Method and apparatus for predictively and graphically administering a networked system in a time dimension

• US 7,693,941 B2
• Filed: 02/10/2006
• Issued: 04/06/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/18/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Anders Vinberg, Chandrasekhar Sundaresh, Michael Her, Reuven Battat, Sidney Wang
• Original Assignee: Anders Vinberg, Chandrasekhar Sundaresh, Michael Her, Reuven Battat, Sidney Wang
• Inventors: Sundaresh, Chandrasekhar, Her, Michael, Battat, Reuven, Vinberg, Anders, Wang, Sidney
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen; Quang N.
• Assistant Examiner(s): PATEL, HITESHKUMAR R
• Application Number:
  US11/352,714
• Publication Number:
  US 20070075992A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,516 Days
• Field of Search: 709/223, 709/224, 709/226, 345/418, 345/376, 345/419, 345/6, 706/15, 706/16, 713/706, 715/736, 717/706, 703/13
• US Class Current: 709/204
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/206 Drawing of charts or graphs
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/22 comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI]

Abstract

A method and apparatus are generally disclosed for presenting predictively and graphically administering a networked system in a time dimension. According to one aspect of the present application, a method is disclosed for presenting a projected status of at least one network system component. The method comprises identifying a present reference time and defining a status time associated with at least one network system component. The status time is future time relative to the reference time. The method also comprises identifying the network system component for presentation. The method further comprises determining a projected status associated with the network system component as of the status time. A representation of the projected status of the network system component is output for presentation. The outputting of the representation includes displaying a three-dimensional depiction of the network system component.

Claims

1. A method for presenting a projected status on a display device of at least one network system component, the method comprising:

identifying a present reference time;

defining a status time associated with at least one network system component, the status time being a future time relative to the reference time;

identifying the at least one network system component for presentation;

determining a projected status associated with the at least one network system component as of the status time; and

outputting an indication of a problem with the at least one network system component in response to determining the projected status of the at least one network system component, and displaying a three-dimensional depiction of the at least one network system component on said display device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the projected status includes accessing and processing schedule data associated with the at least one of network system component.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the projected status includes accessing and processing historical data associated with the at least one network system component.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the projected status is performed by a neural network.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the neural network is a feed forward neural network.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein determining the projected status includes pattern matching performed by the neural network in a manner that examines historical data comprising problematic conditions.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the projected status is performed by an expert system.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the expert system is generated by a neural network.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of automatically identifying includes filtering the at least one network system components to provide a business process view.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein defining the reference time includes receiving the reference time from an application.

11. A method for presenting a status of each of a plurality of network system components on a display device, the method comprising:

identifying a present reference time;

identifying a plurality of network system components for presentation;

defining a status time associated with at least one of the plurality of network system components, the status time being in the past, present or future with respect to the reference time;

determining a projected status associated with the at least one of the plurality of network system components as of the status time; and

outputting an indication of a problem with the at least one network system component in response to determining the projected status of the at least one of the plurality of network system components, and displaying a three-dimensional depiction of the at least one network system component on said display device.