Meeting Sound Association with Document Annotations

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing information processing systems fail to accurately associate and confirm the meanings of differential information in meeting content with reference to sound information, making it difficult to understand the reasons behind additions or corrections made during meetings.

Innovation Solution

An information processing system that includes an image control unit to manage the output of master, attribute, difference, and sound information, using speech and character recognition to associate sound information with handwritten changes on a paper medium, and dynamically adjusting extraction intervals and ranges based on the number of sheets and meeting progress.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If sound information is recorded during a meeting to capture discussion content, then the meeting content can be documented, but it becomes impossible to confirm the meanings of differential information (additions and corrections) with reference to the sound information

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveloss of meaning contextVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the meeting content into three distinct types of information: master information (original document), difference information (additions and corrections), and sound information (audio recording). By segmenting and separately managing these information types, the system can precisely associate each differential change with its corresponding audio segment, thereby confirming the meaning context without increasing overall system complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent performs preliminary action by capturing and storing sound information at the exact moment when differential information is detected in the meeting material. The system records audio data in advance and in synchronization with when changes occur, creating a temporal link between the visual changes and their verbal explanations before the meeting concludes.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Reliability

If additional matters are added to meeting material during a meeting, then the meeting content is updated, but the timing and reason for these additions cannot be confirmed

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccuracy of meeting recordVSAvoidtime to analyze meeting data
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements feedback by creating a direct association between difference information and sound information. When differential changes are detected in the meeting material, the system automatically links them with the corresponding audio segments, providing immediate feedback about what was said when changes occurred. This eliminates the need for manual analysis and preserves the temporal context of meeting discussions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary action by pre-processing and storing sound information in synchronization with the meeting material before analysis is needed. This allows the system to quickly retrieve and associate audio data with differential changes during or after the meeting, rather than requiring time-consuming post-meeting analysis.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Loss of information

If voice information is examined to understand additional matters, then meeting content can be reviewed, but it cannot be confirmed what is meant by differential information

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveloss of contextual meaningVSAvoidprecision of information association
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the meeting content into master information, difference information, and sound information, with each segment serving a specific purpose. This segmentation allows precise association between differential changes and their corresponding audio explanations, maintaining measurement precision while preserving contextual meaning that would otherwise be lost.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces an intermediary mechanism (the information processing system) that acts as a mediator between the meeting material and sound information. This intermediary automatically detects differential changes, retrieves corresponding audio segments, and presents them in an associated manner, thereby precisely linking visual changes with their verbal context without requiring manual intervention.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentEP3255871B1Recording of sound information and document annotations during a meeting.
Publication Date: 2020.11.18 KONICA MINOLTA INC
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AI summary

An image processing system detects differences between meeting content contained in image information recorded on a paper medium and meeting content contained in master information corresponding to the original version of the image information recorded on the paper medium. Surrounding sounds are recorded while the meeting is being held. The sound information of the recorded sounds is associated with the difference information of the extracted differences and also associated with the master information with the timing when the differences of the meeting content are detected.