Centralized Bioprocessing Instrument Monitoring via Gateway Web Interface
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional remote instrument monitoring and control systems lack a central monitoring point, requiring manual inspections of multiple instruments, which can be critical and time-sensitive, especially in large installations.
Innovation Solution
A system that allows multiple instruments to be monitored and controlled from a single web page via a gateway, using self-hosted web servers as plugins, enabling remote access and control through a web browser without the need for updating client software, and providing hyperlinks for direct instrument control.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual inspection of each instrument is used, then individual instrument monitoring is possible, but centralized monitoring and control efficiency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple instrument monitoring functions into a single centralized web-based interface. The gateway aggregates data from multiple instrument servers and presents a unified monitoring dashboard, eliminating the need for separate manual inspections of each instrument while maintaining individual instrument control capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The web-based monitoring system serves multiple functions through a single interface: it can monitor multiple instruments simultaneously, provide control capabilities, display alerts and notifications, and offer historical data review. This multi-functional approach improves productivity without proportionally increasing system complexity.
2Ease of operation
If separate monitoring programs are used for each instrument, then individual instrument control is achieved, but centralized control capability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The gateway acts as an intermediary between the web-based monitoring interface and multiple instrument servers. It collects information from various instruments, standardizes the data format, and presents it through a unified web interface, preventing information loss while maintaining ease of access for individual instrument control.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from a distributed monitoring architecture (separate programs for each instrument) to a centralized web-based dimension. This allows operators to access all instrument information through a single interface while maintaining the ability to control individual instruments, effectively adding a centralized viewing dimension without removing individual control capabilities.
3Reliability
If conventional instrument servers are used, then instrument control functionality is maintained, but remote web-based access capability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The gateway serves as a mediator that enables remote web-based access to instruments without modifying the original instrument servers. It receives data from instrument servers, processes it, and presents it through a web interface, thereby adding remote accessibility while preserving the reliability of the existing instrument control systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The system is segmented into distinct functional components: instrument servers that maintain control reliability, a gateway that provides data aggregation and web interface capabilities, and client web browsers for remote access. This segmentation allows each component to specialize in its function without compromising the overall system's reliability or adaptability.
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AI summary
Disclosed is a system for remote controlling and monitoring of at least one instrument, for example a bioprocessing instrument, said system comprising: at least one instrument to be controlled and/or monitored; at least one instrument server connected to the at least one instrument, said instrument server comprising an instrument control software; at least one gateway connected to the at least one instrument server; a transferring means provided in the at least one instrument server, said transferring means being arranged to receive information from the at least one connected instrument and forward said information to the at least one gateway; a first self-hosted web server containing a web application provided in the at least one instrument server for providing possibility to control the at least one instrument via a web browser in an instrument control web page; a publishing means provided in the at least one gateway, said publishing means being arranged to receive information from at least one instrument server and publish said information in an instrument monitoring web page; a second self-hosted web server containing a web application provided in the at least one gateway for providing possibility to monitor the at least one instrument in the instrument monitoring web page via a web browser.