Conference Contribution Categorization for Question Response Flow
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Solution Overview
Problem
Contribution organization in conferences is disorderly, making it difficult for participants to comprehend and respond efficiently, particularly for moderators tasked with answering questions in a chronological order.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for categorizing contributions in conferences, including determining the type of contribution, classifying them into appropriate categories, and displaying them in an organized manner, with customizable settings and re-categorization based on contribution quantity and topic changes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If contributions are collected from multiple participants in real-time, then the quantity and diversity of contributions increase, but the organization and comprehensibility of contributions deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments contributions into distinct categories (e.g., questions, comments, feedback, announcements) and displays them in organized groups rather than as a single unordered stream. This segmentation allows participants to quickly locate and comprehend specific types of contributions without being overwhelmed by the total volume of input from multiple users.
2Loss of time
If contributions are displayed in chronological order, then the temporal sequence is preserved, but the efficiency of finding relevant contributions deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent adds a categorical dimension to the display of contributions, organizing them not only by time but also by type/category. This multi-dimensional organization allows participants to filter and search contributions by category while still maintaining chronological ordering within each category, significantly reducing the time to find relevant contributions without completely abandoning temporal sequence.
3Loss of information
If all contributions are displayed together, then completeness of information is maintained, but the complexity of processing and responding deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the display and processing of contributions by category, allowing moderators and participants to focus on specific types of contributions (e.g., only questions or only feedback) rather than processing all contributions uniformly. This segmentation reduces the effective complexity of processing while maintaining access to all contributions through the categorical structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces category labels and organizational structures as intermediaries between the raw contributions and the users. These intermediaries help structure and filter information, making it easier to process and respond to contributions without losing any of the original content.
4Productivity
If moderators respond to questions in chronological order, then fairness is maintained, but responsiveness to urgent issues deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments questions into different categories (e.g., urgent, general discussion, technical support), allowing moderators to prioritize and respond to urgent matters first while still maintaining a structured approach to handling all contributions. This categorical organization enables differentiated response strategies while preserving fairness through transparent categorization.
Data Source
AI summary
A non-transitory computer-readable medium has instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations that include receiving a contribution provided by a participant in a video session and/or audio session, determining whether a type of the contribution is a question or a comment, storing the contribution and its type, determining whether a total quantity of received contributions exceeds a threshold, classifying each received contribution into an appropriate category of a plurality of categories in response to determining the total quantity of received contributions exceeds the threshold, and outputting the received contributions and their categories for display to one or more additional participants in the video session and/or audio session.