Error propagation tree technology

• US 20020158969A1
• Filed: 04/05/2002
• Published: 10/31/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 04/06/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Triveni Digital, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Triveni Digital, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Gupta, Jimmy Rohit
• Granted Patent: US 7,215,360 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/180
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 17/004 for digital television systems

Abstract

A method and system for providing condition information associated with an entity being analyzed. The method includes presenting nodes corresponding to components of the entity according to a tree-like configuration, and providing condition information associated with at least one of the components using the nodes.

Claims

1. A method of providing condition information associated with an entity being analyzed, the method comprising:

presenting nodes corresponding to components of the entity according to a tree-like configuration; and

providing condition information associated with at least one of the components using the nodes.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the presenting step includes:

providing an expansion activator to at least one of the nodes, wherein said one node is expanded to show said one node and its next child node(s) upon an actuation of the expansion activator.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the step of providing the condition information includes:

displaying at least portions of the nodes in different colors, shapes, and/or configurations to provide the condition information.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the step of providing the condition information further includes:

displaying connection lines that are used to connect the nodes, in different colors, shapes, and/or configurations to provide the condition information.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein, in the displaying step, each node takes on the highest alert state out of different states of its child node(s).

6. The method of claim 4, wherein, in the displaying steps, each node and its connection line take on the highest alert state out of different states of its child node(s).

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the presenting step includes:

providing at least one of a validity indicator, a status indicator, a reset switch, and a hook switch to at least one of the nodes, wherein the hook switch triggers provision of additional information about the associated node.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the entity is a digital television (DTV) broadcast system and the condition information represents error information in the DTV broadcast system.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the nodes are dynamic nodes.

10. A method of displaying system information, the method comprising:

displaying at least one first-level node representing a first-level of information associated with said system; and

providing an alpha switch associated with said at least one first-level node, wherein an actuation of said alpha switch causes at least one associated next-level node to be displayed.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

dynamically providing any number of nodes in n-levels to provide the system information using the nodes.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

dynamically displaying at least portions of the nodes in different colors, shapes, and/or configurations according to the system information.

13. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

dynamically displaying connection lines that are used to connect the nodes, in different colors, shapes, and/or configurations according to the system information.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein each node takes on the highest alert state out of different states of its child node(s).

15. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

providing at least one of a validity indicator, a status indicator, a reset switch, and a hook switch to at least one of the nodes, wherein the hook switch triggers provision of additional information about the associated node.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the means for presenting includes:

means for providing an expansion activator to at least one of the nodes, wherein said one node is expanded to show said one node and its next child node(s) upon an actuation of the expansion activator.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the means for providing the condition information includes:

means for displaying at least portions of the nodes in different colors, shapes, and/or configurations to provide the condition information.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the means for providing the condition information further includes:

means for displaying connection lines that are used to connect the nodes, in different colors, shapes, and/or configurations to provide the condition information.

20. The system of claim 18, wherein, when the condition information is provided, each node takes on the highest alert state out of different states of its child node(s).

21. The system of claim 19, wherein, when the condition information is provided, each node and its connection line take on the highest alert state out of different states of its child node(s).

22. The system of claim 16, wherein the means for presenting includes:

means for providing at least one of a validity indicator, a status indicator, a reset switch, and a hook switch to at least one of the nodes, wherein the hook switch triggers provision of additional information about the associated node.

23. The system of claim 16, wherein the entity is a digital television (DTV) broadcast system and the condition information represents error information in the DTV broadcast system.

24. The system of claim 16, wherein the nodes are dynamic nodes.

26. The computer program product of claim 25, wherein the computer executable instructions for presenting include computer executable instructions for:

providing an expansion activator to at least one of the nodes, wherein said one node is expanded to show said one node and its next child node(s) upon actuation of the expansion activator.

27. The computer program product of claim 26, wherein the computer executable instructions for providing the condition information include computer executable instructions for:

displaying at least portions of the nodes in different colors, shapes, and/or configurations to provide the condition information.

28. The computer program product of claim 27, wherein the computer executable instructions for providing the condition information further include computer executable instructions for:

displaying connection lines that are used to connect the nodes, in different colors, shapes, and/or configurations to provide the condition information.

29. The computer program product of claim 27, wherein each node takes on the highest alert state out of different states of its child node(s).

30. The computer program product of claim 28, wherein each node and its connection line take on the highest alert state out of different states of its child node(s).

31. The computer program product of claim 25, wherein the computer executable instructions for presenting include computer executable instructions for:

providing at least one of a validity indicator, a status indicator, a reset switch, and a hook switch to at least one of the nodes, wherein the hook switch triggers provision of additional information about the associated node.

32. The computer program product of claim 25, wherein the entity is a digital television (DTV) broadcast system and the condition information represents error information in the DTV broadcast system.

33. The computer program product of claim 25, wherein the computer executable instructions for presenting nodes present dynamic nodes.

16. A system for providing condition information associated with an entity being analyzed, the system comprising:

means for presenting nodes corresponding to components of the entity according to a tree-like configuration; and

means for providing condition information associated with at least one of the components using the nodes.

25. A computer program product embodied on a computer readable medium, for providing condition information associated with an entity being analyzed, the computer program product comprising computer executable instructions for:

presenting nodes corresponding to components of the entity according to a tree-like configuration; and

providing condition information associated with at least one of the components using the nodes.