Luminaire Selection Platform Data Standardization
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Solution Overview
Problem
The industrial lighting and architectural industry faces challenges with outdated supply chains, disparate data sources, and inefficient access to luminaire information, leading to inferior options, cost overages, and missed deadlines in fast-paced construction projects.
Innovation Solution
A luminaire selection and architectural design platform that manages and generates dynamic data, allowing users to access and interact with luminaire products and systems information, prioritizing attributes based on user type, and converting data into consistent formats for comparisons.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If multiple disparate data sources are used to obtain luminaire information, then comprehensive information can be gathered, but the complexity of managing and accessing this data increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple disparate luminaire data sources into a single centralized platform that consolidates product specifications, photometric data, pricing, and availability information. This integration allows users to access comprehensive luminaire information through one unified interface rather than querying multiple separate sources, thereby reducing data management complexity while maintaining information completeness.
Solution Approach 2:
The luminaire selection platform acts as an intermediary between manufacturers, distributors, and design professionals. It standardizes data formats and creates a common language for luminaire information exchange, facilitating seamless access to comprehensive data without requiring users to directly manage the complexity of multiple source systems.
2Loss of information
If all luminaire attributes are made available to all users, then complete information access is achieved, but the ease of operation decreases due to information overload
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements local quality by customizing the information presentation based on user type. Different user roles (design professionals, contractors, owners, students) receive tailored displays of luminaire attributes relevant to their specific needs. For example, design professionals see photometric and architectural specifications, while owners see pricing and energy efficiency information, thereby maintaining ease of operation while ensuring appropriate information accessibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adjusts the set of luminaire attributes displayed based on the logged-in user's type and preferences. The interface can be customized to show or hide specific attributes, allowing users to control information density and focus on relevant data, thus maintaining operational simplicity while preserving access to complete information when needed.
3Measurement precision
If photometric data files are converted into consistent formats, then luminaire comparisons become easier, but the time required for data processing increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs photometric data conversion and standardization in advance, during the data ingestion phase, rather than when users need to compare luminaires. The platform pre-processes photometric files from various manufacturers into a consistent internal format, storing the converted data for rapid retrieval. This preliminary action eliminates conversion delays during user interactions, maintaining both comparison accuracy and operational efficiency.
4Loss of information
If the luminaire platform stores and manages extensive dynamic data, then information completeness is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the luminaire data management system into distinct functional modules: data ingestion modules for different source types, photometric processing modules, user authentication and type management modules, and display generation modules. This segmentation allows each component to handle specific tasks independently, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining the ability to store and manage extensive dynamic data efficiently.
Data Source
AI summary
A luminaire selection and architectural design platform can provide improved access and interaction with luminaire information in the industrial lighting and architectural industry. The luminaire platform, which manages and generates dynamic data including multi-attribute information related to a variety of luminaires, can receive a request comprising luminaire information and user type; and determine one or more luminaires satisfying one or more criterion with respect to the luminaire information. The luminaire platform can determine a set of attributes based on user type (e.g., attributes a user can access based on user type). The luminaire platform can obtain attributes of the set of attributes for each of the one or more luminaires; and provide the one or more luminaires and the associated set of attributes for display. Comparisons of luminaires and their associated set of attributes are possible through the luminaire platform's ability to convert luminaire information into consistent formats and terminology.