Secondary Interface Failure Data Collection System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current failure data collection solutions are inefficient as they require manual logging into multiple devices, are time-consuming, and can be delayed due to the need to input data from one device to another, especially when the primary interface becomes unusable during testing.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for collecting failure data that initializes test devices through a secondary interface, allowing for simultaneous data collection without disrupting the primary interface, using a failure data collector and repository to streamline data retrieval and storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual logging into each device is used to collect failure data, then data can be collected from each device, but the time and resources required increase significantly as the number of devices increases
Solution Approach 1:
A centralized failure data collection system acts as an intermediary between multiple test devices and the analysis system. The collection system automatically retrieves failure data from all test devices through standardized interfaces, eliminating the need for manual logging into each device. This intermediary approach consolidates data collection from multiple sources simultaneously, reducing both time and manual resources while maintaining complete data capture.
Solution Approach 2:
The failure data collection system implements self-service automation where the collection mechanism automatically initiates data retrieval from test devices without human intervention. The system autonomously manages the collection process, including accessing each device, retrieving failure logs, and transmitting data to the analysis system, thereby eliminating manual effort and reducing collection time across all devices.
2Reliability
If failure data is collected and inputted to an additional device or system for analysis, then data analysis can be performed, but the process is further delayed by additional data input time
Solution Approach 1:
The failure data collection system merges the data collection and data transmission functions into a single integrated process. As failure data is collected from test devices, it is automatically transmitted to the analysis system in real-time through standardized interfaces. This merging eliminates the separate manual data input step, reducing processing time while maintaining the analytical capability of the additional system.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the primary interface is used for both testing and failure data collection, then the interface can be utilized, but collecting failure data may disturb the test interface or be impossible if the interface becomes unusable
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the interface functions by separating the primary test interface from the failure data collection interface. The primary interface remains dedicated to testing operations, while a specialized collection interface handles failure data retrieval. This segmentation allows failure data to be collected without disturbing test operations, and the collection interface can access devices even when the primary test interface becomes unusable.
Solution Approach 2:
A dedicated failure data collection interface acts as an intermediary channel that accesses test devices independently of the primary test interface. This separate communication path enables failure data retrieval without interfering with ongoing tests, and maintains data collection availability even when the primary interface becomes dysfunctional during testing.
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AI summary
An apparatus for collecting failure data includes a failure data collector that initializes one or more test devices by establishing a secondary interface therewith in response to receiving a test device initialization command from a device tester, communicates one or more failure data collection requests to each test device corresponding to a failure data collection command received from the test device, and receives failure data from the test devices via the secondary interface in response to communicating the failure data collection request. In certain embodiments, the present invention includes a failure data storage repository for storing the collected failure data.