Patent ID: 9086970
Filing Date: 2015-07-21
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A system, comprising: a recording module configured to record hardware event history information for one or more events occurring on a hardware entity; an evaluating module configured to evaluate the event history information for each of the one or more events occurring on the entity against a symptom rule to determine whether the symptom rule is satisfied, wherein the symptom rule defines a validity state of a diagnosis in relation to the events occurring on the entity; an issuing module configured to issue a subscription to one or more subscribers, wherein the subscription enables the one or more subscribers to receive diagnosis information; and an indicating module configured to: wherein the system is operable to, in response to receiving the identified contextual information and the notification indicating that the diagnosis is valid, indicate, to at least one subscriber that has requested a subscription specifically for the diagnosis, the validity state of the diagnosis; wherein the recording module and the evaluating module are independent such that the issuing module and the event history information are substantially decoupled.