Patent ID: 6246409
Filing Date: 2001-06-12
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
In a distributed system having a client computer, a video display, a first network having resources and running a first network operating system, and a second network having resources and running a second network operating system that differs from the first network operating system, a method for providing a unified display of resources on the first network and the second network comprising the computer implemented steps of:providing a first network client program at the client computer for interfacing with the first network, said first network client program including a means for enumerating the resources in the first network;providing a second network client program at the client computer for interfacing with the second network, said second network client program including a means for enumerating the resources in the second network;with the first network client program, enumerating a subset of less than all of the resources on the first network as being resources of interest to the user;with the second network client program, enumerating a subset of less than all of the resources on the second network as being resources of interest to the user; anddisplaying a single window to the user on the video display to show a list of network provided resources, said single window providing a visual representation comprising a unified display of the resources enumerated by the first network client program and the second network client program.