Source-Specific Micro-Batches for Parallel Communication Validation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic communications, particularly those involving user record data, often experience bottlenecks due to serial processing, which can be exacerbated by issues like missing data, non-compliant terms, and varying formats, leading to slowdowns or failures in network transactions.
Innovation Solution
A configuration file is used to process alphanumeric data strings to determine the source and timestamp of communications, generating metadata tags that allow communications to be directed to micro-batches tailored to their specific sources, enabling parallel processing with source-specific validation and enrichment protocols.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If communications are processed in a serial manner, then data validation can be performed with source-specific protocols, but bottlenecks occur and processing speed decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the batch of communications into multiple micro-batches, where each micro-batch is processed independently by different processing units. This segmentation allows parallel processing while maintaining source-specific validation protocols for each micro-batch, thereby resolving the contradiction between validation accuracy and processing speed.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a new dimension of processing by organizing communications into micro-batches that can be processed simultaneously across multiple processing units. This dimensional transformation from serial to parallel processing enables both high-speed processing and maintained validation accuracy through structured organization.
2Productivity
If batch processing is used to handle multiple communications, then processing efficiency improves, but bottlenecks occur due to missing data, non-compliant terms, and varying formats
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary actions by generating metadata tags for each communication before processing, which include information about the communication source and time stamp. This preliminary organization allows the system to pre-configure appropriate validation protocols and routing decisions, preventing bottlenecks caused by handling missing data or non-compliant terms during processing.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes parameters by introducing metadata tags that encode source identification and temporal information. These parameter changes enable the system to dynamically adjust processing behavior based on communication characteristics, thereby maintaining reliability while achieving batch processing efficiency.
3Productivity
If metadata tags are generated for each communication, then parallel processing is enabled and bottlenecks are relieved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces metadata tags as intermediary elements that mediate between the raw communications and the processing system. These tags provide the necessary information for parallel processing without requiring complex modifications to the underlying communication data, thereby enabling productivity improvement with controlled complexity increase.
4Productivity
If communications are sorted and directed to different micro-batches based on source, then parallel processing is achieved, but data corruption risk increases if metadata tags modify underlying data
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the necessary information (source identification and time stamp) from each communication to create metadata tags, leaving the underlying communication data unchanged. This extraction approach enables parallel processing while maintaining data integrity by separating the routing information from the original data.
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AI summary
Methods and systems for parallel processing of batch communications during data validation using a plurality of independent processing streams. For example, the system may receive a plurality of communications for batch processing during a predetermined time period. The system may process, with a batch configuration file, a first alphanumeric data string of a first communication of the plurality of communications. The system may process, with the batch configuration file, a second alphanumeric data string of a second communication of the plurality of communications. The system may direct the first communication to a first micro-batch for processing within the predetermined time period based on the first metadata tag, wherein the first micro-batch is processed using a first validation and enrichment protocol and a first micro-batch configuration file, wherein the first validation and enrichment protocol and the first micro-batch configuration file are specific to the first source.