Work Log Visualization for Business Process Tracking

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Solution Overview

Problem

Visualizing a series of business operation processes from the start of a business operation to the creation of data requires significant effort and is not efficiently automated, making it difficult to track and present the involvement of multiple users in the process.

Innovation Solution

An information processing apparatus that acquires and presents work logs, including user involvement, file names, titles, and other features, to visualize the business operation process independently, using a processor to analyze and display the logs in a user-friendly format, allowing for the identification of tasks and phases within the process.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If manual identification and visualization of every work content is performed, then complete business operation process tracking is achieved, but significant human effort and time are required

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecompleteness of business operation process trackingVSAvoidhuman effort for visualization

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically generates business operation process visualizations by having the work log data serve itself. The processor automatically extracts user involvement, file operations, and process phases from stored work logs without requiring manual intervention, making the data self-descriptive and self-visualizing

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces manual mechanical analysis and visualization efforts with automated computational processing. The processor systematically analyzes work log data, identifies process phases, and generates visual representations automatically, substituting human cognitive and manual work with algorithmic processing

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Productivity

If detailed work logs of all users are collected and analyzed, then comprehensive process visualization is achieved, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveefficiency of process visualizationVSAvoidsystem complexity for log management

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments the business operation process into distinct phases (planning phase, creation phase, modification phase, finalization phase) based on work log analysis. This segmentation allows complex multi-user processes to be broken down into manageable, identifiable segments that can be visualized and analyzed independently

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The work log storage and processing system serves multiple functions: it stores operational data, tracks user involvement, identifies process phases, and generates visualizations. This multi-functionality reduces overall system complexity by consolidating multiple operations into a unified processing framework

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS20230306354A1Information processing apparatus, non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer program, and information processing method

Publication Date: 2023.09.28 FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP

AI summary

An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to acquire work logs that are work logs in which an operation of data selected by a user and a work other than the operation of the data performed between a start of creation of the data and the creation of the data are recorded, and include a feature of the data, and present the acquired work logs for each user involved in the creation of the data.