METHODS AND INTERFACES FOR DISPLAYING PERFORMANCE DATA RELATED TO A CURRENT REMOTE ACCESS SESSION

• US 20080071905A1
• Filed: 09/15/2006
• Published: 03/20/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/15/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: GOTO Group Incorporated (LogMeIn, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Citrix Systems, Inc. (Cloud Software Group)
• Inventors: Sullivan, Darin, Muklashy, Shadi
• Granted Patent: US 8,078,972 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/224
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/22 comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0852 Delays
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/16 Threshold monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/025 for remote control or remote monitoring of applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/75 Indicating network or usage conditions on the user display

Abstract

A graphical user interface displays performance data related to a communication session between a first computing device and a second computing device. The graphical user interface comprises a first graphical element and a second graphical element. The first graphical element has a number of sections that represent respective physical portions of a connection between the first computing device and the second computing device. Each of the sections displays the performance data of a current session for that respective physical section. The second graphical element displays corresponding performance data for a predetermined number of previous sessions between the first computing device and the second computing device.

Claims

1. A graphical user interface that displays performance data related to a communication session between a first computing device and a second computing device, the graphical user interface comprising:

a first graphical element having a plurality of sections that represent a respective physical portion of a connection between the first computing device and the second computing device, each of the sections displaying the performance data for a current session for that respective physical portion; and

a second graphical element displaying performance data for a predetermined number of previous sessions between the first computing device and the second computing device.

2. The graphical user interface of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of sections of the first graphical element has a color.

3. The graphical user interface of claim 2, wherein the second graphical element dynamically displays the past performance of a respective physical portion of the connection in the same color as the same respective physical portion of the first graphical element when a pointer is placed of the same respective physical portion of the first graphical element.

4. The graphical user interface of claim 1, wherein the second graphical element dynamically displays the past performance of a respective physical portion of the connection when a pointer is placed over the same respective physical portion of the first graphical element.

5. The graphical user interface of claim 1 further comprising a dynamic label associated with the second graphical element.

6. The graphical user interface of claim 1 further comprising a graphical element indicating that performance of one of the physical sections is below a predetermined threshold.

7. The graphical user interface of claim 6 further comprising a recommendation graphical element that displays a recommendation to improve the performance of the physical section that is below the predetermined threshold.

8. The graphical user interface of claim 1 further comprising a menu configured to allow selection of one of the previous session for display as the first graphical element.

9. The graphical user interface of claim 8 wherein the selected previous session is highlighted in the second graphical element.

10. The graphical user interface of claim 1 further comprising a third graphical element displaying a rating of the performance of the current communication session relative to a predetermined number of communication sessions.

11. A graphical user interface that displays performance data related to a communication session between a first computing device and a second computing device, the graphical user interface comprising:

a first graphical element having a plurality of sections that represent a respective physical portion of a connection between the first computing device and the second computing device, each of the sections displaying the performance data for a current session for that respective physical section; and

a second graphical element displaying a rating of a performance of the current communication session relative to a predetermined number of communication sessions.

12. The graphical user interface of claim 11 further comprising a graphical element indicating that performance of one of the physical sections is below a predetermined threshold.

13. The graphical user interface of claim 12 further comprising a recommendation graphical element that displays a recommendation to improve the performance of the physical section that is below the predetermined threshold.

14. The graphical user interface of claim 11, wherein each of the plurality of sections of the first graphical element has a color.

15. The graphical user interface of claim 14, wherein the second graphical element dynamically displays the past performance rating of a respective physical portion of the connection in the same color as the same respective physical portion of the first graphical element when a pointer is placed of the same respective physical portion of the first graphical element.

16. The graphical user interface of claim 11, wherein the second graphical element dynamically displays the past performance rating of a respective physical portion of the connection when a pointer is placed over the same respective physical portion of the first graphical element.

17. The graphical user interface of claim 11 further comprising a dynamic label associated with the second graphical element.

18. The graphical user interface of claim 11 further comprising a menu configured to allow selection of one of the previous session for display as the first graphical element.

19. A method of displaying performance data related to a current remote access session between a viewer computing device and a host computing device, the method comprising:

(a) generating a first graphical element having a plurality of sections that represent a respective physical portion of the current remote access session; and

(b) retrieving for display a second graphical element displaying performance data for a predetermined number of previous remote access sessions.

20. The method of claim 19 further comprising the step of displaying, by a third graphical element, a rating of the performance data of the current communication session relative to a predetermined number of communication sessions.

21. The method of claim 19, wherein step (a) further comprises configuring a menu to allow selection of one of the previous session for display in the first graphical element.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein step (a) further comprises highlighting the selected previous session in the second graphical element.

23. The method of claim 19, step (a) further comprises displaying each of the plurality of sections of the first graphical element in color.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein step (b) further comprises dynamically displaying, by the second graphical element, the past performance of a respective physical portion of the connection in the same color as the same respective physical portion of the first graphical element when a pointer is placed of the same respective physical portion of the first graphical element.

25. The method of claim 19, wherein step (b) further comprises dynamically displaying, by the second graphical element, the past performance of a respective physical portion of the connection when a pointer is placed over the same respective physical portion of the first graphical element.

26. The method of claim 19, further comprising wherein step (b) further comprises associating a dynamic label with the second graphical element.

27. The method of claim 19 further comprising indicating, by a graphical element, that performance of one of the physical sections is below a predetermined threshold.

28. The method of claim 27 further comprising displaying, by a recommendation graphical element, a recommendation for improving the performance of the physical section that is below the predetermined threshold.

29. A computer readable medium having executable instructions thereon to cause a graphical user interface to display performance data related to a current remote access session between a viewer computing device and a host computing device, the computer readable medium comprising:

instructions to generate a first graphical element having a plurality of section that represent a respective physical portion of the current remote access session; and

instructions to generate a second graphical element displaying performance data for a predetermined number of previous remote access sessions.

30. The computer readable medium of claim 29 further comprising instructions to generate a third graphical element displaying a rating of the performance data of the current communication session relative to a predetermined number of communication sessions.

31. The computer readable medium of claim 29 further comprising instructions to dynamically display, by the second graphical element, the past performance of a respective physical portion of the connection when a pointer is placed over the same respective physical portion of the first graphical element.

32. The computer readable medium of claim 29, wherein the instructions to generate the first graphical element further comprise instructions to display each of the plurality of sections of the first graphical element in color.

33. The computer readable medium of claim 32, wherein the instructions to generate the first graphical element further comprise instructions to dynamically display, by the second graphical element, the past performance of a respective physical portion of the connection in the same color as the same respective physical portion of the first graphical element when a pointer is placed of the same respective physical portion of the first graphical element.

34. The computer readable medium of claim 29, wherein the instructions to generate the second graphical element further comprise instructions to associate a dynamic label with the second graphical element.

35. The computer readable medium of claim 29, wherein the instructions to generate the first graphical element further comprise instructions to configure a menu to allow selection of one of the previous session for display in the first graphical element.

36. The computer readable medium of claim 35, wherein the instructions to generate the first graphical element further comprise instructions to highlight the selected previous session in the second graphical element.

37. The computer readable medium of claim 29, wherein the instructions to generate the first graphical element further comprise instructions to indicate, by a graphical element, that performance of one of the physical sections is below a predetermined threshold.

38. The computer readable medium of claim 37, wherein the instructions to generate the first graphical element further comprise instructions to display, by a recommendation graphical element, a recommendation for improving the performance of the physical section that is below the predetermined threshold.