Business event notifications on aggregated thresholds

• US 20060224400A1
• Filed: 04/01/2005
• Published: 10/05/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/01/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Tan, Derek Kee Hern, Jason, Richard Z., Chkodrov, Gueorgui B., Taniguchi, David S., Ballard, John D.
• Application Number:
  US11/097,003
• Publication Number:
  US 20060224400A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/1.100
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management

Abstract

A system and method for notifying a user of an event indicated by aggregated data relating to a status of activities, where the aggregated data is stored in a plurality of independently managed applications. An interface receives from the user an identification of an event relating to the aggregated data. The interface also receives from the user a threshold for the identified event. An aggregation component collects the aggregated data relating to the identified event. A notifying component notifies the user when the aggregated data collected by the aggregation component indicates that the threshold is satisfied. The system also includes a chronicle for recording values of past events and the notifying component notifies the user of the identified event as a function of the recorded values in the chronicle, aggregated data relating to the identified event and the threshold.

Claims

1. A method for notifying a user of an event indicated by aggregated data relating to a status of activities, wherein the aggregated data is stored in a plurality of independently managed applications, said method comprising:

identifying an event relating to the aggregated data;

collecting the aggregated data relating to the identified event;

registering a threshold for the identified event; and

notifying the user when the collected data indicates that the event exceeds the registered threshold.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising notifying the user of the identified event as a function of the aggregated data of the identified event, the threshold and a past event.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the aggregated data includes multi-dimensional aggregation data and wherein collecting comprises collecting the multi-dimensional aggregation data.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising maintaining a subscription of a plurality of users each having an identified event and a corresponding threshold.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the event is a function of a status of activities.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein collecting comprises collecting the aggregated data over a period of time to identify the event.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein identifying comprises identifying an event relating to the aggregated data by an user via a user interface (UI).

8. The method of claim 1 wherein one or more computer-readable media have computer-executable instructions for performing the method recited in claim 1.

9. A system for notifying a user of an event indicated by aggregated data relating to a status of activities, wherein the aggregated data is stored in a plurality of independently managed applications, said system comprising:

an interface for receiving from the user an identification of an event relating to the aggregated data, wherein said interface receives from the user a threshold for the identified event;

an aggregation component for collecting the aggregated data relating to the identified event; and

a notifying component for notifying the user when the aggregated data collected by the aggregation component indicates that the threshold is satisfied.

10. The system of claim 9 further comprising a chronicle for recording values of past events and wherein the notifying component notifies the user of the identified event as a function of the recorded values in the chronicle, aggregated data relating to the identified event and the threshold.

11. The system of claim 9 wherein the aggregated data includes multi-dimensional aggregation data and wherein the aggregation component collects the multi-dimensional aggregation data.

12. The system of claim 9 further comprising a subscription for recording a plurality of users each having an identified event and a corresponding threshold.

13. The system of claim 9 wherein the event is a function of a status of activities.

14. The system of claim 9 wherein the aggregation component collects the aggregation data over a period of time for the identified event identified by the identification component.

15. One or more computer-readable media having computer-executable components for notifying a user of an event indicated by aggregated data relating to a status of activities, wherein the aggregated data is stored in a plurality of independently managed applications, said components comprising:

an interface for receiving from the user an identification of an event relating to the aggregated data, wherein said interface receives from the user a threshold for the identified event;

an aggregation component for collecting the aggregated data relating to the identified event; and

a notifying component for notifying the user when the aggregated data collected by the aggregation component indicates that the threshold is satisfied.

16. The computer-readable media of claim 15 further comprising a chronicle for recording values of past events and wherein the notifying component notifies the user of the identified event as a function of the recorded values in the chronicle, aggregated data relating to the identified event and the threshold.

17. The computer-readable media of claim 15 wherein the aggregated data includes multi-dimensional aggregation data and wherein the aggregation component collects the multi-dimensional aggregation data.

18. The computer-readable media of claim 15 further comprising a subscription for recording a plurality of users each having an identified event and a corresponding threshold.

19. The computer-readable media of claim 15 wherein the event is a function of a status of activities.

20. The computer-readable media of claim 15 wherein the aggregation component collects the aggregated data over a period of time for the identified event identified by the identification component.