Universal Customer Based Information and Ontology Platform for Business Information and Innovation Management

Abstract

A system may include a search engine coupled to an Outcome Driven Innovation (ODI) repository. The system may include a segmentation engine having segmentation tools that segments a market using segmentation tools. A metadata engine may tag and bundle data records algorithmically, append meta-data associated with business information (BI) to data records, facilitate portfolio optimization decisions, facilitate capturing relationships between different records and record types, and facilitate calculation, ranking, analysis, and reporting of opportunity scores. A strategy engine may include strategic tools for pulling in data from various sources, visualizing, interacting with, capturing and synthesizing insights so as to facilitate strategic planning. An extract, transform, load (ETL) engine may extract data from outside sources, transform the data to fit operational requirements, and load the transformed data into to ODI data repository.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system comprising:
 a search engine, coupled to an outcome-driven innovation (ODI) data repository in operation, including one or more communications protocols, wherein, in operation, the search engine searches through data records and other text based information in a format associated with the one or more communications protocols for data for tagging, finding new technology solutions or intellectual property, finding or broadening markets for products, concepts or opportunities, identifying subject matter experts, identifying competitors, and populating the outcome-driven innovation (ODI) data repository;   a segmentation engine, coupled to the ODI data repository in operation, including segmentation tools to interact with statistical analysis and modeling packages and import additional metadata tags into a job/outcome data schema in operation, wherein, in operation, the segmentation engine segments a market using the segmentation tools;   a metadata engine, coupled to the ODI data repository in operation, wherein, in operation, the metadata engine tags and bundles data records algorithmically, appends meta-data associated with business information (BI) to data records, facilitates portfolio optimization decisions, facilitates capturing relationships between different records and record types, and facilitates calculation, ranking, analysis, and reporting of opportunity scores;   a strategy engine, coupled to the ODI data repository in operation, including strategic tools for pulling in data from various sources, visualizing, interacting with, capturing and synthesizing insights so as to facilitate strategic planning;   an extract, transform, load (ETL) engine, coupled to the ODI data repository in operation, wherein, in operation, the ETL engine extracts data from outside sources, transforms the data to fit operational requirements, and loads the transformed data into to ODI data repository.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more communications protocols include a protocol selected from the group consisting of the financial information exchange (FIX) protocol, FIX extended markup language (FIXML), FIX adapted for streaming (FAST) protocol, a protocol for use in market communications. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising a process engine, coupled to the ODI data repository, for business process management (BPM). 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the segmentation engine further provides data manipulation tools to facilitate compiling and loading data sets into external statistical analysis packages, and utilities to enhance visual representation, analysis and tabular reporting of statistical data properties. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the metadata engine further facilitates interaction with data and performs other functionality that makes data more useful in a BI context. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the strategic tools facilitate implementation of a strategy from the group consisting of needs delivery enhancement strategy, needs-based intellectual property (IP) strategy, innovation strategy, market growth strategy, consumption chain improvement strategy. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising an ODI transformation rules engine for transforming input data into an ODI format and transforming ODI data into another format for output. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein, in operation, the ETL engine transforms the extracted data by applying rules or functions to the extracted data to derive data for loading into a target repository. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising a reporting engine, coupled to the ODI data repository, wherein in operation, the reporting engine prepares and delivers interactive and printed reports. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising an ODI transaction engine, coupled to the ODI data repository, wherein in operation, the ODI transaction engine provides interaction between engines capable of writing to or reading from the ODI data repository. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising a collaboration and business process workflow engine, coupled to the ODI data repository and the metadata engine, wherein in operation, the collaboration and business process engine provides a collaborative workspace and a platform for workers to execute workflows for taking action on insights and data bundles. 
     
     
         12 . A method comprising:
 accessing market segments in an outcome driven innovation (ODI) repository, the market segments based on an outcome driven innovation (ODI) model of a market;   identifying, based on a search of the data records, one or more outcomes associated with the market segments;   associating, based on the search of the data records, one or more jobs with the one or more outcomes, the associating based on the ODI model of the market;   identifying, based on the search of the data records, one or more solutions for the problems in the market, the one or more solutions based on the one or more outcomes and the one or more jobs;   storing the one or more solution in the ODI repository.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein accessing the market segments in the ODI repository comprises storing the market segments in the ODI repository or reading the market segments from the ODI repository. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the data records comprise: data associated with customers, customer profile information, customer jobs regions, or customer outcomes region. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the data records comprise: price sensitivity tables. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the data records comprise: an ODI translation table data region, customer file translation tables, product/service offerings translation tables, sales and marketing campaigns translation tables, innovation concepts translation tables, business development translation tables, or external data translation tables. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the one or more jobs comprise: one or more core functional jobs, or one or more emotional jobs. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the one or more solutions comprise: portfolio optimization decisions; relationships between different records and record types; calculation, ranking, analysis, or reporting of opportunity scores; or visualizing, interacting with, capturing or synthesizing insights so as to facilitate strategic planning. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the one or more solutions comprise: technology solutions, intellectual property solutions, new markets for products or concepts, new opportunities, identification of subject matter experts, or identification of competitors. 
     
     
         20 . A system comprising:
 means for identifying a problem in the market;   means for accessing market segments in an outcome driven innovation (ODI) repository, the market segments based on an outcome driven innovation (ODI) model of the market, and being based on the problem;   means for identifying, based on a search of the data records, one or more outcomes associated with the market segments;   means for associating, based on the search of the data records, one or more jobs with the one or more outcomes, the associating based on the ODI model of the market;   means for identifying, based on the search of the data records, one or more solutions for the problems in the market, the one or more solutions based on the one or more outcomes and the one or more jobs;   means for providing the one or more solutions.