Patent ID: 8661117

Claim:
A method utilizing a graphical user interface for managing a network having a plurality of network devices, comprising: associating events in the network with respective ones of the plurality of network devices; providing a first geographical map to the graphical user interface, the first geographical map displaying locations of each of the plurality of network devices and indicating which of the plurality of network devices are associated with at least one event; and managing the network using the first geographical map, the managing including detecting selection of a network device in the plurality of network devices and providing to the graphical user interface a second geographical map including a more detailed view of a geographical area around the selected network device in response to the detecting while simultaneously maintaining no more than a portion of the first geographical map visible on the graphical user interface without changing size of the portion of the first geographical map, said maintaining including overlaying all but said portion of said first geographical map with no more than a portion of said second geographical map, thereby displaying said portion of the first map simultaneously with displaying said second map on said graphical user interface.