Customized Data Sheet Generation via Guided User Interface

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current data sheet generation methods produce non-individualized, across-the-board documents that do not contain specific values or performance scenarios relevant to the user, requiring repeated measurements for each new hardware and software version of electronic devices, and often using only a few representative measuring devices.

Innovation Solution

A method combining measuring equipment and a customer portal to determine and store performance metrics for various instrument types based on multiple scenarios, allowing users to request customized data sheets through a guided human-machine interaction process, generating sheets with only relevant information and enabling feedback for improved instrument development.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If traditional across-the-board data sheets are generated for all instrument types, then comprehensive information is provided, but the data sheets contain excessive irrelevant information for specific users

Engineering Contradiction:
Improverelevance of informationVSAvoiddata sheet customization system
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the comprehensive data sheet into multiple customized versions based on user-specific requirements. The system divides the instrument performance data into different categories and scenarios, allowing each user to receive only the relevant segment rather than the complete across-the-board data sheet.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements preliminary action by pre-collecting and organizing user requirement data before data sheet generation. The system stores user profiles, preferences, and specific needs in advance, enabling automatic customization when data sheets are requested without requiring manual configuration at generation time.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Measurement precision

If measurements are repeated for every new hardware and software version, then accurate data is obtained, but significant time and resources are consumed

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata accuracyVSAvoiddata sheet generation efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs measurements preliminarily for multiple hardware and software versions in advance, storing the results in a database. When a user requests a data sheet, the system retrieves pre-measured data matching the user's requirements rather than performing new measurements, significantly reducing time and resource consumption while maintaining accuracy.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent uses copying by creating and storing template data sheets for different instrument configurations. These templates can be rapidly replicated and customized for specific users without repeating the actual measurement processes, preserving data accuracy while improving generation efficiency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

3Ease of manufacture

If only a few measuring devices are used for parameter measurement, then measurement process is simplified, but the results may not be representative

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemeasurement process simplicityVSAvoidrepresentativeness of measurement results
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges data from multiple measuring devices and measurement sources into a comprehensive database. By combining results from various instruments and measurement scenarios, the system achieves representative and reliable data while maintaining measurement process simplicity through automated data aggregation and analysis.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

4Adaptability or versatility

If customized data sheets are generated for each user, then user-specific relevance is improved, but the system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser customization capabilityVSAvoidcustomization system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements self-service by enabling users to independently configure and customize their own data sheets through an intuitive interface. Users can select their preferred scenarios, parameters, and formats without requiring manual intervention from system administrators, reducing operational complexity while maintaining high adaptability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentEP3696763B1Method of creating and optimizing customized data sheets, customer portal and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium
Publication Date: 2022.10.19 ROHDE & SCHWARZ GMBH & CO KG
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AI summary

The present invention relates to a method of creating and optimizing customized data sheets is provided for a predefined instrument type, the method comprising: determining, using a measurement equipment and controlled by a controller, an amount of performance metrics for a plurality of different instrument types, wherein each set of performance metrics for a specific instrument type is based on a plurality of different performance scenarios; storing the performance metrics together with corresponding information of the instrument type and performance scenarios in a database; providing a human-machine interface coupled to the database, wherein the human-machine interface is configured to credibly assist the user in performing a user request by employing of a guided human-machine interaction process; receiving the user request via an input terminal of the human-machine interface, wherein the user request comprises a first request for a selected instrument or instrument type of the plurality of instrument types and a second request for a selected subset of performance scenarios of the plurality of different performance scenarios for the selected instrument or instrument type; generating, by the human-machine interface, a customized data sheet automatically based on the user request by extracting from the database the information of the selected instrument type and the selected subset of performance scenarios together with the corresponding performance metrics. The invention further relates to a customer portal and a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium.