Patents by Inventor Catherine Elizabeth Sullivan

Catherine Elizabeth Sullivan has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Business transformation logic engine and handlers
    Patent number: 7926064
    Abstract: A business transformation logic engine for integrating data from a source application to a target application and method thereof are provided. The business transformation logic engine includes a receiving module for receiving data from the source application in a first predetermined format; and at least one transformation handler for transforming the received data into a second predetermined format usable by the target application. The method includes the steps of receiving an XML message including the source data; creating a message context object from the XML message; transforming the message context object using user-configured XSL entries; applying business rules to the transformed message context object; mapping source data elements of the transformed message context object to target data elements; and transforming the XSL-transformed data into a workflow request for integrating the source data to the target application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Computer Associates Think, Inc.
    Inventors: Jesus Fernandez, Catherine Elizabeth Sullivan, Kejian Qiu, Ronald Jacobson
  • XML configuration technique and graphical user interface (GUI) for managing user data in a plurality of databases
    Patent number: 7788214
    Abstract: A system and method for integrating data from a source application to a target application are provided. The system includes an interface module for extracting data from the source application and publishing the data in a first predetermined format; a business transformation logic engine for transforming the formatted data by a series of transformation handlers into a second predetermined format usable by the target application; and a configuration interface for defining the data to be transformed from the source application to the target application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Computer Associates International, Inc.
    Inventors: Jesus Fernandez, Catherine Elizabeth Sullivan, Kejian Qiu, Ronald Jacobson