Event notification management

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for event notification. In one implementation, a method is provided. A determination is made as to whether a threshold associated with pending event notifications has been exceeded by an incoming event notification. A plurality of pending event notifications that can be combined are identified. Two or more event notifications are combined.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . (canceled) 
     
     
         2 . A method comprising:
 determining, by a computer system, that a threshold number of pending event notifications in a queue has been exceeded by an incoming event notification;   determining that two or more event notifications in the queue are associated with a common feature of the computer system; and   combining the two or more event notifications based on the common feature such that the number of pending event notifications, including the combined two or more event notifications, in the queue no longer exceeds the threshold number of event notifications, including replacing two or more event notifications with a single event notification indicating that a change has occurred with regard to the common feature.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 scanning the computer system to identify the combined event notifications associated with the common feature; and   performing a backup operation including backup data associated with the combined event notifications.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , where scanning the computer system includes comparing current data related to the common feature with data from a previous backup to identify changed data. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 2 , where receiving an incoming event notification includes receiving an event notification at an event notification queue that identifies a change to a feature of the computer system. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 identifying one or more event notifications as protected, where protected event notifications cannot be combined.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 determining a number of event notifications to combine according to one or more criteria.   
     
     
         8 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium including instructions which, when executed by one or more processors causes:
 determining that a threshold number of pending event notifications in a queue has been exceeded by an incoming event notification;   determining that two or more event notifications in the queue are associated with a common feature of a computer system; and   combining the two or more event notifications based on the common feature such that the number of pending event notifications, including the combined two or more event notifications, in the queue no longer exceeds the threshold number of event notifications, including replacing two or more event notifications with a single event notification indicating that a change has occurred with regard to the common feature.   
     
     
         9 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 8 , wherein the instructions cause:
 scanning the computer system to identify the combined event notifications associated with the common feature; and   performing a backup operation including backup data associated with the combined event notifications.   
     
     
         10 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 9 , where the instructions that cause scanning the computer system include instructions that cause comparing current data related to the common feature with data from a previous backup to identify changed data. 
     
     
         11 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 8 , where the instructions that cause receiving an incoming event notification include instructions that cause receiving an event notification at an event notification queue that identifies a change to a feature of the computer system. 
     
     
         12 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 8 , where the instructions cause:
 identifying one or more event notifications as protected, where protected event notifications cannot be combined.   
     
     
         13 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 8 , where the instructions cause:
 determining a number of event notifications to combine according to one or more criteria.   
     
     
         14 . A system comprising:
 one or more processors; and   a non-transitory computer-readable medium including instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors causes:   determining that a threshold number of pending event notifications in a queue has been exceeded by an incoming event notification;   determining that two or more event notifications in the queue are associated with a common feature of a computer system; and   combining the two or more event notifications based on the common feature such that the number of pending event notifications, including the combined two or more event notifications, in the queue no longer exceeds the threshold number of event notifications, including replacing two or more event notifications with a single event notification indicating that a change has occurred with regard to the common feature.   
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein the instructions cause:
 scanning the computer system to identify the combined event notifications associated with the common feature; and   performing a backup operation including backup data associated with the combined event notifications.   
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 15 , where the instructions that cause scanning the computer system include instructions that cause comparing current data related to the common feature with data from a previous backup to identify changed data. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 14 , where the instructions that cause receiving an incoming event notification include instructions that cause receiving an event notification at an event notification queue that identifies a change to a feature of the computer system. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 14 , where the instructions cause:
 identifying one or more event notifications as protected, where protected event notifications cannot be combined.   
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 14 , where the instructions cause:
 determining a number of event notifications to combine according to one or more criteria.