Automatically populated display regions for discovered access points and stations in a user interface representing a wireless communication network deployed in a physical environment
First Claim
1. A method for providing automatically populated display regions showing representations of access point devices and wireless client station devices in a graphical user interface, comprising:
- discovering at least one access point device in a wireless communication network;
discovering at least one wireless client station device in said wireless communication network;
generating a physical space display region, wherein said physical space display region includes a graphical representation of a physical space in which said wireless communication network is deployed;
generating an access point display region visually external to said physical space display region;
generating a wireless client station display region visually external to said physical space display region;
generating, within said access point display region, at least one graphical access point representation corresponding to said at least one access point device discovered in said wireless communication network; and
generating, within said wireless client station display region, at least one graphical wireless client station representation corresponding to said at least one wireless client station device discovered in said wireless communication network.
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Abstract
A system for providing automatically populated display regions showing discovered access points and stations in a user interface representing a wireless communication network deployed in a physical environment. A generated user interface includes a first display region in which access point representations are displayed as corresponding access points are automatically discovered within the wireless network, and a second display region in which station representations are displayed as corresponding stations are automatically discovered within the wireless network. The first and second display regions are provided external to another display region, referred to as the “physical space” display region, in which is shown a representation of the physical space in which the wireless network is deployed. As the access point and station representations appear in the first display region and second display region, the user can manipulate them, for example by drag and drop operations using a computer mouse, in order to place them appropriately in the physical space display region. In response, the disclosed system superimposes the access point and station representations over the physical space representation. The access point and station representations can subsequently be similarly repositioned by the user within the physical space representation.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for providing automatically populated display regions showing representations of access point devices and wireless client station devices in a graphical user interface, comprising:
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discovering at least one access point device in a wireless communication network; discovering at least one wireless client station device in said wireless communication network; generating a physical space display region, wherein said physical space display region includes a graphical representation of a physical space in which said wireless communication network is deployed; generating an access point display region visually external to said physical space display region; generating a wireless client station display region visually external to said physical space display region; generating, within said access point display region, at least one graphical access point representation corresponding to said at least one access point device discovered in said wireless communication network; and generating, within said wireless client station display region, at least one graphical wireless client station representation corresponding to said at least one wireless client station device discovered in said wireless communication network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for providing automatically populated display regions showing representations of access point devices and wireless client station devices in a graphical user interface, comprising:
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access point discovery logic operable to discover at least one access point device in a wireless communication network; wireless client station discovery logic operable to discover at least one wireless client station device in said wireless communication network; physical space display logic operable to generate a physical space display region, wherein said physical space display region includes a graphical representation of a physical space in which said wireless communication network is deployed; access point display region display logic operable to generate an access point display region visually external to said physical space display region; wireless client station display region display logic operable to generate a wireless client station display region visually external to said physical space display region; access point display logic operable to generate, within said access point display region, at least one graphical access point representation corresponding to said at least one access point device discovered in said wireless communication network; and wireless client station display logic operable to generate, within said wireless client station display region, at least one graphical wireless client station representation corresponding to said at least one wireless client station device discovered in said wireless communication network. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer program product including a computer readable medium, said computer readable medium having a computer program for providing automatically populated display regions showing representations of access point devices and wireless client station devices in a graphical user interface stored thereon, said computer program comprising:
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program code for discovering at least one access point device in a wireless communication network; program code for discovering at least one wireless client station device in said wireless communication network; program code for generating a physical space display region, wherein said physical space display region includes a graphical representation of a physical space in which said wireless communication network is deployed; program code for generating an access point display region visually external to said physical space display region; program code for generating a wireless client station display region, visually external to said physical space display region; program code for generating, within said access point display region, at least one graphical access point representation corresponding to said at least one access point device discovered in said wireless communication network; and program code for generating, within said wireless client station display region, at least one graphical wireless client station representation corresponding to said at least one wireless client station device discovered in said wireless communication network.
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14. A computer data signal embodied in a carrier wave, said computer data signal including at least one computer program for providing automatically populated display regions showing representations of access point devices and wireless client station devices in a graphical user interface stored thereon, said computer program comprising:
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program code for discovering at least one access point device in a wireless communication network; program code for discover at least one wireless client station device in said wireless communication network; program code for generating a physical space display region, wherein said physical space display region includes a graphical representation of a physical space in which said wireless communication network is deployed; program code for generating an access point display region visually external to said physical space display region; program code generating a wireless client station display region visually external to said physical space display region; program code for generating, within said access point display region at least one graphical access point representation corresponding to said at least one access point device discovered in said wireless communication network; and program code for generating, within said wireless client station display region, at least one graphical wireless client station representation corresponding to said at least one wireless client station device discovered in said wireless communication network.
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15. A system for providing automatically populated display regions showing representations of access point devices and wireless client station devices in a graphical user interface, comprising:
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means for discovering at least one access point device in a wireless communication network; means for discovering at least one wireless client station device in said wireless communication network; means for generating a physical space display region, wherein said physical space display region includes a graphical representation of a physical space in which said wireless communication network is deployed; means for generating an access point display region visually external to said physical space display region; means for generating a wireless client station display region visually external to said physical space display region; means for generating, within said access point display region, at least one graphical access point representation corresponding to said at least one access point device discovered in said wireless communication network; and means for generating, within said wireless client station display region, at least one graphical wireless client station representation corresponding to said at least one access point device discovered in said wireless communication network.
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