System for displaying topology map information through the web
First Claim
1. A method for generating a network topology map, comprising:
- receiving a map request from a remote node;
invoking a mapview module configured to generate a topology map with gathered information; and
transmitting said topology map to said remote node using a network protocol.
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Abstract
A system for providing a topology map generation service from a service information portal is improved by utilizing an object-oriented class, a mapview module, configured for generating topology maps. The mapview module may be implemented in an object-oriented language such as Smalltalk, C++, JAVA or the like. The mapview module may be configured to provide member functions that include at least associating an output file stream; adding icon symbols and connections symbols between the icon symbols; generating a background graphic (e.g., a building, a geographic map, etc.,); and generating a topology map (or image) by calling a command on an object; and utilizing hypertext transfer protocol (“HTTP”) to transfer images across a network. In effect, the mapview module hides all the low-level graphic details for generating a topology view/map/image from a user. Thus, the generation of the topology maps may become easier. Additionally, since the mapview module is an object-oriented class, the mapview module may be used on a variety of computing platforms and support multiple graphic formats such as graphics interchange format (“GIF”), portable network graphics (“PNG”) and the like.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for generating a network topology map, comprising:
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receiving a map request from a remote node;
invoking a mapview module configured to generate a topology map with gathered information; and
transmitting said topology map to said remote node using a network protocol. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for generating a network topology map, said system comprising:
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at least one processor;
a memory coupled to said at least one processor;
a topology map module residing in said memory and executed by said at least one processor, wherein said topology map module is configured to receive a map request from a remote node, invoke a mapview module configured to generate a topology map with gathered information; and
to transmit said topology map to said remote node using a network protocol. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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15. A computer readable storage medium on which is embedded one or more computer programs, said one or more computer programs implementing a method for generating a network topology map, and comprising a set of instructions for:
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receiving map request from a remote node;
invoking a mapview module configured to generate a topology map with gathered information; and
transmitting said topology map to said remote node using a network protocol.
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Specification