Method and apparatus for displaying hour by hour power level status transitions for a network device by parsing cron job strings associated with the network device

An apparatus, comprising:

• a receiver configured to receive a request for a power level schedule for a network device, the request comprising a time period for the power level schedule;
• a processor configured to control the apparatus to
• retrieve cron job strings associated with the network device;
• parse the cron job strings to determine transitions from one power level to another and times for the transitions of the power level of the network device;
• and
• build a visual grid depicting the power level schedule for the network device during said time period based on the determined transitions,
• wherein the visual grid comprises hour-by-hour power level status for the network device over said time period.

A computer program embodied on a non-transitory computer readable medium, the computer program configured to control a processor to perform operations, comprising:

• receiving a request for a power level schedule for a network device, the request comprising a time period for the power level schedule;
• retrieving cron job strings associated with the network device;
• parsing the cron job strings to determine transitions from one power level to another and times for the transitions of the power level of the network device;
• and
• building a visual grid depicting the power level schedule for the network device during said time period based on the determined transitions,
• wherein the visual grid comprises hour-by-hour power level status for the network device over said time period.

An apparatus, comprising:

• receiving means for receiving a request for a power level schedule for a network device, the request comprising a time period for the power level schedule;
• retrieving means for retrieving cron job strings associated with the network device;
• parsing means for parsing the cron job strings to determine transitions from one power level to another and times for the transitions of the power level of the network device;
• and
• building means for building a visual grid depicting the power level schedule for the network device during said time period based on the determined transitions,
• wherein the visual grid comprises hour-by-hour power level status for the network device over said time period.