Workflow Templates for Automated Data Visualization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face difficulties in identifying and analyzing relevant data from large databases, particularly when dealing with data from multiple sensors associated with geological formations, as the volume of measurements increases over time, making it challenging to perform effective analysis without extensive knowledge of configuration settings and restrictions.
Innovation Solution
A computerized system allows users to create and utilize workflow templates for analyzing data entities, enabling the generation of charts and visualizations based on user inputs, without requiring specification of restrictions and configuration settings each time, by defining series, data sources, and entities, and saving these settings for repeated use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If users manually specify restrictions and configuration settings for each workflow execution, then the analysis can be performed with full control and precision, but the time and complexity required for each analysis increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by allowing users to pre-configure workflow templates with all necessary restrictions, configuration settings, and parameters before actual data analysis. These pre-configured templates store the complex setup information in advance, so when analysis is needed, users can simply select and execute the template without re-specifying all settings, thus reducing execution time while maintaining analysis precision.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses copying by creating reusable workflow templates that can be instantiated multiple times. Once a workflow configuration is established and validated, it can be copied and applied to different datasets or analysis scenarios, eliminating the need to recreate the same configuration repeatedly and significantly reducing the time required for subsequent analyses.
2Adaptability or versatility
If users manually configure workflow settings each time, then the system maintains flexibility and adaptability to different analysis needs, but the ease of operation decreases due to the complexity of configuration requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements universality by designing workflow templates that can serve multiple purposes. A single template can be applied to different datasets, time periods, or analysis scenarios by simply changing the input data while reusing the same configuration framework. This maintains the system's adaptability to various analysis needs while providing a standardized, easy-to-use interface that improves operational simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
By pre-configuring all the complex restrictions and settings in advance as part of the workflow template, the system eliminates the need for users to navigate complex configuration options during actual analysis. Users only need to select the pre-configured template and provide basic input parameters, making the operation simple while the underlying template maintains full flexibility and adaptability.
3Reliability
If comprehensive configuration settings are required for each workflow, then the system ensures reliable and accurate analysis results, but the device complexity increases making the system harder to use
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by establishing and validating workflow configurations in advance before actual use. All the complex restrictions, parameters, and settings are predetermined and stored in the workflow template, ensuring that reliable analysis settings are in place. This separates the complexity of configuration from the simplicity of execution, maintaining reliability while reducing the perceived system complexity for users.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the complex configuration settings from the actual workflow execution process and places them into separate, reusable template definitions. This separation allows the system to maintain comprehensive and reliable configuration options in the templates while presenting a simplified interface to users during execution, effectively hiding the complexity without sacrificing reliability.
4Measurement precision
If users need to be familiar with configuration settings to perform workflows, then the system maintains control and accuracy, but the ease of operation decreases requiring extensive training
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses preliminary action by having experts or system administrators pre-configure workflow templates with all the necessary accurate settings, restrictions, and parameters. This allows less knowledgeable users to execute accurate analyses by simply selecting and running pre-configured templates without needing to understand the underlying complex settings, thus maintaining data analysis accuracy while improving user accessibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The workflow template acts as an intermediary between the complex configuration requirements and the end user. The template encapsulates the accurate, expert-level configuration settings and presents a simplified interface to users. This intermediary layer ensures that accurate analyses can be performed without requiring users to be familiar with the detailed configuration settings, bridging the gap between precision and accessibility.
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AI summary
Systems and methods for creating and using a workflow template for analyzing data entities stored in the one or more databases. After a desired workflow is identified, one or more series, data source, and/or entity restrictions based upon the workflow may be received. In addition, one or more chart configuration settings based upon the workflow may also be received. The restrictions and configuration settings may be saved as the workflow template. The workflow may then be performed by loading the saved workflow template, in order to automatically generate charts in accordance with the configuration settings of the template, based upon a received selection of series, data sources, and entities that adheres to the restrictions defined in the template.