Management device for integrated environment

Abstract

To reduce the labor of a user related to an operation or the like for linking each integrated service in an integrated environment for integrating and providing a plurality of services so as to be linked with each other.SOLUTION: An integrated environment management device 1 of the present invention includes a display command unit 111 that commands a display means (for example, a terminal T) to display a user interface, an instruction reception unit 112 that receives an instruction of a user using the displayed user interface, and a setting management unit 114 that manages a setting related to the display of the user interface. When the instruction to designate the file attached to the message management screen W1 is received, the display instruction unit 111 instructs to display the storage destination selection user interface UF for selecting one storage destination from the displayed predetermined storage destination list, and when the storage destination list change instruction to change the predetermined storage destination list is received, the setting management unit 114 changes the setting related to the predetermined storage destination list.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an integrated environment management device. [Background technology]

[0002] An integrated environment is being used that integrates and provides services such as a message service, a storage management service, a task management service, a calendar service, a memo service, and others so that they can be linked together. With regard to the integrated environment, there is a demand for simplified operations for linking the integrated services. If the operations for linking the integrated services were simplified, users would be able to link the integrated services without being bothered by complex operations.

[0003] Regarding service collaboration in an integrated environment, Patent Document 1 discloses a technology for classifying and displaying tasks based on priority, the relationship between a calendar date or the current time and a deadline, assignment to a user, etc. Patent Document 1 indicates that the technology can be integrated with various mailbox services, messaging services, social networking services, and / or other services or resources. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Special Publication No. 2015-505385 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] However, the technology of Patent Document 1 only enables the aggregation and presentation of tasks, and there is room for further improvement in terms of simplifying the operations for linking the integrated services.

[0006] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to reduce the user's effort involved in operations such as linking each integrated service in an integrated environment in which multiple services are integrated and provided in a manner that allows them to be linked together. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] As a result of intensive research into solving the above-mentioned problems, the inventors have found that the above-mentioned object can be achieved by providing a user interface that allows a user to select one save destination from a displayed list of predetermined save destinations when saving a file attached to a message screen to storage that can be managed on the storage management screen in an integrated environment that can display a message management screen, a storage management screen, a task management screen, a settings screen, and other screens. The inventors have then completed the present invention. Specifically, the present invention provides the following:

[0008] The present invention provides an integrated environment management device comprising: a display command unit that commands a display means to display a user interface; an instruction receiving unit that receives instructions from a user using the user interface; and a setting management unit that manages settings related to the display of the user interface, wherein when the instruction receiving unit receives an instruction to display a user interface including one of a message management screen, a storage management screen, a task management screen, or other screen, the display command unit commands the display of a user interface including the one screen, and when the instruction receiving unit receives an instruction using a first user interface including the message management screen, specifying a file attached to the message management screen, the display command unit commands the display of a user interface that allows the user to select one save destination from a displayed predetermined save destination list, the predetermined save destination list includes a plurality of save destinations on storage managed on the storage management screen, and when the instruction receiving unit receives a save destination list change instruction to change the predetermined save destination list, the setting management unit changes the settings related to the predetermined save destination list in accordance with the save destination change instruction.

[0009] The present invention can provide an integrated environment in which message management services, storage management services, task management services, and other services are integrated by displaying a user interface including one of a message management screen, a storage management screen, a task management screen, and other screens in response to a user's instructions.

[0010] In an integrated environment where multiple services are integrated, when a user wants to use another integrated service from one service, the user may be required to go through the cumbersome process of specifying the other service to use and then specifying specific operations for that service. One example of using such an integrated service is to specify that a received attachment should be saved in a message management service, specify an integrated storage management service as the save destination, and then specify a save destination on storage managed by the storage management service to save the attachment.

[0011] When an attachment is specified on a message management screen, the present invention displays a user interface on a display unit that allows the user to select one destination from a list of predetermined destinations. Specifically, instead of the cumbersome three-step process of (i) specifying the attachment, (ii) specifying an integrated storage management service, and (iii) specifying a destination on the storage, the present invention enables the user to save the attachment through a simplified two-step process: (I) specifying the attachment, displaying a user interface displaying a list of predetermined destinations, and (II) specifying a destination on the storage from the displayed list of predetermined destinations. Moreover, because the list of predetermined destinations is changeable, the user can freely change the destination to save the attachment through this simplified process. This allows the user to change the list of predetermined destinations to display frequently used destinations depending on the situation at hand, and save the attachment to such a destination through this simplified two-step process. Thus, the present invention reduces the user's effort in linking integrated services without imposing a restriction that attachments can only be saved to specified destinations on the integrated storage. [Effects of the Invention]

[0012] The present invention can reduce the user's workload involved in operations such as linking the integrated services in an integrated environment in which a plurality of services are integrated and provided so that they can be linked together. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0013] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration and software configuration of a system S according to this embodiment. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a main flowchart showing an example of a preferable process in the management device 1 of this embodiment. [Figure 3] FIG. 3 shows an example of a message management screen displayed on terminal T. [Figure 4]FIG. 4 shows an example of the display when an attachment file is specified in FIG. [Figure 5] FIG. 5 shows an example of a display when a message is selected in FIG. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 shows an example of the task management screen and support screen displayed on terminal T. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 shows an example of a display when adding a task is specified in FIG. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 shows an example of a calendar management screen displayed on terminal T. [Figure 9] FIG. 9 is an example of a display of tasks on terminal T using an importance matrix. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0014] Hereinafter, an example of an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

[0015] <System S> 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware and software configuration of a system S in this embodiment. The integrated environment system S (system S) is configured to include at least an integrated environment management device 1 (management device 1). It is preferable that the system S is configured to include a terminal T that can communicate with the management device 1 via a network N.

[0016] [Management device 1] The management device 1 includes at least a control unit 11, a storage unit 12, and a communication unit 13. The type of the management device 1 is not particularly limited. Examples of the type include a server, a cloud server, and the like. The management device 1 may also include an input unit and a display unit, and may be configured integrally with a terminal T that executes the program of this embodiment. The management device 1 configured integrally with the terminal T can execute the management process of the integrated environment without communicating with a server or the like.

[0017] [Control unit 11] The control unit 11 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory), and the like.

[0018] The control unit 11 cooperates with the storage unit 12 and / or the communication unit 13 as necessary. The control unit 11 then realizes the software components of the program of this embodiment executed by the management device 1, such as a display command unit 111, an instruction receiving unit 112, a service collaboration unit 113, a setting management unit 114, and a GPT unit 115. The functions provided by each of the software components of the program of this embodiment will be described later in the description of a preferred flow of management processing.

[0019] [Storage section 12] The storage unit 12 is a device in which data and / or files are stored, and includes a data storage unit such as a hard disk, a semiconductor memory, a recording medium, and a memory card.

[0020] The storage unit 12 may have a mechanism that enables connection via the network N to a storage device or storage system such as a NAS, a SAN, cloud storage, a file server, and / or a distributed file system.

[0021] The storage unit 12 stores programs executed by the microcomputer, data relating to various user interfaces (described later), data relating to various linked services, and the like.

[0022] By storing data related to the user interface in the memory unit 12, the management device 1 can display the user interface based on the data, execute processing corresponding to instructions via the user interface based on the data, and display the user interface based on the data and the results of the processing.

[0023] By storing data related to various linked services in the storage unit 12, the management device 1 can change the display of the user interface based on the data. The various linked services and the data related to the various linked services are not particularly limited.

[0024] The various services that are linked include, for example, a service related to message management, a service related to storage management, a service related to task management, a service related to calendar management, a service related to user support, and a service related to memo management.

[0025] The procedure for linking one service with another is as follows: (a) save the data to be linked on one service in a temporary storage area such as a cut buffer, (b) launch an application corresponding to the other service, (c) transfer the data saved in the temporary storage area to the launched application, and (d) specify the processing procedure for the data to be processed. However, with such a conventional procedure, users may find it cumbersome to perform four steps.

[0026] By linking multiple services together, the management device 1 of this embodiment can combine the three-step procedure of (a) to (c) into a single step of "(A) Specify the service that links the data to be linked." This allows the management device 1 of this embodiment to simplify the operation of linking each integrated service.

[0027] Message management services such as instant messenger services (e.g., Chatwork (registered trademark), Line (registered trademark), Slack (registered trademark), MS Teams (registered trademark), Discord (registered trademark), etc.), email services (e.g., Gmail (registered trademark), etc.), and SNS (e.g., Twitter (registered trademark), Facebook (registered trademark), Instagram (registered trademark), etc.) are linked with other services such as storage management services, task management services, calendar management services, and user support services, so that the management device 1 can perform collaborations such as, for example, saving files attached to messages in storage, starting management of tasks described in messages, copying schedules described in messages to a calendar, and providing user support regarding information described in messages.

[0028] Saving a file attached to a message in storage in the management device 1 of this embodiment will be described in more detail later with reference to Fig. 4. Also, user support regarding information contained in a message in the management device 1 of this embodiment will be described in more detail later with reference to Fig. 5.

[0029] By linking task management services with other services such as message management services and calendar management, the management device 1 can, for example, notify users of tasks with upcoming deadlines and / or tasks of high importance via messages, display tasks on a calendar, and so on.

[0030] The display of tasks on a calendar in the management device 1 of this embodiment will be described in more detail later with reference to FIG.

[0031] Data related to message management services includes, for example, data related to received messages and their senders, files attached to received messages, sent messages and their recipients, contact information for sending and receiving messages, whether or not there are any messages that are not displayed and how many there are, the display mode of messages, and the procedure for message retrieval processing that is performed in the background.

[0032] Data related to services relating to storage management includes, for example, account information for linked storage services, files stored in storage, favorite storage destinations, procedures for storage synchronization processing performed in the background, and the like.

[0033] The data related to the task management service includes, for example, the title, detailed content, importance, and deadline of the task.

[0034] Data related to calendar management services includes, for example, the events and tasks displayed on the calendar, the number of tasks per day, and the procedure for updating the calendar in the background.

[0035] Data relating to services related to user support includes, for example, data on neural networks that can support users in an interactive format, processing procedures related to neural network learning, and the like.

[0036] [Communications Section 13] The communication unit 13 is not particularly limited as long as it connects the management device 1 to the network N and enables communication with the terminal T, etc. Examples of the communication unit 13 include a wireless device compatible with a mobile phone network, a device connectable to a wireless LAN, and a network card compatible with the Ethernet standard.

[0037] [Network N] The type of the network N is not particularly limited as long as it allows the management device 1 and the terminal T to communicate with each other. The type of the network N is, for example, the Internet, a mobile phone network, a wireless LAN, or the like.

[0038] [Terminal T] The terminal T is, for example, a personal computer, a laptop computer, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, etc. The terminal T is capable of executing processes such as displaying a user interface and providing the management device 1 with user input via the user interface.

[0039] [Main Flowchart of Management Processing Executed by Management Device 1] 2 is a main flowchart showing an example of a preferable process in the management device 1 of this embodiment. An example of a preferable flow of the management process executed by the management device 1 of this embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG.

[0040] First, the management device 1 executes the display command unit 111, and executes the process of step S1 related to the display command unit 111.

[0041] [Step S1: Display the user interface] The control unit 11 cooperates with the storage unit 12 and the communication unit 13 to execute a process of instructing the display means to display a user interface (initial user interface) designated to be displayed immediately after startup (step S1, initial user interface display step). The control unit 11 then proceeds to step S2. The display means is, for example, a display unit of the terminal T.

[0042] The initial user interface is not particularly limited. For example, the initial user interface includes an operation image corresponding to a transition to a screen that can provide at least one of various services integrated in the integrated environment. In this embodiment, the "operation image" is not limited to an image itself, but also includes figures, characters, symbols, etc. that are the target of operation in the user interface.

[0043] The initial user interface display step commands the display means to display the initial user interface using display data related to the display of the user interface among the data related to the user interface stored in the storage unit 12. The display data includes, for example, data related to the shape of the user interface, and data on characters, figures, and images (operation images, display images, etc.) displayed on the user interface. Details of the display data and the display of the user interface will be described in more detail later using Figures 3 to 8.

[0044] Next, the management device 1 executes the instruction receiving unit 112, and executes the process of step S2 related to the instruction receiving unit 112.

[0045] [Step S2: Determine whether user instructions have been received] The control unit 11, in cooperation with the storage unit 12 and the communication unit 13, executes a process of determining whether an instruction from a user using a user interface displayed on the display means has been received (step S2, instruction reception determination step). If it is determined that an instruction has been received, the control unit 11 proceeds to step S3. If it is not determined that an instruction has been received, the control unit 11 proceeds to step S2.

[0046] The "user's instruction" is not particularly limited, and may be, for example, an instruction given by operation via various input units such as a mouse, keyboard, touchpad, microphone, etc. The "user's instruction" may be an instruction given by a single input, or may be an instruction given by a combination of multiple inputs.

[0047] When the instruction is received, the management device 1 executes the service collaboration unit 113 and executes the process of step S3 related to the service collaboration unit 113.

[0048] [Step S3: Execute the process corresponding to the instruction] The control unit 11 cooperates with the storage unit 12 and the communication unit 13 to execute a process corresponding to the instruction determined to have been received in step S2 (step S3, service cooperation process execution step). The control unit 11 then proceeds to step S4.

[0049] The service collaboration processing execution step executes processing corresponding to an instruction given via a user interface, using processing content data indicating the content of the processing corresponding to the instruction, among the data related to the user interface stored in the storage unit 12. The processing content data includes, for example, data specifying the processing of various services integrated by the management device 1, data specifying the user interface to be displayed in response to the instruction, etc. Details of the processing content data and the processing corresponding to the instruction will be described in more detail later using Figures 3 to 8.

[0050] The management device 1 executes the display command unit 111 and executes the process of step S4 related to the display command unit 111.

[0051] [Step S4: Display the user interface reflecting the processing results] The control unit 11 cooperates with the storage unit 12 and the communication unit 13 to execute a process of displaying a user interface that reflects the result of the process of step S3 (step S4, user interface display update step). The control unit 11 then moves the process to step S2.

[0052] The user interface display update step commands the display means to display the user interface using display data relating to the display of the user interface reflecting the processing results, among the data relating to the user interface stored in the storage unit 12. The display data is the same as the display data of the initial user interface, except that it includes data relating to the means for reflecting the processing results.

[0053] [User interface details] The details of the user interface displayed by the management process will be explained in more detail below, along with examples of its use.

[0054] [Message Management User Interface UM] Fig. 3 is a display example of a message management screen on terminal T. Fig. 4 is a display example when an attachment file is specified in Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a display example when a message is selected in Fig. 3. Below, the message management screen user interface UM and its related user interfaces, the search user interface US, input user interface UI, save destination selection user interface UF, predetermined save destination change user interface UE, and user support user interface UG, will be explained using Figs. 3 to 5.

[0055] (Basic functions of the message management screen user interface UM) 3 displays operation images (reference numerals M1-M9) showing a list of message services and other services integrated in the management device 1. When an instruction is received via one of these operation images in the instruction reception determination step, the display command unit 111 of the management device 1 commands the display means (the display unit of the terminal T) to display a message management screen user interface UM showing a message management screen W1 corresponding to the message service specified via the operation image.

[0056] The operation image showing the list of message services preferably includes a notation indicating whether or not there are any messages that have not yet been displayed. This allows the user to identify the message service that has the most messages that have not yet been viewed and should be checked with priority.

[0057] The message management screen user interface UM in Fig. 3 displays a message management screen W1 and a search user interface US, which allows a user to search for a desired message from among the messages managed in the message service corresponding to the message management screen W1.

[0058] The message management screen W1 in Fig. 3 displays, in chronological order, messages M received by the user, including the sender, the date and time of receipt, the received content, and the attached files ME, as well as messages sent by the user, including the recipient, the date and time of sending, the sent content, and the attached files ME, and also displays an input user interface UI. By displaying these, the user can exchange messages with other users who use the message management service.

[0059] In addition to the above, the message management screen W1 in Fig. 3 displays groups of messages to be sent and received, such as server names, channel names, and room names in the instant messenger, as well as other messages related to the message M, such as related threads. This allows the user to use the integrated instant messenger in the same way as when using a standalone instant messenger application.

[0060] (User interface that simplifies the designation of the save destination for attachment ME) When an instruction to specify an attachment ME on the message management screen W1 of Fig. 3 is received, the display command unit 111 of the management device 1 commands the display means to display a user interface (save destination selection user interface UF) for selecting one save destination from the displayed list of predetermined save destinations. The save destination selection user interface UF of Fig. 4 thus displayed displays the name of the specified attachment ME, a user interface for selecting a tag to be assigned to the attachment ME, a predetermined save destination list titled "Favorites" that displays multiple save destinations (reference numerals F1-F7) on the storage managed on the storage management screen, a predetermined save destination change user interface UE for inputting an instruction to change the predetermined save destination list, and a user interface titled "Location" for the user to specify a save destination via the file manager of the operating system.

[0061] As a result, instead of the cumbersome three-step process of (i) specifying an attachment, (ii) specifying an integrated storage management service, and (iii) specifying a storage destination on the storage, a user can save the attachment ME through a simplified two-step process: (I) specifying the attachment ME, displaying a destination selection user interface UF displaying a list of predetermined destinations, and (II) specifying a destination on the storage from the displayed list of predetermined destinations. Moreover, because the predetermined destination list can be changed via the predetermined destination change user interface UE, the user can freely change the destination to save the attachment with this simplified process. When a destination is specified, the control unit 11 of the management device 1 executes the service linking unit 113 in cooperation with the storage unit 12 and the communication unit 13 to save the specified attachment ME to the specified destination. Furthermore, when a change to the predetermined destination list is specified, the control unit 11 of the management device 1 executes the setting management unit 114 in cooperation with the storage unit 12 and the communication unit 13 to change the settings of the predetermined destination list.

[0062] (User Support User Interface UG) When an instruction to select a portion of the message M on the message management screen of Figure 3 (the selected message MS in Figure 5, "We have prepared a quote for your request and have attached it. Please check it.") is received, the display command unit 111 of the management device 1 commands the display means to display a user assistance user interface UG for user assistance that provides a summary, explanation, reply suggestions, translations, etc. of the selected message MS (selected character string).

[0063] As a result, the user assistance user interface UG of Figure 5 is displayed, which displays a summarization instruction user interface UGS corresponding to an instruction to summarize the selected message MS, a meaning presentation instruction user interface UGD corresponding to an instruction to present the meaning of the selected message MS, a reply draft instruction user interface UGR corresponding to an instruction to draft a reply to the selected message MS, and a translation instruction user interface UGT corresponding to an instruction to translate the selected message MS.

[0064] When an instruction (string summarization instruction) to summarize the selected message MS is received via the summary instruction user interface UGS in the instruction reception determination step, the control unit 11 of the management device 1 executes the GPT unit 115 in cooperation with the storage unit 12 and communication unit 13, and performs processing to generate a string summarizing the selected message MS (summary string) based on neural network data that can assist the user in an interactive manner and that is stored in the storage unit 12. Then, in the user interface display update step, the management device 1 commands the display means (the display unit of the terminal T) to display the user assistance user interface UG displaying the summary string. This allows the management device 1 to simplify the cumbersome procedure of understanding the outline of a long message into a procedure of instructing the generation of a summary string and then reading the generated short summary string.

[0065] When an instruction (meaning presentation instruction) to present the meaning of the selected message MS via the meaning presentation instruction user interface UGD is received in the instruction reception determination step, the control unit 11 of the management device 1 executes the GPT unit 115 in cooperation with the storage unit 12 and the communication unit 13, and performs a process of generating a string (explanatory string) presenting the meaning of the selected message MS based on neural network data that can assist the user in an interactive manner and is stored in the storage unit 12. Then, in the user interface display update step, the management device 1 commands the display means (the display unit of the terminal T) to display the user assistance user interface UG on which the explanatory string is displayed. This allows the management device 1 to simplify the cumbersome procedure of understanding the meaning of a difficult message MS by referring to a dictionary or the like to a procedure of instructing the generation of an explanatory string and then reading the generated explanatory string.

[0066] When an instruction to draft a reply to the selected message MS (reply suggestion instruction) is received via the reply draft instruction user interface UGR in the instruction reception determination step, the control unit 11 of the management device 1 executes the GPT unit 115 in cooperation with the memory unit 12 and communication unit 13 to generate a reply suggestion string (reply suggestion string) to the selected message MS based on neural network data that can assist the user in an interactive manner and is stored in the memory unit 12. Then, in the user interface display update step, the management device 1 commands the display means (the display unit of the terminal T) to display the user assistance user interface UG displaying the reply suggestion string. This allows the management device 1 to simplify the cumbersome procedure of drafting an appropriate reply by referring to past messages, etc., to a procedure of instructing the generation of a reply suggestion string and then appropriately modifying the generated reply suggestion string.

[0067] When an instruction (translation instruction) to translate the selected message MS is received via the translation instruction user interface UGT in the instruction reception determination step, the control unit 11 of the management device 1 executes the GPT unit 115 in cooperation with the storage unit 12 and communication unit 13, and performs processing to generate a translation string (translation string) of the selected message MS based on neural network data that can assist the user in an interactive manner and is stored in the storage unit 12. Then, in the user interface display update step, the management device 1 commands the display means (the display unit of the terminal T) to display the user assistance user interface UG displaying the translation string. This allows the management device 1 to simplify the specialized and complicated procedure of translating a message to a procedure of instructing the generation of a translation string and reading the generated translation string.

[0068] The generation process in the GPT unit 115 preferably includes a procedure for generating a natural language string in response to a given string and instruction using a neural network based on generative pre-trained transformers (GPT). By using a neural network based on GPT, which is pre-trained on a large-scale corpus of text data and generates human-like text, the management device 1 can assist users with text that reflects extensive knowledge supported by large-scale text data and sounds as if it were written by a human. While not a required aspect, it is preferable that the neural network has undergone additional pre-training (fine-tuning) in accordance with the various services integrated by the management device 1. This allows the management device 1 to assist users with text that is more suited to the various integrated services.

[0069] [Task Management Screen User Interface UT] FIG. 6 is a display example of a task management screen and a support screen on terminal T. FIG. 7 is a display example when adding a task is specified in FIG. 6. FIG. 8 is a display example of a calendar management screen on terminal T. FIG. 9 is a display example of tasks using an importance matrix on terminal T. Below, the task management screen user interface UT and the calendar management screen user interface UC, which is a user interface related to it, will be explained using FIG. 6 to FIG. 9.

[0070] (Task management screen W3) In the instruction reception determination step, when an instruction specifying one of the task management services integrated by the management device 1 is received, the display command unit 111 of the management device 1 commands the display means (display unit of terminal T) to display the task management screen user interface UT corresponding to the specified task management service.

[0071] The task management screen user interface UT in Figure 6 displays a task management screen W3 and a support screen W4 corresponding to the task management service specified in the above instruction. The task management screen W3 displays a schedule list W31 titled "Today's Schedule" and a task list W32 titled "Today's Tasks." In addition to these, the task management screen W3 also displays schedule lists and task lists for other days, such as the next day's schedule and the next day's tasks, sorted by date based on importance.

[0072] 6, the schedule list W31 titled "Today's Schedule" on the task management screen W3 displays the schedules "Internal meeting at 10:00," "11:00 △-san's scheduled visit to the office," and "14:00 □□-san's video meeting https: / / mee..." from top to bottom in order of proximity to the current time (9:00). This allows the management device 1 to visually indicate the time corresponding to the schedule, and also reduces the risk that important schedules close to the current time will be hidden from view due to being outside the lower display area.

[0073] 6, the task list W32 titled "Today's Tasks" on the task management screen W3 displays tasks with high importance, such as "Submit Design" and "Draft Design for Mr. / Ms. △...," framed in solid lines, in an easily visible position at the top, while tasks with low importance, such as "Prepare Minutes," framed in dashed lines, are displayed at the bottom. This allows the management device 1 to visually indicate the importance of tasks and reduce the risk of high-importance tasks spilling out of the lower display area and becoming invisible.

[0074] Based on an index set by the user for determining the urgency of a task, the tasks are preferably sorted and displayed in the following order from the most visible side of the task list W32 (e.g., the top) to the off-screen side (e.g., the bottom): tasks with high importance and urgency (tasks in area 1, symbol R1 in FIG. 9), tasks with high importance and low urgency (tasks in area 2, symbol R2 in FIG. 9), tasks with high urgency and low importance (tasks in area 3, symbol R3 in FIG. 9), and tasks with low importance and urgency (tasks in area 4, symbol R4 in FIG. 9). That is, in the task list W32, each task is preferably sorted and displayed based on which of the four areas (symbols R1-R4) of the importance matrix shown in FIG. 9 it corresponds to. In the importance matrix shown in Figure 9, the matrix has two rows and two columns, with Region 1 (R1) of high importance and urgency in the upper right, Region 2 (R2) of high importance and low urgency in the upper left, Region 3 (R3) of low importance and high urgency in the lower right, and Region 4 (R4) of low importance and urgency in the lower left. This prevents users from overlooking tasks in Regions 1 and 2. The indicator used to determine the importance of a task is, for example, an indicator that considers tasks designated as "most important" or "high" in Figure 7 to be high-importance tasks. The indicator used to determine the urgency of a task is, for example, the number of days until the deadline for a high-urgency task (e.g., "within 10 days").

[0075] The task management screen W3 preferably includes a user interface (not shown) that links a selected task with a message management service. For example, such a user interface may include an operation image corresponding to an instruction to send a selected task via the message management service. This allows the management device 1 to share tasks managed by the task management service with other users through the link with the message management service.

[0076] The task management screen W3 preferably includes a user interface that allows users to specify that a task has been completed. An example of such a user interface is a user interface that includes a check box indicating task completion (e.g., the square check box shown to the left of the task list W32 in FIG. 6). This allows the management device 1 to display a graph, such as a bar graph or pie chart, in which the task completion rate is color-coded for each of the above-mentioned areas 1-4 in a graph element for a fixed period, such as daily, weekly, or monthly. This allows users to grasp the task completion rate for each of their areas and make business improvements, such as allocating more time to tasks with high importance or urgency. It is preferable that the graph be updated and displayed in real time for each person to whom a task is assigned. This allows users who manage employees, etc., to grasp the task completion rate for each area for each employee they manage in real time and make business improvements, such as instructing them to allocate more time to tasks in area 2.

[0077] (Support screen W4) When a question about using the management device 1 (e.g., a question about how to delete unnecessary tasks) is entered on the support screen W4 in FIG. 6, the control unit 11 of the management device 1, in cooperation with the storage unit 12 and the communication unit 13, executes the GPT unit 115 and performs a process of generating a character string (answer character string) corresponding to the answer to the question based on neural network data that can support the user in an interactive manner and is stored in the storage unit 12. Then, in a user interface display update step, the management device 1 instructs the display means (the display unit of the terminal T) to display the support screen W4 on which the answer character string (e.g., an answer indicating that checking a checkbox (to delete unnecessary tasks)) is displayed. This allows the management device 1 to simplify the complicated procedure in which the user considers keywords corresponding to the question, searches the help screen using the keywords, and searches for and browses an item corresponding to the answer from items found in the search, into a procedure in which the user enters a question and reads the generated answer character string.

[0078] 6, when an instruction to add a new task is received, the display command unit 111 of the management device 1 commands the display means (the display unit of the terminal T) to display a task addition screen W5 related to the creation of a new task. The task addition screen W5 displayed in this way in FIG. 7 displays, for example, a task content input area W51, a deadline specification area W52, and an importance specification area W53. This allows the user to input the content of the task in the task content input area W51, specify the deadline for the task via the deadline specification area W52, which displays a calendar, and specify the importance of the task (for example, "high importance," "high," "medium," "low," etc.) via the importance specification area W53.

[0079] The importance of a task is preferably color-coded to make it easier to visually distinguish the importance. Furthermore, the importance of a task is preferably associated with a weighting value (e.g., 100 for "high importance," 50 for "high," 20 for "medium," 10 for "low," etc.) when displayed in the task list W32. This allows the display command unit 111 of the management device 1 to sort and display tasks in descending order of the value obtained by dividing the weighting value by the number of days until the deadline, for example. This allows the management device 1 to display the task list in an order that reflects both the importance and deadline of the task.

[0080] In the instruction reception determination step, when an instruction specifying one of the integrated calendar management services is received by the management device 1, the display command unit 111 of the management device 1 commands the display means (display unit of terminal T) to display the calendar management screen user interface UC corresponding to the specified calendar management service.

[0081] 8 displays a calendar management screen W6 corresponding to the calendar management service specified in the above instruction. The calendar management screen W6 includes a graph of the task amount for each date (task amount graph W61). This allows the management device 1 to display a calendar that allows the user to grasp the task amount through a simplified procedure of visually determining the task amount, without having to go through the cumbersome procedure of counting the task amount for each date.

[0082] The value (e.g., the value indicated by the height of a bar in a bar graph) indicated by each graph element (e.g., a bar in a bar graph) in the task amount graph W61 may be the number of tasks or the task weight value divided by the number of days until the deadline. Because the value indicated by each graph element in the task amount graph W61 is the number of tasks, the user can grasp the number of tasks in a simplified manner. Because the value indicated by each graph element in the task amount graph W61 is the task weight value divided by the number of days until the deadline, the user can grasp values ​​that allow intuitive understanding of both the number of tasks, task importance, and deadline in a simplified manner.

[0083] In the task information screen W7 shown in Figure 9, tasks corresponding to each area (reference symbols R1-R4) of the importance matrix are assigned. In the task information screen W7, area 1 (reference symbol R1, upper right) of high importance and urgency is assigned task T1, which has a high urgency due date of "June 1st," and task T2, which has a high urgency due date of "May 31st," and task T2, which has a high urgency due date of "Submit design." In addition, area 2 of high importance and low urgency (reference symbol R2, upper left) is assigned task T3, which has a high importance due date of "July 1st," but is not as urgent, and is called "Draft design," and tasks T4 and T5, which have low urgency but are highly important, and are called "June 15th" and "June 20th," respectively. Area 3 (R3, bottom right) is assigned low-importance, high-urgency task T6, which has a high urgency due on June 1st but is assigned to "Prepare minutes." Area 4 (R4, bottom left) is assigned low-importance and low-urgency tasks T7 and T8, which have due dates of July 1st and June 25th, respectively. This allows users to understand the tasks assigned to each of areas 1-4. Allocation to each area is performed based on, for example, the various weightings described above. By assigning tasks to each area using the various weightings described above, users can manage tasks without the cumbersome process of assigning each task to each area. In particular, by using the task weight value divided by the number of days until the deadline as an indicator of urgency, users can avoid the cumbersome process of updating the urgency over time. Furthermore, users can manage tasks using an importance matrix created based on objective indicators, such as the various weightings described above. Each area is preferably displayed in a different color to make it easier to visually identify which area it is in. Furthermore, each task assigned to each area is preferably displayed in a different color to make it easier to visually identify which area the task is assigned to.

[0084] [Other User Interfaces] It is preferable that the display command unit 111 of the management device 1 is capable of displaying a memo management screen related to the memo management service. This allows the management device 1 to create memos related to various services such as messages, storage, tasks, and calendars without having to go through the complicated process of transferring data related to the various services to the memo management service application via a temporary storage area.

[0085] It should be noted that within the scope of the concept of the present invention, those skilled in the art may conceive of various modifications and alterations. Therefore, it is understood that such modifications and alterations fall within the scope of the present invention. For example, even if a person skilled in the art appropriately adds, deletes, or modifies components of the above-described embodiment, or adds, omits, or modifies the conditions of a process, such modifications are also included within the scope of the present invention as long as they maintain the gist of the present invention. [Explanation of symbols]

[0086] S System 1 Management device 11 Control section 111 Display command section 112 Instruction receiving unit 113 Service Collaboration Department 114 Settings Management Department 115 GPT Department 12 Storage section 13 Communications Department N Network T-Terminal M Message MS Selected Message ME Message Attachments UM Message Management User Interface UI Input User Interface UF Save destination selection user interface US Search User Interface UE User interface for changing the specified save destination UG GPT linkage instruction user interface UT Task Management Screen User Interface UC Calendar Management User Interface W1 Message Management Screen W2 Storage Management Screen W3 Task Management Screen W4 support screen W5 Add Task screen W6 Calendar Management Screen W7 Task Information Screen

Claims

1. a display command unit that commands a display unit to display a user interface; an instruction receiving unit that receives an instruction from a user using the user interface; a setting management unit that manages settings related to the display of the user interface; Equipped with The display command unit when an instruction to display a user interface including one of a message management screen, a storage management screen, and other screens is received by the instruction receiving unit, a command is given to display the user interface including the one screen; When an instruction to designate a file attached to the message management screen is received by the instruction receiving unit, a command is given to display a user interface for allowing the user to select one storage destination from a displayed list of predetermined storage destinations; the predetermined storage destination list includes a plurality of storage destinations on the storage managed on the storage management screen, The setting management unit when a destination list change instruction to change the predetermined destination list is received by the instruction receiving unit, the setting related to the predetermined destination list is changed in accordance with the destination list change instruction. Integrated environment management device.

2. The management device according to claim 1, wherein the display command unit commands the display of a summary of a selected character string when the command receiving unit receives a string summarization command to summarize the selected character string selected from the user interface.

3. The management device according to claim 1, wherein the display command unit commands the display of the meaning of the selected character string when the instruction receiving unit receives a meaning presentation instruction to display the meaning of the selected character string selected from the user interface.

4. The management device described in claim 1, wherein the display command unit commands the display of a reply suggestion to the selected string when the instruction receiving unit receives a reply suggestion instruction to display a reply suggestion to the selected string selected from the message management screen.

5. The display command unit When an instruction to display a user interface including a task management screen is received by the instruction receiving unit, a command is given to display a user interface including a task management screen displaying a list of tasks sorted by date based on importance, when an instruction to display a user interface including a calendar management screen is received by the instruction receiving unit, a command is given to display a user interface including a calendar management screen displaying a calendar including a graph of task amounts for each date. The management device according to claim 1 .

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