Dynamic Sequence Event Curation for Communication Sessions

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing communication systems fail to optimize user engagement in collaborative environments, leading to inefficiencies and resource wastage due to suboptimal graphical user interfaces and manual editing requirements, which demand user expertise and time, and often result in missed opportunities for enhancing productivity and resource utilization.

Innovation Solution

A system employing dynamic curation of sequence events using smart filtering techniques to generate, modify, and arrange user interface layouts, volume levels, camera angles, and special effects based on contextual data, allowing for automated or manual mode operation to enhance user engagement and resource efficiency.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If manual editing and arrangement of sequence events is implemented, then user engagement can be optimized through expert control, but user time consumption and operational complexity increase significantly

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser engagement optimizationVSAvoiduser time consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system pre-generates multiple candidate sequence events with different UI layouts, camera angles, and audio settings before they are needed. These pre-configured templates are stored and automatically selected based on contextual data, eliminating the need for real-time manual arrangement while maintaining expert-level optimization.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system automatically analyzes contextual data (speaker identity, content type, user roles) and autonomously selects and applies the most appropriate sequence events without requiring user intervention. The system serves itself by making intelligent decisions about UI configuration based on real-time session context.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Loss of time

If automated sequence event generation is implemented, then user time consumption is reduced, but adaptability to specific user scenarios and expertise requirements decrease

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser time consumptionVSAvoidadaptability to user scenarios
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of timeVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The system uses contextual parameters (speaker role, content type, user permissions, session type) to dynamically select from a library of pre-configured sequence events. By changing the selection parameters based on real-time session context, the system adapts automated generation to specific user scenarios while maintaining speed and efficiency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Adaptability or versatility

If complex menu-driven interfaces are provided for manual editing, then user control and customization options increase, but ease of operation and user interaction efficiency decrease

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecustomization optionsVSAvoiduser interaction efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system extracts the essential customization parameters from complex menu-driven interfaces and presents only the most relevant options based on contextual analysis. By taking out only the necessary control elements and hiding the rest, the system maintains customization capability while dramatically improving ease of operation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

4Reliability

If real-time analysis of contextual data is performed, then user engagement optimization accuracy improves, but computing resource consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveoptimization accuracyVSAvoidcomputing resource consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary analysis of contextual data patterns and pre-computes optimal sequence event selections during idle periods or based on historical data. This advance preparation reduces the computational burden during real-time sessions while maintaining high optimization accuracy through pre-validated selections.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS20240259223A1Dynamic curation of sequence events for communication sessions
Publication Date: 2024.08.01 MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC
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AI summary

The techniques disclosed herein provide dynamic curation of sequence events for communication sessions. A system can utilize smart filtering techniques to generate and select sequence events that are designed to optimize user engagement. The system can collect contextual data associated with a communication session, which can be in the form of a private chat session, a multi-user editing session, a group meeting, a live broadcast, etc. The system can utilize the contextual data, and other input data defining user activity, to customize sequence events defining contextually-relevant user interface (UI) layouts, volume levels, camera angles, special effects, and other parameters controlling aspects of the communication session.