[54] SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR CONSTRUCTING AN INTEGRATED NETWORK
[75] Inventors: Satoru Tezuka; Satoru Matsumura.
both of Yokohama; Kenichi Kihara.
Fujisawa; Hiroshi Furukawa.
Yokohama; Shigern Miyake. Tokyo-to;
Yousuke Tsuyuki. Kamakura, all of
Japan
[73] Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo. Japan
[21] Appl. No.: 332,772
[22] Filed: Nov. 1,1994
Related U.S. Application Data
[63] Continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 46,942, Apr. 16, 1993, abandoned.
[30] Foreign Application Priority Data
Apr. 16, 1992 [JP] Japan 4-096279
Jul. 21, 1992 [JP] Japan 4-194195
Aug. 12, 1992 [JP] Japan 4-235165
Oct 22, 1992 [JP] Japan 4-284175
Nov. 1, 1993 [JP] Japan 5-273757
[51] lint CI.6 G06F 11/30; G06F 15/177
[52] U.S. CI 395/200.1; 395/200.11;
395/969
[58] Field of Search 395/200.01. 200.11,
395/200.12, 830, 284. 140, 155, 162, 163. 165, 200.1, 200.5, 969; 364/DIG. 2
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OTHER PUBLICATIONS
"Challenge! Personal Computer LAN", published Oct. 1991, pp. 238-244 & 308-319, by Nikkei Business Publications, Inc. no translation.
Primary Examiner—Meng-Ai T. An
Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus.
LLP.
[57] ABSTRACT
An integrated network installation system which comprises an execution section having function specification means for specifying a network function of an information processor connected to a network, and preparation means for preparing installation data corresponding to the network function of the information processor specified by the specification means and a display section for connecting the information processor to the network based on the installation data from the execution section and displaying it.
24 Claims, 52 Drawing Sheets
