Infrastructure KPI Overview Widget for Multi-Location Monitoring
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing infrastructure automation systems require operators to manually create separate key performance indicator (KPI) widgets and detailed data widgets for each location, making it labor-intensive and tedious, especially for larger systems.
Innovation Solution
A monitoring system with a widget configurator that allows users to select locations and parameters, set threshold conditions, and automatically calculate and display key performance indicators in an overview widget, enhancing visualization and control of infrastructure automation systems.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If operators manually create separate KPI widgets and detailed data widgets for each location, then each location can be monitored individually, but the operation becomes labor-intensive and tedious especially for larger infrastructure automation systems
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple separate widgets (KPI widgets and detailed data widgets) into a single unified widget that displays both types of information simultaneously. This merging eliminates the need for operators to manually create and manage multiple separate widgets for each location, reducing labor intensity while maintaining comprehensive monitoring capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The unified widget serves multiple functions: it displays KPIs, shows detailed parameter data, and provides monitoring capabilities for multiple locations within a single interface. This multi-functionality allows the same widget to replace several specialized widgets, making the system easier to operate while preserving precise monitoring across all locations.
2Loss of information
If separate detailed data widgets are created for each location, then comprehensive data can be accessed, but it requires significant labor and time especially for larger infrastructure automation systems
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges KPI information and detailed parameter data into a single unified widget, allowing operators to access both high-level summaries and detailed information simultaneously. This eliminates the need to switch between multiple widgets or create separate widgets for each location, reducing time consumption while maintaining complete information availability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-configures the unified widget to automatically display both KPIs and detailed data in an organized manner, eliminating the need for operators to manually create and configure multiple separate widgets. This preliminary setup reduces the time required to access comprehensive data across all locations.
3Measurement precision
If multiple separate widgets are used for monitoring different parameters at each location, then detailed monitoring is achieved, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple separate monitoring widgets into a single unified widget that displays KPIs and detailed parameter data together. This merging reduces the number of individual components in the system, simplifying the overall architecture while maintaining the precision of monitoring for each parameter through organized data presentation within the unified interface.
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AI summary
Method for configuring an overview widget for visualizing one or more key performance indicators associated with an infrastructure (40), wherein the infrastructure is associated with an automation system (90), wherein the automation system (90) comprises a plurality of subsystems (50, 60, 70, 80) adapted to monitor at least one parameter (52, 62, 72, 82) of the infrastructure (40) and/or the automation system (90); the method comprising the method steps of: - receiving a selection of locations (91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99) of the infrastructure (40); - receiving a selection of said parameters (52, 62, 72, 82); - receiving for each one of the selected parameters (52, 62, 72, 82) at least one threshold condition (53, 63, 73, 83); - receiving time-related data points of the parameters (52, 62, 72, 82) for the selected locations (91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99) and the selected parameters (52, 62, 72, 82); - automatically calculating key performance indicators (6) based on the threshold condition (53, 63, 73, 83) and the received data points for each one of the selected locations (91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99); - generating the overview widget (4, 600) comprising for each of the selected locations (91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99) the key performance indicators (6) for each one of the selected parameters (52, 62, 72, 82).