Hardware management and reconstruction using visual graphics

• US 9,679,411 B2
• Filed: 12/19/2014
• Issued: 06/13/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/19/2014
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Chen, An Ding, McNamara, Timothy G.
• Primary Examiner(s): Perveen, Rehana
• Assistant Examiner(s): Tran, Loc
• Application Number:
  US14/576,337
• Publication Number:
  US 20160180015A1
• Time in Patent Office: 907 Days
• Field of Search: 703 1, 703 2, 703 3
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04815 Interaction with a metaphor-based environment or interaction object displayed as three-dimensional, e.g. changing the user viewpoint with respect to the environment or object
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 30/17 Mechanical parametric or variational design
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 13/20 3D [Three Dimensional] animation
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 17/20 Finite element generation, e.g. wire-frame surface description, tesselation
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/003 Navigation within 3D models or images
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/20 Editing of 3D images, e.g. changing shapes or colours, aligning objects or positioning parts
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2200/04 involving 3D image data
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2200/24 involving graphical user interfaces [GUIs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2219/2004 Aligning objects, relative positioning of parts
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2219/2016 Rotation, translation, scaling
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/003 Repetitive work cycles; Sequence of movements
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/02 with visual presentation of the material to be studied, e.g. using film strip

Abstract

In an approach for updating instructions of machine repairs to a user interface, a processor populates a quantity of machine components used to construct a machine model. A processor receives the machine model constructed from the quantity of machine components. A processor couples the machine model with a set of vital product data. A processor associates a set of instructions for a repair procedure with the machine model and the vital product data file. A processor generates a visual representation of the repair procedure specific to the machine model.

Claims

1. A method for updating instructions of machine repairs to a user interface, the method comprising:

populating, by one or more processors, a quantity of machine components used to construct a machine model,

receiving, by the one or more processors, the machine model constructed from the quantity of machine components;

coupling, by the one or more processors, the machine model with a set of vital product data;

associating, by the one or more processors, a set of instructions for a repair procedure with the machine model and the vital product data file;

generating, by the one or more processors, a three-dimensional visual representation of the repair procedure specific to the machine model;

augmenting, by the one or more processors, the three-dimensional visual representation of the repair procedure to allow a user to change graphical perspective based on removing components from the three-dimensional representation obstructing relevant components and zooming in/out to give a better view of the relevant components; and

presenting, by the one or more processors, the three-dimensional visual representation of the repair procedure specific to the machine model wherein the three-dimensional visual representation can be instructed to stop, rewind and fast forward.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

responsive to a change to the set of vital product data, updating, by the one or more processor, the quantity of machine components to update the machine model.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

indicating, by the one or more processors, an alert within the vital product data when a machine registers an error, wherein the machine is represented by the machine model.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

permitting, by the one or more processors, activation of an alternate set of instructions and an alternate visual representation of an alternate repair procedure specific to the machine model.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the visual representation of the repair procedure specific to the machine model comprises a set of animation sequences, wherein each animation sequence depicts a step of the repair procedure specific to the machine model.

6. A computer program product for updating instructions of machine repairs to a user interface, the computer program product comprising:

one or more non-transitory computer readable storage media and program instructions stored on the one or more non-transitory computer readable storage media, the program instructions comprising;

program instructions to populate a quantity of machine components used to construct a machine model;

program instructions to receive the machine model constructed from the quantity of machine components;

program instructions to couple the machine model with a set of vital product data;

program instructions to associate a set of instructions for a repair procedure with the machine model and the vital product data file;

program instructions to generate a three-dimensional visual representation of the repair procedure specific to the machine model;

program instructions to augment the three-dimensional visual representation of the repair procedure to allow a user to change graphical perspective based on removing components from the three-dimensional representation obstructing relevant components and zooming in/out to give a better view of the relevant components; and

program instructions to present the three-dimensional visual representation of the repair procedure specific to the machine model wherein the three-dimensional visual representation can be instructed to stop, rewind and fast forward.

7. The computer program product of claim 6, further comprising:

program instructions, stored on the one or non-transitory more computer readable storage media, to, responsive to a change to the set of vital product data, update the quantity of machine components to update the machine model.

8. The computer program product of claim 6, further comprising:

program instructions, stored on the one or more non-transitory computer readable storage media, to indicate an alert within the vital product data when a machine registers an error, wherein the machine is represented by the machine model.

9. The computer program product of claim 6, further comprising:

program instructions, stored on the one or more non-transitory computer readable storage media, to permit activation of an alternate set of instructions and an alternate visual representation of an alternate repair procedure specific to the machine model.

10. The computer program product of claim 6, wherein the visual representation of the repair procedure specific to the machine model comprises a set of animation sequences, wherein each animation sequence depicts a step of the repair procedure specific to the machine model.

11. A computer system for updating instructions of machine repairs to a user interface, the computer system comprising:

one or more computer processors, one or more non-transitory computer readable storage media, and program instructions stored on the one or more non-transitory computer readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more processors, the program instructions comprising;

program instructions to populate a quantity of machine components used to construct a machine model;

program instructions to receive the machine model constructed from the quantity of machine components;

program instructions to couple the machine model with a set of vital product data;

program instructions to associate a set of instructions for a repair procedure with the machine model and the vital product data file;

program instructions to generate a three-dimensional visual representation of the repair procedure specific to the machine model;

program instructions to augment the three-dimensional visual representation of the repair procedure to allow a user to change graphical perspective based on removing components from the three-dimensional representation obstructing relevant components and zooming in/out to give a better view of the relevant components; and

program instructions to present the three-dimensional visual representation of the repair procedure specific to the machine model wherein the three-dimensional visual representation can be instructed to stop, rewind and fast forward.

12. The computer system of claim 11, further comprising:

program instructions, stored on the one or more non-transitory computer readable storage media, to, responsive to a change to the set of vital product data, update the quantity of machine components to update the machine model.

13. The computer system of claim 11, further comprising:

program instructions, stored on the one or more non-transitory computer readable storage media, to indicate an alert within the vital product data when a machine registers an error, wherein the machine is represented by the machine model.

14. The computer system of claim 11, further comprising:

program instructions, stored on the one or more non-transitory computer readable storage media, to permit activation of an alternate set of instructions and an alternate visual representation of an alternate repair procedure specific to the machine model.

15. The computer system of claim 11, wherein the visual representation of the repair procedure specific to the machine model comprises a set of animation sequences, wherein each animation sequence depicts a step of the repair procedure specific to the machine model.