US 11,689,430 B2
Dataview drilldown menu
Lingping Gao, Burlington, MA (US); Guangdong Liao, Burlington, MA (US); Yong Zhao, Burlington, MA (US); Meng Yang, Burlington, MA (US); Xinfeng Xia, Burlington, MA (US); Junjie Yuan, Burlington, MA (US); Guicai Cui, Burlington, MA (US); and Long Zeng, Burlington, MA (US)
Assigned to NetBrain Technologies, Inc., Burlington, MA (US)
Filed by NetBrain Technologies, Inc., Burlington, MA (US)
Filed on Dec. 18, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/719,619.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/859,097, filed on Jun. 8, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2020/0389370 A1, Dec. 10, 2020
Int. Cl. H04L 41/22 (2022.01); G06F 3/04817 (2022.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/04845 (2022.01); H04L 67/75 (2022.01); H04L 41/142 (2022.01); H04L 43/10 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 41/22 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/04817 (2013.01); G06F 3/04845 (2013.01); H04L 67/75 (2022.05)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for network management comprising:
displaying a map of network devices and connections between the network devices;
associating one or more of the network devices with one or more device drill-down actions;
associating one or more of the connections with one or more connection drill-down actions;
displaying, for each of the one or more device drill-down actions, a first drill-down pane including each of the one or more device drill-down actions, wherein the first drill-down pane is displayed on the map at a location adjacent to the associated one or more network devices;
displaying, for each of the one or more connection drill-down actions, a second drill-down pane including each of the one or more connection drill-down actions, wherein the second drill-down pane is displayed on the map at a location adjacent to the associated one or more connections;
receiving, from the first drill-down pane, a selection of one of the displayed device drill-down actions for the one or more network devices associated with the selected drill-down action when displayed and associated with the one or more of the network devices;
receiving, from the second drill-down pane, a selection of one of the displayed connection drill-down actions for the one or more connections associated with the selected drill-down action when displayed and associated with the one or more of the connections;
implementing a function provided by the selected device drill-down action that corresponds with the associated one or more network devices when the selected drill-down action is adjacent to the associated one or more network devices; and
implementing a function provided by the selected connection drill-down action that corresponds with the associated one or more connections when the selected drill-down action is adjacent to the associated one or more connections.