System and method for communication over an adaptive service bus
View Patent ↗An adaptive service bus comprising adaptable logical components for transporting communications. A configuration of each logical component of the adaptive service bus is determined by receipt of a control message that establishes the behavior of that component. Thereafter, communications that are received by the adaptive service bus are processed in accordance with “rules” established by the configurations. The configuration of the adaptive service bus may be changed in real time to accommodate changes in communication types and/or changes in the processing rule for a particular communication type.
1. A method for communicating over an adaptive service bus comprising:
detecting at an inbound connector receipt of an event communication generated in response to an event, wherein the event comprises a change in information maintained by an enterprise;
selecting an inbound channel and a channel manager appropriate to the event communication as determined by a configuration of the inbound connector;
receiving by the channel manager the event communication via the inbound channel;
selecting by the channel manager a channel handler appropriate to the event communication as determined by a configuration of the channel manager;
selecting by the channel handler a message handler appropriate to the event communication to process the event communication as determined by a configuration of the channel handler;
determining by the message handler a destination address of the event communication in accordance with a configuration of a router;
selecting by the message manager an outbound channel for the event communication; and
sending via the outbound channel the event communication to the destination address.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the outbound channel is selected based on at least one of the event communication source, the event communication destination address, and the event communication type.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the event communication comprises a communication formed in accordance with a communication protocol.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the communication protocol is selected from the group consisting of a protocol used for email transport, a protocol used for hypertext transfer, a protocol used for transport of data from a database, and a protocol used for transport of data between queues.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the message manager further comprises a message processor and a transformer and the method further comprises:
selecting by the message processor the transformer to operate on the communication, wherein the selection of the transformer is in accordance with a configuration of the message processor; and
translating by the transformer the event communication in accordance with a configuration of the transformer to a format suitable for processing by the message processor.
6. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
prior to sending via the outbound channel the event communication to the destination address:
identifying a current format of the event communication;
identifying a format suitable for delivery to the destination; and
translating the event communication to the delivery format.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein sending via the outbound channel the event communication to the destination address comprises:
configuring an outbound connector to receive the event communication via the outbound channel; and
passing the event communication to a receiving communications platform at the destination address.
8. The method of claim 1 wherein determining by the message handler a destination of the event communication in accordance with a configuration of a router comprises:
determining two or more destinations for the event communication;
selecting by the message manager one or more outbound channels appropriate for each of the two or more destinations; and
sending via the one or more outbound channels the event communication to the two or more destinations.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the enterprise is selected from the group consisting of a medical enterprise, a commercial enterprise, a government enterprise and a military enterprise.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the enterprise is a multi-channel video programming distributor.
11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information maintained by the server is selected from subscriber records, patient records, financial records, employment records, military service records, and government records.
12. An adaptive service bus comprising:
an inbound connector in communication with an inbound channel;
the inbound channel in communication with a channel manager;
the channel manager in communication with a channel handler;
the channel handler in communication with a message handler;
the channel handler in communication with a router;
the message handler in communication with an outbound channel; and
a configuration manager connected to the bus, wherein the configuration manager is configured for communicating a control message that when received by the adaptive service bus configures the adaptive service bus to perform operations comprising:
detecting by the inbound connector receipt of an event communication generated in response to an event, wherein the event comprises a change in information maintained by an enterprise;
selecting an inbound channel and a channel manager appropriate to the event communication as determined by a configuration of the inbound connector;
receiving by the channel manager the event communication via the inbound channel;
selecting by the channel manager a channel handler appropriate to the event communication as determined by a configuration of the channel manager;
selecting by the channel handler a message handler appropriate to the event communication to process the event communication as determined by a configuration of the channel handler;
determining by the message handler a destination address of the event communication in accordance with a configuration of the router;
selecting by the message manager an outbound channel for the event communication; and
sending via the outbound channel the event communication to the destination address.
13. The adaptive service bus of claim 12 , wherein the outbound channel is selected based on at least one of the event communication source, the event communication destination address, and the event communication type.
14. The adaptive service bus of claim 12 , wherein the event communication comprises a communication formed in accordance with a communication protocol.
15. The adaptive service bus of claim 14 , wherein the communication protocol is selected from the group consisting of a protocol used for email transport, a protocol used for hypertext transfer, a protocol used for transport of data from a database, and a protocol used for transport of data between queues.
16. The adaptive service bus of claim 12 , wherein the message manager further comprises a message processor and a transformer and wherein the control message further causes the adaptive service bus to perform operations comprising:
selecting by the message processor the transformer to operate on the communication, wherein the selection of the transformer is in accordance with a configuration of the message processor; and
translating by the transformer the event communication in accordance with a configuration of the transformer to a format suitable for processing by the message processor.
17. The adaptive service bus of claim 12 , wherein the control message further causes the adaptive service bus to perform operations comprising prior to sending via the outbound channel the event communication to the destination address:
identifying a current format of the processed communication;
identifying a format suitable for delivery to the destination address; and
translating the event communication to the delivery format.
18. The adaptive service bus of claim 12 further comprising an outbound connector and wherein the control message further causes the adaptive service bus to perform operations comprising:
receiving the event communication via the outbound channel; and
passing the event communication to a receiving communications platform at the destination address.
19. The adaptive service bus of claim 12 , wherein the control message further causes the adaptive service bus to perform operations comprising:
determining two or more destinations for the event communication;
selecting by the message manager one or more outbound channels appropriate for each of the two or more destinations; and
sending via the one or more outbound channels the event communication to the two or more destinations.
20. The adaptive service bus of claim 12 , wherein the enterprise is selected from the group consisting of a medical enterprise, a commercial enterprise, a government enterprise and a military enterprise.
21. The adaptive service bus of claim 12 , wherein the enterprise is a multi-channel video programming distributor.
22. The adaptive service bus of claim 12 , wherein the information maintained by the server is selected from subscriber records, patient records, financial records, employment records, military service records, and government records.
23. The adaptive service bus of claim 12 , wherein the inbound connector comprises a wrapper around the mechanics of a standard communications protocol operated by a communications platform.