Intent Management System for Healthcare Data Integration

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Solution Overview

Problem

Integrating diverse healthcare applications in a computational ecosystem while maintaining balance and avoiding unnecessary coupling, and adapting to user specialization remains a significant challenge.

Innovation Solution

An intent-based application management system that analyzes user inputs to determine intended actions, uses an intent registry to select appropriate applications, and provides an interface for executing these actions, allowing for scalable integration and adaptation to user specialization across various healthcare data management operations.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If multiple healthcare applications are integrated into a computational ecosystem, then functionality and versatility are improved, but system complexity and coupling between applications increase

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovefunctionalityVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces an intent management system as an intermediary layer between users and multiple healthcare applications. This mediator receives user intents, determines the appropriate application through intent registry lookup, and facilitates interaction without requiring direct coupling between applications. The intermediary abstracts the complexity of multiple applications while maintaining their individual functionality.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The system segments the healthcare ecosystem into independent applications that register their capabilities with the intent management system. Each application operates independently but can be discovered and invoked through the centralized intent registry, reducing coupling while maintaining integration benefits.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Reliability

If applications are tightly coupled to achieve meaningful integration, then coordination is improved, but flexibility and ease of modification deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovecoordinationVSAvoidflexibility
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The intent management system serves as a coordination mediator that enables reliable interaction between applications without tight coupling. Applications register their supported intents with the management system, which then coordinates invocations based on user requests. This maintains coordination reliability while allowing applications to be independently developed and modified.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Ease of operation

If the system provides customized interface for each user specialization, then user experience is improved, but system complexity and configuration requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser experienceVSAvoidconfiguration requirements
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system provides localized user experiences by determining appropriate applications based on user specialization and intent context. The intent management system adapts the interface and application selection to match user needs without requiring manual configuration. Each user receives customized service through automated intent resolution based on their specialization and preferences.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentUS12260956B2Healthcare data management system
Publication Date: 2025.03.25 ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS OPERATIONS INC
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AI summary

A healthcare data management system for managing healthcare data comprising in-vitro diagnostics (IVD) data created using at least one IVD analytical instrument, the healthcare data management system being accessible by a plurality of client devices. The healthcare data management system including: a plurality of healthcare applications each configured to execute one or more operations associated with the healthcare data management system using healthcare data of the healthcare data management system; an intent management system including: an intent registry, storing information about a plurality of intents, the information for each intent including: an intent type identifier, and one or more healthcare applications configured to execute an operation associated with the intent type; and the intent management system further comprising: a healthcare application determination module configured to receive an intent, and to determine, using the intent registry, one or more healthcare applications configured to execute an operation associated with the received intent.