Electronic Shop Findings Reports in XML for Direct Processing
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Solution Overview
Problem
In the aircraft industry, service sellers generate shop findings reports (SFRs) in portable document format (PDF) which require conversion into other formats for analysis, leading to data entry errors, security leaks, lack of precision, inefficient processing, and reduced predictability.
Innovation Solution
Generating SFRs in a common message structure like Extensible Markup Language (XML) for direct ingestion and processing by internal systems, reducing the need for conversion and enabling automated data checking.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If SFR reports are generated as PDF documents and transmitted through electronic business network, then the reports can be created and transmitted, but data entry errors increase and precision decreases due to multiple conversions and reentries
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the data format parameter from PDF to XML, transforming the SFR report into a structured electronic format that can be directly processed by internal systems. This parameter change eliminates the need for multiple conversions and reentries, thereby reducing data entry errors and improving data accuracy while maintaining report transmission capabilities.
2Productivity
If SFR data is converted into multiple formats by electronic business network and aircraft operator, then data can be used in different systems, but processing efficiency decreases and time is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-structuring the SFR report data in XML format at the source (service seller), preparing it in advance for direct system ingestion. This preliminary structuring eliminates the need for subsequent conversion operations by the electronic business network and aircraft operator, thereby improving processing efficiency and reducing the time lost to format conversions.
Solution Approach 2:
The XML format serves multiple functions simultaneously: it maintains human-readable structure, enables direct machine processing, and allows easy transformation into various required formats. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate conversion steps for different systems, improving overall data processing efficiency across the entire workflow.
3Use of energy by moving object
If PDF SFR reports are used, then document portability is maintained, but computer memory requirements increase and data transfer rates decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the file format parameter from PDF to XML, which represents the same data in a more compact and structured manner. This parameter change reduces the data size required to store the SFR report while maintaining all necessary information, thereby decreasing computer memory requirements and reducing power consumption for data transmission and processing.
Data Source
AI summary
A computer-implemented method includes populating, by a service seller, an electronic shop findings report (SFR). The service seller transmits the electronic SFR to an electronic business network (EBN). The EBN received the electronic SFR and converts the electronic SFR into a data format requested by an aircraft operator. The EBN transmits the electronic SFR to an aircraft operator. The aircraft operator performs analysis on data retrieved from the electronic SFR.