WO2001055945A2 - Systeme et procede utilises pour telecharger des donnees de produit dans un serveur de bourse de marchandises - Google Patents

Systeme et procede utilises pour telecharger des donnees de produit dans un serveur de bourse de marchandises Download PDF

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WO2001055945A2
WO2001055945A2 PCT/US2001/003174 US0103174W WO0155945A2 WO 2001055945 A2 WO2001055945 A2 WO 2001055945A2 US 0103174 W US0103174 W US 0103174W WO 0155945 A2 WO0155945 A2 WO 0155945A2
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  • the present invention is directed toward the field of electronic commerce (E-commerce). More specifically, the invention provides a system and method for uploading product data to an on-line commodity exchange server (CES), which is then used to manage the buying and selling of the products over an electronic communication network, such as the Internet.
  • E-commerce electronic commerce
  • CES on-line commodity exchange server
  • the operators of the CES system utilize the advances brought on by the extensible markup language (XML) to develop a document type definition (DTD) in XML that describes the product attributes and valid data types for the CES system.
  • DTD document type definition
  • the seller systems must be altered to output an XML datafile organized according to the DTD.
  • This methodology would work if all the potential seller/clients that wish to load product specifications into the CES had sophisticated IT staff personnel that could carry out the proper programming needed to create the XML file.
  • many seller/clients simply do not possess the sophistication necessary to alter their systems to generate such a structured data file.
  • the XML approach would be limited to only those seller/clients having a high-level of technological sophistication.
  • a client/server system and method for uploading product data specifications from a plurality of client computers to an on-line commodity exchange server is provided.
  • the system provides a scalable client/server architecture in which a downloadable interactive uploader applet is transferred to each client computer, which cooperates with an instance of an uploader servelet operating at the server.
  • the downloadable interactive uploader applet is utilized by each client to interactively map the client's product attributes to a set of common product attributes associated with the products capable of being sold via the on-line commodity exchange system.
  • the applet As a client interactively maps their client product attributes to the common format, the applet generates an adaptive mapping file for the particular type of product, which is then saved for use in subsequent uploads of the same type of product data so that the client need not repeat the mapping steps.
  • the applet also provides for adaptive data-type mapping in which the client adaptively maps their data types for a particular product attribute to the data types common to the on-line system. The adaptive data-type mapping is also saved in the adaptive mapping files.
  • a method for uploading product data from a client system to a server.
  • the method preferably includes the following steps: (1) downloading an interactive product data mapping applet from the server to the client system; (2) executing the applet at the client computer; (3) selecting a transfer file at the client computer that describes the client's products using a set of client product attributes; (4) mapping the client product attributes to a set of server product attributes using the interactive product data mapping applet, and storing corresponding mapping information in an adaptive mapping file; and (5) uploading the transfer file and the adaptive mapping file to the server.
  • Another aspect of the invention provides a system for uploading product data from a client system to a server, comprising: at least one transfer file at the client computer that describes the client's products using a set of client product attributes; and a downloadable interactive product data mapping applet operating at the client system, wherein the applet is programmed to: (1) interactively map the client product attributes to a set of server product attributes; (2) store corresponding mapping information in an adaptive mapping file; and (3) upload the transfer file and the adaptive mapping file to the server.
  • Still another aspect of the invention provides a system for uploading product data from a plurality of client systems to a common server.
  • This system preferably includes: an interactive uploader application operating at each of the client systems, the interactive uploader application including software programming codes for interactively mapping client-specific product attributes for each product to be uploaded to server-specific product attributes, and then for storing the interactive mapping information in a mapping file; and an uploader server in communication with the common server for communicating with the interactive uploader applications and for enabling the transfer of the product data and the mapping file to the common server.
  • Another, more specific aspect of the invention provides a method of uploading product data from a plurality of client systems to an on-line commodity exchange server via the Internet, comprising the steps of: (1) accessing the on-line commodity exchange server via a web browser operating at the client systems; and (2)for each client system selecting to upload product data to the commodity exchange server operating the steps of: (a) downloading an interactive uploader applet from the commodity exchange server to the client system; (b) executing the interactive uploader applet at the client system; (c) instantiating an instance of an uploader servelet at the commodity exchange server for each executed interactive uploader applet, wherein each uploader servelet is in communication with one interactive uploader applet via a communication channel over the Internet; (d) interactively mapping client-specific product attributes for the product data to be uploaded to server-specific product data attributes and storing associated mapping information into an adaptive mapping file; and (e) transferring the product data and the adaptive mapping file from the client system to the commodity exchange server using the communication channel formed between the interactive uploader applet and the uploader servelet.
  • the present invention provides many advantages, such as: (1) provides interactive product data mapping and adaptive learning; (2) provides automatic product data uploading; (3) provides product data validation; (4) provides a server architecture that easily scales to a large number of client users; (5) provides high-speed uploading capabilities; and (6) minimizes the involvement of trained information technology (IT) personnel m carrying out the pioduct data mapping function
  • FIGs 1 A- IB set forth a flow diagram of a preferred methodology for uploading product data to a commodity exchange server according to the present invention
  • FIG 2 is an exemplary system diagram of the present invention
  • FIGs 1A-1B set forth a flow diagram 10 of a preferred methodology for uploading product data to a commodity exchange server.
  • the process begins at step 12 where a client access the commodity exchange server (CES), preferably over an electronic communication network such as the Internet.
  • CES commodity exchange server
  • the system of the present invention preferably includes a plurality of client computer systems (which could be personal computers, workstations, laptops, or computers connected over a corporate LAN) coupled over the Internet to the CES system.
  • the CES system is preferably a web site for conducting the on-line buying and selling of a commodity product.
  • the CES server is used for buying and selling steel products over the Internet.
  • An exemplary CES system for steel products can be found at http://www.e-steel.com.
  • the functionality of the E-Steel web site is detailed in co-pending provisional patent application serial number 60/152,784 (the '784 application), entitled “Electronic Commodity Exchange System.” The teaching of the '784 application is hereby incorporated into this application by reference.
  • Commodity exchange servers such as the E-Steel web site, typically provide the ability to buy and sell a variety of commodity products that are defined by a set of product attributes.
  • the E-Steel web site supports a variety of steel-related products such as hot rolled steel, cold rolled steel, coated product, plate steel, tin mill, and rebar, to name a few.
  • steel-related products such as hot rolled steel, cold rolled steel, coated product, plate steel, tin mill, and rebar, to name a few.
  • Each of these steel products is further defined by a set of product attributes that describe the characteristics of each product type.
  • the rebar steel product type is typically defined by the following product attributes: product class, defect type, quantity, industry standard, standard number, Rockwell B scale, size, length, unit weight, part number, serial number, technical quality, producing mill name, price, packaging information, dimensional tolerance, yield strength, tensile strength, percent elongation, etc.
  • product attributes product class, defect type, quantity, industry standard, standard number, Rockwell B scale, size, length, unit weight, part number, serial number, technical quality, producing mill name, price, packaging information, dimensional tolerance, yield strength, tensile strength, percent elongation, etc.
  • Other product types are defined using similar or other product attributes.
  • the client seller accesses the CES system at step 12
  • this step involves the client engaging a web browser application at their system, and then connecting to the CES web site over the Internet Once connected to the CES web site, the client then typically inputs a usemame/password login combination in order to gain authorized access to the CES system
  • the client selects a text or graphical display that indicates to the system that the client desires to upload new pioduct data specifications to the CES system
  • the CES system determines whether the particulai client has previously uploaded product data to the system If not, then at step 18 the CES system downloads an interactive uploader applet program to the client system by transmitting the applet from its storage location in the CES database 20 to the local memory of the client's computer system
  • the preferred system of the present invention provides a client/server uploader architecture that includes uploader applet piograms on the client computers and a corresponding servelet program operating on the CES system
  • the interactive uploader applet program is preferably a Java applet that runs within the context of the client's web browser application and piovides the functionality described in the remainder of FIGs 1A-1B
  • the Java applet only needs to be downloaded once to the client's system, where it is installed locally
  • step 16 the CES system determined that the particular client had previously uploaded product data to the system
  • step 18 can be skipped since the applet is already stored at the client's computer
  • the CES system could, alternatively, determine whether the client system is operating the most current version of the interactive uploader applet, and if not, the CES system would then proceed to step 18 and download the most recent version of this application to the client's system.
  • the method then proceeds to step 22, where the CES system determines whether or not this particular client has any adaptive mapping files (AMFs) stored in the CES database 20. and if so, downloads these AMF files to the client system for use with the interactive uploader applet.
  • the adaptive mapping file contains information that maps the client's product attribute fields and data types to the product attribute fields and data types common to the CES system. For each client there can be one or more AMF files stored at the CES database 20, each AMF file corresponding to a particular product type that may be sold through the CES system. These AMF files are created during the interactive mapping process described below, and subsequently uploaded to the CES system along with the mapped and validated product data.
  • step 24 the system displays an informational screen to the client system through the client's web browser application.
  • the client interacts with the CES system through a web browser program, such as Microsoft's Internet ExplorerTM or Netscape's CommunicatorTM.
  • a web browser program such as Microsoft's Internet ExplorerTM or Netscape's CommunicatorTM.
  • This easy to use, intuitive type of interface makes it relatively simple for the client to interact with the CES system, and to prepare the client's product data for uploading.
  • the informational screen at step 24 basically describes to the client the subsequent steps listed in the remainder of FIGs. 1A-1B so that the user can understand how the uploader applet operates and what information the client will need to provide in order to get their product data onto the CES system.
  • the client creates a transfer file (TF).
  • the transfer file is preferably either an ASCII delimited data file or an XML file.
  • the transfer file has a tabular structure organized into rows and columns, where each row represents a particular product that the client wants to upload to the CES system, and the columns of the table represent the client's product attributes associated with that type of product.
  • the transfer file may be created off-line prior to the client accessing the CES system, such that the transfer file is ready to process when the client accesses the system.
  • the client then loads it into the memory space of the applet at step 28 for subsequent processing.
  • This step preferably includes a browse function where the client uses a standard Windows browse dialog box to locate the transfer file on the client's system and to thereby instruct the applet where the transfer file resides so that the applet can load the transfer file into its memory space.
  • the client Having loaded the transfer file into the applet's memory space, the client then selects the type of product at step 30.
  • This step is important because its tells the applet which CES system product attributes should be associated with the product data in the transfer file.
  • the applet includes a list of required product attributes used by the CES system for each supported product type.
  • the preferred product types are hot rolled, cold rolled, coated, plate, tin mill and rebar.
  • Each of these six products types has their own specific product attributes that describe the product to the buyers in the CES system.
  • the product attributes that are programmed into the CES system for describing particular product types are different than the product attributes used by the various seller/clients that utilize the system.
  • a mechanism is required for interactively mapping the client's product data attributes to the product attributes utilized by the CES system. In the present invention, this mechanism is the interactive uploader applet.
  • the applet After the applet has loaded the raw transfer file into its memory space and the client has indicated the product type, the applet then checks to see if the transfei file is laiger than a specified maximum file size at step 32 In order to pre ⁇ ent exceedingly long delays when uploading files ovei a modem connection, as w ell as to prevent bogging down the CES system, the method of the present invention provides a maximum file size that can be uploaded by the mteractn e uploader applet If that maximum file size is exceeded, then contiol of the method passes to step 34, and an error message is displayed thiough the client's web browser indicating that the transfer file is to large
  • control of the method passes to step 36, where the applet determines whether an adaptive mapping file (AMF) exists for the selected pioduct type If this AMF file existed, it would have been downloaded fiom the CES system to the client's computer m step 22 This would then indicate that this client has previously gone though the interactive mapping and data validation steps 44-52 for this same type of product, and thus the applet should apply the mapping information stored in the AMF file to the client's new transfer file foi this same product
  • AMF adaptive mapping file
  • step 42 wheie the mtei active uploadei applet takes the raw data from the transfer file prepared by the client and maps the raw data into a display table for display to the client through the web browser interface
  • the transfei file data is mapped into the display table as a series of rows and columns
  • Each row m the display table corresponds to a particular product that the client desires to upload to the CES system for subsequent sale
  • the columns of the display table correspond to the CES system product att ⁇ butes for this particular type of pioduct Since there is no AMF file to apply to the transfer file in step 42, the columns are initially labeled "Unassigned," since the client has not yet mapped their column type to the product attributes utilized by the CES system
  • Each column in the display table has an associated column number, depending on the number of columns that exist in the transfer file
  • the display table shows the contents of the raw data from the transfei file as a series of low s and columns, with each column having an associated
  • the applet Because the client previously selected the pioduct type to associate w ith this particular transfer file, the applet knows what product attributes the CES system needs to associate with this particulai pioduct type Concurrenth w ith displaying the raw data from the transfer file in the display table, the applet also displays a listing of each of the requned product attributes for the particular product, and next to that product attribute provides an input box so that the client can indicate which column number in their transfei file is associated with each required product attribute
  • the client then review s the requned product att ⁇ butes for this type of product and inputs the column number of the display table that is associated with those product att ⁇ butes (The applet 72 pieferably checks and validates the column numbers to ensure that the client has input a valid numerical value based on the number of columns m the display table The applet may also verify that the client has not input two column numbers that have the same value )
  • This column association information maps the client's raw transfer file to the product attribute fields required by the CES system foi this particular product
  • the applet stores this mapping information into a new AMF file associated with this particular client and this particular product type
  • the AMF file can then be used m subsequent uploads of the same type of product data so that the client need not re-map the raw transfer file product data to the format required by the CES system
  • step 36 If, at step 36, the interactive uploader applet determined that an AMF file did exist for this particular product type (indicating that the client had previously gone though the interactive mapping steps), then contiol passes to step 38, where the applet displays the same display table discussed above m step 42, but now it applies the mapping information stored in the AMF file Thus, instead of the columns being labeled as "Unassigned,” where column association infomiation exists in the AMF file, this information is used by the applet to label the column with the appropriate product attribute. These product attribute associations were previously mapped by the client when the AMF file was first created by the client for this particular product.
  • the display table adapts based on the prior interactive mapping associations selected by the client, and stored in the AMF file.
  • the client is given the opportunity to review the mapping associations applied from the AMF file and to change those associations if they are no longer valid. If the associations are still correct, then control passes to step 48. If, however, the prior associations stored in the AMF file are no longer valid, then control passes back to steps 44 and 46 (described above), and the client can then interactive map the invalid columns into the correct product attributes required by the CES system. This new mapping information is then re-saved into the AMF file in step 46 for subsequent uploads of the same product type.
  • the ability to provide this AMF file enables the possibility of providing clients with a "one-click" uploading function for their product data.
  • step 30 the client can simply specify the product type (as in step 30) and then select "upload.”
  • the interactive uploader applet would then apply the information stored in the AMF file, validate the data in the file, and then transmit the transfer file to the CES system. Without the adaptive learning provide though the AMF file, this type of one-click upload process would not be feasible.
  • step 48 the applet reviews the display table (and its contents) for exceptions.
  • the applet There are two primary types of data exceptions that should be addressed by the applet. The first is the situation where the CES system requires a particular product attribute that is not reflected in the client's transfer file. The second is the situation where the content of the client's transfer file includes data that is not valid a valid data type for the associated product attribute
  • the applet appends blank columns to the display table and labels those blank columns with the missing product attributes Having modified the display table m this manner, the client can then manually input the required data items into the blank columns
  • the applet will highlight any client data from the transfer file that is not valid based on the product attribute selected by the client for that particular column of data
  • the client may have associated the product attnbute "Product Class” with a particular column of data
  • the valid data entries for the product attnbute "Product Class” may be "P ⁇ me” and "Non- Prime " But the particular client refers to "Non-Prime” product as "NP "
  • the client's data is not a valid data type for this particular product attribute
  • the methodology passes to step 50, where the client maps invalid data to valid data types for the particular product attributes selected This is typically done by first highlighting the invalid data item in the display table, and then providing the client with a drop-down window or selection box which includes only the valid data entries So, for example, next to the highlighted invalid entry "NP,” the applet may display a selection window with the valid data selections "Prime” and "Non-P ⁇ me
  • the applet then sends a message to the CES system indicating that a file transfer is being requested.
  • the CES system acknowledges that it is ready to proceed with a file transfer, and the applet then transmits the mapped and validated data in the transfer file to the CES system, where the data is stored an area of the CES database 20 referred to as the "holding bin.”
  • the holding bin is an area of the CES system where client's can individually store and manage their product data and subsequently make those products openly available for sale through the CES system.
  • the applet then transmits the AMF file(s) to the system for storage in the CES database 20 and for subsequent use during additional upload sessions.
  • the applet collects transmission statistics on the amount of data being transferred, and the time of transfer.
  • This information may be displayed through the web browser interface to the client so that the client can monitor the uploading process.
  • the uploading process ends at 58.
  • the client must go through the interactive mapping process for the product attribute columns and for any invalid data entries. This information is saved in the AMF files, transferred to the CES system, and subsequently downloaded to the client's system to streamline the uploading of subsequent product data.
  • FIG. 2 is an exemplary system diagram of the present invention.
  • the system 60 preferably includes a primary commodity exchange server (CES) system 62 and a plurality of client systems 64, wherein the plurality of client systems 64 are coupled to the CES system 62 via an on-line communication network, such as the Internet 66.
  • CES primary commodity exchange server
  • FIG. 2 this system could be a distributed system including a number of different servers or computers, which may be coupled via a local area network (LAN) or via a wide area network (WAN).
  • LAN local area network
  • WAN wide area network
  • client system 64 there could be a plurality of client computers coupled via a LAN or WAN, all of which may be coupled to the CES system 62 via the Internet 66.
  • the client system 64 is preferably a PC or a workstation.
  • This system 64 preferably includes a web browser application, such as Internet Explorer or Communicator, operating in conjunction with a transmission control protocol and internet protocol (TCP/IP) interface 68, which enables bidirectional communication with other computers via the Internet 66.
  • TCP/IP interface 68 could be a dial-up adapter interface such that the client computer 64 is coupled to the Internet 66 via a dial-up modem connection, or the interface 68 could be a LAN interface, in which the client system 64 is communicating information back and forth over a LAN infrastructure, which is in turn coupled to an Internet firewall computer that separates the client's protected LAN from the unprotected public Internet 66.
  • the client system also includes the Java interactive uploader applet 72
  • the interactive uploader applet 72 is stored on the CES system 62 within the CES database 20, and is downloaded to the client's system 64 when the client first makes a request to upload product data to the CES system 62.
  • the applet may be re-downloaded if it is updated and the client does not have the most current version of the applet. In either case, the applet is stored within the local storage of the client's system 64.
  • the transfer file(s) 74 are stored locally on the client's system (or may be located on some network drive in the LAN embodiment), and the adaptive mapping files 74 are temporarily stored in the local storage of the client's system 64 each time the client engages the uploading process depicted in FIGs. 1A-1B.
  • the server-side system 62 provides a scalable servelet architecture that couples to and communicates with the plurality of applets 72 operating at the client systems 64. Together, the servelet and applet software components of the overall system provide an applet/servelet architecture that can be scaled to serve a multitude of clients who may be simultaneously uploading large transfer files of product data to the server 62.
  • the server 62 communicates via the Internet 66 using a TCP/IP interface module 68.
  • This interface 68 is coupled to a server 78, which is preferably a Unix server hosting the CES web site 80, and is also operating a Java virtual machine 82.
  • the CES web site 80 is preferably a commodity exchange web site where buyers and sellers can come together to effect electronic transactions for the specific commodity being sold though the system.
  • An example of such a CES web site system is the E-Steel web site for buying and selling steel products. This web site is described in more detail in the '784 application, which has been incorporated into this application by reference.
  • the Java virtual machine 82 provides an interface between the web site server 80 and the Java uploader server 86.
  • the scalability of the CES system 62 is provided by including a Java uploader server 86, which is preferably implemented on a separate Unix server than the web server 80 and the Java virtual machine 82.
  • the Java uploader server 86 receives requests for uploading product data from the web server 80, and in response to each request, the Java server 86 instantiates an instance of the Java uploader servelet 88.
  • the Java uploader servelet 88 For each upload operation engaged to the plurality of client systems 64, there is a separate instance of the Java uploader servelet 88. This provides the scalability advantage of the present architecture.
  • Each Java uploader servelet 88 communicates with a corresponding Java uploader servelet 88
  • Java uploader applet 72 operating on one of the client systems 72. It is this serverlet 88, for example, that determines whether this particular client 64 has previously uploaded product data to the CES system 62 (as shown in step 16 of FIG. 1A), and then, in response to this determination step, the servelet 88 controls the downloading of the interactive Java uploader applet 72 to the client system 64. The servelet 88 also determines whether this client 64 has any stored AMF files 74 at the CES system 62, and if so, communicates these AMF files 74 over the Internet 66 to the client's system 64 so that the mapping information can be adaptively applied to the client's transfer file 76.
  • the servelet 88 also communicates with the applet 72 to effect the transfer of the mapped and validated transfer file from the client system 64 to the CES database 20.
  • the CES database 20 stores the current version of the Java uploader applet 72, the AMF files 74 for each client, and also provides the holding bin area 90 where the client's mapped and validated transfer files are stored.
  • a particular client system 64 desires to upload a new transfer file 76 to the CES system 62, it sends a request over the Internet 66 to the CES web server 80.
  • the web server 80 receives the request and opens a secure socket connection 84 to the Java uploader server 86 via the Java virtual machine 82.
  • the Java uploader server 86 then instantiates an instance of the Java uploader servelet 88 for the particular request.
  • the servelet then transfers the Java uploader applet 72 and any adaptive mapping files 74 to the client system 64, if necessary.
  • the client then utilizes the applet 72 to process, map and validate the data in the transfer file 76 as described above in FIGs. 1A-1B. Having processed the transfer file, the client system 64 then sends an upload request to the servelet 88.
  • the servelet 88 then communicates back to the applet 72 and together these components manage the transfer of the mapped and validated data over the Internet 66 to the CES system 62.
  • the transfer file is further processed by parsing the file, validating the data in the file, and converting the file to a business object that is compatible with the CES system 62.
  • This business object transfer file is then stored in the holding bm 90 aiea of the CES database 20 Subsequently, the client can enter the holding bm area of the CES web site 80 and make the pioducts stoied in the transfer file available for sale through the CES system

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La présente invention concerne un système client/serveur et un procédé qui permettent de télécharger (dans le sens montant) des spécifications de données de produits provenant de plusieurs ordinateurs clients à un serveur de bourse de marchandises en direct. Le système utilise une architecture client/serveur scalaire dans laquelle un applet téléchargeable (dans le sens montant) interactif pouvant être téléchargé (dans le sens descendant) est transféré à chaque ordinateur client, lequel coopère avec une instance d'un miniserveur de téléchargeur (dans le sens montant) fonctionnant au niveau du serveur. L'applet de téléchargeur (dans le sens montant) interactif téléchargeable (dans le sens descendant) est utilisé par chaque client pour projeter de manière interactive les attributs de produits du client sous forme d'un ensemble d'attributs communs de produits associés aux produits qui peuvent être vendus via le système de bourse de marchandises en direct. Lorsque le client projette de manière interactive les attributs de produits de client dans le format commun, l'applet génère un fichier de mappage adaptatif pour le type particulier de produit, qui est ensuite sauvegardé pour être utilisé dans des téléchargements (dans le sens montant) ultérieurs du même type de données de produits pour que le client n'ait pas à répéter les étapes de mappage. L'applet assure également le mappage adaptatif des types de données dans lequel le client projette de manière adaptative les types de données pour un attribut particulier de produit sur les types de données communs au système en direct. Le mappage adaptatif des types de données est également sauvegardé dans les fichiers de mappage adaptatif.
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