Method and apparatus for retrieving event data related to an activity
First Claim
1. A method for processing the data of a process, said method comprising:
- (a) collecting an event data of an event of said process;
(b) processing said event data according to a data structure that defines said event and an activity having an interval that frames said event; and
(c) storing said processed event data.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus that processes time series, event and/or activity data of a process according to a data structure is disclosed. The data structure defines one or more activities that frame the time series, event and/or activity data. Each activity and each event has one or more attributes. Each attribute has a value. At least one of the attributes defines an interval of the activity by start and end times. Another attribute includes a time varying parameter that represents the time series data. Another attribute defines a time stamp of an event. The time varying parameter is linked to a device that produces the time series data when the process is run. The time series, event and/or activity data is collected and processed according to the data structure for storage in and/or retrieval from a memory. A relationship between data of one or more activities and the time series, event and/or activity data is processed according to the data structure to retrieve the time series, event and/or activity data from the memory.
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41 Claims
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1. A method for processing the data of a process, said method comprising:
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(a) collecting an event data of an event of said process;
(b) processing said event data according to a data structure that defines said event and an activity having an interval that frames said event; and
(c) storing said processed event data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. Apparatus for processing the data of a process, said apparatus comprising:
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means for collecting an event data of an event of said process;
means for processing said event data according to a data structure that defines said event and an activity having an interval that frames said event; and
means for storing said processed event data. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for retrieving event data of a process that is stored in a memory, said method comprising:
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(a) identifying an activity of said process;
(b) identifying an event that is framed by an interval of said activity; and
(c) processing said activity and said event to access said memory to retrieve said event data. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An apparatus for retrieving event data of a process that is stored in a memory, said apparatus comprising:
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first means for identifying an activity of said process;
second means for identifying an event that is framed by an interval of said activity; and
means for processing said activity and said event to access said memory to retrieve said event data. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A memory media for controlling a computer to retrieve event data of a process that is stored in a memory, said memory media comprising:
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first means for controlling said computer to perform a first operation to identify an activity of said process;
second means for controlling said computer to perform a second operation to identify an event that is framed by an interval of said activity; and
third means for controlling said computer to perform a third operation to process said activity and said event to access said memory to retrieve said event data.
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38. A memory media for controlling a computer to process the data of a process, said method comprising:
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first means for controlling said computer to perform a first operation to collect an event data of an event of said process;
second means for controlling said computer to perform a second operation to process said event data according to a data structure that defines said event and an activity having an interval that frames said event; and
third means for controlling said computer to perform a third operation to store said processed event data in a memory.
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39. A method for processing event data of a process, said method comprising:
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(a) processing said event data with an activity that has an activity interval that frames said event data for storage in a memory; and
(b) processing said activity and event to access said memory and retrieve said event data.
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40. An apparatus for processing event data of a process, said apparatus comprising:
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first processing means for processing said event data with an activity that has a predetermined activity interval that frames said event data for storage in a memory; and
second processing means for processing said activity and said event to access said memory and retrieve said event data.
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41. A memory media for controlling a computer to process event data of a process, said memory media comprising:
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first means for controlling said computer to perform a first operation to process said event data with an activity that has a predetermined activity interval that frames said event data for storage in a memory; and
second means for controlling said computer to perform a second operation to process said activity and said event to access said memory and retrieve said event data.
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