Firewall Intelligence Dashboard Mapping for Guided Investigation

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Solution Overview

Problem

The overwhelming amount of intelligence dashboards for firewalls renders it difficult to identify meaningful relationships between them, leading to analytical confusion.

Innovation Solution

A system that generates and maps identifiers between intelligence dashboards using predictive models and guidance maps to visually depict correspondences and provide an order of investigation, minimizing confusion and enhancing usability.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If multiple intelligence dashboards are generated to capture pertinent information, then the comprehensive monitoring capability is improved, but the complexity of identifying relationships between dashboards increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecomprehensive monitoring capabilityVSAvoidcomplexity of identifying relationships

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a relationship identification system that acts as an intermediary between multiple intelligence dashboards. This system automatically maps relationships between dashboards by analyzing their data elements, metrics, and visualizations, thereby reducing the complexity of identifying relationships while maintaining comprehensive monitoring capability across all dashboards

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The system provides feedback to users by automatically identifying and presenting relationships between dashboards. When users interact with one dashboard, the system feedbacks relevant connections to other dashboards, guiding users through the complex landscape of multiple dashboards and reducing the cognitive load required to identify meaningful relationships

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

2Quantity of substance

If the number of intelligence dashboards increases, then the quantity of information captured is improved, but the ease of operation deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvequantity of informationVSAvoidease of operation

Core Design Contradiction:

Quantity of substanceVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the overwhelming amount of information across multiple dashboards by automatically organizing and mapping relationships between them. This segmentation allows users to navigate the quantity of information more effectively by understanding how dashboards connect, thereby improving ease of operation while maintaining comprehensive information capture

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary action by automatically identifying and pre-mapping relationships between dashboards before users need to analyze the information. This pre-organization of dashboard relationships reduces the operational burden on users, making it easier to navigate and interpret the large quantity of information across multiple dashboards

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

3Measurement precision

If manual investigation of dashboard relationships is performed, then the accuracy of analysis is improved, but the time required increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaccuracy of analysisVSAvoidtime required

Core Design Contradiction:

Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The relationship identification system performs self-service by automatically analyzing and mapping relationships between dashboards without requiring manual intervention. The system independently identifies connections between data elements, metrics, and visualizations across dashboards, providing accurate analysis while significantly reducing the time that would otherwise be required for manual investigation

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS12476938B2Identifying relationships between intelligence dashboards

Publication Date: 2025.11.18 SALESFORCE INC

AI summary

First and second dashboards that provide a visual representation of respective intelligence information for a firewall may be generated. An indicator of correspondence between a first data element of the respective intelligence information for the first dashboard and a second data element of the respective intelligence information for the second dashboard may be displayed as an overlay of the first and second dashboards. Additionally, a guidance indicator that indicates an order to access respective values of the first dashboard, the second dashboard, and a third dashboard may be displayed based on an identifier of the first data element mapped to an identifier of the second data element and an identifier of the second data element mapped to an identifier of a third data element for the third dashboard. A summary window that provides a summary of intelligence dashboards of a user interface may be displayed.