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Managing computer system alerts
Assignee: Round Rock Research LLC
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Filing: 1997-10-01
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Granted: 2003-04-22
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Expires: 2017-10-01
Abstract
Abstract An apparatus for creating, registering, and monitoring alerts for a computer or plurality of computers. This apparatus alerts the operator when an event occurs on one of the computer's components. This apparatus allows the user to select which alerts to enable and which alerts to disable from a list of all possible alerts. When an alert occurs, the present invention displays the particular computer's name, a description of the alert, the time and date of the alert, and details about a recommended course of action. The present invention also creates a log file for all alerts detected, regardless of whether the alert is displayed or not.
Inventors
- 👤 Srikumar N. Chari
- 👤 Kenny L. Bright
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 17:24
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L41/00; H04L41/02; H04L41/0213; H04L41/06; H04L41/0604; H04L41/0613; H04L41/22; H04L43/00; H04L43/08; H04L43/0805; H04L43/0817; H04L41/08; H04L41/0876; H04L41/0879
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 42
Claim 1
Independent Claim
103 words
A method of monitoring alerts regarding the status of components in a computer, comprising the acts of: displaying a plurality of alert types to a user in a graphic display, each of said alert types corresponding to a status of components in the computer; receiving a plurality of unfiltered alerts, each of said alerts corresponding to an alert type; allowing a user to selectively disable or enable automatic display of one or more of said alerts to the user by selecting or deselecting a corresponding alert type in said graphic display; and recording status information associated with said alerts in a storage medium.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
103 words
A method of monitoring alerts regarding the status of components in a computer, comprising the acts of: displaying a plurality of alert types to a user in a graphic display, each of said alert types corresponding to a status of components in the computer; receiving a plurality of unfiltered alerts, each of said alerts corresponding to an alert type; allowing a user to selectively disable or enable automatic display of one or more of said alerts to the user by selecting or deselecting a corresponding alert type in said graphic display; and recording status information associated with said alerts in a storage medium.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising an act of storing whether each of said alerts is disabled or enabled to be displayed to the user in a plurality of variables.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 2 , further comprising an act of storing information about said disabled alerts in said storage medium at a user computer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 1 , further comprising an act of storing, at a user computer, a recommended course of action associated with said alerts.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising an act of generating a user interface which allows a user to select one or more of said alerts to be displayed to the user by providing a description of said alerts.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 5 wherein said user interface enables said selected alerts to be displayed to the user in response to an enable command by the user.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 5 wherein said user interface disables said selected alerts from being displayed to the user in response to a disable command by the user.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 6 further comprising an act of displaying said enabled alerts in an alert notification window to the user.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 8 wherein said act of displaying displays the name of a component associated with one of said alerts.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 8 , wherein said act of displaying includes displaying a recommended course of action associated with one of said alerts.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 4 , further comprising the act of displaying a recommended course of action associated with said alerts to the user.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method of claim 7 , wherein said user interface allows the user to enable alerts to be displayed to the user which have been previously disabled from being displayed to the user in response to a disable command by the user.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
112 words
A method of monitoring the operational status of components in a computer comprising the acts of: generating a notification about the status of at least one component in the computer, said notification comprising a first code which contains data about said component, said first code having a first data length; receiving said notification unfiltered at a remote computer; allowing a user to selectively disable or enable automatic display of said notification by selecting or deselecting a corresponding notification type in a graphic display; and transforming said notification into an automatically displayed user-friendly display message comprising a second data length, wherein said second data length is significantly greater than said first data length.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
112 words
A method of monitoring the operational status of components in a computer comprising the acts of: generating a notification about the status of at least one component in the computer, said notification comprising a first code which contains data about said component, said first code having a first data length; receiving said notification unfiltered at a remote computer; allowing a user to selectively disable or enable automatic display of said notification by selecting or deselecting a corresponding notification type in a graphic display; and transforming said notification into an automatically displayed user-friendly display message comprising a second data length, wherein said second data length is significantly greater than said first data length.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 13 including an act of sending on a computer network, said notification to said remote computer.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 14 wherein said act of sending performs a Simple Network Management Protocol transaction.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 13 wherein said first code contains an index and wherein said act of transforming uses said index to identify said user-friendly display message.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 16 wherein said index is predefined by a management information base.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 17 wherein said management information base associates information about said component with said index.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 18 wherein said act of transforming includes using said information about said component from said management information base to generate said user-friendly display message.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 13 further comprising an act of displaying a description of said notification.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 13 further comprising an act of displaying a recommended course of action for said notification.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 13 , further comprising the act of allowing a user to enable or disable the display of said user-friendly display message.
Claim 25
Independent Claim
122 words
A method of monitoring the operational status of components in a computer comprising the acts of: providing a management information base which is configured to associate a plurality of indexes with different operational parameters related to said components; generating at least one alert, said alert providing information about a change in an operational parameter in at least one component, said alert comprising one index of said indexes which identifies at least one of said operational parameters; receiving said alert unfiltered from the computer; allowing a user to selectively disable or enable automatic processing of said alert by selecting or deselecting a corresponding alert type in a graphic display; and transforming said index in said alert into an automatically displayed user-friendly display message.
Claim 26
Independent Claim
122 words
A method of monitoring the operational status of components in a computer comprising the acts of: providing a management information base which is configured to associate a plurality of indexes with different operational parameters related to said components; generating at least one alert, said alert providing information about a change in an operational parameter in at least one component, said alert comprising one index of said indexes which identifies at least one of said operational parameters; receiving said alert unfiltered from the computer; allowing a user to selectively disable or enable automatic processing of said alert by selecting or deselecting a corresponding alert type in a graphic display; and transforming said index in said alert into an automatically displayed user-friendly display message.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 23 , wherein said index is a variable in said first management information base.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 24 , wherein said variable is compatible with a computer network which performs Simple Network Management Protocol transactions.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 23 , further comprising the act of allowing a user to enable or disable the display of said user-friendly display message.
Claim 30
Independent Claim
103 words
A method of displaying a system management user interface comprising the acts of: providing at least one computer having a plurality of components; generating a plurality of alerts, said alerts associated with the monitoring of status information about said plurality of components; displaying said alerts on a manager computer; allowing a user to select at least two of said alerts; and disabling or enabling the automatic display of said selected alerts to the user in response to a single command from the user, said single command corresponding to a deselection or selection of an alert type in a graphic display by said user.
Claim 31
Independent Claim
103 words
A method of displaying a system management user interface comprising the acts of: providing at least one computer having a plurality of components; generating a plurality of alerts, said alerts associated with the monitoring of status information about said plurality of components; displaying said alerts on a manager computer; allowing a user to select at least two of said alerts; and disabling or enabling the automatic display of said selected alerts to the user in response to a single command from the user, said single command corresponding to a deselection or selection of an alert type in a graphic display by said user.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 27 wherein said act of disabling disables the display of a combination of said alerts in response to a single command.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 27 wherein said alerts are associated with the status of a plurality of components in a plurality of network servers.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 27 , wherein said act of allowing a user to select at least two of said alerts allows the selection of at least two alerts corresponding to at least two network servers.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 27 wherein said act of displaying organizes a subset of said alerts into a processor group.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 27 wherein said act of displaying organizes some of said alerts into a cooling group.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 27 wherein said act of displaying organizes some of said alerts into a temperature group.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 27 wherein said act of displaying organizes some of said alerts into a power supply group.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 27 wherein said act of displaying organizes some of said alerts relates into a fault isolation group.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 27 , further comprising the act of allowing a user to enable the display of an alert which has been previously disabled for display by the user.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 22 , further comprising the act of allowing a user to enable the display of a user-friendly display message which has been previously disabled for display by the user.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 36 , further comprising the act of allowing a user to enable the display of a user-friendly display message which has been previously disabled for display by the user.
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