Task Processing Dashboard for Cross-Application Workflow Failures

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing technologies lack a unified solution to manage and monitor interdependent tasks across multiple software applications, failing to ensure correct sequencing and fail-safe operations, leading to potential workflow disruptions and inefficiencies.

Innovation Solution

A centralized platform that monitors and controls the workflow of interdependent tasks from different software applications, ensuring correct sequencing, halts workflows upon failure, and sends notifications, providing status reports and preventing further complications.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If tasks from different software applications are managed independently, then each application can operate autonomously, but there is no unified monitoring and control of interdependent tasks leading to workflow disruptions

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveworkflow reliabilityVSAvoidsystem complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges multiple independent task management systems into a unified task orchestration platform that centrally monitors and controls interdependent tasks across different software applications. This consolidation enables comprehensive workflow reliability through unified monitoring while managing complexity through standardized interfaces.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The task orchestration platform provides universal functionality by managing tasks from various software applications through a single system. It handles diverse task types (data processing, ETL operations, reporting) and integrates with multiple applications, achieving multi-functionality that improves workflow reliability without proportionally increasing complexity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Manufacturing precision

If tasks are executed without centralized workflow control, then execution speed is faster, but tasks may run in incorrect sequence causing errors

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetask execution precisionVSAvoidtask execution efficiency

Core Design Contradiction:

Manufacturing precisionVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by establishing task dependencies and execution sequences before tasks are executed. The orchestration platform pre-defines the correct order of operations, ensuring tasks run in the proper sequence while maintaining efficiency through automated workflow management rather than manual coordination.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The task orchestration platform implements feedback mechanisms by monitoring task execution status and automatically adjusting subsequent task scheduling based on completion or failure of preceding tasks. This feedback loop ensures execution precision while maintaining productivity through dynamic workflow adaptation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

3Reliability

If task failures are not monitored, then system operation is simpler, but failed tasks cause workflow disruptions and complications

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetask completion reliabilityVSAvoidsystem operation simplicity

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements automated feedback monitoring that tracks task execution status in real-time. When a task fails, the system automatically detects the failure, notifies relevant parties, and prevents downstream tasks from executing, thereby ensuring reliability while maintaining operational simplicity through automation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The task orchestration platform acts as an intermediary between individual tasks and the overall workflow. It monitors task completion status, manages failure responses, and coordinates between tasks, thereby ensuring reliable task completion while keeping the operational interface simple for users.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

4Loss of information

If comprehensive monitoring of all tasks is implemented, then workflow status is fully visible, but system complexity and resource consumption increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveworkflow information completenessVSAvoidmonitoring system complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The monitoring system achieves comprehensive workflow visibility through universal tracking capabilities that work across all task types and applications. By implementing a single standardized monitoring interface that handles diverse task scenarios, the system maintains information completeness without proportionally increasing complexity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS20260065195A1Systems and methods for a task processing dashboard

Publication Date: 2026.03.05 TRUIST BANK

AI summary

A method, computer program product, and computer system for monitoring a plurality of interdependent tasks, wherein the plurality of interdependent tasks includes tasks from different software applications including, but not limited to, client applications and enterprise applications. A workflow of the plurality of interdependent tasks may be controlled to. A workflow of the plurality of interdependent tasks may be controlled to ensure the plurality of interdependent tasks run in a correct sequence. It may be determined that a task among the plurality of interdependent tasks has failed to complete. An action may be executed based upon, at least in part, determining that the task among the plurality of interdependent tasks has failed to complete.