Contextual alert bubbles for alert management
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1. An alert management data processing system comprising:
- an alert server comprising a processor and memory and communicatively linked to a plurality of application hosts over a computer communications network, the alert server receiving alerts from different alert monitors executing respective ones of the application hosts;
a contextual alert bubble interface coupled to the alert server, the interface producing an alert bubble configured to display alert text for an associated alert receiving from one of the different alert monitors; and
,contextual information disposed in the alert bubble interface along with the alert text, the contextual information providing context for the associated alert, the contextual information comprising historical alert text of previously issued alerts.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to alert bubbles for alert management and provide a novel and non-obvious method, system and computer program product for contextual alerts for alert management. In an embodiment of the invention, an alert management data processing system can be provided. The system can include an alert bubble configured to display alert text for an associated alert, and contextual information disposed in the alert bubble interface along with the alert text. In particular, the contextual information can provide context for the associated alert.
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1. An alert management data processing system comprising:
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an alert server comprising a processor and memory and communicatively linked to a plurality of application hosts over a computer communications network, the alert server receiving alerts from different alert monitors executing respective ones of the application hosts; a contextual alert bubble interface coupled to the alert server, the interface producing an alert bubble configured to display alert text for an associated alert receiving from one of the different alert monitors; and
,contextual information disposed in the alert bubble interface along with the alert text, the contextual information providing context for the associated alert, the contextual information comprising historical alert text of previously issued alerts. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An alert management method for providing context to alert bubbles, the method comprising:
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receiving an alert notification in an alert server with a processor and memory for an associated alert from an alert monitor from over a computer communications network; determining both alert text for the associated alert along with context for the alert the context comprising historical alert text of previously issued alerts; displaying both the alert text and the context in an alert bubble; and
,subsequently vanishing the alert bubble. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer program product comprising a memory device having computer usable program code for alert management for providing context to alert bubbles, the computer program product including:
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computer usable program code for receiving an alert notification for an associated alert; computer usable program code for determining both alert text for the associated alert along with context for the alert, the context comprising historical alert text of previously issued alerts; computer usable program code for displaying both the alert text and the context in an alert bubble; and
,computer usable program code for subsequently vanishing the alert bubble. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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