3D Facility Environment Access Control via Web Browser Mediator
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems lack an intuitive and efficient method for businesses and users to manage and access information related to physical assets in a three-dimensional simulated environment, particularly in geographical and physical facilities, with limited control over access and integration of context-specific data.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for creating an access-controlled three-dimensional environment that includes geographic and physical models of facilities and assets, allowing users to access relevant information through validated credentials, with data management and display capabilities that integrate with enterprise servers and geographic mapping systems, enabling secure and context-specific data retrieval and display.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a three-dimensional environment is created to display physical assets and their information, then information accessibility and intuitiveness are improved, but system complexity and IT infrastructure requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses a web browser as an intermediary between the user and the complex 3D environment system. The browser acts as a mediator that handles the complexity of 3D rendering, data management, and enterprise system integration, while presenting a simple, intuitive interface to users. This allows users to access 3D environments without needing specialized software or hardware, resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates virtual 3D copies of physical assets and environments that can be viewed and interacted with digitally. These digital replicas allow users to examine physical assets from any angle, access associated data, and perform analyses without physically interacting with the actual assets or requiring complex on-site IT infrastructure. The virtual copies resolve the contradiction by providing full information accessibility through simplified digital representations.
2Reliability
If access control is implemented for user-specific data, then security is improved, but data retrieval complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements automatic authentication and authorization mechanisms that handle access control without requiring manual intervention. When users log in through the web browser, the system automatically validates their credentials, determines their permission levels, and retrieves only the data they are authorized to access. This self-service approach to access control maintains high security while keeping the user experience simple, as users do not need to understand or manage the underlying security protocols.
3Loss of information
If context-specific information is integrated from enterprise servers, then information completeness is improved, but data integration complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal 3D environment that can display and integrate multiple types of data from various enterprise servers through a single platform. The system is designed to handle diverse data sources (ERP, CRM, SCM systems) and present them uniformly within the 3D context. This multi-functional approach allows complete information integration without requiring separate systems for each data source, thereby reducing overall integration complexity while maintaining information completeness.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods for producing an access-controlled three-dimensional environment of a facility and its assets. A method performed by an environment management system (EMS) includes receiving, from a client system, user credentials, and validating the user credentials. The method includes retrieving user-specific data corresponding to the validated user credentials and transmitting three-dimensional (3D) environment data to the client system based on the validated user credentials and the user-specific data. The method includes receiving a request for information regarding an asset of the 3D environment data and determining additional environment data on an enterprise server system (ESS) that corresponds to the received request. The method includes transmitting, to the client system, a reference to the additional environment data on the ESS. The client system can then use the reference to retrieve the additional environment data from the ESS for display on the client system.