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System and method for management of an automatic OLAP report broadcast system
Assignee: Strategy Inc
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Filing: 1999-07-01
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Granted: 2003-05-20
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Expires: 2019-07-01
Abstract
Abstract A system, method and processor medium that manages automatic generation of output from an on-line analytical processing system. Scheduled services are processed in an on-line analytical processing system and output from the OLAP system is then automatically forwarded to one or more subscriber output devices specified for that service. The system manages the operation of the service processing system to increase throughput, increase speed, and improve the administrator control over the processing. The system may maintain dynamic recipient lists that are resolved by system. The system enables administrator control over processing by enabling administrators to view all services and all subscribers of the system, by maintaining an address book containing entries for subscribers of the service and enables a system user to view the contents of the address book, and by scheduling processing of services. The system governs the volume of services being processed, the number of subscribers to a particular service, and the number of output devices to which a service may be broadcast.
Inventors
- 👤 Kyle N. Yost
- 👤 Peter G. Wilding
- 👤 Robert G. Trenkamp
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 07:25
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L43/00; H04L41/00; H04L41/50; H04L41/5041; H04L41/5054; H04L41/5061; H04L41/5064; H04L41/5067; H04L43/08; H04L43/091; H04L43/06; H04L43/0805; H04L43/0817; H04L43/16; H04L51/00; H04L51/06; H04L51/066; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S707/00; Y10S707/99931; Y10S707/99932; Y10S707/99933
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
91 words
A system for managing automatic generation of output from an on-line analytical processing system, comprising: service processing means for processing at least one scheduled service in an on-line analytical processing system; output forwarding means for automatically forwarding output from the services to one or more subscriber output devices specified for that service; processing management means for managing the operation of the service processing means; and wherein the processing management means manages a plurality of operations of the service processing means automatically based on predetermined performance criteria specified by an administrative user.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
91 words
A system for managing automatic generation of output from an on-line analytical processing system, comprising: service processing means for processing at least one scheduled service in an on-line analytical processing system; output forwarding means for automatically forwarding output from the services to one or more subscriber output devices specified for that service; processing management means for managing the operation of the service processing means; and wherein the processing management means manages a plurality of operations of the service processing means automatically based on predetermined performance criteria specified by an administrative user.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
The of claim 1 wherein the OLAP system comprises a relational OLAP system.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
The system of claim 1 wherein the processing management means maintains dynamic recipient lists and wherein the service processing means and processing management means resolve dynamic recipient lists to generate a list of subscriber output devices to receive the output.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
The system of claim 1 wherein the processing management means monitors performance of the service processing means and the output forwarding means to increase throughput and processing speed by reducing duplicate reports.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
The system of claim 1 wherein the processing management means further comprises an administrative view module that enables a system administrator to view any service record and any subscriber record.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
The system of claim 1 wherein the processing management means maintains an address book containing entries for subscribers of the service and enables a system user to view the contents of the address book.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
The system of claim 1 wherein the processing management means comprises a service module that schedules services for processing by the service processing means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
The system of claim 1 wherein the processing management means comprises a governing module that governs the volume of services being processed by the service processing means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
The system of claim 1 wherein the processing management means comprises a governing module that governs the number of subscribers to a particular service.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
28 words
The system of claim 1 wherein the processing management means comprises a governing module that governs the number of output devices to which a service may be broadcast.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
74 words
A method for managing a system that automatically generates output from an on-line analytical processing system comprising the steps of: processing at least one scheduled service in an on-line analytical processing system; automatically forwarding output from the services to one or more subscriber output devices specified for that service; enabling administrator control over the processing and automatically forwarding steps; managing the processing step automatically based on predetermined performance criteria specified by an administrative user.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
74 words
A method for managing a system that automatically generates output from an on-line analytical processing system comprising the steps of: processing at least one scheduled service in an on-line analytical processing system; automatically forwarding output from the services to one or more subscriber output devices specified for that service; enabling administrator control over the processing and automatically forwarding steps; managing the processing step automatically based on predetermined performance criteria specified by an administrative user.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 11 wherein the OLAP system comprises a relational OLAP system.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 11 further comprising the steps of maintaining dynamic recipient lists and resolving the dynamic recipient lists to generate a list of subscriber output devices to receive the output.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 11 further comprising the steps of monitoring performance of the service processing means and the output forwarding means to increase throughput and processing speed by reducing duplicate reports.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 11 wherein the enabling step further comprises enabling administrators to view any service record and any subscriber record.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 11 further comprising the step of scheduling services processing by the service processing means.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method of claim 11 further comprising the step of governing the volume of services being processed by the service processing means, the number of subscribers to a particular service, or the number of output devices to which a service may be broadcast.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
104 words
A processor usable medium having code embodied therein for managing an automatic output on-line analytical processing system, the code in the processor usable medium comprising: code for causing a processor to process at least one scheduled service in an on-line analytical processing system; code for causing a processor to automatically forward output from the services to one or more subscriber output devices specified for that service; code for causing a processor to enable administrator control over the processing and forwarding of services; and code for causing a processor to manage the processing step automatically based on predetermined performance criteria specified by an administrative user.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
104 words
A processor usable medium having code embodied therein for managing an automatic output on-line analytical processing system, the code in the processor usable medium comprising: code for causing a processor to process at least one scheduled service in an on-line analytical processing system; code for causing a processor to automatically forward output from the services to one or more subscriber output devices specified for that service; code for causing a processor to enable administrator control over the processing and forwarding of services; and code for causing a processor to manage the processing step automatically based on predetermined performance criteria specified by an administrative user.
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