Electronic Organizational Chart Generation via Cloud Templates
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current organizational charts lack advanced functionality to efficiently manage dynamic organizational structures and relationships across multiple organizations, especially in a global and virtual context, and fail to keep pace with technological advancements.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for generating and modifying electronic organizational charts that involve receiving information from data sources, selecting templates, populating them with data, and presenting the charts on a display, utilizing cloud-based infrastructure and social networking integration to manage and display organizational relationships across various types of organizations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If paper-based organizational charts are used, then simplicity and ease of creation are maintained, but maintainability and ability to keep up-to-date deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical paper-based system with an electronic digital system. The organizational chart is created and maintained as a data structure in a computer system, allowing automated updates and modifications without the physical constraints of paper, thereby improving maintainability while retaining ease of creation through digital templates and import functions.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses digital copying capabilities where organizational chart templates can be replicated, modified, and updated across multiple instances. Changes to the underlying data automatically generate updated versions of the chart, enabling easy maintenance and version control without manually recreating the entire chart.
2Adaptability or versatility
If traditional organizational chart tools are used, then basic structure display is achieved, but functionality to manage dynamic structures and relationships across multiple organizations deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal platform that can represent multiple types of organizations (workplace, non-business, political) and various relationship types within a single system. The data model supports diverse organizational structures through configurable templates and relationship definitions, providing multi-functionality without requiring separate tools for each organization type.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent enables dynamic organizational structures where relationships and participant assignments can be easily modified over time. The system supports adding, removing, and reassigning participants to different organizations and roles, with automatic updates to the visual representation, allowing the structure to adapt to changing organizational needs.
3Ease of operation
If organizational charts are made accessible globally through Internet, then accessibility and collaboration are improved, but data security and privacy management become more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements security and privacy controls as predefined configurations and policies that are established before data is shared. Access permissions, privacy settings, and security protocols are configured in advance through the system administrator interface, allowing automatic enforcement of security rules without adding operational complexity during global access.
Data Source
AI summary
A method for generating an electronic organizational chart for an organization, comprising: receiving information from a data source relating to the organization; using the information, selecting a template for the organization chart from a template store, wherein the template represents a type of organization; populating the template with the information to generate the electronic organizational chart; and, presenting the electronic organizational chart on a display.