Portable Command Center Dashboard Virtualization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional command centers require large, fixed facilities and expensive hardware, making them inflexible, costly, and time-consuming to set up and maintain, limiting their portability and adaptability for various operational needs.
Innovation Solution
A semi-virtualized, portable command center system that uses a processor to receive operational data, determine a customizable dashboard template, and project a command center dashboard via a display device, allowing for on-demand setup in any location, with key performance indicators (KPIs) displayed in configurable windows, and utilizing natural language processing for dynamic updates.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional command centers use dedicated hardware and centralized display screens, then command and control functionality is achieved, but facility size and hardware cost increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses virtualization to create virtual copies of command center functionality that can run on standard hardware instead of dedicated equipment. Virtual machine instances provide the command and control capabilities traditionally requiring specialized hardware, enabling deployment in smaller facilities while maintaining full functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The system allows a single hardware platform to serve multiple command center functions simultaneously through virtualization. Multiple virtual command centers can run on the same physical infrastructure, making the hardware universal and eliminating the need for dedicated equipment for each command center instance.
2Reliability
If traditional command centers use dedicated hardware, then command functionality is provided, but setup and maintenance time increase
Solution Approach 1:
Virtual machine templates allow rapid copying and deployment of command center instances. Pre-configured virtual images can be instantiated quickly on standard hardware, dramatically reducing setup time compared to installing and configuring dedicated command center hardware from scratch.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables dynamic configuration and scaling of command center parameters through software rather than hardware changes. Maintenance and updates can be applied remotely to virtual instances without physical hardware intervention, reducing maintenance time and downtime.
3Reliability
If traditional command centers use fixed facilities, then centralized command is achieved, but portability and adaptability decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The virtualized command center can be copied and deployed across different locations and hardware platforms. Virtual machine files can be transferred to portable devices or different servers, enabling the command center to be relocated or scaled to different facilities without being tied to fixed dedicated hardware.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transforms the static, fixed nature of traditional command centers into a dynamic, flexible platform. Virtual instances can be dynamically created, moved, scaled, and configured based on changing operational requirements, providing adaptability while maintaining centralized command functionality.
Data Source
AI summary
Aspects of the invention include receiving, by a processor, operational data, determining a dashboard template including a set of windows arranged within the dashboard template, the dashboard template determined based at least in part on the operational data, determining a set of key performance indicators (KPIs), generating a command center dashboard having a layout including one or more windows from the set of windows, wherein each of the one or more windows displays an application associated with each KPI in the set of KPIs, and projecting, through a display device, the command center dashboard.