Content presentation in remote monitoring sessions for information technology systems
First Claim
1. A method of content presentation, comprising:
- maintaining a session window on an electronic display screen of a remote administration console for remotely monitoring a corresponding server system via a communication link;
monitoring a display status of the session window on the display screen; and
based on the display status of the session window selectively transmitting a quantity of refresh information for the session window from a management server to the remote administration console over the communication link for display in the session window, wherein monitoring the display status of the session window comprises determining one or more of;
amount of visibility of the session window on the electronic display screen, focus status of the session window on the electronic display and active status of the session window, wherein the refresh information comprises status information for the remotely monitored server system.
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Abstract
Content presentation in remote sessions by reducing processing and communication bandwidth requirements for the remote sessions in an information technology environment. Content presentation includes maintaining a session window on an electronic display screen of a remote administration console for remotely monitoring a corresponding server system via a communication link, and monitoring a display status of the session window on the display screen. Based on the display status of the session window, a quantity of refresh information for the session window is selectively transmitted from a management server to the remote administration console over the communication link for display in the session window. The refresh information includes status information for the remotely monitored server system.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of content presentation, comprising:
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maintaining a session window on an electronic display screen of a remote administration console for remotely monitoring a corresponding server system via a communication link; monitoring a display status of the session window on the display screen; and based on the display status of the session window selectively transmitting a quantity of refresh information for the session window from a management server to the remote administration console over the communication link for display in the session window, wherein monitoring the display status of the session window comprises determining one or more of;
amount of visibility of the session window on the electronic display screen, focus status of the session window on the electronic display and active status of the session window, wherein the refresh information comprises status information for the remotely monitored server system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for content presentation on an electronic display in an information technology environment, comprising:
a monitoring module configured for maintaining a session window on a display screen of a remote administration console for remotely monitoring a corresponding server system via a communication link, monitoring a display status of the session window on the display screen, and based on the display status of the session window selectively receiving a quantity of refresh information for the session window over the communication link, wherein the monitoring module determines the display status of the session window based on one or more of;
amount of visibility of the session window on the display screen, focus status of the session window on the electronic display and active status of the session window, wherein the refresh information comprises status information for the remotely monitored server system.- View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer program product for content presentation on an electronic display, comprising:
a computer usable medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, wherein the computer readable program code when executed on a computer causes the computer to perform operations comprising; maintaining a session window on a display screen of a remote administration console for remotely monitoring a corresponding server system via a communication link; monitoring a display status of the session window on the display screen; based on the display status of the session window selectively transmitting a reduced quantity of refresh information for the session window from a management server to the remote administration console over the communication link for display in the session window, wherein monitoring the display status of the session window comprises one or more of;
amount of visibility of the session window on the display screen, focus status of the session window on the electronic display and active status of the session window, wherein the refresh information comprises status information for the remotely monitored server system; andthe management server maintaining status information for each server system being remotely monitored. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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