CONCURRENCY IN EVENT PROCESSING NETWORKS FOR EVENT SERVER

• US 20090070785A1
• Filed: 06/04/2008
• Published: 03/12/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 09/11/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: BEA Systems Incorporated (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Alvez, Alexandre de Castro, Piper, Andrew, Bergen, Dana
• Granted Patent: US 8,543,534 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 719/318
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/541 via adapters, e.g. between incompatible applications
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/542 Event management; Broadcasting; Multicasting; Notifications
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/02 Banking, e.g. interest calculation or account maintenance credit or loans G06Q40/03
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/61 taking into account QoS or priority requirements

Abstract

An event server running an event driven application implementing an event processing network. The event processing network can include at least one processor to implement a rule on at least one input stream. The event processing network can define concurrent operation of at least two components of the event processing networks.

Claims

1. A computer-based event server running an event driven application implementing an event processing network, the event processing network including at least one processor to implement a rule on at least one input stream, wherein the event processing network defines concurrent operation of at least two components of the event processing networks.

2. The computer-based event server of claim 1, wherein multiple processors work concurrently.

3. The computer-based event server of claim 2, wherein the same event is processed concurrently by different processors.

4. The computer-based event server of claim 2, wherein the different events are processed concurrently by different processors.

5. The computer-based event server of claim 1, where an event sink waits for the flow of control from multiple processors to join back into a single flow.

6. The computer-based event server of claim 1, wherein the event driven application is specified by XML.

7. The computer-based event server of claim 1, wherein the XML is an extension of the SPRING framework XML.

8. The computer-based event server of claim 7, wherein the event driven network XML allows for the use of SPRING beans.

9. The computer-based event server of claim 1, wherein the processor uses rules written in an event processing language.

10. The computer-based event server of claim 1, wherein the event driven application is bundled in to a JAR file to be provided to an event server.

11. The computer-based event server of claim 1, wherein priority for different parts of the event processing network can be set by a user, the priority determining what part of the event processing network has priority of event processing in case of the events exceeding the capacity of the event server.

12. A computer readable storage medium comprising:

an event server running an event driven application implementing an event processing network, the event processing network including at least one processor to implement a rule on at least one input stream, wherein the event processing network defines concurrent operation of at least two components of the event processing networks.

13. The computer readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein multiple processors work concurrently.

14. The computer readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the same event is processed concurrently by different processors.

15. The computer readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the different events are processed concurrently by different processors.

16. The computer readable storage medium of claim 12, where an event sink waits for the flow of control from multiple processors to join back into a single flow.

17. The computer readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein the event driven application is specified by XML.

18. The computer readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein the XML is an extension of SPRING framework XML.

19. The computer readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein the event driven network XML allows for the use of SPRING beans.

20. The computer readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein the processor uses rules written in an event processing language.

21. The computer readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein the event driven application is bundled in to a JAR file to be provided to an event server.

22. The computer readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein priority for different parts of the event processing network can be set by a user, the priority determining which part of the event processing network has priority of event processing in case of the events exceeding the capacity of the event server.