US 12,217,075 B1
Interface for presenting performance data for hierarchical networked components represented in an expandable visualization of nodes
Brian Bingham, Denver, CO (US); and Tristan Fletcher, Pleasant Hill, CA (US)
Assigned to Splunk Inc., San Franciso, CA (US)
Filed by Splunk Inc., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 26, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/240,878.
Application 17/240,878 is a continuation of application No. 15/287,708, filed on Oct. 6, 2016, granted, now 11,003,475.
Application 15/287,708 is a continuation of application No. 13/874,448, filed on Apr. 30, 2013, granted, now 9,495,187, issued on Nov. 15, 2016.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 9/455 (2018.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 11/32 (2006.01); G06T 11/20 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 9/45558 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 9/45533 (2013.01); G06F 11/327 (2013.01); G06T 11/206 (2013.01); G06F 2009/45591 (2013.01); G06T 2200/24 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
causing display of a visualization that includes a plurality of nodes that are representative of a plurality of components included in an information technology environment,
wherein each node of the plurality of nodes is connected to at least one other node to represent at least one hierarchical relationship among the plurality of components;
determining a performance state of each component of the plurality of components;
indicating the performance state of each component of the plurality of components by an appearance of each corresponding node of the plurality of nodes;
receiving first input indicative of a selection of a first node of the plurality of nodes that corresponds to a first component of the plurality of components;
identifying a hierarchical relationship involving the first node by expanding the visualization that includes the first node to include a second node that is representative of a second component that is a descendant component of the first component;
presenting a performance indicator for the second component through the appearance of the first node so as to cumulatively reflect performance of the first and second components;
receiving second input modifying the hierarchical relationship between the first node and the second node, wherein the second input corresponds to a change in a position of the second node corresponding to the second component with respect to the first node corresponding to the first component that causes a connection between the first and second nodes to be altered, the connection being a visual feature in the expanded visualization that is interconnected between the first and second nodes; and
presenting the visualization of the information technology environment including the hierarchical relationship as modified by the second input.