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US 11,637,758 B2Granted
Dynamic dataview templates
AssigneeNetBrain Technologies, Inc.
InventorsLingping Gao, Guangdong Liao, Yong Zhao, Meng Yang, Xinfeng Xia, Junjie Yuan, Guicai Cui, Long Zeng
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Abstract
A system is disclosed for generating a graphical user interface (GUI) for network management automation. The GUI is a data view that provides functionality for monitoring and controlling devices in a network using dynamic dataview templates.
Claims20
A method for network management comprising:
- generating a map displaying network devices and their connections;
- providing an interface for defining a dynamic data view template, wherein the definition of the dynamic data view template comprises associating one or more variables with one or more of the network devices or the connections, wherein the variables are dynamically updated with live data;
- updating the associating based on the dynamically updated variables, wherein the association for some of the variables is iteratively updated based on the variables that are dynamically updated with live data;
- applying the dynamic data view template to the map;
- modifying the map based on the application of the dynamic data view template to display the one or more variables with the associated one or more of the network devices or the connections, wherein the displayed variables are selectable for displaying details about the associated one or more of the network devices or the connections related to the selected variable, wherein the details include the live data that is dynamically updated;
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- displaying a drill-down action adjacent the network devices or the connections, wherein the drill-down action provides a recommended action.
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A method for network management comprising:
- displaying a map that includes network devices and connections of the network devices on the map;
- receiving a request for a dynamic data view template that can be applied to the map;
- receiving input variables and corresponding values as inputs for application of the dynamic data view template, wherein the corresponding values comprise live data;
- determining whether the live data corresponds with the input variables;
- updating the input variables dynamically with the live data;
- applying, to the map, the dynamic data view template using the inputs and the corresponding values;
- displaying modifications to the map from the application of the dynamic data view template wherein the modifications include the live data that is used for dynamically updating the input variables;
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- displaying a drill-down action adjacent the network devices or the connections, wherein the drill-down action provides a recommended action to a user.
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A graphical user interface comprising:
- a map displaying network devices and interfaces between each of the network devices;
- a data view template editor for creating a data view template based on qualifications or variables for modifying at least some of the network devices and the interfaces;
- a data view template manager for displaying the qualifications or the variables for modifying at least some of the network devices and the interfaces;
- a display of a modification to the map from an application of the data view template wherein the modification includes live data that is used for dynamically updating input variables to the data view template;
- a display of drill-down actions adjacent the associated one or more of the network devices or the one or more of the interfaces, wherein the display of the drill-down actions provides recommended actions for an end user;
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- wherein application of the data view template modifies the map based on the qualifications or the variables and further wherein application of the recommended actions provides further information displayed on the map.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.