Work Support Control Using Report Timing to Estimate Concentration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing techniques for work support fail to consider individual differences in employee concentration, leading to inefficient work breaks that either disrupt high-concentration employees or neglect low-concentration employees in need of rest.
Innovation Solution
A system that collects work report information at fixed intervals from users, estimates concentration levels based on time intervals, and provides personalized work support through a control device to optimize break recommendations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a uniform refreshing time is set for all employees based on average concentration patterns, then the system is simple to implement, but individual differences in concentration duration are not considered, leading to either unnecessary breaks for high-concentration employees or missed breaks for low-concentration employees
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically monitors work report timing and estimates concentration levels without requiring employees to manually report their concentration state. The estimation unit infers concentration based on the timing patterns of work reports submitted by employees, enabling the system to serve itself in gathering necessary data.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides feedback to employees about their estimated concentration levels and recommends appropriate break timing. The notification unit sends notifications to employees whose concentration is estimated to be low, suggesting they take a break, thereby creating a closed-loop feedback system that adapts to individual patterns.
2Productivity
If work support is provided based on individual concentration estimation, then optimal break timing is achieved for each employee, but the system requires complex monitoring and analysis mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The system changes the parameter of break recommendation timing from fixed/uniform to dynamic/individualized based on estimated concentration levels. By adjusting the timing parameter according to each employee's work report patterns and estimated concentration, the system optimizes productivity without requiring complete redesign of the work support framework.
Solution Approach 2:
The system replaces manual monitoring and subjective self-reporting of concentration with an automated estimation mechanism that analyzes objective work report timing data. This substitution of mechanical/manual processes with automated analysis reduces the perceived complexity while achieving individualized support.
3Measurement precision
If frequent work report collection is implemented to accurately estimate concentration, then estimation precision improves, but employee burden and system resource consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses partial action by collecting work report data only at necessary intervals rather than continuous monitoring. It estimates concentration based on timing patterns of work reports submitted during normal work activities, avoiding excessive data collection while achieving sufficient estimation accuracy for practical purposes.
Data Source
AI summary
According to one aspect of the present invention, in a work support control device, work report information input by each user at a time interval recognized by the user as a fixed time during work is acquired from a user terminal, a change state of the time interval is obtained on the basis of the acquired work report information, a degree of concentration of the user on the work is estimated on the basis of the change state, work support information for the user is generated on the basis of the estimated degree of concentration, and the generated work support information is transmitted to the user terminal.