Automated Production Stability Verification With Iterative Feedback

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing technologies lack specialized methods for verifying the stability of production environments, leading to potential disruptions and oversight during diligence, which can impact business operations and productivity, and there is a need for non-technical personnel to perform such diligence effectively.

Innovation Solution

A network topology comprising various hardware and software configurations, including cloud computing instances, automation servers, and configuration management databases, enables verification of stability by minimizing disruptions and allowing iterative feedback for identifying gaps in diligence.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If due diligence is performed on IT equipment to ensure stability and reliability, then reliability is improved, but business operations are disrupted and productivity decreases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvestability and reliability of production environmentsVSAvoidproductivity during business operations

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs due diligence actions in advance before actual production issues occur. By proactively identifying and resolving stability concerns through automated testing and monitoring, the system prevents disruptions before they impact business operations, thus maintaining both reliability and productivity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements continuous feedback loops where stability verification results are automatically fed back into the production environment monitoring process. This enables real-time adjustments and corrective actions that maintain system reliability without disrupting ongoing business operations, as issues are resolved through iterative feedback rather than lengthy manual review processes.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

2Reliability

If specialized technology is implemented for stability verification, then reliability is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvestability verification capabilityVSAvoidcomplexity of verification system

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The verification system is designed as a multi-functional platform that can perform various stability verification tasks across different IT equipment types. By creating a universal system that handles multiple verification functions through a single integrated architecture, the patent reduces overall system complexity compared to having separate specialized tools for each verification task.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs self-verification and self-diagnosis capabilities, where the stability verification process automatically monitors and validates its own operations. This self-service approach reduces the need for complex external monitoring and manual intervention, simplifying the overall system architecture while maintaining high reliability verification capabilities.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

3Ease of operation

If manual due diligence is performed by non-technical personnel, then ease of operation is improved, but measurement precision deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveability of non-technical personnel to perform diligenceVSAvoidaccuracy of stability verification

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The system introduces an automated intermediary layer between non-technical personnel and the complex stability verification processes. This intermediary interface presents simplified, user-friendly operations for non-technical users while automatically handling the precise measurement and analysis tasks, thus bridging the gap between ease of operation and measurement precision.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces manual mechanical verification processes with automated electronic and software-based systems. This substitution enables non-technical personnel to initiate and monitor verification processes through simple interfaces while the automated system performs precise measurements and analysis, eliminating the trade-off between ease of operation and measurement precision.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Data Source

PatentUS12423219B1Computing technologies for verification of stability of production environments

Publication Date: 2025.09.23 NORTHERN TRUST CORP

AI summary

This disclosure enables various hardware/software configurations that enable verification of stability of production environments. These configurations are technologically advantageous and improve functioning of computers, because these configurations minimize interference with or disruption of business operations in production environments, while allowing non-technical personnel to perform due diligence of various IT equipment in such environments and enabling iterative feedback to allow for identification of gaps in such diligence.