Computer network status monitoring system
US5764913A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 5, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jun 9, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 5, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L43/10
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A status monitoring system for a computer network including obtaining, concurrently displaying, and dynamically updating, the operational state of a plurality of nodes in a computer network. The operational state for each node is displayed concurrently in an expandable hierarchical display having a dynamically updatable operational state icon corresponding to each node in the network. The operational state icon is characteristic of a traffic light and can be used in combination with superimposed status indicators.
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