Configurable graphical user interface useful in managing devices connected to a network
US5887139A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 19, 1996 |
| Grant date | Mar 23, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 19, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/0253
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for providing a configurable graphical user interface useful in managing network devices connected to a network, the system using one or more servers and one or more clients, each server receiving messages from and sending messages to a set of the network devices via a standard server/device protocol, each client communicating with at least one server via a client/server protocol and providing a graphical user interface for receiving requests from a user and displaying information to the user relating to the network devices, the client initiating a graphical user interface in response to a user input by sending an initiation message to the server, and the server then sending resource information and a data stream relating to the current state of the network devices, the client creating a graphical user interface that provides a display relating to the state of the network devices based upon the resource information and data stream, the resource information providing a context for data in the data stream.
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