Automatic layout selection for information monitoring system
First Claim
1. A method of switching the layout of an information monitoring system, the method comprising:
- Determining a set of currently used components for a first layout;
Determining a set of currently used external information source monitoring capabilities of the system;
Determining a correspondence between the set of currently used components and the set of currently used capabilities;
Monitoring the system to detect one or more changes in the system'"'"'s ability to monitor external source of information;
After detecting one or more changes in the systems reviewing a predetermined group of layouts and determining a correspondence between the components of at least one layout of the group of layouts and the set of currently used capabilities of the system; and
Switching from the first layout to the at least one layout if the correspondence between the components of the at least on layout of the group of layouts and the set of currently used capabilities is greater than the correspondence between the set of currently used components and the set of currently used capabilities.
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Abstract
A method of switching the layout of an information monitoring system. Layouts are sets of graphical components that are associated with monitored or sensed activities. The invention provides a mechanism for switching the layout when conditions of the monitoring system change. The system determines the currently used components for the current layout, determines the currently used capabilities of the system, and determines a correspondence between the set of currently used components and currently used capabilities. The system reviews a group of layouts and determines a correspondence between the components in the layouts, in the group of layouts, and the set of currently used capabilities of the system. A layout switch occurs if one of the layouts in the group of layouts more closely corresponds to the currently used capabilities of the system than the current layout.
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38 Claims
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1. A method of switching the layout of an information monitoring system, the method comprising:
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Determining a set of currently used components for a first layout;
Determining a set of currently used external information source monitoring capabilities of the system;
Determining a correspondence between the set of currently used components and the set of currently used capabilities;
Monitoring the system to detect one or more changes in the system'"'"'s ability to monitor external source of information;
After detecting one or more changes in the systems reviewing a predetermined group of layouts and determining a correspondence between the components of at least one layout of the group of layouts and the set of currently used capabilities of the system; and
Switching from the first layout to the at least one layout if the correspondence between the components of the at least on layout of the group of layouts and the set of currently used capabilities is greater than the correspondence between the set of currently used components and the set of currently used capabilities. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of switching layouts in a monitoring system, each layout having one or more components, the method comprising:
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determining a set of currently used components for a first layout;
monitoring the system to detect one or more changes in the system'"'"'s ability to monitor external sources of information;
after detecting one or more changes in the system, reviewing a predetermined group of layouts and determining a correspondence between the components of at least one layout of the group of layouts and a set of currently used capabilities of the system; and
providing a switch option interface if the correspondence between the components of the at least one layout of the group of layouts and the set of currently used capabilities is greater than the correspondence between the set of currently used components and the set of currently used capabilities. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of switching layouts in a monitoring system, each layout having one or more components, the method comprising:
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determining a set of currently used external information monitoring capabilities of the system;
monitoring the system'"'"'s environment to detect one or more changes in the system'"'"'s environment;
after detecting one or more changes in the system'"'"'s environment, reviewing a predetermined group of layouts and determining a correspondence between the components of at least one layout of the group of layouts and the set of currently used capabilities of the system; and
switching from a first layout to the at least one layout if the correspondence between components of the at least one layout of the group of layouts and the set of currently used capabilities is greater than the correspondence between a set of currently used components of the first layout and the set of currently used capabilities. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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