Alarm Information Processing Apparatus for Multi-Facility Comparison
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing alarm information processing systems cannot compare and output statistics about alarms across multiple facilities or display the temporal transition of alarm reports, limiting their ability to analyze and improve alarm management effectively.
Innovation Solution
An alarm information processing apparatus and method that acquires and analyzes alarm data from multiple facilities, providing comparative statistics and temporal transitions of alarm reports, using a processor to select and output relevant information in a comparable format.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If alarm information is processed within a single facility, then the processing complexity is low, but the ability to compare and analyze across multiple facilities is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments alarm information processing by introducing identification information that distinguishes different facilities. The processor selectively processes alarm information based on facility identifiers, enabling multi-facility comparison while maintaining manageable processing complexity through organized data segmentation.
Solution Approach 2:
The alarm information processing apparatus is designed with universal processing capabilities that can handle both single-facility and multi-facility analysis. The processor can selectively perform comparative analysis across facilities or temporal transition analysis within a facility, providing multi-functional versatility without requiring separate systems.
2Loss of information
If detailed alarm information is collected from all facilities, then the analysis comprehensiveness is improved, but the data processing load increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts only the necessary identification information from alarm data to enable facility comparison. By separating identification information from detailed alarm content, the system maintains complete analytical capability while reducing the volume of data that requires intensive processing.
Solution Approach 2:
The processor performs selective processing of alarm information based on the analysis needs. When comparative analysis is required, it processes identification information and relevant statistics; when temporal transition analysis is needed, it focuses on time-series data from a single facility, avoiding unnecessary full-data processing.
3Loss of information
If alarm statistics are presented in detailed format, then the information richness is improved, but the comparability between facilities decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The output device presents alarm statistics with differentiated presentation based on comparison needs. When comparing facilities, it emphasizes standardized metrics that enable direct comparison; when analyzing temporal transitions, it provides detailed time-series information. This local quality adjustment optimizes both information richness and comparability for different analytical purposes.
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AI summary
An alarm information processing apparatus includes: an acquirer that acquires alarm information generated in a predetermined period of time and identification information; at least one processor configured to: select first alarm information together with first identification information and second alarm information together with second identification information; and analyze statistics about the first alarm information and the second alarm information; and an output configured to output the statistics about alarms analyzed by the processor in a comparable form.