Log Management Terminal Event Detection and Transmission Control

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Solution Overview

Problem

In communication systems, the management data session interruptions due to network failures or device failures lead to delayed transmission of log data from communication terminals to the management device, causing overload and inefficiency, especially when multiple terminals are involved.

Innovation Solution

An apparatus and method that determine whether to transmit log data from a transmission terminal to a log management device based on detection result data, generating transmission approval data to manage the transmission process and reduce delays by prioritizing log data transmission.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If the communication terminal transmits log data after requesting the operating state of the communication management device, then the log data transmission can be controlled based on device availability, but this causes a time lag between when the device becomes manageable and when the terminal transmits the log data

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelog data transmission reliabilityVSAvoidlog data transmission delay
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The communication terminal performs preliminary actions by detecting events (such as session start/end, errors) and preparing log data locally before the management device is available. The terminal stores event information and related communication data in advance, so that when the management device becomes manageable, the log data can be transmitted immediately without waiting for periodic status requests.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Ease of operation

If the communication management device transmits operating state data in response to inquiries from communication terminals, then the terminal can determine when to transmit log data, but the communication management device becomes overloaded when there are a large number of communication terminals

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelog data transmission controlVSAvoidcommunication management device load
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The communication terminal performs self-service by autonomously detecting events, determining whether log data should be transmitted based on event types and management device status, and managing local storage of log data. The terminal independently decides when to transmit without requiring the management device to respond to status inquiries, thereby reducing the management device's processing load while maintaining operational control.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Productivity

If the management data session is interrupted due to network or device failure, then the call data session can continue as long as the communication network is connected, but the communication terminal does not transmit the call end data to the communication management device

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecall data transmission continuityVSAvoidlog data transmission completeness
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The communication terminal provides beforehand cushioning by detecting session events (start, end, errors) and storing related communication data and event information in local storage during the call data session. When the management data session is interrupted, the terminal maintains this stored data, ensuring that log information is preserved and can be transmitted to the management device once connectivity is restored, thus preventing data loss.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #11Beforehand cushioning (Prior cushioning)

Data Source

PatentUS9077621B2Apparatus, system, and method of log management, and recording medium storing log management program
Publication Date: 2015.07.07 RICOH CO LTD
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AI summary

An apparatus to manage transmission of log data generated by a transmission terminal from the transmission terminal to a log management device obtains detection result data indicating whether a predetermined event is detected at the log management device, determines whether the log data is to be transmitted from the transmission terminal to the log management device based on the detection result data to generate a determination result, and transmits the transmission approval data having the determination result to the transmission terminal to cause the transmission terminal to process the log data according to the determination result of the transmission approval data.