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Dynamic parsing rules

US8484230B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 2, 2011
Grant dateJul 9, 2013
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Expiry dateSep 6, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F16/3335
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods, program products, and systems implementing dynamic parsing rules are disclosed. Log data from a variety of log producers can be parsed using parsing rules to generate information about an information system. The parsing rules can include system parsing rules and custom parsing rules. A state machine can be used to detect conflicts between various parsing rules. A central server can distribute the system parsing rules and custom parsing rules to one or more remote servers for distributed processing. In a hierarchical parsing system, a first tier parser can be used to identify types of sources generating the log data. Log data from each type of log source can be sent to a second tier parser that corresponds to the type of log source.

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