Statistical Analysis Program for System Parameter Inconsistencies
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Solution Overview
Problem
As organizations rely increasingly on computing devices for day-to-day operations, managing the inconsistencies in system parameters across computer systems becomes challenging, leading to issues like downtime and poor performance, as existing methods struggle to effectively determine and visualize parameter distribution, variance, outliers, and trends.
Innovation Solution
A method involving data collection, statistical modeling, and analysis to assess parameter uniformity and conformity across computer systems, using an analysis program with an audit engine and analysis engine to generate reports on distribution, variance, and trends, and a graphical interface for displaying conformity scores.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If organizations increase reliance on computing devices for day-to-day operations, then productivity and operational capability are improved, but the complexity of managing system parameter inconsistencies across multiple systems increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an analysis program as an intermediary system that automatically collects, analyzes, and reports parameter inconsistencies across multiple computing systems. This intermediary tool manages the complexity by providing centralized monitoring and automated comparison against baseline systems, eliminating the need for manual tracking and reducing the management burden while enabling continued expansion of computing infrastructure.
2Adaptability or versatility
If organizations expand their IT infrastructures to support growth, then operational capacity is improved, but the difficulty of evaluating and managing system parameters increases
Solution Approach 1:
The analysis program enables self-service monitoring by automatically collecting system parameters, comparing them against baseline configurations, and generating reports on inconsistencies. The system performs autonomous evaluation of multiple parameters across expanding infrastructures without requiring manual intervention, making parameter detection and measurement straightforward even as organizational growth increases system diversity.
3Ease of operation
If parameter inconsistencies are not monitored, then system operation continues without intervention, but performance degradation and downtime occur
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the analysis program continuously monitors system parameters, compares them against baseline configurations, and provides reports on deviations. This feedback loop enables organizations to identify and correct parameter inconsistencies before they cause performance degradation or downtime, maintaining both system continuity and reliability by alerting administrators to issues that require attention.
Data Source
AI summary
A system and method for generating statistical reports showing distribution, variance, outliers and trends for parameters across a set of computer systems is provided. The reports are generated based on audited data for each system that pertains to the parameters. A distribution report assesses the uniformity of the parameters of a population of systems and provides frequency distributions and statistics describing the data values from the analyzed systems. A variance report assesses the conformity of one or more target systems against a reference data set comprised of a set of baseline systems. The report compares each target system individually against the reference data set to measure the consistency of the target's parameters. A trend report shows trends in the uniformity and conformity measures of the parameters by comparing the statistical analysis results of sets of systems at two or more points in time or the different systems at the same time.