Method and apparatus for presenting network displays utilizing animation
First Claim
1. A method for presenting operations associated with a network comprising a plurality of nodes and communications path between the nodes, the method comprising the steps of:
- selecting a path that allows communications between two selected nodes, the path consisting of a plurality of communication paths providing communication between communicatively adjacent nodes;
determining parameters for animating the selected path; and
highlighting, alternately, selected portions of the display of the selected path based on the determined parameters, wherein the alternate highlighting provides a visual indication of a direction of data flow in the selected path.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for presenting or displaying operations associated with a network is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of selecting a path that allows communications between two selected nodes in the network, wherein the path consisting of a plurality of communication paths providing communication between communicatively adjacent nodes, determining parameters for animating the selected path; and highlighting, alternately, selected portions of the display of the selected path based on the determined parameters, wherein the alternate highlighting provides a visual indication of a direction of data flow in the selected path. In one aspect of the invention, the rate of alternate highlighting may further be selected to provide an indication of the status of corresponding communication paths.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for presenting operations associated with a network comprising a plurality of nodes and communications path between the nodes, the method comprising the steps of:
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selecting a path that allows communications between two selected nodes, the path consisting of a plurality of communication paths providing communication between communicatively adjacent nodes;
determining parameters for animating the selected path; and
highlighting, alternately, selected portions of the display of the selected path based on the determined parameters, wherein the alternate highlighting provides a visual indication of a direction of data flow in the selected path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus for presenting operations associated with a network comprising a plurality of nodes and communications path between the nodes, the apparatus comprising:
a processor in communication with a memory, the processor executing code for;
selecting a path that allows communications between two selected nodes, the path consisting of a plurality of communication paths providing communication between communicatively adjacent nodes;
determining parameters for animating the selected path; and
highlighting, alternately, selected portions of the display of the selected path based on the determined parameters, wherein the alternate highlighting provides a visual indication of a direction of data flow in the selected path. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer-readable medium containing code thereon, the code operable for presenting operations associated with a network comprising a plurality of nodes and communications path between the nodes and for:
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selecting a path that allows communications between two selected nodes, the path consisting of a plurality of communication paths providing communication between communicatively adjacent nodes;
determining parameters for animating the selected path; and
highlighting, alternately, selected portions of the display of the selected path based on the determined parameters, wherein the alternate highlighting provides a visual indication of a direction of data flow in the selected path. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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