Context Module for Dynamic Equipment Search Results
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Solution Overview
Problem
Field engineers face inefficiencies in locating equipment-related information due to the lack of a standardized search mechanism and service vocabulary, leading to equipment downtime and misordered parts, as they often search through numerous irrelevant documents.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that dynamically provides relevant equipment-related content by identifying search terms and aggregating information from multiple data sources, using a context module to classify and add semantics to content data, creating a results page with structured and unstructured data, images, inventory, and user feedback.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If field engineers search through multiple data sources manually to find equipment information, then they can locate relevant documents, but they spend excessive time (20% of their time) and encounter hundreds of irrelevant pages
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a context module as an intermediary between field engineers and multiple data sources. This module automatically aggregates information from various sources (equipment manuals, process data, maintenance procedures, spares information, repair information, safety data) and presents it in a unified, contextualized format. The context module acts as a mediator that eliminates the need for engineers to manually search through hundreds of pages across multiple systems, thereby reducing search time while maintaining comprehensive information accessibility.
2Adaptability or versatility
If no standardized search mechanism is provided, then engineers can access various data sources, but they cannot efficiently locate accurate equipment information leading to equipment downtime and misordered parts
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal search interface that can query multiple different data sources simultaneously through a single standardized mechanism. The context module is designed to handle various types of equipment information (manuals, processes, maintenance, spares, repair, safety data) through one unified access point. This multi-functional approach allows engineers to search across all data sources using consistent procedures, improving both versatility and ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The context module serves as an intermediary that translates standardized search queries into context-specific results. It receives generic search inputs and automatically retrieves relevant information from multiple specialized data sources, presenting unified results that eliminate the need for engineers to learn multiple search mechanisms for different data types.
3Measurement precision
If engineers manually refine searches continually to focus results, then they can reduce irrelevant pages, but they waste additional time and still encounter difficulty finding accurate information
Solution Approach 1:
The context module performs preliminary actions by pre-aggregating and contextualizing information from multiple data sources before the engineer even initiates a search. Equipment information is organized and prepared in advance with proper context tags and relationships established. When an engineer searches, the system already has structured data ready to filter and present relevant results immediately, eliminating the need for continual manual refinement.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates feedback mechanisms where search results are continuously refined based on user interactions. The context module learns from engineer behavior patterns and adjusts result presentation to improve accuracy over time, reducing the need for manual refinement while maintaining high precision.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure relates to a method that includes receiving input of a search term for a query and identifying a key mapped to the search term. The method further includes identifying a results page template and default data that correspond to the key, obtaining structured data that is associated with the equipment from a data source storing the structured data, and obtaining unstructured data that is associated with the equipment from a data source storing the unstructured data. The method further includes providing a results page via a graphical user interface (GUI), the results page including the results page template populated with the default data and equipment related results for the query. The equipment related results include the structured data that is associated with the equipment and the unstructured data that is associated with the equipment.