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Method and apparatus for displaying performance metrics in a communication system
Assignee: Motorola Solutions Inc
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Filing: 1995-02-07
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Granted: 1996-09-24
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Expires: 2015-02-07
Abstract
Abstract A method and apparatus of displaying performance metrics of a cellular communication system (50) having a call routing element (51), control elements (55, 56, 57, 58) and transceiver elements (59, 60, 61, 62, 63) provides for creating a hierarchical display (10) of the call routing element, the control elements and the plurality of transceiver elements with the call routing element depicted at a center of the hierarchical display and the control elements and transceiver elements radiating outwardly from the center in a hierarchical order. The user or the system selects a performance metric of one of the call routing element, the control elements and the transceiver elements, and the selected performance metric is displayed for each of the call routing element, the control element and the transceiver elements within the hierarchical display.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert Quinn
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 16:15
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L43/00; H04L43/04; H04L43/045; G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/048; G06F3/0487; G06F3/0489; H04L43/06; H04L43/065; H04W; H04W24/00; H04L43/08; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S345/00; Y10S345/902
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
109 words
An apparatus for displaying performance metrics of a wireless cellular communication system having a mobile switching center, and a plurality of base site controllers comprising: a hierarchical display of the mobile switching center and the plurality of base site controllers, the mobile switching center depicted at a center of the hierarchical display and the base site controllers radiating outwardly from the center in a hierarchical order; means for selecting a performance metric of one of the mobile switching center and the plurality of base site controllers; and means for displaying the performance metric for the mobile switching center or the plurality of base site controllers within the hierarchical display.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
109 words
An apparatus for displaying performance metrics of a wireless cellular communication system having a mobile switching center, and a plurality of base site controllers comprising: a hierarchical display of the mobile switching center and the plurality of base site controllers, the mobile switching center depicted at a center of the hierarchical display and the base site controllers radiating outwardly from the center in a hierarchical order; means for selecting a performance metric of one of the mobile switching center and the plurality of base site controllers; and means for displaying the performance metric for the mobile switching center or the plurality of base site controllers within the hierarchical display.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the means for displaying the performance metric is operable for displaying the performance metric as a color value.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the means for displaying the performance metric is operable for displaying the performance metric as a gray scale.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
38 words
The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising means for locating concentric rings around the mobile switching center and the plurality of base site controllers such that the plurality of base site controllers are located between adjacent concentric rings.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
The apparatus of claim 4 further comprising means for dividing the base site controllers by line segments radiating from the center.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising means for comparing the performance metric with a threshold value and upon the event of the performance metric exceeding the threshold determining that an alarm condition exists.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
The apparatus of claim 6 further comprising means for flashing a color value when the alarm condition exists.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
98 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the wireless cellular communication system further comprises a plurality of control elements, each of the plurality of control elements being subordinate to the mobile switching center and superior to an associated sub-group of the plurality of base site controllers, the apparatus further comprising: means for depicting each of the plurality of control elements on the hierarchical display radiating outwardly from the mobile switching center in hierarchical order; and means for depicting the sub-group of the plurality of base site controllers radiating outwardly from the associated one of the plurality of control elements.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
63 words
The apparatus of claim 8 further comprising means for locating concentric rings around the mobile switching center, the plurality of control elements and the plurality of base site controllers such that the plurality of control elements are located between a first set of adjacent concentric rings and the plurality of base site controllers are located between a second set of adjacent concentric rings.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
63 words
The apparatus of claim 8 further comprising: means for selecting a first of the plurality of control elements; and means for reformatting the hierarchical display with the first of the plurality of control elements positioned at the center and the associated sub-group of the plurality of base site controllers radiating from the first of the plurality of control elements in a hierarchical order.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
101 words
A method of displaying performance metrics for a cellular communication system having at least a mobile switching center and a plurality of base site controllers, the method comprising the steps of: creating a hierarchical display with the mobile switching center depicted at a center of the hierarchical display and the plurality of base site controllers radiating outwardly from the center in a hierarchical order; selecting a performance metric of one of the mobile switching center and the plurality of base site controllers; and displaying the performance metric for the mobile switching center or the base site controllers within the hierarchical display.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
101 words
A method of displaying performance metrics for a cellular communication system having at least a mobile switching center and a plurality of base site controllers, the method comprising the steps of: creating a hierarchical display with the mobile switching center depicted at a center of the hierarchical display and the plurality of base site controllers radiating outwardly from the center in a hierarchical order; selecting a performance metric of one of the mobile switching center and the plurality of base site controllers; and displaying the performance metric for the mobile switching center or the base site controllers within the hierarchical display.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 11 wherein the step of displaying the performance metric further comprises displaying the performance metric as a color value.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 11 wherein the step of displaying the performance metric further comprises displaying the performance metric as a gray scale.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method of claim 11 further comprising the step of locating concentric rings around the mobile switching center and the plurality of base site controllers such that the plurality of base site controllers are located between adjacent concentric rings.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 14 further comprising the step of dividing the plurality of base site controllers by line segments radiating from the center.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 11 further comprising the step of comparing the performance metric with a threshold value and upon the event of the performance metric exceeding the threshold determining that an alarm condition exists.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 16 further comprising the step of flashing a color value when the alarm condition exists.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method of claim 11 wherein the cellular communication system further comprises a plurality of base site transceivers, the method further comprising the step of: depicting the base site transceivers on the hierarchical display extending radially outwardly from the center and the base site controllers.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
78 words
The method of claim 11 wherein the cellular communication system further comprises a plurality of base site transceivers associated with a first of the plurality of base site controllers, the method further comprising the step of: selecting the first of the plurality of base site controllers; and reformatting the hierarchical display with the first of the plurality of base site controllers positioned at the center and the base site transceivers radiating from the center in a hierarchical order.
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