Patent ID: 8489269
Filing Date: 2013-07-16
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for gathering and displaying system status information in a common format for multiple computer platforms, the method comprising: using a predetermined communication protocol on a first computer to identify a second computer having an operating system; detecting the operating system used by the second computer; accessing information from a stored database on the first computer containing characteristics of computers to identify particular model information for the second computer and the operating system used by the second computer; accessing a command interpreter program function resident on the first computer for issuing commands; issuing a command compatible to the operating system of the second computer, the command requesting data corresponding to the status of the second computer; receiving an output from the second computer in response to the command; parsing on the first computer the data corresponding to the status from said received output; storing the parsed data in a data store in the first computer as a part of a collection of parsed data; retrieving data from the collection of parsed data corresponding to a computer model associated with the display depicting the physical layout; and providing a graphic display on the first computer including a depiction of a physical layout of the second computer, including components of the computer, thereby providing the operator with a correspondence between data concerning the components and the components associated with the data; and incorporating data from the collection of parsed data into the graphic display depicting the physical layout of the second computer.