WO2021224538A1 - A solution for generating dynamic information content of a smart industrial system - Google Patents

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WO2021224538A1
WO2021224538A1 PCT/FI2020/050296 FI2020050296W WO2021224538A1 WO 2021224538 A1 WO2021224538 A1 WO 2021224538A1 FI 2020050296 W FI2020050296 W FI 2020050296W WO 2021224538 A1 WO2021224538 A1 WO 2021224538A1
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  • the invention concerns in general the technical field of smart industrial sys tems. Especially the invention concerns information content of smart industrial systems.
  • XML Extensible Markup Language
  • DITA Darwin Information Typing Architecture
  • XML data model enables that rendering the technical information content to multiple output formats (e.g. online portals, pdf, etc.).
  • publications comprising the technical information content may be created in advance for each pre-defined output.
  • a content specific document map e.g. a DITA map if the XML data model is DITA, comprises references, i.e. links or pointers, to topics, i.e.
  • the document map may be considered as a collection or a list of references to the topics that should be included for that particular publication. Together these topics from one publication.
  • the docu ment map may further specify the order and hierarchy of the topics in the pub lication.
  • the topics may be stored in a storage system, such as server, data base, web service or similar.
  • the same topics may be included in multiple pub lications by using publication specific document maps.
  • the technical infor mation content specified by the document map may be generated as one or more required output formats.
  • the technical information content may be generated either as whole publications in online portals or as electronic prints in Product Data Manage ment (PDM) systems, intranets and/or extranets.
  • the publication may be generated via browsing or a search interface, which requires user in put by requesting the user to choose the content, which the user considers rel evant, or to answer a predefined set of questions in a wizard to extract the ap intestinalte topics to generate the publication.
  • the technical information content may be queried from a web service to generate specific targeted technical information content to a specific applica tion.
  • the document map may be used for generating for example manu als, user guides, maintenance instructions, installation instructions, inspection instructions, online helps, training and learning materials, marketing materials, and so on.
  • the technical information content may comprise maintenance instructions of a smart industrial system, such as an elevator sys tem, an escalator system, a moving walkaway system or an automatic door system.
  • the maintenance instructions may comprise a set of recommended maintenance actions, which may be created e.g. based on data analysis and fault codes obtained from the technical system.
  • the set of recommended ac tions are predefined, and the maintenance instructions related to the set of recommended actions are always the same.
  • the generated technical information content may be presented for a user of the mobile de vice, e.g. a maintenance personnel, with a mobile device, e.g. mobile phone or tablet computer, as a visual and/or audio output.
  • the presented output may comprise e.g. text content, image content, video content, and/or animation content.
  • the presented output may comprise e.g. augmented reality content, virtual reality content, and/or mixed reality content.
  • An objective of the invention is to present a method, a computing unit, a sys tem, and a computer program for generating dynamic information content of a smart industrial system. Another objective of the invention is that the method, the computing unit, the system, and the computer program for generating dy namic information content of a smart industrial system enable real time adapta- tion of the information content according to the situation of the smart industrial system at the time.
  • a method for generating dynamic information con tent of a smart industrial system comprises: receiving an information content request from a terminal device, obtaining sta tus information representing the current status of at least part of the smart in dustrial system from a server system, generating a dynamic document map comprising references to one or more information content topics based at least on the obtained status information, retrieving the one or more information con tent topics referred in the document map, generating the dynamic information content based on the retrieved one or more information content topics from the server system, and providing the generated dynamic information content to the terminal device for displaying the dynamic information content.
  • the status information may comprise sensor-based data of the at least part of the smart industrial system, system specific data, service-related data of the at least part of the smart industrial system, and/or temporal data.
  • the system specific data may comprise identification information of the at least part of the smart industrial system, model information of the at least part of the smart industrial system, and/or location information.
  • the service-related data of the smart industrial sys tem may comprise one or more service needs, one or more recommended ac tions, service history, spare part information, one or more info letters, product lifecycle management (PLM), information, and/or component lifecycle data.
  • PLM product lifecycle management
  • the method may further comprise: obtaining termi nal device specific information included in the information content request, and defining display format of the generated dynamic information content based on the obtained device specific information.
  • the display format may be at least one of the following: text, image, video; an imation, audio, 3D animation, 3D simulation, augmented reality, virtual reality, and/or mixed reality.
  • the method may further comprise obtaining one or more 3D models from the server system for displaying the generated dynamic infor mation content, if the display format is defined to be augmented reality, virtual reality, and/or mixed reality.
  • the status information and the one or more infor mation content topics may be stored on the same one or more servers of the server system or on different one or more servers of the server system.
  • a computing unit for generating dynamic infor mation content of a smart industrial system comprises: a processing unit comprising at least one processor, and a memory unit comprising at least one memory storing at least one portion of computer program code, wherein the processing unit being configured to cause the computing unit at least to perform: receive an information content request from a terminal device, obtain status information representing the cur rent status of at least part of the smart industrial system from a server system, generate a dynamic map comprising references to one or more information content topics based at least on the obtained status information, retrieve the one or more information content topics referred in the document map, gener ate the dynamic information content based on the retrieved one or more infor mation content topics from the server system, and provide the generated dy namic information content to the terminal device for displaying the dynamic in formation content.
  • the status information may comprise sensor-based data of the at least part of the smart industrial system, system specific data, service-related data of the at least part of the smart industrial system, and/or temporal data.
  • the system specific data may comprise identification information of the at least part of the smart industrial system, model information of at least part of the smart industrial system, and/or location information.
  • the service-related data of the at least part of the smart industrial system may comprise one or more service needs, one or more recommended actions, service history, spare part information, one or more info letters, and/or component lifecycle data.
  • the computing unit may further be con figured to: obtain terminal device specific information included in the infor mation content request, and define display format of the generated dynamic in formation content based on the obtained device specific information.
  • the display format may be at least one of the following: text, image, video; an imation, audio, 3D animation, 3D simulation, augmented reality, virtual reality, and/or mixed reality.
  • the computing unit may further be configured to obtain one or more 3D models from the server system for displaying the generated dynamic information content, if the display format is defined to be augmented reality, vir tual reality, and/or mixed reality.
  • a system for generating dynamic information con tent of a smart industrial system comprising: a terminal device comprising one or more output devices for displaying the gen erated dynamic information content, a server system comprising one or more servers, and a computing unit as described above.
  • the computing unit may be an external unit, an internal unit of the terminal de vice, or an internal unit of the server system.
  • a computer program comprises instructions which, when executed by at least one processor of a computing unit, cause the computing unit to perform the method as described above.
  • Figure 1 illustrates schematically illustrates schematically an example of a sys tem according to the invention.
  • Figure 2 illustrates schematically an example of a method according to the in vention.
  • Figure 3 schematically illustrates examples of a dynamic information content generation process according to the invention.
  • Figure 4 schematically illustrates an example of components of a computing unit according to the invention.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates schematically an example of a system 100 for generating dynamic information content of a smart industrial system according to the in vention.
  • the system 100 comprises a terminal device 102, a server system 104 comprising one or more servers 103a-103n, and a computing unit 106.
  • the terminal device 102 may comprise one or more output devices, e.g. touch screens or displays, for displaying the generated dynamic information content.
  • the terminal device 102 may be a mobile phone, a smart phone, smart glass es, a tablet computer, a phablet, info screen, or smart watch or any other wearable device comprising one or more output devices.
  • the computing unit 106 may be an external unit as illustrated in the example of Figure 1. Alterna tively, the computing unit 106 may be an internal unit of the terminal device 102 or an internal unit of the server system 104.
  • the smart industrial system may comprise one or more subsystems each comprising at least one entity comprising at least one sensor device for gener ating data relating to said at least one entity.
  • the subsystems of the smart in dustrial system may comprise one or more elevator systems, one or more es- calator systems, one or more moving walkaway systems, one or more auto matic door systems, one or more access gate systems, one or more access control systems, one or more plants, one or more industrial plants, one or more means of transport and/or any industrial system comprising at least one entity comprising at least one sensor device for generating data relating to said enti ty.
  • the generated information content e.g. publication or documentation, may relate to at least one entity of at least one subsystem of the smart industrial system. Alternatively, the generated information content may relate to the at least one subsystem in its entirely or to the smart industrial system in its entire ty.
  • Figure 2 schematically illustrates the invention as a flow chart.
  • the computing unit 106 receives an information content request from the terminal device 102.
  • the information content request may relate e.g. be for a maintenance, an inspection, an assembly, etc. of at least part of the smart industrial system.
  • the information content request may be provided to computing unit 106 from the terminal device 102 in response to detecting the terminal device 102 in proximity of the smart industrial system, i.e. within an area surrounding the the smart industrial system, based on position infor mation of the terminal device 102, if one or more maintenance needs, e.g. ser vice needs, have been received from one or more entities of the smart indus trial system.
  • the information content request may be provided to computing unit 106 from the terminal device 102 in response to receiving user input by the terminal device 102 from a user of the terminal device 102.
  • the computing unit 106 obtains status information 304a, 304b representing the current status of at least part of the smart industrial system from the server system 104.
  • the obtained status information 304a, 304b may comprise sensor-based data of the at least part of the smart industrial system, system specific data, service-related data of the at least part of the smart in dustrial system, and/or temporal data.
  • the sensor-based data may comprise, but is not limited to, number of times at least one entity of the smart industrial system is used, e.g. number of door openings, use hours of the at least one entity of the smart industrial system, temperature, vibrations, and/or any other data of the at least part of the smart industrial system detectable with one or more senor devices.
  • the temporal data may comprise e.g. at least one of the following: date, time or weekday. This enables that the obtained status infor mation 304a, 304b may be timely relevant.
  • the system specific data may comprise identification information of the at least part of the smart industrial system, model information of the at least part of the smart industrial system, and/or location information of the at least part of the smart industrial system.
  • the service-related data may comprise one or more service needs, one or more recommended actions, service history, spare part information, one or more info letters, product lifecycle management (PLM) information, and/or component lifecycle data.
  • the PLM information may comprise information re lating product versions and design history e.g. changes that are made, spare parts used etc.
  • the component life cycle data may comprise data representing history data and/or data analytics data related to the at least part of the smart industrial system, e.g. probable time before breaking down, i.e. lifespan, and/or use statistics, such as opening times, rotation times, etc.
  • the computing unit 106 generates a dynamic document map 302a-302c comprising references, i.e. links or pointers, to one or more infor mation content topics, i.e. objects, stored to the server system 104 based on at least on the obtained status information 304a, 304b.
  • the document map 302a- 302c may be an Extensible Markup Language (XML) -based document map.
  • the document map may be a Darwin Information Typing Architec ture (DITA) map.
  • the status information 304a, 304b and the one or more in formation content topics may be stored on the same one or more servers 103a-103n of the server system 104 or on different one or more servers 103a- 103n of the server system 104.
  • the one or more servers 103a-103n to which the one or more topics may be stored may com prise a database or a web service.
  • the computing unit 106 retrieves the one or more information content topics referred in the document map 302a-302c from the server sys tem 104 and generates the dynamic information 308a-308c content based on the retrieved one or more information content topics from the server system 104 at a step 209.
  • the computing unit 106 provides the produced dynamic infor mation content to the terminal device 102 for displaying the dynamic infor mation content via the one or more output devices of the terminal device 102.
  • the computing unit 106 may provide the produced dynamic information con tent to the terminal device 102 as a non-recurrent, i.e. once-only, transmission.
  • the computing unit 106 may continue providing the produced dy namic information content to the terminal device 102 during a predetermined time or until receiving an ending request from the terminal device 102. This enables that the dynamic information content may be adapted based on real time status information. At least some status information 304a, 304b, e.g.
  • the sensor-related data and/or the service-related data of the smart system may be obtained continuously during the providing of the generated dynamical in formation content to the terminal device 102.
  • at least some status information e.g. the system specific data, may be obtained once.
  • the ending request may be provided to computing unit 106 from the terminal device 102 in response to detecting that the terminal device 102 exits from the proximity of the smart industrial system, i.e. the area surrounding the the smart industrial system, based on position information of the terminal de vice 102.
  • the ending request may be provided to computing unit 106 from the terminal device 102 in response to receiving user input by the terminal device 102 from the user of the terminal device 102.
  • the generated dynamic information content 308a-308c may com prise, but is not limited to, for example manuals, user guides, maintenance in structions, installation instructions, inspection instructions, online helps, train ing and learning materials, and/or marketing materials of at least one entity of the smart industrial system.
  • the generated dynamic infor mation content may comprise, e.g. maintenance instructions of at least one en tity, e.g. elevator doors, of the elevator system.
  • the computing unit 106 uses the obtained status information representing the current status of at least part of the smart industrial system, the individual information content 308a-308c may be dynamically generated for each situation. This enables that the information content 308a-308c may be adapted according to the current status of the at least part of the smart industrial system.
  • the method may further comprise obtaining terminal device 102 specific information included in the information content request received from the terminal device at the step 202 and defining display format of the generated dynamic information content based on the ob tained device specific information.
  • the terminal device 102 specific information may com prise e.g. type of the terminal device 102 and/or one or more display format that the terminal device supports.
  • the display format may be, but is not limited to, at least one of the following: text, image, video, animation, audio, 3D ani mation, 3D simulation, augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and/or mixed reality (MR).
  • the image may be a 360 image and/or the video may be a 360 video.
  • the augmented reality may comprise augmented objects, augmented animations, augmented audio, augmented information, and/or augmented sensory output.
  • the computing unit 106 may provide AR information, whereas on smart watch only compressed information may be provided, and on mobile phone rich information, e.g. text, images, videos etc., may be shown, but no AR information.
  • the generated dynamic information content 308a-308c may comprise vibration sensory output.
  • the generated dynamic information content 308a-308c may comprise augmented audio.
  • the compressed information may comprise, e.g. a short text command or a simple image command.
  • the compressed information may comprise just short text command “Open car operating panel”, an image of the panel with a symbol meaning opening, or an image of the panel with an opening arrow added to the image.
  • the compressed information may be simplified technical language in stead of using natural language. Alternatively, some other linguistic or infor mation theory may be used to compress the information.
  • the method may further comprise obtaining one or more 3D models from the server system 104 for displaying the generated dynamic information content 308a-308c, if the display format is defined to be augmented reality, virtual reality, and/or mixed reality.
  • a 3D model is a digital file of an object that may be created using 3D CAD software or through 3D scanning. It may be displayed as a two-dimensional image using 3D rendering or visualization.
  • the representation of the 3D model may be based e.g. on a solid model representation or a surface model representation.
  • the solid model defines the volume of the object that they represent.
  • Solid models may preferably be used for engineering simulations, e.g. load analysis or heat transfer analysis.
  • the surface model represents the surface of an ob ject, like a shell.
  • the surface models may preferably be used for communi cating model appearance.
  • FIG 3 schematically illustrates examples of dynamic information content 308a-308c generation process.
  • three different example dynamic in formation content generation processes 300a-300c are illustrated, wherein in each process different dynamic information content 308a-308c, e.g. mainte nance and/or installation instructions, is generated for the same at least part of the a smart industrial system, e.g. an elevator door or an elevator motor of an elevator system, depending on the status of the entity of the smart industrial system and the type of the terminal device 102.
  • the status information is obtained at different time than in the example pro Waits 300b and 300c.
  • the status information 304a obtained in the example process 300a differs from the status information 304b obtained in the example processes 300b and 300c.
  • the terminal device specific information ob tained in the process 300b comprises information that the type of the terminal device 102 is a mobile phone and the terminal device specific information ob tained in the process 300c comprises information that the type of the terminal device 102 is smart glasses capable to display AR information, e.g. augment ed objects, augmented animations, augmented audio, augmented information, and/or augmented sensory output.
  • AR information e.g. augment ed objects, augmented animations, augmented audio, augmented information, and/or augmented sensory output.
  • the document map 1 302a generated based on the obtained status information 304a comprises references to information con tent topics 2 and n.
  • the dynamic information content 308a is gener ated based on retrieved information content topics 2 and n referred in the doc ument map 1 302a and the generated dynamic information content 308a is displayed by the mobile device 102.
  • the docu ment map 2302b generated based on the obtained status information 304b comprises references to information content topics 1 and 3.
  • the dy namic information content 308b is generated based on retrieved information content topics 1 and 3 referred in the document map 2302b and the generated dynamic information content 308b is displayed by the mobile device 102.
  • the generated dynamic information con- tent 308b of the example process 300b differs from the generated dynamic in formation content 308a of the example process 300a, although the at least part of the smart industrial system is the same in the both examples.
  • the document map 3302c generated based on the obtained status information 304b comprises references to information content topics 1 and 2.
  • the dynamic information content 308c is generated based on retrieved information content topics 1 and 3 referred in the document map 2 302b and the generated dynamic information content 308b is displayed by the smart glasses.
  • a 3D model 306 is obtained for displaying the generated dynamic information content so that in AR one or more components may be, e.g.
  • the generated dynamic information content 308c of the example process 300c differs from the generated dynamic information con tent 308b of the example process 300b, although the at least part of the smart industrial system and the obtained status information 304b are the same in the both examples.
  • FIG. 4 schematically illustrates an example of components of the computing unit 106 according to the invention.
  • the computing unit 106 may comprise a processing unit 410 comprising at least one processor, a memory unit 420 comprising at least one memory, a communication unit 430 comprising one or more communication devices, and possibly a user interface (Ul) unit 440.
  • the memory unit 420 may store portions of computer program code 425 and any other data, and the processing unit 410 may cause the computing unit 106 to implement the method as described by executing at least some portions of the computer program code 425 stored in the memory unit 420.
  • the communica tion unit 430 may be based on at least one known communication technolo gies, either wired or wireless, in order to exchange pieces of information as described earlier.
  • the communication unit 430 provides an interface for com munication with any external unit, such as the terminal device 102, the server system 104, database and/or any external systems.
  • the communication unit 430 may comprise one or more communication devices, e.g. radio transceiver, antenna, etc.
  • the user interface 440 may comprise I/O devices, such as but tons, keyboard, touch screen, microphone, loudspeaker, display and so on, for receiving input and outputting information.
  • the computer program 425 may be stored in a non-statutory tangible computer readable medium, e.g. an USB stick, a memory card, or a CD-ROM disc.
  • Some non-limiting examples of the computing unit 106 may e.g. be a server, cloud server, personal computer, lap top computer, computing circuit, or a network of computing devices.
  • At least some embodiments of the invention as defined above enable generat- ing system and/or entity specific information content. At least some embodi ments of the invention enable that the generated information content may be adapted based on real time status information, which in turn enables display ing by the terminal device 102 only the information content relevant at the time of displaying the information content. For example, if a maintenance person using the terminal device displaying the generated information content, e.g. maintenance instructions or installation instructions, is adjusting e.g. at least one component of an entity of at least one subsystem of the smart industrial system may immediately see how the adjustment affects to the sensor reading and when the task is completed, that sensor value is no more displayed for the maintenance person. This allows the maintenance person to concentrate on the task at hand.
  • a maintenance person using the terminal device displaying the generated information content e.g. maintenance instructions or installation instructions
  • At least some embodiments of the invention as described above enable generating information content that is in a right level of details and right type of content for the terminal device 102.
  • safety rele vant data may be displayed in right context and at right time, instead of pre- senting the safety relevant data at the beginning of the publication as done typ ically in known solutions.
  • the information may be presented in easily digestible format and AR features are easily available.

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The invention relates to a method for generating dynamic information content (308a, 308b, 308c) of a smart industrial system. The method comprises: receiving (202) an information content request from a terminal device (102), obtaining (204) status information (304a, 304b) representing the current status of at least part of the smart industrial system from a server system (104), generating (206) a document map (302a, 302b, 302b) comprising references to one or more information content topics based at least on the obtained status information (304a, 304b), retrieving (208) the one or more information content topics referred in the document map (302a, 302b,302b), generating (209) the dynamic information content (308a, 308b, 308c) based on the retrieved one or more information content topics from the server system (104), and providing (210) the generated dynamic information content (308a, 308b, 308c) to the terminal device (102). The invention relates also to a computing unit (106), a system, and a computer program.

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A solution for generating dynamic information content of a smart industrial system
TECHNICAL FIELD
The invention concerns in general the technical field of smart industrial sys tems. Especially the invention concerns information content of smart industrial systems.
BACKGROUND
Typically, for authoring, i.e. generating or producing, technical information con tent of technical systems an Extensible Markup Language (XML) -based indus try standard data model, e.g. Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) markup language, may be used. XML data model enables that rendering the technical information content to multiple output formats (e.g. online portals, pdf, etc.). In a typical static publishing scenario, publications comprising the technical information content may be created in advance for each pre-defined output. In XML a content specific document map, e.g. a DITA map if the XML data model is DITA, comprises references, i.e. links or pointers, to topics, i.e. objects, that should be included for that particular technical information con tent, i.e. publication. In other words, the document map may be considered as a collection or a list of references to the topics that should be included for that particular publication. Together these topics from one publication. The docu ment map may further specify the order and hierarchy of the topics in the pub lication. The topics may be stored in a storage system, such as server, data base, web service or similar. The same topics may be included in multiple pub lications by using publication specific document maps. The technical infor mation content specified by the document map may be generated as one or more required output formats.
Typically, the technical information content may be generated either as whole publications in online portals or as electronic prints in Product Data Manage ment (PDM) systems, intranets and/or extranets. Alternatively, the publication may be generated via browsing or a search interface, which requires user in put by requesting the user to choose the content, which the user considers rel evant, or to answer a predefined set of questions in a wizard to extract the ap propriate topics to generate the publication. According to another typical solu tion, the technical information content may be queried from a web service to generate specific targeted technical information content to a specific applica tion.
Typically, the document map may be used for generating for example manu als, user guides, maintenance instructions, installation instructions, inspection instructions, online helps, training and learning materials, marketing materials, and so on. For example, the technical information content may comprise maintenance instructions of a smart industrial system, such as an elevator sys tem, an escalator system, a moving walkaway system or an automatic door system. The maintenance instructions may comprise a set of recommended maintenance actions, which may be created e.g. based on data analysis and fault codes obtained from the technical system. The set of recommended ac tions are predefined, and the maintenance instructions related to the set of recommended actions are always the same.
Typically, the generated technical information content, e.g. the set of recom mended maintenance actions, may be presented for a user of the mobile de vice, e.g. a maintenance personnel, with a mobile device, e.g. mobile phone or tablet computer, as a visual and/or audio output. The presented output may comprise e.g. text content, image content, video content, and/or animation content. Alternatively or in addition, the presented output may comprise e.g. augmented reality content, virtual reality content, and/or mixed reality content.
SUMMARY
The following presents a simplified summary in order to provide basic under standing of some aspects of various invention embodiments. The summary is not an extensive overview of the invention. It is neither intended to identify key or critical elements of the invention nor to delineate the scope of the invention. The following summary merely presents some concepts of the invention in a simplified form as a prelude to a more detailed description of exemplifying em bodiments of the invention.
An objective of the invention is to present a method, a computing unit, a sys tem, and a computer program for generating dynamic information content of a smart industrial system. Another objective of the invention is that the method, the computing unit, the system, and the computer program for generating dy namic information content of a smart industrial system enable real time adapta- tion of the information content according to the situation of the smart industrial system at the time.
The objectives of the invention are reached by a method, a computing unit, a system, and a computer program as defined by the respective independent claims.
According to a first aspect, a method for generating dynamic information con tent of a smart industrial system is provided, wherein the method comprises: receiving an information content request from a terminal device, obtaining sta tus information representing the current status of at least part of the smart in dustrial system from a server system, generating a dynamic document map comprising references to one or more information content topics based at least on the obtained status information, retrieving the one or more information con tent topics referred in the document map, generating the dynamic information content based on the retrieved one or more information content topics from the server system, and providing the generated dynamic information content to the terminal device for displaying the dynamic information content.
The status information may comprise sensor-based data of the at least part of the smart industrial system, system specific data, service-related data of the at least part of the smart industrial system, and/or temporal data.
The system specific data may comprise identification information of the at least part of the smart industrial system, model information of the at least part of the smart industrial system, and/or location information.
Alternatively or in addition, the service-related data of the smart industrial sys tem may comprise one or more service needs, one or more recommended ac tions, service history, spare part information, one or more info letters, product lifecycle management (PLM), information, and/or component lifecycle data.
Alternatively or in addition, the method may further comprise: obtaining termi nal device specific information included in the information content request, and defining display format of the generated dynamic information content based on the obtained device specific information. The display format may be at least one of the following: text, image, video; an imation, audio, 3D animation, 3D simulation, augmented reality, virtual reality, and/or mixed reality.
Furthermore, the method may further comprise obtaining one or more 3D models from the server system for displaying the generated dynamic infor mation content, if the display format is defined to be augmented reality, virtual reality, and/or mixed reality.
Alternatively or in addition, the status information and the one or more infor mation content topics may be stored on the same one or more servers of the server system or on different one or more servers of the server system.
According to a second aspect, a computing unit for generating dynamic infor mation content of a smart industrial system is provided, wherein the computing unit comprises: a processing unit comprising at least one processor, and a memory unit comprising at least one memory storing at least one portion of computer program code, wherein the processing unit being configured to cause the computing unit at least to perform: receive an information content request from a terminal device, obtain status information representing the cur rent status of at least part of the smart industrial system from a server system, generate a dynamic map comprising references to one or more information content topics based at least on the obtained status information, retrieve the one or more information content topics referred in the document map, gener ate the dynamic information content based on the retrieved one or more infor mation content topics from the server system, and provide the generated dy namic information content to the terminal device for displaying the dynamic in formation content.
The status information may comprise sensor-based data of the at least part of the smart industrial system, system specific data, service-related data of the at least part of the smart industrial system, and/or temporal data.
The system specific data may comprise identification information of the at least part of the smart industrial system, model information of at least part of the smart industrial system, and/or location information.
Alternatively or in addition, the service-related data of the at least part of the smart industrial system may comprise one or more service needs, one or more recommended actions, service history, spare part information, one or more info letters, and/or component lifecycle data.
Alternatively or in addition, the computing unit according may further be con figured to: obtain terminal device specific information included in the infor mation content request, and define display format of the generated dynamic in formation content based on the obtained device specific information.
The display format may be at least one of the following: text, image, video; an imation, audio, 3D animation, 3D simulation, augmented reality, virtual reality, and/or mixed reality.
Furthermore, the computing unit may further be configured to obtain one or more 3D models from the server system for displaying the generated dynamic information content, if the display format is defined to be augmented reality, vir tual reality, and/or mixed reality.
According to a third aspect, a system for generating dynamic information con tent of a smart industrial system is provided, wherein the system comprises: a terminal device comprising one or more output devices for displaying the gen erated dynamic information content, a server system comprising one or more servers, and a computing unit as described above.
The computing unit may be an external unit, an internal unit of the terminal de vice, or an internal unit of the server system.
According to a fourth aspect, a computer program is provided, wherein the computer program comprises instructions which, when executed by at least one processor of a computing unit, cause the computing unit to perform the method as described above.
Various exemplifying and non-limiting embodiments of the invention both as to constructions and to methods of operation, together with additional objects and advantages thereof, will be best understood from the following description of specific exemplifying and non-limiting embodiments when read in connection with the accompanying drawings.
The verbs “to comprise” and “to include” are used in this document as open limitations that neither exclude nor require the existence of unrecited features. The features recited in dependent claims are mutually freely combinable un- less otherwise explicitly stated. Furthermore, it is to be understood that the use of “a” or “an”, i.e. a singular form, throughout this document does not exclude a plurality.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF FIGURES
The embodiments of the invention are illustrated by way of example, and not by way of limitation, in the figures of the accompanying drawings.
Figure 1 illustrates schematically illustrates schematically an example of a sys tem according to the invention.
Figure 2 illustrates schematically an example of a method according to the in vention.
Figure 3 schematically illustrates examples of a dynamic information content generation process according to the invention.
Figure 4 schematically illustrates an example of components of a computing unit according to the invention.
DESCRIPTION OF THE EXEMPLIFYING EMBODIMENTS
Figure 1 illustrates schematically an example of a system 100 for generating dynamic information content of a smart industrial system according to the in vention. The system 100 comprises a terminal device 102, a server system 104 comprising one or more servers 103a-103n, and a computing unit 106. The terminal device 102 may comprise one or more output devices, e.g. touch screens or displays, for displaying the generated dynamic information content. The terminal device 102 may be a mobile phone, a smart phone, smart glass es, a tablet computer, a phablet, info screen, or smart watch or any other wearable device comprising one or more output devices. The computing unit 106 may be an external unit as illustrated in the example of Figure 1. Alterna tively, the computing unit 106 may be an internal unit of the terminal device 102 or an internal unit of the server system 104.
The smart industrial system may comprise one or more subsystems each comprising at least one entity comprising at least one sensor device for gener ating data relating to said at least one entity. The subsystems of the smart in dustrial system may comprise one or more elevator systems, one or more es- calator systems, one or more moving walkaway systems, one or more auto matic door systems, one or more access gate systems, one or more access control systems, one or more plants, one or more industrial plants, one or more means of transport and/or any industrial system comprising at least one entity comprising at least one sensor device for generating data relating to said enti ty. The generated information content, e.g. publication or documentation, may relate to at least one entity of at least one subsystem of the smart industrial system. Alternatively, the generated information content may relate to the at least one subsystem in its entirely or to the smart industrial system in its entire ty.
Next an example of the method according to the invention is described by re ferring to Figure 2. Figure 2 schematically illustrates the invention as a flow chart.
At a step 202, the computing unit 106 receives an information content request from the terminal device 102. The information content request may relate e.g. be for a maintenance, an inspection, an assembly, etc. of at least part of the smart industrial system. The information content request may be provided to computing unit 106 from the terminal device 102 in response to detecting the terminal device 102 in proximity of the smart industrial system, i.e. within an area surrounding the the smart industrial system, based on position infor mation of the terminal device 102, if one or more maintenance needs, e.g. ser vice needs, have been received from one or more entities of the smart indus trial system. Alternatively, the information content request may be provided to computing unit 106 from the terminal device 102 in response to receiving user input by the terminal device 102 from a user of the terminal device 102.
At a step 204, the computing unit 106 obtains status information 304a, 304b representing the current status of at least part of the smart industrial system from the server system 104. The obtained status information 304a, 304b may comprise sensor-based data of the at least part of the smart industrial system, system specific data, service-related data of the at least part of the smart in dustrial system, and/or temporal data. The sensor-based data may comprise, but is not limited to, number of times at least one entity of the smart industrial system is used, e.g. number of door openings, use hours of the at least one entity of the smart industrial system, temperature, vibrations, and/or any other data of the at least part of the smart industrial system detectable with one or more senor devices. The temporal data may comprise e.g. at least one of the following: date, time or weekday. This enables that the obtained status infor mation 304a, 304b may be timely relevant. The system specific data may comprise identification information of the at least part of the smart industrial system, model information of the at least part of the smart industrial system, and/or location information of the at least part of the smart industrial system. The service-related data may comprise one or more service needs, one or more recommended actions, service history, spare part information, one or more info letters, product lifecycle management (PLM) information, and/or component lifecycle data. The PLM information may comprise information re lating product versions and design history e.g. changes that are made, spare parts used etc. The component life cycle data may comprise data representing history data and/or data analytics data related to the at least part of the smart industrial system, e.g. probable time before breaking down, i.e. lifespan, and/or use statistics, such as opening times, rotation times, etc.
At a step 206, the computing unit 106 generates a dynamic document map 302a-302c comprising references, i.e. links or pointers, to one or more infor mation content topics, i.e. objects, stored to the server system 104 based on at least on the obtained status information 304a, 304b. The document map 302a- 302c may be an Extensible Markup Language (XML) -based document map. Preferably, the document map may be a Darwin Information Typing Architec ture (DITA) map. The status information 304a, 304b and the one or more in formation content topics may be stored on the same one or more servers 103a-103n of the server system 104 or on different one or more servers 103a- 103n of the server system 104. According to an example, the one or more servers 103a-103n to which the one or more topics may be stored may com prise a database or a web service.
At a step 208, the computing unit 106 retrieves the one or more information content topics referred in the document map 302a-302c from the server sys tem 104 and generates the dynamic information 308a-308c content based on the retrieved one or more information content topics from the server system 104 at a step 209.
At a step 210, the computing unit 106 provides the produced dynamic infor mation content to the terminal device 102 for displaying the dynamic infor mation content via the one or more output devices of the terminal device 102. The computing unit 106 may provide the produced dynamic information con tent to the terminal device 102 as a non-recurrent, i.e. once-only, transmission. Alternatively, the computing unit 106 may continue providing the produced dy namic information content to the terminal device 102 during a predetermined time or until receiving an ending request from the terminal device 102. This enables that the dynamic information content may be adapted based on real time status information. At least some status information 304a, 304b, e.g. the sensor-related data and/or the service-related data of the smart system, may be obtained continuously during the providing of the generated dynamical in formation content to the terminal device 102. Alternatively or in addition, at least some status information, e.g. the system specific data, may be obtained once. The ending request may be provided to computing unit 106 from the terminal device 102 in response to detecting that the terminal device 102 exits from the proximity of the smart industrial system, i.e. the area surrounding the the smart industrial system, based on position information of the terminal de vice 102. Alternatively, the ending request may be provided to computing unit 106 from the terminal device 102 in response to receiving user input by the terminal device 102 from the user of the terminal device 102.
Typically, the generated dynamic information content 308a-308c may com prise, but is not limited to, for example manuals, user guides, maintenance in structions, installation instructions, inspection instructions, online helps, train ing and learning materials, and/or marketing materials of at least one entity of the smart industrial system. According to a non-limiting example, if the smart industrial system comprises an elevator system, the generated dynamic infor mation content may comprise, e.g. maintenance instructions of at least one en tity, e.g. elevator doors, of the elevator system. Because, the computing unit 106 uses the obtained status information representing the current status of at least part of the smart industrial system, the individual information content 308a-308c may be dynamically generated for each situation. This enables that the information content 308a-308c may be adapted according to the current status of the at least part of the smart industrial system.
According to an example of the invention, the method may further comprise obtaining terminal device 102 specific information included in the information content request received from the terminal device at the step 202 and defining display format of the generated dynamic information content based on the ob tained device specific information. This enables that the generated dynamic in- formation content 308a-308c may be different depending on the displaying terminal device 102. The terminal device 102 specific information may com prise e.g. type of the terminal device 102 and/or one or more display format that the terminal device supports. The display format may be, but is not limited to, at least one of the following: text, image, video, animation, audio, 3D ani mation, 3D simulation, augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and/or mixed reality (MR). According to an example of the invention, the image may be a 360 image and/or the video may be a 360 video. According to an example of the invention, the augmented reality may comprise augmented objects, augmented animations, augmented audio, augmented information, and/or augmented sensory output. For example, if the terminal device 102 is smart glasses, the computing unit 106 may provide AR information, whereas on smart watch only compressed information may be provided, and on mobile phone rich information, e.g. text, images, videos etc., may be shown, but no AR information. Alternatively or in addition, if the terminal device 102 is the smart watch or the mobile phone, the generated dynamic information content 308a-308c may comprise vibration sensory output. Alternatively or in addition, if the terminal device 102 is the mobile phone equipped with headphones, the generated dynamic information content 308a-308c may comprise augmented audio. The compressed information may comprise, e.g. a short text command or a simple image command. For example, if the generated dynamic infor mation content 308a-308c comprises instruction to open car operating panel of an elevator system, the compressed information may comprise just short text command “Open car operating panel”, an image of the panel with a symbol meaning opening, or an image of the panel with an opening arrow added to the image. The compressed information may be simplified technical language in stead of using natural language. Alternatively, some other linguistic or infor mation theory may be used to compress the information.
According to an example of the invention, the method may further comprise obtaining one or more 3D models from the server system 104 for displaying the generated dynamic information content 308a-308c, if the display format is defined to be augmented reality, virtual reality, and/or mixed reality. A 3D model is a digital file of an object that may be created using 3D CAD software or through 3D scanning. It may be displayed as a two-dimensional image using 3D rendering or visualization. The representation of the 3D model may be based e.g. on a solid model representation or a surface model representation. The solid model defines the volume of the object that they represent. Solid models may preferably be used for engineering simulations, e.g. load analysis or heat transfer analysis. The surface model represents the surface of an ob ject, like a shell. The surface models may preferably be used for communi cating model appearance.
Figure 3 schematically illustrates examples of dynamic information content 308a-308c generation process. In Figure 3 three different example dynamic in formation content generation processes 300a-300c are illustrated, wherein in each process different dynamic information content 308a-308c, e.g. mainte nance and/or installation instructions, is generated for the same at least part of the a smart industrial system, e.g. an elevator door or an elevator motor of an elevator system, depending on the status of the entity of the smart industrial system and the type of the terminal device 102. In the example process 300a the status information is obtained at different time than in the example pro cesses 300b and 300c. In other words, the status information 304a obtained in the example process 300a differs from the status information 304b obtained in the example processes 300b and 300c. The difference between the example processes 300b and 300c is that the terminal device specific information ob tained in the process 300b comprises information that the type of the terminal device 102 is a mobile phone and the terminal device specific information ob tained in the process 300c comprises information that the type of the terminal device 102 is smart glasses capable to display AR information, e.g. augment ed objects, augmented animations, augmented audio, augmented information, and/or augmented sensory output.
In the example process 300a the document map 1 302a generated based on the obtained status information 304a comprises references to information con tent topics 2 and n. Moreover, the dynamic information content 308a is gener ated based on retrieved information content topics 2 and n referred in the doc ument map 1 302a and the generated dynamic information content 308a is displayed by the mobile device 102. In the example process 300b the docu ment map 2302b generated based on the obtained status information 304b comprises references to information content topics 1 and 3. Moreover, the dy namic information content 308b is generated based on retrieved information content topics 1 and 3 referred in the document map 2302b and the generated dynamic information content 308b is displayed by the mobile device 102. Be cause of different status information, the generated dynamic information con- tent 308b of the example process 300b differs from the generated dynamic in formation content 308a of the example process 300a, although the at least part of the smart industrial system is the same in the both examples. In the exam ple process 300c the document map 3302c generated based on the obtained status information 304b comprises references to information content topics 1 and 2. Moreover, the dynamic information content 308c is generated based on retrieved information content topics 1 and 3 referred in the document map 2 302b and the generated dynamic information content 308b is displayed by the smart glasses. Furthermore, in the example process 300c a 3D model 306 is obtained for displaying the generated dynamic information content so that in AR one or more components may be, e.g. highlighted by superimposing said one or more components on top of the view. Because of different terminal de vice specific information, the generated dynamic information content 308c of the example process 300c differs from the generated dynamic information con tent 308b of the example process 300b, although the at least part of the smart industrial system and the obtained status information 304b are the same in the both examples.
Figure 4 schematically illustrates an example of components of the computing unit 106 according to the invention. The computing unit 106 may comprise a processing unit 410 comprising at least one processor, a memory unit 420 comprising at least one memory, a communication unit 430 comprising one or more communication devices, and possibly a user interface (Ul) unit 440. The memory unit 420 may store portions of computer program code 425 and any other data, and the processing unit 410 may cause the computing unit 106 to implement the method as described by executing at least some portions of the computer program code 425 stored in the memory unit 420. The communica tion unit 430 may be based on at least one known communication technolo gies, either wired or wireless, in order to exchange pieces of information as described earlier. The communication unit 430 provides an interface for com munication with any external unit, such as the terminal device 102, the server system 104, database and/or any external systems. The communication unit 430 may comprise one or more communication devices, e.g. radio transceiver, antenna, etc. The user interface 440 may comprise I/O devices, such as but tons, keyboard, touch screen, microphone, loudspeaker, display and so on, for receiving input and outputting information. The computer program 425 may be stored in a non-statutory tangible computer readable medium, e.g. an USB stick, a memory card, or a CD-ROM disc. Some non-limiting examples of the computing unit 106 may e.g. be a server, cloud server, personal computer, lap top computer, computing circuit, or a network of computing devices.
At least some embodiments of the invention as defined above enable generat- ing system and/or entity specific information content. At least some embodi ments of the invention enable that the generated information content may be adapted based on real time status information, which in turn enables display ing by the terminal device 102 only the information content relevant at the time of displaying the information content. For example, if a maintenance person using the terminal device displaying the generated information content, e.g. maintenance instructions or installation instructions, is adjusting e.g. at least one component of an entity of at least one subsystem of the smart industrial system may immediately see how the adjustment affects to the sensor reading and when the task is completed, that sensor value is no more displayed for the maintenance person. This allows the maintenance person to concentrate on the task at hand. At least some embodiments of the invention as described above enable generating information content that is in a right level of details and right type of content for the terminal device 102. For example, safety rele vant data may be displayed in right context and at right time, instead of pre- senting the safety relevant data at the beginning of the publication as done typ ically in known solutions. Moreover, the information may be presented in easily digestible format and AR features are easily available.
The specific examples provided in the description given above should not be construed as limiting the applicability and/or the interpretation of the appended claims. Lists and groups of examples provided in the description given above are not exhaustive unless otherwise explicitly stated.

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1. A method for generating dynamic information content (308a, 308b, 308c) of a smart industrial system, the method comprising: receiving (202) an information content request from a terminal device (102), obtaining (204) status information (304a, 304b) representing the current status of at least part of the smart industrial system from a server system (104), generating (206) a dynamic document map (302a, 302b ,302b) comprising ref erences to one or more information content topics based at least on the ob tained status information (304a, 304b), retrieving (208) the one or more information content topics referred in the doc ument map (302a, 302b, 302b), generating (209) the dynamic information content (308a, 308b, 308c) based on the retrieved one or more information content topics from the server system (104), and providing (210) the generated dynamic information content (308a, 308b, 308c) to the terminal device (102) for displaying the dynamic information content (308a, 308b, 308c).
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the status information (304a, 304b) comprises sensor-based data of the at least part of the smart industrial system, system specific data, service-related data of the at least part of the smart industrial system, and/or temporal data.
3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the system specific data com prises identification information of the at least part of the smart industrial sys tem, model information of the at least part of the smart industrial system, and/or location information.
4. The method according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the service-related data of the smart industrial system comprises one or more service needs, one or more recommended actions, service history, spare part information, one or more info letters, product lifecycle management (PLM), information, and/or component lifecycle data.
5. The method according to any of the preceding claims further comprising: obtaining terminal device specific information included in the information con tent request, and defining display format of the generated dynamic information content (308a, 308b, 308c) based on the obtained device specific information.
6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the display format is at least one of the following: text, image, video; animation, audio, 3D animation, 3D simulation, augmented reality, virtual reality, and/or mixed reality.
7. The method according to claim 6, further comprising obtaining one or more 3D models (306) from the server system (104) for displaying the gener ated dynamic information content (308a, 308b, 308c), if the display format is defined to be augmented reality, virtual reality, and/or mixed reality.
8. The method according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the status information (304a, 304b) and the one or more information content topics are stored on the same one or more servers (103a-103n) of the server system (104) or on different one or more servers (103a-103n) of the server system (104).
9. A computing unit (106) for generating dynamic information content (308a, 308b, 308c) of a smart industrial system, the computing unit (106) comprises: - a processing unit (410) comprising at least one processor, and
- a memory unit (420) comprising at least one memory storing at least one por tion of computer program code (425), wherein the processing unit (410) being configured to cause the computing unit (106) at least to perform: receive an information content request from a terminal device (102), obtain status information (304a, 304b) representing the current status of at least part of the smart industrial system from a server system (104), generate a dynamic document map (302a, 302b ,302b) comprising refer ences to one or more information content topics based at least on the obtained status information (304a, 304b), retrieve the one or more information content topics referred in the docu ment map (302a, 302b ,302b), generate the dynamic information content (308a, 308b, 308c) based on the retrieved one or more information content topics from the server system (104), and provide the generated dynamic information content (308a, 308b, 308c) to the terminal device (102) for displaying the dynamic information content (308a, 308b, 308c).
10. The computing unit (106) according to claim 9, wherein the status infor mation (304a, 304b) comprises sensor-based data of the at least part of the smart industrial system, system specific data, service-related data of the at least part of the smart industrial system, and/or temporal data.
11. The computing unit (106) according to claim 10, wherein the system spe cific data comprises identification information of the at least part of the smart industrial system, model information of at least part of the smart industrial sys tem, and/or location information.
12. The computing unit (106) according to claim 10 or 11, wherein the ser vice-related data of the at least part of the smart industrial system comprises one or more service needs, one or more recommended actions, service histo ry, spare part information, one or more info letters, and/or component lifecycle data.
13. The computing unit (106) according to any of claims 9 to 12, further con figured to: obtain terminal device specific information included in the information content request, and define display format of the generated dynamic information content (308a, 308b, 308c) based on the obtained device specific information. 14. The computing unit (106) according to claim 13, wherein the display for mat is at least one of the following: text, image, video; animation, audio, , 3D animation, 3D simulation, augmented reality, virtual reality, and/or mixed reali ty. 15. The computing unit (106) according to claim 14, further configured to ob tain one or more 3D models (306) from the server system (104) for displaying the generated dynamic information content (308a, 308b, 308c), if the display format is defined to be augmented reality, virtual reality, and/or mixed reality.
16. A system (100) for generating dynamic information content (308a, 308b, 308c) of a smart industrial system, comprising:
- a terminal device (102) comprising one or more output devices for displaying the generated dynamic information content (308a, 308b, 308c),
- a server system (104) comprising one or more servers (103a-103n), and
- a computing unit (106) according to any of claims 9 to 15. 17. The system (100) according to claim 16, wherein the computing unit
(106) is an external unit, an internal unit of the terminal device (102), or an in ternal unit of the server system (104).
18. A computer program (425) comprising instructions which, when executed by at least one processor of a computing unit (106), cause the computing unit (106) to perform the method according to any of claims 1 to 8.
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