Patent ID: 8650278

Claim:
A computer-implemented method of illustrating a networking address space, comprising executing operations on a computer system for: accessing definitional information defining a block in the networking address space, wherein the block comprises a plurality of network addresses that are administered as a unit; and rendering a map depicting a portion of the networking address space, the map comprising an N×N grid of individual grid spaces, wherein each grid space represents one or more individual network addresses, wherein the map includes an outlining rectangle bounding adjacent grid spaces representing the plurality of network addresses comprising the block, wherein the grid spaces bounded by the outlining rectangle contain a first visual indicator representing a first value for an attribute of the plurality of related network addresses comprising the block, wherein the map further includes a second outlining rectangle bounding adjacent grid spaces representing a plurality of network addresses comprising a second block, and wherein the grid spaces bounded by the second outlining rectangle contain the first visual indicator representing the first value for the attribute of the plurality of network addresses comprising the second block.