Patent ID: 6832271
Filing Date: 2004-12-14
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A computer-implemented USB (Universal Serial Bus) monitoring and data displaying utility for monitoring and displaying information pertaining to a plurality of USB modules connected to a computer, said displaying being performed on a computer display screen communicably coupled to said computer, said information pertaining to said plurality of USB modules including status information pertaining to said plurality of USB modules, comprising:a monitoring view implemented in a first window of said computer display screen, said monitoring view including a set of condensed individual module information sections, each of said condensed individual module information sections displaying condensed information pertaining to one of said USB modules, said condensed information including an identity of an associated USB module, and one of a hub identifier, a port identifier, and a data transfer indicator pertaining to said associated USB module, said hub identifier identifying a hub to which said associated USB module is currently connected, said port identifier identifying a port to which said associated USB module is currently connected, said data transfer indicator indicating whether data transfer currently takes place with respect to said associated USB module; at least one of a system view and a device view, said system view displaying detailed information about said USB modules in a second window separate from said first window, information displayed in said system view having more details than information displayed in said monitoring view, said device view displaying detailed information about a given one of said USB modules in one of said second window and a third window separate from said second window, information displayed in said device view about said given one of said USB modules having more details than information pertaining said given one of said USB modules displayed in said monitoring view; and an icon for invoking at least one of said system view and said device view from said monitoring view.