Method and apparatus for monitor and notification in a network

• US 8,719,403 B2
• Filed: 12/13/2010
• Issued: 05/06/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/26/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: New York University
• Original Assignee: New York University
• Inventors: Tuzhilin, Alexander, Arunkundram, Ravinarayan
• Primary Examiner(s): WINDER, PATRICE L
• Application Number:
  US12/966,833
• Publication Number:
  US 20110082930A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,240 Days
• Field of Search: 709/224
• US Class Current: 709/224
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/6418 Hybrid transport

Abstract

A user specifies one or more monitoring/probing rules on a client station. These rules specify user instructions for monitoring and probing conditions, events, and data on monitored sites on the Internet. The client station transfers the rules to the monitoring site, which also processes and interprets the rules. When the monitoring site processes these rules, it results in (1) allocation of space and (2) creation or initialization of agent programs, which will effect periodic monitoring of Internet sites and send data back to the monitoring site. If the retrieved information at the monitoring site satisfies the user-specified conditions, the monitoring site will conduct further exploration to gather more information that may help determine the causes of these conditions. The results of such a probe may be obtained from the monitoring site or the Internet, and are communicated by the monitoring site to the client station.

Claims

1. A system for performing at least one notification on a network, comprising:

a computing device which is configured to;

receive first information from at least one stateless node on the network at one or more times, wherein the first information relates to a visit rate for the at least one stateless node;

record at least one portion of the received information as at least part of or to be included in second information, wherein the second information includes a set of one or more keywords associated with the at least one stateless node;

analyze the first information and the second information; and

generate the at least one notification based on the analysis of the first information and the second information.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the computing device is configured to analyze the first information and the second information by determining whether the first information or the second information meets at least one predetermined criteria.

3. The system according to claim 2, wherein the at least one stateless node includes a plurality of stateless nodes, wherein the analysis of the first information and the second information is performed by determining whether the first information or the second information meets at least one predetermined criteria from each of the plurality of nodes, and wherein the at least one criteria involves each of the nodes.

4. The system according to claim 1, wherein the computing device is configured to receive first information by collecting the first information at a plurality of times from at least one node.

5. The system according to claim 1, wherein the computing device is configured to receive first information by collecting the first information at a plurality of times from a plurality of nodes.

6. The system according to claim 1, wherein the at least one stateless node includes a plurality of stateless nodes.

7. The system according to claim 1, wherein the at least one stateless node includes a plurality of stateless nodes, and wherein the second information further includes data associated with a relationship between the plurality of stateless nodes.

8. The system according to claim 1, wherein the computing device is configured to analyze the first information and the second information by determining whether the visit rate is greater than or equal to a threshold visit rate.

9. A computer system configured to perform at least one notification on a network, comprising:

at least one computer accessible medium including thereon at least one module, wherein, in response to execution of the at least one module by a computing device, the computing device is configured to;

receive first information from at least one stateless node on the network at one or more times, wherein the first information relates to a visit rate for the at least one stateless node;

record at least one portion of the received information as at least part of or to be included in second information, wherein the second information includes a set of one or more keywords associated with the at least one stateless node;

analyze the first information and the second information; and

generate the at least one notification based on the analysis of the first information and the second information.

10. The computer system according to claim 9, wherein the computing device is configured to analyze the first information and the second information by determining whether the first information or the second information meets at least one predetermined criteria.

11. The computer system according to claim 10, wherein the at least one stateless node includes a plurality of stateless nodes, wherein the analysis of the first information and the second information is performed by determining whether the first information or the second information meets at least one predetermined criteria from each of the plurality of nodes, and wherein the at least one criteria involves each of the nodes.

12. The computer system according to claim 9, wherein the computing device is configured to receive first information by collecting the first information at a plurality of times from at least one node.

13. The computer system according to claim 9, wherein the computing device is configured to receive first information by collecting the first information at a plurality of times from a plurality of nodes.

14. The computer system according to claim 9, wherein the at least one stateless node includes a plurality of stateless nodes.

15. The computer system according to claim 9, wherein the at least one stateless node includes a plurality of stateless nodes, and wherein the second information further includes data associated with a relationship between the plurality of stateless nodes.

16. The computer system according to claim 9, wherein the computing device is configured to analyze the first information and the second information by determining whether the visit rate is greater than or equal to a threshold visit rate.

17. A non-transitory computer-accessible medium including a plurality of executable instructions that, in response to execution by a first hardware processing arrangement, configure the first hardware processing arrangement to perform procedures, comprising:

receiving first information from at least one stateless node on the network at one or more times, wherein the first information relates to a visit rate for the at least one stateless node;

recording at least one portion of the received information as at least part of or to be included in second information, wherein the second information includes a set of one or more keywords associated with the at least one stateless node;

analyzing the first information and the second information; and

generating the at least one notification based on the analysis of the first information and the second information.

18. The non-transitory computer-accessible medium according to claim 17, wherein the hardware processing arrangement is configured to perform the analyzing procedure by determining whether the first information or the second information meets at least one predetermined criteria.

19. The non-transitory computer-accessible medium according to claim 18, wherein the at least one stateless node includes a plurality of stateless nodes, wherein the analysis of the first information and the second information is performed by determining whether the first information or the second information meets at least one predetermined criteria from each of the plurality of nodes, and wherein the at least one criteria involves each of the nodes.

20. The non-transitory computer-accessible medium according to claim 17, wherein the hardware processing arrangement is configured to perform the receiving procedure by collecting the first information at a plurality of times from at least one node.

21. The non-transitory computer-accessible medium according to claim 17, wherein the hardware processing arrangement is configured to perform the receiving procedure by collecting the first information at a plurality of times from a plurality of nodes.

22. The non-transitory computer-accessible medium according to claim 17, wherein the at least one stateless node includes a plurality of stateless nodes.

23. The non-transitory computer-accessible medium according to claim 17, wherein the at least one stateless node includes a plurality of stateless nodes, and wherein the second information further includes data associated with a relationship between the plurality of stateless nodes.

24. The non-transitory computer-accessible medium according to claim 17, wherein the hardware processing arrangement is configured to perform the analyzing procedure by determining whether the visit rate is greater than or equal to a threshold visit rate.