Method and apparatus for displaying 3-D state indicators
First Claim
1. A method for presenting a status of an object in a graphic display, comprising:
- displaying a plurality of icons, wherein;
the icons are associated with a plurality of objects;
the icons are three-dimensional graphical models of the associated objects; and
the icons are arranged according to locations of the associated objects as deployed in a network;
displaying a control panel associated with a particular icon that represents a particular object, wherein the control panel comprises a plurality of properties;
in response to a selection of at least one of the plurality of properties, determining a value of the at least one property associated with the particular object;
generating a status indicator representing the determined value; and
displaying the status indicator.
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Abstract
A method for presenting a user selected status of an object in a three dimensional graphic display is disclosed. The method includes the step of receiving a request to select a property of an object for display. The method further includes the step of displaying at least one property which may be displayed for the object. A selection of a property is received and the value of the selected property for the object is determined. The method further includes the step of generating a status indicator based on the value of the selected property. The status indicator is then displayed relative to the object. In a preferred embodiment, the form of the status indicator is automatically determined by the system. An apparatus for implementing the method is also disclosed.
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29 Claims
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1. A method for presenting a status of an object in a graphic display, comprising:
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displaying a plurality of icons, wherein; the icons are associated with a plurality of objects; the icons are three-dimensional graphical models of the associated objects; and the icons are arranged according to locations of the associated objects as deployed in a network; displaying a control panel associated with a particular icon that represents a particular object, wherein the control panel comprises a plurality of properties; in response to a selection of at least one of the plurality of properties, determining a value of the at least one property associated with the particular object; generating a status indicator representing the determined value; and displaying the status indicator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 18, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29)
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8. A method for presenting a user selected status of an object in a graphic display, comprising:
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displaying a plurality of icons, wherein; the icons are associated with a plurality of objects; the icons are three-dimensional graphical models of the associated objects; and the icons are arranged according to locations of the associated objects as deployed in a network; receiving a request to select a property of a particular object for display; displaying a control panel associated with a particular icon that represents the particular object, wherein the control panel comprises a plurality of properties; in response to a selection of at least one of the plurality of properties, determining a value of the at least one selected property; generating a status indicator based at least in part on the determined value of the at least one selected property; and displaying the status indicator. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 23, 24)
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12. An apparatus for presenting a status of an object in a graphic display, comprising:
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a graphical user interface operative to; display a plurality of icons, wherein; the plurality of icons are associated with a plurality of objects; the icons are three-dimensional graphical models of the associated objects; and the icons are arranged according to locations of the associated objects as deployed in a network; and display a control panel associated with a particular icon that represents a particular object, wherein the control panel comprises a plurality of properties; and a processor operative to; in response to a selection of at least one of the plurality of properties, determine a value of a the at least one property associated with the particular object; and generate a status indicator representing the determined value, wherein the status indicator is displayed in association with the particular icon. - View Dependent Claims (19, 25)
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13. An apparatus for presenting a user selected status of an object in a graphic display, comprising:
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a graphical user interface operative to display a plurality of icons, wherein; the icons are associated with a plurality of objects; the icons are three-dimensional graphical models of the associated objects; and the icons are arranged according to locations of the associated objects as deployed in a network; and a processor operative to; receive a request to select a property of a particular object for display; display at least one property associated with the particular object a control panel associated with a particular icon that represents the particular object;
wherein the control panel comprises a plurality of properties;in response to a selection of at least one of the plurality of properties, determine a value of the at least one selected property; and generate a status indicator based at least in part on the determined value of the at least one selected property, wherein the status indicator is displayed in association with the particular icon. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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14. An apparatus for presenting a status of an object in a graphic display, comprising:
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means for displaying; a plurality of icons, wherein; the icons are associated with a plurality of objects; the icons are three-dimensional graphical models of the associated objects; and the icons are arranged according to locations of the associated objects as deployed in a network; and a control panel associated with a particular icon that represents a particular object, wherein the control panel comprises a plurality of properties; means for determining, in response to a selection of at least one of the plurality of properties, a value of the at least one selected property associated with the particular object; means for generating a status indicator representing the determined value; and means for displaying the status indicator.
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15. An apparatus for presenting a user selected status of an object in a graphic display, comprising:
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means for displaying a plurality of icons, wherein; the icons are associated with a plurality of objects; the icons are three-dimensional graphical models of the associated objects; and the icons are arranged according to locations of the associated objects as deployed in a network; means for receiving a request to select a property of a particular object for display; means for displaying a control panel associated with a particular icon that represents the particular object, wherein the control panel comprises a plurality of properties; means for receiving a selection of at least one of the plurality of properties; means for determining a value of the at least one selected property; means for generating a status indicator based at least in part on the determined value of the at least one selected property; and means for displaying the status indicator.
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16. A computer-readable storage medium encoded with processing instructions for implementing a method for presenting a status of an object in a graphic display, the processing instructions operable when executed to direct a computer to perform the steps of:
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displaying a plurality of icons, wherein; the icons are associated with a plurality of objects; the icons are three-dimensional graphical models of the associated objects; and the icons are arranged according to locations of the associated objects as deployed in a network; displaying a control panel associated with a particular icon that represents a particular object, wherein the control panel comprises a plurality of properties; in response to a selection of at least one of the plurality of properties, determining a value of a the at least one property associated with the particular object; generating a status indicator representing the determined value; and displaying the status indicator.
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17. A computer-readable storage medium encoded with processing instructions for implementing a method for presenting a user selected status of an object in a graphic display, the processing instructions operable when executed to direct a computer to perform the steps of:
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displaying a plurality of icons, wherein; the icons are associated with a plurality of objects; the icons are three-dimensional graphical models of the associated objects; and the icons are arranged according to locations of the associated objects as deployed in a network; receiving a request to select a property of a particular object for display; displaying control panel associated with a particular icon that represents the particular object, wherein the control panel comprises a plurality of properties; in response to a selection of at least one of the plurality of properties, determining a value of the at least one selected property; generating a status indicator based at least in part on the determined value of the at least one selected property; and displaying the status indicator.
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