Bio-Manufacturing Process Visualization for Faster Equipment Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for obtaining information on bio-manufacturing products and company capabilities are inefficient, requiring users to navigate multiple sources and lacking interactive, holistic views of process workflows, leading to time-consuming decision-making processes.
Innovation Solution
A computer-based system that allows users to build, visualize, and customize biopharmaceutical processes by interacting with a user-friendly graphic interface, providing detailed information on equipment, consumables, and process steps, including 3D models and logic-based recommendations for selecting appropriate equipment and services.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If users access multiple web site pages and contact company representatives to obtain complete bio-manufacturing process information, then information completeness is improved, but time consumption and operational complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple information sources (product catalogs, application guides, technical expertise, process workflows) into a single integrated interactive system. This merging allows users to access complete bio-manufacturing process information through one unified interface rather than navigating multiple separate sources, thereby reducing time consumption while maintaining information completeness.
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-organizes and pre-presents complete process information, equipment selections, and technical guidance in an integrated manner before users need it. By having all information readily available and pre-structured in the interactive system, users do not need to spend time searching or waiting for representatives to gather information, thus reducing time loss.
2Loss of information
If users navigate through multiple web site pages to find detailed product information, then information detail is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to complex navigation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the comprehensive bio-manufacturing process information into distinct modular components (process steps, equipment selections, technical parameters, application guides) that are systematically organized within the interactive system. This segmentation allows users to access detailed information for each specific aspect without needing to navigate through a complex linear structure, improving ease of operation while maintaining information detail.
Solution Approach 2:
The interactive system serves multiple functions simultaneously: it displays product catalogs, provides application guides, offers technical expertise, visualizes process workflows, and enables equipment selection all within a single unified interface. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for users to switch between different web pages or contact multiple sources, thereby simplifying navigation while providing comprehensive detailed information.
3Loss of information
If company representatives search for and send requested materials to users, then information relevance is improved, but response time increases due to manual searching and communication delays
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a self-service interactive system where users can independently access relevant information, explore process workflows, select equipment, and obtain technical guidance without requiring manual intervention from company representatives. The system automatically retrieves and presents relevant information based on user selections, eliminating the need for representatives to manually search and send materials, thus dramatically improving response speed while maintaining information relevance.
Solution Approach 2:
The interactive system incorporates automated feedback mechanisms that immediately respond to user selections and queries by presenting relevant information, process recommendations, and equipment specifications. This automated feedback loop eliminates the communication delays inherent in manual representative responses, providing users with immediate relevant information while maintaining high relevance through context-aware recommendations.
4Ease of operation
If traditional product catalogs and application guides are used separately, then ease of access to specific information is improved, but holistic process understanding deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a nested structure where specific product information, equipment details, and technical parameters are embedded within the broader context of complete bio-manufacturing process workflows. Users can access detailed information at any level while automatically maintaining context of the overall process, enabling both easy access to specific information and holistic process understanding simultaneously through this hierarchical nesting approach.
Data Source
AI summary
Instrumenting or modeling a bio-manufacturing process is disclosed. A data store holds information regarding one or more bio-manufacturing processes. For each process, the data store information includes workflow steps and per step indications of required equipment, services and consumables according to best practice and/or experts. A videographic user interface enables user interactive input regarding a subject bio-manufacturing process from the data store. The user-interface presents a model representation of deployment of the subject bio-manufacturing process. The user interactively navigates and makes selections in the displayed model representation. The user selections include certain bio-manufacturing products, equipment and services from an image database. The images from the image database enable the views of the model representation to appear true to life demonstrating equipment/product layout and physical equipment/computer connections used in the subject bio-manufacturing process. The videographic user interface utilizes various visual effects to guide the user sequentially or logically (and based on best practice and right fit rules) through the steps and pieces of equipment forming the subject bio-manufacturing process.