Methods and apparatus for information processing and display for network
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1. A method for processing information comprising:
- (a) receiving a partially-defined hierarchical data structure;
(b) retrieving a set of elements from a source of information, wherein the set of elements is associated with descriptive data; and
(c) adding the set of elements to at least one level of the hierarchical data structure, based at least in part upon the descriptive data.
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods for automatically processing and displaying information for managing equipment or services in a network. The information is automatically inserted into a hierarchical data structure, which can then presented in a ticker display for viewing by a user. The information concerning the network equipment or services may also be used to determine the users affected by particular network failures.
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64 Claims
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1. A method for processing information comprising:
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(a) receiving a partially-defined hierarchical data structure;
(b) retrieving a set of elements from a source of information, wherein the set of elements is associated with descriptive data; and
(c) adding the set of elements to at least one level of the hierarchical data structure, based at least in part upon the descriptive data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A system for processing information comprising:
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a partially-defined hierarchical data structure;
a source of information comprising a set of elements, wherein the set of elements is associated with descriptive data; and
a processing engine for automatically adding the set of elements to at least one level of the hierarchical data structure, based at least in part upon the descriptive data. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A method for determining the number of network users affected by a network problem, the method comprising:
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receiving a definition of a response set of at least one response element;
identifying at least one response element associated with at least one response element in the response set; and
identifying at least one response element in the response set affected by an alarm state;
and identifying the response elements associated with the at least one response element affected by the alarm state. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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60. A method for displaying a hierarchical data structure comprising:
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selecting at least one level of elements from the hierarchical data structure; and
displaying the selected level of elements in a ticker display. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62, 63, 64)
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