Multiple related event handling based on XML encoded event handling definitions

A computer-implemented method for collecting event information, comprising:

• on a server system having one or more processors for executing one or more programs stored in memory of the server system so as to perform the method:
• loading a plurality of XML documents, each XML document specifying event parsing logic for a respective group of related events;
• storing in one or more parsing trees a representation of the event parsing logic in the plurality of XML documents, the one or more parsing trees including event parsing logic for parsing events in a plurality of groups of events;
• receiving events, including a first event and a second event;
• processing the second event in accordance the event parsing logic for a first group of events that includes both the first event and second event, the processing of the second event including:
• extracting information from the first event in accordance with the event parsing logic for the first group of events;
• extracting information from the second event in accordance with the event parsing logic for the first group of events;
• supplementing at least a portion of the information extracted from the second event with at least a portion of the information extracted from the first event, in accordance with the event parsing logic for the first group of events, to produce enhanced information for the second event;
• and
• storing the enhanced information for the second event in computer readable memory.

A server system, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• memory storing one or more programs, the one or more programs including instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors, cause the server system to:
• load a plurality of XML documents, each XML document specifying event parsing logic for a respective group of related events;
• store in one or more parsing trees a representation of the event parsing logic in the plurality of XML documents, the one or more parsing trees including event parsing logic for parsing events in a plurality of groups of events;
• receive events, including events in the plurality of groups of events;
• and
• process the received events in the plurality of groups of events in accordance with the event parsing logic in the one or more parsing trees, wherein the received events in the plurality of groups of events are processed in accordance with stored program instructions that are independent of the parsing logic for the plurality of groups of events, the processing of the received events includes storing event information for the received events, wherein the stored event information for at least a subset of the received events includes information determined in accordance with the event parsing logic in at least one of the one or more parsing trees;
• wherein the instructions for processing the received events includes instructions for producing enhanced information for a respective event and wherein producing enhanced information includes supplementing the information for the respective event with information from events in a respective group of events that includes the respective event.

A computer readable storage medium storing the one or more programs including instructions, which when executed by one or more processors of a computer system, cause the computer system to:

• load a plurality of XML documents, each XML document specifying event parsing logic for a respective group of related events;
• store in one or more parsing trees a representation of the event parsing logic in the plurality of XML documents, the one or more parsing trees including event parsing logic for parsing events in a plurality of groups of events;
• receive events, including events in the plurality of groups of events;
• and
• process the received events in the plurality of groups of events in accordance with the event parsing logic in the one or more parsing trees, wherein the received events in the plurality of groups of events are processed in accordance with stored program instructions that are independent of the parsing logic for the plurality of groups of events, the processing of the received events includes storing event information for the received events, wherein the stored event information for at least a subset of the received events includes information determined in accordance with the event parsing logic in at least one of the one or more parsing trees;
• wherein the instructions for processing the received events includes instructions for producing enhanced information for a respective event, and wherein producing enhanced information includes supplementing the information for the respective event with information from events in a respective group of events that includes the respective event.

A server system, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• memory storing one or more programs, the one or more programs including instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors, cause the server system to:
• load a plurality of XML documents, each XML document specifying event parsing logic for a respective group of related events;
• store in one or more parsing trees a representation of the event parsing logic in the plurality of XML documents, the one or more parsing trees including event parsing logic for parsing events in a plurality of groups of events;
• receive events, including a first event and a second event;
• and
• process the second event in accordance the event parsing logic for a first group of events that includes both the first event and second event, wherein the instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors, cause the server system to process the second event include instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors, cause the server system to:
• extract information from the first event in accordance with the event parsing logic for the first group of events;
• extract information from the second event in accordance with the event parsing logic for the first group of events;
• supplement at least a portion of the information extracted from the second event with at least a portion of the information extracted from the first event, in accordance with the event parsing logic for the first group of events, to produce enhanced information for the second event;
• and
• store the enhanced information for the second event in computer readable memory.

A computer readable storage medium storing the one or more programs including instructions, which when executed by one or more processors of a computer system, cause the computer system to:

• load a plurality of XML documents, each XML document specifying event parsing logic for a respective group of related events;
• store in one or more parsing trees a representation of the event parsing logic in the plurality of XML documents, the one or more parsing trees including event parsing logic for parsing events in a plurality of groups of events;
• receive events, including a first event and a second event;
• process the second event in accordance the event parsing logic for a first group of events that includes both the first event and second event, wherein the instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors, cause the server system to process the second event include instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors, cause the server system to:
• extract information from the first event in accordance with the event parsing logic for the first group of events;
• extract information from the second event in accordance with the event parsing logic for the first group of events;
• supplement at least a portion of the information extracted from the second event with at least a portion of the information extracted from the first event, in accordance with the event parsing logic for the first group of events, to produce enhanced information for the second event;
• and
• store the enhanced information for the second event in computer readable memory.