Communication line test apparatus with an improved graphical user interface
AssigneeDigital Lightwave, Inc.
InventorsBryan J. Zwan, Kenneth T. Myers
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Abstract
A novel graphical user interface for test device applications which permits simultaneous display of system status and alarm information while supporting graphically based test device I/O and configuration. The present invention also includes a novel graphical representation I/O scheme whereby test device configuration is accomplished through intuitive manipulation of an image of the test device. The present invention also includes embedded menuing features and a "one button down" user input section which facilitates ease of operation of the system. The present invention may be advantageously applied to a test device designed to extract and process telecommunications signals such as DS1, DS3, SONET, and ATM communication protocols.
Claims7
A method of configuring a test device having a plurality of communication test components, said plurality of communication test components including at least a first communication test component and a second communication test component, the method comprising:
- displaying a plurality of graphical representations corresponding to said plurality of communication test components of the test device, said plurality of graphical representations including at least a first graphical representation representing said first communication test component and a second graphical representation representing said second communication test component;
- receiving a first user input selecting said first graphical representation;
- processing said first user input;
- receiving a second user input selecting said second graphical representation;
- processing said second user input;
- establishing a communication path between said first communication test component and said second communication test component;
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- simultaneously displaying system information for said first and second communication test components.
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