Conference Support With Statement Classification for Content Visibility

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing conference management systems primarily focus on time management, neglecting the visibility and efficiency of conference contents, leading to potential deviations and inefficiencies.

Innovation Solution

A conference support system that includes an inputter for statement content, a determiner to classify statement types, and an outputter for evaluations, enhancing the visibility of conference contents and participant contributions.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of time

If the conference support system focuses on time management only, then time allocation and schedule control are improved, but visibility and efficiency of conference contents deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetime management efficiencyVSAvoidconference content visibility
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of timeVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments conference content into distinct statement types (inquiry, opinion, decision, information) and manages them separately through dedicated functional modules. This segmentation allows simultaneous optimization of time management for each statement type while maintaining overall conference content visibility through integrated display and tracking mechanisms.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The conference support system is designed as a multi-functional platform that handles both time management tasks (schedule control, time allocation) and content management tasks (statement classification, visibility enhancement, efficiency tracking). This universal system integrates multiple functions into a unified platform, resolving the contradiction between focused time management and comprehensive content visibility.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Measurement precision

If manual time adjustment operations are performed, then time control precision is improved, but operational load and complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetime control precisionVSAvoidoperational complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements automated time adjustment mechanisms that operate autonomously based on pre-set rules and real-time conference status. The time management function serves itself by automatically detecting statement types and adjusting time allocation without requiring manual operations, thereby maintaining precision while reducing operational complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system incorporates feedback mechanisms that continuously monitor conference progress and automatically adjust time allocation based on actual statement types and durations. This closed-loop feedback system maintains precise time control while eliminating the need for complex manual adjustments, as the system self-corrects based on real-time information.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Loss of information

If detailed statement classification is implemented, then conference content visibility is improved, but processing complexity and time increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontent visibilityVSAvoidprocessing complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system applies different levels of classification detail to different statement types based on their specific requirements. Each statement type (inquiry, opinion, decision, information) receives targeted processing appropriate to its nature, optimizing visibility without uniformly applying complex processing to all content. This localized quality approach reduces overall processing complexity while maintaining necessary detail where needed.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The system dynamically adjusts classification parameters and processing depth based on conference context, statement type, and priority levels. By changing processing parameters adaptively rather than applying fixed complex classification to all statements, the system enhances content visibility while managing processing complexity through intelligent parameter adjustment.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS12437267B2Conference support system, conference support method, and recording medium
Publication Date: 2025.10.07 RICOH CO LTD
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AI summary

A conference support system is for supporting a conference. The conference support system includes one or more information processing apparatuses for implementing various functions of the conference support system. The conference support system includes an inputter configured to input a statement content that is a content of a statement stated by a participant of the conference; a determiner configured to determine a statement type of the statement content, based on the statement content input by the inputter; and an outputter configured to output at least one of the statement content, an evaluation of the conference, and an evaluation of the participant, based on a determination result obtained by the determiner.