Interactive Analysis Dashboards for Complex IT Network Data

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Solution Overview

Problem

The vast amount of data collected in distributed computing environments poses challenges in data analysis, interaction, and reporting, particularly in IT networks, making it difficult to provide customized analysis and predictive forecasting.

Innovation Solution

A system and method for interactive analysis and reporting are developed, enabling customizable data analysis, predictive forecasting, and complex reporting capabilities through a cloud service platform, utilizing graphical-user-interfaces (GUIs) for data-driven widgets, dashboards, and performance analytics, allowing dynamic placement and sizing of widgets, and sharing of dashboards.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Quantity of substance

If data collection capabilities are expanded in distributed computing environments, then the amount of available data increases, but the difficulty of data analysis and reporting increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveamount of dataVSAvoiddifficulty of data analysis
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the vast amount of collected data into organized categories and groups, allowing the system to manage and analyze data in manageable portions rather than as an overwhelming monolithic dataset. This segmentation enables the analysis system to process data more efficiently despite the increasing quantity of collected information.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Reliability

If more data is collected and stored, then predictive forecasting capability improves, but the complexity of interactive analysis increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepredictive forecasting capabilityVSAvoidcomplexity of interactive analysis
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces an intermediary analysis system that sits between the raw collected data and the user interactions. This intermediary layer processes, organizes, and pre-analyzes the data, creating structured information that can be more easily interacted with while maintaining the predictive forecasting capabilities derived from the comprehensive data collection.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Adaptability or versatility

If customized analysis and reporting capabilities are added, then user interaction with data improves, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecustomized analysis capabilityVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements dynamic analysis capabilities that can adapt to user needs without requiring complete system reconfiguration. The system allows users to dynamically customize their analysis parameters, data selections, and reporting formats, with the underlying system flexibly adjusting to these changes while maintaining overall structural integrity and managing complexity through modular design.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS12488015B2Systems and methods for interactive analysis
Publication Date: 2025.12.02 SERVICENOW INC
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  • US12488015B2 patent drawing
  • US12488015B2 patent drawing

AI summary

Systems and methods for generating and rendering interactive analysis are provided. The interactive analysis includes filters that may be provided based upon table relationships and/or persistent data inputs.