Alert triggers and event management in a relationship system
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1. A computerized method comprising:
- maintaining a set of alert triggers that define a plurality of operations for detecting changes pertaining to elements of a relationship graph, the elements of the relationship graph including nodes representing entities and edges representing relationships between the entities;
performing the plurality of operations defined by the set of alert triggers; and
providing an alert to one or more users when any of the plurality of operations satisfy an alert condition associated with a corresponding alert trigger from the set of alert triggers.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus to manage alert triggers in a relationship system are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes maintaining a set of alert triggers that define operations for detecting changes pertaining to elements of a relationship graph. The elements of the relationship graph include nodes representing entities and edges representing relationships between entities. The method further includes performing the operations defined by the set of alert triggers, and providing an alert to one or more users when any of the defined operations satisfy an alert condition associated with a corresponding alert trigger.
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1. A computerized method comprising:
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maintaining a set of alert triggers that define a plurality of operations for detecting changes pertaining to elements of a relationship graph, the elements of the relationship graph including nodes representing entities and edges representing relationships between the entities;
performing the plurality of operations defined by the set of alert triggers; and
providing an alert to one or more users when any of the plurality of operations satisfy an alert condition associated with a corresponding alert trigger from the set of alert triggers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A machine-readable medium having executable instructions to cause a machine to perform a method comprising:
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maintaining a set of alert triggers that define a plurality of operations for detecting changes pertaining to elements of a relationship graph, the elements of the relationship graph including nodes representing entities and edges representing relationships between the entities;
performing the plurality of operations defined by the set of alert triggers; and
providing an alert to one or more users when any of the plurality of operations satisfy an alert condition associated with a corresponding alert trigger from the set of alert triggers. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An apparatus comprising:
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a trigger database to maintain a set of alert triggers that define a plurality of operations for detecting changes pertaining to elements of a relationship graph, the elements of the relationship graph including nodes representing entities and edges representing relationships between the entities;
a trigger executor to perform the plurality of operations defined by the set of alert triggers; and
a notifier to provide an alert to one or more users when any of the plurality of operations satisfy an alert condition associated with a corresponding alert trigger from the set of alert triggers. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. An apparatus comprising:
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means for maintaining a set of alert triggers that define a plurality of operations for detecting changes pertaining to elements of a relationship graph, the elements of the relationship graph including nodes representing entities and edges representing relationships between the entities;
means for performing the plurality of operations defined by the set of alert triggers; and
means for providing an alert to one or more users when any of the plurality of operations satisfy an alert condition associated with a corresponding alert trigger from the set of alert triggers.
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34. A system comprising:
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a processor coupled to a memory through a bus, and further coupled to an I/O interface through the bus; and
a trigger process executed from the memory by the processor to cause the processor to maintain a set of alert triggers that define a plurality of operations for detecting changes pertaining to elements of a relationship graph, the elements of the relationship graph including nodes representing entities and edges representing relationships between the entities, to perform the plurality of operations defined by the set of alert triggers, and to provide an alert to one or more users when any of the plurality of operations satisfy an alert condition associated with a corresponding alert trigger from the set of alert triggers.
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