Automated Installation Script for Consistent Product Deployment

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Solution Overview

Problem

Complex product installations often result in inconsistent quality due to human factors, leading to suboptimal performance and unreliable feedback, which can harm the product brand.

Innovation Solution

Expressing best practices procedures into machine-readable language to create a script that automates the installation process, ensuring consistent and optimal installations across the customer base by removing human intervention.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If manual installation according to best practices documents is used, then installation flexibility and adaptability are maintained, but installation quality consistency deteriorates due to human factors

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveinstallation flexibilityVSAvoidinstallation quality consistency

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces manual mechanical installation processes with automated software-based installation wizards that execute predefined best practices procedures. The system translates documentation into machine-executable scripts that automatically configure products, eliminating human variability while maintaining adaptability through parameterized installation options.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The installation system enables self-service automation where the installation wizard autonomously performs configuration tasks based on predefined best practices. The system automatically detects product parameters, applies appropriate configurations, and validates installation results without requiring manual intervention at each step, thereby ensuring consistent quality across installations.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

2Ease of operation

If manual installation procedures are used, then ease of operation is maintained through human judgment, but reliability of installation results deteriorates due to inconsistent human performance

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvehuman judgment capabilityVSAvoidinstallation result consistency

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements feedback mechanisms where the automated installation wizard continuously monitors installation progress, validates configuration parameters against best practices criteria, and adjusts execution based on detected product states. This closed-loop approach ensures reliable results by automatically correcting deviations rather than relying on human judgment consistency.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary actions by pre-defining all installation procedures, validation rules, and configuration parameters in structured formats before execution. Best practices are codified into executable scripts that automatically prepare and validate all necessary installation steps in advance, ensuring reliable outcomes without requiring human judgment during execution.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

3Adaptability or versatility

If best practices documentation is provided manually, then adaptability to customer needs is maintained, but productivity of installation process deteriorates due to time-consuming manual procedures

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecustomer requirement accommodationVSAvoidinstallation speed

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent enables rapid adaptation to customer requirements by parameterizing installation configurations. The automated wizard accepts customer-specific parameters (such as performance goals, power consumption targets, or capacity requirements) and automatically adjusts installation procedures accordingly, maintaining adaptability while executing at automated speeds rather than manual pacing.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The installation system achieves universality by creating a single automated wizard platform that can handle multiple product types, configurations, and customer requirements through parameterized procedures. Rather than requiring separate manual processes for different scenarios, the system uses one versatile automated engine that adapts to various installation contexts, thereby improving productivity across all installation types.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS9753711B1Automated implementation of best practices for solution deployment

Publication Date: 2017.09.05 EMC IP HLDG CO LLC

AI summary

Improved techniques involve expressing the best practices for installing a product into a machine-readable language. In particular, a vendor generates code representing best practices procedures for installing a product in the machine-readable language. The vendor makes the expression of this code available in a best-practices script to its customers. When a customer is ready for installation of the product, the customer issues a request and receives the script. The customer has software available on an installation device that runs the script and provides a wizard that automates the installation process.