Patent ID: 7779119
Filing Date: 2010-08-17
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of event notification comprising: receiving a first report of a condition; sending a first notification message about said first report of said condition; sending a second notification message about said condition at a first notification interval; receiving subsequent reports at fixed time intervals; sending a subsequent notification message at a second notification interval if said condition is still ongoing during said second notification interval, wherein said second notification interval has a length which is a multiple of said first notification interval, wherein said condition is one of a plurality of conditions used in determining a derived parameter having a value based on a first set of one or more of said plurality of conditions and a second set of one or more of said plurality of conditions, wherein said derived parameter has a value indicating an attack when an occurrence of said first set of one or more conditions is followed by an occurrence of said second set of one or more conditions within a predetermined time interval; and sending a third notification message when said derived parameter indicates an attack.