Short Run Control Chart GUI With Real-Time Drag-and-Drop Preview

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional techniques for generating short run control charts lack flexibility and responsiveness, failing to provide real-time previews of changes as chart configuration variables are assigned, hindering iterative creation.

Innovation Solution

A system and method that includes a user interface with drag-and-drop graph zones for assigning dataset columns, a data centering algorithm for converting values into location data points, and a real-time view of the short run control chart, allowing dynamic updates and previews of the chart's next state during input adjustments.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If conventional techniques are used to generate short run control charts, then the system remains stable and predictable, but the system lacks responsiveness and cannot provide real-time previews of changes

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesystem stabilityVSAvoidinteractivity and responsiveness

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system transitions from a static, batch-processing approach to a dynamic, real-time updating approach. As users modify chart configuration variables through drag-and-drop inputs, the short run control chart updates immediately to reflect changes, providing live previews without requiring full reconfiguration or user confirmation before display.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

2Manufacturing precision

If conventional techniques require all chart configuration variables to be specified before generating output, then the system maintains data completeness, but the iterative creation process is severely impeded

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedata completenessVSAvoiditerative creation speed

Core Design Contradiction:

Manufacturing precisionVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary data processing and chart generation actions as users progressively configure variables. Instead of waiting for complete configuration, the system pre-computes and displays chart portions based on available data, allowing users to iterate quickly while maintaining data integrity through validation of assigned variables.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

3Ease of operation

If the system updates the chart in real-time as inputs are made, then the interactivity is enhanced, but the computational load and processing time increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveuser interactivityVSAvoidcomputational resources

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSPower

Solution Approach 1:

The system applies partial updates to the short run control chart, recomputing only the portions affected by user inputs rather than recalculating the entire chart. This selective updating approach maintains real-time interactivity while significantly reducing computational overhead compared to full chart regeneration.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #16Partial or excessive action

Data Source

PatentUS12578851B2Systems, methods, and graphical user interfaces for generating short run control charts

Publication Date: 2026.03.17 JMP STATISTICAL DISCOVERY LLC

AI summary

A system, method, and computer-program product includes displaying a user interface that is configured to create a short run control chart from a dataset; detecting, via the user interface, a plurality of drag-and-drop inputs; converting, based on the plurality of drag-and-drop inputs, values from a first column of the dataset into location data points; and updating a real-time view of the short run control chart to include the location data points.