WO2019073492A1

WO2019073492A1 - A task management and execution system/network and method thereof

Info

Publication number: WO2019073492A1
Application number: PCT/IN2018/050658
Authority: WO
Inventors: Sanjeevani Krishna KAMALAKAR
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2017-10-14
Filing date: 2018-10-13
Publication date: 2019-04-18
Anticipated expiration: 2020-04-14

Abstract

A system for automatic management and execution of tasks while also building a personality score of users is described herein. The task is managed and executed through an electronic communication of devices which assess the executor's performance and gives him/her reward points. The factors on which the performance is assessed are proportion of accepted, declined & rejected tasks, a deviation from set timeline, an accuracy by which the tasks are completed. The system comprises of a commanding device (1), one or more submitting devices (2), wherein the said devices are in communication with each other, an interface platform provided on the said devices (1,2) and a remote server (3).

Description

A TASK MANAGEMENT AND EXECUTION SYSTEM/NETWORK AND

METHOD THEREOF

FIELD OF INVENTION:

The present invention generally relates to a task management and execution in an efficient manner. More particularly, the present invention relates to a task management & execution system/network and method through an electronic communication of devices which assess the executor's performance and gives him/her reward points and recognises the performance on social networking platforms.

BACKGROUND AND PRIOR ART: It has been a long tradition to offer an incentive or a reward to a person if he/she finishes a task, particularly in schools or in an organisation. Getting a task done from school children is a real test of a teacher's / parent's character. The reward is often a bait or an acknowledgement for the school children to keep learning and completing the task within given time frame. Similarly, the reward or the incentive is considered as an acknowledgement of the person's productivity, efficiency and his/her contribution towards the organisation. Additionally, the reward or the incentive is also seen as an encouragement towards the person to keep doing the job in the manner in which he/she is doing. The technology has so evolved even in this field that rewarding an employee has become automated process. Awarding bonus points or offering incentives is described in US20080270240 and US8244567.

US20080270240 relates to systems and methods of managing tasks assigned by a manager to an individual comprising an online task management system where task completion earns individual points which may be exchanged for rewards, privileges, game play, and the like. In the said patent application, a method of rewarding individuals for completing assigned tasks may comprise providing a collecting, matching, and trading game facility, wherein the facility provides collectables and collectable packs for collecting, matching, and trading as a reward for having reached a level of task completion; and allowing the individual access to the collecting, matching, and trading game facility, wherein access is based on at least one of permission, a task completed, a number of tasks completed, and a value associated with task completion. Further, US8244567 relates to managing business goal incentives. In the said patent, the gaming rewards are provided as an incentive for achieving business goals, wherein the business goal can be comprised of one or more tasks and a threshold associated with each task. When one or more participants perform tasks which satisfies the corresponding thresholds of the business goal, a gaming reward is provided to the participants. Further, the business goals can be associated with various areas of a business, such as sales, accounting, shipping, receiving, product design, marketing, software programming, legal, and/or other business areas. A gaming reward can be a virtual, non-tangible reward, such as a virtual object, title, ability, power, or some other virtual reward. In various embodiments, a business goal may require a single participant to satisfy a single task threshold, multiple participants to satisfy thresholds for one or more tasks, or a single participant to satisfy a threshold for several tasks. Different combinations of tasks and participants may be used to encourage teamwork and individual behaviour. For assigning tasks, it may be important to know the personality traits of individuals. Such traits may be judged based on observations, in-person conversation and such means. However, there is likelihood that this judgement is subjective in nature. There is no known system or method that will provide an objective judgement of persons to whom tasks are to be assigned or have been assigned. There is a need to provide an integrated system which will reward the person for good work ethics as well as assess his/her performance objectively as per the need.

SUMMARY OF INVENTION:

It is an object of the invention to provide a method and a system for encouraging an individual of any age group; be an adult or a child to complete a given task within a reasonable time frame, by rewarding or providing incentive.

Accordingly, a system for automatic management and execution of tasks while also building a personality score of users is disclosed herein.

The system comprises of a commanding device on which one or more tasks are communicatively created and shared with one or more devices (2), wherein the tasks are associated with a timeline within which the tasks are to be completed; one or more submitting devices (2) in communication with the commanding device on which the tasks are viewed, accepted/declined and submitted after completion to the commanding device (1); an interface made available on both the devices (1) and (2) for viewing the tasks; and a remote server (3) to store the created tasks alongwith the timeline within which it is to be completed, to store completed and submitted tasks, to offer rewards based on timely completion of tasks, and to build and store the personality score; and wherein the reward is offered and the personality score is built based on proportion of accepted, declined & rejected tasks, a deviation from set timeline, an accuracy by which the tasks are completed. The system works according to the following steps:

Proposing a task electronically by a task creator and sending the proposed task to a task executor for assessment through a commanding device 1;

Discussing / conversing the task by the task creator with the task executor through a commanding device 1;

- Mutually agreeing to the self-goal of the task by the task creator and task executor onto the submitting device 2; agreeing to self-reward by the task creator on the commanding device 1 to the task executor on completion of the task;

Storing self-reward task for task creator on remote server;

Sending the task electronically by the task creator from the commanding device

1 to a remote server, if approved mutually between the task creator and the task executor;

Storing the task automatically into the remote server;

Creating electronically a group of potential task executors and interconnecting them by the task creator through the remote server to assign the tasks to the task executors wherein the potential task executors communicate with each other through their respective devices;

Communicating the task electronically to the group by the task creator from the commanding device 1 through the server;

Receiving the task by the group and deciding whether to accept the task by the task executors, wherein the task is accepted either by entire group, some members of the group or any individual;

Mutually agreeing to the self-goal of the task by the task creator or group task executor and task creator onto the commanding device 1

Sending the task electronically by the task creator from a commanding device 1 to a remote server, after the individual task executor or the group of task executors accepts the task;

Taking assistance from a third party, if required, by sending a request to the third party by means of the server;

Submission of task by the task executor from submitting device 2 to the task creator on the commanding device 1;

approving / rejecting the completed task by the task creator on the commanding device 1;

storing a rejection data on the remote server and sending the rejected task back to the task executor on the submitting device 2 in case of the task rejection; rewarding rating points to the task executor after successful completion of the task; and creating an auto task for the Task creator on the commanding device 1 to complete agreed rewards in case of self-reward agreed by the Task Creator; Compiling a personality score for each of the task executors after several such tasks.

The personality score for the task executor is compiled, based on his / her performance for task assigned. The parameters considered for compiling such score are quality, discipline, area of interest, etc. The quality parameter is judged by the system based on the frequency of rejection of the task, the discipline parameter is judged by the system based on timely completion of task and the area of interest parameter is judged by the system based on the category to which the task belongs. Another additional parameter, considered for compilation of personality score, is analytical skill which is judged by the system based on the clarity and detailing of the executed task.

The third party assistance may be a proactive step sought by the system. Such assistance is based on key words in the task or reactive assistance which provides the third party platform facilities. The third party assistance includes the payment gateways and banking among other facilities, depending upon the applications of the invention.

Further, the present invention discloses a method for automatic management and execution of tasks while also building a personality score of users. The method comprises Communicatively creating one or more tasks at a commanding device via an interface, wherein the tasks are associated with a timeline within which the tasks are to be completed; Sharing the tasks with one or more submitting devices through commanding device via the interface; Defining parameters on which the personality score is built; Storing the tasks at a remote server alongwith the timeline within which it is to be completed; Submitting the tasks, after completion, to the commanding device from one or more submitting devices via respective interfaces at the devices; Building a personality score of the user based on completed tasks and definitions; and Auto-generating recommendations for corrective course.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS:

Fig. 1 illustrates a system of the present invention and method thereof.

Fig. 2A illustrates standards set by the system.

Fig. 2B illustrates steps by which the task executor TE/TEG displays his/her personality score.

Fig. 3 illustrates workflow of the method of the present invention.

Fig. 4 illustrates a method to develop personality score by the system.

Fig. 5 illustrates system generated recommendations for improvement.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION:

The instant invention offers a platform which assists task executor to achieve their task / goals.

The inventions offers collaborative eco system with third party service providers which helps task executors to complete their task. The invention is described with reference to figures appended. The figures demonstrate the best embodiment of the invention and best mode of performing. It may be noted that the figures do not restrict the scope of the invention.

Fig. 1 illustrates system for automatic management and execution of tasks while also building a personality score of users. The system comprises of a commanding device (1) on which one or more tasks are communicatively created and shared with one or more devices (2), wherein the tasks are associated with a timeline within which the tasks are to be completed; one or more submitting devices (2) in communication with the commanding device on which the tasks are viewed, accepted/declined and submitted after completion to the commanding device (1); an interface made available on both the devices (1) and (2) for viewing the tasks; and a remote server (3) to store the created tasks alongwith the timeline within which it is to be completed, to store completed and submitted tasks, to offer rewards based on timely completion of tasks, and to build and store the personality score; and wherein the reward is offered and the personality score is built based on proportion of accepted, declined & rejected tasks, a deviation from set timeline, an accuracy by which the tasks are completed.

The working of the system of the present invention can be explained by following steps:

Proposing a task electronically by a task creator TC and sending the proposed task to a task executor TE for assessment through a commanding device 1 (step 101);

Discussing / conversing the task by the task creator TC with the task executor TE through the commanding device 1 (step 102);

Mutually agreeing to the self-goal of the task by the task creator TC and task executor TE onto the submitting device 2 (step 103);

agreeing to self-reward by the task creator TC on the commanding device 1 to the task executor TE on completion of the task (step 104);

- Storing self-reward task for the task creator TC on the remote server 3 (step 105);

Sending the task electronically by the task creator TC from the commanding device 1 to the remote server 3, if approved mutually between the task creator TC and the task executor TE (step 106);

- Storing the task automatically into the remote server 3 (step 107);

Creating electronically a group of potential task executors TEG and interconnecting them by the task creator TC through the remote server 3 to assign the tasks to the task executors TE wherein the potential task executors communicate with each other through their respective devices 2 (step 108); - Communicating the task electronically to the group by the task creator TEG from the commanding device 1 through the server 3 (step 109); Receiving the task by the group and deciding whether to accept the task by the task executors TEG, wherein the task is accepted either by entire group, some members of the group or any individual (step 110);

Mutually agreeing to the self-goal of the task by the task creator TC or group task executor TEG and task creator TC onto the commanding device 1 (step i n);)

Sending the task electronically by the task creator TC from a commanding device 1 to a remote server 3, after the individual task executor TE or the group of task executors TEG accepts the task (step 112);

- Taking assistance from a third party, if required, by sending a request to the third party by means of the server (step 113);

Submission of the task by the task executor TE from the submitting device 2 to the task creator on the commanding device 1 (step 114);

approving / rejecting task on the commanding device 1 by the Task creator (step 115);

storing a rejection data on the remote server and sending rejected task back to the task executor on the submitting device 2 in case of task rejection (step 116); rewarding rating points to the task executor after successful completion of the task (step 117);

- In case of self-reward agreed by Task Creator TC, creating an auto task for Task creator TC on commanding device 1 to complete agreed rewards(step 118); and

Compiling a personality score for each of the task executors TE after several such tasks (step 119).

The working of the method of the present invention may be understood by referring to below paragraph in addition to aforementioned steps:

At the initial stage, the task is proposed by the task creator and is discussed electronically with the task executor extensively. Once the task is approved mutually, the self-goal regarding the completion of the task is set by the task creator. The said self-goal is acknowledged by the task executor. The created task is then stored in the remote server.

A group of potential task executors is formed by the task creator and the proposed task is communicated to them electronically. The group has a liberty to decide whether to accept the task as a whole group or an individual basis, the said decision being depending upon several factors including, but not limited to, other pending projects before them, complexity of the present tasks. Further, the entire group may not take up the task, they may decide amongst themselves who may be able to take up the task and complete it on or before the set self-goal. The decisions are communicated to the remote server which in turn communicates to the task creator. Once the task is accepted by the individual task executor or the group of task executors, the task executors, an individual or few members of the group, submit the task to the remote server thereby making the completed task available for review by the task creator. The task creator may take decision to approve the task or to reject the task depending upon whether the quality of the completed task meets with the required criteria.

If needed, the task executor may ask for third party help by sending the request to the remote server.

The remote server calculates reward points, based on quality, efficiency, quickness etc. of the task completion. For calculation of reward points, the system takes into account factors such as time to compete task against base line, the number of times task was rejected and its frequency of rejection, the time for which task was kept on hold, and similar factors.

The users, while communicating electronically, can assign tasks to each other or to a group. The tasks are recorded and monitored in a tasks room/module. A task owner/executor earns reward points on successful completion of a task. Further, the personality score for the task executor is compiled, based on his / her performance for task assigned. The parameters considered for compiling such score are quality, discipline, area of interest and with quality, The quality parameter is judged by the system based on the frequency of rejection of the task, the discipline parameter is judged by the system based on timely completion of task and the area of interest parameter is judged by the system based on the category to which the task belongs. Another additional parameter, considered for compilation of personality score, is analytical skill which is judged by the system based on the clarity and detailing of the executed task.

Fig. 2 A illustrates the standards set by the remote server. At step 203, the personality score, using which the personality of the task executor TE/TEG may be assessed, is defined. Further, in the same step, more definitions are created by the server (3). For example, parameters, on which scoring is determined; rewards to be given after the task is successfully completed; relationship between the task executor and the task created; etc. are determined in order to define standards. Fig. 2B illustrates the steps by which the task executor TE/TEG displays his/her personality score (step 213). Fig. 3 is a flowchart showing steps for assigning and completing the tasks. Using the interface, the tasks are assigned by the task creator TC to the task executors or the group TE/TEG (step 301 & 302). The tasks are defined with set timelines, accuracy levels, allowed deviations from the accuracy levels & timelines, and such. The task executor TE/TEG may accept or reject the task, with or without offering reasons (step 303). Further, the task creator TC may update the task depending upon the comments forwarded by the task executors TE/TEG (step 303). The accepted task is listed alongwith its definitions and dependencies by the remote server (3) (step 304). The task also appears at user interface of devices (1,2). The task, after completion, is submitted by the task executors TE/TEG through the submitting devices (2) (step 305). The completed task appears on the interfaces of the devices (1,2). Alternatively, a proof of work may be submitted by the task executors TE/TEG, which is visible on the user interface (step 305). The task creator TC may accept or reject the completed task, depending upon the criteria drawn during task creation (step 306). The accepted task is automatically listed for scoring by the remote server (3).

Fig. 4 demonstrates the steps for calculating the personality score by the remote server (3). When the task is completed (step 401), the remote server (3) compares the timeframe within which the task is completed with the timeline set by the task assignor (step 402). The deviation from the set timeline, if any, is also calculated for the purpose of building score. This deviation is noted and timeline score is awarded to the task executor (step 403). Several other factors, such as non- acceptance of the task, task rejections, task rework etc., are recorded (step 404). Based on the factors calculated in step 404, a penalty is awarded to the task executor (step 405). A final personality score is calculated by taking into considerations all the previous ratings awarded by the system (step 406).

The personality score for the task executor is compiled, based on his / her performance for task assigned. The parameters considered for compiling such score are quality, discipline, area of interest and with quality, The quality parameter is judged by the system based on the frequency of rejection of the task, the discipline parameter is judged by the system based on timely completion of task and the area of interest parameter is judged by the system based on the category to which the task belongs. Another additional parameter, considered for compilation of personality score, is analytical skill which is judged by the system based on the clarity and detailing of the executed task.

Fig. 5 illustrates steps of automatically generated recommendations by the system. Any delays in the completion of tasks and reasons are noted by the system (step 501). An impact caused, such as turnaround time, costs etc, due to such delays is calculated and notified to the task executors TE/TEG by the server (step 502, 503 respectively). Such notification assists task executors TE/TEG to take decision onto a course correction (step 504). The system further generates recommendations based on the corrective steps taken or delay data accumulated after a certain amount of time (step 505). The reward points may be shared, liked and flaunted by users. The scores may be used by others to profile or to qualify an individual for a job or for anything else. The task assigners may additionally announce a special reward to a task owner for task completion. The task executors, who have exceeded bench mark, may receive the rewards in the form cash or any other suitable instruments of payment.

In an embodiment, the user may use rewards to upgrade online third party accounts, for example Linkedin and google among others, or directly purchase online against available rewards. The rewards may also be converted into pocket money transferable to an eWallet or to a bank account.

The revenue is generated by advertisement of third party service providers and profit sharing of business generated to third party directly from app, part of which will be used for giving cashable rewards, bounties to task achievers

Claims

I Claim,

1. A system for automatic management and execution of tasks while also building a personality score of users comprises

a commanding device (1) on which one or more tasks are communicatively created and shared with one or more devices (2), wherein the tasks are associated with a timeline within which the tasks are to be completed;

one or more submitting devices (2) in communication with the commanding device on which the tasks are viewed, accepted/declined and submitted after completion to the commanding device (1);

an interface made available on both the devices (1) and (2) for viewing the tasks; and

a remote server (3) to store the created tasks alongwith the timeline within which it is to be completed, to define parameters on which the score is to be built, to store completed and submitted tasks, to offer rewards based on timely completion of tasks, and to build and store the personality score; and

wherein the reward is offered and the personality score is built based on proportion of accepted, declined & rejected tasks, a deviation from set timeline, an accuracy by which the tasks are completed.

2. The system as claimed in Claim 1, wherein the parameters on which the personality score is built are timeline for completion of tasks, proportion of accepted or rejected tasks, accuracies of the completed tasks, deviation from the set timeline or accuracies.

3. The system as claimed in Claim 1, wherein recommendations for corrective course is auto-generated by the remote server (3).

4. The system as claimed in Claim 1, wherein the commanding device (1) is and one or more submitting devices (2) are selected from computing devices.

5. The system as claimed in Claim 1, wherein the remote server (3) is selected from a physical server or a cloud server.

6. An automated method management and execution of tasks while also building a personality score of users comprises

Communicatively creating one or more tasks at a commanding device (1) via an interface, wherein the tasks are associated with a timeline within which the tasks are to be completed;

Sharing the tasks with one or more submitting devices (2) through commanding device (1) via the interface;

Defining parameters on which the personality score is built;

Storing the tasks at a remote server (3) alongwith the timeline within which it is to be completed;

Submitting the tasks, after completion, to the commanding device (1) from one or more submitting devices (2) via respective interfaces at the devices;

Building a personality score and rewards of the user based on completed tasks and definitions; and

Auto-generating recommendations for corrective course.

7. The method according to Claim 6, wherein the parameters on which the personality score is built are timeline for completion of tasks, proportion of accepted or rejected tasks, accuracies of the completed tasks, deviation from the set timeline or accuracies.

8. The method according to Claim 6, wherein steps for building personality scoring comprises Comparing the time required to complete the task with the set timeline; Comparing with deviations from the set timeline; and Considering proportion of accepted/rejected tasks and penalties.

The method according to Claim 6, wherein steps for auto-generating the recommendation for corrective course comprises estimating impact of delays in task completion, rejections if any.