TWI672649B - Method and electronic device for executing routine tasks - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a method for performing routine work, comprising: obtaining a plurality of execution materials for routine work, wherein each execution material includes at least one sub-work; and selecting at least one candidate execution data according to the number of sub-workes of each execution data. Calculate the standard work flow of routine work and routine execution time according to the total elapsed time of each candidate execution data; and perform routine work according to standard work flow and routine execution time. In addition, an electronic device that performs routine work is also proposed.

Description

Method and electronic device for performing routine work

The present invention is directed to a method and an electronic device for automated execution of routine operations.

In daily life, many routine tasks need to be performed, and these routine tasks often involve a number of cumbersome, yet systematic, and repetitive steps. In the past, people had to rely on their own memories to write down all the routine work and the steps of each routine work, and to operate the electronic device at the time required to perform.

However, with the busy life and the increase of routine work, the memory will gradually become unreliable. Self-operating electronic devices to perform cumbersome steps may also encounter force majeure factors, which may cause routine work to be completed in time.

In view of this, the present invention provides a method and an electronic device for performing routine work, which can efficiently assist a user in performing routine work.

The method for performing routine operations of the embodiment of the present invention includes: obtaining a plurality of execution materials of a routine work, wherein each of the execution materials includes at least one sub-work; and selecting at least one candidate execution data according to the number of sub-workes of each execution data. Calculate the standard work flow of routine work and routine execution time according to the total elapsed time of each candidate execution data; and perform routine work according to standard work flow and routine execution time.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the step of obtaining the plurality of execution materials of the routine operation comprises: recording a plurality of original execution materials in a plurality of time periods, wherein each of the original execution materials includes at least one sub-work; And dividing the plurality of original execution materials into a plurality of jobs according to at least one sub-work of each of the original execution materials, wherein the plurality of original execution materials include the plurality of execution materials, and the plurality of jobs include Routine work.

In an embodiment of the invention, the candidate execution material is the execution material with the smallest number of sub-workes.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the step of calculating the standard operating flow of the routine operation and the routine execution time according to the total elapsed time of each candidate candidate execution data includes: obtaining the standard according to the shortest candidate execution data. The job flow; and the earliest sub-work start time in the standard job flow as the routine execution time.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the at least one candidate execution material includes a plurality of candidate execution materials, wherein the standard workflow of the routine operation and the routine execution time are calculated according to the total elapsed time of each candidate execution material. The method includes: obtaining a first candidate execution data and a second candidate execution data of the plurality of candidate execution materials; and sequentially comparing time spent and sub-candidates of each sub-work of the first candidate execution material according to the sub-work start time Execute the time spent on the corresponding sub-work in the data, and retain the sub-work that takes less time; get the standard work flow according to at least one sub-work retained; and take the earliest sub-work start time in the standard work flow as a routine execution time.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the step of acquiring the first candidate execution material and the second candidate execution data of the plurality of candidate execution materials includes: filtering the candidate execution data according to an average time of the candidate execution data, to The first candidate execution material and the second candidate execution material are retained.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the step of obtaining a standard operating procedure according to the retained at least one sub-work includes: testing at least one sub-work retained; if at least one sub-work retained is passed the test, Retaining at least one sub-work as a standard work flow; and if the retained at least one sub-work does not pass the test, the standard work flow is obtained according to the one of the first candidate execution data and the second candidate execution data that is lower in total time .

In an embodiment of the invention, the method further includes setting a desired time for routine work; and filtering at least one candidate execution material according to the expected time consuming.

In an embodiment of the invention, the method further comprises generating a work name of the routine work according to the earliest sub-work start time and the corresponding sub-work in the standard work flow.

The electronic device of the embodiment of the invention includes a storage component and a processor. The storage element is used to record the code. The processor is coupled to the storage element and is configured to load the code to perform the method of performing the routine operations described above.

Based on the above, the method and the electronic device for performing routine operations according to the embodiments of the present invention can record the execution data of the user performing the routine work by using the electronic device, and find out that the routine can be completed efficiently according to the execution data. The standard workflow for work and the routine execution time for this routine. Accordingly, the electronic device can assist the user to automatically perform routine work in a standard operating procedure during routine execution time to avoid the user forgetting or missing routine work.

The above described features and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following description.

Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and an electronic device for performing routine work, by collecting execution data of a routine work performed by a user in a plurality of time periods, and analyzing the collected execution data to find a standard for routine work. Job flow and routine execution time. In this way, the electronic device can be used to assist the user to automatically perform the routine work in the standard workflow during the routine execution time.

In some embodiments, the method of performing routine work is, for example, implemented on the same electronic device, collecting data by the same electronic device, and automatically performing routine work. In some embodiments, the method of performing routine work may also be implemented, for example, on a plurality of different electronic devices, collecting data by some electronic devices, and automatically performing routine work by some electronic devices, and collecting the electronic data. The device may be at least partially identical or completely different from the electronic device that performs the routine operation automatically.

1 is a schematic block diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1 , the electronic device 100 includes a storage component 110 coupled to each other and a processor 120 . In some embodiments, the electronic device 100 is, for example, a personal computer, a notebook computer, a tablet computer, a server, a smart phone, or a handheld game machine, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

The storage component 110 is used to record the code required to perform the routine operation and the various materials required to store the above method. In some embodiments, the storage component 110 is, for example, any type of fixed or removable random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), flash memory. (Flash memory), a hard disk or the like or a combination of these devices, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

The processor 120 is configured to load the code in the storage component 110 to perform the method of performing the routine operation in the embodiment of the present invention. In some embodiments, the processor 120 is, for example, a dual-core, quad-core, or eight-core type of central processing unit (CPU), system-on-chip (SOC), and application processor ( Application processor), media processor, microprocessor, digital signal processor programmable controller, application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), programmable A programmable logic device (PLD) or other similar device or a combination of these devices, the present invention does not limit the type of processor used in this implementation.

2 is a flow chart of a method of performing routine operations in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The electronic device 100 of the embodiment of FIG. 1 can be used to perform the method of the embodiment of FIG. 2, and therefore, the components of the electronic device 100 will be described below.

Referring to FIG. 2, in step S110, the processor 120 obtains a plurality of execution materials for routine work. Specifically, routine work is a work that a user can perform at a specific time, such as sending an email to a specified object, playing a specific station, or opening a specific game program and performing a specific operation, etc., one execution of a routine job. The information includes at least one sub-work to complete the routine work and time information for each sub-work (eg, including start time, end time, or duration, etc.). For example, the sub-work in the routine work of "delivering mail to a specified object" includes opening a mail program, inputting a recipient as a specified object, inputting a subject, composing a mail content, sending an email, and closing a mail program. In some embodiments, the processor 120 may obtain a plurality of execution materials for a plurality of routine tasks, each of which corresponds to at least one execution material.

It is worth mentioning that since the process of completing the same routine work may not be exactly the same, the sub-work in the execution data corresponding to the same routine work may be different.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing multiple execution materials for routine work in an embodiment of the present invention. In some embodiments, step S110 in turn includes steps S111 and S113.

In step S111, the processor 120 records a plurality of original execution materials in a plurality of time periods. In detail, the processor 120 records, for example, a plurality of original execution materials when the user operates the electronic device 100 in a plurality of time periods, wherein one time period is, for example, one day, one week, or one month, and the present invention is not limited thereto. .

4 is a schematic diagram of original execution data according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the original execution materials D1, D2, and D3 respectively record a plurality of sub-work performed by the user when operating the electronic device 100 and time information of each sub-work. It must be noted that although the time information shown in FIG. 4 is the start and end time (including the start time and the end time), according to the actual requirements, the time information recorded when the original execution data is recorded may also be Including the date, duration or other information, the invention is not limited thereto. In addition, it is worth mentioning that the original execution data D1, D2, D3 are recorded, for example, in a vector data structure, and thus may contain any number of sub-work.

In step S113, the processor 120 summarizes the recorded plurality of original execution data into a plurality of jobs according to the sub-work of each original execution material. Specifically, a sub-work combination with a particular pattern has a higher probability of corresponding to the same job, so the sub-work in the original execution data can reflect what the original execution material corresponds to. For example, as long as the sub-work in the original execution work is started by opening the mail program, inputting the recipient as the specified object, and ending with the closing mail program, the original execution may be corresponding to "delivering the mail to the specified The work of the object.

In some embodiments, the processor 120 will have the same first sub-work (ie, the child work with the earliest start time) and the last child work (ie, the child work at the latest start time or end time). The original execution data is summarized into the same job. For example, if the first sub-work of the original execution data D1 is "open mail program" and the last sub-work is "close mail program", the first sub-work of the original execution data D3 is also "open mail program" and The last sub-work is also "close the mail program", then the original execution data D1 and D3 will be grouped into the same job.

Accordingly, the processor 120 can divide all of the original execution data into multiple jobs. In some embodiments, the work that is subsequently performed by the electronic device automatically according to the standard workflow and the routine execution time is referred to as routine work, and the corresponding original execution data is referred to as execution data. Thus, in accordance with the steps of the embodiment of FIG. 3, processor 120 can obtain multiple pieces of execution data for routine work.

Referring back to FIG. 2, after obtaining a plurality of execution materials of the routine work, in step S120, the processor 120 selects at least one candidate execution material according to the number of sub-workes of the respective execution materials. Due to factors such as operational proficiency and the like, the number of sub-work performed by the user when performing the same work using the electronic device 100 is not necessarily the same. Therefore, for the same routine work, the processor 120 filters out the execution data with a large number of sub-workes, and retains at least one execution data with a small number of sub-workes as candidate execution data, and the retained candidate execution data is followed. The steps will be used to calculate the standard workflow for routine work and routine execution time.

In some embodiments, the processor 120 retains at least one execution material with the least number of sub-workes as candidate execution materials, but the invention is not limited thereto. For example, if the minimum number of sub-workers in a multi-execution data for a routine job is eight, then all execution data of this routine work consisting of eight sub-work items will be selected as candidate execution materials.

In step S130, the processor 120 calculates a standard workflow of the routine operation and a routine execution time according to the total elapsed time of each candidate execution material. Specifically, the processor 120 calculates the total elapsed time according to the time information in each candidate execution data, and calculates a standard working process and a routine execution time for completing the routine work, wherein the standard workflow includes multiple Work and routine execution time is a fixed execution time in a time period, such as 7:00 every morning, 8:00 every Tuesday, or the second Sunday zero of each month.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing a standard operation flow for calculating a routine operation and a routine execution time according to an embodiment of the present invention. In some embodiments, step S130 in turn includes steps S131 through S137.

After the processor 120 selects at least one candidate execution material in step S120, it first determines the number N of candidate execution materials.

If N is 0, it means that there may be an error in the previous step and no candidate execution data is selected, resulting in the calculation failure.

If N is 1, it indicates that the candidate execution material is the shortest total time spent on the execution data of the routine work, so the process may proceed to step S133 to directly obtain the standard operation flow according to the candidate execution data, and the earliest standard operation flow. The child work start time is used as the routine execution time. For example, if the candidate execution data includes eight consecutive sub-work, the eight sub-work can be directly used as the standard work flow, and the start time of the first sub-work is taken as the routine execution time.

If N is 2, proceed to step S134 to perform crossover of the embodiment of the present invention to find a standard according to the two candidate execution materials (also referred to herein as first candidate execution data and second candidate execution data). The workflow and the routine execution time; if N is greater than 2, the process proceeds to step S131 or S132 for further filtering. Details regarding mating operations are described in detail in the following paragraphs.

In step S131, the processor 120 filters the candidate execution materials according to the expected time consuming. In some embodiments, the processor 120 sets a desired time (eg, user-defined) for each of the routine tasks, and then filters the candidate execution data that is longer than the expected time-consuming to retain the total time spent. Cancellation of candidate execution data that is expected to be time consuming. In addition, in some embodiments, the processor 120 may also enter the step S132 directly after determining that N is greater than 2 without setting the expected time. The present invention is not limited thereto.

In step S132, the processor 120 filters the candidate execution data according to the average elapsed time of the candidate execution materials. Specifically, the processor 120 first calculates an average of the total elapsed time of all candidate execution materials as the average elapsed time, and then filters out the candidate execution data whose total elapsed time is greater than the average elapsed time. The number N of remaining candidate execution materials is again judged after each filtering. If N is greater than 2, the process proceeds to step S132 again to filter the candidate execution data again according to the average elapsed time of the candidate execution material until the number N of candidate execution materials is not more than 2.

Similarly, if N is 0, it means that there may be an error in the previous step and no candidate execution data is selected, resulting in the calculation failure; if N is 1, it means that the candidate execution data is the shortest total time spent on the execution data of the routine work. One can proceed to step S133 to directly obtain the standard workflow according to the candidate execution data, and the earliest sub-work start time in the standard workflow is the routine execution time; if N is 2, the process proceeds to step S134. A mating operation is performed to find a standard workflow and a routine execution time based on the first candidate execution data and the second candidate execution data.

The mating operation proposed in the embodiment of the present invention will be described below. In step S134, the processor 120 sequentially compares the elapsed time of each sub-work of the first candidate execution material and the elapsed time of the corresponding sub-work in the second candidate execution material according to the sub-work start time, and reserves the time consuming. Shorter sub-work. The processor 120 will then derive the standard workflow and routine execution time based on the retained sub-work.

6 is a schematic diagram of a mating operation according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, according to the start time order of the sub-work, the first candidate execution material CP1 includes eight sub-workes Tsub1 to Tsub8, and the second candidate execution material CP2 includes eight sub-workes Tsub1' to Tsub8'. The processor 120 compares the elapsed time of each sub-work Tsub1 to Tsub8 with the elapsed time of the corresponding sub-work Tsub1' to Tsub8', and retains the sub-work that takes less time.

Specifically, the processor 120 compares the elapsed time of the sub-work Tsub1 of the first candidate execution material CP1 with the elapsed time of the sub-work Tsub1' in the second candidate execution data CP2, due to the sub-work Tsub1 and The sub-work Tsub1' takes the same time, so the processor 120 arbitrarily retains one of the two; the processor 120 compares the elapsed time of the sub-work Tsub2 of the first candidate execution material CP1 with the same order in the second candidate execution data CP2. In the second sub-work Tsub2', it takes time, because the sub-work Tsub2 takes a short time, the processor 120 retains the sub-work Tsub2; the processor 120 compares the cost of the sub-work Tsub3 of the first candidate execution data CP1. The time is also sorted in the second candidate execution data CP2 in the time of the second sub-work Tsub3'. Since the sub-work Tsub3' takes a short time, the processor 120 retains the sub-work Tsub3', and so on. The processor 120 sequentially retains the sub-workers Tsub1, Tsub2, Tsub3', Tsub4, Tsub5, Tsub6', Tsub7, and Tsub8.

In the embodiment of Fig. 6, the reserved sub-workers Tsub1, Tsub2, Tsub3', Tsub4, Tsub5, Tsub6', Tsub7, Tsub8 form a final candidate execution data CPF.

In step S135, the processor 120 tests the retained sub-work. In detail, the sub-work corresponding to the time in the first candidate execution material and the second candidate execution material does not necessarily perform the same function, and thus the effect or the output result may also be different. In some cases, the retained sub-work cannot be performed smoothly in order to complete the routine work. Accordingly, the processor 120 simulates the retained sub-work to test whether the retained sub-work can be performed sequentially to complete the routine work. If the test passes, the process proceeds to step S136, otherwise, the process proceeds to step S137.

In step S136, the processor 120 obtains the standard workflow and the routine execution time according to the reserved sub-work. Taking FIG. 6 as an example, if the reserved sub-work Tsub1, Tsub2, Tsub3', Tsub4, Tsub5, Tsub6', Tsub7, Tsub8 pass the test, the processor 120 will work on the sub-subtests Tsub1, Tsub2, Tsub3', Tsub4, Tsub5. Tsub6', Tsub7, and Tsub8 are the standard operating procedures for routine work, and the earliest work start time, that is, the start time of the first sub-work Tsub1, is used as the routine execution time (for example, 14:00).

In step S137, the processor 120 obtains the standard workflow and the routine execution time according to the one of the first candidate execution data and the second candidate execution data that is lower in total time. In detail, since the sub-work retained by the mating operation cannot complete the routine work by the test, the processor 120 selects the first candidate execution material or the second candidate execution data that is lower in total time to obtain the standard workflow. . Taking the first candidate execution material CP1 and the second candidate execution material CP2 in FIG. 6 as an example, the total elapsed time of the first candidate execution material CP1 is 50 minutes, and the total elapsed time of the second candidate execution material CP2 is 48 minutes. Therefore, the processor 120 will use the sub-work Tsub1' to Tsub8' in the second candidate execution data CP2 as the standard working flow of the routine operation, and start with the earliest work start time, that is, the first sub-work Tsub1'. The start time is used as a routine execution time (for example, 14:00).

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing a standard operation flow according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, the standard work flow SOP for routine work is, for example, a vector recorded as including eight elements, each element representing a sub-work and including an execution action and an execution time. In addition, the routine execution time of the routine work is, for example, the earliest sub-work start time in the standard work flow SOP, that is, the start time of the sub-work "Open C:\oem\abc.xls" is 14:00.

According to the above manner, the processor 120 can obtain the standard work flow of the routine work and the routine execution time. Taking FIG. 7 as an example, the processor 120 can perform routine work according to the standard workflow SOP at 14:00 every day.

It is worth mentioning that the sub-work in the standard workflow can include sub-work that the processor 120 can automate and sub-work that requires the user to intervene. Taking Figure 7 as an example, the sub-work "Open C:\oem\abc.xls" belongs to the sub-work that the processor 120 can automatically complete, and the sub-work "Edit C:\oem\abc.xls" requires user intervention. Sub-work of operation.

In some embodiments, after obtaining the standard workflow of the routine work, the processor 120 also uses the natural language processing method to name the vector of the standard job flow of the routine job, so that it can be more easily understood. The manner in which the routine work that the processor 120 can automate is presented in the user interface. For example, the processor 120 generates a work name for the routine work according to the earliest child work start time and the corresponding child work in the standard work flow of the routine work.

Taking FIG. 7 as an example, the processor 120 finds the start time of the first sub-work "14:00" and the execution action of the first sub-work "Open C:\oem\abc.xls", and merges the above two To generate the job name "Open C:\oem\abc.xls at 14:00". In some embodiments, for the sake of brevity of the work name, the processor 120 first removes and merges the file paths in the execution action to generate the job name "14:00 open abc.xls". In some embodiments, the processor 120 further removes the file path of the first sub-work that requires the user to intervene, and merges it into the job name to generate the job name "14:00 to turn on abc. Xls edits abc.xls". However, the present invention does not limit the specific naming of work names for routine work, and those skilled in the art can implement them according to their needs.

In summary, the method and the electronic device for performing routine operations according to the embodiments of the present invention can record the execution data of the user performing the routine work by using the electronic device, and find out that the execution data can be efficiently completed according to the execution data. The standard workflow for routine work and the routine execution time for this routine. Accordingly, the electronic device can assist the user to automatically perform routine work in a standard operating procedure during routine execution time to avoid the user forgetting or missing routine work. In some embodiments, the method of performing the routine work and the electronic device further naming the routine work in a natural language processing method, and the routine work can be presented in the user interface in an easy-to-understand manner.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention, and any one of ordinary skill in the art can make some changes and refinements without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The scope of the invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims.

100‧‧‧Electronic devices

110‧‧‧Storage components

120‧‧‧ processor

CP1‧‧‧ first candidate implementation data

CP2‧‧‧Second candidate implementation data

CPF‧‧‧ final candidate implementation information

D1, D2, D3‧‧‧ original execution data

S110, S120, S130, S140‧‧‧ steps to perform routine work

S111, S113‧‧‧ Steps to obtain multiple data for routine work

S131, S132, S133, S134, S135, S136, S137‧‧‧ Standard operating procedures for calculating routine work and steps for routine execution time

SOP‧‧‧ standard operating procedures

Tsub1, Tsub2, Tsub3, Tsub4, Tsub5, Tsub6, Tsub7, Tsub8, Tsub1', Tsub2', Tsub3', Tsub4', Tsub5', Tsub6', Tsub7', Tsub8'‧‧‧

1 is a schematic block diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a flow chart of a method of performing routine operations in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing multiple execution materials for routine work in an embodiment of the present invention. 4 is a schematic diagram of original execution data according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing a standard operation flow for calculating a routine operation and a routine execution time according to an embodiment of the present invention. 6 is a schematic diagram of a mating operation according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing a standard operation flow according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (10)

A method for performing routine work, comprising: obtaining a plurality of execution materials for routine work, wherein each execution material includes at least one sub-work; selecting at least one candidate execution material according to the number of sub-work of each execution material; performing according to each candidate The total time spent on the data, the standard work flow for the routine work, and the routine execution time; and the routine work performed according to the standard work flow and the routine execution time. The method of claim 1, wherein the obtaining the execution data of the routine work comprises: recording a plurality of original execution materials in a plurality of time periods, wherein each of the original execution materials includes at least one child Working; and summarizing the raw execution materials into a plurality of jobs based on the at least one sub-work of each of the original execution materials, wherein the raw execution materials include the execution materials, and the work includes the routine work. The method of claim 1, wherein the candidate execution material is the execution material having the least number of sub-work. The method of claim 1, wherein the calculating the standard operating procedure of the routine operation and the step of performing the routine execution time according to the total elapsed time of each candidate execution material comprises: minimizing the total elapsed time The candidate execution data is obtained by the standard workflow; and the earliest sub-work start time in the standard workflow is used as the routine execution time. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one candidate execution material comprises a plurality of candidate execution materials, wherein the standard operating flow of the routine operation is calculated according to the total elapsed time of each candidate execution material and the The step of performing the routine execution time includes: obtaining the first candidate execution data and the second candidate execution data in the candidate execution materials; and sequentially comparing the costs of each sub-work of the first candidate execution data according to the sub-work start time Time and the elapsed time of the sub-work in the second candidate execution material, and retaining the sub-work that is short-lived; obtaining the standard workflow according to the retained at least one sub-work; and working with the standard The earliest child work start time in the process is taken as the routine execution time. The method of claim 5, wherein the obtaining the first candidate execution material and the second candidate execution data in the candidate execution materials comprises: filtering the average time-consuming time of the candidate execution materials Some candidate execution materials to retain the first candidate execution material and the second candidate execution material. The method of claim 5, wherein the step of obtaining the standard operating procedure according to the retained at least one sub-work comprises: testing the retained at least one sub-work; if the at least one is retained The sub-work passes the test, and the retained at least one sub-work is taken as the standard work flow; and if the retained at least one sub-work does not pass the test, according to the first candidate execution data and the second candidate execution data The one that is lower in total time gets the standard operating procedure. The method of claim 1, further comprising: setting a desired time for the routine work; and filtering the at least one candidate execution material according to the expected time consuming. The method of claim 1, further comprising: generating a work name of the routine work according to the earliest sub-work start time in the standard work flow and the corresponding sub-work. An electronic device comprising: a storage component for recording a code; a processor coupled to the storage component and configured to load the code to perform any one of items 1 to 9 of the patent application scope The method described.