Bioprocess Script Visualization for Predicted Flow and Result Comparison
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current bioprocess automation systems lack intuitive graphical presentation during design, making it difficult for users to visualize results until the automation script is executed, and do not provide real-time visual indications of expected results or remaining execution duration.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that generate a graphical presentation of bioprocess automation scripts, including anticipated results and flow paths, allowing users to modify parameters and visualize expected outcomes before and during execution, enabling comparison of actual and anticipated results.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If bioprocess automation is designed using traditional script-based methods, then automation functionality is achieved, but user ability to visualize results and flow paths is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates visual copies of the bioprocess automation script in the form of graphical flow paths and chart representations. These visual copies mirror the actual process steps, parameters, and expected results, allowing users to review and understand the automation design before execution without changing the underlying script functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transforms the one-dimensional script-based representation into two-dimensional graphical visualizations including flow paths with spatial arrangement of process steps and chart-based representations of parameter changes over time. This dimensional transformation enables users to perceive the entire bioprocess automation at a glance rather than reading through linear text.
2Reliability
If bioprocess automation script is executed, then actual results are obtained, but user cannot compare with anticipated results until after execution
Solution Approach 1:
The patent generates anticipated results and visual flow paths during the design phase, before actual bioprocess execution. This preliminary visualization allows users to establish expected outcomes and compare them against actual results in real-time during execution, enabling early detection of deviations rather than waiting until after the entire process completes.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where actual bioprocess results are continuously compared with anticipated results during execution. The system provides visual feedback by overlaying actual data on the anticipated flow path and charts, allowing users to immediately see deviations and make corrective decisions while the process is still running.
3Manufacturing precision
If detailed parameters are specified in automation script, then process control precision is improved, but user understanding and visualization of overall process flow becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the detailed bioprocess automation script into discrete visual elements including individual process steps, parameter change points, and result markers along the flow path. Each segment represents a specific portion of the process with its associated parameters, allowing users to understand the overall flow while maintaining access to detailed parameter information when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies different levels of detail to different parts of the visualization based on user needs and process importance. Critical process steps with complex parameter changes are shown with detailed charts and multiple data points, while simpler steps are represented more concisely in the flow path, optimizing the balance between detail and overview.
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AI summary
A system for providing an improved way of user intuitive visual management of bioprocess automation is disclosed. The system includes a processor and a memory. The processor is configured to present a graphical presentation of the bioprocess automation script and results associated with execution of the bioprocess automation script of a bioprocess, wherein the graphical presentation comprises an anticipated result and an anticipated flow path associated with the bioprocess; and modify the graphical presentation by varying at least one of the anticipated result and the anticipated flow path.