Automated Remote Message Management via Database Matching
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Solution Overview
Problem
Computing systems face challenges in automatically handling new, unseen status messages, which can lead to system failures due to the lack of immediate operational actions and the need for manual intervention by operators.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that utilize a message database to identify new status messages, search for matches, and provide recommended actions from cloud databases, including public and organizational best practices, to automate the handling process, ensuring appropriate actions are taken for each message.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If a message database is used to store and match status messages, then the system can automatically handle known messages, but new unseen messages cannot be processed automatically and require manual operator intervention
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by proactively searching for similar messages in external databases and preparing recommended actions before new messages are encountered. When a new message is detected, the system has already prepared potential handling actions based on similarity searches, enabling immediate automated response without waiting for manual operator input.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces external databases (such as IBM Fix Central and Microsoft Knowledge Base) as intermediaries between the message database and new status messages. These external databases serve as mediators that provide similar messages and recommended actions for unseen messages, bridging the gap between known and unknown message types without requiring direct manual intervention.
2Reliability
If manual operator intervention is required for new status messages, then operators can handle unique situations, but system productivity decreases and response time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs self-service by automatically detecting new messages, searching external databases for similar cases, and generating recommended actions without requiring manual operator initiation. The system serves itself by autonomously completing the entire workflow from message detection to action recommendation, significantly improving processing efficiency while maintaining reliable operational responses.
3Adaptability or versatility
If external databases are searched for similar messages, then new messages can be automatically addressed with recommended actions, but system complexity and search time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies universality by using a unified search approach across multiple external databases (IBM Fix Central, Microsoft Knowledge Base, and other technical support databases). The same search mechanism and matching algorithm are used regardless of which external database is queried, simplifying the overall system architecture while maintaining the ability to handle diverse message types from different sources.
4Loss of information
If multiple external databases are queried for message matches, then more comprehensive solutions are found, but the time and resources required for searching increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies partial action by searching external databases with a focused query targeting only the essential message characteristics rather than performing an exhaustive search of all available data. This selective searching approach retrieves sufficient information to generate effective recommended actions without consuming excessive time or resources, balancing completeness with efficiency.
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AI summary
A method and system for remotely managing messages is provided. The method includes receiving a status message associated with an operational status of hardware or software and determining, via execution of a message database table associated with a message database, that the status message includes a new message not located within the message database. The status message is added to the message database table and a search process for messages matching the status message is executed to determine if a match between the messages and status is located.