Morgan Stanley has been granted a patent for a computer-implemented system that updates rules engines in a distributed computer system with new rules in real-time. The system uses a pub/sub service to deliver new rules to subscribed engines without downtime, ensuring efficient rule execution. GlobalData’s report on Morgan Stanley gives a 360-degree view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report here.

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According to GlobalData’s company profile on Morgan Stanley, Retail trading platforms was a key innovation area identified from patents. Morgan Stanley's grant share as of May 2024 was 68%. Grant share is based on the ratio of number of grants to total number of patents.

Real-time updating of rules engines in distributed computer systems

Source: United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Credit: Morgan Stanley

A recently granted patent (Publication Number: US11989661B1) discloses a distributed computer system designed for enterprises. The system includes a rules engine running on one computer system, a rules manager on another, and a publish-subscribe service facilitating communication between them. The rules engine subscribes to a topic for new rules, while the rules manager generates and publishes new rules via the service. Upon receiving a new rule, the rules engine downloads, stores, and executes it without downtime, ensuring seamless rule implementation. The system is particularly useful for financial services firms, allowing for the blocking of transactions by clients for specified periods, enhancing operational efficiency and compliance.

Furthermore, the patent details a method for distributing rules within the enterprise's distributed system. The method involves subscribing to topics for new rules, generating rules in response to triggering events, and publishing them via the pub/sub service. Rules engines download, store, and execute these rules without interruptions, ensuring continuous rule implementation. The method also includes storing prior rule instantiations before downloading new rules and deleting them after successful implementation. With a focus on financial services firms, the method enables efficient rule management and enforcement, enhancing security and regulatory compliance within the enterprise. Overall, the patent highlights a sophisticated system and method for rule distribution and implementation in distributed computer environments, particularly beneficial for industries with complex rule requirements.

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