Method and system for supporting a plurality of event types

• US 20040031040A1
• Filed: 08/07/2002
• Published: 02/12/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 08/07/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Valtrus Innovations Limited (f/k/a Dolya Holdco 9 Limited) (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Radford, Susan K., Chheda, Sachin N.
• Granted Patent: US 7,596,792 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 719/318
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0631 using root cause analysis; using analysis of correlation between notifications, alarms or events based on decision criteria, e.g. hierarchy, tree or time analysis
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/00 Arrangements for monitoring or testing data switching networks

Abstract

The present invention provides a method and system that is capable of identifying an event type from a plurality of event types to direct an event translator to determine an event occurrence based on the event type. A method is provided for identifying the event type from a plurality of event types, determining an event occurrence based on the event type; and communicating the event occurrence. A system is also described.

Claims

1. A method for determining an event occurrence, the method comprising steps of:

(a) identifying an event type from a plurality of event types;

(b) monitoring for the event occurrence based on the event type, wherein the method determines if an event of the event type occurs; and

(c) if the event occurs, communicating the event occurrence to an agent.

2. The method of claim 1 further including:

(d) repeating steps (b), and (c).

3. The method of claim 1 further including:

(d) repeating steps (a), (b), and (c).

4. The method of claim 1 further including:

(d) configuring the event type prior to step (a).

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the monitoring step (b) comprises the steps of:

(1) receiving an event signal from an event source; and

(2) evaluating the event signal based on the event type over a predetermined duration.

6. The method of claim 5 further including:

(d) programming the evaluating step (2) prior to performing the monitoring step (b).

7. The method of claim 5 wherein the receiving step (1) comprises:

receiving an event signal of a type of signals selected from a group consisting of;

a first signal type and a second signal type.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein the first signal type is an inactive signal, and the second signal type is an active signal.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the identifying the event type at step (a) identifies an event type selected from a group of event types consisting of:

an edge type event and a level type event.

10. The method of claim 7 wherein the monitoring for the event occurrence at (b) based on the event type comprises:

repeating the receiving step (1) and the evaluating step (2);

determining that an event occurs if the received event signal changes from a first signal type to a second signal type and back to the first signal type, wherein the received event signal of the second signal type is received for the predetermined duration; and

otherwise determining no event occurrence.

11. The method of claim 7 wherein the monitoring for the event occurrence at (b) based on the event type comprises:

repeating the receiving step (1) and the evaluating step (2);

determining that an event occurs if the received event signal changes from a first signal type to a second signal type, wherein the received event signal of the second signal type is received for the predetermined duration; and

otherwise determining no event occurrence.

12. The method of claim 1 further including:

setting the event type register to identify the event type selected from a group of event types consisting of an edge type and a level type.

13. The method of claim 1 wherein the identifying the event type (a) uses an ACPI table to identify the event type.

14. The method of claim 1 wherein the identifying the event type (a) identifies an event type selected from a group of event types consisting of:

an edge type and a level type.

15. The method of claim 1 wherein the identifying (a) is performed in part by evaluating an event type register.

16. The method of claim 1 wherein the communicating (c) uses an event register to communicate the event occurrence to the agent.

18. A computer-readable medium consisting comprising instructions for performing the steps of claim 1.

19. A computing device comprising a computer-readable medium comprising instructions for performing the steps of claim 1;

and

a CPU coupled to said medium for executing said program therein.

17. A system for identifying an event, comprising:

a first data path for use in identifying an event type from a plurality of event types by evaluating an event type register;

a second data path for receiving at least one event signal from an event source;

a memory for storing a logic for evaluating the at least one event signal over a predetermined duration;

a third path for communicating a determined event; and

a processor for determining the determined event using said first data path, said second data path, and processing said logic.