Network status indication system
First Claim
1. A system for signaling a distributed network status indication to a local user, said system comprising:
- an access device configured to monitor a status of the distributed network;
a processing module configured to process information pertaining to the monitored status of the distributed network; and
at least one user device comprising a status identifier, wherein the processing module is configured to transmit a signal to the at least one user device pertaining to the monitored status of the distributed network, and wherein the status identifier of the at least one user device is configured to output an indication corresponding to the status of the distributed network.
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Abstract
A system for signaling a distributed network status indication to a local user includes an access device configured to monitor a status of the distributed network and a processing module configured to process information pertaining to the monitored status of the distributed network. The system also includes at least one user device comprising a status identifier, where the processing module is configured to transmit a signal to the at least one user device pertaining to the monitored status of the distributed network, and where the status identifier of the at least one user device is configured to output an indication corresponding to the status of the distributed network.
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21 Claims
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1. A system for signaling a distributed network status indication to a local user, said system comprising:
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an access device configured to monitor a status of the distributed network;
a processing module configured to process information pertaining to the monitored status of the distributed network; and
at least one user device comprising a status identifier, wherein the processing module is configured to transmit a signal to the at least one user device pertaining to the monitored status of the distributed network, and wherein the status identifier of the at least one user device is configured to output an indication corresponding to the status of the distributed network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An access device comprising:
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a monitoring module for monitoring a distributed network;
a processing module for processing information pertaining to the monitored distributed network; and
a signaling module for signaling at least one user device of the processed information, wherein the at least one user device is configured to output an indication of the distributed network status. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A method for providing distributed network status indication information, said method comprising:
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monitoring the distributed network status with an access device;
transmitting a signal to at least one user device pertaining to the status of the distributed network; and
in the at least one user device, employing a status identifier to indicate the status of the distributed network. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for providing distributed network status indication information on a user device, said system comprising:
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means for monitoring the distributed network status;
means for processing information pertaining to the monitored distributed network status;
means for transmitting a signal corresponding to the processed information; and
means for indicating the status of the distributed network on the user device, wherein the means for indicating is configured to operate based upon the signal transmitted from the means for transmitting.
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21. A computer program product embodied on a computer-readable medium and comprising code that, when executed, causes a computer to perform the following:
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monitor a distributed network status;
process information pertaining to the monitored distributed network status; and
transmit a signal pertaining to the processed information to at least one user device, wherein the at least one user device includes a status identifier to indicate the distributed network status through output of at least one of a visible and audible indication.
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