Patent ID: 7702782
Filing Date: 2010-04-20
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method in which at least one computer system accesses instructions from computer storage and executes the instructions to use a watermark as an alert on a graphical user interface, wherein the alert provides notification of the occurrence of an event in a storage area network, the method comprising: detecting an event associated with a component of the storage area network, wherein the event is detected by the at least one computer system; determining an alert level corresponding to the detected event; and placing a watermark on the graphical user interface to indicate an alert, wherein an initial characteristic of the watermark depends on the determined alert level, and wherein the watermark is oriented to be visible at a distance from the graphical user interface; displaying multiple regions in the graphical user interface, a first region providing at least one functionality for controlling at least one storage area network component; and displaying at least one graphical object in a graphical user interface region, the graphical object representing a storage area network component; and