Integrating related data from incompatible systems for enhanced business functionality
US7797149B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 20, 2002 |
| Grant date | Sep 14, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 8, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F40/129
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An embodiment of the present invention describes a method and system for using related data from external systems employing incompatible character sets to affect a business process. For one embodiment, a first external system uses a first character set. A first data set is received from the first external system, the first data set using the first character set. A second external system uses a second character set. A second data set is received from the second external system, the second data set using the second character set. The first data set and the second data set are converted to use a third character set, the third character set a superset of the first character set and the second character set. The first data set and the second data set, as converted and integrated, are then used to effect one or more business processes. For one embodiment, the third character set is Unicode.
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