Process Monitoring via Debug Points for Remote Anomaly Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users lack the knowledge to optimally select sensors for monitoring physical processes, leading to sub-optimal results when trying to detect deviations in behavior across multiple physical processes, as they need to study these processes jointly, and existing systems lack an intuitive interface for joint monitoring of physically remote processes.
Innovation Solution
A computer program product that allows users to place debug points on actions to monitor subsets of physical sub-processes, enabling joint monitoring of remote processes through an interface that communicates with external software to control hardware, and implements anomaly detection algorithms like incremental local outlier factor and rule-based detection, providing a graphical environment for assembling actions and visualizing anomalies.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If users manually select sensors for monitoring physical processes, then the monitoring setup is simple and direct, but the monitoring results become sub-optimal due to lack of domain knowledge
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs automatic sensor selection and configuration without requiring user expertise. The monitoring system autonomously analyzes process data, identifies relevant sensors, and configures monitoring parameters based on the selected action, eliminating the need for users to possess domain knowledge while achieving optimal monitoring results.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary layer between the user and the complex sensor selection process. This intermediary automatically maps selected actions to relevant sensors and monitoring parameters, translating high-level user intentions into detailed technical configurations without requiring users to understand the underlying complexity.
2Reliability
If multiple physical processes are monitored jointly to detect deviations, then detection capability improves, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the monitoring system by associating each action with a specific subset of sensors and processes. This segmentation allows the system to monitor multiple physical processes jointly while maintaining manageable complexity through modular organization, where each action's monitoring can be independently configured and analyzed.
3Adaptability or versatility
If an interface is provided for users to select sensors, then user control is enhanced, but the interface becomes complex requiring detailed process knowledge
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal interface where a single action selection automatically triggers the configuration of multiple related sensors and monitoring parameters. This multi-functional approach allows users to control diverse monitoring aspects through a unified, simple interface rather than dealing with complex individual sensor selections.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a computer program product providing an environment in which control software controlling at least one physical process is executed, wherein the control software is comprised of modular blocks termed actions, wherein the control software is defined through graph connections between the actions, wherein the computer program product provides for a monitoring functionality, wherein physical sub-processes of the at least one physical process influenced by an action may be monitored. The invention relates to a method for choosing which physical sub-processes are to be monitored, wherein a user places a debug point on an action.