Method, system, and program product for dispatching an event to a rule using key-value pair
US7788201B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 29, 2006 |
| Grant date | Aug 31, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 7, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06N5/02
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention provides a method, system, and program product for dispatching an event to a rule. In one embodiment, the invention includes generating a table from a rule set, wherein the table includes an indication of whether each rule in the rule set corresponds to at least one event type; receiving an event; in the case that a plurality of rules in the rule set correspond to an event type of the event, dispatching the event to the plurality of rules; determining that the event should not be processed by at least one of the plurality of rules; and terminating the dispatching of the event.
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