System for determination and notification of issues in data file transmissions

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017192839-A1
Application number	US-201614986818-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jan 4, 2016
Priority date	Jan 4, 2016
Publication date	Jul 6, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present invention provides for monitoring data file transmissions to determine patterns in data file transmissions and determining issues in a current data file transmission by comparing information associated with the patterns to attributes associated with the current data file transmission. In response to determining issues, dynamic alerts are generated and communicated to designated parties that notify the designated parties of the issues and prompt remedial actions. The present invention is able to monitor events that occur prior to data transmission (i.e., pipeline events) and, when such events are determined, through comparison of the patterns of attributes, to be abnormal or identify a fault, alerts may be generated and actions taken to eliminate or lessen the delay in the subsequent data transmission (i.e., adhere to predetermined data transmission timing requirements).

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An apparatus for determining one or more issues associated with data file transmissions and generating alerts in response to determining an issue, the apparatus comprising:
a computing platform having a memory and at least one processor in communication with the memory; and a data file transmission monitoring module stored in the memory, executable by the processor and configured to monitor data file transmissions to identify patterns in the data file transmissions; an issue determining module stored in the memory, executable by the processor and configured to determine one or more issues associated with a current transmission of a data file based on comparison of information associated with at least one of the identified patterns to attributes of the current transmission of the data file; and an alert module stored in the memory, executable by the processor and configured to generate and initiate communication of one or more alerts in response to the issue determining module determining an issue with the current transmission, wherein the alerts notify at least one of the recipient entity or the sender entity of the issue.

2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the issue determining module is configured to determine one or more issues associated with pre-processing of the data file prior to transmission of the data file.

3 . The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the issue determining module is further configured to determine one or more issues associated with creating a temporary version of the data file prior to transmission of the data file.

4 . The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the alert module is further configured to generate and initiate communication of one or more alerts prior to a scheduled time for transmission or receipt of the data file based on determining issues associated with the pre-processing of the data file.

5 . The apparatus of claim 1 , a data file transmission monitoring module stored in the memory, executable by the processor and configured to monitor data file transmissions to identify patterns in the data file transmissions, wherein the patterns define timing parameters associated with a specific recurring data file transmission.

6 . The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the issue determining module is further configured to determine one or more issues associated with timing of the current transmission of the data file that may delay or prohibit the data file from being transmitted to or received by the designated entity.

7 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the alert module is further configured to generate and initiate communication one or more alerts, wherein the alerts are generated and communicated prior to a scheduled time for receipt or transmission of the data file or after the scheduled time for receipt or transmission of the data file.

8 . The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the alert module is further configured to progressively generate and initiate communication of the one or more alerts to different levels of recipients within a sender entity or a recipient entity, wherein each level is associated with a longer period of delay in transmitting or receiving the data file.

9 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the alert module is further configured to determine a timing for generating and initiating communication of the one or more alerts based on at least one of (i) a type of issue associated with the current transmission of a data file that may prevent or delay the data file from being received by a designated recipient entity, and (ii) a designated recipient of one of the alerts

10 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the alert module is further configured to determine alert content for the alerts based on at least one of (i) type of issue associated with the current transmission of a data file that may prevent or delay the data file from being received by a designated entity and (ii) a designated recipient of one of the alerts

11 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the alert module is further configured to determine one or more recipients for receiving the alerts based on at least one of (i) a type of issue associated with the current transmission of a data file that may prevent or delay the data file from being received by a designated entity and (ii) a length in delay in transmitting or receiving the data file.

12 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the alert module is further configured to progressively generate and initiate communication of the alerts to different levels of recipients within a sender entity or a recipient entity, in response to a level of recipients failing to respond to the determined issue.

13 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the alert module is further configured to generate and initiate communication of the one or more alerts, wherein at least one of the alerts notifies the recipient entity or the sender entity of an alternative time for scheduling transmission of future data file transmissions.

14 . A method determining one or more issues associated with data file transmissions and generating alerts in response to determining an issue, the method comprising:
monitoring, by a computing device processor, data file transmissions to identify patterns in the data file transmissions; determining, by a computing processor, one or more issues associated with a current transmission of a data file based on comparison of information associated with at least one of the identified patterns to attributes of the current transmission of the data file; and generating and initiating communication, by a computing device processor, of one or more alerts in response to determining an issue with the current transmission, wherein the alerts notify at least one of the recipient entity or the sender entity of the issue.

15 . The method of claim 14 , wherein determining the one or more issues further comprises determining, by the computing device processor, one or more issues associated with pre-processing of the data file prior to transmission of the data file.

16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein determining the one or more issues associated with pre-processing of the data file further comprises determining, by a computing device processor, one or more issues associated with creating a temporary version of the data file prior to transmission of the data file.

17 . The method of claim 15 , wherein generating and initiating communication of the alert further comprises generating and initiating communication, by the computing device processor, of one or more alerts prior to a scheduled time for transmission or receipt of the data file based on determining issues associated with the pre-processing of the data file.

18 . The method of claim 14 , wherein determining the one or more issues further comprises determining, by the computing device processor, one or more issues associated with timing of the current transmission of the data file that may delay the data file from being transmitted to or received by the designated entity within a predetermined schedule time for transmission or receipt of the data file.

19 . A computer program product including a non-transitory computer-readable medium, the computer-readable medium comprising:
a first set of codes for causing a computer to monitor data file transmissions to identify patterns in the data file transmissions; a second set of codes for causing a computer to determine one or more issues associated with a current transmission of a data file based on comparison of information associated with at l

Assignees

• Bank Of America

Inventors

• Kurian Manu Jacob
• Roscoe Paul Grayson

Classifications

• G06F11/0772 Primary

  Means for error signaling, e.g. using interrupts, exception flags, dedicated error registers · CPC title

• G06F11/3419

  by assessing time · CPC title

• G06F11/0709

  in a distributed system consisting of a plurality of standalone computer nodes, e.g. clusters, client-server systems · CPC title

• G06F11/3452

  Performance evaluation by statistical analysis · CPC title

• G06F11/30

  Monitoring · CPC title