Alert event notification

• US 9,043,715 B2
• Filed: 06/02/2011
• Issued: 05/26/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/02/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Wrp IP Management, LLC
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Nolterieke, Michael, Molander, Mark E., Franks, John P., Eischeid, Todd
• Primary Examiner(s): BHARGAVA, ANIL K
• Application Number:
  US13/151,896
• Publication Number:
  US 20120311473A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,454 Days
• Field of Search: 715/768
• US Class Current: 715/768
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

Alert event notifications may be provided by: displaying a first user interface layer including at least one user interface element configured to provide an alert event notification; displaying a second user interface layer such that at least a portion of the second user interface layer overlays the at least one user interface element configured to provide an alert event notification; detecting an alert event; and at least partially displaying the at least one user interface element configured to provide an alert event notification in an area where the at least a portion of the second user interface layer overlays the at least one user interface element configured to provide an alert event notification.

Claims

1. A method for providing alert event notifications comprising:

displaying a first user interface layer including at least one user interface element configured to provide an alert event notification;

overlaying at least a portion of a second user interface layer over at least a portion of the at least one user interface element configured to provide an alert event notification such that the at least a portion of a second user interface layer prevents viewing of the at least one user interface element configured to provide an alert event notification;

detecting an alert event;

overlaying the at least one user interface element configured to provide an alert event notification over at least a portion of the second user interface layer in response to the alert event;

receiving a user input indicative of an acknowledgement of the alert event notification; and

opaquely overlaying at least a portion of the second user interface over at least a portion of the at least one user interface element configured to provide a notification of the alert event in response to the user input indicative of an acknowledgement of the alert event notification.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the overlaying the at least one user interface element configured to provide an alert event notification over at least a portion of the second user interface layer in response to the alert event includes:

translucently overlaying the at least one user interface element configured to provide an alert event notification over at least a portion of the second user interface in response to the alert event.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the overlaying the at least one user interface element configured to provide an alert event notification over at least a portion of the second user interface layer in response to the alert event includes:

opaquely overlaying the at least one user interface element configured to provide an alert event notification over at least a portion of the second user interface in response to the alert event.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

modifying a display location of the second user interface in response to the alert event.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the overlaying the at least one user interface element configured to provide an alert event notification over at least a portion of the second user interface layer in response to the alert event includes:

overlaying the at least one user interface element configured to provide an alert event notification over at least a portion of the second user interface layer in response to the alert event when the alert event notification is in an unacknowledged state.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one user interface element configured to provide an alert event notification includes:

at least one user interface element configured to provide an alert event notification associated with a status of at least one controllable device.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the at least one controllable device is at least one of a server device, a server tray, and a server rack.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the status of the at least one controllable device includes at least one of:

a data read/write failure associated with the at least one controllable device;

controllable device health status;

a power failure status associated with the at least one controllable device;

or an overheating associated with the at least one controllable device.

9. A system for providing alert event notifications comprising:

means for displaying a first user interface layer including at least one user interface element configured to provide an alert event notification;

means for overlaying at least a portion of a second user interface layer over at least a portion of the at least one user interface element configured to provide an alert event notification such that the at least a portion of a second user interface layer prevents viewing of the at least one user interface element configured to provide an alert event notification;

means for detecting an alert event;

means for overlaying the at least one user interface element configured to provide an alert event notification over at least a portion of the second user interface layer in response to the alert event;

means for receiving a user input indicative of an acknowledgement of the alert event notification; and

means for opaquely overlaying at least a portion of the second user interface over at least a portion of the at least one user interface element configured to provide a notification of the alert event in response to the user input indicative of an acknowledgement of the alert event notification.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the means for overlaying the at least one user interface element configured to provide an alert event notification over at least a portion of the second user interface layer in response to the alert event includes:

means for translucently overlaying the at least one user interface element configured to provide an alert event notification over at least a portion of the second user interface in response to the alert event.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the means for overlaying the at least one user interface element configured to provide an alert event notification over at least a portion of the second user interface layer in response to the alert event includes:

means for opaquely overlaying the at least one user interface element configured to provide an alert event notification over at least a portion of the second user interface in response to the alert event.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the means for overlaying the at least one user interface element configured to provide an alert event notification over at least a portion of the second user interface layer in response to the alert event includes:

modifying a display location of the second user interface in response to the alert event.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein the overlaying the at least one user interface element configured to provide an alert event notification over at least a portion of the second user interface layer in response to the alert event includes:

overlaying the at least one user interface element configured to provide an alert event notification over at least a portion of the second user interface layer in response to the alert event when the alert event notification is in an unacknowledged state.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein the at least one user interface element configured to provide an alert event notification includes:

at least one user interface element configured to provide an alert event notification associated with a status of at least one controllable device.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the controllable device is at least one of a server device, a server tray, and a server rack.

16. A system including:

at least one processing device; and

at least one memory device including instructions for;

displaying a first user interface layer including at least one user interface element configured to provide an alert event notification;

overlaying at least a portion of a second user interface layer over at least a portion of the at least one user interface element configured to provide an alert event notification such that the at least a portion of a second user interface layer prevents viewing of the at least one user interface element configured to provide an alert event notification;

detecting an alert event;

overlaying the at least one user interface element configured to provide an alert event notification over at least a portion of the second user interface layer in response to the alert event;

receiving a user input indicative of an acknowledgement of the alert event notification; and

opaquely overlaying at least a portion of the second user interface over at least a portion of the at least one user interface element configured to provide a notification of the alert event in response to the user input indicative of an acknowledgement of the alert event notification.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the overlaying the at least one user interface element configured to provide an alert event notification over at least a portion of the second user interface layer in response to the alert event includes:

translucently overlaying the at least one user interface element configured to provide an alert event notification over at least a portion of the second user interface in response to the alert event.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein the overlaying the at least one user interface element configured to provide an alert event notification over at least a portion of the second user interface layer in response to the alert event includes:

opaquely overlaying the at least one user interface element configured to provide an alert event notification over at least a portion of the second user interface in response to the alert event.

19. The system of claim 16, further comprising an instruction of:

modifying a display location of the second user interface in response to the alert event.

20. The system of claim 16, wherein the overlaying the at least one user interface element configured to provide an alert event notification over at least a portion of the second user interface layer in response to the alert event includes:

overlaying the at least one user interface element configured to provide an alert event notification over at least a portion of the second user interface layer in response to the alert event when the alert event notification is in an unacknowledged state.