Network presence indicator for communications management
US6738809B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 21, 1998 |
| Grant date | May 18, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 21, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/22
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
To provide telephony-like interfaces to a computer network, a computer system has a visual display device that continually displays a network status icon indicating network status information. The icon can have segments corresponding to different communications environments, and the icon and the segments will change some characteristic, such as shape, size, or color, to indicate the presence of some network event or the status of some network parameter.
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