Automatic dynamic reusable data recipes

Abstract

A data recipe may be automatically generated to provide requested information to a user. After the information is requested, one or more data sources may be interrogated to discover a plurality of data types of data stored in the data sources. The data types may be categorized to define a plurality of data recipe ingredients that are likely to be needed to provide the requested information. The data recipe ingredients may be compared with a reference data recipe. Based on the results of the comparison, a new data recipe that provides the requested information may be made by either modifying the reference data recipe or by proceeding independently of the reference data recipe. The new data recipe may, for example, calculate a key performance indicator used to measure organizational performance.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]The Application Data Sheet (“ADS”) filed in the present application is incorporated by reference. Any applications claimed on the ADS for priority under 35 U.S.C. §§ 119, 120, 121, or 365(c), and any and all parent, grandparent, great-grandparent, etc., applications of such applications, are also incorporated by reference, including any priority claims made in those applications and any material incorporated by reference, to the extent such subject matter is not inconsistent herewith. The present application claims priority to: U.S. application Ser. No. 14 / 257,669 filed on Apr. 21, 2014 and issued as U.S. Pat. No. 10,262,030 on Apr. 16, 2019, and U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 61 / 814,586 for “Automatic Dynamic Reusable Data Recipes,” filed Apr. 22, 2013, each of which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to systems and methods for generating user-requested info...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

The present invention provides a system that can automatically create and change data structures as new content is added. This allows for a dynamic and reusable data structure that can be easily accessed by a software application. One example of this system is a community-based service where members can create new content and share it with others. This system can extend existing content to cover new attributes and answer new facets of questions. Overall, the invention provides a way to automatically and dynamically create and change data structures in real-time with little human intervention.

Problems solved by technology

Nevertheless, despite the immense quantities of data available, many organizations find that they are unable to locate the information they currently need, particularly when multiple data sets must be combined to provide the information.

Unfortunately, in many instances, when a new KPI is requested, considerable work must be done in order to obtain it.

This can be exhaustive, particularly for a large organization in which the component data for the KPI are managed by multiple individuals.

Hence, what may seem to be a simple request for information can be surprisingly difficult to fulfill.

This problem may be compounded when, as is often the case, there is no standard format, nomenclature, or other metadata that can be used to automate the search for relevant data.

Hence, it is often prohibitively time consuming for an organization to find and use the data needed.

Thus, tools that could be used to enhance the performance and strategic decision-making of the organization are simply not available.

However, data modeling is typically a highly manual and expert-based task.

Conventional data modeling methods may be expensive and labor-intensive, and may be unavailable to many organizations.

Furthermore, many known data modeling techniques require significant computational time to resolve.

As set forth above, locating, compiling, and processing data needed to provide a requested piece of information can be very difficult and time-consuming.

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