Patent ID: 8112514

Claim:
A method of defining a media object for monitoring a computer network, comprising: providing a user created, defined and selected media object; wherein said media object is selected arbitrarily based upon user's non-predetermined decision-making; wherein said object is any image storable on a computer medium; providing a database; loading said media object into said database; selecting an indicia element to be placed on said media object; associating said media object with at least one computer network resource; enumerating said indicia element; wherein said enumerating comprises providing location, server, monitoring group or device information for said computer network resource; further wherein said enumeration comprises: providing a machine list; applying filtering conditions for the indicia element to be displayed; providing event information; and providing indicia element characteristics based upon event checking; placing media indicia on said media object; displaying said user created, defined and selected media object; displaying the operational status, geographic location and physical location of said computer network resource; and further displaying real-time and historical status.