Unified GUI for Geophysical Quality Control Workflow
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing graphical user interfaces (GUIs) lack efficient methods for rendering and managing multiple quality control tasks in geophysical workflows, particularly in visualizing and controlling seismic data and well planning processes.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for rendering a GUI that includes a workflow panel for visualizing multiple quality control tasks, utilizing graphical controls that correspond to windows and objects of a computational framework, and generating specifications for these windows and objects as a template file.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple quality control tasks are managed through separate graphical user interfaces, then each task can be controlled independently, but the complexity of managing and visualizing complex geophysical data increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple quality control task interfaces into a single unified graphical user interface that can simultaneously display and manage multiple tasks. The system consolidates separate workflow panels, data visualizations, and control elements into one integrated interface, reducing the need for users to switch between multiple applications or windows while maintaining the ability to independently control each quality control task.
Solution Approach 2:
The graphical user interface is designed with universal components that can serve multiple functions across different quality control tasks. The system uses standardized workflow panels, data display elements, and control mechanisms that can be applied to various geophysical data types and quality control operations, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining task-specific functionality.
2Productivity
If a unified interface is created to manage multiple quality control tasks, then efficiency is improved by reducing repetitive configuration, but the initial complexity of designing and implementing the interface increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system incorporates pre-configured workflow templates and standardized interface elements that can be applied to multiple quality control tasks. By establishing universal data structures, default workflow configurations, and reusable interface components in advance, the system reduces the need for repetitive manual configuration when managing multiple tasks, thereby improving efficiency while managing design complexity through systematic preparation.
3Adaptability or versatility
If detailed specifications are generated for each window and object, then customization and adaptability are improved, but the time required for configuration and setup increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses template files that store standardized specifications for windows and objects, which can be copied and applied across multiple quality control tasks. Instead of creating detailed configurations from scratch for each task, the system replicates proven interface patterns and data structures through template instantiation, maintaining adaptability and customization capabilities while significantly reducing configuration time through reuse of established specifications.
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AI summary
A method can include rendering a graphical user interface (GUI) to a display where the GUI includes graphical controls that correspond to windows and objects of a computational framework and a windows builder panel; responsive to receipt of instructions via the graphical controls, generating specifications for the windows and the objects; and storing the specifications for the windows and the objects as a template file.