Dashboard Framework for Intelligent Gadget Visualization

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing visualization tools for building control systems are difficult to set up and lack intuitiveness, making it challenging to quickly construct visualizations of large dimension buildings and failing to provide user-based views with customized smart gadgets and ad hoc gadget creation and customization.

Innovation Solution

A customizable dashboard framework with intelligent gadgets that can automatically configure themselves to recognize the context and provide a library of generic gadgets for data visualization in critical environments like wet chemistry labs and healthcare settings, allowing easy configuration, customization, and deployment for web-based presentations.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If existing visualization tools are used for building control systems, then data can be displayed, but the tools are difficult to set up and lack intuitiveness, making it challenging to quickly construct visualizations of large dimension buildings

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvespeed of constructing visualizationsVSAvoidcomplexity of setting up visualization systems
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by automatically detecting building elements and pre-configuring visualization components before the user needs them. The dashboard framework pre-processes building data, identifies spatial relationships, and prepares gadget configurations in advance, eliminating the need for manual setup during deployment.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The visualization system serves itself by automatically generating dashboard gadgets from building control data without requiring extensive user configuration. The system self-detects data sources, self-configures display parameters, and self-adapts to different building types, allowing rapid deployment with minimal user intervention.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Adaptability or versatility

If existing visualization tools are used, then basic data display is possible, but they fail to provide user-based views with customized smart gadgets and ad hoc gadget creation and customization

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecustomization capabilityVSAvoidease of configuration
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The dashboard framework implements dynamic customization where gadgets automatically adapt their configuration based on user roles, building types, and data characteristics. The system provides dynamic gadget selection, dynamic parameter adjustment, and dynamic layout optimization, allowing users to customize views without manual configuration effort.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system enables easy customization through parameter changes rather than structural modifications. Users can adjust gadget parameters such as display format, data sources, and update frequency through simple configuration parameters, allowing rapid customization without complex setup procedures.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Ease of operation

If intelligent gadgets automatically configure themselves to recognize context, then setup complexity is reduced, but extensive user setup or configuration is still required with existing tools

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveease of setupVSAvoidtime for user configuration
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

Intelligent gadgets in the dashboard framework perform self-service by automatically detecting their operational context, self-configuring data sources, and self-adapting display parameters. The gadgets analyze building control data, identify relevant metrics, and configure themselves without user intervention, eliminating setup time while maintaining full functionality.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses feedback mechanisms where gadgets continuously monitor data sources and automatically adjust their configuration based on detected patterns and context. This feedback-driven auto-configuration eliminates the need for manual setup while ensuring gadgets are optimally configured for their specific operational context.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS10228837B2Dashboard framework for gadgets
Publication Date: 2019.03.12 HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC
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AI summary

An intuitive dashboard framework for creating, managing and publishing a collection of visualization gadgets for critical environments. It may further reveal intelligent gadgets to visualize critical environmental data in wet chemistry laboratories, and a healthcare and life science environment that are easy to configure, customize and deploy for a web dashboard presentation.