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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2006
Thomas Gschwind, Zurich, CH;
Ana C. Biazetti, Cary, NC (US);
Adam B. Darney, Cary, NC (US);
Edward J. Dobner, Raleigh, NC (US);
Metin Feridun, Thalwil, CH;
Kimberly L. Gajda, Raleigh, NC (US);
Michael Moser, Zurich, CH;
Brian D. Pate, Apex, NC (US);
Mack E. Phelps, Raleigh, NC (US);
Thomas Gschwind, Zurich, CH;
Ana C. Biazetti, Cary, NC (US);
Adam B. Darney, Cary, NC (US);
Edward J. Dobner, Raleigh, NC (US);
Metin Feridun, Thalwil, CH;
Kimberly L. Gajda, Raleigh, NC (US);
Michael Moser, Zurich, CH;
Brian D. Pate, Apex, NC (US);
Mack E. Phelps, Raleigh, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
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.