Data structure depicting an event for use in a computer implemented situation manager and method and system for use therewith

摘要

For use with a computer implemented situation manager a data structure for depicting events contains data representative of an event model defining a hierarchy of events and inter-relationships between events so as to allow a lower order event to be defined from a higher order event having similar characteristics. The event model allows a system designer to separate the knowledge about the events from the situations' definition resulting in a clear event diagram to be defined that illustrates the event connections, instead of concealing this knowledge inside the situations' definition. As a result, there is no need to implement the event connections using situations. This reduces the number of the defined situations, simplifies the situations themselves and improves run time performance.