Configurable network device user interface

• US 9,307,050 B2
• Filed: 03/07/2007
• Issued: 04/05/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP (Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Company)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP (Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Company)
• Inventors: Hickey, James P., Vanzante, Craig A., Curcio, Joseph A. Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): Vostal, O. C.
• Application Number:
  US11/714,937
• Publication Number:
  US 20080222285A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,317 Days
• Field of Search: 709/229, 709/224, 709/220
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0893 Assignment of logical groups to network elements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0895 Configuration of virtualised networks or elements, e.g. virtualised network function or OpenFlow elements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/22 comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/75 Indicating network or usage conditions on the user display

Abstract

Network devices, systems and methods are described that configure a network device user interface. One method includes receiving input to define user-selectable information from among a list of pre-arranged network information presented on a network device display. The method includes configuring the user-selectable information into a particular grouping and presenting the user-selectable information according to the particular grouping.

Claims

1. A network device, comprising:

a processor;

a memory in communication with the processor;

a configurable user interface on the device having a display; and

computer executable instructions storable in the memory and executable by the processor to;

receive via the configurable user interface input to identify user-selected network information from among lists of pre-arranged network information initially presented on the display within multiple drop down menus;

organize the user-selected network information from the lists of pre-arranged network information into a particular grouping associated with a particular task;

separate and order the user-selected network information from the lists of pre-arranged network information into a number of panels as subsets to the particular grouping according to a particular user; and

simultaneously present the number of panels of the user-selected network information from the lists of pre-arranged network information on the display according to a presentation arrangement of the panels for the particular grouping according to the particular user.

2. The network device of claim 1, further including computer executable instructions storable in the memory and executable by the processor to save the user-selected network information and the particular grouping in the network device memory.

3. The network device of claim 1, wherein the user-selected network information and the particular grouping are saved in one or more cookies in a user web browser.

4. The network device of claim 1, wherein the display is a graphical user interface to present the user-selected network information according to the particular grouping.

5. The network device of claim 4, further comprising:

saving a first presentation arrangement of the number of panels associated with the particular task and a first particular user; and

saving a second different presentation arrangement of the number of panels corresponding to the particular task and a second particular user.

6. The network device of claim 5, further comprising:

saving a first presentation arrangement of the number of panels associated with the particular task, a first particular user, and a first vantage point; and

saving a second presentation arrangement of the number of panels associated with the particular task, the first particular user, and a second vantage point.

7. The network device of claim 4, wherein the graphical user interface is a web accessible graphical user interface.

8. The network device of claim 1, where the user-selected network information is selected from the group including:

VLAN configuration information, VLAN status information, port configuration information, port status information, bandwidth information, data traffic information, link status information, and link speed information.

9. A non-transitory computer readable medium having executable instructions which can be executed by a processor to cause a network device to perform a method, comprising:

receiving input to identify user-selected network information from among lists of pre-arranged network information initially presented on a display within multiple drop down menus;

organizing the user-selected network information from the lists of pre-arranged network information into a number of user-particular groupings associated with a particular task;

configuring the user-selected network information from the lists of pre-arranged network information relevant to the particular task into a number of panels as subsets to the user-particular groupings associated with the particular task and according to a particular user;

saving, as a presentation arrangement, the configured number of panels for a user-particular grouping; and

simultaneously presenting to a display, in the saved presentation arrangement, the number of panels of the user-selected network information from the lists of pre-arranged network information of the user-particular grouping according to the particular user choosing the particular task.

10. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9, wherein saving the configured number of panels for the user-particular grouping includes saving in cookies on a web browser.

11. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9, wherein saving, as a presentation arrangement, the configured number of panels for a first user-particular grouping includes saving a first presentation arrangement of the number of panels according to the particular user choosing a first vantage point of the particular task and saving a second presentation arrangement of the number of panels according to the particular user choosing a second vantage point of the particular task.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11, wherein the number of panels of the first user-particular grouping are a different set of panels than the number of panels of the second user-particular grouping.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9, wherein the method further includes associating the user-particular groupings with one or more log-in and password combinations indicative of the particular user.

14. A method for providing information concerning a network switch, comprising:

receiving input to the network switch to identify user-selected network information from among pre-arranged lists of switch information initially arranged within multiple drop down menus;

organizing the user-selected network information from the lists of pre-arranged network information into a user-particular grouping associated with a particular task;

configuring the user-selected network information from the lists of pre-arranged network information among a number of panels as subsets to the user-particular grouping associated with a particular task and according to a perspective within the task; and

simultaneously displaying the number of panels of the user-selected network information from the lists of pre-arranged network information according to a saved presentation arrangement, the particular task, and the perspective within the task to a user interface.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the method includes saving the user-selected network information included in the user-particular grouping in one or more cookies on a web browser.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein the method includes associating a first task and a first perspective within the first task for the user-particular grouping with a first log-on and password.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the method includes associating the first task and the first perspective within the first task for the user-particular grouping with several log-on and password combinations.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the method includes associating a second task and a second perspective within the second task for the user-particular grouping with only one log-on and password combination.

19. The method of claim 14, wherein configuring the user-selected network information among the number of panels includes separating and ordering the user-selected network information within the number of panels.