Method and apparatus providing resizable views
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1. A method of resizing a view in a network management application including the steps of:
- displaying on a display a first image of a first network device, said first image displayed in a first size, said first image of said first network device configured to provide functional communication with said first network device;
increasing a number of images that are able to be simultaneously displayed on said display by selecting a second image of said network device, said second image being a smaller size than said first size, said second image configured to maintain functional communication with said network device;
displaying on said display a second image of said first network device in said second size; and
displaying on said display a first image of a second network device, said first image of said second network device being displayed simultaneously with displaying said second image of said first network device, said first image of said second network device configured to provide functional communication with said second network device.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for aiding in providing views of multiple network devices in a network management application. The method can include the resizing of an view to allow for presentation of multiple views. The method includes the steps of displaying a first image of a network device in a first size; selecting a second size, the second size being different than the first size; and displaying a second image of said network device in a second size.
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12 Claims
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1. A method of resizing a view in a network management application including the steps of:
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displaying on a display a first image of a first network device, said first image displayed in a first size, said first image of said first network device configured to provide functional communication with said first network device; increasing a number of images that are able to be simultaneously displayed on said display by selecting a second image of said network device, said second image being a smaller size than said first size, said second image configured to maintain functional communication with said network device; displaying on said display a second image of said first network device in said second size; and displaying on said display a first image of a second network device, said first image of said second network device being displayed simultaneously with displaying said second image of said first network device, said first image of said second network device configured to provide functional communication with said second network device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for resizing a view of a first network device in a network management control application, said system comprising:
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a display device; a memory configured to store a first image of said first network device, said first image corresponding to a first size of said first network device, said first image configured to provide functional communication with said first network device; an input device configured to receive a selected size of said network device, said selected sized being smaller than said first size of said first network device, and said selected size being configured to increase a number of images that are able to be simultaneously displayed on said display; a processor, being coupled to said said input device, said processor configured to receive said selected size and configured to generate a resized image of said first network device corresponding to said selected size and display said resized image on said display device, said resized image of said first network device configured to maintain said functional communication with said first network device. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. A method of resizing a view of a first network device in a network management application comprising the steps of:
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displaying an old size view on a display, said old size view including an old plurality of images corresponding to a physical appearance of a portion of said first network device scaled to said old size, said old plurality of images providing functional communication with said first network device; receiving a new size; increasing a number of views that are able to be simultaneously displayed on the display by accessing a new plurality of images corresponding to said new size, each of said new plurality of images corresponding to a physical appearance of a portion of said first network device scaled to said new size, said new plurality of images maintaining functional communication with said first network device; displaying a new size view, said new size view including said new plurality of images; and displaying a second view on said display, simultaneously with said new size view, said second view including a second plurality of images corresponding to a physical appearance of a second network device, said second plurality of images providing functional communication with said second network device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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