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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2005
Kelly J. Reasoner, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Curtis C. Ballard, Eaton, CO (US);
Mike P. Fleischmann, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Kelly J. Reasoner, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Curtis C. Ballard, Eaton, CO (US);
Mike P. Fleischmann, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Storage apparatus and related methods wherein an operator control panel that controls functions and displays information regarding the storage apparatus and its storage devices is configured to have or display a selectable thumbtack function. The operator control panel is configurable to show a number of operational screens for managing the storage apparatus, show a default screen after a period of inactivity at the operator control panel, receive a designation that an operational screen should replace the default screen, and if designated, show the designated operational screen instead of the default screen after a period of inactivity.