Message suppression in an event management system

• US 20040139447A1
• Filed: 01/14/2003
• Published: 07/15/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 01/14/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Massey, Christopher C., Turner, Richard, Hope, Clifford C.
• Application Number:
  US10/342,442
• Publication Number:
  US 20040139447A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 719/318
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/542 Event management; Broadcasting; Multicasting; Notifications

Abstract

A message suppression method and system, for use in an event management system is disclosed. The method includes the steps of storing values from a first notification in an event data store; subsequently comparing values from a second notification to said stored first notification values, and suppressing said second notification when one or more predetermined elements match.

Claims

1. A message suppression method, for use in an event management system, comprising the steps of:

storing values from a first notification in an event data store;

subsequently comparing values from a second notification to said stored first notification values, and

suppressing said second notification when one or more predetermined elements match.

2. A message suppression system, for use in an event management system, comprising:

an event data store storing values from a first notification;

a comparer for subsequently comparing values from a second notification to said stored first notification values, and

a suppressor for suppressing said second notification when one or more predetermined elements match.

3. The system according to claim 2, wherein said event management system has access to at least one data source and includes:

a server component having;

an agent engine for creating one or more agents; and

a scheduler for running said created agents;

a definition data store for storing data definitions;

a client component for authoring said agents using said definitions; and

an interface between said agent engine and said data source.

4. The system according to claim 3, further including an event data store for maintaining a history of events.

5. The system according to claim 4, wherein two or more data sources are pooled to improve system efficiency.

6. A message suppression system, for use in an event management system, comprising:

means for storing values from a first notification in an event data store;

means for subsequently comparing values from a second notification to said stored first notification values, and

means for suppressing said second notification when one or more predetermined elements match.

7. A storage medium readable by a computer encoding a computer process to provide a method for message suppression method, for use in an event management system, the computer process comprising:

a processing portion for storing values from a first notification in an event data store;

a processing portion for subsequently comparing values from a second notification to said stored first notification values, and

a processing portion for suppressing said second notification when one or more predetermined elements match