Automated Provisioning for Manufacturing Access Privilege Control

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Solution Overview

Problem

Manual management of access privileges in manufacturing systems is prone to human error and resource-intensive, leading to increased risks of unauthorized access and decreased productivity.

Innovation Solution

An automated provisioning system that receives access management requests, determines ready tasks, transmits provisioning requests to the manufacturing system, and performs access management operations based on received status data, minimizing manual intervention and optimizing resource utilization.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If manual management of access privileges is used, then flexibility in handling access requests is maintained, but human error increases and resource consumption rises

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaccess privilege management accuracyVSAvoidresource consumption

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables automated self-service for access privilege management through the automated provisioning system. The system automatically receives access management requests, determines ready tasks, transmits provisioning requests to manufacturing systems, and performs access management operations without requiring manual human intervention for each access request, thereby reducing both human error and resource consumption.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces manual mechanical processes with automated electronic systems. The automated provisioning system substitutes human operators with automated software that receives requests, determines tasks, transmits provisioning requests, and executes access management operations electronically, eliminating the need for manual handling while improving reliability and reducing resource consumption.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Productivity

If manual management of access privileges is used, then complex access scenarios can be handled with human judgment, but productivity decreases due to time-consuming manual processes

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaccess management efficiencyVSAvoidtime for access management operations

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by automatically determining ready tasks from access management requests before actual provisioning occurs. The automated provisioning system pre-processes requests, identifies required provisioning tasks, and prepares provisioning requests in advance, eliminating the need for time-consuming manual analysis and execution of each access management operation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The automated provisioning system enables continuous automatic processing of access management requests without interruption. The system continuously receives requests, determines ready tasks, transmits provisioning requests, and executes operations in an unbroken automated workflow, eliminating the discontinuous nature of manual processing and significantly improving productivity while reducing time loss.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #20Continuity of useful action

3Extent of automation

If automated provisioning system is implemented, then resource consumption decreases and productivity increases, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaccess management automation levelVSAvoidprovisioning system complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Extent of automationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The automated provisioning system is segmented into distinct functional modules: a request receiving module that receives access management requests, a task determination module that determines ready tasks, a provisioning request transmission module that transmits requests to manufacturing systems, and an operation execution module that performs access management operations. This segmentation manages complexity by organizing functions into separate, manageable components.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The automated provisioning system is designed as a universal multi-functional platform that can handle various types of access management requests across different manufacturing systems. The system performs multiple functions including receiving requests, determining tasks, transmitting provisioning requests, and executing operations, thereby managing complexity through consolidation of diverse functions into a single unified system.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS12038734B2Managing access for a manufacturing system

Publication Date: 2024.07.16 TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC

AI summary

Various implementations directed to managing access for a manufacturing system are provided. In one implementation, a method may include receiving access management request data at an automated provisioning system of an entity. The method may also include determining ready task data based on the received access management request data. The method may further include transmitting provisioning request data based on the determined ready task data. The method may additionally include transmitting status request data after a predetermined amount of time. The method may also include receiving the external status data. The method may further include determining generic status data based on the received external status data. The method may additionally include performing access management operations based on the determined generic status data. The method may also include manufacturing physical components using the manufacturing system based on the access management operations.