Provisioning and performing action items
First Claim
1. A method for implementation by one or more data processors comprising:
- generating a graphical user interface that comprises a series of sequential interrogatories to be used in defining an action item, the defining of the action item using the series of sequential interrogatories comprising;
accessing the result of a first interrogatory to determine a type of the action item;
accessing the result of a second interrogatory to determine a group of participants for the action item;
accessing the result of a third interrogatory to determine at least one specified task for at least one of the group of participants;
accessing the result of a fourth interrogatory to determine a selection of relevant tools for the action item; and
defining the action item as encapsulating the determinations of the type, the group of participants, the at least one specified task, and the selection of relevant tools for the action item;
instantiating, by at least one data processor, the action item specifying one or more tasks;
associating, by at least one data processor, data characterizing the action item with at least one tool to perform at least one task, each tool comprising at least one service, application or procedure to facilitate or perform the at least one task, the associating comprising;
using a predictive model to determine which at least one service, application, or procedure to associate with the action item, the predictive model being trained based on intent and preference data obtained from a population of users across a plurality of types of action items;
initiating, by at least one data processor, the at least one tool;
receiving, by at least one data processor, user-generated input, via the at least one tool, by one or more users associated with the action item; and
finalizing, by at least one data processor, performance of the one or more tasks specified by the action item using the at least one tool and the user-generated input.
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Abstract
An action item specifying one or more tasks is instantiated. Thereafter, data characterizing the action item is associated with at least one tool to perform at least one task. Each tool comprises at least one service, application or procedure to facilitate or perform the at least one task. Subsequently, the at least one tool is initiated. User-generated input and/or other data is received from the at least one tool. Performance of one or more of the tasks specified by the action item is then finalized using the at least one tool and the user-generated input and/or other data. In some variations, the action item can be provisioned with at least one contextual resource to facilitate performance of at least one task. The at least one contextual resource can be associated with the action item and/or at least one user associated with the action item.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for implementation by one or more data processors comprising:
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generating a graphical user interface that comprises a series of sequential interrogatories to be used in defining an action item, the defining of the action item using the series of sequential interrogatories comprising; accessing the result of a first interrogatory to determine a type of the action item; accessing the result of a second interrogatory to determine a group of participants for the action item; accessing the result of a third interrogatory to determine at least one specified task for at least one of the group of participants; accessing the result of a fourth interrogatory to determine a selection of relevant tools for the action item; and defining the action item as encapsulating the determinations of the type, the group of participants, the at least one specified task, and the selection of relevant tools for the action item; instantiating, by at least one data processor, the action item specifying one or more tasks; associating, by at least one data processor, data characterizing the action item with at least one tool to perform at least one task, each tool comprising at least one service, application or procedure to facilitate or perform the at least one task, the associating comprising;
using a predictive model to determine which at least one service, application, or procedure to associate with the action item, the predictive model being trained based on intent and preference data obtained from a population of users across a plurality of types of action items;initiating, by at least one data processor, the at least one tool; receiving, by at least one data processor, user-generated input, via the at least one tool, by one or more users associated with the action item; and finalizing, by at least one data processor, performance of the one or more tasks specified by the action item using the at least one tool and the user-generated input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for implementation by one or more data processors comprising:
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receiving, by at least one data processor, user-generated input specifying a short text description of an action item; parsing, by at least one data processor, the short text description, using a text extraction algorithm, to identify a corresponding action item type; generating a graphical user interface that comprises a series of sequential interrogatories to be used in defining the action item, the defining of the action item using the series of sequential interrogatories comprising; accessing the result of a first interrogatory to determine a type of the action item; accessing the result of a second interrogatory to determine a group of participants for the action item; accessing the result of a third interrogatory to determine at least one specified task for at least one of the group of participants; accessing the result of a fourth interrogatory to determine a selection of relevant tools for the action item; and defining the action item as encapsulating the determinations of the type, the group of participants, the at least one specified task, and the selection of relevant tools for the action item; associating, by at least one data processor, data characterizing the action item with at least one tool to perform at least one task, each tool comprising at least one service, application or procedure to facilitate or perform the at least one task, the associating comprising; displaying, by at least one data processor, a template associated with the identified corresponding action item type, the template listing at least one tool and one contextual resource to be used for the performance of the action item; receiving, by at least one data processor, user-generated input selecting one or more of the at least one tool and the at least one contextual resource; and generating, by at least one data processor, an action item based on the user-generated input, the action item to be performed using the selected one or more of the at least one tool and the at least one contextual resource by; determining, using at least one predictive model, an intent for the action item used to identify the corresponding action item type; and determining, based on the determined intent, a context for the action item used to identify the listed at least one tool and at least one contextual resource.
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19. A method for implementation by one or more data processors comprising:
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generating a graphical user interface that comprises a series of sequential interrogatories to be used in defining an action item, the defining of the action item using the series of sequential interrogatories comprising; accessing the result of a first interrogatory to determine a type of the action item; accessing the result of a second interrogatory to determine a group of participants for the action item; accessing the result of a third interrogatory to determine at least one specified task for at least one of the group of participants; accessing the result of a fourth interrogatory to determine a selection of relevant tools for the action item; and defining the action item as encapsulating the determinations of the type, the group of participants, the at least one specified task, and the selection of relevant tools for the action item; instantiating, by at least one data processor, the action item specifying one or more tasks; associating, by at least one data processor, data characterizing the action item with at least one tool to perform at least one task, each tool comprising at least one service, application or procedure to facilitate or perform the at least one task, wherein at least one contextual resource is further associated based on historical action items of at least one user associated with the action item; initiating, by at least one data processor, the at least one tool; receiving, by at least one data processor, data from the at least one tool relating to the action item; and finalizing, by at least one data processor, performance of the one or more tasks specified by the action item using the at least one tool and the received data.
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