Microsoft patents system that triggers actions from time-stamped data streams
This patent describes a method for monitoring a continuous stream of data events from various devices or objects. It checks if specific rules are met over time and then sends a signal to a designated component to perform a specific action.
In the filing’s own words
Aspects of the present disclosure relate to detecting occurrence of triggers related to properties of objects indicated in event data in a discoverable event stream. These techniques may include identifying a namespace associated with an activation trigger, and identifying a plurality of time-series based objects of a discoverable event stream associated with the namespace. The techniques may further include determining that an activation rule is met over the plurality of time-series based objects. Additionally, the techniques may include transmitting an activation trigger event to an activation component, the activation trigger event including a generic activation identifier identifying an action to perform, and an actor identifier identifying an actor to perform the action.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. A method comprising: identifying a namespace associated with an activation trigger; identifying a plurality of time-series based events of a discoverable event stream associated with the namespace, wherein the discoverable event stream includes the plurality of time-series based events, received from multiple objects, in a single stream ordered by time; determining that an activation rule is met over the plurality of time-series based events; publishing an activation trigger event to the discoverable event stream, the activation trigger event including a generic activation identifier identifying an action to perform, and an actor identifier identifying an actor to perform the action; obtaining, based on monitoring the discoverable event stream, the activation trigger event via the discoverable event stream, the activation trigger event including the generic activation identifier and the actor identifier; generating, based on the generic activation identifier and the actor identifier, an activation instruction event for causing an action associated with the generic activation identifier at an actor corresponding to the actor identifier, including mapping a field within the activation instruction event to a configuration value within the activation trigger event to which the field corresponds; configuring, based on the activation trigger event, the activation instruction event to trigger the action at the actor; and transmitting the activation instruction event to the actor based on the actor identifier.
Facts
- Company
- Microsoft (Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC)
- Official title
- Techniques for activation triggering using time-series based event data
- Patent number
- US12739162B2
- Application number
- 18332428
- Filed
- Jun 9, 2023
- Granted
- Sep 15, 2026
- Inventors
- 9
- Claims
- 20
Classified under
H04L 41/0631 Electricity & electronicsG06F 11/0784 Physics & computingG06F 11/3058 Physics & computingG06F 11/3075 Physics & computingG06F 16/24568 Physics & computingG06F 16/2474 Physics & computingMore from Microsoft in AI & software
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