Dynamic Hierarchical Representation for Asset Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional databases and storage systems rely on rigid parent-child hierarchies, limiting flexibility in organizing and managing assets, which restricts advanced analytics and visualization capabilities, leading to inefficiencies in resource allocation and maintenance.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of a system that allows for multiple, alternate hierarchies to be organized and restructured based on the same set of assets, enabling a wide variety of relationships between assets, and providing advanced visualization and analysis tools for alarms and asset management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional databases use rigid parent-child hierarchies to organize assets, then data storage structure is simple and straightforward, but flexibility in organizing and managing assets is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic hierarchies where asset relationships can change over time through state transitions. Assets can move between different hierarchical levels and relationships are not fixed but can be modified based on operational requirements, enabling flexible reorganization without structural constraints
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces multiple dimensions for organizing assets beyond traditional parent-child relationships. It implements alternate hierarchies that allow assets to be organized through different pathways and relationships simultaneously, adding dimensional flexibility to the data structure
2Productivity
If conventional systems use single hierarchy for asset organization, then system implementation is straightforward, but advanced analytics and visualization capabilities are restricted
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal hierarchy system where a single asset can participate in multiple hierarchical structures simultaneously. This multi-functional approach allows the same asset data to serve different analytical purposes through different hierarchical views, enabling advanced analytics without duplicating assets
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates virtual copies of hierarchical relationships rather than duplicating actual asset data. Multiple hierarchies reference the same underlying asset information through different organizational pathways, enabling diverse analytics views while maintaining data centralization
3Reliability
If rigid parent-child relationships are enforced, then data consistency is maintained, but engineering time for system building and maintenance increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent establishes data consistency rules and hierarchical relationship constraints in advance through predefined schemas and validation mechanisms. By setting up consistency enforcement frameworks beforehand, the system maintains data integrity automatically during asset operations without requiring extensive manual verification during maintenance activities
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AI summary
Disclosed are systems and methods for improving interactions with and between computers in content providing, displaying and/or hosting systems supported by or configured with devices, servers and/or platforms. The disclosed systems and methods provide a novel framework that enables multiple, alternate hierarchies to be organized, restructured and/or created based on the same set of assets, with each of the hierarchies being ontologically different and catering to wide variety of relationships that can exist between assets. The framework configures and displays a hierarchical representation of assets, along with various properties of each asset, within a dynamically generated and displayed interface. The framework's visualization and analysis can be modified in response to a request, where dependent on the type of request or type of action included in the request, a restructuring of a hierarchy or new generation of a hierarchy can be realized and displayed.