Dynamic Webpage Interface for Intelligent Electronic Devices

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing web page technologies struggle to create dynamic and responsive interfaces for intelligent electronic devices (IEDs) due to their static nature, which limits their ability to react to changing content and requires significant data transfer, leading to inefficiencies and security concerns.

Innovation Solution

Implementing a dynamic webpage interface for IEDs by separating webpages into multiple discrete resources and customizing their return based on request content using Web Services interfaces like SOAP or REST, and server-side processing engines like CGI or PHP, allowing for dynamic resource generation and secure data transfer.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of manufacture

If webpages are transferred as complete static pages, then simplicity of implementation is maintained, but data transfer volume increases and responsiveness decreases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveease of implementationVSAvoiddata transfer volume

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of manufactureVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments a webpage into multiple discrete resources including HTML structure, CSS styling, JavaScript functionality, and data content. Each resource can be independently transferred and cached, allowing the browser to request only necessary components rather than complete static pages, thereby reducing data transfer volume while maintaining implementation simplicity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

2Ease of manufacture

If webpages are transferred as complete static pages, then implementation simplicity is maintained, but interface responsiveness to changing content decreases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveease of implementationVSAvoidinterface responsiveness

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of manufactureVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements dynamic webpage resources that can change based on device state, user preferences, and incoming data. Resources such as JavaScript and data content are generated or modified dynamically rather than being static, allowing the interface to respond automatically to changing conditions without requiring complete page refreshes.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system incorporates feedback mechanisms where the browser monitors device state changes and automatically requests updated resources. This feedback loop enables the interface to adapt to changing content by triggering resource updates based on events such as data arrival, state changes, or user interactions.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

3Adaptability or versatility

If webpages are customized based on request content, then interface adaptability improves, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveinterface customizationVSAvoidprocessing complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements partial customization by returning only the specific webpage resources needed for a given request rather than customizing entire pages. The server or gateway can selectively generate, cache, or return subsets of resources based on request analysis, achieving adaptability without requiring complete page regeneration and thus limiting complexity increase.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #16Partial or excessive action

4Adaptability or versatility

If dynamic content rendering is implemented, then interface responsiveness improves, but security concerns increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedynamic content renderingVSAvoidsecurity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a gateway or server as an intermediary between the device and the webpage resources. This intermediary validates requests, controls resource generation, and filters content before delivery, thereby enabling dynamic content rendering while maintaining security through centralized control and validation mechanisms.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS12260078B2Dynamic webpage interface for an intelligent electronic device

Publication Date: 2025.03.25 ELECTRO INDUSTRIES GAUGE TECH

AI summary

A dynamic webpage interface for an intelligent electronic device (IED) and method thereof are provided. The present disclosure provides for separating a webpage into multiple discrete resources, and to customize the resources returned by a web server based on the contents of a request. In one embodiment, such a custom request is implemented by a Web Services interface, such as content based API's like SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol), or address and command based API's like REST (Representational State Transfer). In another embodiment, such a custom request may also be implemented by server side processing, such as CGI (Common Gateway Interface), PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor), or other server side engines.