Intermediate Web Server for Secure Machine Data Transmission
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems for transmitting and remotely managing data from machines, such as packaging and woodworking machines, are costly, insecure, and inefficient, especially for simple machines, due to the need for expensive hardware and software, direct access vulnerabilities, and data loss risks during malfunctions.
Innovation Solution
A system that uses an intermediate processing device and the Internet for data transmission and management, ensuring high security and efficiency by controlling access and allowing data exchange through a web server, eliminating the need for expensive hardware and software, and enabling data transmission without a local storage device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a direct connection between the control device and remote processing unit is established using private communication lines, then data transmission security and speed are improved, but installation and operation costs increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a web server as an intermediary component between the control device and remote processing unit. The web server hosts a web portal that enables secure data transmission over public internet infrastructure, eliminating the need for expensive private communication lines while maintaining security through standardized web protocols and encryption mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the physical private communication infrastructure with a software-based web server solution running on standard internet infrastructure. This substitution uses web technologies (HTTP, HTTPS, SSL/TLS) to provide secure data transmission without requiring dedicated physical communication lines, thereby reducing installation and operation costs.
2Reliability
If expensive hardware and software are used for data transmission systems, then data security and reliability are improved, but the overall machine cost increases, making it uneconomical for simple machines
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the web server multi-functional by integrating it into the existing control device of the machine. The control device simultaneously performs its primary control functions and hosts the web server for remote data access, eliminating the need for separate expensive hardware and reducing overall system cost while maintaining security and reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses standard, inexpensive internet infrastructure and web server software instead of specialized expensive hardware. The solution leverages readily available components and public internet resources, making the system economically viable for simple machines while maintaining adequate security through software-based protection mechanisms.
3Productivity
If a direct access system is implemented, then data exchange efficiency is improved, but vulnerability to unauthorized intrusions increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a web server as an intermediary that mediates all data exchange between the control device and remote units. This web server acts as a secure gateway that authenticates users, encrypts data transmissions, and controls access permissions, thereby maintaining data exchange efficiency while protecting against unauthorized intrusions through standardized web security protocols.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces direct physical access mechanisms with web-based authentication and encryption mechanisms. Instead of direct connections that are vulnerable to physical intrusion, the system uses HTTPS protocols, SSL/TLS encryption, and web-based user authentication, maintaining efficiency while significantly reducing vulnerability to unauthorized access.
4Reliability
If local storage devices are used for data recording, then data availability is improved, but the risk of data loss during malfunction increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the web server continuously monitors and retrieves data from the control device, storing it remotely on the web server or remote processing unit. This continuous feedback loop ensures data is regularly backed up to a remote location, maintaining data availability while eliminating the risk of data loss due to local storage device failure during malfunctions.
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AI summary
A system for transmitting and remotely managing data of a machine selected in a group comprising a packaging machine, a wrapping machine, a wood working machine tool, comprises a processing and exchanging data device communicating with a remote processing arrangement through a first communication network, wherein an intermediate processing device is interposed between said processing and exchanging data device and said remote processing arrangement so that transfer of said data between said processing and exchanging data device and said remote processing arrangement is achieved.