# US 8,543,923 B2 · Apparatus, system, and method for displaying health spatially and temporally > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,543,923 B2 - Document ID: US8543923B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 11/839,445 - Filed: 2007-08-15 - Published: 2009-02-19 - Granted: 2013-09-24 - Earliest claimed: 2007-08-15 - Assignees: International Business Machines Corporation - Applicants: James A. Fisher; Shinobu Fujihara; Daniel Loewus-Deitch; Michael R. Maletich - Inventors: James A. Fisher; Shinobu Fujihara; Daniel Loewus-Deitch; Michael R. Maletich - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8543923B2 ## CPC - G06F 3/0481: based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for displaying health spatially and temporally. A status module records a health status for each of a plurality of components at a plurality of temporal instances, wherein the health status instances are recorded in a history file. An interconnection module records interconnection relationships for the plurality of clusters in a resource file. A display module displays a system graphical representation comprising a graphical representation for each of the components, each interconnection relationship for the components, a health status for each component, and a transitional health for each component. The system graphical representation is for a specified temporal instance. The transitional health portrays a change in health status over a plurality of temporal instances. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An apparatus to display health, the apparatus comprising: a computer readable program stored on a computer readable storage medium; a processor executing the computer readable program, the computer readable program comprising: a status module recording a health status for each of a plurality of components at a plurality of temporal instances, wherein each component comprises a virtual tape server, a tape library, and a hierarchical storage manager, the health status instances are recorded in a history file, and each health status instance comprises a percentage of full capacity of the component; an interconnection module recording interconnection relationships for the plurality of components in a resource file; and a display module displaying a system graphical representation comprising a graphical representation for each of the components, each interconnection relationship for the components, a health status for each component, and a transitional health for each component, wherein the system graphical representation is for a first specified temporal instance and the transitional health portrays a change in health status over the plurality of temporal instances, the transitional health portraying a diminishing health status with a first simulated motion and portraying an improving health status with a second simulated motion, the display module further paging through graphical representations for the plurality of instances to a second specified temporal instance at a specified time and date in response to a command. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, the computer readable program further comprising a user command module receiving the command. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the interconnection relationships are physical connection relationships. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the interconnection relationships are logical connection relationships. ### Claim 5 A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a computer readable program, wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to: record a health status for each of a plurality of components at a plurality of temporal instances, wherein each component comprises a virtual tape server, a tape library, and a hierarchical storage manager, the health status instances are recorded in a history file, and each health status instance comprises a percentage of full capacity of the component; record interconnection relationships for the plurality of components in a resource file; display a system graphical representation comprising a graphical representation for each of the component, each interconnection relationship for the components, a health status for each component, and a transitional health for each component, wherein the system graphical representation is for a first specified temporal instance and the transitional health portrays a change in health status over the plurality of temporal instances, the transitional health portraying a diminishing health status with a first simulated motion and portraying an improving health status with a second simulated motion; and paging through graphical representations for the plurality of instances to a second specified temporal instance at a specified time and date in response to a command. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The computer program product of claim 5, wherein the components are configured as clusters. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The computer program product of claim 5, wherein the interconnection relationships are physical connection relationships. ### Claim 8 (depends on 5) The computer program product of claim 5, wherein the interconnection relationships are logical connection relationships. ### Claim 9 A system to display health, the system comprising: a plurality of clusters configured to store data; a computer configured to execute computer readable programs stored on a computer readable storage medium, the computer readable programs comprising a status module recording a health status for each of a plurality of clusters at a plurality of temporal instances, wherein each cluster comprises a virtual tape server, a tape library, and a hierarchical storage manager, the health status instances are recorded in a history file, and each health status instance comprises a percentage of full capacity of the cluster; an interconnection module recording interconnection relationships for the plurality of clusters in a resource file; and a display module displaying a system graphical representation comprising a graphical representation for each of the clusters, each interconnection relationship for the clusters, a health status for each cluster, and a transitional health for each cluster, wherein the system graphical representation is for a first specified temporal instance and the transitional health portrays a change in health status over the plurality of temporal instances, the transitional health portraying a diminishing health status with a first simulated motion and portraying an improving health status with a second simulated motion, the display module further paging through graphical representations for the plurality of instances to a second specified temporal instance at a specified time and date in response to a command. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, the computer readable programs further comprising a user command module receiving the command. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein the health status for each cluster is recorded in a log entry. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein the interconnection relationships are physical connection relationships. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein the interconnection relationships are logical connection relationships.