Pipeline Construction Support With Centralized Attribute Data Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing pipeline construction businesses face inefficiencies due to differences in computation terminal specifications and varying data management among contractors, leading to complex processing and potential input errors.
Innovation Solution
A pipeline construction business support system with a support server that centrally manages attribute data for utility companies, contractors, and businesses, enabling efficient computation processing by linking computation terminals through ID information, data output interfaces, and program control.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If each construction contractor individually creates and manages various types of data using different computation terminals, then each contractor can use their own preferred tools and methods, but the computation processing becomes complicated and work efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a support server as an intermediary between multiple computation terminals and the centralized database. The support server receives computation requests from various terminals, retrieves relevant attribute data from the database using terminal-specific ID information, and returns the data to the appropriate terminals. This mediator approach allows diverse terminals to access unified data without direct complex inter-terminal communication, resolving the contradiction between terminal flexibility and processing efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The support server provides universal data access functionality to multiple different computation terminals. Instead of requiring each terminal to implement its own data management logic, the server offers a unified interface that works with various terminal types. This multi-functional approach enables different terminals (with different specifications and contractors) to use the same data access mechanism, improving overall work efficiency while maintaining terminal diversity.
2Productivity
If attribute data is centrally managed by a support server, then computation processing efficiency is improved and manual input errors are reduced, but the system complexity increases due to the need for centralized data management infrastructure
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the data storage and management functions into a centralized database, consolidating attribute data from multiple sources into a single unified repository. This combining approach eliminates redundant data storage across multiple terminals and ensures data consistency, improving computation efficiency while the standardized access protocol minimizes the operational complexity of the centralized system.
Solution Approach 2:
The support server automatically retrieves attribute data from the centralized database based on ID information from computation terminals, eliminating the need for manual data input or transfer between terminals. This self-service mechanism reduces manual input errors and improves efficiency, while the automated processes hide much of the system complexity from end users, requiring only simple terminal operations.
3Adaptability or versatility
If manual data input is required for each computation terminal, then data can be customized for each terminal, but manual input errors increase and work efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates copies of the centralized database content and transmits only the necessary attribute data to each computation terminal based on its specific needs and ID information. Instead of requiring manual input at each terminal, the system automatically copies and distributes relevant data, maintaining data customization while eliminating manual input errors and improving efficiency. This copying approach allows terminals to have local access to needed data without duplicating the entire data management burden.
Data Source
AI summary
A pipeline construction business support system includes a support server and a computation terminal to which ID information is assigned, is configured or programmed to perform computation processing, and is communicable with the support server. The support server includes a storage to store attribute data related to a water pipe construction business in association with the ID information of the computation terminal, a data processor configured or programmed to read out the attribute data associated with the ID information from the storage in a case where the ID information is received from the computation terminal, and a data output interface to output the attribute data read out by the data processor to the computation terminal.