Method an apparatus for specification of communication parameters

Patent 4942540 Issued on July 17, 1990. Estimated Expiration Date:

July 17, 2007. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventors

Assignee

Wang Laboratories, Inc.

Application

No. 020838 filed on 03/02/1987

US Classes:

709/228, Session/connection parameter setting379/93.23, Having user information display (e.g., telephone number, name, address, etc.)709/220NETWORK COMPUTER CONFIGURING

Examiners

Primary: Lall, Parshotam S.
Assistant: Ramirez, Ellis B.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Shanahan; Michael H., Peterson; Scott K.

International Class

G06F 003/04

Abstract

A method and apparatus by which a user can enter and edit communication configuration parameters. A screen display includes a depiction of a communication connection and a scrollable list of communication parameter sets. The depiction of the connection includes a local system icon, an icon identifying a particular remote system, and a visual indication of other communication parameters. The depiction is updated to represent the current values of the currently selected set of communication parameters. Prompts to aid in entering and changing these parameters are presented in the context of the display of a the connection and the display of the communication parameter set list.