CLI Visualization Co-Pilot for Unified Network Monitoring
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing networking device monitoring systems require users to manually switch between Command Line Interface (CLI) and Graphical User Interface (GUI)-based visualization applications for different commands, leading to inefficiencies and fragmented monitoring experiences.
Innovation Solution
A Visualization Co-Pilot (VCP) engine that integrates with a CLI subsystem to receive commands, determine relevant visualization applications, generate visualization access information, and display visualizations on a management device without manual switching.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users manually switch between CLI and GUI-based visualization applications, then they can access both command-line functionality and visual monitoring capabilities, but the monitoring efficiency decreases and operation complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines CLI and GUI visualization applications into a single integrated system. The CLI subsystem and visualization applications are merged so that users can access both command-line functionality and visual monitoring capabilities within one interface, eliminating the need to manually switch between separate applications.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated system provides multi-functionality by allowing users to execute CLI commands and view visualizations simultaneously within the same interface. The system serves multiple purposes (command execution, data visualization, monitoring) through a unified platform, improving both ease of operation and monitoring efficiency.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate visualization applications are used for different monitoring areas, then specialized monitoring capabilities are achieved, but system complexity increases and time is lost switching between applications
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments different visualization applications and integrates them within a unified framework. Each visualization application maintains its specialized monitoring capabilities while being coordinated through a central integration mechanism, allowing diverse monitoring functions without increasing overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary integration layer that connects multiple visualization applications with the CLI subsystem. This mediator manages communication between different components, coordinating their operations and eliminating the need for users to manually switch between applications while preserving specialized monitoring capabilities.
3Reliability
If manual switching between CLI and visualization applications is required, then comprehensive monitoring is possible, but time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary integration of CLI subsystems and visualization applications during setup, establishing predefined connections and data flow paths. This preliminary configuration ensures that comprehensive monitoring is automatically available without requiring users to manually switch between applications during operation, thus maintaining monitoring completeness while reducing time consumption.
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AI summary
A Command Line Interface (CLI) information visualization system includes a management device coupled to a computing device. The computing device includes a CLI subsystem that provides a CLI session on the computing device for the management device. The computing device also includes a Visualization Co-Pilot (VCP) subsystem that receives a CLI command from the CLI subsystem that was provided by the management device during the CLI session, and determines one or more visualization applications that are configured to generate a visualization associated with the execution of the CLI command. The VCP subsystem then generates visualization access information using the CLI command, uses the visualization access information to access at least one visualization generated by the one or move visualization applications, and provides the at least one visualization for display on the management device.