Cloud Factory Catalog Platform Automating Content Mapping

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing cloud-based content distribution systems require significant manual effort and lack infrastructure support for transformative modifications, with hardware and software configurations not adequately addressing the need for efficient content management and distribution.

Innovation Solution

A cloud-based factory catalog platform that includes a data store for reference and tenant content, a processor to map incoming tenant content to reference content using rules, and an interface to provide the catalog content set to tenant systems, enabling efficient content management and distribution.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If manual content distribution methods are used, then flexibility in content management is maintained, but significant manual effort and time consumption occur

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontent distribution efficiencyVSAvoidmanual content mapping effort

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSExtent of automation

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables self-service content distribution by allowing the factory catalog platform to automatically map tenant content to reference content through automated rules and algorithms, eliminating the need for manual content mapping and distribution efforts while maintaining flexibility in content management

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces manual mechanical content distribution processes with automated digital systems that use processors to execute mapping rules, generate catalog content sets, and distribute content through interfaces, thereby eliminating manual labor while maintaining system flexibility

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Adaptability or versatility

If cloud-based content storage is implemented, then content accessibility is improved, but infrastructure support for transformative modifications is lacking

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontent modification capabilityVSAvoidhardware and software infrastructure

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The factory catalog platform provides universal infrastructure support that can handle various content types and modification scenarios through a single integrated system, enabling transformative modifications without requiring separate specialized infrastructure for each function

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements dynamic infrastructure capabilities that can adapt and transform based on different content modification requirements, allowing the platform to evolve and adjust its processing capabilities without requiring complete infrastructure redesign

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

3Reliability

If tenant systems maintain their own linkages and terminologies, then system independence is preserved, but data consistency and currency across multiple systems deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedata consistencyVSAvoidterminology linkage management

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The factory catalog platform serves as an intermediary between tenant systems, providing a centralized reference content source that all tenant systems can access. This mediator ensures data consistency and currency across multiple systems without requiring each system to maintain its own linkages and terminologies

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The system segments terminology management by separating tenant-specific content from universal reference content, allowing each tenant to maintain their own independent terminologies while ensuring consistency through the shared reference content provided by the factory catalog platform

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS11182737B2Systems and methods for factory catalog management and distribution of orders and services

Publication Date: 2021.11.23 VVC HOLDING CORP

AI summary

Certain examples provide systems and methods for cloud-based factory storage and provisioning of orders and other items. An example cloud-based factory catalog apparatus is disclosed including a data store to include reference content, rules, and tenant content; a processor to map incoming tenant content to the reference content to form a catalog content set and to store the catalog content set in the data store to be output to at least one tenant system; and an interface to receive the incoming tenant content and provide the catalog content set to the at least one tenant system. An example computer-readable storage medium is disclosed including instructions which, when executed, particularly configure at least one processor to at least: map incoming tenant content to reference content using rules to form a catalog content set; store the catalog content set in a data store; and provide the catalog content set to at least one tenant system.