This invention describes a computer system that monitors information from a complex machine. It translates this raw data into a standardized format, assigning it properties based on a pre-defined library of system components. This standardized and enriched information is stored and can be used to help design, build, operate, or automate other complex systems. The claims specifically describe a system with a monitor connected to a physical machine.
Why it matters: Filed before advanced AI and Large Language Models could automate complex data normalization and knowledge representation, which were significant manual or rule-based challenges in 2013.
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