Computer architecture for multi-organization data access
AssigneeAmerican Management Systems, Inc.
InventorJames C. Sanne
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
Users are provided access to locally controlled data under centrally controlled rules of access. First, users request access to one or more agency databases from an enterprise system. After access is authorized using any known technique, users access agency databases, via the Internet, intranet(s) or other public or enterprise networks, using enterprise standard forms. Industry standard display programs, such as web browsers may be used to display the forms. The data fields on the forms are defined by agency and user profiles stored in enterprise databases. The content of the fields are supplied by the agency databases.
Claims21
A method comprising:
- storing records relating to forms and attachments in a plurality of databases;
- manipulating the records relating to the forms and the attachments;
- routing the forms to users for editing and approval;
- creating agency profiles stored in enterprise databases;
- and
- registering the users in response to completion of at least one form by the users by storing a user profile in the enterprise databases and user profile data in at least one agency database.
A method, comprising:
- storing records relating to forms and attachments in a plurality of databases;
- manipulating the records relating to the forms and the attachments;
- and
- routing the forms to users for editing and approval, and
- wherein interfacing establishes communication between a user and an agency database when access is permitted by authorization data stored in enterprise databases,
- wherein said manipulating supplies reference data in standard forms to the user after establishment of communication with the agency database, and
- wherein said routing sends to the enterprise databases, form data, a form reference and an agency reference upon completion of one of the standard forms by the user.
A computer program embodied on a computer readable medium, comprising:
- an interface module interfacing with a plurality of databases storing records relating to forms and attachments;
- a document handling module manipulating the records relating to the forms and the attachments;
- a document routing module routing the forms to users for editing and approval;
- and
- an administration module including:
- creating agency profiles stored in enterprise databases;
- and
- registering the users in response to completion of at least one form by the users by storing a user profile in the enterprise databases and user profile data in at least one agency database.
A computer program embodied on a computer readable medium, comprising:
- an interface module interfacing with a plurality of databases storing records relating to forms and attachments;
- a document handling module manipulating the records relating to the forms and the attachments;
- and
- a document routing module routing the forms to users for editing and approval, and
- wherein said interface module establishes communication between a user and an agency database when access is permitted by authorization data stored in enterprise databases,
- wherein said document handling module comprises supplying reference data in standard forms to the user after establishment of communication with the agency database, and
- wherein said document routing module comprises routing to said interface module for storage in the enterprise databases, form data, a form reference and an agency reference upon completion of one of the standard forms by the user.
A data processing system, comprising:
- an enterprise database server to store user data, agency profiles and form data;
- a plurality of agency database servers to store agency databases including reference data;
- and
- an enterprise system, coupled to said at least one enterprise database server and said agency database servers, to supply information from the agency profiles to users for selection among the agency databases and to route documents to the users based on the user data, each document combining selected form data from said enterprise database server and selected reference data from one of the plurality of agency databases.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.