Work Data Capture Platform With Real-Time Quality Grading
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current data collection workflows rely on human input or imprecise optical character recognition, leading to time-consuming, error-prone processes with delayed business workflows and inconsistent data quality, especially in environments with limited connectivity, and lack real-time actionable insights.
Innovation Solution
A work-related data capture platform that inputs and processes data through a user interface, providing real-time quality grading and feedback, guiding users through appropriate workflows based on their role and location, and ensuring comprehensive data collection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If manual data entry or imprecise optical character recognition is used, then data collection can be performed with simple tools, but data quality is inconsistent and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual data entry and imprecise optical character recognition with automated computer vision systems that use machine learning models to accurately extract data from images. The system automatically processes images of work tasks, inspections, and documentation to extract structured data, eliminating the need for manual transcription while achieving consistent, high-accuracy data collection.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service data collection by allowing users to simply capture images of work tasks, inspections, or documentation, and the system automatically processes these images to extract the required data. This eliminates the need for complex manual data entry procedures while maintaining high data quality standards.
2Productivity
If automated data processing is implemented, then data collection speed increases, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal data processing platform that handles multiple types of work-related data (inspections, tasks, documentation) through a single integrated system. The platform provides standardized processing workflows that can accommodate various data collection scenarios without requiring separate complex systems for each function, thereby increasing productivity while managing complexity through consolidation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system segments the data processing workflow into distinct modular components including image capture, automated processing, quality grading, and data integration. Each module handles a specific aspect of data processing independently, which simplifies the overall system architecture while maintaining high processing speed and enabling flexible configuration for different work scenarios.
3Loss of time
If real-time processing is implemented, then actionable insights are available immediately, but network connectivity requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by performing data processing and quality grading locally on the user's device before data transmission to the cloud. The system processes images and extracts data immediately upon capture, providing real-time actionable insights without requiring continuous network connectivity. Only the processed data and metadata are transmitted to the cloud for storage and further analysis, enabling real-time processing in environments with limited or no network connectivity.
Data Source
AI summary
A work-related data capture platform comprises inputting work-related data into a user interface by a user, wherein the work-related data corresponds to a task performed by the user, generating processed information from the work-related data, wherein the processed information comprises a determination of whether the task has been done acceptably. The platform further generates task review data as a subset of the processed information, provides the task review data to the user interface, letting the user know the task has been done acceptably or the task has not been done acceptably, and when the task has not been done acceptably, prompts the user, on the user interface, to correct errors and input additional work-related data providing evidence of the correction of the errors.