Messaging Conversation Document Conversion System

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing messaging systems lack the ability to efficiently convert multi-party conversations into editable documents, making it difficult for users to reference, distribute, and manage conversation content effectively.

Innovation Solution

A system comprising a message queue monitoring component, domain-specific extractors, and a document component that monitors conversations, determines relevant content, and generates editable documents with access permissions, allowing users to convert multi-party conversations into structured notes that can be edited and shared.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Manufacturing precision

If manual document creation from conversations is performed, then document accuracy and structure are improved, but time consumption and labor effort increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedocument structureVSAvoidtime consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables automatic self-service conversion of conversations to documents through AI-powered extraction and structuring. The processor automatically analyzes conversation data, identifies key information, and generates structured documents without requiring manual user intervention, thus resolving the contradiction between document quality and time consumption.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces the mechanical manual process of document creation with an automated electronic system. The processor uses natural language processing and information extraction algorithms to automatically convert unstructured conversation data into structured documents, substituting human manual labor with computational mechanisms.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Productivity

If automatic document generation is implemented, then productivity is improved, but document quality and relevance may deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveconversion efficiencyVSAvoiddocument quality
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The system incorporates feedback mechanisms where the processor continuously analyzes conversation patterns, user interactions, and document generation results to refine its extraction algorithms. This feedback loop ensures that automated document generation maintains high quality and relevance while improving productivity over time.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The patent dynamically adjusts processing parameters such as extraction thresholds, structuring rules, and relevance criteria based on conversation characteristics and user preferences. This parameter optimization enables the system to maintain document quality across different scenarios while maximizing conversion efficiency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Ease of operation

If comprehensive access permissions are assigned to all participants, then collaboration ease is improved, but security and access control complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecollaboration easeVSAvoidaccess control complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements a universal access control framework where a single permission assignment mechanism serves multiple functions. When a participant is added to the conversation, the system automatically grants appropriate document access permissions through a unified process, eliminating the need for separate permission configurations and reducing overall system complexity.

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

Solution Approach 2:

The access control system operates autonomously by automatically assigning permissions based on conversation participation. The processor monitors conversation metadata and automatically configures document access rights without requiring manual intervention from administrators, thus simplifying access control while maintaining security.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

4Loss of information

If document conversion is performed for all conversations, then information availability is improved, but system resource consumption and processing load increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation availabilityVSAvoidprocessing load
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The system applies partial conversion by selectively converting only those conversations that meet specific criteria such as duration, participant count, or content importance. Rather than converting all conversations uniformly, the processor identifies and converts only the most valuable ones, reducing processing load while maintaining information availability for critical discussions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent dynamically adjusts conversion parameters based on conversation characteristics, processing queue status, and system resource availability. The processor modifies extraction depth, structuring complexity, and conversion timing according to real-time conditions, optimizing the balance between information availability and resource consumption.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS10361987B2Techniques to convert multi-party conversations to an editable document
Publication Date: 2019.07.23 META PLATFORMS INC
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AI summary

Techniques to convert multi-party conversations to an editable document are described. In one embodiment, an apparatus may comprise a message queue monitoring component operative to monitor a messaging conversation between two or more messaging participants; and analyze the messaging conversation based on a plurality of domain-specific extractors; a domain selector component operative to determine that a domain detection level for a selected extractor exceeds a threshold; and a document component operative to generate an editable document based on the messaging conversation using the selected extractor and assign access permissions to the editable document automatically to the two or more messaging participants. Other embodiments are described and claimed.