VR Oversight System for Remote Process Authorization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing business processes often require multiple authorization levels and formal recording of approvals for accurate completion, which can be inefficient and inconvenient, especially when remote oversight is needed for security, compliance, and audit purposes.
Innovation Solution
A virtual or augmented reality-based oversight system that allows remote users to authorize and oversee business processes by generating a simulation of the current state of the process at a physical location, incorporating input from connected devices, and enabling real-time or near-real-time observation and authorization from a remote second location.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If remote oversight is implemented for security and compliance purposes, then security and compliance are improved, but system complexity and operational overhead increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates virtual copies of the physical environment using 360-degree cameras and sensors to capture spatial data, which are then rendered as virtual reality representations. This allows remote users to observe and authorize processes without physically being present, reducing system complexity while maintaining security and compliance oversight.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces a virtual reality intermediary layer between the physical process environment and the remote authorization user. This intermediary translates physical actions into virtual representations that can be observed and authorized remotely, simplifying the oversight mechanism while ensuring compliance.
2Reliability
If multiple authorization levels are required for process completion, then security and accuracy are improved, but processing time and operational efficiency deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical system of sequential physical approvals with an automated virtual authorization system. The virtual reality interface enables remote users to review and authorize processes in real-time or near-real-time, eliminating the need for multiple physical authorization levels while maintaining accuracy and security through digital approval workflows.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary capture and processing of process data through 360-degree cameras and sensors before authorization is needed. This pre-processing creates ready-to-review virtual representations, allowing authorization to occur quickly without delays for data collection or preparation.
3Reliability
If formal recording of approvals is implemented for audit purposes, then audit capability and compliance are improved, but administrative overhead and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically generates and stores audit records of all authorized processes without requiring manual intervention. The virtual reality platform captures complete process documentation including spatial context, actions taken, and authorization decisions, creating self-documenting audit trails that eliminate administrative overhead while maintaining comprehensive audit capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides automatic feedback by recording and storing all authorization events and process data. This feedback mechanism continuously documents compliance information, creating an automated audit trail that improves audit capability while reducing the need for manual record-keeping and administrative processing.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure involves systems and computer implemented methods for generating a virtual or augmented reality-based oversight system of business processes at a location remote from where the business process is executed. In one example, system operations include identifying a process-based operation performed at a physical first location, where the operation is associated with a request for oversight from a remote second location. A current state of the operation at the first location is identified, and at least one input source at the first location is identified. A simulation of the current state of the operation at the first location incorporating input from the input source(s) is generated for presentation at the second location. An action performed at the first location in the current state of the operation is identified, and the second location is then transmitted a request to authorize the identified action.