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System and method for representing the information technology infrastructure of an organization
Assignee: Micro Focus LLC
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Filing: 1999-06-29
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Granted: 2003-12-30
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Expires: 2019-06-29
Abstract
Abstract A computer program for representing the information technology infrastructure of an organization includes an interactive display module and an output module. The interactive display module can generate a hierarchical list of information technology elements and organizational elements in the information technology infrastructure of the organization and can generate an interactive user interface that presents the hierarchical list. The output module can generate a hierarchical graph of the information technology infrastructure of the organization. The hierarchical list and the hierarchical graph each represent the information technology infrastructure of the organization.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas L. Hill
- 👤 Kevin J. Rammage
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 20:09
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06Q; G06Q10/00; G06Q10/06; G06Q10/063; H; H04; H04L; H04L41/00; H04L41/12; H04L41/22
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
113 words
Information technology infrastructure management software, embodied in a computer-readable medium and operable, when executed, to: generate a hierarchical graph of information technology elements categorized according to one or more organizational elements of a business entity with which each information technology element is associated; label each occurrence of an information technology element that occurs more than once in the hierarchical graph with a label that locates the occurrence of the information technology element in the hierarchical graph; and provide cross-references at each occurrence of the information technology element to the other occurrences of the information technology element in the hierarchical graph; wherein the hierarchical graph represents the information technology infrastructure of the business entity.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
113 words
Information technology infrastructure management software, embodied in a computer-readable medium and operable, when executed, to: generate a hierarchical graph of information technology elements categorized according to one or more organizational elements of a business entity with which each information technology element is associated; label each occurrence of an information technology element that occurs more than once in the hierarchical graph with a label that locates the occurrence of the information technology element in the hierarchical graph; and provide cross-references at each occurrence of the information technology element to the other occurrences of the information technology element in the hierarchical graph; wherein the hierarchical graph represents the information technology infrastructure of the business entity.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The software of claim 1 , wherein the organizational elements comprise departments of the business entity.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
41 words
The software of claim 1 , further operable to: maintain a dependency relationship between a first information technology element and a second information technology element; and connect the second information technology element to each occurrence of the first information technology element.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
The software of claim 1 , wherein the information technology elements comprise applications and databases.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
181 words
A system for representing the information technology infrastructure of a business entity, comprising: a memory operable to store data representing information technology elements of the business entity, organizational elements of the business entity with which each information technology element is associated, and relationships between the information technology elements and the organizational elements; a processor coupled to the memory and operable to: access the data in the memory; and generate a hierarchical graph of the information technology elements categorized according to one or more organizational elements of the business entity with which each information technology element is associated, wherein: each occurrence of an information technology element that occurs more than once In the hierarchical graph has a label that locates the occurrence of the information technology element in the hierarchical graph; and each occurrence of the information technology element cross-references the other occurrence of the information technology element in the hierarchical graph; and a display device coupled to the processor, the display device operable to display the hierarchical graph, wherein the hierarchical graph represents the information technology infrastructure of the business entity.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
181 words
A system for representing the information technology infrastructure of a business entity, comprising: a memory operable to store data representing information technology elements of the business entity, organizational elements of the business entity with which each information technology element is associated, and relationships between the information technology elements and the organizational elements; a processor coupled to the memory and operable to: access the data in the memory; and generate a hierarchical graph of the information technology elements categorized according to one or more organizational elements of the business entity with which each information technology element is associated, wherein: each occurrence of an information technology element that occurs more than once In the hierarchical graph has a label that locates the occurrence of the information technology element in the hierarchical graph; and each occurrence of the information technology element cross-references the other occurrence of the information technology element in the hierarchical graph; and a display device coupled to the processor, the display device operable to display the hierarchical graph, wherein the hierarchical graph represents the information technology infrastructure of the business entity.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
The system of claim 5 , wherein the organizational elements comprise departments of a business entity.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
The system of claim 5 , wherein the information technology elements comprise applications and databases.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
30 words
The system of claim 5 , further comprising an output device coupled to the processor, the output device operable to generate a hard copy out that presents the hierarchical graph.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
50 words
The system of claim 5 , wherein: memory is further operable to store a dependency relationship between a first information technology element and a second information technology element; and the processor is further operable to connect the second information technology element to each occurrence of the first information technology element.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
157 words
A method performed on a computer for representing the information technology infrastructure of a business entity, comprising: storing data representing information technology elements of the business entity, organizational elements of the business entity with which each information technology element is associated, and relationships between the information technology elements and the organizational elements; accessing the data in a memory; generating a hierarchical graph of the information technology elements categorized according to one or more organizational elements of the business entity with which each informational technology element is associated, the hierarchical graph comprising; labels that locate each occurrence of an information technology element that occurs more than once in the hierarchical graph: and cross-references at each occurrence of the information technology element in the to the other occurrences of the information technology element in the hierarchical graph; and displaying the hierarchical graph on a display device; wherein the hierarchical graph represents the information technology infrastructure of the business entity.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
157 words
A method performed on a computer for representing the information technology infrastructure of a business entity, comprising: storing data representing information technology elements of the business entity, organizational elements of the business entity with which each information technology element is associated, and relationships between the information technology elements and the organizational elements; accessing the data in a memory; generating a hierarchical graph of the information technology elements categorized according to one or more organizational elements of the business entity with which each informational technology element is associated, the hierarchical graph comprising; labels that locate each occurrence of an information technology element that occurs more than once in the hierarchical graph: and cross-references at each occurrence of the information technology element in the to the other occurrences of the information technology element in the hierarchical graph; and displaying the hierarchical graph on a display device; wherein the hierarchical graph represents the information technology infrastructure of the business entity.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 10 , wherein the organizational elements comprise departments of a business entity.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 10 , wherein the information technology elements comprise applications and databases.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method of claim 10 , further comprising: maintaining a dependency relationship between a first information technology element and a second information technology element; and connecting the second information technology element to each occurrence of the first information technology element.
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