Method for determining and providing analysis of impact severity of event on a network

Abstract

The present disclosure discloses a communication device and server configured to provide to a user a relative event impact map display depicting a plurality of items impacted by an event or a portion of a network impacted by the event. The network can not only be a supply and/or logistics chain but also a computer network, a telecommunications network, transportation network, and power grid.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A server comprising:
 a microprocessor;   a memory configured to store microprocessor executable instructions;   wherein the microprocessor executable instructions when executed by the microprocessor cause the microprocessor to perform:   receiving a notification message indicating a detected event caused by an impact to at least one product of an impacted supply chain of a site,   collecting event information relating to the detected event,   selecting the impacted supply chain from a plurality of chains for analysis based on the detected event,   retrieving performance information and a corresponding graph database for the impacted supply chain,   mapping the product impacted by the detected event against other products of the site to determine impact information associated with the product impacted by the detected event, the map comprising a representation by indicators of the product impacted by the detected event on a relative event impact map of the communication device for the detected event, the relative event impact map including information corresponding to additional sites other than the impacted site,   causing displaying the relative event impact map on the communication device.   
     
     
         2 . The server of  claim 1 , wherein the relative event impact map includes map tiles and a map time, and the relative event impact map further represents a relative degree of an impact of a corresponding site. 
     
     
         3 . The server of  claim 2 , wherein the relative degree of the impact is represented by color, size, or position on the relative event impact map. 
     
     
         4 . The server of  claim 1 , wherein the indicators comprise different shadings, cross hatchings, boundary markers, dimensions, positions, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         5 . The server of  claim 1 , wherein the relative degree of an impact of a corresponding site is reflected in a corresponding site condition, wherein the site condition includes one or more indications of correctly operating sites, partially impacted sites, less severe impacted sites, and most severe impacted sites. 
     
     
         6 . The server of  claim 1 , wherein the detected event is caused by a type and a subtype of the detected event, geographic location of the detected event, or a zone of the impact at the detected event. 
     
     
         7 . The server of  claim 1 , wherein a degree of the impact is based on a measurable parameter independent of the impact. 
     
     
         8 . The server of  claim 1 , further comprising microprocessor executable instructions which when executed cause generating an event card corresponding to the detected event, wherein the event card is a set of data structures containing event-related information associated with the detected event. 
     
     
         9 . The server of  claim 8 , further comprising microprocessor executable instructions which when executed cause updating the event card based on the impact information. 
     
     
         10 . The server of  claim 1 , further comprising microprocessor executable instructions which when executed cause traversing the graph database based on one or more user selected parameters and a selected event and determining additional sites directly impacted by the event and parts, components, products, and downstream sites indirectly impacted by the event. 
     
     
         11 . The server of  claim 1 , further comprising microprocessor executable instructions which when executed cause ranking a plurality of impacted objects of the impact against each other to indicate which impacted object is a more significant impact to the impacted supply chain. 
     
     
         12 . The server of  claim 1 , further comprising microprocessor executable instructions which when executed cause comparing an event geo-tag corresponding to a location of the detected event to one or more of geo-tags corresponding to one or more locations of other impacts in the impacted supply chain or in other supply chains and to map the product impacted by the detected event. 
     
     
         13 . The server of  claim 1 , wherein the product comprises one or more parts, components, products produced or supplied by a customer, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         14 . The server of  claim 1 , wherein the impact information is based on shipment, part, component and product, a severity or risk of a corresponding site, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         15 . A computer-implemented method comprising:
 receiving a notification message indicating a detected event caused by an impact to an impacted supply chain of a site,   collecting event information relating to the detected event;   selecting the impacted supply chain from a plurality of chains for analysis based on the detected event;   retrieving performance information and a corresponding graph database, the performance information and the graph data corresponding to the impacted supply chain;   based on the impacted supply chain, the graph database, or a combination thereof, mapping the event information of the product against the impacted supply chain to determine a product or site impacted by the detected event by comparing an event geo-tag corresponding to a location of the detected event to one or more event geo-tags corresponding to one or more locations of one or more impacted supply chains other than the impacted supply chain;   mapping the product or site impacted by the detected event against other products or other sites to determine the impact information associated with the product or site impacted by the detected event, the mapping comprising a representation by indicators of the product or site impacted by the detected event on a relative event impact map of the communication device for the detected event, the relative event impact map including information corresponding to additional sites other than the impacted site; and   causing displaying the relative event impact map on a client communication device.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising representing a degree of the impact by indications of color, size, or position. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising generating an event card corresponding to the detected event and updating the event card based on the impact information. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising traversing the graph database for the impacted supply chain based on user selected parameters and a selected event and to determine additional sites directly impacted by the event and to determine parts, components, products, and downstream sites and parts indirectly impacted from the additional sites. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising ranking a plurality of impacted objects associated with the product against each other according to degrees of the impacted objects. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the impact information is based on shipment, part, component and product, severity or risk, or a combination thereof, of a corresponding site.