Time Series User Interface for Batch Data Comparison
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Solution Overview
Problem
Time series data collected by sensors is large and unwieldy, making it difficult to analyze and compare, with existing user interfaces requiring manual setup that is slow and tedious.
Innovation Solution
A user interface system that supports object-oriented time series data storage and visualization, allowing users to interactively filter and transform data in a visual manner, automatically generating configuration data for comparing and contrasting batches, and facilitating the identification of good and bad batches through quality metric filtration and correlation analysis.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If time series data is stored in a large lumped dataset from sensors, then all sensor data is preserved, but the data becomes unwieldy to analyze and difficult to compare
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the large lumped time series dataset into discrete batches, where each batch represents a distinct operational period or process run. This segmentation allows users to analyze and compare specific batches individually rather than navigating through overwhelming raw data, directly resolving the contradiction between preserving data volume and maintaining ease of analysis.
2Adaptability or versatility
If manual setup is required for time series user interface, then customization is possible, but the process is slow and tedious
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically generating the time series user interface based on batch identifiers and configuration data. Instead of requiring users to manually set up each interface element, the system pre-configures the interface with relevant time series data, plots, and comparisons, thereby maintaining adaptability while dramatically improving setup speed and productivity.
3Measurement precision
If multiple batches are compared manually, then detailed analysis is possible, but the process requires significant mental strain and time
Solution Approach 1:
The time series user interface is designed as a multi-functional system that can simultaneously display and compare multiple batches across different time periods. The interface universally handles various comparison operations (side-by-side plots, temporal alignment, metric comparisons) in a single unified view, enabling detailed analysis of multiple batches without requiring sequential manual examination, thus reducing both time and mental strain while maintaining analysis precision.
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AI summary
Methods and systems for presenting time series for analysis. A method includes presenting a first visualization of summary information for an initial data set of a plurality of batches, presenting a filtered data set of the initial data set having a first batch identifier associated with a first batch and the second batch identifier associated with a second batch, executing a time series connector including transmitting a request to a time series application, the request comprising the first batch identifier, the second batch identifier, and the time series configuration data. The method further includes causing presentation of a user interface comprising a chart including a first plot for first time series data for the first batch identifier and a second plot for second time series data for the second batch identifier, the chart configured to the time series configuration data, and the first plot is aligned to the second plot.