Monitoring of computer events
First Claim
1. A data processing system comprising a processor, a memory, and a storage device, wherein the processor comprises:
- an interface for capturing, at an operating system level, events which arise in the system,a process engine for automatically monitoring captured events to;
identify completion of steps, each comprising a plurality of events linked by dependency relationships; and
identify completion of processes, each comprising a plurality of steps linked by dependency relationships,a trigger engine for executing in response to output of the process engine to trigger software functions;
a database manager for saving process data generated by the process engine; and
a reporting engine for generating reports according to the saved data.
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Abstract
A data processing system (1) is programmed with an interface (2) for capturing events which arise, and a process engine (3) for automatically monitoring captured events to identify completion of steps, each comprising a plurality of events linked by dependency relationships; and to identify completion of processes, each comprising a plurality of steps linked by dependency relationships. Software functions (5) execute in response to output of the process engine (3). The process engine (3) processes events to recognise a plurality of potential steps, but terminates other potential steps when completion of a step is determined. The process engine (3) processes steps to recognise a plurality of potential processes, but terminates other potential process when completion of a process is determined. The dependency relationships include Boolean AND operators and Boolean OR operators. There is a discrete start event for each step and a discrete start step for each process. The engine executes a plurality of processes simultaneously, applying captured events in real time to relevant steps, some events being applied to a plurality of steps.
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1. A data processing system comprising a processor, a memory, and a storage device, wherein the processor comprises:
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an interface for capturing, at an operating system level, events which arise in the system, a process engine for automatically monitoring captured events to; identify completion of steps, each comprising a plurality of events linked by dependency relationships; and identify completion of processes, each comprising a plurality of steps linked by dependency relationships, a trigger engine for executing in response to output of the process engine to trigger software functions; a database manager for saving process data generated by the process engine; and a reporting engine for generating reports according to the saved data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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