Device Data Correlation for Error-Free Technical Documentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing systems for managing documentation of technical devices are elaborate, prone to errors, and require significant manual effort due to the lack of entity-based correlation between devices and their documentation, leading to inefficient and error-prone operation.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that automatically correlate measurement data with additional characteristic data of technical devices using a unique identification system, enabling error-free assignment and access control, and providing data in a visually accessible format.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual assignment and handling of documentation is used, then flexibility in document management is maintained, but significant manual effort and error-proneness occur
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service through automatic correlation between devices and documentation using unique device identifiers. The device interface unit automatically retrieves and assigns documentation without manual intervention, eliminating human error while maintaining operational flexibility. The system serves itself by autonomously managing the complex task of matching documentation to specific device entities.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical manual process of document assignment with an automated electronic system. The device interface unit uses electronic communication to automatically correlate measurement data with documentation based on unique device identifiers, substituting manual mechanical operations with automated electronic processing that is both faster and more reliable.
2Ease of operation
If interfaces between database systems are maintained for document retrieval, then document accessibility is improved, but interface maintenance effort increases
Solution Approach 1:
The device interface unit serves multiple functions: it communicates with various database systems, retrieves documentation, correlates data with device identifiers, and manages document assignment. This multi-functional approach eliminates the need for separate interfaces for each database system, reducing maintenance complexity while preserving broad document accessibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The device interface unit acts as an intermediary between the measurement device and multiple database systems. It standardizes communication by using unique device identifiers as a universal key, allowing the system to access different database systems without requiring separate maintenance for each interface.
3Adaptability or versatility
If documentation is assigned manually along the added-value chain, then customization for specific device entities is possible, but time consumption and error risk increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by pre-associating unique device identifiers with specific device entities during manufacturing or registration. This preliminary correlation enables automatic retrieval and assignment of customized documentation later without time-consuming manual processes, while maintaining the ability to customize for each device entity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates and uses copies of device identifiers that can be automatically processed. Instead of manually handling original documentation assignments, the system uses identifier copies to automatically retrieve and assign the correct documentation, maintaining customization capability while eliminating time-consuming manual operations.
4Reliability
If comprehensive documentation is provided for each device entity, then measurement function reliability is ensured, but logistical effort for document management increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system ensures measurement function reliability through self-service automation. The device interface unit automatically retrieves and assigns the comprehensive documentation needed for each device entity without manual intervention, ensuring that all necessary documents are present while eliminating the logistical burden of manual document management.
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AI summary
A system for processing data of a technical device of a technical system includes the technical device that detects measurement data within the technical system, a data storage device for storing measurement data and additional data relating to the technical device, a computing unit connected to the storage device that runs program code units that include a device interface unit that receives measurement data and additional characteristic data from the technical device and stores them in the data storage device, an analysis unit for providing selected analysis data for an operator of the system, wherein the selected analysis data is provided based on a unique identifier of technical device, a correlation of the measurement data and the characteristic data to the technical device, and preferably based on the access authorization of the operator, and a communication unit that visually provides the selected analysis data to the operator.