Graphical Text Processing Nodes for Faster Workflow Creation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing workflow creation processes require manual code editing for text processing, which hampers efficiency in workflow development.

Innovation Solution

A method for creating a workflow by adding a text processing node to a node connection graph and configuring its parameters through input controls, allowing for graphical configuration of text processing processes.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If manual code editing is used for text processing in workflow creation, then text processing functionality can be achieved, but workflow development efficiency deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveworkflow development efficiencyVSAvoidease of text processing configuration

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces manual code editing (mechanical typing and programming) with a graphical configuration interface. Users configure text processing by dragging and dropping nodes and setting parameters through visual controls rather than writing code, thereby improving workflow development efficiency while maintaining text processing functionality

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces a graphical configuration interface as an intermediary between the user and the text processing functionality. This interface includes input controls and node configuration panels that mediate the interaction, allowing users to configure text processing without directly editing code, thus resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and productivity

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS20250378404A1Workflow creation

Publication Date: 2025.12.11 BEIJING ZITIAO NETWORK TECH CO LTD

AI summary

Methods, devices, and storage media for workflow creation are provided. A method includes: in response to a received editing operation, adding a first node corresponding to a text processing node to a node connection graph; obtaining configuration information for the first node via a set of input controls associated with the first node, the configuration information indicating a text processing process corresponding to the first node; and creating a target workflow based on the node connection graph.