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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2006
Aaron Cunningham, Redmond, WA (US);
Marieke I. Watson, Seattle, WA (US);
Patrice L. Miner, Kirkland, WA (US);
Alexandru Gavrilescu, Redmond, WA (US);
Haiyong Wang, Redmond, WA (US);
Dennis Morgan, Sammamish, WA (US);
Aaron Cunningham, Redmond, WA (US);
Marieke I. Watson, Seattle, WA (US);
Patrice L. Miner, Kirkland, WA (US);
Alexandru Gavrilescu, Redmond, WA (US);
Haiyong Wang, Redmond, WA (US);
Dennis Morgan, Sammamish, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
The claimed method and system provides a graphical user interface that illustrates network topology information, including connection paths between devices on the local network and an external network such as the Internet. The claimed method and system may use a three column format for presenting the topology that is more intuitive for a user. Also, the claimed method and system may aggregate context and connection information from multiple different protocols to provide the topology display. Further, the claimed method and system may use a device registry to enable customized and extensible representations of the network devices.