Verified Instructional Blocks for Consistent Facility Procedures

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing systems lack an efficient method for controlling the dissemination of instructional content to operators performing procedures at equipment within a facility, particularly in non-networked environments, leading to inconsistencies and potential risks in process execution.

Innovation Solution

A method and system that utilize a computer system and mobile devices to access and modify digital procedures, correlating language signals with equipment units and process risks, replacing unverified instructional blocks with verified ones, and presenting instructions in varying formats based on predefined guidance specifications.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If manual verification of instructional procedures is used, then accuracy and reliability are improved, but time consumption and operational complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveinstructional procedure verificationVSAvoidapproval time

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables self-service automated verification where the computer system automatically verifies instructional procedures against process control systems without requiring manual review, thereby maintaining reliability while eliminating time loss associated with manual approval processes

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces the mechanical manual verification process with an automated computer-based system that uses electronic communication with process control systems to verify instructional procedures, substituting human effort with automated computational verification

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Stability of the object's composition

If standardized instructional formats are imposed, then consistency is improved, but adaptability to specific equipment and processes decreases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveinstructional content consistencyVSAvoidequipment-specific customization

Core Design Contradiction:

Stability of the object's compositionVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The system allows dynamic adjustment of instructional parameters such as text, images, videos, and audio based on specific equipment and process requirements, enabling standardized formats to be customized with equipment-specific content and risk-appropriate guidance levels

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The instructional system is designed to be dynamic, automatically adapting the content and format of instructions based on the specific equipment unit, process risks, and operator characteristics, rather than using static standardized formats

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

3Object-affected harmful factors

If comprehensive risk assessment is implemented, then safety is improved, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveprocess risk managementVSAvoidsystem architecture

Core Design Contradiction:

Object-affected harmful factorsVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The computer system performs multiple functions including automated verification, risk assessment, content generation, and dissemination through a single integrated platform, reducing overall system complexity while implementing comprehensive risk management across all instructional procedures

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS12468876B2Method for controlling dissemination of instructional content to operators performing procedures within a facility

Publication Date: 2025.11.11 APPRENTICE FS INC

AI summary

A method for modifying a procedure includes: accessing an instructional block library containing a set of verified instructional blocks associated with approved digital procedures performed within a facility; accessing an unverified instructional block, authored by an operator, for a new digital procedure at the facility; detecting a set of language signals in the unverified instructional block; correlating an equipment unit language signal, in the set of language signals, with an equipment unit located within the facility; correlating an action language signal, in the set of language signals, with an action prompt related to the equipment unit; identifying a verified instructional block, in the set of verified instructional blocks in the instructional block library, as analogous to the unverified instructional block in response to the verified instructional block including language signals associated with the equipment unit and the action prompt; and inserting the verified instructional block in the new digital procedure.