Role-Based Operational Dashboard for Facility Monitoring
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing operational monitoring systems fail to effectively interpret and summarize data from various facility systems, such as fire safety, HVAC, security, and energy management, making it difficult for personnel to make informed decisions.
Innovation Solution
A unified operational dashboard that receives and displays data based on user credentials, allowing customizable and role-based views of performance indicators, statistics, and analytics through configurable widgets on various devices, which can interact with remote sources and provide alerts for critical information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If traditional monitoring systems are used to gather data from various facility systems, then data collection capability is maintained, but data interpretation and summarization effectiveness deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a dashboard as an intermediary layer between raw operational data and users. The dashboard receives data from multiple facility systems, processes it through configurable widgets, and presents summarized information. This intermediary structure resolves the contradiction by maintaining comprehensive data collection while dramatically improving interpretation effectiveness through visual organization and filtering.
Solution Approach 2:
The dashboard divides operational data into discrete, configurable widgets that can be independently customized. Each widget can display specific metrics, trends, or alerts from different facility systems. This segmentation allows users to focus on relevant information without being overwhelmed by the complete data set, thereby improving monitoring efficiency while preserving data interpretation quality.
2Loss of information
If comprehensive operational data is displayed to all users, then information completeness is improved, but system complexity and customization requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The dashboard employs dynamic configuration capabilities where users can customize widget display, data sources, and update frequencies based on their specific needs and roles. The system adapts to different user requirements without requiring separate systems, maintaining information completeness while managing complexity through flexible, user-driven customization rather than rigid pre-configuration.
Solution Approach 2:
The dashboard serves multiple functions within a single unified interface: data collection, processing, visualization, and customization. It can display real-time metrics, historical trends, alerts, and summaries simultaneously across different widgets. This multi-functionality ensures comprehensive information delivery while reducing overall system complexity by consolidating capabilities into one adaptable platform.
3Ease of operation
If role-based data filtering is implemented, then information relevance to users is improved, but data processing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements automatic role-based filtering where user credentials determine the default set of visible widgets and data sources. Upon authentication, the dashboard automatically configures itself to display only the information relevant to that user's role, department, or clearance level. This self-service approach improves information accessibility while minimizing processing complexity by automating the filtering logic rather than requiring manual configuration for each user.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems, methods, and devices for providing an operational dashboard are described herein. One method includes receiving operational data associated with a system, receiving credentials associated with a user of a user device including a number of display elements configurable by the user, and determining a particular portion of the operational data to provide to the user via the display elements of the user device based, at least in part, on the credentials.