IP Library Granted Patent US 10,747,547
Granted Patent B2
US 10,747,547 · App. 16/512,843 · Granted Aug 18, 2020

Dynamically generating a service pipeline comprising filtered application programming interfaces

Inventors: Scott R. Carrier (Apex, NC); Jennifer L. La Rocca (Cary, NC); Mario J. Lorenzo (Miami, FL); Mark G. Megerian (Rochester, MN)
Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
G06F9/44G06F8/34G06F9/451G06F16/9535G06F40/169
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Patent No.
US 10,747,547
App. No.
16/512,843
Granted
Aug 18, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a system filters a collection of application programming interfaces based on input data representing information of a document to be processed, and generates a pipeline of filtered application programming interfaces. Each filtered application programming interface is sequentially executed within the pipeline. The document may be processed through the pipeline and visualizations based on the processing of the document may be generated, allowing the pipeline to be refined to produce desired output data selected within the visualizations. Embodiments of the present invention further include a method and computer program product for generating a pipeline of filtered application programming interfaces in substantially the same manner described above.

Claims (52)

1. A method of generating and executing a sequence of a plurality of application programming interfaces comprising:

identifying one or more classifications for input data representing information of a document to be processed;

filtering a collection of application programming interfaces to identify the application programming interfaces associated with the one or more classifications;

generating a pipeline by chaining together the filtered application programming interfaces, wherein each filtered application programming interface is sequentially executed within the pipeline;

processing the document through the pipeline and generating visualizations based on the processing of the document; and

refining the pipeline to produce desired data selected within the visualizations.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein refining the pipeline comprises:

specifying parameters for an application programming interface and corresponding entities to be detected within the document.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein filtering the collection of application programming interfaces comprises:

examining input formats of the application programming interfaces to filter the collection of application programming interfaces based on formats of the input data.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the input data includes descriptive information providing requirements for processing the document, and refining the pipeline comprises:

refining the pipeline to process the document to satisfy the requirements.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the visualizations include annotations.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein refining the pipeline includes:

identifying application programming interfaces from the collection for selection based on the visualizations; and

refining the pipeline based on the selected application programming interfaces.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the desired data includes one or more from a group of entities and relations selected from the visualizations of the processed document.

8. A system for generating and executing a sequence of a plurality of application programming interfaces comprising:

at least one processor configured to:

identify one or more classifications for input data representing information of a document to be processed;

filter a collection of application programming interfaces to identify the application programming interfaces associated with the one or more classifications;

generate a pipeline by chaining together the filtered application programming interfaces, wherein each filtered application programming interface is sequentially executed within the pipeline;

process the document through the pipeline and generate visualizations based on the processing of the document; and

refine the pipeline to produce desired data selected within the visualizations.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein refining the pipeline comprises:

specifying parameters for an application programming interface and corresponding entities to be detected within the document.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein filtering the collection of application programming interfaces comprises:

examining input formats of the application programming interfaces to filter the collection of application programming interfaces based on formats of the input data.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the input data includes descriptive information providing requirements for processing the document, and refining the pipeline comprises:

refining the pipeline to process the document to satisfy the requirements.

12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the visualizations include annotations.

13. The system of claim 8 , wherein refining the pipeline includes:

identifying application programming interfaces from the collection for selection based on the visualizations; and

refining the pipeline based on the selected application programming interfaces.

14. The system of claim 8 , wherein the desired data includes one or more from a group of entities and relations selected from the visualizations of the processed document.

15. A computer program product for generating and executing a sequence of a plurality of application programming interfaces comprising:

a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by at least one processor to cause the at least one processor to:

identify one or more classifications for input data representing information of a document to be processed;

filter a collection of application programming interfaces to identify the application programming interfaces associated with the one or more classifications;

generate a pipeline by chaining together the filtered application programming interfaces, wherein each filtered application programming interface is sequentially executed within the pipeline;

process the document through the pipeline and generate visualizations based on the processing of the document; and

refine the pipeline to produce desired data selected within the visualizations.

16. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein refining the pipeline comprises:

specifying parameters for an application programming interface and corresponding entities to be detected within the document.

17. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein filtering the collection of application programming interfaces comprises:

examining input formats of the application programming interfaces to filter the collection of application programming interfaces based on formats of the input data.

18. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the input data includes descriptive information providing requirements for processing the document, and refining the pipeline comprises:

refining the pipeline to process the document to satisfy the requirements.

19. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the visualizations include annotations.

20. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein refining the pipeline includes:

identifying application programming interfaces from the collection for selection based on the visualizations; and

refining the pipeline based on the selected application programming interfaces.

Assignments (3)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 1, 2025
From: MERATIVE US L.P.; MERGE HEALTHCARE INCORPORATED
To: TCG SENIOR FUNDING L.L.C., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 072808/0442 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 21, 2022
From: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
To: MERATIVE US L.P.
Reel/Frame 061496/0752 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 16, 2019
From: CARRIER, SCOTT R.; LA ROCCA, JENNIFER L.; LORENZO, MARIO J.; MEGERIAN, MARK G.
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 049765/0224 →
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