System and method for enabling a user interface with GUI meta data
OwnerDaniel Ferrininventor
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Abstract
A system and method for graphically representing and managing network and network device information is described. In one embodiment, the described method generates a graphical display representing at least a partial configuration of a network device. This method includes the steps of receiving an indication of a configuration category; retrieving a stylesheet corresponding to the network device and to the configuration category; retrieving instance data corresponding to the network device; identifying renderable objects using the retrieved stylesheet and the retrieved instance data; retrieving a browser theme; providing the renderable objects to the browser theme; and rendering the renderable objects using the browser theme.
Claims46
A method for generating a graphical display representing at least a partial configuration of a network device, the method comprising:
- receiving an indication of a configuration category;
- retrieving a stylesheet corresponding to the network device and to the configuration category;
- retrieving instance data corresponding to the network device;
- identifying a plurality of renderable objects using the retrieved stylesheet and the retrieved instance data;
- retrieving a browser theme;
- providing at least indications of the plurality of renderable objects to the browser theme;
- and
- initiating rendering of the plurality of renderable objects.
A system comprising:
- a graphical generator;
- a stylesheet data device in communication with the graphical generator;
- a network data device in communication with the graphical generator;
- and
- a browser theme data device in communication with the graphical generator.
A system for generating a graphical display representing at least a partial configuration of a network device, the system comprising:
- a processor;
- a storage device connected to the processing device;
- and
- a plurality of instructions stored on the storage device, the plurality of instructions configured to cause the processor to:
- retrieve a stylesheet corresponding to the network device and to a configuration category;
- retrieve instance data corresponding to the network device;
- identify a plurality of renderable objects using the retrieved stylesheet and the retrieved instance data;
- retrieve a browser theme;
- provide at least indications of the plurality of renderable objects to the browser theme;
- and
- initiate rendering of the plurality of renderable objects.
A method for generating a graphical display representing configuration data of a network device, the method comprising:
- identifying procedural instructions corresponding to a configuration element in the configuration data;
- identifying rendering instructions corresponding to the retrieved procedural instructions;
- and
- rendering an indication of the configuration element according to the rendering instructions.
A system for generating a graphical display representing configuration data of a network device, the system comprising:
- means for identifying procedural instructions corresponding to a configuration element in the configuration data;
- means for identifying rendering instructions corresponding to the retrieved procedural instructions;
- and
- means for rendering an indication of the configuration element according to the rendering instructions.
A system for generating a graphical display representing configuration data of a network device, the system comprising:
- a processor;
- a memory device;
- and
- a plurality of instructions stored on the memory device, the plurality of instructions configured to cause the processor to:
- identify procedural instructions corresponding to a configuration element in the configuration data;
- identify rendering instructions corresponding to the retrieved procedural instructions;
- and
- render an indication of the configuration element according to the rendering instructions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.