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Method and apparatus for extending processing mask/filtering, and displaying alarm information for a hierarchically categorizing alarm monitoring system

  • US 6,535,122 B1
  • Filed: 04/21/2000
  • Issued: 03/18/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/01/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An apparatus for recursively generating a descriptor summary for related independent alarm events, comprising:

  • an alarm monitoring system comprising a processor coupled to an alarm system having knowledge of a status of a plurality of alarms, the alarm monitoring system categorizing alarms into categorizations, categories, and subcategories and providing alarm pattern information, the categories including alarms and subcategories; and

    a processor routine operating on the processor, the processor routine recursively determining recursive descriptor summaries for each descriptor summary category and subcategory based on alarm status, the recursive descriptor summaries being for related, independent alarm events.

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