Dynamic Asset Assembly Using Linkage Rules
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional digital asset management systems face challenges in identifying and reusing complex asset assemblies, particularly in maintaining desired information and relationships between asset elements, leading to issues of lost content or excessive content inclusion.
Innovation Solution
A dynamic asset assembly program uses a rules-driven process to automatically select and assemble assets by applying linkage rules, allowing users to customize asset content and relationships, thereby efficiently creating and reusing assets with desired related content.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If traditional digital asset management systems are used to identify and reuse asset assemblies, then asset creation and re-use can be performed, but desired information and relationships between asset elements are lost or excessive content is included
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by pre-defining linkage rules that specify which asset elements should be associated together before asset creation. These rules are established in advance and stored in the asset management system, enabling automatic identification of related content during subsequent asset assembly operations without requiring manual review of all possible relationships.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where the asset management system automatically evaluates asset element relationships against predefined linkage rules and provides feedback on which elements should be included or excluded. This feedback loop enables the system to correct information loss or excessive content inclusion by comparing actual asset assembly against the expected relationships defined in the rules.
2Ease of operation
If manual methods are used to select and assemble asset elements, then control over asset content is maintained, but user effort and time consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The asset management system performs self-service by automatically selecting and assembling asset elements based on predefined linkage rules. The system independently evaluates asset relationships, determines which elements should be included in the assembly, and constructs the final asset without requiring extensive manual intervention from users, thereby reducing both user effort and time consumption.
Solution Approach 2:
The system replaces manual mechanical selection processes with automated computational rules. Instead of users manually reviewing and selecting asset elements, the system uses algorithmic linkage rules to automatically identify and assemble relevant content, substituting human cognitive effort with automated rule-based processing that is both faster and more consistent.
3Productivity
If linkage rules are applied to automatically assemble assets, then asset creation efficiency is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies segmentation by dividing the complex task of asset assembly into discrete, manageable linkage rules. Each rule handles a specific relationship type or asset element category, allowing the complex assembly process to be broken down into simple, understandable units that can be individually managed and easily modified without overwhelming system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The linkage rules are designed with universality, serving multiple functions: they define asset relationships, guide assembly processes, ensure information completeness, and maintain consistency across different asset types. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate specialized mechanisms, thereby managing system complexity while improving productivity.
Data Source
AI summary
In an approach for creating an asset, a computer receives a selection of at least one asset element and determines whether one or more asset elements are associated with the selected asset element. In response to determining one or more asset elements are associated with the selected asset element, the computer determines, based, at least in part, on one or more linkage rules, whether one or more of the associated asset elements are in the asset. Furthermore, in response to determining that at least one of the associated asset elements is in the asset, the computer generates an asset map. The asset map, generated by the computer for the asset, depicts the linkage rules, the selected asset elements, and the associated asset elements in the asset.