Generic Task Management Framework for People-Centric Overhead Reduction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current task management systems require users to interact with multiple, disconnected applications for various tasks, leading to inefficiencies and gaps in accommodating day-to-day activities, as they are problem-centric and lack integration, necessitating the need for a people-centric system that adapts to individual needs.
Innovation Solution
A system that classifies tasks into consuming or producing items, forming alliances, and uses a generic task management system (GTMS) with building blocks where individuals and alliances are represented uniformly, allowing for scalable and integrated task management through parent-child and peer-to-peer relationships, enabling seamless information exchange and streamlining task performance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple disconnected applications are used for different tasks, then specific task functions are performed well, but the system complexity and overhead increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple disconnected task management applications into a single integrated system that handles consuming tasks, producing tasks, and alliance formation within one unified platform, eliminating the need to switch between separate applications and reducing system overhead
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a universal task management system that performs multiple functions including consuming task management, producing task management, and alliance formation, allowing a single system to replace multiple specialized applications while maintaining adaptability to different task types
2Reliability
If problem-centric solutions are developed for specific needs, then specific problems are solved effectively, but the scope is limited and integration with other solutions is difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent develops a universal task management framework that can handle multiple types of tasks (consuming, producing, alliance formation) within a single system, expanding the scope beyond problem-centric solutions while maintaining effective problem-solving capabilities through standardized task classification
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple applications are used to bridge gaps in task management, then more comprehensive coverage is achieved, but the integration overhead and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple task management functions into a single integrated system that handles consuming tasks, producing tasks, and alliance formation simultaneously, eliminating the need to integrate multiple separate applications and reducing operational complexity
Data Source
AI summary
The invention pertains to a system and method for people's task management developed with the concept of a system adapting to people's needs as opposed to people adapting to the solutions that were developed to address specific needs. The invention is based on classifying tasks into items produced and items consumed by entities such as individuals, groups of people, businesses and organizations, and then matching the entities based on the consumed items and the produced items, establishing communication paths to facilitate delivery of items from produced entities to consumed entities. The invention also describes a system for developing hierarchies of building blocks starting with the person as the basic building block. Higher level building blocks are formed by establishing alliances with lower level building blocks. Accommodating and streamlining the process of performing the people's tasks will result in significantly reduced overheads associated with people's task management.