Method for accessing and automatically correlating data from a plurality of external data sources
View Patent ↗A method for accessing and automatically correlating data from a plurality of external data sources that includes: A) defining at least two sets of data by querying a plurality of existing external data sources using user application software, a central computer and user defined search statements; B) generating a computer program code which provides access to the external data sources; C) loading the sets of data in a memory of the central computer using the computer program code to gain access to the external data sources; D) storing references which specify links to each of the sets of data provided by the external data sources in a data storage of the central computer; and E) automatically correlating data from the sets of data by using the referenced sets of data using at least one rule of correlation included in the user application software.
1. A method for accessing and automatically correlating data from a plurality of external data sources comprising steps of:
A) defining at least two sets of data by querying at least two existing external data sources stored in one or more external computers by using a computing platform comprising a user application software and a central computer and by using user defined search statements, whereby statements of information needs are entered into the central computer;
B) generating a computer program code, wherein said computer program code provides access to the at least two external data sources so as to map data from a respective external data source into a memory of the central computer;
C) loading the at least two sets of data in the memory of the central computer by using the computer program code to gain access to the at least two external data sources;
D) storing references which specify links to each of the at least two sets of data provided by the at least two external data sources in a data storage of the central computer;
E) automatically correlating data from the at least two sets of data using a rule of correlation included in the user application software by accessing the at least two external data sources based on the stored references; and
F) storing query statements in a data storage of the central computer thereby allowing a user to automatically execute a querying of the at least two existing external data sources when using the computing platform provided on the central computer.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein step E) of automatically correlating data comprises a sub-step of documenting unique identifiers in the at least two external data sources.
3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein step E) of automatically correlating data comprises a use of rules of correlation based on the documented unique identifiers.
4. The method according to claim 2 , further comprising a sub-step of:
configuring the documented unique identifiers as data source bridges with respect to the at least two external data sources.
5. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising after step E) a step of:
presenting the correlated data using a presentation technology included in the computing platform provided by the central computer.
6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein querying the at least two external data sources comprises filtering restrictions and presentation layer constraints.
7. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising a step of:
using a probe based triggering system as an alternative real time triggering system.
8. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising a step of:
using referential data stored in the data storage of the central computer as dimensions and measures in a multidimensional modeling.
9. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising a step of:
displaying the automatically correlated data on a screen.