# US 8,751,558 B2 · Mashup infrastructure with learning mechanism > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,751,558 B2 - Document ID: US8751558B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 12/728,956 - Filed: 2010-03-22 - Published: 2011-09-22 - Granted: 2014-06-10 - Earliest claimed: 2010-03-22 - Assignees: Sap SE - Applicants: Orly Bleier; Ram Alon; Ran Gross; Ariel Tammam; Vitaly Vainer - Inventors: Orly Bleier; Ram Alon; Ran Gross; Ariel Tammam; Vitaly Vainer - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8751558B2 ## CPC - G06F 9/54: Interprogram communication - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract The present disclosure involves systems, software, and computer implemented methods for providing a mashup infrastructure with a learning mechanism. One process includes operations for receiving a request for connecting a first port of an application with a different port and identifying tagged parameters associated with the first port. A set of potential ports for connecting with the first port based at least in part on the tagged parameters is dynamically determined. A suggestion of potential ports for connecting with the first port, including at least a subset of potential ports selected from the set of potential ports, is presented. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A computer-implemented method, comprising: receiving a request to identify a set of potential ports to connect to a first port; storing metadata containing attribute tags and connection data; identifying the set of potential ports, the identification of the set of potential ports based upon the stored metadata and including: determining whether metadata attribute tags are associated with the first port; determining whether metadata attribute tags are associated with at least one potential port of the set of potential ports; determining that the connection data identifies at least one previous connection is associated with at least one of the first port or the at least one potential port; and performing a relevance ranking of the determined at least one previous connection to the determination of the set of potential ports using a weighting algorithm applied against at least one relevance factor, each relevance factor associated with at least one weight value reflecting a utility of connection attributes for different connection scenarios; and presenting a suggestion of potential ports to connect to the first port, the suggestion including at least a subset of potential ports selected from the identified set of potential ports. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the subset of potential ports is selected based at least in part on a history of related connections associated with the first port or potential ports in the subset of potential ports. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the subset of potential ports is selected based at least in part on criteria including at least a degree of compatibility between the first port and each of the ports in the set of potential ports. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The computer-implemented method of claim 3, wherein the degree of compatibility is based at least on one of a data type of the data processed by the first port and the potential ports or a format of the data processed by the first port and the potential ports. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the first port is configured to process data in a particular format. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The computer-implemented method of claim 5, wherein the first port includes a transformer element configured to convert data in a format disparate from the particular format into the particular format. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The computer-implemented method of claim 5, wherein the first port includes a transformer element configured to convert data in the particular format into data in a disparate format. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the suggestion of potential ports includes a suggestion of a transformer element to be used in connection with a potential port. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising automatically forming a connection between the first port and one of the ports in the subset of potential ports. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising identifying, among the ranked at least one previous connection, at least one high-priority connection. ### Claim 11 A computer-accessible, non-transitory, storage medium encoded with computer-readable instructions configured to cause one or more processors to: receive a request to identify a set of potential ports to connect to a first port; store metadata containing attribute tags and connection data; identify the set of potential ports, the identification of the set of potential ports based upon the stored metadata and including: determining whether metadata attribute tags are associated with the first port; determining whether metadata attribute tags are associated with at least one potential port of the set of potential ports; determining that the connection data identifies at least one previous connection associated with at least one of the first port or the at least one potential port; and performing a relevance ranking of the determined at least one previous connection to the determination of the set of potential ports using a weighting algorithm applied against at least one relevance factor, each relevance factor associated with at least one weight value reflecting a utility of connection attributes for different connection scenarios; and present a suggestion of potential ports to connect to the first port, the suggestion including at least a subset of potential ports selected from the identified set of potential ports. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The medium of claim 11, wherein the subset of potential ports is selected based at least in part on a history of related connections associated with the first port or potential ports in the subset of potential ports. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The medium of claim 11, wherein the subset of potential ports is selected based at least in part on criteria including at least a degree of compatibility between the first port and each of the ports in the set of potential ports. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The medium of claim 13, wherein the degree of compatibility is based at least on one of a data type of the data processed by the first port and the potential ports or a format of the data processed by the first port and the potential ports. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The medium of claim 11, wherein the first port is configured to process data in a particular format. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The medium of claim 15, wherein the first port includes a transformer element configured to convert data in a format disparate from the particular format into the particular format. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The medium of claim 15, wherein the first port includes a transformer element configured to convert data in the particular format into data in a disparate format. ### Claim 18 (depends on 11) The medium of claim 11, wherein the suggestion of potential ports includes a suggestion of a transformer element to be used in connection with a potential port. ### Claim 19 (depends on 11) The medium of claim 11, further comprising automatically forming a connection between the first port and one of the ports in the subset of potential ports. ### Claim 20 A system, comprising: memory operable to store metadata; and at least one hardware processor interoperably coupled to the memory and configured to: receive a request to identify a set of potential ports to connect to a first port; store metadata containing attribute tags and connection data; identify the set of potential ports, the identification of the set of potential ports based upon the stored metadata and including: determining whether metadata attribute tags are associated with the first port; determining whether metadata attribute tags are associated with at least one potential port of the set of potential ports; determining that the connection data identifies at least one previous connection associated with at least one of the first port or the at least one potential port; and performing a relevance ranking of the determined at least one previous connection to the determination of the set of potential ports using a weighting algorithm applied against at least one relevance factor, each relevance factor associated with at least one weight value reflecting a utility of connection attributes for different connection scenarios; and present a suggestion of potential ports to connect to the first port, the suggestion including at least a subset of potential ports selected from the identified set of potential ports.