ONLINE COLLABORATION OF TASK ASSIGNMENT

• US 20180114172A1
• Filed: 10/20/2016
• Published: 04/26/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 10/20/2016
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: TOGWE, THEMBANI, WHITNEY, MICHAEL J.
• Application Number:
  US15/298,320
• Publication Number:
  US 20180114172A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/289 Phrasal analysis, e.g. finite state techniques or chunking
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/063112 Skill-based matching of a person or a group to a task
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/063114 Status monitoring or status determination for a person or group

Abstract

Embodiments provide a method for online collaborations task assignment The method includes monitoring a collaboration session, and analyzing statements of the collaboration session. The method also includes determining a statement type for the statements of the collaboration session, and classifying the statements as a statement type. The method includes assigning statements classified as a task to a participant based on the analysis, and updating a participant experience profile based on analyzing statements of the collaboration session.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for online collaboration of task assignment, the method comprising:

monitoring a collaboration session;

analyzing statements of the collaboration session;

determining a statement type for the statements of the collaboration session;

classifying the statements as a statement type;

assigning statements classified as a task to a participant based on the analysis; and

updating a participant experience profile based on analyzing statements of the collaboration session.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein analyzing the statements comprises obtaining an action phrase, activity phrase, and object phrase from each of the statements;

obtaining a subject phrase from each of the statements;

obtaining a tense of the activity phrase from each of the statements; and

obtaining a date associated with the activity phrase from each of the statements.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein classifying the statements comprises determining a task and “

point of view”

for each of the statements; and

responsive to not determining a “

point of view”

of the statement, assigning tasks based on the participant experience profile.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein assigning comprises determining a participant or non-participant to assign a task and indicating a status of the task.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein updating the participant experience profile comprises updating a participant experience score;

wherein the participant experience profile comprises objects and subjects of the statements for which each respective user has previously been assigned tasks and a participant experience score; and

updating the participant experience score based on being assigned a task.

6. The method of claim 1, in the absence of a participant experience profile, assigning a task to the participant with a least amount of active assigned tasks in the collaboration session and all other collaboration sessions.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein assigning tasks is based on a participant having a highest match of scores.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein assigning tasks to a participant is based on a number of assigned tasks in a present collaboration and other open collaborations for each participant.

9. A system for online collaboration of task assignment, the system comprises:

a memory coupled to a processing engine, the processing engine configured to;

monitor a collaboration session;

analyze statements of the collaboration session;

determine a statement type for the statements of the collaboration session;

classify the statements as a statement type;

assign statements classified as a task to a participant based on the analysis; and

update a participant experience profile based on analyzing statements of the collaboration session, the participant experience profile comprises a participant experience score.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein analyzing the statements comprises obtain an action phrase, activity phrase, and object phrase from each of the statements;

obtain a subject phrase from each of the statements;

obtain a tense of the activity phrase from each of the statements; and

obtain a date associated with the activity phrase from each of the statements.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein classifying the statements comprises determining a task and “

point of view”

for each of the statements; and

responsive to not determining a “

point of view”

of the statement, assigning tasks based on the participant experience profile.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein assigning comprises determining a participant or non-participant to assign a task and indicating a status of the task.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein updating the participant experience profile comprises updating a participant experience score;

wherein the participant experience profile comprises objects and subjects of the statements for which each respective user has previously been assigned tasks and a participant experience score; and

updating the participant experience score based on being assigned a task.

14. The system of claim 9, in the absence of a participant experience profile, assigning a task to the participant with a least amount of active assigned tasks in the collaboration session and all other collaboration sessions.

15. The system of claim 9, wherein assigning tasks is based on a participant having a highest match of scores.

16. The system of claim 9, wherein assigning tasks to a participant is based on a number of assigned tasks in a present collaboration and other open collaborations for each participant.

17. A computer program product for online collaboration of task assignment, the computer program product comprising:

a computer readable storage medium having stored thereon program instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to;

monitor a collaboration session;

analyze statements of the collaboration session;

determine a statement type for the statements of the collaboration session;

classify the statements as a statement type;

assign statements classified as a task to a participant based on the analysis; and

update a participant experience profile based on analyzing statements of the collaboration session, the participant experience profile comprises a participant experience score.

18. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein analyzing the statements comprises obtain an action phrase, activity phrase, and object phrase from each of the statements;

obtain a subject phrase from each of the statements;

obtain a tense of the activity phrase from each of the statements; and

obtain a date associated with the activity phrase from each of the statements.

19. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein classifying the statements comprises determining a task and “

point of view”

for each of the statements; and

responsive to not determining a “

point of view”

of the statement, assigning tasks based on the participant experience profile.

20. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein updating the participant experience profile comprises updating a participant experience score;

wherein the participant experience profile comprises objects and subjects of the statements for which each respective user has previously been assigned tasks and a participant experience score; and

updating the participant experience score based on being assigned a task.