Appeal No. 2002-1289
Application No. 08/972,219
BACKGROUND
The invention relates to a client-server network management system that
includes a managed element server. The managed element server contains element
managers that monitor and manage computer network behavior. A visual element
manager builder, having a graphic user interface that may be downloaded to a client
computer, presents a visual development environment in which one may create
element managers. Claim 1 is reproduced below.
1. A computer network management server comprising:
a manager for performing computer network management tasks
associated with a plurality of computer network elements; and
a visual element manager builder for generating an element manager
object, wherein said visual element manager builder communicates with a client
process that includes a graphic user interface for soliciting information regarding
the computer network element corresponding to said element manager object
and regarding event management of said computer network element, said user
interface being downloaded from said visual element manager builder for
execution on a client computer.
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