US20220357820A1 - User interface modifications for increased productivity - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed herein are various embodiments for user interface modifications for increased productivity. An embodiment operates by displaying on a user interface including a first set of affordances representing one or more geographies concurrently with a second set of affordances representing one or more key performance indicators associated with the one or more geographies. A modification of a value associated with one of the first set of affordances or the second set of affordances is received.An update to the first set of affordances representing the one or more geographies or the second set of affordances is determined based on the modification. At least one of the first set of affordances representing the one or more geographies or the second set of affordances representing the one or more key performance indicators is updated based the determined update.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
• The application is a continuation of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 63/183,930, titled “Action-Based User Interaction and Notification System,” (Attorney Docket No. 4584.0010000), filed on May 4, 2021, which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.
• This application is also related to the following co-pending U.S. patent applications: “Device-Based Productivity System” (Atty Docket: 4584.0010001), filed herewith, application Ser. No. TBD, “User Action and Notification System” (Atty Docket: 4584.0010002), filed herewith, application Ser. No. TBD, “Device-Specific Productivity Enhancements” (Atty Docket: 4584.0010003), filed herewith, application Ser. No. TBD, and “Mobile Device Based Productivity Improvements” (Atty Docket: 4584.0010004), filed herewith, application Ser. No. TBD, all of which are herein incorporated by reference in their entireties.
BACKGROUND
• Employee productivity is an integral part of operating and growing a business. However, most employees lack the guidance to be able to determine what are the most impactful tasks they can complete on any given day. As a result, an employee may end up wasting valuable time and resources by performing tasks that are not as beneficial to a company's growth or sustainability, or even the employee's own performance within the company. The employee may also, simultaneously and inadvertently, ignore other more impactful tasks that could have been performed instead that may have helped increase a company's bottom line, increase customer satisfaction, or even improve the employee's own performance within the company.
• For example, certain equipment such as machinery, computers, or buildings may require regular maintenance to avoid costly repairs. An employee who may be searching for a task to perform may be unaware that there is equipment that needs to be maintained. However, because the employee is unaware, the employee may inadvertently allocate the company's money and resources to other tasks, leaving the company with costly repairs and reduced productivity because of the poorly maintained equipment.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES
• The accompanying drawings are incorporated herein and form a part of the specification.
• FIG. 1 illustrates a block diagram of an interaction and notification system (INS), according to some example embodiments.
• FIG. 2A illustrates an example organization chart with various roles, according to some embodiments.
• FIG. 2B is a block diagram illustrating an example of how INS may facilitate communications and actions between the various roles based on the organization chart, according to some embodiments.
• FIG. 3A illustrates an example small screen user interface, according to some embodiments.
• FIG. 3B illustrates an example big screen user interface, according to some embodiments.
• FIG. 4A illustrates another example big screen user interface, according to some embodiments.
• FIG. 4B illustrates an example user interface, according to some embodiments.
• FIG. 5 illustrates an example user interface, according to some embodiments.
• FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating example operations for displaying actions in a user interface based on key performance indicators, according to some embodiments.
• FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating example operations for providing notifications to a user that has been assigned to the user, according to some embodiments.
• FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating example operations for providing a notification to a mobile device for those actions that can be performed using the mobile device, according to some embodiments.
• FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating example operations for providing a notification to a mobile device directing a user to another device to take an action, according to some embodiments.
• FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating example operations for providing an interaction and notification system (INS), according to some embodiments.
• FIG. 11 illustrates an example computer system useful for implementing various embodiments.
• FIGS. 12A-12C illustrate example screen shots of a big screen user interface, according to some embodiments.
• In the drawings, like reference numbers generally indicate identical or similar elements. Additionally, generally, the left-most digit(s) of a reference number identifies the drawing in which the reference number first appears.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
• Employee productivity is an integral part of operating and growing a business. However, most employees lack the guidance to be able to determine what are the most impactful tasks they can complete on any given day. As a result, an employee may end up wasting valuable time and resources by performing tasks that are not as beneficial to a company's growth or sustainability, or even the employee's own performance within the company. The employee may also, simultaneously and inadvertently, ignore other more impactful tasks that could have been performed instead that may have helped increase a company's bottom line, increase customer satisfaction, or even improve the employee's own performance within the company.
• For example, certain equipment such as machinery, computers, or buildings may require regular maintenance to avoid costly repairs. An employee who may be searching for a task to perform may be unaware that there is equipment that needs to be maintained. However, because the employee is unaware, the employee may inadvertently allocate the company's money and resources to other tasks, leaving the company with costly repairs and reduced productivity because of the poorly maintained equipment.
• FIG. 1 illustrates a block diagram of an interaction and notification system (INS)102, according to some example embodiments. In a standard office or working environment, an employee often begins their day by checking their email and then trying to decide what they should work on during that particular workday. If there is no urgent task that needs to be performed, the employee may be left without much guidance in trying to decide which task(s) to perform that day.
• However, the deceptively simple act of trying to decide what task(s) to perform on a given day wastes both the employee's time and the company's resources. Further, the employee may end up choosing to perform low priority or low impact tasks when other higher impact tasks could have been performed by the employee instead on that particular day, better utilizing both company resources and the employee's time. As a result, the employee does not perform up to their potential, and the company wastes both computing resources and manpower resources, while more important or impactful tasks, such as properly maintaining company equipment, are left unfulfilled, and the company's profitability decreases, costs (including unnecessary repair costs) increase, or quality of output suffers.
• INS102 may help employees increase both their productivity and the impact of the tasks oractions114 they perform on any given day. INS102 may automatically generate and provideactions114 that auser106A,106B (referred to herein generally as “user106”) may select from on any given day. INS102 may further ensure that a company's equipment (buildings, machinery, vehicles, computers, uniforms, etc.) are properly maintained by alerting a user106 when a maintenance task is waiting to be performed.
• In addition, INS102 may also provide various data, statistics, or metrics associated with each task oraction114 that helps the user106 understand the impact of choosing to perform that task oraction114 with regard to how theaction114 impacts the value of one or more key performance indicators (KPIs)116. TheKPIs116 may be a metric that tracks performance. In an embodiment,KPI116 may include personal performance KPIs relative to the employee's performance within their role within the organization or as part of a team on a project. TheKPIs116 may also include company KPIs regarding performance, output, brand recognition, building/vehicle/equipment maintenance, etc. With this information available viaINS102, the employee wastes less time trying to decide what tasks to perform and is more likely to choose to performmore actions114 that maximize the benefit to both the employee and the organization or project.
• In an embodiment,INS102 may generate a user interface104 that may be used byvarious users106A,106B to manage and perform their duties with respect to their relative roles in an organization. Users106 may be employees of a company, members of an organization in different roles, or different individuals collaborating on a project or to produce a desired outcome.
• In an embodiment,user106A may be a supervisor ofuser106B who may be an engineer, scientist, or technician. The roles of supervisor and engineer as provided inFIG. 1 are exemplary only, and in other embodiments, the roles and their relationships may vary. For example, in another embodiment, theusers106A,106B may be peers of each other. Or theusers106A,106B may have complementary supervisory and subordinate roles. For example,user106A may be managing a first project on whichuser106B is participating, anduser106B may be managing a second project on whichuser106A is participating,
• Each user106 may log in to their user account on INS102 (which may be integrated within their organization's enterprise system) from any one of different computing oruser devices108A-C (referred to herein generally as “devices108”). In the example ofFIG. 1, three different devices are illustrated, smart phone ormobile device108A,laptop108B, andtablet108C. In other embodiments,devices108A-C may include any different computing device including but not limited to a mobile phone, laptop, desktop, server, headset, eyewear, SMART device such as smart television, wearable devices, or any Internet of Things (IOT) device.
• The various devices108 available to users106 to login toINS102 may each include different computing, memory, processing, screen size, resolution, or other capabilities. For example,laptop108B may include greater processing power thantablet108C, whiletablet108C includes a larger screen thanmobile device108A, whilemobile device108A is more mobile (and thus more likely to be accessible to a user106) thanlaptop108B. Or, for example,mobile device108A may include one or more apps that are not available ontablet108C orlaptop108B. In another embodiment,laptop108B may have access to a mouse for interaction, which may be unavailable via eithermobile device108A ortablet108C.
• These differences in capabilities or functionality of devices108 may enable the users106 to perform different tasks depending on from which device108 the user106 is using or otherwise has available. In an embodiment,INS102 may detect the particular device108 a user106 is using to login toINS102 when generating user interface104 and provide or displayactions114 that the user106 may perform from the detected device. For example, the user interface104 may prioritize thoseactions114 that are actionable from whatever device108 the user106 is currently using to view the user interface104 overactions114 that are not actionable from the detected device108.
• In an embodiment, adevice detector124 may detect from which device108 a user106 is logging in to access an enterprise system ofINS102. Prioritizing theactions114, based on device type, via user interface104 may include changing the display order, font size, font characteristic (e.g., bold, italic, underline), font type, including device specific icons, or simply hiding or not displayingactions114 that are not actionable from a detected device108. In another embodiment, the user interface104 may include a first section foractions114 that are actionable from the detected device108, and a second section foractions114 that are actionable from one or more other devices108.
• In an embodiment, user interface104 may include one ormore affordances110. Theaffordances110 may be user interface objects displayed on user interface104 with which users106 may interact. In an embodiment,affordances110 may allow users106 to perform various actions with regard to changing what is displayed on user interface104, including modifying, updating, or selecting new data for display. In an embodiment,affordances110 may include, but are not limited to, text boxes, check boxes, sliders, radio buttons, drop down menus, selectable icons, radio buttons, drag-and-drop functionality, and interactive maps with zoom in/zoom out functionality.
• In an embodiment, theaffordances110 may correspond to or represent information ofdatabase112.Database112 may be any device or collaboration of devices configured to store and make data available to users106 viaINS102. Examples ofdatabase112 include, but are not limited to, a relational database, flat file storage, column-oriented database, cloud storage, in memory storage, and/or disk storage.
• In an embodiment, theaffordances110 may represent or correspond toaction114,KPI116, and/orasset118 information retrieved from or stored indatabase112.Action114 may include actions or tasks that are assigned to or that can be performed by one or more users106.KPI116 may be a performance metric that is used to measure the user's performance and/or the performance of the organization, team, or project on which a particular user106 is working. Different users106 may seedifferent KPIs116 andactions114, even when working in the same organization or on the same project.
• In an embodiment,action114 may be related toKPI116. For example,action114 may include ascore120 that changes a value ofKPI116 when theaction114 is performed or marked as completed.Asset118 may be a physical asset or geographic location that is associated with both theKPI116 and one ormore actions114. In an embodiment, theaction114 may be performed on theasset118 directly thus improving aKPI116, or may directed to improving aKPI116 associated with theasset118. For example,action114 may indicate that an oil filter needs to be changed in aparticular vehicle118 to improve themaintenance KPI116 associated with the vehicle.
• In an embodiment, a user106 may be a building supervisor who may view abuilding efficiency KPI116, via user interface104, for a particularRobinson building asset118. The building efficiency metric may indicate how efficiently (in terms of energy usage) a particular building is operating.
• Both thebuilding efficiency KPI116 and theRobinson building asset118 may be represented bydifferent affordances110 within user interface104. User interface104 may also include one ormore affordances110 representing a task oraction114 related to thebuilding efficiency KPI116 and theRobinson building asset118. For example,action114 may be “change radiator,” which may refer to a radiator (which could be another asset118) within theRobinson building asset118 that needs to be changed because it is inefficient, defective, or broken.
• In an embodiment, theaction114 may be a one-time or recurring maintenance action for maintaining some company equipment orasset118. For example, for acompany vehicle asset118, a recurring “change oil”action114 may be scheduled to appear for a user106 every 3 months. Missing thechange oil action114, could result in costing the company thousands of dollars extra in engine repair costs. Or, for example, a driver (user106) may have reported a flat tire, and a one time, “change tire”action114 may be generated for a mechanic (user106). Missing thischange tire action114 may cost the company in lost productivity and missed customer deliveries or appointment.
• In an embodiment, thebuilding efficiency KPI116 may be related to the Robinson building as a whole, a particular wing or floor within the Robinson building, or may be a cumulative efficiency measure for multiple buildings within a specific geographic area including the Robinson building. Or, for example, interface104 may includedifferent KPIs116 for these different variations of efficiency measurement.
• In an embodiment, theaction114 may include or be associated with ascore120.Score120 may be an indicator of how impactful theaction114 will be in changing the value of arelated KPI116. In an embodiment, thescore120 may be expressed as a numeric or percentage change of aKPI116, or a new numeric or non-numeric value ofKPI116. For example,KPI116 for a user's performance may be a letter grade “C”.Score120 for aparticular action114 may indicate the new grade forKPI116 will be “B” or “+1 one letter grade”.
• In an embodiment,KPI116 may include or be associated with atarget117.Target117 may be a desired value ofKPI116, which may be less or greater than the present value ofKPI116. For example, a sales manager may have a presentsales revenue KPI116 of $118M. However, thetarget117 for thesales revenue KPI118 may be $153M.
• When logging in to the user interface104, the sales manager can see that the currentsales revenue KPI118 is below thetarget sales revenue117, and may want to perform one ormore actions114 to close this gap, which may increase both the sales manager's performance and the company's profitability. Thescore120 for theactions114 in this example, may indicate how much the sales revenue is projected to increase (in percentage or dollar value) by performing thevarious actions114. This may put the sales manager in an advantageous position when deciding whatactions114 to focus his and/or his team's time and/or resources.
• Or for example, a maintenance supervisor can see thehealthy score KPIs118 forvarious company assets118 the supervisor is responsible for maintaining. Thehealthy score KPIs118 may include a buildings KPI, a vehicles KPI, and a computing equipment KPI. EachKPI118 may includevarious actions114 withvarious scores120 which can help the maintenance supervisor determine where to deploy company resources. In an embodiment, score120 may indicate a potential cost to the company if the action is not performed.
• For example, two different vehicles may both include “change oil”actions114. However, a first vehicle may be 1000 miles beyond itstarget mileage117 when its oil was to be changed, while the second vehicle is 500 miles beyond itstarget mileage117. Thescore120 for the “change oil”action114 may be “5” while thescore120 for the second vehicle may be “3”. From this, the maintenance supervisor may know to prioritize changing the oil on the first vehicle over changing oil on the second vehicle.
• In continuing the building efficiency example above, a building manager106 may see via user interface104 that thebuilding efficiency KPI116 for aparticular building asset118 may be 82%, and thetarget117 may be 84%. The “change radiator”action114 may indicate ascore120 of +3%, while a “change water filter”action114 indicates ascore120 of +1%.
• Having this information available via interface104, may allow the building manager user106 to make an informed decision on how to prioritizevarious actions114 or determine whichactions114 would be most impactful in increasingKPI116 as indicated byscore120. From user interface104, the building manager106 may prioritize changing the radiator over changing the water filter at this time because it has a greater score120 (i.e., more impact on the KPI116) and will also increase theKPI116 beyond the threshold, goal, ortarget117.
• In an embodiment,action114 may include or be associated with adevice ID122.Device ID122 may indicate which device(s) or capabilities may be required to perform thecorresponding action114. In an embodiment,different actions114 may require particular computing functionality, capabilities, or applications that may be accessible from some devices108, but not other devices108. For example,action114 may be “recompile program.” In an embodiment, neithertablet108C normobile device108A may have the computing power necessary to recompile of the program, and sodevice ID122 may indicate laptop, desktop, and server. In another embodiment,device ID122 may indicate minimum memory or local data storage requirements for a device108. In an embodiment,device detector124 may determine whether the detected device satisfies thedevice ID122 requirements, such as memory size.
• Or for example,device ID122 may indicate a minimum required screen size to perform theaction114. As such, theaction114 may indicate that the action is only actionable fromtablet108C orlaptop108B, both of which meet the screen size requirements specified bydevice ID122. In another embodiment,device ID122 may indicate that the device108 the user is using has access to a specified program, app, or application, or has the app previously installed.
• As noted above, adevice detector124 may detect from which device108 a user106 is logging in to access an enterprise system ofINS102. In an embodiment,INS102 may compare the device identified or detected bydevice detector124 to thedevice IDs122 fordifferent actions114 to determine which action(s)114 the user106 logging in from the detected device can perform on the detected device108. This detection may enableINS102 to provide a customized user interface104 prioritizing thoseactions114 that can be performed from the detected device108. This simplifies the decision making by the user106, when determining whichaction114 to perform, by allowing the user106 to determine which task(s) oractions114 are actionable from their current device108.
• In an embodiment, ifdevice detector124 detects thatuser106A logs in frommobile device108A,INS102 may prioritize those actions that can be performed frommobile device108A over actions that require functionality oflaptop108B to be performed, as indicated bydevice ID122 for theactions114. In an embodiment, the prioritization may include displaying themobile device actions114 and displaying link orother affordance110 on user interface104 allowing the user106 to viewactions114 that are only actionable from other devices108 (other than the mobile device108 which was detected). In an embodiment, theaffordance110 may indicate what device may be required or the required capabilities to perform theother device actions114. For example, user interface104 may include an affordance indicating for a particular action that the screen size of the mobile device104 is too small.
• In another embodiment, setting the priority ofactions114 based on device type may include making device-detected actions114 (for which the detected device108 satisfies device ID122) selectable as affordances110 (that enable a user106 to see more details about theaction114 and/or mark it as complete from the detected device108), and display the other non-actionable actions114 (for which the detected device108 does not meet thedevice ID112 criteria) as plain text, orun-selectable affordances110.
• In an embodiment, user interface104 may display both device-detectedactions114 andnon-actionable actions114. Then, for example, if a user106 selects anon-actionable action114, the user interface104 may display anotification126 indicating the currently detected device108 lacks the capabilities ofdevice ID122 required to perform the action. Or, for example, thenotification126 may direct the user106 to login through thelaptop108B or another device108 that can be used to perform theaction114 and that satisfies thedevice ID122.
• In another embodiment,INS102 may also recommend, in response to thenon-actionable action114 selection, a different device-detectedaction114 that is actionable that the user106 could be perform. The different device-detectedaction114 may be directed to increasing thesame KPI116 or thesame asset118 as the selectednon-actionable action114. Or, the different device-detectedaction114 may be selected because it has ascore120 that is similar to the score of the selectednon-actionable action114.
• In an embodiment, after the user selection of thenon-actionable action114, the user interface104 may change the appearance of thenon-actionable action114 to indicate that theaction114 has been selected and the user has been notified that it is not actionable. For example, the text size may be reduced, the font style may be changed to a different font or italicized, or theaction114 may be hidden or no longer displayed.
• In an embodiment, user interface104 may also distinguish betweennon-actionable actions114 and device-detectedactions114 by varying the placement or ordering of the actions114 (e.g., higher priority or device-detectedactions114 appearing on top or on the right side), font size, font type, color, or including various icons that correspond to thedevice ID122 for theactions114.
• In continuing the example above,action114 may indicate that a program needs to be recompiled. Ifdevice detector124 detects that that user106 logged in throughmobile device108A, the “recompile program”action114 may not appear on user interface104 for the user106 since therecompile program action114 cannot be performed frommobile device108A because it does not satisfy thedevice ID122 for therecompile program action114. In another embodiment, therecompile program action114 may be appear with a lower priority relative to other items oractions114 actionable frommobile device108A, or a visual indicator indicating a laptop or greater computing capacity is required.
• In an embodiment, when a first set ofactions114 are actionable from anydevice108A-C, and a second, smaller set of actions are only actionable from a specific device108 with a specific set of capabilities, whendevice detector124 detects that the specific device108 is being used by a user106,INS102 may prioritize the second, smaller set of actions over the larger first set ofactions114. For example, if the user106 logs in fromlaptop108B, therecompile program action114 may be given a higher priority relative to a “send email to client X”action114 that may be performed from any device108.
• Notification126 may be an alert, message, email, voicemail, pop-up, or other electronic communication provided to one or more accounts or devices108 associated with a particular user106 indicating an action update. The action update may include an indication that an action has been performed by another user106, an action deadline is coming up, or that a new, urgent, orhigh priority action114 has been assigned to the user106 receiving thenotification126. In another embodiment, the action update may indicate that atarget117 has been changed, or anew KPI116 value has been calculated (e.g., based on the completion of one or more actions114).
• In an embodiment, thenotification126 may be device specific depending on thedevice ID122 of anaction114. For example,user106A may assign anew action114 touser106B to perform. Thenew action114 may only be actionable from eithertablet108C or a desktop computer (not shown). Thenotification126 of thenew action114 may be sent to the user via email. And whenuser108B logs in usingtablet108C, the user1086B may see thenew action114. However, thenotification126 may not be sent via text message because it not actionable frommobile device108A.
• In another embodiment, when the action is assigned touser106B,device detector124 may determine which device(s)108user106B are logged in toINS102. If, theuser106B has amobile phone108A and atablet108C, both of which connected toINS102, the user interface104 oftablet108C may display thenew action notification126, while not notification is sent tomobile device108A.
• If thenew action114 is only actionable from the desktop computer. Thennotification126 may be sent to any or all devices108 with an indication that thenew action114 requires desktop access or capabilities and has been assigned byuser106A touser106B.
• In an embodiment, an organization (org)chart128 may provide an action and/or notification hierarchy indicating the relationships between theroles130A-C ofdifferent users106A-B. In an embodiment,INS102 may useorg chart128 to determine to which accounts, users106, and/or devices108 to sendnotifications126. Theroles130A-C may indicate a position or responsibility assigned to one or more users106 within a particular organization, or across different organizations or teams working together on a particular project.
• In an embodiment, director (role130A) may set atarget117 for afuel economy KPI116 for aparticular vehicle asset118 as 26.4 miles per gallon (mpg).INS102 may transmit anotification126 tosupervisor106A (inrole130B) indicating that anew target117 has been set by the director for thefuel economy KPI116. Thenotification126 may be transmit to the supervisor's email address, sent via text message, and sent in an automated phone call.
• Thesupervisor106A may be physically located in anoffice132A location. Upon logging in toINS102 frommobile device108A, thesupervisor106A may seeaffordances110 representing theasset118,KPI116, and target117 for fuel economy.INS102 may also identify one ormore actions114 that may increase the fuel economy of thetarget vehicle asset118, whose current fuel economy KPI is only 22 mpg. Theactions114 may include purchasing and using a fuel additive, which may have an annual cost of $50, or replacing a fuel pump, which may have a one-time cost of $75, both of which may haveequal score120 of increasing theKPI116 by 5 mpg, thus surpassingtarget117.
• Thevehicle asset118 may be located in a garage or otherremote facility132B, whereengineer106B works or is located. Thesupervisor106A may then assign theaction114 of ‘change fuel pump’ to any engineer (role130C) who is located atfacility132B.INS102 may then transmit anotification126 to one ormore engineers106B atfacility132B indicating that the fuel pump of thevehicle asset118 needs to be changed.
• Whendifferent engineers106B see thenotification126, they may accept the job, which may causeINS102 to assign the action to the first engineer who responds ‘yes’. Anotification126 may then be transmit tosupervisor106A indicating whichengineer106B to which engineer106 the change fuel pump action has been assigned.
• When theengineer106B completes theaction114, theengineer106B may mark it as complete within interface104 using theirtablet108C. And in addition to receiving the completion indication fromengineer106B,INS102 may update theKPI116 of thevehicle asset118 to indicate 27 mpg, which exceeds thetarget117. Further,notifications126 of the completed job and/or updatedKPI116 may be automatically transmit to both thesupervisor106A inrole130B and the director inrole130A who set thenew target117.
• FIG. 2A illustrates anexample organization chart228 withvarious roles230A-D, according to some embodiments.Organization chart228 may display or track the relationships between and/or responsibilities ofdifferent roles230A-D within a particular organization or on a particular project. In the example illustrated,organization chart228 includes the roles ofportfolio manager230A,facility manager230B,portfolio operator230C, andservice technician230D.
• In an embodiment,organization chart228 may include the names and account or contact information (e.g., user IDs, phone number, email, IP (internet protocol) addresses, MAC (media access control) addresses, home addresses, available devices) of the various users106 assigned to eachrole230A-D.
• As illustrated, eachrole230A-D may also include a list of responsibilities. The responsibilities may enableINS102 to matchactions114 with users106 who may be able to perform those actions. For example, for a changeoil filter action114,INS102 may be able to identify roles230 with vehicle maintenance or oil change responsibilities. Or, for example, the assigning or supervisory role may be able to scroll or search to through the responsibilities of different roles or individuals, via user interface104, to determine to whom to assign the changeoil filter action114.
• In an embodiment,organization chart228 may include which projects eachrole230A-D is associated with. In another embodiment,organization chart228 may include an organization of individuals, whereby each individual may have one or more roles within the organization. In an embodiment, a particular organization may havemultiple organization charts228 based on the organization as a whole, or particular teams or projects the organization is pursuing. In another embodiment, theorganization chart228 may include members across different organizations collaborating on a particular project or goal.
• In an embodiment, theorganization chart228 may include a visual or textual indicator of the relationships between the roles230. Example relationships may include peers, supervisory-subordinate roles, supplier-client roles, teacher-student, etc. For example, the arrows illustrated at the bottom of eachrole box230A-D may indicate which role is supervisory to which other role(s).
• As illustrated,portfolio manager230A may be supervisory to thefacility manager230B,facility manager230B may be supervisory toportfolio operator230C, andportfolio operator230C may be supervisory toservice technician230D. In other embodiments,organization chart228 may be organized in a tree structure or visual arrangement depending on the relationships between theroles230A-D.
• FIG. 2B is a block diagram240 illustrating an example of howINS102 may facilitate communications and actions between thevarious roles230A-D based on theorganization chart228, according to some embodiments.
• For example, theportfolio manager230A may set a goal for the portfolio through user interface104 ofINS102. The goal may be to set anew target117 by increasing aKPI116 of aspecific building118.INS102 may determine fromorganization chart228 that thefacility manager230B is responsible for thisspecific KPI116 and/orbuilding118.INS102 may then send a message, alert, ornotification126 to the account or device(s) of thefacility manager230B.
• When thefacility manager230B logs in from their device108, they may see anew action114 regarding thenew target117 set by theportfolio manager230A. Thefacility manager230B may then set a goal for the facility or building118 throughuser interface102.
• INS102 may receive the facility goal responsive to thenotification126 and may send messages ornotifications126 to both the supervisory account of thefacility manager230B who assigned the goal (e.g., theportfolio manager230A), and the user or role responsible for thebuilding118 with which the goal is associated, theportfolio operator230C.
• ThroughINS102, theportfolio manager230A may be able to see a history ofactions114 taken or assigned to different users106 with regard to aparticular KPI116,target117, and/orasset118. For example, theportfolio manager230A may see, via user interface104, that thefacility manager230B took action or performed a task relative to thenew target117. Theportfolio operator230C may see anew action114 regarding the identifiedbuilding118.
• Theportfolio operator230C may then create a work order (action114) based on the facility or building118 goal and assign the work order to aservice technician230D through user interface104.INS102 may send anotification126 to one ormore service technicians230D at the building. The respondingservice technician230D may be responsible for fulfilling or completing the work order.
• When theservice technician230D completes the work order, he may indicate as such in user interface104.INS102 may then calculate anew KPI116 based on thescore120 of theaction114 associated with the work order, and communicate its completion to one or more supervisory accounts, including the accounts of both theportfolio manager230A andfacility manager230B. Then, for example, theportfolio manager230A will see the new updatedKPI116 for thebuilding118 based on thescore120 for the completedaction114. In an embodiment, theservice technician230D may transfer or reassign the work order to another service technician or employee, andnotifications126 may be sent to one or more supervisory accounts or roles.
• FIG. 3A illustrates an example smallscreen user interface304, according to some embodiments. In an embodiment, a user106 may receive anotification126 on the locked screen of theirmobile device108A. Thenotification126 may indicate that there is anaction114 assigned to the user106 that needs to be completed by user106. In an embodiment, thenotification126 may indicate from whichdevice108B,108C theaction114 is to be performed if theaction114 is not actionable from thedevice108A to which thenotification126 was provided. Theaction114 may be a high priority action, a recently assigned action, an action with an upcoming deadline or due date, or an a reminder set by the user106.
• In an embodiment, user106 may log in toINS102 usingmobile device108A, andINS102 may display the small screen user interface304 (e.g., as a device customized version of user interface104). As referenced above,INS102 may configure the user interface104 depending on whichdevice108A-C is detected bydevice detector124.Device detector124 may determine or categorize the screen size of a detected device108 as being either small or big.INS102 may then customize user interface104 accordingly.
• As illustrated, smallscreen user interface304 may include various modifiable or interaction basedaffordances110. For example,affordance318 indicates of whatassets118 are being displayed. As illustrated, all assets may be displayed. However in another embodiment, the user106 may select theaffordance318 and select a specific building, device, vehicle, geographic area, orother asset118 to display. A new asset selection throughaffordance318 may cause the rest of the smallscreen user interface304 to be updated as well.
• Smallscreen user interface304 may includeaffordances314A,314B representinglist actions114 in descending order based on theirrelative scores320A,320B. Thescores320A,320B may indicate a change in aKPI116 which may be specific to a user, asset, team, project, or the organization as a whole. Displaying thescores320A,320B may enable theuser106A to prioritize whichactions314A,314B to perform. The user may also select the ‘view all’ button to seemore actions114.
• In an embodiment, theactions314A,314B may be selected to be displayed based on their correspondence to a displayedKPI affordance316A,316B, selectedasset318, the identity of the user106 (“Lewis”), and/or the detected device108. For example, bothactions314A and314B may both be actionable by the user106 from the detected device108.
• As just referenced, smallscreen user interface304 may also includevarious affordances316A,316B representingdifferent KPIs116 which are impacted by the displayedactions314A,314B. For example, performingaction314B may cause a 10% increase (320B) to thefinancials KPI316A.
• FIG. 3B illustrates an example bigscreen user interface344, according to some embodiments. As noted above, in an embodiment, a user106 may receive anotification126 on the locked screen ofmobile device108A. Thenotification126 may indicate that there is anew action114 assigned to the user that can only be completed on a laptop or desktop computer with the required memory, processing capabilities, and/or screen size. As such, rather than logging in toINS102 through theirmobile device108A, user106 may log in usinglaptop108B and may be presented with bigscreen user interface344.
• Because of the larger display area, bigscreen user interface344 as viewed onlaptop108B may include more information than smallscreen user interface304 as viewed onmobile device108A. As illustrated, the same information provided in the smallscreen user interface304 may be included within the bigscreen user interface344. However bigscreen user interface344 may also include additional affordances, information, and/or functionality beyond what was provided on the smallscreen user interface304.
• For example, smallscreen user interface304 may includeaffordances316A,316B representing a set ofKPIs116, but bigscreen user interface344 may include or displayadditional affordances316C-F representingadditional KPIs116. Bigscreen user interface344 may also include a data section withadditional affordances324. Thedata section324 may include any data relevant toKPIs316A-316F and/oractions314A-C.
• In an example embodiment, thedata section324 may be sub divided into amap section324A and anadditional details section324B. Themap section324A may include various affordances (as represented by circles) that represent variousselectable assets118. As illustrated, a key or legend may provide a high level view of an asset condition. In an embodiment, the asset condition may correspond to whether one or more KPIs116 of theasset118 are below, meeting, or exceeding theirtargets117. This may give a user106 a quick way to determine whatassets118 may need the most attention (e.g., where to focus their time, resources) in terms ofactions114. The numbers inside the circles may indicate the number ofcompany assets118 located within a particular geographic region.
• Additional data section324B may provide additional details regarding the selectedKPI316A (as indicated by the bold outline).Section326 may provide the user106 with a personalhistory regarding actions114 that have been assigned to them or that they assigned to others for a modifiable time period. Example time periods include the previous week, month, year, fiscal quarter, etc. Or, for example,section326 may provide details for pending oroutstanding actions114 waiting to be completed.
• In an embodiment, if a user106 selects, modifies, or updates one of the displayed affordances,INS102 may update at least a subset of the other displayed affordances. For example, a selection of adifferent KPI316B-F may causeINS102 to retrieve new data and/or update the actions114A-C and theadditional data section324B. The new actions114A-C may correspond to the newly selected affordance for theKPIs316B-F.
• Or, for example, a user106 may select one of the circle affordances on themap324A, and may causeINS102 to update theKPIs316A-F based on the selected geographic area orasset118.INS102 may also update theactions314A-C to correspond to one of the updatedKPIs316A-F. INS102 may display information through the various affordances and provide users106 different perspectives on how to view data and make decisions, enabling them to maximize their time and resources, thus helping each user106 have their most productive day every day.
• FIG. 4A illustrates another example bigscreen user interface404, according to some embodiments. As illustrated, theuser interface404 may be displayed on alaptop108B, or other computing device connected to a screen large enough to display the provided information. In an embodiment,device detector124 may detect or categorize the screen size of adevice108A-C being used to accessINS102 and configure thecorresponding user interface102 accordingly. For example, from detecting the make and model of a particular device108,device detector124 may be able to determine the screen size for that make and model device108.
• In the example illustrated, a user106 may have selected aparticular action414 from the actions panel.INS102 may automatically highlight thecorresponding KPI416 and geographic region orasset418. For example, performingaction414 onasset418 may cause the value ofKPI416 to change by a score (130) associated with theaction414. Theuser interface404 may also include an overview of the selectedKPI416.
• In another embodiment, a user106 may have selected theKPI416, andINS102 may automatically highlight or emphasize the one ormore actions414 that that increase a value of theKPI416.INS102 may also highlight the one ormore assets418 corresponding to theKPI416 and/oractions414. If multiple actions may change the value of the selectedKPI416,INS102 may color code each action based on itsscore120, or select theaction414 with the highest score (e.g., greatest impact) on the selectedKPI416.
• The box on the map associated with selectedasset418 may include additional information regarding the selectedasset418. For example, the box may provide a current value or score of asset-specific KPIs116. The box may include any information about the selectedasset418 which may be beneficial to user, including the performance of a device. For example, the box may include air compressor readings of an air compressor in a garage taken at different moments in time. Thus the user106 can quickly see how the performance of the air compressor has changed over time. Or, for example, the box may include other actions that were recently performed or scheduled to be performed on the selectedasset418.
• FIG. 4B illustrates anexample user interface444, according to some embodiments.User interface444 provides an example of additional information that may be provided byINS102 about a selected geographic area or building (asset418 ofFIG. 4A).
• INS102 may retrieve additional data fromdatabase112 about the selected geographic region orasset418. For example, each of the three circles may provide the status of three different functional units or asset118 ((e.g., generators, fans, AC units, heaters, etc.) located in thesame building asset118. Or for example, each circle may represent data about aspecific asset118 or functional unit (such as a fan) across three different time periods. The graph at the bottom may include a performance metric about theasset118 and may include a danger, warning, or capacity line.
• Section448 may includeactions114 that have been and/or may be performed with regard to one or more of theassets118 about which information is displayed inuser interface444. In the example illustrated, the user106 may have selected aparticular action114 fromsection448 and mark the action as complete inbox446.Box446 may enable the user106 may indicate that the action has been completed, and provide any notes, details, costs, etc. about the action.INS102 may receive the completion indication frombox446 and update the related KPI(s)116 based on thescore120 of the completedaction114.INS102 may then providenotifications126 to any other users106 associated with the asset, KPI, or user performing theaction114.
• FIGS. 12A-12C illustrate example screen shots of a big screen user interface, according to some embodiments. InFIG. 12A, a user may be notified or alerted to the energy usage having exceeded a particular energy usage threshold. FromFIG. 12A, the user may see thatBelt Conveyor2405 is the highest scored or priority issue, and the user may selectBelt Conveyor2405 from the asset list. This may bring upFIG. 12B in which more details about the selected asset (Belt Conveyor2405) are displayed. The screen indicates that the asset is in a failure state.
• Item 1 on the conveyor diagram may correspond to the highest priority action item, the shipping lane spur jam. Clicking on the action item, may produce the interface ofFIG. 12C which provides the user even more details about the problem, and may even include recommendations on how to fix or resolve the problem.
• FIG. 5 illustrates anexample user interface504, according to some embodiments. As illustrated, theuser interface504 may be displayed on a SMART TV or desktop computer, or other computing device connected to a monitor or screen large enough to display the provided information.
• In theuser interface504, a user106 may view a history ofactions114 taken by one or more users106 across one or more users106, projects,assets118, and/orKPIs116. The check marks may indicate successfully completedactions114, and the X may indicate an action that was unsuccessful or has not yet been completed.
• In an embodiment, a user106 may receive a pop upnotification526 that anew action114 has been completed (which may not be reflected in the action history yet). In another embodiment,notification526 may provide additional details, such as completion details, about a selected one or more actions from the highlightedaction history box506.
• FIG. 6 is aflowchart600 illustrating example operations for displaying actions in a user interface based on key performance indicators, according to some embodiments.Method600 can be performed by processing logic that can comprise hardware (e.g., circuitry, dedicated logic, programmable logic, microcode, etc.), software (e.g., instructions executing on a processing device), or a combination thereof. It is to be appreciated that not all steps may be needed to perform the disclosure provided herein. Further, some of the steps may be performed simultaneously, or in a different order than shown inFIG. 6, as will be understood by a person of ordinary skill in the art. Without limitingmethod600,method600 is described with reference to elements inFIG. 1.
• At610, a device type of a device corresponding to an account logged in through the device is determined. For example,device detector124 may identify or detect from which type of device a user106 is accessingINS102. The devices may include amobile device108A,laptop108B,tablet108C, or any other computing or IoT device. In an embodiment, each device108 may be associated with a set of capabilities thatINS102 uses to customize an interface104. Example capabilities include screen size, memory, processor speed, bandwidth, etc.
• At620, a highest priority key performance indicator of a plurality of key performance indicators associated with the account is identified. For example, asupervisor106A may login to their account, andINS102 may identify a set ofKPIs116 associated with thesupervisor106A account. For example, the role ofsupervisor106A may be associated with a set of metrics that are used to determine how well thesupervisor106A is performing within the context of an organization or project.
• These metrics orKPIs116 may be based on a user's role, day of month, the current fiscal quarter, etc. EachKPI116 may include one ormore actions114 with scores130 that increase a value of one or more of therespective KPIs116 when completed.Example actions114 include assigningactions114 to other people, preparing project outlines, timelines or budgets, answering questions or responding to emails, publishing papers, etc.
• In an embodiment,INS102 may compute a variance betweenKPIs116 andtargets117, and assign priorities to theKPIs116 based on the variances. For example, the largest variance may be assigned the highest priority. Or, for example, the user106 may set the priority of theKPIs116.
• At630, an action associated with the highest priority key performance indicator that is actionable from the device of the determined device type is identified based on a filter of the one or more actions corresponding to the highest priority key performance indicator. For example,device detector124 may determine whethersupervisor106A is logged in frommobile device108A orlaptop108B.
• INS102 may adjust the user interface104 based on the detected device. For example,INS102 may either present a smallscreen user interface304 or a bigscreen user interface344 based on a screen size of the detected device. Further,certain actions114 may only be actionable from devices with certain computing or other capabilities.
• Thus, ifdevice detector12 detects that thesupervisor106A is logged in tolaptop108B, the laptop only actions may be provided first or with higher priority than actions that can be performed on eitherlaptop108B ormobile device108A. Similarly, ifdevice detector12 detects that thesupervisor106A is logged in tomobile device108A, the mobile device only actions may be provided first or with higher priority than actions that can be performed on eitherlaptop108B ormobile device108A.
• At640, the action is provided for display on a user interface on the device. For example, when logging in toINS102, thesupervisor106A may be presented withactions114 that are configured specifically for thesupervisor106A. Theactions114 may be sorted or presented based on a highest value KPI116 (where different KPIs have a different impact on an overall score or performance of thesupervisor106A), ahighest score120 in terms of the impact of theaction114 on one or more of theKPIs116, and/or the type of device108 thesupervisor106A is detected as being logged in from.
• FIG. 7 is aflowchart700 illustrating example operations for providing notifications to a user that has been assigned to the user, according to some embodiments.Method700 can be performed by processing logic that can comprise hardware (e.g., circuitry, dedicated logic, programmable logic, microcode, etc.), software (e.g., instructions executing on a processing device), or a combination thereof. It is to be appreciated that not all steps may be needed to perform the disclosure provided herein. Further, some of the steps may be performed simultaneously, or in a different order than shown inFIG. 7, as will be understood by a person of ordinary skill in the art. Without limitingmethod700,method700 is described with reference to elements inFIG. 1.
• At710, it is determined that an action was received from a first user account of a system. For example,INS102 may receive anaction114 from asupervisor106A. Theaction114 may have been received responsive to determination that aparticular KPI116 is below a desiredthreshold117.
• At720, the action is assigned to a second user account also associated with the key performance indicator. For example, INS106 may determine fromorganization chart128 thatrole130B of anengineer106B is responsible for performing theaction114 input bysupervisor106A. INS106 may then assign theaction114 to an account ofengineer106B, and may send anotification126 tosupervisor106A indicating to whom theaction114 was assigned.
• At730, a notification is generated for display on a computing device associated with the second user account indicating that the action has been assigned the second user account from the first user account. For example,INS126 may generate anotification126 which is transmit to the mobile phone number, email address, chat or social media handle, or other account ofengineer106B. Thenotification126 may informengineer106B of thenew action114 that has been assigned toengineer106B.
• FIG. 8 is aflowchart800 illustrating example operations for providing a notification to a mobile device for those actions that can be performed using the mobile device, according to some embodiments.Method800 can be performed by processing logic that can comprise hardware (e.g., circuitry, dedicated logic, programmable logic, microcode, etc.), software (e.g., instructions executing on a processing device), or a combination thereof. It is to be appreciated that not all steps may be needed to perform the disclosure provided herein. Further, some of the steps may be performed simultaneously, or in a different order than shown inFIG. 8, as will be understood by a person of ordinary skill in the art. Without limitingmethod800,method800 is described with reference to elements inFIG. 1.
• At810, a plurality of actions associated with a user account are determined, the plurality of actions corresponding to one or more key performance indicators associated with the user account. For example,INS102 may determinedifferent actions114 that are associated with an account forsupervisor106A. Theactions114 may include, for example, performing a task, assigning a task, creating a report, changing a filter, etc. Each of theactions114 may include ascore120 that indicates the impact of performing or completing theaction114 on aKPI116. TheKPI116 may be any personal performance or asset performance metric, such as efficiency, healthy building score, and reliability.
• At820, a user interface is provided to a mobile device associated with the user account, the user interface comprising a portion configured to display one or more of the plurality of actions on the mobile device. For example, user interface104 may be generated for and displayed onmobile device108A.FIG. 3A illustrates an example of a smallscreen user interface304 includingactions314A,314B.
• At830, a first subset of the plurality of actions actionable from the mobile device associated with the user account, and a second subset of the plurality of actions actionable from the another device associated with the user account are identified. For example,INS102 may identifyactions114 that can be performed frommobile device108A and notlaptop108B,actions114 that can be performed fromlaptop108B and notmobile device108A, andactions114 that can be performed by eithermobile device108A orlaptop108B. As another example,FIG. 3B includes action314C which may only be actionable fromlaptop108B and notmobile device108A.
• At840, the first subset of the plurality of actions are provided to the user interface on the mobile device. For example, smallscreen user interface304 ofFIG. 3A includesactions314A and314B.
• At850, an indication that the action was performed is receiving from via the user interface on the mobile device. For example, as illustrated inFIG. 4B,box446 may be an indication from a user106 that an action was performed. While theinterface444 is illustrated on alaptop device108B,INS102 may generate a version of the interface for themobile device108A where a user can indicate when an action is completed. Or, for example, inFIG. 2B, when the work order is completed byservice technician230D, theservice technician230C may dismiss the notification, send an email, or mark a check box on user interface104 indicating the work order was completed.
• At860, a key performance indicator of the one or more key performance indicators corresponding to the action that was indicated as being performed is identified. For example, inFIG. 3B, when anaction314A-C is completed, the corresponding KPI(s)316A-F may be identified.
• At870, a value of the identified key performance indicator is updated. For example, a score120 of the completed action114 may be applied to an existing value of a KPI116 to compute a new KIP116 score. InFIG. 3A, if action314B is completed, the financials KPI316A may increase 10%. As such, the new financials KPI316 may be $45M+$4.5M=$49.5M. In an embodiment,

  
• At880, the updated value is provided to the user interface on the mobile device. For example, inFIG. 3A, ifaction314B is completed, thefinancials KPI316A may increase 10%. As illustrated inFIG. 3B, the new financials KPI316 may be $45M+$4.5M=$49.5M. In an embodiment, the updatedKPI116 score may be provided via anotification126 to one or more users106 associated with the updated KPI116 (as determined based on organization chart128).
• FIG. 9 is aflowchart900 illustrating example operations for providing a notification to a mobile device directing a user to another device to take an action, according to some embodiments.Method900 can be performed by processing logic that can comprise hardware (e.g., circuitry, dedicated logic, programmable logic, microcode, etc.), software (e.g., instructions executing on a processing device), or a combination thereof. It is to be appreciated that not all steps may be needed to perform the disclosure provided herein. Further, some of the steps may be performed simultaneously, or in a different order than shown inFIG. 9, as will be understood by a person of ordinary skill in the art. Without limitingmethod900,method900 is described with reference to elements inFIG. 1.
• At910, a user interface is displayed on a mobile device, the user interface including a plurality of actions corresponding to a key performance indicator, the plurality of actions including one or more actions that are actionable from the mobile device and one or more actions that are actionable from a different user device. For example,INS102 may display user interface104 onmobile device108A as a smallscreen user interface304. The user interface104 may includeaffordances110 representingactions114 that are actionable from any number of devices108, including but not limited tomobile device108A andlaptop108B. Theactions114 may have scores130 that impactparticular KPIs116.Example actions114 include changing a filter, assigning task, and checking the temperature on a thermostat.
• At920, a first one of the displayed actions that require one or more capabilities of the different user device is identified based on one or more restrictions of the mobile device relative to the different user device, the different user device including the one or more capabilities for performing the first one of the displayed actions. For example,device detector124 may detect a device108 a user106 uses to login toINS102. In an embodiment, eachaction114 may have adevice ID112 that indicates any special computing requirements to perform the action.Example device IDs112 include a particular screen size, style of interaction (e.g., keyboard, mouse, touchscreen, stylus, headset, microphone, etc.), memory requirements, or processing speed.
• At930, a notification that the first one of the displayed actions requires the one or more capabilities that are inaccessible from the mobile device based on the one or more restrictions is displayed. For example,device detector124 may determine thatuser106A has logged in throughmobile device108A. However one or more of theactions114 displayed on user interface104 may require the computing capabilities oflaptop108B. As such,INS102 may provide a visual indicator, such as changing the font or including an icon with regard to theaffordances110 representing themobile device actions114 indicating that those actions require the capabilities of thelaptop108B.
• FIG. 10 is aflowchart1000 illustrating example operations for providing an interaction and notification system (INS)102, according to some embodiments.Method1000 can be performed by processing logic that can comprise hardware (e.g., circuitry, dedicated logic, programmable logic, microcode, etc.), software (e.g., instructions executing on a processing device), or a combination thereof. It is to be appreciated that not all steps may be needed to perform the disclosure provided herein. Further, some of the steps may be performed simultaneously, or in a different order than shown inFIG. 10, as will be understood by a person of ordinary skill in the art. Without limitingmethod1000,method1000 is described with reference to elements inFIG. 1.
• At1010, a first set of affordances representing one or more geographies are displayed on a user interface, the user interface displaying the first set of affordances concurrently with a second set of affordances representing one or more key performance indicators associated with the one or more geographies. For example, the bigscreen user interface344 ofFIG. 3B includes various geographies inmap section324A ofdata section324. The affordances representing the geographies, as indicated by the circles, are displayed concurrently and in a non-overlapping manner with affordances representingvarious KPIs316A-F.
• At1020, a user interaction associated with the first set of affordances is received, the user interaction comprising a modification of the one or more geographies. For example, inFIG. 3B, a user106 may zoom in or zoom out on themap324A, select one of the circular affordances, search for a particular vehicle, building, state, city, country, or region, etc.
• At1030, it is determined that one or more new key performance indicators correspond to the modification of the one or more geographies. For example, a user106 may select the affordance corresponding tocircle23.INS102 may identify, fromdatabase112, a new set ofKPIs116 corresponding to selected geographic affordance.
• At1040, the second set of affordances to include the one more new key performance indicators is updated. For example,INS102 may update theKPIs316A-F displayed in bigscreen user interface344 corresponding to selection or modification of a geographic affordance insection324A.
• At1050, the updated second set of affordances corresponding to the determined one or more new key performance indicators on the user interface are displayed concurrently with the first set of affordances. For example,INS102 may display the updatedKPIs316A-F which a more detailed view of the geographic region corresponding to affordance23 within themap section324A.INS102 may also update theactions314A-C in accordance with thenew KPIs316A-F. In an embodiment, the number ofKPIs316A-F and/oractions314A-C may vary based on the selection or modification of data or geographic affordance fromsection324 relative to the number ofKPIs316A-F and/oractions314A-C prior to the selection or modification.
• Various embodiments may be implemented, for example, using one or more well-known computer systems, such ascomputer system1100 shown inFIG. 11. One ormore computer systems1100 may be used, for example, to implement any of the embodiments discussed herein, as well as combinations and sub-combinations thereof.
• Computer system1100 may include one or more processors (also called central processing units, or CPUs), such as aprocessor1104.Processor1104 may be connected to a communication infrastructure or bus1106.
• Computer system1100 may also include customer input/output device(s)1103, such as monitors, keyboards, pointing devices, etc., which may communicate with communication infrastructure1106 through customer input/output interface(s)1102.
• One or more ofprocessors1104 may be a graphics processing unit (GPU). In an embodiment, a GPU may be a processor that is a specialized electronic circuit designed to process mathematically intensive applications. The GPU may have a parallel structure that is efficient for parallel processing of large blocks of data, such as mathematically intensive data common to computer graphics applications, images, videos, etc.
• Computer system1100 may also include a main orprimary memory1108, such as random access memory (RAM).Main memory1108 may include one or more levels of cache.Main memory1108 may have stored therein control logic (i.e., computer software) and/or data.
• Computer system1100 may also include one or more secondary storage devices ormemory1110.Secondary memory1110 may include, for example, ahard disk drive1112 and/or a removable storage device or drive1114.Removable storage drive1114 may be a floppy disk drive, a magnetic tape drive, a compact disk drive, an optical storage device, tape backup device, and/or any other storage device/drive.
• Removable storage drive1114 may interact with aremovable storage unit1118.Removable storage unit1118 may include a computer usable or readable storage device having stored thereon computer software (control logic) and/or data.Removable storage unit1118 may be a floppy disk, magnetic tape, compact disk, DVD, optical storage disk, and/any other computer data storage device.Removable storage drive1114 may read from and/or write toremovable storage unit1118.
• Secondary memory1110 may include other means, devices, components, instrumentalities or other approaches for allowing computer programs and/or other instructions and/or data to be accessed bycomputer system1100. Such means, devices, components, instrumentalities or other approaches may include, for example, aremovable storage unit1122 and aninterface1120. Examples of theremovable storage unit1122 and theinterface1120 may include a program cartridge and cartridge interface (such as that found in video game devices), a removable memory chip (such as an EPROM or PROM) and associated socket, a memory stick and USB port, a memory card and associated memory card slot, and/or any other removable storage unit and associated interface.
• Computer system1100 may further include a communication ornetwork interface1124.Communication interface1124 may enablecomputer system1100 to communicate and interact with any combination of external devices, external networks, external entities, etc. (individually and collectively referenced by reference number1128). For example,communication interface1124 may allowcomputer system1100 to communicate with external or remote devices1128 overcommunications path1126, which may be wired and/or wireless (or a combination thereof), and which may include any combination of LANs, WANs, the Internet, etc. Control logic and/or data may be transmitted to and fromcomputer system1100 viacommunication path1126.
• Computer system1100 may also be any of a personal digital assistant (PDA), desktop workstation, laptop or notebook computer, netbook, tablet, smart phone, smart watch or other wearable, appliance, part of the Internet-of-Things, and/or embedded system, to name a few non-limiting examples, or any combination thereof.
• Computer system1100 may be a client or server, accessing or hosting any applications and/or data through any delivery paradigm, including but not limited to remote or distributed cloud computing solutions; local or on-premises software (“on-premise” cloud-based solutions); “as a service” models (e.g., content as a service (CaaS), digital content as a service (DCaaS), software as a service (SaaS), managed software as a service (MSaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), desktop as a service (DaaS), framework as a service (FaaS), backend as a service (BaaS), mobile backend as a service (MBaaS), infrastructure as a service (IaaS), etc.); and/or a hybrid model including any combination of the foregoing examples or other services or delivery paradigms.
• Any applicable data structures, file formats, and schemas incomputer system1100 may be derived from standards including but not limited to JavaScript Object Notation (JSON), Extensible Markup Language (XML), Yet Another Markup Language (YAML), Extensible Hypertext Markup Language (XHTML), Wireless Markup Language (WML), MessagePack, XML User Interface Language (XUL), or any other functionally similar representations alone or in combination. Alternatively, proprietary data structures, formats or schemas may be used, either exclusively or in combination with known or open standards.
• In some embodiments, a tangible, non-transitory apparatus or article of manufacture comprising a tangible, non-transitory computer useable or readable medium having control logic (software) stored thereon may also be referred to herein as a computer program product or program storage device. This includes, but is not limited to,computer system1100,main memory1108,secondary memory1110, andremovable storage units1118 and1122, as well as tangible articles of manufacture embodying any combination of the foregoing. Such control logic, when executed by one or more data processing devices (such as computer system1100), may cause such data processing devices to operate as described herein.
• Based on the teachings contained in this disclosure, it will be apparent to persons skilled in the relevant art(s) how to make and use embodiments of this disclosure using data processing devices, computer systems and/or computer architectures other than that shown inFIG. 11. In particular, embodiments can operate with software, hardware, and/or operating system implementations other than those described herein.
• It is to be appreciated that the Detailed Description section, and not any other section, is intended to be used to interpret the claims. Other sections can set forth one or more but not all exemplary embodiments as contemplated by the inventor(s), and thus, are not intended to limit this disclosure or the appended claims in any way.
• While this disclosure describes exemplary embodiments for exemplary fields and applications, it should be understood that the disclosure is not limited thereto. Other embodiments and modifications thereto are possible, and are within the scope and spirit of this disclosure. For example, and without limiting the generality of this paragraph, embodiments are not limited to the software, hardware, firmware, and/or entities illustrated in the figures and/or described herein. Further, embodiments (whether or not explicitly described herein) have significant utility to fields and applications beyond the examples described herein.
• Embodiments have been described herein with the aid of functional building blocks illustrating the implementation of specified functions and relationships thereof. The boundaries of these functional building blocks have been arbitrarily defined herein for the convenience of the description. Alternate boundaries can be defined as long as the specified functions and relationships (or equivalents thereof) are appropriately performed. Also, alternative embodiments can perform functional blocks, steps, operations, methods, etc. using orderings different than those described herein.
• References herein to “one embodiment,” “an embodiment,” “an example embodiment,” or similar phrases, indicate that the embodiment described can include a particular feature, structure, or characteristic, but every embodiment can not necessarily include the particular feature, structure, or characteristic. Moreover, such phrases are not necessarily referring to the same embodiment. Further, when a particular feature, structure, or characteristic is described in connection with an embodiment, it would be within the knowledge of persons skilled in the relevant art(s) to incorporate such feature, structure, or characteristic into other embodiments whether or not explicitly mentioned or described herein. Additionally, some embodiments can be described using the expression “coupled” and “connected” along with their derivatives. These terms are not necessarily intended as synonyms for each other. For example, some embodiments can be described using the terms “connected” and/or “coupled” to indicate that two or more elements are in direct physical or electrical contact with each other. The term “coupled,” however, can also mean that two or more elements are not in direct contact with each other, but yet still co-operate or interact with each other.
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Claims (20)

What is claimed is:

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

displaying on a user interface a first set of affordances representing one or more geographies, the user interface displaying the first set of affordances concurrently with a second set of affordances representing one or more key performance indicators associated with the one or more geographies;

receiving a modification of a value associated with one of the first set of affordances representing the one or more geographies or the second set of affordances representing the one or more key performance indicators;

determining an update to the first set of affordances representing the one or more geographies or the second set of affordances representing the one or more key performance indicators based on the modification; and

updating at least one of the first set of affordances representing the one or more geographies or the second set of affordances representing the one or more key performance indicators display on the user interface based the determined update.

2. The method ofclaim 1, wherein the receiving the modification comprises:

determining whether the modification corresponds to one of a zoom in or zoom out modification to a select one of the one or more geographies; and

in accordance with the determination that the modification corresponds to one of a zoom in or zoom out modification to the select one of the one or more geographies, identifying the one or more new key performance indicators that correspond to the select one of the one or more geographies associated with the zoom in or zoom out modification.

3. The method ofclaim 1, further comprising:

determining whether one more actions correspond to the one or more new key performance indicators; and

in accordance with the determination that one more actions correspond to the one or more new key performance indicators, displaying a third set of affordances representing the one or more actions.

4. The method ofclaim 3, further comprising:

displaying a score for each of the one or more actions concurrently with the third set of affordances, the score indicating an increase in a value of one of the one or more new key performance indicators that occurs upon a completion of each of the one or more actions.

5. The method ofclaim 4, further comprising:

determining the completion of a select one of the one or more actions;

identifying one of the key performance indicators that has an initial value that is impacted by the completion of the select action;

calculating a new value for the identified one of the key performance indicators based on the score associated with the select action determined to be completed; and

displaying the new value for the identified key performance indicators on the user interface, the new value replacing the initial value.

6. The method ofclaim 3, further comprising:

detecting that the modification is received from a first computing device associated with a user account, the user account being associated with both the first computing device and a second computing device;

identifying a first set of the one more actions that are actionable from the first computing device;

identifying a second set of the one more actions that are actionable from the second computing device, wherein the first set of actions and the second set of actions include one or more differences; and

displaying the first set of one or more actions as represented by the third set of affordances.

7. The method ofclaim 6, further comprising:

displaying the second set of actions on the user interface concurrently with the third set of affordances representing the first set of actions.

8. A system, comprising:

a memory; and

at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to perform operations comprising:

displaying on a user interface a first set of affordances representing one or more geographies, the user interface displaying the first set of affordances concurrently with a second set of affordances representing one or more key performance indicators associated with the one or more geographies;

receiving a modification of a value associated with one of the first set of affordances representing the one or more geographies or the second set of affordances representing the one or more key performance indicators;

determining an update to the first set of affordances representing the one or more geographies or the second set of affordances representing the one or more key performance indicators based on the modification; and

updating at least one of the first set of affordances representing the one or more geographies or the second set of affordances representing the one or more key performance indicators display on the user interface based the determined update.

9. The system ofclaim 8, wherein the receiving the modification comprises:

determining whether the modification corresponds to one of a zoom in or zoom out modification to a select one of the one or more geographies; and

in accordance with the determination that the modification corresponds to one of a zoom in or zoom out modification to the select one of the one or more geographies, identifying the one or more new key performance indicators that correspond to the select one of the one or more geographies associated with the zoom in or zoom out modification.

10. The system ofclaim 8, the operations further comprising:

determining whether one more actions correspond to the one or more new key performance indicators; and

in accordance with the determination that one more actions correspond to the one or more new key performance indicators, displaying a third set of affordances representing the one or more actions.

11. The system ofclaim 10, the operations further comprising:

displaying a score for each of the one or more actions concurrently with the third set of affordances, the score indicating an increase in a value of one of the one or more new key performance indicators that occurs upon a completion of each of the one or more actions.

12. The system ofclaim 11, the operations further comprising:

determining the completion of a select one of the one or more actions;

identifying one of the key performance indicators that has an initial value that is impacted by the completion of the select action;

calculating a new value for the identified one of the key performance indicators based on the score associated with the select action determined to be completed; and

displaying the new value for the identified key performance indicators on the user interface, the new value replacing the initial value.

13. The system ofclaim 10, the operations further comprising:

detecting that the modification is received from a first computing device associated with a user account, the user account being associated with both the first computing device and a second computing device;

identifying a first set of the one more actions that are actionable from the first computing device;

identifying a second set of the one more actions that are actionable from the second computing device, wherein the first set of actions and the second set of actions include one or more differences; and

displaying the first set of one or more actions as represented by the third set of affordances.

14. The system ofclaim 13, the operations further comprising:

displaying the second set of actions on the user interface concurrently with the third set of affordances representing the first set of actions.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by at least one computing device, cause the at least one computing device to perform operations comprising:

displaying on a user interface a first set of affordances representing one or more geographies, the user interface displaying the first set of affordances concurrently with a second set of affordances representing one or more key performance indicators associated with the one or more geographies;

receiving a modification of a value associated with one of the first set of affordances representing the one or more geographies or the second set of affordances representing the one or more key performance indicators;

determining an update to the first set of affordances representing the one or more geographies or the second set of affordances representing the one or more key performance indicators based on the modification; and

updating at least one of the first set of affordances representing the one or more geographies or the second set of affordances representing the one or more key performance indicators display on the user interface based the determined update.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium ofclaim 15, wherein the receiving the modification comprises:

determining whether the modification corresponds to one of a zoom in or zoom out modification to a select one of the one or more geographies; and

in accordance with the determination that the modification corresponds to one of a zoom in or zoom out modification to the select one of the one or more geographies, identifying the one or more new key performance indicators that correspond to the select one of the one or more geographies associated with the zoom in or zoom out modification.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium ofclaim 15, the operations further comprising:

determining whether one more actions correspond to the one or more new key performance indicators; and

in accordance with the determination that one more actions correspond to the one or more new key performance indicators, displaying a third set of affordances representing the one or more actions.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium ofclaim 17, the operations further comprising:

displaying a score for each of the one or more actions concurrently with the third set of affordances, the score indicating an increase in a value of one of the one or more new key performance indicators that occurs upon a completion of each of the one or more actions.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium ofclaim 18, the operations further comprising:

determining the completion of a select one of the one or more actions;

identifying one of the key performance indicators that has an initial value that is impacted by the completion of the select action;

calculating a new value for the identified one of the key performance indicators based on the score associated with the select action determined to be completed; and

displaying the new value for the identified key performance indicators on the user interface, the new value replacing the initial value.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium ofclaim 17, the operations further comprising:

detecting that the modification is received from a first computing device associated with a user account, the user account being associated with both the first computing device and a second computing device;

identifying a first set of the one more actions that are actionable from the first computing device;

identifying a second set of the one more actions that are actionable from the second computing device, wherein the first set of actions and the second set of actions include one or more differences; and

displaying the first set of one or more actions as represented by the third set of affordances.

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