Matrix Visualization for Enterprise Micro-blog Summarization

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing methods for summarizing and presenting collected information from enterprise applications, such as ERP systems, lack the ability to provide a high-level summary of events across multiple assets or event classifications, leading to inefficiencies in information distribution and user engagement.

Innovation Solution

A system and method for quantifying and categorizing micro-blog messages related to enterprise applications, where messages are tagged, categorized, weighted, and plotted on a multi-dimensional matrix, allowing for a summarized presentation of information that can be interacted with through a user interface, enabling users to view real-time updates and actions.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If traditional reporting methods are used to present enterprise information, then information completeness is maintained, but user engagement and productivity deteriorate due to lack of real-time summary and interaction

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser engagement and productivityVSAvoidinformation summary capability
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments enterprise information into discrete micro-blog messages tagged with descriptive labels, allowing individual message analysis while maintaining overall information integrity. Messages are divided into categories based on tags, enabling summarized presentation without losing underlying data completeness.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces a multi-dimensional matrix visualization that plots quantified categories against weighted importance, adding spatial dimensions to information presentation. This transforms traditional flat reporting into an interactive graphical interface where users can explore information from multiple perspectives simultaneously.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

2Loss of information

If detailed micro-blog messages are collected from multiple assets, then information completeness improves, but information distribution efficiency deteriorates due to volume and complexity

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation completenessVSAvoidinformation distribution efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts key characteristics from detailed micro-blog messages by identifying and applying descriptive tags. This extraction process separates essential information elements from raw message text, enabling efficient categorization and summarized distribution while preserving access to complete original information when needed.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces quantified categories and weighted matrix visualization as intermediary representations between detailed micro-blog messages and users. These intermediaries translate voluminous raw data into digestible graphical summaries, improving distribution efficiency while maintaining information completeness through drill-down capabilities.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Device complexity

If traditional ERP reporting is used, then system complexity is minimized, but the ability to provide high-level summaries across multiple assets deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesystem complexityVSAvoidhigh-level summary capability
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent creates a multi-functional matrix visualization system that simultaneously performs categorization, quantification, weighting, and graphical presentation across diverse asset types. This universal approach handles multiple information dimensions within a single integrated interface, providing high-level summaries without requiring separate systems for each function.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS8751567B2Quantify and measure micro-blogging for enterprise resources planning (ERP)
Publication Date: 2014.06.10 ORACLE INT CORP
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AI summary

Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for presenting a quantitative view of a set of information made up a number of messages. For example, these messages can comprise emails, Short Message Service (SMS) messages, Multimedia Message Service (MMS) messages, Instant Messages, and/or any of a variety of other types of messages related to an application, process, resource, etc. of a system. Embodiments of the present invention provide for categorizing each of the messages, quantifying each category based on the messages therein, applying a weight to each of the quantified categories, plotting the weighted and quantified categories on a matrix, and presenting the matrix as a summary of the weighted and quantified categories. For example, the matrix may be presented in a dashboard, portal, or other element of a user interface of an application to which the messages are related.