Method and system for displaying status indications from communications network
First Claim
1. A method of preparing an alert for display within a communications network, the method comprising:
- providing an alert identifier that identifies an alert indicating a status of a communications-network component to be presented to a user on a display device;
providing a set of presentation attributes desired to be displayed with the alert;
identifying a plurality of data structures from which the presentation attributes gatherable;
retrieving the presentation attributes from the plurality of data structures and;
inputting the presentation attributes into a single presentation data structure that stores a timestamp associated with the set of presentation attributes, wherein said single presentation data structure alone is sufficient to satisfy a query that requests information to be presented in connection with an event identifier.
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Abstract
A method and system for displaying status indications from a communications network is provided. Alert identifiers are provided that identify a communications-network alert to be presented to a user on a display device. A set of presentation attributes desired to be displayed with the alert are provided, and a plurality of data structures from which the presentation attributes can be gathered is identified. The presentation attributes are retrieved from the plurality of data structures, and inputted into a single presentation data structure, which can be the sole object of a data query used to retrieve information to be presented in connection with the communications-network alert.
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24 Claims
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1. A method of preparing an alert for display within a communications network, the method comprising:
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providing an alert identifier that identifies an alert indicating a status of a communications-network component to be presented to a user on a display device; providing a set of presentation attributes desired to be displayed with the alert; identifying a plurality of data structures from which the presentation attributes gatherable; retrieving the presentation attributes from the plurality of data structures and; inputting the presentation attributes into a single presentation data structure that stores a timestamp associated with the set of presentation attributes, wherein said single presentation data structure alone is sufficient to satisfy a query that requests information to be presented in connection with an event identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. One or more computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon for performing a method of filtering network alerts to be displayed, the method comprising:
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polling a first data structure to determine whether a first parameter has changed, wherein the first parameter corresponds to an attribute related to an alarm event of a communications network; incident to observing a change in the first parameter;
retrieving an event identifier associated with the alarm event and retrieving a first timestamp associated with the alarm event;querying a second data structure in search of a record having the event identifier, wherein the second data structure stores display attributes that are to be displayed in connection with the event identifier and stores a second timestamp that is associated with the record; comparing the first timestamp to the second timestamp; and if the first timestamp is more current, then presenting the one or more attributes related to the alarm event. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of preparing an alarm for display in a communications network, the method comprising:
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providing an alarm event that is associated with a plurality of event attributes related to the alarm, wherein the event attributes are stored in a first data structure; receiving an indication of a desired change in one or more designated event attributes; building an attribute-change-notification message; implementing the desired attribute change; determining whether the implementation of the attribute change affected a plurality of alert events and which alert events should be displayed based on said attribute change; and if a new alert event should be displayed, then displaying the new alert event. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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