Work Activity Map Processor for Collaborative Chat Room Management

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing work activity processing technologies lack efficient methods for managing and interacting with work activities and objects in a collaborative environment, particularly in mobile messenger applications, which hinders effective teamwork and communication.

Innovation Solution

A work activity processing apparatus and method that utilizes a work activity map to generate and manage chat rooms, update message threads, and process work objects, enabling efficient communication and interaction among team members by aligning activities and chat rooms in recent update order and generating reminder messages based on work object states.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If work activity processing is implemented in mobile messenger applications, then communication and collaboration between team members is enhanced, but the complexity of managing work activities and interactions increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecollaboration capabilityVSAvoidwork activity management complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments work activity management into distinct components: work objects (tasks, projects), work activities (actions on objects), chat rooms (communication channels), and message threads (discussion streams). This segmentation allows each component to be managed independently while maintaining overall system coherence, reducing the perceived complexity for users.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent creates a universal work activity processing framework that can be applied across different mobile messenger applications and various work scenarios. The system handles multiple types of work objects, activities, and communication modes through a unified interface, making the system adaptable to diverse collaboration needs without increasing operational complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Productivity

If chat rooms are generated for each work activity, then communication efficiency within specific work contexts is improved, but the number of chat rooms and management overhead increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecommunication efficiencyVSAvoidnumber of chat rooms
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent generates chat rooms preliminarily when work activities are created or when collaboration is anticipated. This preliminary action ensures that communication channels are ready before needed, improving communication efficiency without requiring users to manually create chat rooms for each interaction.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system creates chat rooms as copies or instances associated with specific work activities, allowing the same communication template to be reused across multiple contexts. This reduces management overhead by using standardized chat room structures that can be replicated rather than designing unique communication channels for each scenario.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

3Reliability

If work activities are updated in real-time with message threads, then information freshness and collaboration responsiveness are improved, but the amount of data to be processed and displayed increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation freshnessVSAvoiddata processing load
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements continuous updating of work activities and message threads in real-time, ensuring that all participants always have access to the latest information. This continuous action maintains information freshness without requiring users to manually refresh or check for updates, as the system automatically propagates changes across all relevant interfaces.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #20Continuity of useful action

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses message threads as intermediary structures that mediate between work activity updates and user interfaces. Rather than directly updating all displays simultaneously, the message thread acts as a buffer and organizing layer that manages data flow, reducing the processing load on individual components while maintaining real-time information availability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS20240104504A1Apparatus and method for processing work activity based on work object
Publication Date: 2024.03.28 DELTA PDS
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AI summary

A work activity processing apparatus based on a work object, includes: a memory unit comprising a work activity map memory area related to at least one member and containing at least one work activity, and a chat room memory area related to the work activity map and related to a chat room implemented through a message thread; and a circuitry configured to generate a work activity object, which indicates a work activity related to the chat room, by associating the chat room with a work activity comprising work activity contents or multimedia attached file, create, in the chat room, a work object related to the work activity object and comprising a work generator, a work processor, and work contents, and add the work object as a work message to the message thread related to the chat room to update the message thread and then update the work activity map.