Virtual operation assistant
OwnerApostolos T. Georgiou, Kiran R. Sheth +1inventors
InventorsApostolos T. Georgiou, Kiran R. Sheth, Onur Onel
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Abstract
A virtual operation assistant for use in a processing/manufacturing facility (e.g., processing/manufacturing facility) may be an autonomous system that interfaces with a user. The virtual operation assistant may collect real-time and/or historical data about processes and/or hardware in a processing/manufacturing facility, analyze the data, provide reporting and/or recommendations based on the data, execute commands relating to the operational parameters of the processes and/or hardware, and any combination thereof.
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A method comprising:
- communicating a question relating to a processing/manufacturing facility to a virtual operation assistant;
- parsing the question into keywords and phrases (KWP) using a KWP model;
- identifying one or more queries and/or adaptive analytical models (queries/models) based on the KWP, wherein the queries/models are configured to answer the question or portions of the question;
- executing the queries/models to yield data;
- formulating the data into an answer using the virtual operation assistant;
- and
- reporting the answer.
A method comprising:
- communicating a command relating to a processing/manufacturing facility to a virtual operation assistant;
- parsing the command into keywords and phrases (KWP) using a KWP model;
- identifying one or more queries and/or adaptive analytical models (queries/models) based on the KWP, wherein the queries/models are configured to identify instructions or portions of instructions for executing the command;
- executing the queries/models to yield the instructions or portions of instructions;
- formulating the instructions or portions of instructions into digital commands using the virtual operation assistant;
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- communicating the digital commands to the processing/manufacturing facility, thereby changing an operational parameter of the processing/manufacturing facility.
A method comprising:
- monitoring processes and/or hardware in a processing/manufacturing facility with a virtual operation assistant;
- detecting an upset and/or condition that requires attention by the virtual operation assistant;
- communicating a recommendation from the virtual operation assistant to a user and/or taking an action by the virtual operation assistant to mitigate and/or remedy the upset and/or condition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.