Process creation and digital restoration method and device based on sandbox and cards

Abstract

The present invention proposes a process creation and digital restoration method and device based on sandbox and cards, which includes segmentation marks and step segmentation marks in the sandbox setting stage; unique marks, connection marks, and information descriptions are set on the cards; the process is built through the sandbox and cards; the images of the sandbox and cards that have completed the process are sent to the computer system; the computer system performs image recognition on the images, and digitally restores them to a complete process based on the card data at different stages and steps and the connection relationship and direction between the cards. The present invention facilitates business personnel to use sandbox and cards to build business processes, lowers the threshold for use, and avoids the inconvenience of business personnel using information tools; at the same time, it is convenient for information construction personnel to extract business process information from the images of the sandbox and cards that have completed the process through the computer system and automatically restore them to digital processes, completing the process of migrating business processes to the information system.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention belongs to the field of information technology, and in particular relates to a sandbox- and card-based process creation and digital restoration method and device. Background Art

[0002] Many daily tasks in enterprises need to be repeated. In order to standardize, optimize and effectively manage various work activities, these tasks need to be streamlined to ensure that the work is properly managed and controlled in terms of time, cost, quality and resources. Therefore, enterprises use many information systems to meet the needs of process work. However, before using these information systems, the process design and definition need to be carried out. These design and definition work needs to be operated with professional tools in the information system. For business personnel who are not familiar with information tools, the threshold for use is relatively high. For professional information construction personnel, they do not understand the design ideas and details of business processes. Therefore, these information systems require repeated communication between business personnel and IT personnel in the early stages of construction. First, the process design is carried out, and then the business process conversion is carried out using information methods. Only then can the business process be migrated to the information system. This process uses a lot of manpower, is complicated to operate, and is not conducive to the confidentiality of the business process. Summary of the invention

[0003] The purpose of the present invention is to propose a method and device for process creation and digital restoration based on sandbox and cards, which uses sandbox deduction to build the process and then automatically converts it into an information system.

[0004] In order to achieve the above object, the technical solution of the present invention is implemented as follows:

[0005] A sandbox and card-based process creation and digital restoration method, comprising:

[0006] S1. Set up segmentation marks and step segmentation marks in the sandbox stage; set up unique marks, connection marks, and information descriptions on the cards; complete the process building through the sandbox and cards;

[0007] S2, sending the images of the sand table and cards after the process is completed to the computer system;

[0008] S3. The computer system performs image recognition on the image, identifies different stages and steps of the process through the stage segmentation marks and step segmentation marks on the sandbox, establishes a data index of the card with the unique mark of the card, establishes the connection relationship and direction between the cards through the connection mark of the card, identifies and extracts the content described by the card information as the card data; and digitally restores the complete process according to the card data of different stages and steps and the connection relationship and direction between the cards.

[0009] Furthermore, the stage segmentation mark and the step segmentation mark are one vertical and one horizontal, dividing the sandbox into a chessboard shape with multiple chessboard grids; the computer system identifies the stage and step of the card data by the position coordinates of the chessboard grid where the card is located.

[0010] Furthermore, the connection identifier is set as a connection point located at the edge of the card and a connection line used to connect the connection points to each other, the connection point uses different shapes to distinguish the starting point and the end point, and the connection line uses different colors to distinguish different process branches; the computer system sets a different ID for each connection point of each identified card, and identifies the direction of each stage and step of the process according to the shape of the connection point and the color of the connection line.

[0011] Furthermore, the computer system uses OCR and AI to identify the information description of the card, and extracts the person in charge, task details and deadline from the information description.

[0012] Furthermore, the unique identifier is presented in the form of a QR code.

[0013] On the other hand, the present invention also proposes a process creation and digital restoration device based on a sandbox and cards, comprising:

[0014] Building module: including sandbox and cards, segmentation mark and step segmentation mark in the sandbox setting stage; setting unique mark, connection mark and information description on the card; completing process building through sandbox and cards;

[0015] Image module: Send the images of the sandbox and cards that have completed the process to the computer system;

[0016] The restoration module includes a computer system; the computer system performs image recognition on the image, identifies different stages and steps of the process through stage segmentation marks and step segmentation marks on the sandbox, establishes a data index of the card with a unique mark of the card, establishes a connection relationship and direction between the cards through the connection mark of the card, identifies and extracts the content described by the card information as card data; and digitally restores the complete process according to the card data of different stages and steps and the connection relationship and direction between the cards.

[0017] Furthermore, the stage segmentation mark and step segmentation mark in the construction module are one vertical and one horizontal, dividing the sandbox into a chessboard shape with multiple chessboard grids; the computer system in the restoration module identifies the stage and step of the card data through the position coordinates of the chessboard grid where the card is located.

[0018] Furthermore, the connection identifier in the building module is set as a connection point located on the edge of the card and a connection line used to connect the connection points to each other, the connection point uses different shapes to distinguish the starting point and the end point, and the connection line uses different colors to distinguish different process branches; in the restoration module, the computer system sets a different ID for each connection point of each identified card, and identifies the direction of each stage and step of the process according to the shape of the connection point and the color of the connection line.

[0019] Furthermore, the computer system in the restoration module recognizes the information description of the card through OCR and AI, and extracts the person in charge, task details and deadline from the information description.

[0020] The present invention also provides a computer-readable storage medium, which stores a computer program, and the computer program is used to execute the above-mentioned sandbox and card-based process creation and digital restoration method.

[0021] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0022] The present invention sets identifications on the physical sandbox and cards that are easy for the computer system to identify. Firstly, it is convenient for business personnel to use the sandbox and cards to build business processes, lowering the usage threshold and avoiding the inconvenience of business personnel using information tools; secondly, it is convenient for information construction personnel to extract business process information from the images of the sandbox and cards that have completed the process construction through the computer system and automatically restore it to a digital process, thereby completing the process of migrating the business process to the information system. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0023] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the process of the first embodiment of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of a card according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the sandbox construction process of the first embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] It should be noted that, in the absence of conflict, the embodiments of the present invention and the features in the embodiments may be combined with each other.

[0027] The design idea of ​​the present invention is to build the process by sandbox simulation, and then automatically convert it into an information system through technical means.

[0028] The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and in conjunction with embodiments.

[0029] Embodiment 1:

[0030] The process creation and digital restoration method based on sandbox and cards proposed in this embodiment is as follows: Figure 1 As shown, specifically including:

[0031] 1. Sand table identification:

[0032] In order to facilitate the use of business personnel in their work, the sand table design should be as light and simple as possible. You can consider using paper as the material and designing it in a chessboard-like manner, dividing it with lines of different colors. Figure 3 As shown in , in this embodiment, the line with a red head and a circle is a stage dividing line, which is used as a stage dividing mark to divide different stages, and the line with a green head and a circle is a step dividing line, which is used as a step dividing mark to divide different steps.

[0033] 2. Card logo:

[0034] The card design is divided into a connection area and an information description area. Figure 2 As shown, the circular and square symbols on the upper and lower sides of the card are connection areas, and the information description area in the middle. The information description area describes the main content of the step and provides a QR code to facilitate the computer system to collect the card. The QR code of each card is different. In this embodiment, the computer system uniquely identifies the step represented by the card with the QR code information on the left side of the information description area. The information description on the right is divided into two parts. The upper part is filled with the task responsible person of the step represented by the card, and the lower part is filled with the specific task content and deadline.

[0035] The connection area is divided into two parts, the upper and lower parts, which are located at the upper and lower ends of the card respectively; each connection area has multiple connection points, and the computer system has a specific ID record for each connection point of each card. There are two types of connection points, with a circle as the starting point (out) and a square as the end point (in). When connecting steps, in order to distinguish different business process branches, different colored pens are used to connect the connection areas and connection lines at the same stage. Figure 3 For example, the green line represents the main flow from step 1 to step 2 to step 3, the red line represents the branch direction when step 1 fails, and the blue line represents the branch direction when step 3 returns to step 1.

[0036] 3. Send the images of the sandbox and cards that have completed the process to the computer system:

[0037] The sandbox and card process building results can be generated into image files by taking photos or other means, and the image files can be sent to the computer system by copying or file transfer.

[0038] 4. Digital identification and restoration process:

[0039] Perform image recognition, distinguish different stages and steps through stage dividing lines and step dividing lines, and clarify the specific stage and step sequence information of each step through the QR code of the card and its position in the sandbox. Then, establish a connection relationship for the card based on the information in the connection area on the card. The specific steps are as follows:

[0040] (1) Identify the sandbox and establish global information of stages and steps. Figure 3 For example, the process is divided into 3 stages and 3 levels of steps.

[0041] (2) Identify each card, use the QR code on the card as an index, and create a data record of the card, the data record includes:

[0042] Card ID: QR code identification record, globally unique;

[0043] Card description information: Through OCR and AI recognition, the three elements of person in charge P, task details D and deadline T are extracted from the card information;

[0044] The card's stage information: the stage, equivalent to the horizontal axis X;

[0045] The step level of the card: the step level, equivalent to the vertical coordinate Y;

[0046] Card connection point information: [connection point ID, color, in / out], a card can have multiple connection point information.

[0047] In this embodiment, the computer system digitally expresses the card data record in the following manner:

[0048] TCm={IDm,(Xm,Ym),(Pm,Dm,Tm),CPm[C1,C2..Cn]};

[0049] Among them, TCm: represents the mth card; IDm: the unique ID of the mth card; (Xm, Ym): the coordinates of the mth card; (Pm, Dm, Tm): the information description of the mth card; CPm: the connection point set of the mth card.

[0050] Digital expression of card connection point information: Ci = {Si, Ui, Qi};

[0051] Si: ID number of connection point i, starting from 1 and increasing sequentially;

[0052] Ui: corresponds to the color of the connecting line. Each pen has a fixed color number, for example: No. 1-red; No. 2-green; No. 3-yellow; ...;

[0053] Qi: The direction of the connection point, out: 1; in: 0.

[0054] According to the above digital expressions, each card in the sandbox is digitally modeled to form a set of card task information.

[0055] (3) According to the card information, connect the cards to the process:

[0056] (3.1) Identify the color of the connecting line corresponding to the connecting point of the card, and find the card that can match it from its adjacent steps;

[0057] (3.2) According to the shape of the connection point, identify the direction of the process and finally form a connection between the cards.

[0058] The process is illustrated as follows:

[0059] exist Figure 3 In the example, first find card 1 at (1,1) according to the coordinates and record its ID1;

[0060] Then check the information Ci of each connection point on the card, find the one where Qi is 1 (outward direction), check its color number Ui, and record {ID1, Si, Ui, 1};

[0061] Check all cards at the same stage (i.e., horizontal coordinate X=1) and record their connection point information;

[0062] Group the two pieces of the adjacent steps whose connecting lines have the same color value but different directions. If there is no such piece in the adjacent steps, traverse the other steps in the order of adjacency. In this way, several groups of connecting points are formed in the same stage.

[0063] Each set of connection points forms the direction of a process. By connecting all the task cards, we can get the connection relationship of the cards.

[0064] (4) Digital restoration:

[0065] (4.1) In the computer system, the stage information of the process is generated according to the information of the identified sandbox;

[0066] (4.2) In the computer system, the sequence of the process is established according to the connection relationship of the obtained cards;

[0067] (4.3) In the computer system, the content information of the card is reconstructed according to the information description of the card, and a complete business process is formed.

[0068] Through the above solution, it is convenient for business personnel to use sandboxes and cards to build business processes, lower the usage threshold, and avoid the inconvenience of business personnel using information tools; at the same time, it is convenient for information construction personnel to extract business process information from the images of sandboxes and cards that have completed process construction through computer systems and automatically restore them to digital processes, completing the process of migrating business processes to information systems.

[0069] Embodiment 2:

[0070] Embodiment 2 of the present invention provides a process creation and digital restoration device based on a sandbox and cards, including:

[0071] Building module: including sandbox and cards, setting stage segmentation marks and step segmentation marks on the sandbox; setting unique marks (QR code), connection marks, and information description on the cards; completing process building through sandbox and cards; wherein the stage segmentation marks and step segmentation marks are one vertical and one horizontal, dividing the sandbox into a chessboard shape with multiple chessboard grids; the connection marks are set as connection points located at the edge of the card and connection lines used to connect the connection points to each other, the connection points use different shapes to distinguish the starting point and the end point, and the connection lines use different colors to distinguish different process branches.

[0072] Image module: Send the images of the sandbox and cards that have completed the process to the computer system.

[0073] The restoration module includes a computer system; the computer system performs image recognition on the image, and identifies different stages and steps of the process through the stage segmentation mark and step segmentation mark on the sand table. Specifically, the computer system identifies the stage and step of the card data through the position coordinates of the chessboard where the card is located. The computer system establishes a data index of the card with the unique mark of the card, establishes the connection relationship and direction between the cards through the connection mark of the card, and identifies and extracts the content described in the card information as the card data; according to the card data of different stages and steps and the connection relationship and direction between the cards, the complete process is digitally restored. Specifically, the computer system sets a different ID for each connection point of each identified card, and identifies the direction of each stage and step of the process according to the shape of the connection point and the color of the connection line. At the same time, the computer system in the restoration module identifies the information description of the card through OCR and AI, and extracts the person in charge, task details and deadline from the information description.

[0074] The sandbox- and card-based process creation and digital restoration device provided in the second embodiment of the present invention can execute the sandbox- and card-based process creation and digital restoration method provided in the first embodiment of the present invention, and has the corresponding functional modules and beneficial effects of the execution method.

[0075] Embodiment three:

[0076] Embodiment 3 of the present invention further provides a storage medium comprising computer executable instructions, which, when executed by a computer processor, are used to execute the sandbox and card-based process creation and digital restoration method as described in Embodiment 1 above.

[0077] The computer storage medium of the embodiment of the present invention can adopt any combination of one or more computer-readable media. The computer-readable medium can be a computer-readable signal medium or a computer-readable storage medium. The computer-readable storage medium can be, for example, but not limited to, an electrical, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared, or semiconductor system, device or device, or any combination of the above. More specific examples (non-exhaustive list) of computer-readable storage media include: an electrical connection with one or more wires, a portable computer disk, a hard disk, a random access memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or flash memory), an optical fiber, a portable compact disk read-only memory (CD-ROM), an optical storage device, a magnetic storage device, or any suitable combination of the above. In this document, a computer-readable storage medium can be any tangible medium containing or storing a program, which can be used by an instruction execution system, device or device or used in combination with it.

[0078] Computer-readable signal media may include data signals propagated in baseband or as part of a carrier wave, which carry computer-readable program code. Such propagated data signals may take a variety of forms, including but not limited to electromagnetic signals, optical signals, or any suitable combination of the above. Computer-readable signal media may also be any computer-readable medium other than a computer-readable storage medium, which may send, propagate, or transmit a program for use by or in conjunction with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device.

[0079] Program code embodied on a computer readable medium may be transmitted using any appropriate medium, including but not limited to wireless, wireline, optical fiber cable, RF, etc., or any suitable combination of the foregoing.

[0080] Computer program code for performing the operations of the present invention may be written in one or more programming languages ​​or a combination thereof, including object-oriented programming languages ​​such as Java, Smalltalk, C++, and conventional procedural programming languages ​​such as "C" or similar programming languages. The program code may be executed entirely on the user's computer, partially on the user's computer, as a separate software package, partially on the user's computer and partially on a remote computer, or entirely on a remote computer or server. In the case of a remote computer, the remote computer may be connected to the user's computer through any type of network, including a local area network (LAN) or a wide area network (WAN), or may be connected to an external computer (e.g., through the Internet using an Internet service provider).

[0081] The above embodiments are only preferred embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A process creation and digital restoration method based on sandbox and cards, characterized in that: include: S1. Set up segmentation marks and step segmentation marks in the sandbox stage; set up unique marks, connection marks, and information descriptions on the cards; complete the process building through the sandbox and cards; S2, sending the images of the sand table and cards after the process is completed to the computer system; S3. The computer system performs image recognition on the image, identifies different stages and steps of the process through the stage segmentation marks and step segmentation marks on the sandbox, establishes a data index of the card with the unique mark of the card, establishes the connection relationship and direction between the cards through the connection mark of the card, identifies and extracts the content described by the card information as the card data; and digitally restores the complete process according to the card data of different stages and steps and the connection relationship and direction between the cards; The stage segmentation mark and step segmentation mark are one vertical and one horizontal, dividing the sandbox into a chessboard shape with multiple chessboards; the computer system identifies the stage and step of the card data through the position coordinates of the chessboard where the card is located; the stage information of the card: the stage, which is equivalent to the horizontal coordinate X; the step level of the card: the step level, which is equivalent to the vertical coordinate Y; The connection marks are set as connection points located at the edge of the card and connection lines used to connect the connection points to each other, the connection points use different shapes to distinguish the starting point and the end point, and the connection lines use different colors to distinguish different process branches; The computer system sets a different ID for each connection point of each identified card, and identifies the direction of each stage and step of the process based on the shape of the connection point and the color of the connection line; Card connection point information: [connection point ID, color, in / out], a card has multiple connection point information; Card data is represented as: TCm = {IDm,(Xm,Ym),(Pm,Dm,Tm),CPm[C1,C2..Cn]}; Among them, TCm: represents the mth card; IDm: the unique ID of the mth card; (Xm, Ym): the coordinates of the mth card; (Pm, Dm, Tm): the information description of the mth card; CPm: the connection point set of the mth card; Digital expression of card connection point information: Ci={Si, Ui, Qi}; Si: ID number of connection point i, starting from 1 and increasing sequentially; Ui: the color of the corresponding connecting line; Qi: the direction of the connection point, out: 1; in: 0; According to the above digital expressions, digital modeling is performed for each card in the sandbox to form a set of card task information; The cards are process-connected according to the task information, including: First, find card 1 at (1,1) according to the coordinates and record its ID1; Then check the information Ci of each connection point on the card, find the one where Qi is 1, check its color number Ui, and record {ID1, Si, Ui, 1}; Check all cards at the same stage, i.e., with the horizontal coordinate X=1, and record their connection point information; Group the two pieces of the adjacent steps whose connecting lines have the same color value but different directions. If there is no such piece in the adjacent steps, traverse the other steps in the order of adjacency. In this way, several groups of connecting points are formed in the same stage. Each set of connection points forms the direction of a process. By connecting all the task cards, we can get the connection relationship of the cards.

2. The process creation and digital restoration method based on sandbox and cards according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The computer system uses OCR and AI to identify the information description of the card, and extracts the person in charge, task details and deadline from the information description.

3. The process creation and digital restoration method based on sandbox and cards according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The unique identifier is presented in the form of a QR code.

4. A process creation and digital restoration device based on sandbox and cards, characterized in that: include: Building module: including sandbox and cards, segmentation mark and step segmentation mark in the sandbox setting stage; setting unique mark, connection mark and information description on the card; completing process building through sandbox and cards; Image module: Send the images of the sandbox and cards that have completed the process to the computer system; The restoration module includes a computer system; the computer system performs image recognition on the image, identifies different stages and steps of the process through stage segmentation marks and step segmentation marks on the sandbox, establishes a data index of the card with a unique mark of the card, establishes a connection relationship and direction between the cards through the connection mark of the card, identifies and extracts the content described by the card information as card data; and digitally restores the complete process according to the card data of different stages and steps and the connection relationship and direction between the cards; The stage segmentation mark and step segmentation mark are one vertical and one horizontal, dividing the sandbox into a chessboard shape with multiple chessboards; the computer system in the restoration module identifies the stage and step of the card data through the position coordinates of the chessboard where the card is located; the stage information of the card: the stage, which is equivalent to the horizontal coordinate X; the step level of the card: the step, which is equivalent to the vertical coordinate Y; The connection marks are set as connection points located at the edge of the card and connection lines used to connect the connection points to each other, the connection points use different shapes to distinguish the starting point and the end point, and the connection lines use different colors to distinguish different process branches; The computer system in the restoration module sets a different ID for each connection point of each identified card, and identifies the direction of each stage and step of the process according to the shape of the connection point and the color of the connection line; Card connection point information: [connection point ID, color, in / out], a card has multiple connection point information; Card data is represented as: TCm = {IDm,(Xm,Ym),(Pm,Dm,Tm),CPm[C1,C2..Cn]}; Among them, TCm: represents the mth card; IDm: the unique ID of the mth card; (Xm, Ym): the coordinates of the mth card; (Pm, Dm, Tm): the information description of the mth card; CPm: the connection point set of the mth card; Digital expression of card connection point information: Ci={Si, Ui, Qi}; Si: ID number of connection point i, starting from 1 and increasing sequentially; Ui: the color of the corresponding connecting line; Qi: the direction of the connection point, out: 1; in: 0; According to the above digital expressions, digital modeling is performed for each card in the sandbox to form a set of card task information; The cards are process-connected according to the task information, including: First, find card 1 at (1,1) according to the coordinates and record its ID1; Then check the information Ci of each connection point on the card, find the one where Qi is 1, check its color number Ui, and record {ID1, Si, Ui, 1}; Check all cards at the same stage, i.e., with horizontal coordinate X=1, and record their connection point information; Group the two pieces of the adjacent steps whose connecting lines have the same color value but different directions. If there is no such piece in the adjacent steps, traverse the other steps in the order of adjacency. In this way, several groups of connecting points are formed in the same stage. Each set of connection points forms the direction of a process. By connecting all the task cards, we can get the connection relationship of the cards.

5. The process creation and digital restoration device based on sandbox and cards according to claim 4 is characterized in that: The computer system in the restoration module uses OCR and AI to identify the information description of the card, and extracts the person in charge, task details and deadline from the information description.

6. A computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program, characterized in that: The computer program is used to execute the sandbox and card-based process creation and digital restoration method as described in any one of claims 1-3.

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