Interactive Electronic Technical Manual Connector Pin Highlighting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional interactive electronic technical manuals (IETMs) face inefficiencies in navigating large volumes of information, lack secure access control, and require users to switch between systems for tasks, leading to resource waste and security challenges.
Innovation Solution
An interactive electronic technical manual system (IETM) with enhanced functionality, including credentialed access and display features, allows users to efficiently navigate and interact with technical documentation through overlapping and non-overlapping view panes, enabling secure and efficient task completion within a single system.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If users navigate through lengthy electronic tables of contents with nested subsystems to find specific information, then comprehensive search capability is achieved, but time consumption and operational efficiency deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates visual copies of connectors and pins as selectable graphical representations. Users can select from multiple visual depictions of the same connector, and the system provides corresponding technical information without requiring users to navigate through lengthy tables of contents. This copying approach maintains comprehensive search capability while significantly reducing time to find information.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs color-coded identifiers and visual highlighting to distinguish different pins and connector types. By using color changes and visual differentiation, users can quickly identify and select the correct connector information without systematically searching through all nested subsystems, thereby reducing search time while maintaining comprehensive coverage.
2Ease of operation
If conventional IETMs provide basic interactive viewing functionality, then user access to technical data is enabled, but security control and functional versatility deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates multiple functions into a single unified system: users can view technical information, select connectors from visual representations, access detailed pin information, and receive guidance on proper usage. This multi-functional approach maintains ease of operation while significantly enhancing adaptability and functional versatility compared to conventional single-purpose IETMs.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a mediator interface that presents simplified visual representations of connectors and pins to users. This intermediary layer translates complex technical data into user-friendly graphical selections, enabling easy access to technical data while providing controlled, secure interaction through the mediator's structured presentation of information.
3Adaptability or versatility
If users must switch between multiple systems to complete technical tasks, then comprehensive functionality is achieved, but resource efficiency and operational simplicity deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple previously separate functions into a single integrated system. Users can view technical information, select connectors, examine pin details, and receive usage guidance all within one unified interface. This consolidation maintains comprehensive functionality while eliminating the need to switch between multiple systems, thereby reducing operational complexity and improving resource efficiency.
Data Source
AI summary
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods, apparatus, systems, computing devices, and computing entities for displaying media content of an electrical connector comprising a plurality of pins referenced in technical documentation for an item via an IETM viewer. In accordance with one embodiment, a method is provided comprising: providing a window for display via the viewer comprising a first view pane displaying textual information comprising an identifier for the connector and a second view pane displaying media content illustrating the connector and pins; receiving a selection of the identifier; and in response: generating and providing a preview window for the connector comprising pin information; receiving a selection of a pair of pins from the pin information by the user; and in response, causing the pair to be displayed using a highlighting format in the media content, and causing the remaining pins to be displayed in a deemphasized format.