Task responsibility system
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for directing tasks to be performed by one or more task executors in a work environment, the method comprising:
- directing one or more tasks to a computer-implemented folder assignable to multiple different task executors, at least one of the tasks representing a work item to be performed in a work environment; and
assigning a task executor to the computer-implemented folder so that the tasks are electronically communicated to the task executor indicating that the tasks are to be completed by the task executor, the task executor comprising at least one of a human user in the work environment or a machine in the work environment.
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Abstract
Some embodiments of a task responsibility system may be implemented as an application to support people, machines, or both functioning in a manufacturing or production environment, warehouse environment, or other work environment. The focus is on a plant-local solution. In such circumstances, the task responsibility system may identify and direct one or more tasks to a computer-implemented folder independent of the worker(s), machine(s), or a combination thereof assigned to the folder. Thus, the system (or a user of the system) is permitted to dynamically assign a worker or machine to the computer-implemented folder subsequent to the tasks being directed thereto, in which case the worker or machine may be responsible for the tasks that are directed to the folder.
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22 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for directing tasks to be performed by one or more task executors in a work environment, the method comprising:
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directing one or more tasks to a computer-implemented folder assignable to multiple different task executors, at least one of the tasks representing a work item to be performed in a work environment; and
assigning a task executor to the computer-implemented folder so that the tasks are electronically communicated to the task executor indicating that the tasks are to be completed by the task executor, the task executor comprising at least one of a human user in the work environment or a machine in the work environment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for directing tasks to be performed by one or more task executors in a work environment, the system comprising:
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one or more computer-implemented folders to receive tasks related to a work environment, each of the computer-implemented folders being assignable to multiple different task executors, each of the task executors comprising at least one of a human user in the work environment or a machine in the work environment; and
an executable program stored on a computer-readable medium that, when executed, causes the following operations to occur;
direct one or more tasks to at least one of the computer-implemented folders, at least one of the tasks representing a work item to be performed in the work environment; and
assign a task executor to the at least one computer-implemented folder so that the tasks are electronically communicated to the task executor indicating that the tasks are to be completed by the task executor. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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