Systems and methods for real time data management in a collaborative environment

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10552391-B2
Application number	US-40418109-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 13, 2009
Priority date	Apr 4, 2008
Publication date	Feb 4, 2020
Grant date	Feb 4, 2020

Abstract

Systems and methods for real time data management in a collaborative environment. In one embodiment, the systems and methods dynamically link stakeholders, through a collaborative environment, to current and updated data. The systems and methods also cross-reference data objects between stakeholders for calling data objects by a common name, and determine a preferred method for each operation related to processing data for a data object.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A computer-implemented method for managing data in a collaborative environment, the computer-implemented method comprising:
creating, by a processing unit, an object-class name that identifies an object class within the collaborative environment, the object class being a group of objects that are related to a particular well system;
selecting, by the processing unit, an object from the object class, the object having information that is associated with the particular well system;
linking, by the processing unit and within the collaborative environment, the object to the object-class name;
identifying, by the processing unit, a plurality of unique names used by a plurality of stakeholders to identify the object in the collaborative environment; and
linking, by the processing unit and within the collaborative environment, each unique name of the plurality of unique names to the object-class name to form an association between (i) the plurality of unique names, (ii) the object-class name, and (iii) the object, wherein the association enables the object to be called using any of the unique names in the plurality of unique names.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the object is selected from the object class in a database, the object comprising data related to the object.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 , further comprising:
identifying a server and a client, the server or the client comprising the database; and
providing an identification of the server and the client accessing the database.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
calling the object by a first unique name of the plurality of unique names and a second unique name of the plurality of unique names.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein identifying the plurality of unique names for the object comprises:
comparing a first data profile for the object to a second data profile a related object to determine whether the first data profile and the second data profile substantially identify a same object.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
modifying the object to create a modified object; and
calling the modified object by at least two different unique names of the plurality of unique names.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising, for each respective object in the object class:
selecting the respective object;
linking the respective object to the object-class name in the collaborative environment;
identifying a respective plurality of unique names used by a respective plurality of stakeholders to identify the respective object in the collaborative environment; and
linking, within the collaborative environment, each unique name in the respective plurality of unique names to the object-class name to form a respective association between (i) the respective plurality of unique names, (ii) the object-class name, and (iii) the respective object, wherein the respective association enables the respective object to be called using any of the unique names in the respective plurality of unique names.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising repeating the steps of claim 1 for multiple different object classes.

9. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising program code that is executable by a processing unit for causing the processing unit to:
create an object-class name that identifies an object class within a collaborative environment, the object class being a group of objects that are related to a particular well system;
select an object from the object class, the object having information that is associated with the particular well system;
link, within the collaborative environment, the object to the object-class name;
identify a plurality of unique names used by a plurality of stakeholders to identify the object in the collaborative environment; and
link, within the collaborative environment, each unique name of the plurality of unique names to the object-class name to form an association (i) the plurality of unique names, (ii) the object-class name, and (iii) the object, wherein the association enables the object to be called using any of the unique names in the plurality of unique names.

10. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the object is selected from the object class in a database, the object comprising data related to the object.

11. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10 , further comprising program code that is executable by the processing unit for causing the processing unit to:
Identify a server and a client, the server or the client comprising the database; and
provide an identification of the server and the client to the collaborative environment for enabling the collaborative environment to access the database.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9 , further comprising program code that is executable by the processing unit for causing the processing unit to:
call the object by a first unique name of the plurality of unique names and a second unique name of the plurality of unique names.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9 , wherein identifying the plurality of unique names for the object comprises:
comparing a first data profile for the object to a second data profile a related object to determine whether the first data profile and the second data profile substantially identify a same object.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 13 , further comprising program code that is executable by the processing unit for causing the processing unit to:
modify the object to create a modified object; and
call the modified object by at least two different unique names of the plurality of unique names.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9 , further comprising program code that is executable by the processing unit for causing the processing unit to, for each respective object in the object class:
select the respective object;
link the respective object to the object-class name in the collaborative environment;
identify a respective plurality of unique names used by a respective plurality of stakeholders to identify the respective object in the collaborative environment; and
link, within the collaborative environment, each unique name in the respective plurality of unique names to the object-class name to form a respective association between (i) the respective plurality of unique names, (ii) the object-class name, and (iii) the respective object, wherein the respective association enables the respective object to be called using any of the unique names in the respective plurality of unique names.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9 , further comprising program code that is executable by the processing unit for causing the processing unit to repeat the steps of claim 11 for multiple different object classes.

17. A system comprising:
a processing unit; and
a memory on which instructions executable by the processing unit are stored for causing the processing unit to:
create an object-class name that identifies an object class within a collaborative environment, the object class being a group of objects that are related to a particular well system;
select an object from the object class, the object having information that is associated with the particular well system;
link, within the collaborative environment, the object to the obje

Assignees

• Paulk Martin D
• Johnson David
• Landmark Graphics Corp

Inventors

• Paulk Martin D
• Johnson David

Classifications

• G06Q10/10

  Office automation; Time management · CPC title

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  Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling · CPC title

• G06F16/22 Primary

  Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures · CPC title

• G06F15/16

  Combinations of two or more digital computers each having at least an arithmetic unit, a program unit and a register, e.g. for a simultaneous processing of several programs {(coordinating program control therefor G06F9/52; in regulating and control system G05B)} · CPC title