Method for event processing using hierarchical structures and event processing system thereof

• US 9,384,069 B2
• Filed: 05/31/2013
• Issued: 07/05/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG CNS Company Limited (LBHunet Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: LG CNS Company Limited (LBHunet Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Lee, Sang Woo, Kim, Jae Man, Lee, Sang Yoon, Chang, Yoo Jin
• Primary Examiner(s): Anya, Charles E
• Application Number:
  US13/906,515
• Publication Number:
  US 20130347007A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,131 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/542 Event management; Broadcasting; Multicasting; Notifications

Abstract

Provided is a method for event processing and a system for using the same. The system for event processing in a computer may include an interface to detect an input associated with an event, an event definition engine which defines the event using a plurality of event components and a corresponding event component wrapper wrapping each of the plurality of event components, an event processing engine which processes the event, and an event action module to generate an output based on the event. The event definition engine may determine a hierarchical relationship between the plurality of event components and assigns the hierarchical relationship in the corresponding event component wrapper. Moreover, the event processing engine may execute each of the event components according to the hierarchical relationship assigned in the event component wrapper.

Claims

1. A system for event processing, comprising:

a storage device; and

a processor using instructions stored on the storage device to generate

an interface to detect an input associated with an event;

an event definition engine which defines the event using a plurality of event components and a corresponding event component wrapper wrapping each of the plurality of event components;

an event processing engine which processes the event; and

an event action module to generate an output based on the event,

wherein the event definition engine determines a hierarchical relationship between the plurality of event components and assigns the hierarchical relationship in the corresponding event component wrapper,

wherein the event processing engine executes each of the event components according to the hierarchical relationship assigned in the event component wrapper, and

wherein the event processing engine includes

a search module which sequentially searches the defined events for at least one event component having a hierarchical relationship included in the defined events,

a process producing module which produces at least one event component process to correspond 1;

1 to at least one event component included in the defined events, and

an event processing module which constructs a hierarchical structure of the event component processes to correspond to the hierarchical relationship between the event components and executes the defined events.

2. The system for event processing according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of event components are independent function units for the event processing.

3. The system for event processing according to claim 2, wherein the event components includes at least one of

an event source component related to an external event determination request,

a database query component which acquires prescribed information related to the event from an external database,

a stream component which produces operation information for data inputted during a prescribed period,

a rule determination component which determines whether another event component is to be according to a prescribed formula, and

an action component which provides an output of the event processing.

4. The system for event processing according to claim 3, wherein the event definition engine uses a tree structure to define the event in which the event source component is configured as a root node and the action component is configured as a leaf node.

5. The system for event processing according to claim 1, wherein the event definition engine sets the hierarchical relationship of the event component through the plurality of event component wrappers.

6. The system for event processing according to claim 5, wherein the event processing engine produces the plurality of event component processes corresponding to respective ones of the plurality of event components included in the defined events, and constructs the plurality of event component processes to have a hierarchical structure same as that of the plurality of event components.

7. The system for event processing according to claim 5, wherein a first event component wrapper is mapped to at least one second event component wrapper to define the hierarchical relationship, the first event component wrapper wrapping a first event component and the second event component wrapper, and the second event component wrapper wrapping a second event component.

8. The system for event processing according to claim 7, wherein the first and second event component wrappers are hierarchically mapped such that the second event component wrapper executes after the first event component wrapper.

9. The system for event processing according to claim 1, wherein the event component wrappers include an input/output value wrapper which wraps input/output data for corresponding event components.

10. The system for event processing according to claim 9, wherein the input/output value wrappers are configured to have a pair of identification values for the input/output data and an event context, and wherein the input/output data are input or output by the event context.

11. The system for event processing according to claim 1, wherein, when the event is processed for the defined events, the event processing engine stores and reuses at least one event component process or a hierarchical structure unless changes for the defined events are generated.

12. A method for event processing in a computer, comprising:

detecting an input associated with an event;

selecting a plurality of event components for the event from a computer readable memory;

determining a hierarchical relationship for the plurality of event components;

generating a plurality of event component wrappers to wrap a corresponding event component based on the hierarchical relationship;

executing the plurality of event components in sequence according to the hierarchical relationship; and

receiving information related to the hierarchical relationship of the event components, including

whether a first event component in the hierarchical relationship has executed, and whether a last event component in the hierarchical relationship has executed by the action component.

13. The event processing method according to claim 12, wherein the plurality of event components include at least one of

an event source component related to an external event determination request,

a database query component which acquires prescribed information for the event from a database,

a stream component which produces operation information for data inputted during a prescribed time period,

a rule determination component configured to determine whether another event component is subsequently executed according a prescribed formula, and

an action component which provides an output for the event.

14. The method according to claim 12, wherein the receiving information related to the hierarchical relationship of the event components includes

inquiring event component information stored in relation to the event component wrapper, and generating event component processes using event components obtained through the inquiry.

15. The event processing method according to claim 14, further including searching for existing stored event definition information before generating the event component processes, and, when corresponding event component processes are stored, using the stored event component processes.

16. The event processing method according to claim 12, wherein the generating the plurality of event component wrappers includes

generating input/output value wrappers related to input/output values of corresponding event components for at least one of the event component wrappers.

17. An event processing method for an event processing system configured to perform predetermined event processing to input data, comprising:

searching a computer readable memory for existing defined events and determining whether at least one event component or event component wrapper included in the existing defined events is stored;

producing at least one event component process corresponding to the stored event component; and

structuring at least one produced event component process to be mapped corresponding to a hierarchical structure of the stored event component and executing at least one structured event component process to process the defined events,

wherein the searching the computer readable memory for existing defined events includes

checking for at least one event component or event component wrapper included in the defined events,

checking for a hierarchical structure for at least one event component or event component wrapper,

storing event definition information including information for at least one produced event component process and associated hierarchical structure information when the processing for the existing defined events is completed, and

checking for event definition information for corresponding events, reusing the stored information of at least one existing produced event component process and associated hierarchical structure information, and performing a reprocessing of the existing defined events when reprocessing for the existing defined events is requested.