Monitored state display unit for monitoring state change of various events occurring on communication network

• US 5,768,614 A
• Filed: 02/16/1996
• Issued: 06/16/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 07/03/1995
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Masuda, Kinichirou, Mori, Masakazu, Takagi, Hideo
• Primary Examiner(s): Meky, Moustafa M.
• Application Number:
  US08/602,705
• Time in Patent Office: 851 Days
• Field of Search: 395/821, 395/822, 395/823, 395/825, 395/827, 395/839, 395/837, 395/184.01, 395/185.1
• US Class Current: 710/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/328 Computer systems status display G06F11/327 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/045 for graphical visualisation of monitoring data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/12 Network monitoring probes

Abstract

A monitored state display unit for a monitoring system which has an object of improving the response to information request and easily determining fault point/fault condition. The display unit comprises event state information processing means which requests a collecting device to collect event information, and gives instructions as to the screen display method according to the state on receipt of the response notification to collection request or the state change information from the collecting device, screen information control means which controls the output of updating/displaying of displayed screen to a display means and receives the instruction input from an instruction input means, and screen transmission information control means which requests information necessary for the screen to be displayed next from the event state information processing means on receipt of the notification of input of instruction information. The display unit further comprises display method defining information storing means for defining the method of displaying on-screen mark corresponding to the event state, screen definition information storing means for defining the displayed screen, and screen transition information storing means for storing the screen transition information. The event state information processing means handles the information which is not transmitted from the collecting device as information of unchanged state, and changes the method of displaying mark for the mark of fault point.

Claims

1. A monitored state display unit for a monitoring system, which monitors a state change of various events occurring on a communication network, comprising:

event state information processing means which requests a collecting means, which collects information from a sensor for detecting the state change of the events, to collect event state information, or gives instructions as to a method of displaying an on-screen mark corresponding to the event state information on receipt of a notification of response to a request for collecting event information from the collecting means or one-way notification of state change information from the collecting means;

display method defining information storing means which defines and stores a method of displaying an on-screen mark corresponding to an object being monitored and the event state of said object being monitored as a variable element;

screen information control means which controls the output of updating/displaying of displayed screen in accordance with said method of displaying an on-screen mark, and receives the input of instruction information;

screen definition information storing means which stores information defining a displayed screen, and controls an updated screen in updating/displaying the displayed screen with a control number;

screen transition information control means which requests information necessary for the screen to be displayed next from said event state information processing means on receipt of a notification of input of said instruction information;

screen transition information storing means which stores screen transition information when the screen is changed;

display means which performs updating/displaying of said displayed screen; and

instruction input means which inputs said instruction information.

2. A monitored state display unit for a monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein said event state information processing means collects event state information necessary for new display or re-display of monitor screen by a notification from said collecting means.

3. A monitored state display unit for a monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein said event state information processing means collects event state information necessary for new display or re-display of monitor screen by requesting regularly or as necessary to said collecting means.

4. A monitored state display unit for a monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein said event state information processing means handles the event state information which is not transmitted from said collecting means as information of unchanged event state.

5. A monitored state display unit for a monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein said event state information processing means has means for compiling the event state information given from said collecting means into only event state information necessary for new display or re-display of monitor screen.

6. A monitored state display unit for a monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein said event state information processing means has display method specifying means for collating the combination pattern of event state information given from said collecting means with a definition pattern defined by said display method defining information storing means and for specifying a display method defined in the matching definition pattern as a mark display method in newly displaying or re-displaying the monitor screen.

7. A monitored state display unit for a monitoring system according to claim 6, wherein said display method specifying means specifies the display of mark, numerical value, or character string or buzzer output in accordance with the event state.

8. A monitored state display unit for a monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein said event state information processing means has timer means for defining a information collection intervals in regularly updating the monitor screen.

9. A monitored state display unit for a monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein said event state information processing means performs re-display processing after waiting for the notification of response to collection request when asynchronous event state information is given from said collecting means during the collection request of event state information from said collecting means due to regular updating.

10. A monitored state display unit for a monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein said event state information processing means performs re-display processing in response to a notification after the completion of re-display processing when the notification of asynchronous event state information is given from said collecting means during the re-display processing of the monitor screen.

11. A monitored state display unit for a monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein said event state information processing means starts time count again after performing re-display processing in response to the notification by canceling the time count when the notification of asynchronous event state information is given from said collecting means during the time count for regular updating.

12. A monitored state display unit for a monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein said screen information control means controls the monitor screen for each system, and changes and displays the screen hierarchically from an outline screen to a detailed screen for each system.