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Method, apparatus, and program for associating related heterogeneous events in an event handler

  • US 7,308,689 B2
  • Filed: 12/18/2002
  • Issued: 12/11/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/18/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for managing heterogeneous events in an event handler, comprising:

  • receiving a plurality of events from a plurality of heterogeneous event generators, wherein each event has a respective set of event attributes;

    translating the plurality of events into a plurality of vectors of core attributes;

    normalizing values of the core attributes in the plurality of vectors; and

    creating an association between a first event and a second event based on the normalized attribute values in the vectors, wherein the step of creating an association comprises;

    determining whether the first event and the second event both include a required number of the core attributes; and

    determining whether the values of the core attributes for the first event and the second event match.

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