Network Configuration Display with Hierarchical Level Arrangement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing network system configuration tools fail to clearly distinguish between different levels in a network hierarchy, making it difficult for users to visualize and manage complex network configurations.
Innovation Solution
A system configuration creation supporting device that displays network configurations with objects representing networks and nodes, using calculated coordinates to arrange them by level, and provides a highlighting function to differentiate network levels visually.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If network configuration is displayed using only network identification numbers, then the display is simple, but the network levels cannot be distinguished and the overview of complex network configurations is difficult to recognize
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a hierarchical dimension to the network configuration display by arranging network objects in multiple levels vertically. Network identification numbers are displayed along with their hierarchical level information, transforming the flat one-dimensional display into a two-dimensional hierarchical structure that preserves network level information while maintaining simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the network configuration display into multiple hierarchical levels, where each level represents a different tier of the network hierarchy. Network objects are divided and arranged according to their hierarchical level, allowing users to distinguish between different network levels while maintaining a clear overview of the entire network configuration.
2Loss of information
If detailed network information is displayed to show network levels, then network level distinction is improved, but the display complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent adds a vertical hierarchical dimension to the display structure, organizing network objects by their level in the network hierarchy. This dimensional approach allows network level information to be conveyed through spatial arrangement rather than through complex tabular or nested structures, maintaining display simplicity while preserving hierarchical information.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies local quality by displaying network level information specifically where needed in the hierarchical arrangement, rather than uniformly across all displays. Each network object displays its identification number and level information in a localized manner that corresponds to its position in the hierarchical structure, reducing overall display complexity while providing necessary information.
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AI summary
A system configuration creation supporting device includes: a display unit to display a network configuration diagram in which a first object and a second object within a first network level of a plurality of network levels are arranged, the first object being an image representing a network, the second object being an image representing a node connected to the network; and a data processing unit to calculate, on the basis of the first network level, coordinates for displaying the first and second objects on the display unit, and display on the display unit the network configuration diagram according to the first network level on the basis of the calculated coordinates.