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`(12) United States Patent
`Bates et al.
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`(10) Patent No.:
`(45) Date of Patent:
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`US 8,276,115 B2
`Sep. 25, 2012
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`(54) AUTOMATED CONSTRUCTION AND
`DEPLOYMENT OF COMPLEX EVENT
`PROCESSINGAPPLICATIONS AND
`BUSINESS ACTIVITY MONITORING
`DASHBOARDS
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`(75) Inventors: John Bates, Nashua, NH (US); Gareth
`Smith, Cambridge (GB); Richard M.
`tly i.S. thenault
`erst,
`Aston nan,
`Merrimack, NH (US); Kevin A.
`Palfreyman, Cambridge (GB); Robert
`Scott Mitchell, Cambridge (GB)
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`(73) Assignee: Progress Software Corporation,
`Bedford, MA (US)
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`(*) Notice:
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`Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`U.S.C. 154(b) by 1237 days.
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`(21) Appl. No.: 12/025,586
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`1-1.
`(22) Filed:
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`Feb. 4, 2008
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`(65)
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`Prior Publication Data
`US 2008/0209,078 A1
`Aug. 28, 2008
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`O
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`Related U.S. Application Data
`(60) Provisional application No. 60/888,500, filed on Feb.
`6, 2007
`isional application No. 60/896,266, filed
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`prov1s10nal application No.
`Zoo, Ille
`on Mar. 21, 2007.
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`(51) Int. Cl.
`(2006.01)
`G06F 9/44
`(52) U.S. Cl. ........ 71710.71710s. 717/100.71713.
`71.5/779
`(58) Field of Classification Search ........................ None
`See application file for complete search history.
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`(56)
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`Primary Examiner — Chameli Das
`(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm — Wilmer Cutler Pickering
`Hale & Dorr LLP.
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`ABSTRACT
`(57)
`A system and method for constructing and deploying a busi
`ness activity monitoring (BAM) dashboard associated with
`an event-based process are disclosed. A configuration module
`receives an event-based process identifier for an event-based
`process and data, such as inputs or outputs, for the event
`based process. A generation module then generates a dash
`board description that includes the identifier and an associ
`ated dashboard template having one or more dashboard
`components. This dashboard description is used by a dash
`board server to automatically generate a BAM dashboard for
`monitoring the event-based process by using the association
`bet
`the dashboard template and th
`t-based
`Deyenneslashboard emplate and neven based process
`to display data associated with the event-based process using
`one or more dashboard components.
`21 Claims, 10 Drawing Sheets
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`ashboard Server 137
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`CIENT DEVICE
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`CLIENT DEVICE
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`739B
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`CLIENT DEVICE
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`3C
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`* cited by examiner
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`AUTOMATED CONSTRUCTION AND
`DEPLOYMENT OF COMPLEX EVENT
`PROCESSINGAPPLICATIONS AND
`BUSINESS ACTIVITY MONITORING
`DASHBOARDS
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`CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED
`APPLICATIONS
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`This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. S 119(e)
`from U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/888,500,
`titled “A Set Of Techniques And A Process To Create And
`Deploy. Over The Internet, Complex Event Processing (CEP)
`Applications That Support Rich Interactive Dashboards To
`Enable Business Activity Monitoring (BAM), filed Feb. 6,
`2007, and U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/896,
`266, entitled “A Process For The Graphical Modelling, Con
`struction And Deployment Of Complex Event Processing
`Business Activity Monitoring Processes.” filed Mar. 21,
`2007, which are incorporated by reference herein in their
`entirety.
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`BACKGROUND
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`in monitoring of business activities. For example, event
`based computing using BAM techniques allow hedge funds
`to monitor trades, logistics operators to monitor locations and
`delays in a shipment, and Surveillance personnel to detect
`fraudulent behavior at different devices.
`However, there are no standard development tools and
`techniques for creating and deploying event-based BAM
`applications. Conventional development methods require use
`of a bespoke-based method, resulting in a long development
`cycle and a difficult to maintain system. As conventional
`development techniques rely on user entry of text data in a
`structured format, these techniques also cannot uniformly
`abstract multiple application or scenario types, distinguish
`between different input parameters and Support streaming
`output parameters. Existing event-based BAM application
`construction techniques require initial development of the
`underlying event-based process or scenario, using a text
`based event programming language having multiple syntax
`rules.
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`SUMMARY
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`A system for constructing and deploying a complex event
`processing application and a business activity monitoring
`(BAM) dashboard comprises a configuration module and a
`dashboard server adapted for communication with an event
`engine. The configuration module includes a generation mod
`ule, a deployment module and a template storage module. The
`configuration module receives an event-based process iden
`tifier that describes or identifies an event-based process and
`data related to the event-based process, such as an input to the
`event-based process and/or an output generated by the event
`based process. In an embodiment, the event-based process
`identifier also describes or identifies additional information,
`Such as data used internally by the event-based process or
`associated with the event-based process. The generation
`module automatically associates a template stored in the tem
`plate storage module with the event-based process. The tem
`plate includes one or more dashboard components for dis
`playing data associated with the event-based process. During
`execution of the event-based process, the dashboard compo
`nents from the template are used to display data associated
`with the event-based process in a manner specified by in the
`template. This allows the template to automatically generate
`a BAM dashboard for monitoring data associated with event
`based process without requiring user configuration of the
`BAM dashboard appearance or configuration of relationships
`between dashboard components and data associated with the
`event-based process.
`The template storage module stores templates having a
`dashboard component. The template storage module is
`adapted to communicate with an editing module that receives
`data identifying or describing an event-based process. The
`generation module associates the event-based process with a
`template. For example, the generation module associates an
`input to the event-based process with a first dashboard com
`ponent and associates an output from the event-based process
`with a second dashboard component characteristic for the
`template. This allows data from the event-based process to be
`displayed in a format or configuration specified by the tem
`plate. By automatically associating event-based process input
`data and/or output data with display characteristics, the gen
`eration module allows automatic generation of a BAM dash
`board for monitoring data associated with the event-based
`process. This simplifies BAM dashboard generation by
`removing the need for manual identification of what data
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`1. Field of Art
`The present invention generally relates to the field of event
`based computer systems, and more specifically, to construct
`ing and deploying complex event processing (CEP) applica
`tions and business activity monitoring (BAM) dashboards.
`2. Description of the Related Art
`Recently, the availability and amount of real-time informa
`tion has significantly increased. This allows businesses to
`monitor events in real time and to automatically respond, with
`minimal latency, when certain events or conditions. Such as
`threats or business opportunities, arise. However, conven
`tional computer systems, such as database systems, are not
`designed for Such real-time event monitoring, analysis and
`response. Although conventional sequential programming
`languages, such as C++ or JavaMallow construction of cus
`tomized systems for event detection and response, construct
`ing Such an event-based system is time-intensive and the
`inherent sequential nature of such programming languages is
`not suitable for various types of real-time event monitoring,
`analysis and response.
`Event-based computing systems allow real-time monitor
`ing, analysis and response to various types of events. In event
`based systems, incoming events are monitored for pre-de
`fined patterns and defined actions are taken when a pattern is
`detected. Hence, these event-based systems Support applica
`tions requiring proactive responses to patterns in changing
`data, Such as real-time algorithmic trading, risk, compliance,
`telecommunications, digital battlefield applications, terrorist
`tracking, Supply chain monitoring and logistics.
`Additionally, business activity monitoring (BAM) tech
`niques allow visualization of event patterns detected by an
`event-based computing system, providing real-time insights
`into an event flow. Business activity monitoring is any auto
`matic monitoring of business-related events. Examples of
`BAM include: business activity management; the combina
`tion of business process management and historical analytics;
`automatically monitoring events associated with specific
`activities in an executing business process; monitoring busi
`ness processes and generating alerts about pending and actual
`problems; managing aggregations, alerts and profiles to
`monitor relevant business metrics; real-time access to critical
`business performance indicators to improve the speed and
`effectiveness of business operations; or any software that aids
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`associated with the event-based process to display and how to
`display the data associated with the event-based process.
`A method for constructing and deploying a complex event
`processing application and a BAM dashboard comprises
`receiving an identifier for an event-based process; selecting a
`dashboard template including one or more dashboard com
`ponents; relating data associated with the event-based process
`and a dashboard component; creating a deployment package,
`and deploying the deployment package on a server, and then
`using the selected dashboard template and the relationship
`between data associated with the event-based process and the
`one or more dashboard components to visually display data
`associated with the event-based process.
`The features and advantages described in the specification
`are not all inclusive and, in particular, many additional fea
`tures and advantages will be apparent to one of ordinary skill
`in the art in view of the drawings, specification and claims.
`Moreover, it should be noted that the language used in the
`specification has been principally selected for readability and
`instructional purposes, and may not have been selected to
`delineate or circumscribe the inventive subject matter.
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`invention is described in the context of business application
`monitoring (BAM) dashboards, those skilled in the art will
`recognize that the present invention may also be used for
`configuring other types of dashboards.
`Reference in the specification to “one embodiment” or “an
`embodiment’ means that a particular feature, structure or
`characteristic described in connection with the embodiment
`is included in at least one embodiment of the invention. The
`appearances of the phrase “in one embodiment in various
`places in the specification are not necessarily all referring to
`the same embodiment.
`Some embodiments may be described using the expression
`“coupled and “connected along with their derivatives. It
`should be understood that these terms are not intended as
`synonyms for each other. For example, Some embodiments
`may be described using the term “connected to indicate that
`two or more elements are in direct physical or electrical
`contact with each other. In another example, some embodi
`ments may be described using the term “coupled to indicate
`that two or more elements are in direct physical or electrical
`contact. The term “coupled, however, may also mean that
`two or more elements are not in direct contact with each other,
`but yet still co-operate or interact with each other. The
`embodiments are not limited in this context.
`As used herein, the terms “comprises.” “comprising.”
`“includes.” “including.” “has.” “having or any other varia
`tion thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion.
`For example, a process, method, article, or apparatus that
`comprises a list of elements is not necessarily limited to only
`those elements but may include other elements not expressly
`listed or inherent to Such process, method, article or appara
`tus. Further, unless expressly stated to the contrary, "or”
`refers to an inclusive or and not to an exclusive or. For
`example, a condition A or B is satisfied by any one of the
`following: A is true (or present) and B is false (or not present),
`A is false (or not present) and B is true (or present), and both
`A and B are true (or present).
`In addition, use of the “a” or “an are employed to describe
`elements and components of the invention. This is done
`merely for convenience and to give a general sense of the
`invention. This description should be read to include one or at
`least one and the singular also includes the plural unless it is
`obvious that it is meant otherwise.
`The algorithms and displays presented hereinare not inher
`ently related to any particular computer or other apparatus.
`Various general-purpose systems may be used with programs
`in accordance with the teachings herein, or it may prove
`convenient to construct a more specialized apparatus to per
`form the required method steps. The required structure for a
`variety of these systems will be apparent from the description
`below. In addition, the present invention is not described with
`reference to any particular programming language. It will be
`appreciated that a variety of programming languages may be
`used to implement the teachings of the invention as described
`herein.
`System Architecture
`FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a distributed computing sys
`tem 100 for event processing according to an embodiment of
`the present invention. The distributed computing system 100
`comprises an event engine 120, a configuration module 130,
`an event integration layer 140, an event store 127, a relational
`database management system (RDBMS) 150 and an event
`monitoring module 160 coupled by a network (shown as
`various connecting lines between these components). The
`distributed computing system 100 also comprises a dash
`board server 137 coupled to a plurality of client devices
`having a browser 110 for presenting a deployed dashboard
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`BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
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`The disclosed embodiments have other advantages and
`features which will be more readily apparent from the follow
`ing detailed description and the appended claims, when taken
`in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
`FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a distributed computing sys
`tem for event processing according to one embodiment of the
`invention.
`FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a configuration module for
`generating an event-driven BAM dashboard according to one
`embodiment of the invention.
`FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a deployment packet for a
`BAM dashboard according to one embodiment of the inven
`tion.
`FIG. 4 is a flow chart of a method for generating and
`deploying a BAM dashboard according to one embodiment of
`the invention.
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`FIG. 5 is a trace diagram of the method for generating and
`deploying a BAM dashboard in a distributed computer sys
`tem according to one embodiment of the invention.
`FIGS. 6A and 6B are graphic representations of example
`user interfaces for automatically generating a BAM dash
`board according to one embodiment of the invention.
`FIG. 7 is a block diagram of the dashboard server generat
`ing a plurality of BAM dashboards for a plurality of clients
`according to one embodiment of the invention.
`FIG. 8A is a graphical representation of an example dash
`board generated for real time event visualization.
`FIG. 8B is a graphical representation of an example user
`interface for a BAM dashboard according to one embodiment
`of the invention.
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`DETAILED DESCRIPTION
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`A system and method for configuring dashboards associ
`ated with an event-based process, such as generating or modi
`fying a dashboard responsive to a received description of the
`event-based process, are described. For purposes of explana
`tion, numerous specific details are set forthin order to provide
`a thorough understanding of the invention. It will be apparent,
`however, to one skilled in the art that the invention can be
`practiced without these specific details. In other instances,
`structures and devices are shown in block diagram form in
`order to avoid obscuring the invention. While the present
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`145. The event engine 120, the configuration module 130 and
`the dashboard server 137 are adapted for generating, modi
`fying and deploying a business application monitoring
`(BAM) dashboard. A BAM dashboard receives data associ
`ated with an application of an event-based process from the
`event engine 120 and then displays the received data using
`one or more dashboard components, allowing visualization of
`the event-based process. An example BAM dashboard is fur
`ther described below in conjunction with FIGS. 8A and 8B.
`The event engine 120 receives input events 105 from one or
`more sources, such as computing devices (not shown) which
`include computing capabilities and data communication
`capabilities, and generates output actions 115 using an event
`based process. Multiple computing devices are used to allow
`the distributed computing system 100 to process multiple
`input events 105 to generate multiple output actions 115. For
`example, different computing devices transmit different input
`events 105 and receive different output actions 115. The input
`events 105 received by the event engine 120 describe occur
`rences, such as an inventory level, a shipping delay or similar
`occurrence, or responses to detecting an event, such as invok
`ing a service, notifying a user, initiating a process or other
`similar action.
`In one embodiment, input events 105 are transmitted to the
`event engine 120 using a data packet including an event
`header and an event body. The event header comprises an
`event identifier, an event type, an event name, a time stamp
`and an event occurrence number. The event body comprises
`data describing the occurrence, for example a description of a
`product having sales below a threshold.
`The event engine 120 can be implemented in many ways.
`For example, it is a software process executable by a proces
`Sor (not shown) and/or a firmware application. The process
`and/or firmware can be configured to operate on a general
`purpose microprocessor or controller, a field programmable
`gate array (FPGA), an application specific integrated circuit
`(ASIC) or a combination thereof. Alternatively, the event
`engine 120 comprises a processor configured to process data
`describing events and may comprise various computing
`architectures including a complex instruction set computer
`(CISC) architecture, a reduced instruction set computer
`(RISC) architecture or an architecture implementing a com
`bination of instruction sets. The event engine 120 can com
`prise a single processor or multiple processors. Alternatively,
`the event engine 120 comprises multiple software or firmware
`processes running on a general purpose computer hardware
`device. For purposes of illustration, FIG. 1 shows the distrib
`uted computing system 100 as having a single event engine;
`however, in various embodiments, the distributed computing
`system 100 includes a plurality of event engines.
`The event engine 120 includes the rule store 125 having
`one or more event processing rules describing the event-based
`process. The rules are applied to the received input event 105
`to generate an output action 115. In one embodiment, the rule
`store 125 also includes one or more states corresponding to
`the application of event-processing rules to input events 105.
`Additionally, the event engine 120 receives input from the
`configuration module 130 and modifies the contents of the
`rule store 125, such as the event processing rules or states of
`the event-based process, accordingly. For example, respon
`sive to input from the configuration module 130, the event
`engine 120 adds additional states to the event-based process,
`modifies existing states of the event-based process, modifies
`event processing rules, adds additional event processing rules
`or performs similar actions.
`The event engine 120 also comprises a dashboard store 126
`including data used by one or more BAM dashboards. Data in
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`the dashboard store 126 describes what information from an
`event-based process is output for presentation in the BAM
`dashboard and how data is communicated out of the event
`engine 120. For example, the dashboard store 126 identifies
`data from an event-based process for display to a user,