Message display method and apparatus

• US 20060026134A1
• Filed: 12/01/2004
• Published: 02/02/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 07/30/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Takahashi, Daisaku
• Granted Patent: US 7,594,238 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/18 for broadcast or conference , e.g. multicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/065 involving logical or physical relationship, e.g. grouping and hierarchies
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/069 using logs of notifications; Post-processing of notifications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/22 comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI]

Abstract

A message display method capable of allowing the contents of messages to be easily confirmed. A message receiver receives messages from programs. A grouping unit groups the messages received by the message receiver, into related messages. A schedule checking unit accesses a schedule memory storing a program operation schedule to determine whether the messages of each message group are the ones which are normally output from a running program. A group name retrieval unit retrieves group names to be given to the message groups based on the determination of the schedule checking unit. A group name output means displays the group names on a display unit.

Claims

1. A message display method of a message display apparatus for displaying messages, comprising:

receiving messages from programs with message receiving means;

grouping the messages into related messages with grouping means;

determining with schedule checking means whether messages of each of message groups are messages which are normally output from a running program out of the programs that run according to an operation schedule previously stored in schedule storage means;

retrieving with group name retrieval means group names to be given to the message groups, from group name storage means based on determination results; and

outputting the group names with group name output means.

2. The message display method according to claim 1, further comprising:

accepting with countermeasure acceptance means countermeasures taken in response to a message indicating an abnormal situation, from an operator and storing the countermeasures in countermeasure storage means; and

displaying the countermeasures being stored in the countermeasure storage means on a display unit when the schedule checking means determines that messages of a message group are messages which are not normally output from the running program.

3. The message display method according to claim 1, further comprising editing with group name editing means a group name according to operator operation.

4. The message display method according to claim 3, further comprising storing the group name edited, in the group name storage means.

5. The message display method according to claim 1, wherein:

the operation schedule shows when the programs run; and

the schedule checking means determines whether the messages of each of the message groups were output at predictable times.

6. A message display apparatus for displaying messages, comprising:

message receiving means for receiving messages from programs;

grouping means for grouping the messages into related messages;

schedule checking means for determining whether messages of each of message groups were output from a running program out of the programs that run according to an operation schedule previously stored in schedule storage means;

group name retrieval means for retrieving group names to be given to the message groups, from group name storage means based on determination results; and

group name output means for outputting the group names.

7. A message display program to display messages, the message display program causing a computer to execute:

message receiving means for receiving messages from programs;

grouping means for grouping the messages into related messages;

schedule checking means for determining whether messages of each of message groups were output from a running program out of the programs that run according to an operation schedule previously stored in schedule storage means;

group name retrieval means for retrieving group names to be given to the message groups, from group name storage means based on determination results; and

group name output means for outputting the group names.