System status visualization method and system
First Claim
1. An operating system, comprising:
- an expandable component tree graphic, the expandable component tree graphic comprising a plurality of parent icons and a plurality of child icons, wherein the plurality of parent icons are expandable to reveal respective child icons and at least one of the plurality of child icons is associated with a computer resource;
a plurality of dynamic component graphics associated with the plurality of parent icons and the plurality of child icons, wherein a set of related dynamic component graphics in the plurality of dynamic component graphics are adapted to change based on changes relating to a status of the computer resource; and
a configurable sorting system adapted to pass a dynamic component graphic feature up the expandable component tree graphic from the at least one of the plurality of child icons to at least one of the plurality of parent icons based on a configuration of the sorting system.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention relate to a system and method for system status visualization. In one embodiment in accordance with the present techniques, an operating system may comprise an expandable component tree graphic. The expandable component tree graphic may comprise a plurality of parent icons and a plurality of child icons, wherein the plurality of parent icons are expandable to reveal respective child icons and at least one of the plurality of child icons is associated with a computer resource. Further, in some embodiments of the present techniques, a plurality of dynamic component graphics are associated with the plurality of parent icons and the plurality of child icons, wherein a set of related dynamic component graphics in the plurality of dynamic component graphics are adapted to change based on changes relating to a status of the computer resource. Additionally, in accordance with present techniques, a configurable sorting system may be adapted to pass a dynamic component graphic feature up the expandable component tree graphic from the at least one of the plurality of child icons to at least one of the plurality of parent icons based on a configuration of the sorting system.
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20 Claims
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1. An operating system, comprising:
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an expandable component tree graphic, the expandable component tree graphic comprising a plurality of parent icons and a plurality of child icons, wherein the plurality of parent icons are expandable to reveal respective child icons and at least one of the plurality of child icons is associated with a computer resource;
a plurality of dynamic component graphics associated with the plurality of parent icons and the plurality of child icons, wherein a set of related dynamic component graphics in the plurality of dynamic component graphics are adapted to change based on changes relating to a status of the computer resource; and
a configurable sorting system adapted to pass a dynamic component graphic feature up the expandable component tree graphic from the at least one of the plurality of child icons to at least one of the plurality of parent icons based on a configuration of the sorting system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 18, 19)
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13. A method of providing access to computer features, comprising:
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populating an expandable component tree structure with a plurality of parent icons and a plurality of child icons, the plurality of parent icons being expandable to reveal related child icons, mapping at least one of the plurality of child icons to a computer resource;
assigning a dynamic graphic representation of the computer resource to the at least one of the plurality of child icons, the dynamic graphic adapted to change graphic features based on a status relating to the computer resource; and
passing the dynamic graphic assigned to the at least one of the plurality of child icons to a parent dynamic graphic associated with at least one of the plurality of parent icons, the at least one of the plurality of parent icons being related to the at least one of the plurality of child icons. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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20. A system for providing access to computer features, comprising:
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means for populating an expandable component tree structure with a plurality of parent icons and a plurality of child icons, the plurality of parent icons being expandable to reveal related child icons, means for mapping at least one of the plurality of child icons to a computer resource;
means for assigning a dynamic graphic representation of the computer resource to the at least one of the plurality of child icons, the dynamic graphic adapted to change graphic features based on a status relating to the computer resource; and
means for passing the dynamic graphic assigned to the at least one of the plurality of child icons to a parent dynamic graphic associated with at least one of the plurality of parent icons, the at least one of the plurality of parent icons being related to the at least one of the plurality of child icons.
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