Visualizing access to a computer resource
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1. A method for visualizing access to a computer resource, comprising:
- counting the number of users accessing the resource;
displaying an identification of the resource on a computer display; and
displaying an icon in association with the identification, the icon having the form of a container for receiving a substance, such that a fill level of the substance in the container rises and a color representing the substance inside the container changes as the number of users accessing the resource increases.
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Abstract
A method for monitoring activity on a computer network includes providing a map of a group of resource, which are accessible via the computer network, and tracking access of the resources in the group by computer users, so as to identify one or more of the users with respective resources that they are accessing. An identification of the one or more users and their respectively-accessed resources is registered with the map.
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1. A method for visualizing access to a computer resource, comprising:
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counting the number of users accessing the resource;
displaying an identification of the resource on a computer display; and
displaying an icon in association with the identification, the icon having the form of a container for receiving a substance, such that a fill level of the substance in the container rises and a color representing the substance inside the container changes as the number of users accessing the resource increases. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A terminal for visualizing access to a computer resource, comprising:
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a display, adapted to display an identification of the resource; and
a processor, adapted to drive the display to display an icon in association with the identification, the icon having the form of a container for receiving a substance, such that a fill level of the substance in the container rises and a color representing the substance inside the container changes as the number of users accessing the resource increases.
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6. A computer software product for visualizing access to a computer resource, the product comprising a computer-readable medium having program instructions stored therein, which when read by a computer, cause the computer to maintain a count of the number of users accessing the resource and to display, in association with an identification of the resource on a computer display, an icon having the form of a container for receiving a substance, such that a fill level of the substance in the container rises and a color representing the substance inside the container changes as the number of users accessing the resource increases.
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