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Graphic user interface for a storage system

  • US 7,477,949 B2
  • Filed: 05/08/2006
  • Issued: 01/13/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/24/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for interfacing with a storage system having a plurality of elements, the elements having a visible relationship with each other, and being coupled to a system control unit including a display, the method comprising:

  • drawing an image of the elements on the display, the image showing the visible relationship;

    modifying an appearance of one of the elements in the image to represent a property of the element;

    in response to a first input from a user of the storage system to the system control unit, drawing an enlarged image of the element and representing the property in the enlarged image; and

    in response to a second input from a user of the storage system to the system control unit with respect to the enlarged image, representing a further property of the element in the enlarged image.

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