Patent Application
20150379598
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a data processing system and method, and more particularly, to a data processing system and method employed in a cloud environment of a distributed system for data processing/exchanging. For the basic information directory and/or the derivative information directories generated based on a specific subject matter during a reciprocal interoperation process, a term-specified group is formed including the users who have accessed and accepted all the conditions/terms of the directories by recruiting interoperable groups. The members of the interoperable groups are able to perform reciprocal interoperation, and the users of the term-specified group then negotiate the conditions/terms of transaction for the specific subject matter.
2. the Prior Arts
In the real world, the subject matter, price and other terms of a transaction are usually determined after repeated times of negotiations, for example, in a transaction between multiple users, e.g. group buying, or in a transaction of differentiated subject matter, e.g. second-hand real estate transaction.
On a general e-commerce website, the website serves as the agent in the contracting process of offer/acceptance during a transaction. Herein, the browsers of each website are seen as individuals respectively, and the website is only the mediator who provides the platform for the buyers and the sellers, e.g. individuals or groups, to perform e-commerce transactions.
On a shopping website, the website is considered as the seller, and the browsers of the website, e.g. individuals or groups, are considered as the buyers. The transaction is performed between the seller and the buyer based on the price of the commercial goods. Alternatively, the shopping website can also provide a platform for the seller, and the browsers of the website, e.g. individuals or groups, are the bidder for the commercial goods. In this situation, the transaction is performed between the seller and the highest bidder. In addition, on a group buying website, discount vouchers on different goods are provided based on the number of people in the group.
Nevertheless, in the above-described transactions, transactions can only be performed on the platform provided by the website when the conditions of the buyer matches all the terms and conditions provided by the seller, or vice versa. When a condition of the buyer does not match the condition provided by the seller, the transaction cannot be proceeded, and vice versa. In other words, the transaction can only be performed when all the conditions and terms of the buyer and the seller match each other. If one of the conditions of the buyer and/or the seller does not match, the transaction cannot be performed. Strictly speaking, on the currently available websites, the potential buyers and the sellers are not able to openly participate in the negotiation process for a specific subject matter, not to mention the negotiation process for differentiated subject matters, such as the negotiation process of real estate transactions. In addition, different opinions from different parties involved are not able to be collected. Thus, the transaction cannot be performed with accumulative negotiations.
Hence, there is an urgent need of the industry to seek a data processing system and method, which allows the parties involved in the transaction to interact with each other. In such system and method, users are recruited into an interoperable group to become parties involved in a negotiation. The system and method shall allow the buyers and the sellers (individuals or groups) to negotiate with each other over the terms and conditions of the transaction in the process of reciprocal interoperation. In this way, the parties involved in the transaction can discard their differences and the different needs among the users can be converged. The different opinions of the parties involved shall also be separated to generate a new interoperable group for further interoperation; thus, the seller and the buyers are able to interoperate with each other, and the transaction can be performed based on the accumulative negotiations.
The present invention is a data processing system and method. The present invention recruits interoperable group in the cloud environment to discard difference between conditions/terms by interoperation, and also map the conditions/terms provided by each members with different derivative directories. A term-specified group is formed by the users who have discarded their differences, in other words, is formed by the users who have reached convergence in their results of interoperation. For the clarity of explanation, the seeking of the opportunities of buying and selling, recruiting and negotiation process that leads to successful transaction (i.e. convergence) will be used as examples in the following embodiments.
The present invention provides a system and method. More specifically, the system and method of the present invention utilize a distributed system to recruit non-specified users to form an interoperable group for performing reciprocal iteration. The distributed system is a set of software for transmitting messages between computer groups connected by internet. In this way, a common goal can be achieved through communication, coordination and interoperation. Herein, interoperability is defined as the ability to exchange data with a same set of exchange format between different elements composing a system so as to work collaboratively (i.e. interoperate).
Iteration is an activity which repeats the process of feedback to approach a desired target or result. One “iteration” process is considered performed whenever a process is repeated. The result of one iteration process is used as the initial value of the next iteration. Reciprocal iteration is a process repeatedly performed among users of the distributed system, and is a cycle formed by two reversing processes. One is to transmit/process initial information inputted by one user; the other is to transmit/process the feedback information by other users.
During the process of iteration, the information provided by the users, including the initial information and the feedback information, is considered as input of the distributed system. Such information can comprise product description, invitation for group-on, inquiry, offer, opinion, counter-offer or acceptance. As the iteration process develops, a series of information directories are generated by the distributed system to map the information saved by each iteration cycle. The series of information directories are used as targets for the users to set the interoperability and for the users to subscribe to and access. Each directory has its own interoperable group, which is formed by the users who have subscribed to the according directory. A term-specified group of a specific directory is formed by users who have agreed to all the conditions/terms of the specific directory during the interoperation process; in other words, the term-specified group of the specific directory is formed by users who have reached convergence among their needs in the specific directory.
The method used to initiate the iteration process in the present invention is described below. First, a user defines a condition/term, and the system generates an information directory to collect the information of reciprocal interoperation. The information directory is owned by the user. The user can recruit other users of the system to join the directory through an administration module, in other words, the user may conduct advertising activities. When the other users have accessed the conditions/terms of the directory, interoperability is set for the specific directory, and the users subscribe to and are able to access the specific directory. Then, the users join the interoperable group of the directory, and the group members are able to provide feedback on the conditions/terms of the directory.
Through interoperation, inputs lead to feedbacks. Differences may exist between the input information and the feedback information. In the interoperation process of the present invention, the feedback information of a directory includes: accepting the input information with additional conditions/terms; or, partially modifying, partially accepting or declining the conditions/terms of the input information. A derivative information directory is generated when new conditions/terms are mutually exclusive with the conditions/terms of the input information. A user agent compares the new conditions/terms with the current conditions/terms for each user of the original directory. The results of the comparison are saved so that each member of the group can have access thereto.
The application of the present invention is not limited to transactions; however, in order to focus on the explanation of the present invention, only transaction is used as an example in the following description, and other applications of the present invention are omitted in the present disclosure. Besides, the term-specified group is represented by the parties involved in the transaction. Except for the dealers, the parties involved also include the third party who provides related services of transactions. The services provided by the third party may include target setting, transaction assurance, inspection, and the settlement of the funding and the target. The services provided by the third party are not limited to the ones mentioned above, and are defined as the conditions/terms of the transaction.
During the process of a transaction, the conditions/terms provided by the parties involved can be divided into different categories based on its features. For instance, the conditions/terms can be negotiable differences (e.g. difference in the price or amount), or can also be non-negotiable differences, which are mutually exclusive from each other (e.g. different targets). During the reciprocal interoperation process of the present invention, a derivative information directory is generated after new feedback information is provided for a directory. If the new conditions/terms are determined to be mutually exclusive from the old conditions/terms, the derivative information directory is created as a new branch information directory, and is used as a basic information directory to initiate subsequent reciprocal iteration.
A primary objective of the present invention is to provide a data processing system and method. The system and method provided is employed in a cloud environment of a distributed system to process/exchange information, thereby defining the basic information directory with conditions/terms for the specific subject matter. Reciprocal interoperation is performed on the basic information directory among the group members of an interoperable group so as to initiate directory iteration, generate derivative information directories, and generate interoperable groups of such directories and incident group composition change. In addition, for the basic information directory and/or derivative information directories related with specific subject matters, term-specified groups composed of users are formed, and terms of transaction are negotiated among group members of the term-specified group for the specific subject matter. That is, for the derivative information directories and/or basic information directory iterated based on the specific subject matter, the term-specified group is formed by users who have accessed and accepted all the condition/terms of the directories.
Another objective of the present invention is to provide a data processing system and method, which are employed in a cloud environment of a distributed system to process/exchange information. The system sets/generates the basic information directory based on the new conditions/terms defined by a first user in the parties involved, and/or based on the conditions/terms acquired from the internet or provided by the others in advance. The first user becomes a group member of the term-specified group of the basic information directory. A second user or other users may also join the term-specified group of the basic information directory by accessing the conditions/terms of the basic information directory, subscribing to the directory and setting the interoperability between each facility for the directory. If the second user does not accept all the conditions/terms of the basic information directory, the system may define new conditions/terms and thereby generating a new derivative information directory. The second user then becomes the group member of an interoperable group and the term-specified group of the derivative information directory. The other users who have joined the interoperable group of the basic information directory may also join the interoperable group of the derivative information directory simultaneously, or, may join the term-specified group of the derivative information directory and give up being the group member of the term-specified group of the basic information directory.
A further objective of the present invention is to provide a data processing system and method, in which the system sets the basic information directory based on the new conditions/terms defined by a first user from the parties involved, and/or based on the conditions/terms acquired from the internet or provided by the other in advance. The first user becomes a group member of an interoperable group and the term-specified group of the basic information directory. A second user may access the conditions/terms of the basic information directory, subscribe to the directory and set the interoperability between each facility for the directory to join the interoperable group of the basic information directory. If the second user accepts all the conditions/terms defined in the basic information directory, the second user joins the term-specified group of the basic information directory. If the second user does not accept all the conditions/terms defined in the basic information directory, the second user may define new conditions/terms, and the system can generate a new derivative information directory based on the new conditions/terms. The second user then becomes a group member of an interoperable group and a term-specified group of the derivative information directory. The new conditions/terms of the derivative information directory become an option for the group members of the interoperable group of the basic information directory. The group members of the interoperable group of the basic information directory are then invited to join the interoperable group of the derivative information directory. A user agent informs a master to send the new conditions/terms of the new derivative information directory to a worker module. In the mean time, the worker module inspects for the differences between the conditions/terms provided by the second user and the conditions/terms of the basic information directory. The result of the inspection is saved for later access for the first user and/or second user, or, the inspection result is pushed to the end of first user and/or second user by the worker module. The first user and/or the second user of the basic information directory may decide whether to join the interoperable group of the derivative information directory based on the new conditions/terms of the derivative information directory. The users are informed on the newest group composition of the interoperable group and the term-specified group after acquiring whether or not the first user and the other users joined the derivative information directory and whether or not they agreed to the conditions/terms thereof.
A further objective of the present invention is to provide a data processing system and method. The system may generate a new information directory based on the new conditions/terms acquired from the internet, and/or based on the new conditions/terms defined by a user from one of the interoperable groups of the current information directory. The new derivative information directory serves as the result of an iteration cycle among group members of the interoperable group, and also serves as the initial value of the next iteration cycle. For a specific directory in a series of information directories generated during the reciprocal iteration process, the user who creating it informs the group members of each interoperable group of the series of information directory via a worker module. Moreover, a user agent will be employed to pick up candidates from the rest of the system users and informs them via a worker module. The users of the systems, whom the user agent determines should inform, based on an analysis performed by the user agent, are also informed. The recruited system users subscribe to the specific directory, and set the interoperability between the facilities of group members for the directory so the users may access the directory. The subscribed users also become the message recipients of the directory, thereby forming the interoperable group of the information directory. Further reciprocal interoperation is performed for the conditions/terms. With the reciprocal interoperation among the users, iteration process of the conditions/terms is initiated, derivative information directory is further generated, and group composition change is incident.
A further objective of the present invention is to provide a data processing system and method. In the system and method provided, the system accepts the conditions/terms provided by a user of an interoperable group of the current information directory as feedback, which is provided based on the conditions/terms of the current information directory with additional conditions/terms. The system then processes the conditions/terms provided by the user. When the user provides feedback with additional conditions/terms, the user agent informs a master to send the additional conditions/terms and/or the conditions/terms of a new information directory to a worker module. The worker module then inspects and processes the additional conditions/terms and the original conditions/terms. Subsequently, the results of the inspection, which is the new information directory and the conditions/terms thereof, are saved for later access for the first user, second user and/or other users. As a result, the users may know if the transaction can be continued. As for a specific directory, the owner of the specific directory may recruit parties involved in the transaction to join the interoperable group through the master. Furthermore, the conditions/terms of the specific directory are considered as the conditions of the specific transaction. A term-specified group is then formed by parties involved who have agreed to all the conditions/terms, thereby allowing transaction.
A further objective of the present invention is to provide a data processing system and method. In the system and method provided, the owner of a directory may recruit other non-specified system users to join an interoperable group thereof, and to further perform reciprocal iteration and accumulation of their opinions, such as the conditions/terms of the transaction. In this way, the group members may discard their difference and reach convergence in their needs. The mutually exclusive needs are separated to generate another new information directory for further interoperation. As a result, different parties involved in the transaction (e.g. individual users or groups) may further interoperate during the negotiation process, and the negotiation results can be accumulated gradually to complete the transaction.
For achieving the foregoing objectives, the present invention provides a data processing system. The data processing system of the present invention includes an administration module, a storage module and at least one worker module.
The administration module of the present invention includes a master and a user agent.
The storage module of the present invention is used to store the information directories, derivative information directories and process results.
The execution of the at least one worker module is decided by the master of the administration module. When a first user from the parties involved in the transaction set/generate the conditions/terms of a basic information directory based on the conditions/terms defined by the first user, and/or acquired from the internet or defined by the others in advance, the first user becomes a group member of a term-specified group of the basic information directory. The basic information directory is then saved in the storage module. A second user and other users may subscribe to the directory and set the interoperability between the facilities of the directory form an interoperable group based on specific conditions/terms thereof, which has access to the basic information directory. If the second user and other users accept all the conditions/terms of the basic information directory, the second user and other users become group members of the term-specified group and are allowed to perform transaction in the basic information directory. If the second user does not accept all the conditions/terms defining the basic information directory, the second user may provide new conditions/terms to generate a derivative information directory. The second user then becomes a group member of an interoperable group and a term-specified group of the derivative information directory. The derivative information directory generated is also saved in the storage module. Herein, the new conditions/terms of the derivative information directory become an option of the basic information directory. The other users in the term-specified group of the basic information directories may subscribe to the directory and become group members of the interoperable group of the directory, which has access to the derivative information directory simultaneously, or, may accept all the conditions/terms to become group members of the term-specified group, and give up being in the term-specified group of the basic information directory.
The user agent of the administration module informs the master to send the new conditions/terms of the new derivative information directory to the worker module, then; the worker module sends the new conditions/terms of the derivative information directory to the first user and other users. In the mean time, the worker module inspects the conditions/terms provided by the second user to make sure they comply with the conditions/terms of the basic information directory. The process results from the inspection are then saved for later access for the first user and/or other users. Alternatively, the process results from the inspection are pushed to the end of first user and/or other users.
The first user and/or other users of the basic information directory may decide whether to subscribe to the derivative information directory, to set the interoperability between the facilities of the directories, and to become group members of the interoperable group based on specific conditions/terms based on the new conditions/terms of the derivative information directory. When the first user, second user and other users accept all the conditions/terms of a specific information directory, the users are informed on the newest group composition of the term-specified group.
When processing data with the data processing system provided by the present invention, first, basic information directory is set. Herein, the basic information directory is set with conditions/terms for a specific subject matter, and cloud computing architecture is used when processing the basic information directory.
Next, repeated action is performed. Herein, reciprocal interoperation is performed on the basic information directory between users, so as to initiate directory iteration, generate derivative information directories and incident group composition change. For example, after a first user sets the conditions/terms of the basic information directory, the second user subscribes to the directory, sets the interoperability between the facilities of the directory, and becomes a group member of the interoperable group based on specific conditions/terms, if a second user does not accept all the conditions/terms thereof, the second user defines new conditions/terms to generate a new derivative information directory and becomes a group member of a interoperable group and a term-specified group of the derivative information directory. The user agent informs the master to send the new conditions/terms of the derivative information directory provided by the second user to the worker module, and the worker module sends the new conditions/terms to the other users. The user agent serves to manage the worker module. The worker module inspects the conditions/terms of the information directories. Herein, the worker module inspects the conditions/terms of the derivative information directory provided by the second user to make sure they comply with the conditions/terms of the basic information directory. In the mean time, the process results from the inspection are saved for later access for the first user and/or other users. Alternatively, the process results from the inspection are pushed to the end of first user or other users. The first user and/or other users of the basic information directory may decide whether to subscribe to the derivative information directory and to become group member of the interoperable group.
Last, a term-specified group composed of users is formed for a specific subject matter. Herein, the term-specified group composed of users is formed for the basic information directory and/or derivative information directory related to the specific subject matter. Terms of transaction are negotiated between users for the specific subject matter, that is, for the derivative information directories generated during the reciprocal iteration process, and/or the basic information directories related to the specific subject matter, the term-specified group is formed composed of users who have read/review and accepted all the conditions/terms of the directory. For example, when the first user, second user and other users accept the conditions/terms of the specific information directory, users are informed on the newest group composition of the term-specified group.
The present invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art by reading the following detailed description of a preferred embodiment thereof, with reference to the attached drawings, in which:
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The administration module 1 includes a master 11 and a user agent 12.
The storage module 2 is used to store information directories (not shown) and process results (not shown).
The operation and execution of the at least one worker module 3 is decided by the master 11 of the administration module 1. A first user in the parties involved in the transaction sets/generates a first basic information directory (e.g. real estate buying information directory, or real estate selling information directory) and the conditions/terms thereof (e.g. the conditions/terms of the buyer, or the conditions/terms of the seller) based on the conditions/terms defined by the first user, or, based on the conditions/terms acquired from the internet and/or defined by a third party in advance. The first user becomes a group member of a term-specified group of the first basic information directory, and the first basic information directory is saved in the storage module 2. If a second user and other users subscribe to the directory, set the interoperability between the facilities of the directory, the second user and other users become group members of the interoperable group, which has access to the first basic information directory. If a second user and other users accept all the conditions/terms of the first basic information directory, they may join and become the group members of the term-specified group of the basic information directory, and are given access to the first basic information directory. If the second user does not accept all the conditions/terms of the first basic information directory, the second user may provide new conditions/terms and initiate iteration process on the first basic information directory, thereby generating a new derivative information directory. Then, the second user becomes a group member of an interoperable group and a term-specified group of the derivative information directory, and the derivative information directory is saved in the storage module 2. Herein, the new conditions/terms of the derivative information directory become an option of the first basic information directory. The other users of the term-specified group of the first basic information directory may join the interoperable group, which has access to the derivative information directory, or, may accept new conditions/terms to become group members of a term-specified group of the derivative information directory; alternatively, the other users may join the interoperable group, which has access to the derivative information directory, or accept new conditions/terms to become group members of the term-specified group of the derivative information directory and give up being in the term-specified group of the first basic information directory.
The user agent 12 of the administration module 1 informs the master to send the new conditions/terms of the new derivative information directory from storage module 2 to the worker module 3. The worker module 3 then sends the new conditions/terms of the derivative information directory to the first user and other users. Meanwhile, the worker module 3 inspects the conditions/terms of the derivative information directory to see if they comply with the conditions/terms of the first basic information directory. The process result from the inspection is sent to and saved in the storage module 2 for later access for the first user and other users, or the process result is pushed to the first user end and/or other user ends.
The first user and/or other users of the first basic information directory may decide whether to join the derivative information directory based on the new conditions/terms of the derivative information directory, which is an option for the first basic information directory, and becomes group members of an interoperable group having access to the derivative information directory. When the first user, second user and other users make the decision, that is, whether or not to accept all the conditions/terms of the term-specified group, the users are informed on the newest group composition of the term-specified group.
The basic information directory and/or the derivative information directory are, for example, at least one real estate selling information directory and/or at least one real estate buying information directory, the conditions/terms of at least one real estate selling information directory that are related to the conditions/terms of the seller in a real estate transaction, and/or, the conditions/terms of at least one real estate buying information directory that are related to the conditions/terms of the buyer in a real estate transaction. In addition, the first user, second user and other users can be the buyer and/or seller in a real estate transaction, depending on the situation.
Herein, after the user sets an information directory, new derivative information directories can be generated from the original information directory based on the new conditions/terms defined by other users. For one specific directory in the new information directory, and/or the information directories generated in the process of reciprocal iteration, a term-specified group is formed based on the conditions/terms of the specific directory among the users who subscribe to and have accepted the conditions/terms of the specific directory. Parties involved in the transaction are recruited through the master 11, and conditions of the transaction are settled according to the conditions/terms of the specific directory. In this way, a term-specified group is formed, thereby allowing transaction.
Alternatively, users may iterate information directories and/or accumulate new information directories according to the newly defined conditions/terms based on the original information directory. An interoperable group of the information directory may be formed among non-specific users of the system, and interoperability between facilities of group members can be set. When processing the information directories defined by the group members, the user agent 12 informs the master 11 to send the conditions/terms defined by the users, the information directories generated during the reciprocal iteration process, and/or the conditions/terms of the new information directories to the worker module 3 after an user updates the conditions/terms of the information directory. Meanwhile, the worker module 3 is informed to process related information directories. The process results are saved for later access for the users, so the users can have information on the newest group members of the term-specified group. For one specific directory, a term-specified group is formed based on the conditions/terms of the specific directory among users who subscribe to and have accepted all the conditions/terms of the specific directory. Parties involved in the transaction are recruited through the master 11, and conditions of the transaction are settled according to the conditions/terms of the specific directory. In this way, a term-specified group is formed, thereby allowing transaction.
In step 102, reciprocal interoperation is performed. Herein, reciprocal interoperation is performed on the first basic information directory between users to initiate directory iteration, generate derivative information directories and incident group composition changes. After step 102, the data processing method of the present invention proceeds to step 103.
For example, in step 102, if the second user does not accept all the conditions/terms of the first basic information directory set by the first user, the second user may provide new conditions/terms to initiate iteration process on the first basic information directory and generate a new derivative information directory. The second user becomes a group member of the interoperable group and the term-specified group of the derivative information directory. The user agent 12 of the administration module 1 informs the master to send the new conditions/terms of the subdirectory provided by the second user to the worker module 3, then, the worker module 3 sends the new conditions/terms to the other users. Meanwhile, the user agent 12 manages the worker module 3, and the worker module inspects the conditions/terms of the information directories. Herein, the worker module 3 inspects the conditions/terms of the derivative information directory provided by the second user to see if they comply with the conditions/terms of the first basic information directory. The process result from inspection is saved for later access for the first user and/or other users; alternatively, the process result is pushed to the first user end and/or other user ends. The first user and/or other users in the first basic information directory may decide whether to subscribe to the derivative information directory based on the new conditions/terms of the derivative information directory, which is an option of the first basic information directory, or further become group members of the term-specified group of the derivative information directory.
In step 103, a term-specified group composed of users is formed based on a specific subject matter. Herein, the term-specified group composed of users is formed for the basic information directory and/or derivative information directories related to the specific subject matter. Terms of transaction is negotiated between users based on the specific subject matter, that is, for the derivative information directory generated during the reciprocal iteration process, and/or for the basic information directory related to the specific subject matter, term-specified group is formed by users who have reviewed/read and accepted all the conditions/terms of the directory. For example, when the first user, the second user and other users accept the condition/terms of a specific information directory, they are informed on the newest group composition of the term-specified group.
The administration module 1 includes a master 11 and a user agent 12.
The storage module 2 is used to store an information directory 21 and process result 22. Herein, the information directory 21 includes a first basic information directory 51, and the process result 22 is the transaction result after a transaction.
The master 11 of the administration 1 decides the execution and operation of the at least one worker module 3. A first user 5 (e.g. the buyer or seller in a real estate transaction) from the parties involved in the transaction sets/generates a first basic information directory 51 (e.g. real estate buying/selling information directory) and the conditions/terms 511, 512 and 513 included therein based on the conditions/terms 501, 502 and 503 defined by the first user 5, and/or, based on the conditions/terms 701 acquired from the internet 6 or defined by a third party (e.g. the buyer or seller in a real estate transaction) in advance. The first user 5 then becomes a group member of a term-specified group of the first basic information directory 51, and is able to save the first basic information directory 51 (e.g. real estate buying/selling information directory) in the storage module 2 for access for the worker module 3. The second user 7 and other users 81, 82 and 83 accept all the conditions/terms 511, 512 and 513, so as to join and become the group members of the term-specified group of the first basic information directory 51 and acquire access thereto.
The first information directory 51 can be at least one real estate selling information directory and/or at least one real estate buying information directory, the conditions/terms of at least one real estate selling information directory which is related to the conditions/terms of the seller in a real estate transaction, and/or, the conditions/terms of at least one real estate buying information directory which is related to the conditions/terms of the buyer in a real estate transaction. In addition, the first user 5, the second user 7 and/or other users 81, 82 and 83 can be the buyer and/or seller in a real estate transaction, depending on the actual situation.
In step 201, the master 11 of the administration module 1 decides the execution and operation of the worker module 3. The first user 5 (e.g. the buyer or seller in a real estate transaction) from the parties involved in the transaction sets/generates the first basic information directory 51 and the conditions/terms 511, 512 and 513 included therein based on the new conditions/terms 501, 502 and 503 defined by the first user, and/or, based on the conditions/terms 701 acquired from the internet 6 or defined by a third party (e.g. the buyer or seller in a real estate transaction) in advance. The first user 5 then becomes a group member of the term-specified group of the first basic information directory, and the first basic information directory 51 is saved in the storage module 2.
In step 202, reciprocal interoperation is performed. Herein, reciprocal interoperation is performed on the first basic information directory 51 among the users, so as to initiate directory iteration, generate derivative information directories and incident group composition changes. After performing step 202, the data processing method according to the present invention then proceeds to step 203.
In step 202, worker module 3 accesses the first basic information directory 51. The second user 7 and the other users 81, 82 and 83 accept all the conditions/terms 511, 512 and 513 in the first basic information directory 51.
In step 203, a term-specified group is formed by the users 5, 7, 81, 82 and 83 according to the specific subject matter. Herein, for the first basic information directory 51 related to the specific subject matter, the term-specified group is formed by users 5, 7, 81, 82 and 83. Terms of transaction is negotiated between users based on the specific subject matter, that is, for the first basic information directory 51 related to the specific subject matter, the term-specified group is formed by users 5, 7, 81, 82 and 83 who have reviewed/read and accepted all the conditions/terms 511, 512 and 513 of the first basic information directory 51.
The administration module 1 includes a master 11 and a user agent 12.
The storage module 2 is used to store an information directory 23 and process result 24. Herein, the information directory 23 includes a first basic information directory 52 and a second basic information directory 71.
The master 11 of the administration 1 decides the execution and operation of the at least one worker module 3. A first user 5 (e.g. the buyer or seller in a real estate transaction) from the parties involved in the transaction sets/generates a first basic information directory 51 (e.g. real estate buying/selling information directory) and the conditions/terms 521, 522 and 523 included therein based on the conditions/terms 501, 502 and 503 defined by the first user 5, and/or, based on the conditions/terms 701 acquired from the internet 6 or defined by a third party (e.g. the buyer or seller in a real estate transaction) in advance. The first user 5 then becomes a group member of a term-specified group of the first basic information directory 51, and is able to save the first basic information directory 51 (e.g. real estate buying/selling information directory) in the storage module 2 for access for the worker module 3. The other users 84 and 85 accept all the conditions/terms 521, 522 and 523, so as to join and become the group members of the term-specified group of the first basic information directory 51 and acquire access thereto. Yet, if the second user 7 does not accept all the conditions/terms 521, 522 and 523 in the first basic information directory 52, for example, if the second user 7 only accepts the conditions/terms 521 and 522 and does not accept the conditions/terms 523, then, the second user 7 provides new conditions/terms 703, and initiates iteration process on the first basic information directory 52, thereby generating a second basic information directory 71 (e.g. real estate buying/selling information directory) including the conditions/terms 521, 522 and 703. The second user then becomes a group member of the term-specified group of the second basic information directory 71, and is able to save the second basic information directory 71 in the storage module 2. Herein, the new conditions/terms 703 (e.g. the terms of transactions provided by the buyer/seller) of the second basic information directory 71 become an option of the first basic information directory 52.
The user agent 12 of the administration module 1 informs the master 11 to send the new conditions/terms 703 of the second basic information directory 71 from the storage module 2 to the worker module 3. Then, the worker module 3 sends the new conditions/terms 703 to the first user 5 and other users 84 and 85. Being the group members of the term-specified group of the first basic information directory 52, the first user 5 and other users 84 and 85 may subscribe to the interoperable group having access to the second basic information directory 71 simultaneously, or, further become the term-specified group of the second basic information directory 71; or, the other users 84 and 85 may join the interoperable group having access to the second basic information directory 71, or further become group members of the term-specified group of the second basic information directory, and give up being in the term-specified group of the first basic information directory 52.
The worker module 3 inspects the conditions/terms (521, 522 and 703) of the second basic information directory 71 provided by the second user 7 to see if they comply with the conditions/terms (521, 522 and 523) of the first basic information directory. The process result 24 from the inspection is then sent to and saved in the storage module 2 for later access for the first user 5 and/or other users 84 and 85. Alternatively, the process result 24 is pushed to the first user 5 and/or other users 84 and 85.
The first user 5 and/or other users 84 and 85 in the first basic information directory 52 may decide whether to subscribe to the second basic information directory 71 and becomes group members of the interoperable groups having access to the second basic information directory 71 based on the new conditions/terms 703 of the second basic information directory 71. When the first user 5, second user 7 and other users 84 and 85 make their decision, the users are informed on the newest group composition of the term-specified group.
The first basic information directory 52 and/or the second basic information directory 71 can be at least one real estate selling information directory and/or at least one real estate buying information directory, the conditions/terms of at least one real estate selling information directory which is related to the conditions/terms of the seller in a real estate transaction, and/or, the conditions/terms of at least one real estate buying information directory which is related to the conditions/terms of the buyer in a real estate transaction. In addition, the first user 5, second user 7 and/or other users 81, 82 and 83 can be the buyer or selling in a real estate transaction, depending on the actual situation.
Herein, after an information directory is set by a user, the information directory can generate new information directories based on the new conditions/terms defined by users. For a specific directory among the information directories generated by the reciprocal iteration process and/or new information directories, a term-specified group which follows the conditions/terms of the specific directory is formed by users who subscribe to and accept the conditions/terms of the specific directory. Parties involved in the transaction are recruited through the master 11. A term-specified group is formed with conditions of transaction according to the conditions/terms of the specific directory, thereby allowing transaction.
Alternatively, users may initiate iteration process on information directory and/or accumulate new information directory based on the original information directory and newly defined conditions/terms, meanwhile, the interoperability between facilities of group members can be set for the directory. When processing the information directories defined by non-specific users of the system, the user agent 12 informs the master 11 to send conditions/terms defined by users, information directories generated by iteration process and/or conditions/terms of new information directories to the worker module 3 after users update the conditions/terms of information directories. The worker module 3 is then informed to process related information directories and to save the process result for later access, in this way, when users decide whether to accept the conditions/terms of the specific information directory, users may know the newest group composition of the term-specified groups. For a specific directory, a term-specified group is formed based on the conditions/terms of the specific directory by users who subscribe to and accept the conditions/terms of the specific directory. Parties involved in the transaction are recruited through the master 11. A term-specified group is formed with conditions/terms of the transaction according to the conditions/terms of the specific directory, thereby allowing transaction.
In addition, the buyers and sellers in a transaction both agree to the abovementioned conditions of interaction, so opinions of the buyers and sellers (e.g. individuals or groups) can be accumulated during the process of reciprocal interoperation. For example, conditions/terms of the buyers and the sellers can be accumulated, so as to eliminate the difference between the sellers and buyers and to reach convergence among the different needs of the parties involved. The mutually exclusive needs are branched out to generate a new information directory for further interaction. In this way, negotiation process is opened to the buyers and sellers (e.g. individuals or groups) and opinions from both sides can be collected repeatedly, thereby accumulating negotiation results so as to complete the transaction.
In step 301, the master 11 of the administration module 1 decides the operation and execution of the worker module 3. The first user 5 (e.g. the buyer/seller in a real estate transaction) from the parties involved in the transaction sets/generates the first basic information directory 52 (e.g. real estate buying/selling information directory) and the conditions/terms 521, 522 and 523 (conditions/terms of transaction of the buyer/seller) included therein based on the new conditions/terms 504, 504 and 506 defined by the first user 5, and/or based on the conditions/terms 602 acquired from the internet 6 or defined by a third party (e.g. the buyer/seller in a real estate transaction) in advance. The first user 5 becomes a group member of the term-specified group of the first basic information directory 52 (e.g. real estate buying/selling information directory), and is able to save the first basic information directory 52 in the storage module 2.
In step 302, reciprocal interoperation is performed. Herein, reciprocal interoperation is performed on the first basic information directory between users, so as to initiate directory iteration, generate the second basic information directory 71 and accompany group member change. After performing step 302, the data processing method according to the second embodiment of present invention proceeds to step 303.
In step 302, the worker module 3 accesses the first basic information directory 52. Other users 84 and 85 may accept all the conditions/terms 521, 522 and 523 of the first basic information directory 52 to join the term-specified group of the first basic information directory 52 and gain access thereto. Yet, if the second user 7 does not accept all the conditions/terms of the first basic information directory 52, the second user 7 may provide new conditions/terms 703 defined by the second user 7 and iterate the first basic information directory 52, thereby generating the new second basic information directory 71. The second user then becomes the group member of term-specified group of the second basic information directory 71. The user agent 12 of the administration module 1 informs the master 11 to send the new conditions/terms 703 of the second basic information directory 71 provided by the second user 7 to the worker module 3, and, the worker module 3 sends the new conditions/terms 703 to the first user 5 and other users 84 and 85.
In step 303, worker module 3 inspects the conditions/terms of the information directories. Herein, the worker module 3 inspects the conditions/terms (521, 522 and 703) of the second basic information directory 71 provided by the second user 7 to see if they comply with the conditions/terms (521, 522 and 523) of the first basic information directory 52. The process result 24 from the inspection is sent to and saved in the storage module 2 for later access for the first user 56 and/or other users 84 and 85. Alternatively, the process result 24 is pushed to the first user 5 and/or other users 84 and 85. The first user 5 and other users 84 and 85 may decide whether to subscribe to the second basic information directory 71 based on the new conditions/terms 703 of the second basic information directory 71. When the first user 5, second user 7 and other users 84 and 85 make their decision on whether to accept the conditions/terms of a specific information directory (first basic information directory 52 and/or second basic information directory 71), they are informed on the newest group composition of the term-specified group.
In short, the data processing system and method according to the embodiments of the present invention is used in the cloud environment of a distributed system to process/exchange information. When performing the steps of the data processing method using the data processing system disclosed in the present invention, first, set the basic information directory. Herein, the basic information directory is set with conditions/terms according to a specific subject matter. Next, perform repeated action. Herein, repeated action is performed on the basic information directory between users, so as to initiate directory iteration, generate derivative information directories and incident group composition changes. Last, forming the term-specified group composed of users for the specific subject matter. Herein, for the basic information directories and/or derivative information directories, the term-specified group composed of users is formed by users, and terms of transaction is negotiated among users for a specific subject matter, that is, for the derivative information directory generated by reciprocal iteration and/or basic information directories that are related to the specific subject matter, the term-specified group is formed by users who have accessed and accepted all the conditions/terms of the directory.
Although the present invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments thereof, it is apparent to those skilled in the art that a variety of modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention which is intended to be defined by the appended claims.
