Conversational UI Logic for Cross-Application Content Ingestion

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Solution Overview

Problem

Users face inefficiencies when transferring and updating content across different content generation applications, requiring manual copying, pasting, and formatting, which can lead to inconsistencies and increased user effort.

Innovation Solution

A content generation computing system with conversational UI logic that identifies and ingests source content from one application into another, automatically restructuring it based on the target application's format and user preferences, while maintaining links for future updates.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If users manually copy and paste content between applications, then content can be transferred, but user effort and time increase significantly

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontent transfer efficiencyVSAvoidtime spent on manual copying and pasting

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables automatic content ingestion and restructuring between applications without requiring manual user intervention. The conversational UI logic automatically identifies source content, ingests it into the target application, and restructures it according to the target application's format requirements, making the system serve itself rather than requiring continuous manual operation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces the mechanical manual copying and pasting process with an automated computational system. The conversational UI logic uses natural language processing to understand content transfer requests, automatically locates source content, and employs restructuring logic to transform content into the target application's format, substituting manual mechanical actions with automated digital processing.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Reliability

If users manually update content across applications, then content consistency can be maintained, but user effort increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontent consistencyVSAvoiduser effort for updates

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system establishes feedback loops where changes to source content automatically trigger updates to derived content across different applications. The system monitors content changes and automatically propagates updates through the restructuring logic, ensuring consistency without requiring users to manually track and update content in multiple applications.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs self-service content synchronization by automatically detecting changes in source content and initiating update processes in dependent applications. The conversational UI logic and restructuring logic work together to maintain content consistency across applications without requiring continuous manual user intervention.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

3Ease of operation

If content is automatically ingested between applications, then user effort is reduced, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveuser effort for content transferVSAvoidsystem complexity for automated ingestion

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system divides the complex content transfer process into distinct modular components: conversational UI logic for natural language interaction, content identification logic for locating source content, ingestion logic for transferring content, and restructuring logic for adapting content to target application formats. This segmentation allows each component to be developed, tested, and maintained independently, managing overall system complexity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces an intermediary restructuring logic layer that sits between the content source and target applications. This intermediary handles the complexity of format transformation and adaptation, shielding the user from underlying system complexity while providing simple automated content transfer through conversational UI interactions.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

4Manufacturing precision

If content is restructured automatically, then formatting consistency is improved, but processing time increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveformatting consistencyVSAvoidprocessing time for content transformation

Core Design Contradiction:

Manufacturing precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary restructuring of content during the ingestion process itself, rather than delaying formatting adjustments until later stages. The restructuring logic prepares content in the target application's format as part of the automated ingestion workflow, ensuring formatting consistency is established early and reducing overall processing time.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS11182538B2Conversational user interface logic for cross-application ingestion and restructuring of content

Publication Date: 2021.11.23 MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC

AI summary

A content generation computing system includes content generating application logic. The content generating application logic runs a first content generation application to generate content. Conversational user interface (UI) logic generates a content identifying user interaction output for user identification of source content in a source document for ingestion into a document that is being generated. The system automatically restructures the ingested content based upon the content generation application into which it is being ingested.