Template Screen Configuration for Site-Specific Setup Reduction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing screen creation systems require significant customization and effort to adapt templates to different facility configurations and user-specific display items and layouts across various sites, such as factories, leading to inefficiencies in setup creation.
Innovation Solution
A screen creation system and method that includes a setup information creation unit to define setup information based on predefined items and conditions for template screens, and a screen creation unit to generate screens using this information, allowing for broader application of templates across diverse sites and simplifying setup processes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If templates are customized or set up depending on facility configurations and display items at each site, then the template can be applied to specific task screens, but the setup time and effort increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The template is divided into multiple selectable regions, each representing a different display item or functional area. Users can independently configure and customize each region according to specific facility requirements, rather than customizing the entire template at once. This segmentation reduces the complexity and time required for setup while maintaining adaptability to different sites.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides pre-configured template regions with default settings and common display configurations. These preliminary setups can be directly applied or lightly customized for different facilities, eliminating the need to create everything from scratch. The pre-prepared regions include common display items, layouts, and configurations that can be quickly adapted to various sites.
2Adaptability or versatility
If templates are customized for each site's facility configuration, then the display requirements are met, but the complexity of template creation and maintenance increases
Solution Approach 1:
The template structure is segmented into independent, reusable regions that can be individually configured. Each region represents a discrete functional unit with its own settings, making the overall template management less complex. Users can work with one region at a time rather than managing entire template configurations, reducing the perceived complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The template regions are designed to be universal and reusable across different sites and facilities. A single region definition can serve multiple purposes and be applied in various contexts without requiring separate customizations. This multi-functionality reduces the number of unique templates needed and simplifies maintenance.
3Ease of operation
If more display items and customized layouts are provided for each user, then user-specific requirements are satisfied, but the setup effort and time required increase
Solution Approach 1:
Display items are organized into separate, selectable regions within the template. Users can quickly enable, disable, or configure individual regions based on their specific needs without affecting other parts of the display. This modular approach allows users to customize their view efficiently by working with discrete units rather than entire display configurations.
Solution Approach 2:
The template includes pre-configured regions with common display items and layouts that match typical user requirements. Users can directly apply these pre-prepared regions or make minor adjustments, rather than creating display configurations from scratch. This preliminary preparation significantly reduces the time needed to satisfy user-specific display requirements.
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AI summary
The present invention makes it possible for a template creator to have a created template applied to many more business screens, and makes it possible for a screen user who creates (customizes) a business screen utilizing the template to simplify the setup creation work needed for each project to which the template is applied. This screen creation system comprises: a setup information creation unit for creating, on the basis of a setup item and a setup condition preliminarily defined for the whole of a selected template screen and for each of constituent elements of the template screen, setup information for each setup item that is defined for the whole of the template screen or the constituent element of the template screen; and a screen creation unit for creating a screen on the basis of the template screen and the setup information created by the setup information creation unit.