Server-Side Material Property Data Management for Numerical Analysis

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current numerical analysis systems face challenges in maintaining data reliability and confidentiality, especially in high nonlinearity analyses, and managing extensive material property data for simulations, leading to inaccuracies and difficulties in data retrieval and maintenance.

Innovation Solution

A network-based system where a server-side computer manages and provides accurate, detailed material property data to user-side computers, allowing users to perform numerical analyses while keeping the data confidential and enabling on-demand access to necessary material properties through a secure, invisible transmission process.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If material property data is distributed with simulation software, then data accessibility is improved, but data maintenance and confidentiality become difficult

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata accessibilityVSAvoiddata confidentiality
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a data management server as an intermediary between the data source and users. This server mediates data distribution, maintenance, and access control, allowing users to obtain data without direct access to source files, thereby maintaining confidentiality while improving accessibility.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The system creates controlled copies of material property data for distribution to users. These copies are provided through the server infrastructure, allowing users to access data without having access to the original source files, thus maintaining data security while enabling widespread usage.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

2Measurement precision

If detailed material property data is provided for extensive coils, then analysis accuracy is improved, but data management complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveanalysis accuracyVSAvoiddata management complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the extensive coil data into manageable units organized by coil ID, material type, and property parameters. The database structure divides data into logical sections that can be independently managed, retrieved, and maintained, reducing overall management complexity while preserving detailed information.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The data management server provides universal access to detailed material property data through a standardized interface. This multi-functional system handles data storage, retrieval, validation, and distribution, simplifying management complexity while enabling comprehensive data access for accurate analysis.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Ease of operation

If data is provided via network, then data accessibility is improved, but data source distinction and reliability deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata accessibilityVSAvoiddata source distinction
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The data management server acts as a trusted intermediary that maintains clear tracking of data sources. It implements authentication and authorization mechanisms that preserve data source distinction while enabling network-wide accessibility. The server verifies and validates data before distribution, maintaining reliability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements feedback mechanisms including data validation, authentication, and usage tracking. These feedback loops ensure that data sources are properly distinguished and verified, maintaining reliability while enabling broad network access through the server infrastructure.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS8543666B2System, arrangement and method for providing numerical analysis data, and numerical analysis data utilization device
Publication Date: 2013.09.24 NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
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AI summary

Exemplary embodiments of the present invention relate to a numerical analysis data providing system. The system can include a server side computer which may provide numerical analysis data to a user side computer connected to a network. The server side computer can record a material name and a property item with corresponding to any one or more types of property values from a mechanical property value, a thermal physical property value, and an electromagnetic property value as for plural materials. Such server side computer can extract one or more types of material property data from the mechanical property value, the thermal physical property value, and the electromagnetic property value corresponding to the material name and the property item recorded by a material property data storage arrangement based on the material name and the property item transmitted from the user side computer. In addition, the server side computer can transmit the extracted data to the user side computer.