Status Display Tool

Abstract

In a distributed computing environment utilizing Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA), this patent application discloses a software status display tool that provides a graphical representation of the current operational status of all of the data sources in a computer network. The display tool accesses the CORBA Name Server and obtains all available references for object implementations and their CORBA Interface Definition Language (IDL) interface. The references and interfaces map directly to all of the data suppliers and servers and their respective interfaces. The display tool then interfaces with each and every supplier and server as if it were a corresponding client or consumer. Based upon the data it is able to obtain, it makes a determination of the state of that particular supplier or server. The display tool then logs the results of its determinations and presents a fundamental color-coded, system-wide display of its determinations on a video device. (5 figures)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 18, 2004
Accession Number
ADD020174

Entities

People

  • Gregory A. Bussiere

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Navy

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Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Application Protocols
  • Application Software
  • Computer Networks
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Consumers
  • Digital Communications
  • Distributed Computing
  • Graphical User Interface
  • Local Area Networks
  • Networks
  • Patent Applications
  • Patents
  • Supervisory Control
  • User Interface

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Engineering

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