Instructional Block Verification for Facility Procedure Approval

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing systems lack an efficient method for controlling the dissemination of instructional content to operators performing procedures at equipment within a facility, particularly in non-networked environments, leading to inconsistencies and potential risks in process execution.

Innovation Solution

A method and system that utilizes a computer system and mobile devices to access and modify digital procedures, correlating language signals in unverified instructional blocks with verified blocks from a library, ensuring accurate and safe execution by replacing unverified content with verified instructional content, and providing multi-format guidance based on user preferences and minimum guidance specifications.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If unverified instructional content is used to create digital procedures, then productivity is improved through faster procedure creation, but reliability deteriorates due to potential errors and safety risks

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveprocedure creation speedVSAvoidinstructional content accuracy

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary verification by correlating language signals in unverified instructional blocks with verified blocks from the library before the procedure is fully created. This advance checking allows rapid creation while ensuring reliability through pre-approval of instructional content.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The language signal correlation system acts as an intermediary between unverified draft content and verified instructional blocks. It automatically identifies and replaces unverified content with approved alternatives, resolving the conflict between fast creation and reliable content.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Reliability

If manual verification of instructional content is performed, then reliability is improved through accurate content approval, but productivity deteriorates due to time-consuming review processes

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveinstructional content verificationVSAvoidprocedure approval speed

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system replaces manual mechanical verification processes with automated language signal correlation and pattern recognition. The computer system automatically compares unverified instructional blocks against verified library content, eliminating time-consuming manual review while maintaining high reliability through systematic verification.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The verification system serves itself by automatically correlating and validating instructional content without requiring external manual intervention. The system independently identifies unverified blocks, compares them against the verified library, and performs replacements, making the verification process self-executing and highly efficient.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

3Ease of operation

If comprehensive instructional guidance is provided in multiple formats, then ease of operation is improved for diverse user preferences, but device complexity increases due to multiple content formats

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveuser guidance accessibilityVSAvoidinstructional content management

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system is designed to handle multiple instructional formats (text, images, videos, step-by-step guides) within a single unified platform. This multi-functional capability allows the system to serve diverse user preferences and equipment types without requiring separate systems for each format, managing complexity through universal design.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS20260105238A1Method for controlling dissemination of instructional content to operators performing procedures within a facility

Publication Date: 2026.04.16 APPRENTICE FS INC

AI summary

A method for modifying a procedure includes: accessing an instructional block library containing a set of verified instructional blocks associated with approved digital procedures performed within a facility; accessing an unverified instructional block, authored by an operator, for a new digital procedure at the facility; detecting a set of language signals in the unverified instructional block; correlating an equipment unit language signal, in the set of language signals, with an equipment unit located within the facility; correlating an action language signal, in the set of language signals, with an action prompt related to the equipment unit; identifying a verified instructional block, in the set of verified instructional blocks in the instructional block library, as analogous to the unverified instructional block in response to the verified instructional block including language signals associated with the equipment unit and the action prompt; and inserting the verified instructional block in the new digital procedure.