Resource Availability Graphic Representation for IT Systems
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Solution Overview
Problem
Complex information technology systems, such as asset lifecycle management systems, face challenges in effectively representing and managing resource availability across various entities like projects, assets, and orders, making it difficult for managers to identify resource over-consumption and discrepancies between planned and actual costs.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method and apparatus that generates a graphic representation to correlate planned and actual resource consumption, using gauges to display planned and actual resource availability, allowing for real-time monitoring and highlighting discrepancies, facilitating early identification of potential over-consumption and exceptional resource usage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If detailed resource consumption data is tracked and analyzed, then resource availability management accuracy is improved, but system complexity and difficulty of monitoring increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses visual gauges as simplified copies or representations of complex resource consumption data. Instead of presenting raw numerical data from multiple sources, the system creates visual analogies (gauges similar to fuel gauges) that copy the essential information in an easily understandable format, reducing the complexity of monitoring while maintaining measurement precision.
Solution Approach 2:
The visual gauge representation acts as an intermediary between the complex resource consumption data and the manager. The gauge translates detailed consumption patterns, planned vs. actual usage, and availability status into a single visual indicator, mediating the complexity while preserving the accuracy of resource availability management.
2Loss of information
If multiple data sources are integrated for comprehensive resource monitoring, then information completeness is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple data sources (planned consumption, actual consumption, resource availability) into a single unified visual gauge. This consolidation integrates comprehensive information from various sources while presenting it in one easy-to-monitor interface, eliminating the need to check multiple separate systems or data streams.
Solution Approach 2:
The visual gauge serves multiple functions simultaneously: it displays planned consumption, actual consumption, resource availability, and consumption rates all in one indicator. This multi-functionality allows comprehensive monitoring while maintaining ease of operation, as the single gauge provides all necessary information without requiring separate displays or complex navigation.
3Speed
If real-time resource consumption monitoring is implemented, then responsiveness to resource issues is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates a simplified visual copy of real-time resource consumption data through gauges that update automatically. This visual representation captures the essential real-time information without requiring complex monitoring infrastructure, as the gauge analogy provides intuitive real-time feedback with minimal system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The visual gauge system automatically updates and monitors resource consumption without requiring manual intervention or complex configuration. The system self-manages the integration of data sources and the presentation of real-time information, reducing the complexity of implementation and maintenance while maintaining high responsiveness to resource issues.
Data Source
AI summary
A computer-implemented method of representing the availability of resources allocated to an entity includes receiving a planned resource description describing how resources were expected to be consumed by the entity, receiving a consumed resource description describing how resources are actually being consumed by the entity, and generating a graphic representation indicating a correlation between the planned resource description and the consumed resource description.