Function-Level Usage Tracking in Information Sharing Services

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing information sharing services cannot collect and analyze the usage statuses of individual functions within a service, limiting the ability to optimize or modify specific functions based on user behavior, which hampers user convenience and service efficiency.

Innovation Solution

An information sharing system that includes a processor to acquire and track the usage statuses of each function, allowing for execution of predetermined processing such as displaying usage statistics and managing functions based on these statuses, enabling administrators to make informed decisions about function deletion or modification.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If use statuses of entire service are collected, then service-level analytics are available, but function-level usage insights are lost

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvefunction-level usage informationVSAvoiddata collection system complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the service usage data collection into function-level units. Each function's usage status is tracked independently, allowing detailed analytics at the function level while maintaining overall service visibility. This segmentation enables administrators to see which specific functions are used and by whom, resolving the information loss problem.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

2Productivity

If detailed function-level usage data is collected, then function optimization decisions are enabled, but data processing complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveservice optimization efficiencyVSAvoiddata processing time

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements preliminary action by pre-defining usage status metrics and collection methods for each function. The system is configured in advance to track specific parameters (number of times of use, user identification, timestamps), so that when data is collected, it is already structured and ready for analysis. This reduces processing time and enables quick optimization decisions.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

3Measurement precision

If usage status tracking is implemented for all functions, then informed decision-making is possible, but system resource consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveusage status measurement accuracyVSAvoidsystem resource consumption

Core Design Contradiction:

Measurement precisionVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by customizing the tracking depth for different functions based on their importance and usage patterns. Not all functions require the same level of monitoring granularity. The system can adjust which functions are tracked and at what detail level, optimizing resource consumption while maintaining measurement precision for critical functions.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentUS20230409416A1Information sharing system, processing execution method, and information storage medium

Publication Date: 2023.12.21 CYBOZU

AI summary

Provided is an information sharing system including at least one processor configured to: acquire a use status of use by each of a plurality of users for each of a plurality of functions relating to an information sharing service for sharing information; and execute, for each of the functions, predetermined processing relating to the function based on the use status of the function.