Patent ID: 7421466

Claim:
A dynamic map of a wireless network, comprising: representations of a plurality of network devices depicting locations of the network devices relative to a reference point, wherein the locations of the representations are adapted for updating in response to changes in mapping information contained on a computer-usable medium of one of the network devices without the need for manual intervention; a representation of a first network device of the plurality of network devices that is requesting a service on the wireless network; and a representation of a second network device of the plurality of network devices that is capable of providing the requested service; wherein the representation of the first network device is highlighted to differentiate it from representations of other network devices; wherein the representation of the second network device is highlighted to differentiate it from representations of other network devices that are incapable of providing the requested service; wherein the representations comprise visual, audible and/or tactile indicators; and wherein the representations provide an indication of at least a relative distance between their respective network device and the reference point.