Concentric Polygonal Compliance Visualization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current security compliance monitoring systems are inefficient and user-unfriendly, requiring IT personnel with programming knowledge to review multiple spreadsheets, which is time-consuming, error-prone, and difficult for users with little programming experience.
Innovation Solution
A graphical user interface (GUI) system that visually represents network-based application compliance data using concentric polygonal shapes, allowing users to easily determine compliance with thresholds, regardless of programming knowledge, by displaying data points, threshold scores, and evaluation scores in an intuitive graphical format.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If conventional spreadsheet-based compliance monitoring is used, then detailed compliance data can be reviewed, but the system requires programming knowledge and is time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an automated evaluation system that acts as an intermediary between compliance data and users. The system automatically evaluates technical configurations against security guidelines and generates visual reports, eliminating the need for users to manually analyze spreadsheets or possess programming knowledge while maintaining measurement precision through systematic evaluation algorithms
2Reliability
If multiple spreadsheets are reviewed for compliance monitoring, then comprehensive security data can be analyzed, but the process is error-prone and tedious
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs self-service by automatically collecting compliance data from multiple sources, evaluating it against security guidelines, and generating visual reports without requiring manual intervention. The automated evaluation process eliminates human errors associated with manual spreadsheet review while significantly improving productivity through streamlined compliance monitoring
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges multiple compliance data sources and evaluation criteria into a unified visual report. Instead of reviewing separate spreadsheets, the system consolidates all compliance information into a single graphical interface that displays overall compliance status and specific issues, improving both reliability and productivity
3Measurement precision
If complex programming knowledge is required for compliance review, then detailed technical analysis can be performed, but the user experience deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The automated evaluation system serves as an intermediary that handles complex technical analysis internally while presenting simplified results to users. The system maintains measurement precision through sophisticated evaluation algorithms but shields users from complexity by automatically processing technical configurations and generating intuitive visual reports
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates simplified copies or representations of complex compliance data through visual graphics. Instead of requiring users to interpret raw technical data or programming code, the system generates visual copies such as charts and graphs that accurately represent compliance status while being easily understandable by non-technical users
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AI summary
Embodiments described herein enable a receipt of a first input representative of a risk score for a data type and a plurality of second inputs representative of a plurality of a plurality of setting evaluations of a network-based application; and a presentation of a first polygonal shape based on the first input, a plurality of second polygonal shapes, and a third polygonal shape based on the second inputs such that the first polygonal shape and the second polygonal shapes are concentric with each other and such that the first polygonal shape and the third polygonal shape are presented over the second polygonal shapes. The presentation enables a user to readily visualize a set of areas where the first polygonal shape and the third polygonal shape differ in order to determine how the network-based application is compliant and non-compliant with the first input.