Patent ID: 6704012
Filing Date: 2004-03-09
Classification: G06F,G06T

Abstract:
A graphical user interface displaying a representation of the values of at least one detected performance variable, which has been automatically detected by automatically monitoring system performance, on a computing system display to provide indications as to how said detected variables relate to predetermined threshold values of said variables over time, and where said variables relate to an operation of an information handling system, comprising:at least one zone in a screen on said display such that each zone represents a threshold value for each of said variables, and; a representation of the detected values of each of said monitored variables over time overlying said at least one zone in accordance with the threshold values of said zones, so as to provide a visual indication of the functioning of the information handling system; wherein said interface automatically varies display of at least one of said at least one zone and said representation of detected values over time in response to user input.