Task Prioritization via Device Suitability Analysis

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Solution Overview

Problem

The inefficiency in task completion due to the use of unsuitable devices, as users often rely on a single device for multiple tasks, leading to reduced efficiency, effectiveness, and quality, as different devices have varying capabilities and attributes.

Innovation Solution

A task priority system that identifies and prioritizes tasks based on the attributes of each task and the device being used, providing users with the most efficient device for task completion and allowing for device switching when necessary.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If users utilize a single device for multiple tasks, then device accessibility is improved, but task completion efficiency deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedevice accessibilityVSAvoidtask completion efficiency

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system dynamically changes the priority parameter of tasks based on the current device being used. When a user accesses tasks on different devices (mobile, tablet, desktop), the system adjusts task priorities to match the device's capabilities and context, ensuring optimal task completion efficiency while maintaining accessibility across multiple devices.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

2Adaptability or versatility

If users access multiple devices for task completion, then task completion flexibility is improved, but task prioritization complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetask completion flexibilityVSAvoidtask prioritization complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The task priority system automatically determines task priorities based on device attributes and task characteristics without requiring manual user intervention. The system self-adjusts priorities by analyzing the current device context and task requirements, reducing the complexity of task management while maintaining flexibility across multiple devices.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

3Productivity

If device attributes are analyzed for task prioritization, then task completion efficiency is improved, but system processing requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetask completion efficiencyVSAvoidsystem processing requirements

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs partial analysis of device attributes, focusing only on the most relevant characteristics needed for task prioritization (such as device type, screen size, processing power) rather than analyzing all possible attributes. This approach maintains task completion efficiency while reducing unnecessary processing requirements and energy consumption.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #16Partial or excessive action

Data Source

PatentUS20240394628A1Task prioritization based upon device selection

Publication Date: 2024.11.28 LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD

AI summary

One embodiment provides a method, the method including: identifying, utilizing a task priority system, a plurality of tasks to be performed by a user utilizing an information handling device; determining, based on an analysis of attributes of each of the plurality of tasks and utilizing the task priority system, a priority of the plurality of tasks at least based in part on the information handling device being utilized by the user; and providing, utilizing the task priority system, an output of the priority of the plurality of tasks to the user. Other aspects are claimed and described.