Workflow Decision Management for Automated Device Attribute Adjustment

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional networked devices require user intervention to change attribute values, which is inefficient as they often follow consistent usage patterns and scenarios, necessitating a method for workflow decision management that automatically adjusts device attributes based on identified usage patterns and scenarios without user input.

Innovation Solution

The system maintains a device state history to identify usage patterns and scenarios, determines workflow administration capacity, and executes workflows to adjust device attributes automatically, incorporating conflict resolution and tolerance management to prevent device damage.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If automated workflow decision management is implemented to adjust device attributes without user intervention, then productivity and ease of operation are improved, but device complexity and risk of harmful factors increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedevice attribute adjustment efficiencyVSAvoidworkflow management complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments workflow management into distinct components: workflow scenarios define conditional logic, workflows contain specific attribute adjustment actions, and workflow administration capacities manage execution limits. This segmentation allows complex automation to be broken into manageable, independently configurable parts, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining high productivity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary actions by pre-defining workflow scenarios and workflows before actual device operation. Usage patterns are identified from historical data, and corresponding workflows are prepared in advance with specified attribute adjustments. When conditions match, pre-configured workflows are executed automatically, enabling efficient automation without real-time decision complexity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

2Adaptability or versatility

If multiple workflows are executed simultaneously to handle various usage patterns, then adaptability is improved, but harmful factors and reliability risks increase due to potential conflicts

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveusage pattern coverageVSAvoiddevice damage risk

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The system applies preliminary anti-action by determining workflow administration capacities that explicitly prevent harmful effects. Before workflows are executed, the system identifies potential conflicts between multiple workflows and establishes capacity limits to prevent simultaneous execution of conflicting workflows. This preemptive conflict resolution eliminates device damage risks while maintaining the ability to execute multiple adaptive workflows.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #9Preliminary anti-action

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses feedback mechanisms to monitor device state changes resulting from workflow executions. When a workflow modifies device attributes, the system tracks these changes and uses them to determine whether to execute subsequent workflows. This feedback loop ensures that multiple workflows adapt to actual device states while preventing harmful interactions through capacity-based execution control.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

3Reliability

If workflow administration capacity is determined through conflict analysis and tolerance management, then reliability is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesafe device operationVSAvoidcapacity determination complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system applies partial action by determining workflow administration capacities that allow selective execution of workflows based on conflict analysis. Rather than preventing all workflow executions or allowing unlimited parallel execution, the system determines optimal capacities that enable safe workflow operation. This partial control mechanism ensures reliability while avoiding the complexity of comprehensive workflow management.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #16Partial or excessive action

4Adaptability or versatility

If device state history is maintained and analyzed to identify usage patterns, then adaptability is improved, but loss of time and processing overhead increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveusage pattern recognitionVSAvoidpattern identification time

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary action by maintaining device state history and identifying usage patterns in advance of actual workflow execution needs. Historical device states are analyzed to pre-identify usage patterns, which are then stored and matched against current conditions. This preliminary pattern recognition reduces real-time processing time while maintaining high adaptability to device usage variations.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS9594587B2Workflow decision management with workflow administration capacities

Publication Date: 2017.03.14 KYNDRYL INC

AI summary

Methods, systems, and products are provided for workflow decision management. Embodiments include maintaining a device state history; identifying a plurality of device usage patterns in dependence upon the device state history; identifying a plurality of workflow scenarios in dependence upon the device usage patterns; determining a workflow administration capacity in dependence upon the plurality of workflow scenarios; identifying a plurality of workflows in dependence upon the workflow scenario; executing the plurality of workflows in dependence upon the workflow administration capacity.