Virtual Workspace Linking Data with Location
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for data analysis, such as fault diagnosis of equipment, require manual linkage and tracing of data with its location, which is inefficient and prone to errors, especially when handling multiple data sets.
Innovation Solution
A virtual workspace method and system that creates a link between data and its location using an image of a Data Source Object (DSO) as a virtual workspace, allowing bidirectional query through annotation of data identification information, using a display unit, control unit, and data processing unit to facilitate easy tracing of data or location.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual recording and bidirectional query between data and location is performed, then data location tracing is possible, but work efficiency is low and errors are prone
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a virtual workspace that is a visual copy or representation of the physical workspace layout. This virtual copy allows users to interact with and trace data locations efficiently without manually recording physical positions, thereby improving both accuracy and productivity simultaneously.
2Loss of information
If manual data file name recording and tagging is performed, then data location information is captured, but the process is time-consuming and error-prone
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically captures and records data location information through the virtual workspace representation. Instead of requiring manual tagging and recording, the system self-services by automatically tracking and storing the relationship between data and its location, eliminating time consumption while ensuring information completeness.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the manual mechanical process of writing down file names and tagging locations with an automated computer-based system. The virtual workspace automatically tracks data positions and associations, substituting manual operations with automated computational processes that are both faster and more accurate.
3Adaptability or versatility
If bidirectional query between data and location is implemented manually, then data tracing is possible, but the process becomes complex and inefficient when handling multiple data sets
Solution Approach 1:
The virtual workspace serves multiple functions simultaneously: it represents the physical workspace layout, stores data location information, enables bidirectional querying, and handles multiple data sets. This multi-functional approach provides adaptability for various data processing needs without increasing system complexity.
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AI summary
The invention discloses a virtual workspace method which allows bidirectional query between data and data locations. The method comprises: establish an image of data source object (DSO), and use the image as a virtual workspace; find virtual location of the data on the virtual workspace corresponding physical location of the data on DSO; annotate data identification information at the virtual location; according to the identification information, one can trace the data by the location, or trace the location by the data. The invention also discloses a system for realizing the method mentioned above, the system comprises: display unit, control unit and data processing unit; the display unit connects the control unit and the data processing unit, the display unit displays the data or the image of DSO, the control unit manipulates the display unit to display the data or the image; the data processing unit treats the data, Applying the method and the system, a link between the data and the location can be established anytime, no matter the data belong to data flow or multimedia information and no matter what location on the data source object the data come from, so that the data may be easily traced from the data location or the data location may be easily traced from the data.