Logical productivity view management

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017004436-A1
Application number	US-201514788070-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 30, 2015
Priority date	Jun 30, 2015
Publication date	Jan 5, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

A method for productivity view management may include receiving, by a processor, a plurality of collaborative artifacts for a user and organizing the plurality of collaborative artifacts in a list based on a predetermined order. The method may also include analyzing, by the processor, the list of collaborative artifacts using a predetermined criterion and determining a view management fatigue factor threshold for the user. The method may further include automatically inserting, by the processor, a downtime artifact within the list of collaborative artifacts based on analyzing the list of collaborative artifacts to prevent the user from exceeding the view management fatigue factor threshold.

First claim

1 .- 12 . (canceled)

13 . A system for productivity view management, comprising:
a processor; a module operating on the processor for productivity view management, the module being configured to perform a set of functions comprising: receiving a plurality of collaborative artifacts for a user; organizing the plurality of collaborative artifacts in a list based on a predetermined order; analyzing the list of collaborative artifacts using a predetermined criterion; determining a view management fatigue factor threshold for the user; and automatically inserting a downtime artifact within the list of collaborative artifacts based on analyzing the list of collaborative artifacts to prevent the user from exceeding the view management fatigue factor threshold.

14 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the predetermined criteria comprises an expected processing time for each collaborative artifact, the set of functions further comprising assigning a particular weight to each collaborative artifact that corresponds to the expected processing time for each collaborative artifact.

15 . The system of claim 13 , wherein analyzing the list of artifacts comprises scanning a content of each artifact to determine a set of characteristics associated with each artifact, the set of characteristics comprising a complexity of each collaborative artifact, a length of each collaborative artifact, a formality of each collaborative artifact and whether the collaborative artifact requires an action by the user.

16 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the set of functions further comprises assigning a weight to each collaborative artifact based on at least one of the set of characteristics.

17 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the set of functions further comprises:
detecting the user opening a first collaborative artifact; determining a fatigue factor associated with the first collaborative artifact based on at least a time duration spent by the user processing the first collaborative artifact; determining if the view management fatigue factor threshold has been exceeded by the fatigue factor associated with the first collaborative artifact; allowing the user to open and process at least a second collaborative artifact until the view management fatigue factor threshold is exceeded; and performing a predetermined action in response to the view management fatigue factor threshold being exceeded.

18 . A computer program product for productivity view management, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, wherein the computer readable storage medium is not a transitory medium per se, the program instructions being executable by a device to cause the device to perform a method comprising:
receiving a plurality of collaborative artifacts for a user; organizing the plurality of collaborative artifacts in a list based on a predetermined order; analyzing the list of collaborative artifacts using a predetermined criterion; determining a view management fatigue factor threshold for the user; and automatically inserting a downtime artifact within the list of collaborative artifacts based on analyzing the list of collaborative artifacts to prevent the user from exceeding the view management fatigue factor threshold.

19 . The computer program product of claim 18 , wherein the predetermined criteria comprises an expected processing time for each collaborative artifact, the method further comprising assigning a particular weight to each collaborative artifact that corresponds to the expected processing time for each collaborative artifact.

20 . The computer program product of claim 18 , wherein analyzing the list of artifacts comprises scanning a content of each artifact to determine a set of characteristics associated with each artifact, the set of characteristics comprising a complexity of each collaborative artifact, a length of each collaborative artifact, a formality of each collaborative artifact and whether the collaborative artifact requires an action by the user, the method further comprising assigning a weight to each collaborative artifact based on at least one of the set of characteristics.

21 . The system of claim 16 , wherein assigning the weight to each collaborative artifact comprises comparing the set of characteristics for each of the collaborative artifacts with one another and assigning the weight to each collaborative artifact based on the set of characteristics.

22 . The system of claim 16 , wherein a particular collaborative artifact is assigned a higher weight than another collaborative artifact in response to the particular collaborative artifact including at least one of a higher complexity, a long length, more formality or requiring an action by the user.

23 . The system of claim 17 , wherein the predetermined action comprises:
determining whether a next collaborative artifact in the list of collaborative artifacts is the downtime artifact; and inserting the downtime artifact or another downtime artifact next in the list of collaborative artifacts in response to the next collaborative artifact in the list of collaborative artifacts being other than the downtime artifact.

24 . The system of claim 23 , wherein the set of functions further comprises:
determining whether the user opened the downtime artifact or the other downtime artifact; tracking a time duration to the user opening a next downtime artifact in response to the user opening the downtime artifact or the other downtime artifact; and resetting a cumulative fatigue factor in response to the user not opening the downtime artifact or the other downtime artifact within a preset time period.

25 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the set of functions further comprises:
determining that the user completed a particular task; determining a fatigue factor associated with the particular task based on at least a time duration spent by the user on the particular task; determining if the view management fatigue factor threshold is exceeded by the fatigue factor associated with the particular task; automatically performing a predetermined action in response to the fatigue factor threshold being exceeded.

26 . The system of claim 25 , wherein determining that the user has completed the particular task comprises determining that the user has completing a message and activated a send command, the set of functions further comprising:
activating a preset time delay before transmitting the message; prompting the user to review the message in response to expiration of the preset time delay; and transmitting the message in response to an indication that the review of the message is complete.

27 . The system of claim 25 , wherein the predetermined action comprises one of:
presenting a break time artifact to user; inviting the user to a water cooler chat; and activating a clear head screen save mode for a preset time period or performance of an override procedure.

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Bastide Paul R
• Schultz Dale M
• Silva Asima

Classifications

• G08B21/06

  indicating a condition of sleep, e.g. anti-dozing alarms · CPC title

• G06Q10/063114 Primary

  Status monitoring or status determination for a person or group · CPC title

• G08B21/182

  Level alarms, e.g. alarms responsive to variables exceeding a threshold · CPC title

• H04L67/535

  Tracking the activity of the user (network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34) · CPC title