Patent ID: 9680711
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04L

Claim:
1. A method, comprising: determining that a first range of internet protocol addresses corresponds to a first scope; displaying a first visual representation of the first scope, wherein the first visual representation comprises a first displayed bar, the length of the first displayed bar represents a span of the first range of the first scope, and each internet protocol address of the first scope has a representative position within the first displayed bar; determining that a second range of internet protocol addresses corresponds to a second scope; displaying a second visual representation of the second scope, wherein the second visual representation comprises a second displayed bar, the length of the second displayed bar represents a span of the second range of the second scope, and each internet protocol address of the second scope has a representative position within the second displayed bar; determining that a third range of internet protocol addresses corresponds to a range of internet protocol addresses that are common to the first scope and the second scope; displaying a third visual representation of the third range, wherein the third visual representation comprises a third displayed bar, the length of the third displayed bar represents a span of the third range, each internet protocol address of the third range has a representative position within the third displayed bar, and the third displayed bar is separate from the first and second displayed bar; and displaying an indication that a third scope is related to at least one of the first and second scopes, wherein the third scope is related to at least one of the first and second scopes because a scope has been split into the third scope and at least one of the first and the second scopes.