Automatic Task Information Sharing via Mutual Access Rights
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current information sharing systems between different stakeholders in projects, such as those using Building Information Modeling (BIM) applications, lack an efficient mechanism for automatically sharing task-related information, leading to difficulties in coordinating tasks and managing dependencies across different parties.
Innovation Solution
A system that provides automatic sharing of task-related information between responsible parties, with access rights enabling mutual access to corresponding information, allowing parties to share model information, workflow details, and resource allocation, while maintaining secrecy on non-essential data.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual information sharing between different project stakeholders is used, then information security and control are maintained, but coordination efficiency and productivity deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a neutral information sharing platform that acts as an intermediary between different project stakeholders. This platform automatically manages information exchange based on pre-defined access rights and task dependencies, eliminating the need for manual coordination while maintaining security controls. The intermediary system handles the complexity of information routing, permission management, and dependency tracking, allowing stakeholders to benefit from automated coordination without directly managing the system complexity.
2Productivity
If comprehensive information sharing among all parties is implemented, then coordination improves, but information security and confidentiality deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements local quality by providing different levels of information access to different stakeholders based on their specific roles, tasks, and security clearances. Instead of uniform information sharing, the system tailors the information each party receives to their local needs and authorization level. Access rights are defined per task and per stakeholder, ensuring that each party receives only the information necessary for their specific responsibilities while maintaining overall system security.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically changes access parameters based on task dependencies, stakeholder roles, and security requirements. Access rights are not static but are adjusted according to the specific context of each task and the relationships between tasks. This allows the system to provide comprehensive information sharing where needed while maintaining security constraints where required, effectively adapting the information flow parameters to different situations.
3Adaptability or versatility
If standardized data formats and applications are required across all parties, then system integration simplifies, but adaptability and ease of adoption deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal information sharing platform that can interface with multiple different applications and data formats without requiring all stakeholders to adopt the same standardized format. The system performs multi-functional operations including data ingestion from various sources, format conversion, normalization, and standardized output generation. This universal approach allows different parties to continue using their preferred applications while still achieving seamless information exchange through the platform.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates standardized copies or representations of data from various source formats. Instead of requiring all parties to use the same format, the platform generates standardized data representations that maintain the essential information while conforming to the required exchange format. This copying mechanism allows flexible adoption while ensuring compatibility, as each party works with their own data format but exchanges standardized copies through the platform.
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AI summary
Mechanisms to facilitate task related information sharing between different parties of a project are disclosed. A task will have one or more dependent tasks. To share task related information of a first task, mutual access rights are provided per a pair of the first task and a dependent task. Thanks to the mutual access rights, a party responsible for the dependent task will have access rights to task related information of the first task and a party responsible for the first task will have access rights to task related information of the dependent task.