Business Data Mapping Definition Transmission

Solution Overview

Problem

Existing systems for transmitting business data between devices face security compromises and performance degradation due to the inclusion of large amounts of mapping information, which can be sensitive and time-consuming to transmit.

Innovation Solution

The system transmits mapping definition information initially, allowing clients to interpret business data without explicit mapping, thereby enhancing security and reducing data transmission volume by separating UI, application, and business data layers, and using encryption for secure data transfer.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If mapping information is included in transmitted business data, then data can be interpreted correctly by the client, but security is compromised and transmission time increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedata interpretation accuracyVSAvoiddata security

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the data transmission into two separate components: mapping definition information and business data. The mapping definition is transmitted separately from the actual business data, allowing the client to interpret the data correctly without transmitting sensitive mapping information with each data set. This segmentation resolves the contradiction by maintaining data interpretation accuracy while improving security.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies preliminary action by transmitting mapping definition information to the client before the actual business data transmission. The client receives and stores the mapping definitions in advance, so when business data is transmitted, the client already has the necessary information to interpret it correctly. This eliminates the need to include mapping information with each data transmission, thereby improving security without losing interpretation accuracy.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

2Loss of information

If mapping information is included in transmitted business data, then data can be interpreted correctly by the client, but transmission time increases and system performance degrades

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedata interpretation accuracyVSAvoidsystem performance

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the data transmission into two separate components: mapping definition information and business data. The mapping definition is transmitted separately from the actual business data, allowing the client to interpret the data correctly without transmitting sensitive mapping information with each data set. This segmentation resolves the contradiction by maintaining data interpretation accuracy while improving security.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies preliminary action by transmitting mapping definition information to the client before the actual business data transmission. The client receives and stores the mapping definitions in advance, so when business data is transmitted, the client already has the necessary information to interpret it correctly. This eliminates the need to include mapping information with each data transmission, thereby improving security without losing interpretation accuracy.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

3Loss of information

If mapping information is transmitted with each data set, then data can be interpreted correctly, but data transmission volume increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedata interpretation accuracyVSAvoiddata transmission volume

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the data transmission into two separate components: mapping definition information and business data. The mapping definition is transmitted separately from the actual business data, allowing the client to interpret the data correctly without transmitting sensitive mapping information with each data set. This segmentation resolves the contradiction by maintaining data interpretation accuracy while improving security.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies preliminary action by transmitting mapping definition information to the client before the actual business data transmission. The client receives and stores the mapping definitions in advance, so when business data is transmitted, the client already has the necessary information to interpret it correctly. This eliminates the need to include mapping information with each data transmission, thereby improving security without losing interpretation accuracy.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS8972520B2Systems and methods providing mapping definition information for business data

Publication Date: 2015.03.03 SAP SE

AI summary

According to some embodiments, mapping definition information may be transmitted from a business process engine to a business process client. Subsequent to said transmitting, it may be arranged for the business process client to receive business data formatted in accordance with the mapping definition information. The business data may, for example, include a series of values, and the mapping definition information may be used by the business process client to map the series of values to a plurality of data fields.