Centralized Service Integration Platform for Modular Software
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Solution Overview
Problem
Companies face computational inefficiencies due to the lack of integration between disparate software services, which are often provided by different providers or are modular in implementation, leading to manual communication and processing delays.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising one or more processors and memories that provides integrated software services by generating triggers within workflows, allowing for automatic execution of workflows across different services in response to specific conditions or events.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If disparate software services are provided by different providers or in modular implementation, then service flexibility and adaptability are improved, but integration complexity and manual communication requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a service integration platform as an intermediary layer between disparate software services. This platform provides standardized integration mechanisms, event subscriptions, and workflow coordination capabilities that enable modular services to communicate automatically without manual intervention, thus resolving the contradiction between service flexibility and integration complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The service integration platform implements universal interfaces and standardized event handling mechanisms that work across different service providers and service types. This multi-functional approach allows the same integration framework to handle various service combinations, reducing the overall integration complexity while maintaining adaptability
2Adaptability or versatility
If manual communication is performed across services, then service modularity is maintained, but processing speed and productivity decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service mechanisms where services automatically publish their events and capabilities to the integration platform, and the platform automatically routes notifications and coordinates workflows. This eliminates manual communication steps while preserving service modularity, thereby increasing processing speed without sacrificing adaptability
Solution Approach 2:
The integration platform establishes feedback loops through event subscriptions and notifications, where services automatically respond to events from other services. This automated feedback mechanism replaces manual communication, maintaining modularity while significantly improving processing speed and productivity
3Adaptability or versatility
If data is stored separately across services, then service independence is maintained, but data redundancy and storage efficiency worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a centralized data repository that merges data storage while maintaining service independence through standardized data access interfaces. Services can store data in the centralized repository with proper indexing and relationships, eliminating redundancy while preserving the ability of services to operate independently through the unified data access layer
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AI summary
In an embodiment, an apparatus comprises one or more processors and one or more memories communicatively coupled to the one or more processors and storing instructions which, when processed by the one or more processors, cause: providing one or more first software services to a client computing device corresponding to a particular entity profile for a particular entity; identifying data in the particular entity profile identifying one or more second software services used by the particular entity; while executing a first workflow for the one or more first software services, identifying a trigger for the one or more second software services; in response to identifying the trigger, executing a second workflow for the one or more second software services using data extracted from the first workflow.