What is claimed is:
1. A method of monitoring data, comprising:
monitoring data indicating one or more events associated therewith;
detecting one or more of a specified set of one or more events within the data; and
sending a message indicating that one or more of the specified set of events has been detected in accordance with a set of notification preferences.
2. A method of sending a notification message, comprising:
receiving a notification indicator adapted for indicating that one or more conditions are satisfied with respect to one or more events that have been detected from a set of flagged data, the set of flagged data indicating a set of one or more events associated therewith;
obtaining a set of notification preferences; and
sending a notification message in accordance with the set of notification preferences.
3. The method as recited in claim 2, wherein the notification indicator is further adapted for indicating that the one or more conditions are satisfied with respect to one or more event attributes associated with the one or more events.
4. The method as recited in claim 2, wherein the set of notification preferences are associated with at least one of one or more entities to whom the notification message is to be sent, one or more of the events, and the condition.
5. The method as recited in claim 2, wherein the one or more events and the set of one or more events are configurable.
6. The method as recited in claim 2, wherein the one or more conditions are configurable.
7. A computer-readable medium storing thereon computer-readable instructions for monitoring data for detection of one or more conditions for which a notification message is to be transmitted, comprising:
instructions for monitoring a set of flagged data for a specified set of events, the set of flagged data indicating one or more events associated therewith;
instructions for determining when one or more conditions are satisfied with respect to one or more of the specified set of events; and
instructions for obtaining a set of notification preferences and sending a notification message in accordance with the obtained set of notification preferences when it is determined that one or more conditions are satisfied with respect to one or more of the specified set of events.
8. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 7, wherein the computer readable medium is selected from the group consisting of CD-ROM, floppy disk, tape, flash memory, system memory, hard drive, and data signal embodied in a carrier wave.
9. An apparatus for monitoring data for detection of one or more conditions for which a notification message is to be transmitted, comprising:
a processor; and
a memory, at least one of the processor and the memory being adapted for:
monitoring a set of flagged data for a specified set of events, the set of flagged data indicating one or more events associated therewith;
determining when one or more conditions are satisfied with respect to one or more of the specified set of events; and
obtaining a set of notification preferences and sending a notification message in accordance with the obtained set of notification preferences when it is determined that one or more conditions are satisfied with respect to one or more of the specified set of events.
10. An apparatus for monitoring data for detection of one or more conditions for which a notification message is to be transmitted, comprising:
means for monitoring a set of flagged data for a specified set of events, the set of flagged data indicating one or more events associated therewith;
means for determining when one or more conditions are satisfied with respect to one or more of the specified set of events; and
means for obtaining a set of notification preferences and sending a notification message in accordance with the obtained set of notification preferences when it is determined that one or more conditions are satisfied with respect to one or more of the specified set of events.
11. A method of monitoring data for detection of one or more conditions for which a notification message is to be transmitted, comprising:
monitoring a set of flagged data for a specified set of events, the set of flagged data indicating one or more events associated therewith;
determining when one or more conditions are satisfied with respect to one or more of the specified set of events; and
when it is determined that one or more conditions are satisfied with respect to one or more of the specified set of events, obtaining a set of notification preferences and sending a notification message in accordance with the obtained set of notification preferences.
12. The method as recited in claim 11, further comprising:
obtaining the notification message associated with the obtained set of notification preferences prior to sending the notification message.
13. The method as recited in claim 11, wherein the set of notification preferences is associated with one or more entities to whom the notification message is to be transmitted.
14. The method as recited in claim 11, wherein the set of notification preferences is associated with at least one of the one or more of the specified set of events, the one or more conditions, and a set of one or more individuals.
15. The method as recited in claim 11, wherein the condition is satisfied with respect to a set of one or more event attributes associated with one or more of the specified set of events, and wherein the set of notification preferences maps one or more of the set of event attributes to one or more entities to whom the notification message is to be transmitted.
16. The method as recited in claim 15, wherein the set of notification preferences maps one or more values of the one or more attributes to the one or more entities to whom the notification message is to be transmitted.
17. The method as recited in claim 11, wherein each of the specified set of events has one or more associated event attributes, and wherein the set of notification preferences maps one or more of the event attributes to one or more entities to whom the notification message is to be transmitted.
18. The method as recited in claim 11, wherein each of the specified set of events has one or more associated event attributes, and wherein the set of notification preferences maps one or more values associated with one or more of the event attributes to one or more entities to whom the notification message is to be transmitted.
19. The method as recited in claim 11, wherein the notification message indicates satisfaction of the one or more conditions with respect to one or more of the specified set of events.
20. The method as recited in claim 11, wherein the one or more conditions each have an associated one of a plurality of condition types.
21. The method as recited in claim 20, wherein the plurality of condition types include single occurrence, multiple occurrence, event attribute comparison, follow-by paired event, cancel-by paired event, overdue event and impending event.
22. The method as recited in claim 11, wherein each of the specified set of events is defined by one or more event attributes.
23. The method as recited in claim 22, wherein one or more of the event attributes that define one of the specified set of events includes at least one metric, the metric identifying a data value in the set of flagged data that is to be monitored.
24. The method as recited in claim 22, wherein the set of notification preferences indicates one or more values for one or more of the event attributes for which the notification message is to be sent.
25. The method as recited in claim 11, wherein each of the one or more events are configured to be events of interest to an entity associated with a business enterprise.
26. The method as recited in claim 11, wherein each of the specified set of events is configured to be events of interest to a first entity associated with a business enterprise and each of the one or more events are configured to be events of interest to a second entity associated with a business enterprise.
27. The method as recited in claim 26, wherein the first entity is the second entity.
28. The method as recited in claim 11, wherein each of the one or more conditions are defined such that they are associated with one or more of the specified set of events.
29. The method as recited in claim 11, further comprising:
sending a second notification message when the one or more conditions are no longer satisfied with respect to the one or more of the specified set of events.
30. The method as recited in claim 11, wherein the set of notification preferences indicates one or more individuals to whom the notification message is to be sent.
31. The method as recited in claim 30, wherein the set of notification preferences indicates that notification grouping is disabled for one or more users when in a first state, and indicates that notification grouping is enabled for one or more users when in a second state, the notification grouping enabling specified users to receive notifications addressed to a group associated with the specified users.
32. The method as recited in claim 11, wherein the set of notification preferences indicates a communication medium via which the notification message is to be sent.
33. The method as recited in claim 32, wherein the communication medium is at least one of electronic mail, alpha numeric pager, numeric pager and voice mail.
34. The method as recited in claim 11, wherein the set of notification preferences indicate a notification timing preference.
35. The method as recited in claim 34, wherein the notification timing preference indicates that the notification message is to be sent immediately.
36. The method as recited in claim 34, wherein the notification timing preference indicates that the notification message is to be sent after a specified delay.
37. A method of monitoring data, comprising:
receiving flagged data associated with a specified set of events;
determining from the flagged data associated with the specified set of events whether one or more conditions are satisfied; and
when it is determined that one or more conditions are satisfied with respect to one or more of the specified set of events, obtaining a set of notification preferences and sending a message in accordance with the set of notification preferences.
38. The method as recited in claim 37, further comprising:
sending a request for flagged data associated with the specified set of events prior to receiving the flagged data.
39. The method as recited in claim 37, wherein each of the specified set of events is defined by a set of one or more attributes, the method further comprising:
filtering the flagged data associated with the specified set of events according to one or more of the set of one or more attributes.
40. The method as recited in claim 37, wherein the notification message indicates satisfaction of the one or more conditions with respect to one or more of the specified set of events.
41. A method of sending a notification message, comprising:
obtaining a set of notification preferences, the set of notification preferences being associated with a condition that has been satisfied with respect to one or more events;
ascertaining a notification timing preference from the set of notification preferences;
obtaining a notification addressee from the set of notification preferences;
obtaining a notification medium from the set of notification preferences; and
sending a notification message indicating satisfaction of the condition with respect to the one or more events via the notification medium to the notification addressee in accordance with the notification timing preference.
42. The method as recited in claim 41, wherein the condition has been satisfied with respect to one or more attributes, the one or more attributes being associated with the events.
43. A method of configuring a notification system to enable a notification message to be transmitted, comprising:
obtaining a notification timing preference indicating a time preference during which the notification message can be transmitted;
obtaining a notification medium selection indicating a notification medium via which the notification message is to be transmitted; and
storing a set of notification preferences including the notification timing preference, and the notification medium selection.
44. The method as recited in claim 43, wherein the notification medium is at least one of electronic mail, alphanumeric pager, numeric pager, phone, and cell phone.
45. The method as recited in claim 43, further comprising:
associating the set of notification preferences with one or more entities.
46. The method as recited in claim 43, further comprising:
associating the set of notification preferences with one or more conditions to be satisfied with respect to one or more events.
47. The method as recited in claim 46, wherein the events are configurable by a business.
48. The method s recited in claim 46, wherein the events are selectable.
49. The method as recited in claim 46, wherein each of the events is defined by one or more event attributes.
50. The method as recited in claim 43, further comprising:
obtaining a notification addressee preference indicating one or more addressees to whom the notification message is to be transmitted;
wherein the set of notification preferences further includes the notification addressee preference; and
wherein the set of notification preferences is associated with a condition to be satisfied with respect to one or more events.
51. The method as recited in claim 50, wherein the events are modifiable.
52. The method as recited in claim 50, wherein the one or more events are to be detected through monitoring a set of flagged data that identifies a plurality of events associated therewith.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
What is claimed is:
1. A CMOS image sensor, comprising:
a light sensing means for sensing an incident light to generate photoelectric charges to a sensing node;
a first switching means, coupled between a power terminal and the sensing node, for transferring a reset voltage level from a voltage source to the light sensing means;
an amplification means for amplifying a voltage level of the sensing node to output an amplified signal, wherein one terminal of the amplification means is coupled to a ground terminal;
a second switching means, coupled between an output node and the other terminal of the amplification means, for outputting the amplified signal as an image data via the output node; and
a control means, coupled between the power terminal and the output node, for controlling an output resistance of the output node.
2. The CMOS image sensor as recited in claim 1, wherein the light sensing means is a photodiode.
3. The CMOS image sensor as recited in claim 2, wherein the first switching means and the second switching means are NMOS transistors.
4. The CMOS image sensor as recited in claim 3, wherein the amplification means is an NMOS transistor.
5. The CMOS image sensor as recited in claim 1, wherein the control means includes a PMOS transistor coupled between the power terminal and the output node.
6. The CMOS image sensor as recited in claim 5, wherein the control means further includes a diode-connected PMOS transistor coupled in parallel to the PMOS transistor.
7. The CMOS image sensor as recited in claim 1, further comprising a third switching means, coupled between the light sensing means and the sensing node, for transferring the photoelectric charges to the sensing node.
8. The CMOS image sensor as recited in claim 7, wherein the third switching means is an NMOS transistor.
9. The CMOS image sensor as recited in claim 8, wherein the light sensing means is a photodiode.
10. The CMOS image sensor as recited in claim 9, wherein the first and the second means are NMOS transistors.
11. The CMOS image sensor as recited in claim 10, wherein the amplification means is an NMOS transistor.
12. The CMOS image sensor as recited in claim 11, wherein the control means includes a PMOS transistor coupled between the power terminal and the output node.
13. The CMOS image sensor as recited in claim 12, wherein the control means further includes a diode-connected PMOS transistor coupled in parallel to the PMOS transistor.