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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2005
Guy Barry Owen Bunker, Buckinghamshire, GB;
Christopher James Elphinstone Chandler, Boston, MA (US);
Guy Barry Owen Bunker, Buckinghamshire, GB;
Christopher James Elphinstone Chandler, Boston, MA (US);
Symantec Operating Corporation, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for computer systems management using mind map techniques comprises receiving a request to generate a graphical summarization of relationships of a particular entity associated with an information technology (IT) infrastructure with other entities associated with the infrastructure, and generating a graphical representation of the particular entity and its relationships as a mind map comprising a plurality of linked nodes. The network of nodes may include a primary node representing the particular entity, a first link from the primary node to a first sub-network of nodes representing a first relationship, and a second link from the primary node to a second sub-network of nodes representing a second relationship.