# US 2018/0026732 A1 · Electronic device, operation method of electronic device, and non-transitory computer readable storage medium > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2018/0026732 A1 - Document ID: US20180026732A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/653,549 - Filed: 2017-07-19 - Published: 2018-01-25 - Earliest claimed: 2016-07-22 - Assignees: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. - Applicants: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. - Inventors: Tzu-Chi LIAO; Ten-Long DAN; Chuan-Yi KUO; Wei-Sheng TENG; Min-Wei PAN - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180026732A1 ## CPC - H04B 17/23: Indication means, e.g. displays, alarms, audible means - H04W 24/08: Testing, {supervising or monitoring} using real traffic - H04B: TRANSMISSION - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract An electronic device is provided. The electronic device comprises a display unit and a processing unit. The processing unit is electrically connected to the display unit and is configured to perform steps including: obtaining signal strength of connections between a plurality of nodes; and controlling the display unit to display the connections graphically according to the signal strength. An operation method adapted to an electronic device, and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium is also provided. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electronic device comprising: a display unit; and a processing unit electrically connected to the display unit and configured to perform steps of: obtaining signal strength of connections between a plurality of nodes; and displaying the connections graphically on the display unit according to the signal strength. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the processing unit is further configured to perform steps including: displaying a first graphic on the display unit to represent a first connection that corresponds to a first signal strength according to the first signal strength in the signal strengths, and displaying a second graphic on the display unit to represent a second connection that corresponds to a second signal strength according to the second signal strength in the signal strength, wherein, the first signal strength is different from the second signal strength, and the first graphic is different from the second graphic. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the processing unit is further configured to perform steps including: obtaining bandwidth usage rates of the connections; and displaying the connections in colors on the display unit according to the bandwidth usage rates. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The electronic device according to claim 3, wherein the processing unit is further configured to perform steps of: displaying a first connection that corresponds to a first bandwidth usage rate in a first color on the display unit; and displaying a second connection that corresponds to a second bandwidth usage rate in a second color on the display unit; wherein, the first bandwidth usage rate is different from the second bandwidth usage rate, and the first color is different from the second color. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the processing unit is further configured to perform steps including: obtaining a plurality of signal strength comparison values that correspond to the nodes, respectively; obtaining a network topology of the nodes according to the signal strength comparison values; and displaying the network topology of the nodes graphically on the display unit. ### Claim 6 An operation method, adapted to an electronic device, the operation method comprising: obtaining signal strength of connections between a plurality of nodes; and displaying the connections graphically according to the signal strength. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The operation method according to claim 6, wherein the operation method further comprises: displaying a first graphic to represent a first connection that corresponds to a first signal strength according to the first signal strength in the signal strength, and displaying a second graphic to represent a second connection that corresponds to a second signal strength according to the second signal strength in the signal strength, wherein, the first signal strength is different from the second signal strength, and the first graphic is different from the second graphic. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The operation method according to claim 6, wherein the operation method further comprises: obtaining bandwidth usage rates of the connections; and displaying the connections in colors according to the bandwidth usage rates. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The operation method according to claim 8, wherein the operation method further comprises: displaying a first connection in a first color, the first connection in the connections is corresponding to a first bandwidth usage rate in the bandwidth usage rates; and displaying a second connection in a second color, the second connection in the connections is corresponding to a second bandwidth usage rate in the bandwidth usage rates, wherein, the first bandwidth usage rate is different from the second bandwidth usage rate, and the first color is different from the second color. ### Claim 10 (depends on 6) The operation method according to claim 6, wherein the operation method further comprises: obtaining a plurality of signal strength comparison values that correspond to the nodes, respectively; obtaining a network topology of the nodes according to the signal strength comparison values; and displaying the network topology of the nodes graphically. ### Claim 11 A non-transitory computer readable storage medium, configured to store a program command, after the program command is loaded on an electronic device, the electronic device performs steps of: obtaining signal strength of connections between a plurality of nodes; and displaying the connections graphically according to the signal strength.