Method and device for monitoring, manipulating, and viewing syst

Details Method and device for monitoring, manipulating, and viewing syst Method and device for monitoring, manipulating, and viewing syst

1994-12-20

1997-10-28

Breene, John E.

39520011, 395341, G06F 300

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056824890

ABSTRACT:
A system monitoring device has the capacity of displaying historical or real time information and also allows a user to set, via direct manipulation, a range of values in relation to other currently displayed information in graphical format on a computer screen and to view such relationships in an intuitive manner. A user interface is provided so a user can interact with information being viewed via an input device, e.g., a pointing device. The user interface of the system monitoring device of the present invention includes two interactive icons allowing a user to select and display information contained in a historical record, or log, of information, as well as real time information, and also to expand the interactive icon into a range of values, specifying a minimum and maximum, so that there is a range between the point at which the activity may take place and the point at which the activity is canceled which a user can directly manipulate in an intuitive manner on a display device. One of the interactive icons may be displayed as a film editor metaphor with a magnifying glass and two spools.

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