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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2009
Filed:
May. 08, 2006
Ofir Zohar, Alfe-Menashe, IL;
Amihay Birenboim, Tel Aviv, IL;
Yaron Revah, Tel Aviv, IL;
Haim Helman, Herzelya, IL;
Dror Cohen, Tel Aviv, IL;
Shemer Schwartz, Tel Aviv, IL;
Efri Zeidner, Kiryat Mozkin, IL;
Ofir Zohar, Alfe-Menashe, IL;
Amihay Birenboim, Tel Aviv, IL;
Yaron Revah, Tel Aviv, IL;
Haim Helman, Herzelya, IL;
Dror Cohen, Tel Aviv, IL;
Shemer Schwartz, Tel Aviv, IL;
Efri Zeidner, Kiryat Mozkin, IL;
XIV Ltd., Tel-Aviv, IL;
Abstract
A method for interfacing with a storage system. The storage system has a plurality of elements having a visible relationship with each other, and the storage system is coupled to a system control unit including a display. The method includes: drawing an image of the elements on the display, the image showing the visible relationship, and modifying an appearance of one of the elements in the image to represent a property of the element. The method further includes, in response to a first input from a user of the storage system to the system control unit, drawing an enlarged image of the element and representing the property in the enlarged image. The method also includes, in response to a second input from a user of the storage system to the control unit with respect to the enlarged image, representing a further property of the element in the enlarged image.