Intelligent Installation Documentation Sequencing
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Solution Overview
Problem
The current lack of a unified documentation source for installing multiple integrated products leads to complexities due to varying installation steps across different versions, operating systems, and product features, with dependencies affecting the installation order.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for collating and intelligently sequencing installation documentation by parsing product installation documents to extract annotations, generating prescriptive step-by-step instructions that integrate procedures, consider prerequisites, and group common tasks, ensuring proper sequencing of installation steps.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate product installation documents are used, then each product's specific installation requirements are covered, but the overall installation process becomes complex and difficult to manage
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple separate product installation documents into a single unified installation guide. The system parses installation documents from multiple products, extracts procedures and prerequisites, and combines them into one integrated document that maintains product-specific details while providing overall coordination.
Solution Approach 2:
The unified installation document serves multiple functions simultaneously: it provides product-specific installation instructions, coordinates dependencies between products, sequences installation steps across different products, and maintains a single source of truth for the entire solution installation process.
2Ease of operation
If installation documents are integrated into a single source, then the installation process is simplified and coordinated, but information from multiple product documents may be lost
Solution Approach 1:
The unified installation document is segmented into distinct sections for each product while maintaining overall coherence. The system extracts and preserves product-specific procedures, prerequisites, and installation steps as separate identifiable units within the unified document structure, ensuring no information is lost.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a nested structure where product-specific installation procedures are nested within the unified installation document. Each product's installation steps are contained as sub-sections within the overall installation guide, allowing both the global installation sequence and detailed product-specific instructions to coexist.
3Reliability
If installation procedures are manually coordinated, then dependencies between products can be managed, but time and effort are significantly increased
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual coordination of installation procedures with an automated computer-based system. The system automatically parses installation documents, extracts procedures and prerequisites, determines dependencies, and sequences installation steps without human intervention, significantly reducing the time and effort required.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs self-service by automatically analyzing installation documents, identifying prerequisites, and determining the correct installation sequence without requiring manual review or coordination. The computer-based system independently manages the complexity of multi-product installation coordination.
Data Source
AI summary
A computer-implemented method for collating and intelligent sequencing of installation documentation includes parsing one or more product installation documents to identify annotations associated with installation procedures. Installation procedure descriptions, parameters, and prerequisites associated with the identified annotations are extracted, and prescriptive step-by-step installation instructions that integrate installation procedures contained within the one or more installation documents are generated.