Elizabeth G Ricci

US Patent:

49425404, Jul 17, 1990

Filed:

Mar 2, 1987

Appl. No.:

7/020838

Inventors:

Darryl P. Black - Merrimack NH
Elizabeth G. Ricci - Bedford MA

Assignee:

Wang Laboratories, Inc. - Lowell MA

International Classification:

G06F 304

US Classification:

364514

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.