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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2015
Filed:
May. 30, 2012
John M. Clifton, Hertford, GB;
Matthew J. Fairhurst, Winchester, GB;
John M. Clifton, Hertford, GB;
Matthew J. Fairhurst, Winchester, GB;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method includes recording event history information for one or more events associated with an entity; evaluating the event history information for each of the one or more events associated with the entity against a symptom rule, wherein the symptom rule defines a validity state of a diagnosis; issuing a subscription to one or more subscribers, wherein the subscription enables the one or more subscribers to receive diagnosis information; and indicating the validity state of the diagnosis to the subscriber, wherein the recording and the evaluating are performed independently such that the issuing and the event history information and the are substantially decoupled. Other methods are also described, according to various embodiments.