Console apparatus for information processing system

A console apparatus for an information processing system having a plurality of information processing apparatuses comprising:

• memory means, having a plurality of storage areas assigned to respective ones of said plurality of processing apparatuses for storing messages received from said respective ones of said plurality of information processing apparatuses in one of said storage areas assigned thereto;
• message analyzing means for analyzing said received messages to detect, as special state of said plurality Of information processing apparatuses, a reply request issued from said information processing apparatuses to an operator of said information processing system and an error occurrence of said information processing apparatuses;
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• display means, including a display screen having a therein a status window and a plurality of message windows, each of said message windows being assigned to respective ones of said plurality of processing apparatuses, for displaying said messages stored in said respective storage areas to a respective one of said message windows corresponding to said respective ones of said plurality of processing apparatuses, and for displaying notice information indicative of said special state of at least one of said information processing apparatuses to said status window,
• wherein said display means includes means for displaying said messages stored in said memory means at said storage areas, on said display screen within said plurality of message windows provided in correspondence with said information processing apparatuses,
• wherein said display means further includes means for displaying said detected special states of said information processing apparatuses on said display screen within an area different from said plurality of message windows, and
• wherein said different area on said display screen for displaying said detected special states of said information processing apparatuses is a window divided into segmented areas corresponding to said information processing apparatuses.

A console apparatus for an information processing system having a plurality of information processing apparatuses, comprising:

• first memory means, having a plurality of storage areas assigned to respective ones of said plurality of processing apparatuses, for storing messages received from said respective ones of said plurality of information processing apparatuses in one of said storage areas assigned thereto;
• message analyzing means for analyzing said received messages to detect, as special state of said plurality of information processing apparatuses, a reply request issued from said information processing apparatuses to an operator of said information processing system and an error occurrence of said information processing apparatus;
• second memory means, having a plurality of storage areas assigned to respective ones of said plurality of processing apparatuses, for storing the special states of said plurality of information processing apparatuses detected by said message analyzing means;
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• display means, including a display screen having therein a status window and a plurality of message windows, each of said message windows being assigned to respective ones of said plurality of processing apparatuses, for displaying said messages stored in said respective storage areas of said first memory means to a respective one of said message windows corresponding to said respective ones of said plurality of processing apparatuses, and for displaying notice information indicative of said special state stored in said second memory means of at least one of said information processing apparatuses to said status window.

A console apparatus for an information processing system having a plurality of information processing apparatuses, comprising:

• first memory means, having a plurality of storage areas assigned to respective ones of said plurality of processing apparatuses, for storing messages received from said respective ones of said plurality of information processing apparatuses in one of said storage areas assigned thereto;
• message analyzing means for analyzing said received messages to detect, as special states of said plurality of information processing apparatuses, a reply request issued from said information processing apparatuses to an operator of said information processing system and an error occurrence of said information processing apparatus;
• second memory means, having a plurality of storage areas assigned to respective ones of said plurality of processing apparatuses, for storing the special state of said plurality of information processing apparatuses detected by said message analyzing means;
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• display means, including a display screen having therein a status window and a plurality of message windows, each of said message windows being assigned to respective ones of said plurality of processing apparatuses, for displaying said messages stored in said respective storage areas of said first memory means to a respective one of said message windows corresponding to said respective ones of said plurality of processing apparatuses, and for displaying notice information indicative of said special state stored in said second memory means of at least one of said information processing apparatuses to said status window;
• wherein said display means includes means for displaying said messages stored in said first memory means at said storage areas, on said display screen within the plurality of message windows provided in correspondence with said information processing apparatuses,
• wherein said display means includes means for displaying sad detected special states of said information processing apparatuses on said display screen within an area different from said plurality of message windows, and
• wherein said different area on said shared display screen for displaying said detected special states of said information processing apparatuses is a window divided into segmented areas corresponding to said information processing apparatuses.

A console apparatus for an information processing system having a plurality of information processing apparatuses, comprising:

• memory means, having a plurality of storage areas assigned to respective ones of said plurality of processing apparatuses, for storing messages received from said respective ones of said plurality of information processing apparatuses in one of said storage areas assigned thereto;
• message analyzing means for analyzing said received messages to detect, as special state of said plurality of information processing apparatuses, a reply request issued from said information processing apparatuses to an operator of said information processing system and an error occurrence of said information processing apparatuses;
• display means, including a display screen having therein a state window and a plurality of message windows, each of said message windows being assigned to respective ones of said plurality of processing apparatuses, for displaying said messages stored in said respective storage areas to a respective one of said message windows corresponding to said respective ones of said plurality of processing apparatuses, and for displaying notice information indicative of said special state of at least one of said information processing apparatuses to said status window;
• command input means for inputting a command;
• selecting means for selecting which of said information processing apparatuses said input command is destined;
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• command storage means for making said input command store in said memory means at one of said storage areas corresponding to said selected information processing apparatuses,
• wherein said display means includes means for displaying said command stored in said memory means and said memory of said selected information apparatus stored in said memory means, on said display screen at an area corresponding to said selected information processing apparatus.

A console apparatus for an information processing system having a plurality of information processing apparatuses, comprising:

• a memory connected to said plurality of information processing apparatuses, having a plurality of storage areas each provided in correspondence with one of said plurality of information processing apparatuses and each for storing messages, including reply requests, provided from a corresponding one of said plurality of information processing apparatuses to an operator of said information processing system;
• means connected to said memory for analyzing states of said plurality of information processing apparatuses, based upon messages held in said memory;
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• a display connected to said detecting means for displaying messages stored in said storage areas of said memory at message display areas provided in correspondence to said storage areas, and for displaying a state as analyzed by said analyzing means for at least one of said information processing apparatuses on said state display area, so as to enable recognition of said state at a glance.

A console apparatus for an information processing system having a plurality of information processing apparatuses, comprising:

• memory means, having a plurality of storage areas assigned to respective ones of said plurality of processing apparatuses for storing messages received from said respective ones of said plurality of information processing apparatuses in one of said storage areas assigned thereto;
• message analyzing means for analyzing said received messages to detect, as special states of said plurality of information processing apparatuses, a reply request issued from said information processing apparatuses to an operator of said information processing system and an error occurrence of said information processing apparatuses;
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• display means, including a display screen having a therein a state window and a plurality of message windows, each of said message windows being assigned to respective ones of said plurality of processing apparatuses, for displaying said messages stored in said respective storage areas to a respective one of said message windows corresponding to said respective ones of said plurality of processing apparatuses, and for displaying notice information indicative of said special state of at least one of said information processing apparatuses to said status window,
• wherein said state window is divided into a plurality of notice information areas including an identification information area, an under-operation area, an error message area and a reply request message.

A console apparatus for an information processing system having a plurality of information processing apparatuses, comprising:

• first memory means, having a plurality of storage areas assigned to respective ones of said plurality of processing apparatuses, for storing messages received from said respective ones of said plurality of information processing apparatuses in one of said storage areas assigned thereto;
• message analyzing means for analyzing said received messages to detect, as special states of said plurality of information processing apparatuses, a reply request issued from said information processing apparatuses to an operator of said information processing system and an error occurrence of said information processing apparatus;
• second memory means, having a plurality of storage areas assigned to respective ones of said plurality of processing apparatuses, for storing the special states of said plurality of information processing apparatuses detected by said message analyzing means;
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• display means, including a display screen having a therein a status window and a plurality of message windows, each of said message windows being assigned to respective ones of said plurality o processing apparatuses, for displaying said messages stored in said respective storage areas of said first memory means to a respective one of said message windows corresponding to said respective ones of said plurality of processing apparatuses, and for displaying notice information indicative of said special state stored in said second memory means of at least one of said information processing apparatuses to said status window,
• wherein said state window is divided into a plurality of notice information areas including an identification information area, an under-operation area, an error message area and a reply request message.

A console apparatus for an information processing system having a plurality of information processing apparatuses, comprising:

• memory means, having a plurality of storage areas assigned to respective ones of said plurality of processing apparatuses, for storing messages received from said respective ones of said plurality of information processing apparatuses in one of said storage areas assigned thereto;
• message analyzing means for analyzing said received messages to detect, as special states of said plurality of information processing apparatuses, a reply request issued from said information processing apparatuses, to an operator of said information processing system and an error occurrence of said information processing apparatuses;
• display means, including a display screen having therein a status window and a plurality of message windows, each of said message windows being assigned to respective ones of said plurality of processing apparatuses, for displaying said messages stored in said respective storage areas to a respective one of said message windows corresponding to said respective ones of said plurality of processing apparatuses, and for displaying notice information indicative of said special state of at least one of aid information processing apparatuses to said status window;
• command input means or inputting a command;
• selecting means for selecting which of said information processing apparatuses said input command is destined;
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• command storage means for making said input command store in said memory means at one of said storage areas corresponding to said selected information processing apparatuses,
• wherein said display means includes means for displaying said command stored in said memory means and said memory of said selected information apparatus stored in said memory means, on said display screen at an area corresponding to said selected information processing apparatus, and
• wherein said status window is divided into a plurality of notice information areas including an identification information area, an under-operation area, an error message area and a reply request message.

A console apparatus for an information processing system having a plurality of information processing apparatuses, comprising:

• memory means, having a plurality of storage areas assigned to respective ones of said plurality of processing apparatuses, for storing messages received from said respective ones of said plurality of information processing apparatuses in one of said storage areas assigned thereto;
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• display means, including a display screen having therein a status window and a plurality of message windows, each of said message windows being assigned to respective ones of said plurality of processing apparatuses, for displaying said messages stored in said respective storage areas to a respective one of said message windows corresponding to said respective ones of said plurality of processing apparatuses, and for displaying notice information indicative of said special state of at least one of said information processing apparatuses to said status window as a foremost message window on said display screen,
• wherein said state window is divided into a plurality of notice information areas including an identification information area, an under-operation area, an error message area and a reply request message.

A console apparatus for an information processing system having a plurality of information processing apparatuses, comprising:

• a memory connected to said plurality of information processing apparatuses, having a plurality of storage areas each provided in correspondence with one of said plurality of information processing apparatuses and each for storing messages provided from a corresponding one of said plurality of information processing apparatuses to an operator of said information processing system;
• means connected to said memory for analyzing states of said plurality of information processing apparatuses, based upon messages held in said memory;
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• a display connected to said detecting means for displaying messages stored in said storage areas of said memory at message display areas provided in correspondence to said storage areas, and for displaying a state as analyzed by said analyzing means for at least one of said information processing apparatuses on said state display area, so as to enable recognition of said state at a glance,
• wherein said display comprises a state window having a plurality of notice information areas including an identification information area, and under-operation area, an error message area and a reply request message area.