Mainframe Time Transformation Engine for Date and Time Zone Conversion
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Solution Overview
Problem
Large organizations face challenges in efficiently, securely, and uniformly managing information exchange across different geographic regions and time zones due to the complexity of their computer systems, particularly in converting between Julian and Gregorian date formats and translating time zones, which are prone to errors when manually handled.
Innovation Solution
A timer engine is implemented within a mainframe system to provide a user interface for automatic conversion of time formats, display times in multiple zones, and translate between Julian and Gregorian dates, integrated with troubleshooting tools to facilitate efficient data retrieval and triage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If manual time format conversion is used between Julian and Gregorian dates, then flexibility in handling different date formats is maintained, but error rate increases and conversion accuracy decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a time transformation engine as an intermediary component between the mainframe system and external systems. This engine automatically handles Julian to Gregorian date conversions and time zone translations, eliminating manual conversion errors while maintaining system uniformity. The engine serves as a mediator that translates between different time formats without requiring complex manual intervention.
2Reliability
If automated time conversion is implemented across the enterprise network, then conversion accuracy improves and errors are reduced, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The time transformation engine acts as a centralized intermediary that handles all time conversion operations across the enterprise network. By consolidating conversion logic in a single automated component, the system achieves high reliability and consistency in time transformations while avoiding the need for complex distributed time management across multiple systems.
3Productivity
If manual time zone translation is performed for different geographic regions, then adaptability to regional requirements is maintained, but productivity decreases and response time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The time transformation engine implements self-service functionality by automatically detecting the time zone of input sources and performing appropriate translations without manual intervention. The system autonomously retrieves data records based on the time zones of involved computing systems, eliminating the need for manual time zone management while maintaining full adaptability to regional requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The engine serves as an intermediary that automatically handles time zone translations between different geographic regions. It receives time information from various sources, automatically determines the appropriate time zone context, and translates times accordingly, thereby improving troubleshooting efficiency while maintaining regional adaptability.
4Ease of operation
If uniform time management is enforced across all systems, then system uniformity improves and management becomes easier, but adaptability to local time zone requirements decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The time transformation engine provides a uniform interface for time management across all systems while automatically adapting to local time zone requirements. It maintains system uniformity by providing consistent conversion functionality throughout the enterprise network, while simultaneously adapting to regional differences through automatic time zone detection and translation.
Solution Approach 2:
The engine dynamically changes time zone parameters based on the input source characteristics. It automatically adjusts the time zone context for each conversion operation, allowing uniform time management procedures to adapt to different regional requirements without compromising either uniformity or adaptability.
Data Source
AI summary
Various aspects of the disclosure relate to automated conversion of time and/or date information from a first format to a second format and initiating computing functionality based on a successful conversion event. Mainframe computer hardware and software are provided for automatically converting differing time formats used across an enterprise computing network, automatically presenting times in multiple formats and/or translations of times across time zones for different regional computing systems of the enterprise computing network, and translating time formats based on an input and automatically pulling data records based on time zones of one or more of the involved computing systems and/or a location associated with the input source.