Multi-User Task List for Integrated Home Communication
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Solution Overview
Problem
In typical communications environments, user devices within local networks lack interactivity, making it difficult to use them in an integrative fashion for enhanced household or office communication, and existing technologies do not adapt well to household communication patterns.
Innovation Solution
A communication system comprising a computing device with integrated or connected input, display, and media capture devices, along with a base station and client subsystems, allows multiple user devices to provide integrated home management, messaging, videoconferencing, and media sharing functionalities, adapting to household communication patterns through a multi-user task list and reward system.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple user devices are provided in a local network, then device functionality and communication capabilities are improved, but interactivity and integration between devices deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple user devices into a unified communication system where devices interact through a common interface and shared data structures. The task list functionality is centralized and accessible across all devices, enabling seamless collaboration and information sharing without requiring complex device-to-device protocols.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements universal communication protocols and interfaces that allow different device types (computers, mobile phones, tablets) to participate equally in the communication network. The task management system provides multi-functional capabilities including creation, assignment, tracking, and completion of tasks across diverse devices through a standardized interface.
2Device complexity
If communication services are converged into network access systems, then hub functionality is improved, but adaptability to household communication patterns deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements dynamic task assignment and notification mechanisms that adapt to user behavior patterns. Tasks can be automatically assigned based on user availability, and notifications are delivered through preferred channels identified from household communication patterns. The system learns and adapts to how different household members prefer to communicate and manage tasks.
Solution Approach 2:
The communication system allows flexible parameter adjustment for different household patterns, including varying notification times, task priority levels, and user availability windows. The system can modify operational parameters based on detected household routines, such as scheduling task reviews during typical family gathering times or adjusting notification preferences based on individual user behaviors.
3Ease of operation
If devices are made portable and functional, then user convenience is improved, but integration and interactivity among devices deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a centralized task management server as an intermediary that coordinates communication between portable devices. Instead of requiring direct device-to-device integration, the server mediates task creation, assignment, and status updates, simplifying the integration complexity while maintaining full functionality across mobile devices, computers, and other portable platforms.
Data Source
AI summary
Solutions for providing integrated task list functionality. Some such solutions use a user supersystem as a communications hub to generate, display, and/or handle user-based tasks for a family group. For example, tasks may be assigned to one or more members of the family and associated with various types of dates, rewards, audits, etc. Family members may then interact with the tasks through the communications hub and/or through other devices (e.g., cell phones, etc.).