Topic Presentation System Using Memory Retention Analysis

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing task-oriented interaction systems face challenges in efficiently collecting information from users over time, as human memory fades, leading to incomplete reports and difficulty in presenting relevant topics to users when they are most likely to respond.

Innovation Solution

An information processing system that collects and analyzes topic attribute data to determine the degree of user memory retention, selecting and presenting topics based on memory retention rates to ensure timely and relevant information collection before details are forgotten.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If the system waits for users to voluntarily provide information, then users may provide complete and accurate information, but information collection efficiency decreases and time is lost due to human memory fading

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation collection efficiencyVSAvoidtime for information collection
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system proactively presents topics to users before they forget the information, rather than waiting for voluntary input. The determination unit identifies topics based on memory retention rates and presents them at optimal times, performing the information collection action in advance of when details would be lost.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses feedback from user responses to adjust topic presentation timing and content. By monitoring whether users provide complete information and analyzing memory retention patterns, the system refines its topic selection and presentation strategy to improve collection efficiency while accounting for human memory limitations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Quantity of substance

If the system presents multiple topics simultaneously to users, then information collection coverage increases, but user response quality decreases due to cognitive overload

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvenumber of topics collectedVSAvoidquality of user response
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments topics and presents them individually or in small groups based on user cognitive capacity. The determination unit divides the overall information collection task into manageable topic units, presenting them in a sequence that prevents cognitive overload while ensuring comprehensive coverage over time.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system dynamically adjusts the number and timing of topic presentations based on user response patterns and memory retention rates. Rather than presenting a fixed set of topics simultaneously, the system adapts its presentation strategy in real-time, increasing or decreasing topic volume based on observed user capacity and information importance.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

3Measurement precision

If the system collects information frequently from users, then information freshness and accuracy improve, but user burden and system complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation accuracyVSAvoidsystem complexity for topic management
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically manages topic selection, timing, and presentation without requiring complex manual intervention. The determination unit autonomously identifies which topics to present based on stored memory retention data and user patterns, reducing system complexity while maintaining frequent, accurate information collection.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes parameters such as topic presentation timing, frequency, and content based on memory retention rates and user response patterns. By dynamically adjusting these parameters, the system optimizes information accuracy while managing complexity through data-driven adaptation rather than rigid complex rules.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS11809472B2Service providing system, information processing apparatus, information processing method
Publication Date: 2023.11.07 RICOH CO LTD
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AI summary

A service providing system includes a terminal apparatus including first circuitry configured to display a topic for which an input of information is received from a user, and an information processing apparatus including second circuitry configured to collect information related to the topic from the terminal apparatus. The second circuitry of the information processing apparatus, based on topic data including a plurality of topics for which collection of information input by the user is not completed, determines, based on a content or a result of a first topic, a second topic included in the topic data as a topic to be presented to the user. The second circuitry of the information processing apparatus transmits a message including the second topic to the terminal apparatus. The first circuitry of the terminal apparatus receives the message from the information processing apparatus. The first circuitry of the terminal apparatus displays the message on a screen.