Prototype Data Linkage in Manufacturing Tree Structures
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Solution Overview
Problem
When storing data related to prototypes in a manufacturing line, the hierarchical structure often results in undefined information elements, making it difficult to associate and search for prototype data effectively, as it may be linked with data from other products manufactured using the same line.
Innovation Solution
An information processing system that uses a tree structure to store data, where a processor determines if the uppermost node information is linked to prototype data, and if not, assigns a temporary figure number distinguishable from the product's figure number, allowing for proper linkage and storage of prototype data independently.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If prototype data is stored using the existing hierarchical tree structure with product figure numbers, then the data can be stored in the database, but the prototype data becomes mistakenly associated with data from other products manufactured using the same line
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the tree structure by introducing a new node type (prototype figure number node) distinct from product figure number nodes. This segmentation allows prototype data to be stored in the hierarchical structure while maintaining clear distinction from product data, preventing mistaken association between prototypes and products even when they share the same manufacturing line
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a temporary figure number as an intermediary identifier for prototypes before they are officially registered. This intermediary mechanism allows prototypes to be temporarily associated with manufacturing lines without creating permanent confusion with actual products, enabling data storage while maintaining association accuracy
2Reliability
If a temporary figure number is assigned to the prototype, then the prototype data can be distinguished from product data, but additional processing steps are required to manage the temporary identifiers
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by assigning temporary figure numbers to prototypes before they are officially registered as products. This preliminary identification allows the system to handle prototypes through the existing manufacturing line data structure without requiring complex separate management systems, as the temporary identifiers can be automatically processed and later replaced or validated when products are finalized
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus includes: a memory configured to store data generated in a manufacturing line where a product is manufactured in a state in which the data is linked to information in a tree structure in which elements related to manufacture of the product assigned as nodes; and a processor configured to: determine, when data of a prototype is stored to the memory, whether information of an element out of the elements corresponding to an uppermost node out of the nodes is linked to the data of the prototype; link, when the information of the element corresponding to the uppermost node is not linked, as the information of the element corresponding to the uppermost node of the data of the prototype, information distinguishable from information of the element corresponding to the uppermost node linked to the data of the product; and store the data of the prototype.