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A system for providing a configurable graphical user interface useful in managing network devices connected to a network, the system using one or more servers and one or more clients, each server receiving messages from and sending messages to a set of the network devices via a standard server/devic

A system for providing a configurable graphical user interface useful in managing network devices connected to a network, the system using one or more servers and one or more clients, each server receiving messages from and sending messages to a set of the network devices via a standard server/device protocol, each client communicating with at least one server via a client/server protocol and providing a graphical user interface for receiving requests from a user and displaying information to the user relating to the network devices, the client initiating a graphical user interface in response to a user input by sending an initiation message to the server, and the server then sending resource information and a data stream relating to the current state of the network devices, the client creating a graphical user interface that provides a display relating to the state of the network devices based upon the resource information and data stream, the resource information providing a context for data in the data stream.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A system for providing a configurable graphical user interface for one or more variables of interest specifying the current state of one or more external electronic devices comprisinga server connected to receive and send information relating to said one or more variables

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A system for providing a configurable graphical user interface for one or more variables of interest specifying the current state of one or more external electronic devices comprisinga server connected to receive and send information relating to said one or more variables of interest specifying the current state of said one or more external electronic devices, anda client communicating with said server via a client/server protocol and providing a user interface for receiving requests from a user and displaying information to said user relating to said one or more variables of interest,said client being programmed to initiate a graphical user interface in response to a user input by sending an initiation message to said server,said server being programmed to respond to said initiation message by sending resource information establishing a context for interpretation and for display of data relating to said one or more variables to said client and to thereafter send a data stream of data relating to the current state of said one or more variables, andsaid client being programmed to create a graphical user interface that provides a display relating to the state of said one or more variables based upon said resource information and data in said data stream, said resource information providing a context for data in said data stream.