Dynamic information systems

Abstract

This invention discloses the concept of a dynamic metasystem managing a dynamic system, achieved through the use of, and an environment (i.e., tools and ontologies) supporting dynamic artifacts. A system for generating a dynamic information system comprises a persistent dynamic repository of data and an integration metasystem. The repository forms an asymmetric navigational database, and the database includes an ontology model. The ontology model has an abstract model framework that supports creation and use of multi-dimensional and asymmetric abstract models of data, and views which define the content and form of presentation of that data using a computer. The integration metasystem includes components that describe components of shared infrastructure and services of an enterprise architecture, and a dynamic information system software tool generating artifacts representing information and views that define the presentation of data. The artifacts are provided to the ontology model, and have interfaces to the abstract model framework that permit creation, reading and modification of the contents of the asymmetric navigational database.

1 . A method for making a change to information system formed as a deployed information system and a deployed metasystem comprising:
 (a) defining changes through interaction of an integration metasystem and an integration system;   (b) passing said defined changes from said integration metasystem to said deployed metasystem; and   (c) effecting said change by said deployed metasystem acting on said deployed information system in accordance with said defined changes to change elements of said deployed information system.   
   
   
       2 . A persistent dynamic data repository including an ontology model, said ontology model having an abstract model framework that supports creation and use of multi-dimensional and asymmetric abstract models and an abstract model of views which define the content and form of presentation of information using a computer. 
   
   
       3 . A dynamic information system software tool generating artifacts representing information and views that define the presentation of data, including:
 interfaces to a persistent dynamic repository that permit creation, reading and modification of the contents of the asymmetric navigational database within said repository;   an ontology engine that creates, reads and modifies the content of an ontology model within said database;   a component to separate data representing information from views of said data;   a component to define and use multiple views of said data; and   a component to create and modify said data through use of multiple views.   
   
   
       4 . A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer program code for making a change to information system formed as a deployed information system and a deployed metasystem, said computer program including:
 computer usable code for defining changes through interaction of an integration metasystem and an integration system computer usable code for passing said defined changes from said integration metasystem to said deployed metasystem; and   computer usable code for effecting said change by said deployed metasystem acting on said deployed information system in accordance with said defined changes to change elements of said deployed information system.