Conversation Presentation Unit for Multi-User Dialogue Management

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current information processing systems lack efficient methods to present and manage conversation content in real-time, particularly in scenarios where multiple users are involved, and fail to effectively prioritize and present responses to requests within these conversations.

Innovation Solution

An information processing apparatus is designed with a conversation presentation unit, a reception unit, an urging presentation unit, and a shifting unit, which enables the presentation of conversation content in a time series, receives and prioritizes requests, and shifts the screen to display content before or after a request is made, based on response status and user proximity.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If conversation content is presented in time series for all users, then completeness of conversation information is improved, but screen complexity and difficulty of locating specific content increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveconversation information completenessVSAvoidscreen complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The conversation display is segmented into multiple regions: a first region showing conversation content before the request, a second region showing the request itself, and a third region showing conversation content after the request. This segmentation allows users to locate specific conversation content quickly while maintaining complete conversation information.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The request message is extracted and highlighted separately from the general conversation flow. The urging presentation unit specifically extracts and displays the request in the second region, making it easily distinguishable from other conversation content.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

2Loss of information

If all conversation content is displayed equally, then information completeness is improved, but response prioritization and user attention guidance deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveconversation information completenessVSAvoidresponse prioritization
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

Different regions of the screen are given different visual qualities and emphasis. The request region (second region) is presented with urging characteristics such as distinct styling or positioning, while other conversation content uses standard presentation. This allows the system to maintain complete information while guiding user attention to priority items.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

3Device complexity

If screen remains static during conversation, then system simplicity is improved, but ability to present context before and after requests deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesystem simplicityVSAvoidconversation context
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by automatically scrolling or shifting the screen to position the request and surrounding context in optimal viewing positions before the user arrives at that point in the conversation. This ensures that when users view the conversation, the relevant context is already in place.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS11411902B2Information processing apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium storing information processing program
Publication Date: 2022.08.09 FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP
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AI summary

An information processing apparatus includes a conversation presentation unit that present conversation contents in a conversation, which is performed by plural persons, in time series, a reception unit that receives a request, an urging presentation unit that presents urging of a response to the request, and a shifting unit that shifts a screen so as to be capable of presenting a conversation content before or after the request is made, in a case where the response is made.