Proctor Modules for Real-Time Transient Data Capture

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current systems face challenges in monitoring and tracking changes to transient event data during high-volume data processing across multiple technology platforms, as transient data is temporarily stored and often overwritten, making it difficult to detect processing errors and modifications in real-time.

Innovation Solution

A system comprising proctor modules that capture and replicate transient data in real-time from transient memory locations, allowing for real-time event capture, transformation, and analysis, and mapping of event data without increasing processing time or modifying existing applications, using technology platform applications, data logging, event standardization, charting, and dynamic event data evaluation.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If multiple technology platform applications process high volume data through multiple stages, then data processing capacity and throughput are improved, but the ability to monitor and track transient event data deteriorates because transient data is overwritten and becomes unavailable

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata processing capacityVSAvoidtransient data availability
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements proctor module applications that create copies of transient event data from transient memory locations. These copies are captured in real-time and stored in persistent storage, enabling monitoring and analysis without interfering with the original high-volume data processing workflow. The copying mechanism preserves data availability for monitoring while maintaining processing throughput.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

Solution Approach 2:

The proctor module applications serve as intermediary components between the technology platform applications and the monitoring system. These intermediaries capture transient data without requiring modifications to existing applications, enabling observation of data transformations while maintaining the original processing architecture and performance characteristics.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Reliability

If proctor module applications capture transient data in real-time from transient memory locations, then the ability to monitor and detect processing errors is improved, but system complexity increases due to additional components

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveerror detection capabilityVSAvoidsystem architecture complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The proctor module applications are designed to autonomously capture and store transient data without requiring manual configuration or intervention. The modules automatically monitor transient memory locations, detect when data is written, and persist the captured event data, reducing the operational complexity despite adding functional components to the system.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Speed

If transient data is temporarily stored in memory locations for processing, then data processing speed and efficiency are improved, but the ability to analyze and evaluate event data deteriorates because data is overwritten before analysis can occur

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata processing speedVSAvoidevent data analyzability
Core Design Contradiction:
SpeedVSDifficulty of detecting and measuring

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary capture and persistent storage of transient event data before the original transient data is overwritten. By proactively copying data to permanent storage in advance, the system ensures that event data remains available for subsequent analysis and evaluation without delaying the high-speed processing operations that require transient memory.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS10158737B2Real time event capture and analysis of transient data for an information network
Publication Date: 2018.12.18 BANK OF AMERICA CORP
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AI summary

Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods, and computer program products for monitoring, identifying and correlating changes to transient event data as a plurality of technology events are processed by a plurality of applications. The proctor module of the system is automatically triggered by addition of event data to transient memory locations associated with the plurality of applications. The proctor module is configured to capture the transient multiple-attribute event data, in real-time, before the data is dequeued. The technology event processing module is configured to format, log and index the captured data from the proctor module. The system then maps an event/record of formatted data associated with a first transient memory location with a second event to another event of formatted data from a second transient memory location, and subsequently analyzes the multi-attribute data to identify changes.