Method and system for event management

• US 20030126307A1
• Filed: 12/27/2001
• Published: 07/03/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 12/27/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Siemens AG
• Original Assignee: Siemens AG
• Inventors: Bayer, Stefan, Lindner, Theresia
• Application Number:
  US10/034,831
• Publication Number:
  US 20030126307A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 719/318
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/465 Distributed object oriented systems remote method invocation [RMI] G06F9/548
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0803 Configuration setting
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/22 comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/06 Generation of reports

Abstract

In a computerized method and a networked system for event reporting in the context of network monitoring at a managed object which is part of a monitored network, an event report is generated when a set of event detection criteria is satisfied, the event report is marked with an identifier if a set of conditions is satisfied, the event report is sent from the managed object to a first database, a check is made at the first database to determine if the event report contains the identifier, and the event report is forwarded to a second database and is stored in the second database if the event report contains the identifier.

Claims

1. A computerized method, comprising the steps of:

generating, at a managed object which is part of a monitored network, an event report when a set of event detection criteria is satisfied;

marking said event report with an identifier if a set of conditions is satisfied;

sending said event report from said managed object to a first database;

checking at said first database if said event report comprises said identifier; and

forwarding said event report to a second database and storing said event report on said second database if said event report comprises said identifier.

2. The computerized method of claim 1, comprising employing a set of conditions that is a subset of said set of event detection criteria as said set of conditions which must be satisfied for marking said report with said identified.

3. The computerized method of claim 1 comprising:

monitoring said monitored network with an agent-manager network management system; and

configuring an agent which resides on said managed object to generate and send said event report to a manager which resides at a Network Management Station which comprises said first database.

4. The computerized method of claim 1, comprising providing a medial device as said managed object.

5. The computerized method of claim 4, comprising employing a set of conditions related to components of said medical device as said set of conditions which must be satisfied for marking said report with said identified.

6. A networked system comprising:

a first database;

a managed object;

a second database connected to said first database;

said managed object being configured to;

generate an event report when a set of event detection criteria is satisfied;

mark said event report with an identifier if a set of conditions is satisfied;

send said event report to said first database;

said first database being configured to;

receive said event report;

check if said event report comprises said identifier; and

forward said event report to said second database if said event report comprises said identifier.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein said set of conditions is a subset of said set of event detection criteria.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein:

said network is monitored with an agent-manager network management system;

an agent which resides on said managed object generates and sends said event report to a manager; and

said manager resides on a Network Management Station which comprises said first database.

9. The system of claim 6, wherein said managed object is a medical device.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein said set of conditions is related to components of said medical device.

11. A computerized method, comprising the steps of:

receiving, at a first database which is connected to a network that includes a managed object, an event report due to a change in the status of said managed object;

checking at said first database if said event report comprises an identifier; and

forwarding said event report to a second database and storing said event report on said second database if said event report comprises said identifier.

12. The computerized method of claim 11, comprising generating said event report at said managed object when a set of event detection criteria is satisfied.

13. The computerized method of claim 11, comprising marking said event report, at said managed object with said identifier if a set of conditions is satisfied.

14. The computerized method of claim 13, employing a set of conditions that is a subset of said set of event detection criteria as said set of conditions which must be satisfied for marking said report with said identified.

15. The computerized method of claim 11, comprising:

monitoring said network with an agent-manager network management system;

configuring an agent which resides on said managed object to generate and send said event report to a manager which resides at a Network Management Station which comprises said first database.

16. The computerized method of claim 11, comprising employing a medical device as said managed object.

17. The computerized method of claim 16, comprising generating said event report at said managed object when a set of event detection criteria is satisfied.

18. The computerized method of claim 16, comprising marking said event at said managed object report with said identifier if a set of conditions is satisfied.

19. The computerized method of claim 18, comprising employing set of conditions that is a subset of said set of event detection criteria as said set of conditions which must be satisfied for marking said report with said identified.

20. The computerized method of claim 18, comprising employing a set of conditions related to components of said medical device as said set of conditions which must be satisfied for marking said report with said identified.