overcome technical terms. IT departments can use the business-level terms for easy and fast programming of all services “at the business level”. The integration is performed by the engine (via pre-configuration) automatically, dynamically, and on-line, regardless of topology or technology changes, without user or administrator intervention. MDOA is a high-level concept in which the metadata maps the technical low-level terms to business high-level terms. MDOA is used for seamless integration of a fully-distributed organization with many data sources and technologies.