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US5630081:
Connection resource manager displaying link-status information using a traffic light iconic representation
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US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Rybicki, Steve G.; Mountain View, CA
Palmer, Dale L.; Fremont, CA
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| Assignee: |
Puma Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA
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| Published / Filed: |
1997-05-13
/ 1995-09-07
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| Application Number: |
US1995000525836
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
G06F 3/023;
G06F 3/048;
H04L 29/06;
H04L 29/08;
Core:
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IPC-7:
G06F 15/00;
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| ECLA Code: |
G06F3/048A1H; H04L29/06; H04L29/08N13; H04L29/08N35; T04L29/08A7;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
715/839;
715/977;
Original:
395/348;
395/349;
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| Field of Search: |
395/155,157,159,161
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| Priority Number: |
| 1995-09-07 |
US1995000525836 |
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| Abstract: |
A communication and file-transfer program can be used to link a portable computer to a remote computer. The portable-computer link program displays on a user's screen a dynamic icon. The dynamic icon changes appearance as a connection to a remote computer is made, thus indicating to the user the progress of making the connection. Since most users of the portable-computer link program are not communications experts but casual business users, the dynamic icon employs the universally-known paradigm of a traffic light. The traffic light icon dynamically changes appearance from red to yellow to green as the communications link is being established. The red light indicates that no data is able to be transferred, such as when the media link is not plugged in or not configured. The yellow light indicates that some data is being transferred over the media link, although data errors may be occurring. The green light signals that file transfers may proceed across the connected link. The program runs under the Windows O/S, and includes a connection establish module called by a connection resource manager to open a connection. The connection establish module notifies the connection resource manager of activity, which then may cause a traffic light controller module to update the traffic light icon in the frame buffer of the video subsystem. Once the connection is made, a data transfer engine is used for file transfer.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Auvinen, Stuart T. ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Powell, Mark R.; Huynh, Ba
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| Family: |
None
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First Claim:
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We claim:
1. A method for establishing a connection from a local computer to a remote computer comprising the computer-implemented steps of:
- displaying to a user an icon on a display screen on the local computer, the icon having a first appearance which is red in color;
- configuring a communications port on the local computer, the communications port for coupling to a link media for transferring data between the local computer and the remote computer;
- transmitting an attention packet out of the communications port of the local computer and changing the icon to a second appearance which is yellow in color, the second appearance being distinct from the first appearance so as to indicate to the user that a connection attempt is being made;
- changing the appearance of the icon to a third appearance which is green in color if a response packet is successfully received at the communications port from the remote computer, the third appearance distinct from the first and second appearance so as to indicate to the user that a connection has been made; but
- changing the appearance of the icon back to the first appearance if a response packet is not successfully received at the communications port from the remote computer, indicating that no connection has been made,
- wherein the appearance of the icon progresses from red to yellow to green in color as the connection is established,
whereby progress of establishing the connection is displayed to the user by changing the appearance of the icon.
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| Other Abstract Info: |
DERABS G1997-280577
DERABS G1997-280577
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| Other References: |
Hewlett-Packard JetAdmin Printer Management Software Brochure, Jul. 1995? Hewlett Packard Co.
Compuserve Information Manager for Windows (WinCIM), Quick Start Guide, pp. 12-14, 1994.
LapLink Pro User's Guide, Traveling Software, 1991, p. 12-27.
LapLink for Windows User's Guide, Traveling Software, 1994, pp. 8-33.
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