Stop-State Knowledge Management for Accurate Cause Display

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing systems lack the ability to accurately display and manage the cause and measure associated with a system's stop state, often relying on generic or outdated information.

Innovation Solution

A task-in-progress stop state management device that includes a computer connected to automated systems, allowing for the input and recording of specific causes and measures related to stop states, and displaying this information in a user-friendly manner.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If generic or outdated information is used for stop state management, then the system operation is simple, but the accuracy of cause and measure display deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccuracy of cause and measure displayVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically detects stop states and retrieves relevant cause and measure information from the database without requiring manual intervention. The management device self-services by autonomously querying the database using the stop state as a key and displaying the retrieved information, eliminating the need for complex manual information management while maintaining high accuracy.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system establishes a feedback loop where stop state information is continuously monitored, used to query the database for relevant causes and measures, and displayed to operators. This feedback mechanism ensures that accurate, up-to-date information is always available based on actual system conditions, improving decision-making accuracy without proportionally increasing system complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Reliability

If real-time stop state information is displayed, then the reliability of stop state management is improved, but the complexity of information management increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvereliability of stop state managementVSAvoidinformation management complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The management device automatically performs information retrieval and display operations based on detected stop states. The system self-services by using the stop state as a database key to autonomously fetch and display relevant cause and measure information, ensuring real-time reliability without requiring complex manual information management processes.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The database is designed to store multiple types of information (causes, measures, stop states) in a unified structure that can serve multiple functions. The same database infrastructure supports various query operations and information retrieval tasks, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining comprehensive and reliable stop state management capabilities.

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

Data Source

PatentUS12307289B2Device for managing mid-work stop state
Publication Date: 2025.05.20 FANUC LTD
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AI summary

A device for managing a mid-work stop state comprising: a first setting unit that defines a mid-work stop state in a device accommodated in a computer; a first input unit that inputs a condition and/or cause and/or countermeasure of a mid-work stop state and associates the same with the stop state defined by the first setting unit; a first display unit that, if the device is in the mid-work stop state defined by the first setting unit, makes an output for displaying content recorded in a recording unit by a second setting unit; and a third setting unit that associates the mid-work stop state defined by the first setting unit with a time series and records the same in the recording unit, wherein the content recorded by the second setting unit can be newly generated and modified by an input from the first input unit.