Edge Data Log Schema Enforcement for Reliable Pattern Analysis

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing data processing systems generate non-compliant data logs that lack standardization, hindering effective system monitoring, analytics, and service updates, which impacts the performance and reliability of computer-implemented services.

Innovation Solution

Enforcing a data log schema through data handling rules to convert non-compliant logs into compliant logs, allowing for standardized data collection, interpretation, and storage, and enabling pattern analysis to diagnose issues and generate service updates.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If data logs are generated without standardization, then data collection is flexible and adaptive to different services, but system monitoring and analytics become ineffective

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata collection flexibilityVSAvoidsystem monitoring effectiveness
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments data log handling into two parts: a standardized schema framework that ensures reliability, and flexible service-specific log content that maintains adaptability. The schema defines required fields and formats while allowing service-specific data within those structures.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the parameter of data log structure from unstandardized to standardized by enforcing a schema with specific fields, data types, and formats. This transformation enables reliable monitoring while preserving service flexibility through configurable log levels and optional fields.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Ease of operation

If non-compliant data logs are used, then device complexity is reduced and ease of operation is improved, but pattern analysis and issue diagnosis become impossible

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata log generation simplicityVSAvoidpattern analysis capability
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDifficulty of detecting and measuring

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by establishing a data log schema before actual logging occurs. This schema defines the structure, fields, and formats in advance, allowing services to generate compliant logs automatically without complex real-time processing or manual formatting.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Productivity

If standardized data log schema is enforced, then system analytics and service updates are improved, but data handling complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesystem analytics efficiencyVSAvoiddata handling complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements self-service by enabling services to generate compliant data logs automatically through the schema framework. The standardized structure allows services to populate their own data without external intervention or complex processing, maintaining productivity while managing complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS20260050528A1Standardization of data logs in edge devices
Publication Date: 2026.02.19 DELL PROD LP
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AI summary

Methods and systems for managing operation of a data processing system of a deployment are disclosed. The operation may be managed by enforcing a data log schema for data logs. The data log schema may be enforced by generating compliant data logs from non-compliant data logs of the data processing system. The edge orchestrator may receive the compliant data logs and search for patterns in the operation. From the patterns, an undesired behavior of the data processing system may be found. From the undesired behavior, a root cause may be discovered. Based on the root cause, a service update may be generated and transferred to the data processing system. The service update may be used to improve computer implemented services of the data processing system.