Unified Task Management Interface for Multi-Application Work Support
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Solution Overview
Problem
Business management systems in restaurant and retail industries face challenges in integrating and managing 'to-do' tasks across multiple application programs, leading to complex processing and difficulty in executing tasks efficiently.
Innovation Solution
A work support system that includes a ToDo portal service, which provides a unified interface for managing and executing tasks across various operations, featuring a task information display control unit to show task indices with icons for transitioning to application screens, enhancing usability and efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple business oriented application programs are used for processing different tasks, then task processing capability is improved, but system complexity increases and task management becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple business oriented application programs into a single integrated system that provides unified task management. The system combines accounting applications, salary applications, employment management applications, sales management programs, notification document management programs, and POP production applications into one cohesive platform, eliminating the need to switch between separate applications while maintaining all original functionalities.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a universal task management system that can handle diverse task types across different business functions. The system provides a common interface and task execution mechanism that works with accounting tasks, salary calculation tasks, employment management tasks, sales management tasks, document management tasks, and advertising production tasks, making the system adaptable to multiple business needs through a single platform.
2Productivity
If multiple application programs are integrated for task management, then task execution efficiency is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to complex interfaces
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal task management interface that provides consistent operation methods across all business applications. The system uses a unified task list display, standardized task selection procedures, and common execution commands that work regardless of which business function or application module is being accessed, making the system easy to operate while maintaining high task execution efficiency.
3Ease of operation
If traditional separate application management is used, then system simplicity is maintained, but task management efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple separate application programs into an integrated task management system while preserving the simplicity of operation. By merging accounting, salary, employment, sales, document, and advertising applications into a unified platform with a single task list interface, the system achieves high task management efficiency without complicating the user experience, as users interact with all functions through the same simple task selection and execution process.
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AI summary
A work support system of an embodiment of the present invention includes a task information display control unit to display a list display screen to display a list of a plurality of task indices including contents of a task to be processed using an application, a first icon for causing transition to a head screen or initial screen of the application, and a second icon for causing transition to an operation screen of the application corresponding to the contents of the task and a screen control unit to cause transition from the list display screen of the task indices to the head screen or initial screen of the application upon selection of the first icon and to cause transition from the list display screen of the task indices to the operation screen of the application corresponding to the contents of the task upon selection of the second icon.