Ideation virtual assistant tools

Abstract

An intelligence-driven virtual assistant for automated documentation of new ideas is provided. During a brainstorming session, one or more user participants may discuss and identify one or more ideas. Such ideas may be tracked, catalogued, analyzed, developed, and further expanded upon through use of an intelligence-driven virtual assistant. Such virtual assistant may capture user input data embodying one or more new ideas and intelligently process the same in accordance with creativity tool workflows. Such workflows may further guide development andexpansion upon a given idea, while continuing to challenge ideas, provide opportunities to collaborate, and optimize scheduling of ideation sessions for efficiency, while continuing to document, analyze, and identify further aspects to develop and expand.

What is claimed: 
     
         1 . A method for ideation management, the method comprising:
 storing an idea database in memory, the idea database storing one or more idea recordings;   detecting audio data indicating one or more keywords spoken by a user, the audio data polled from a microphone via a virtual assistant device; and   executing instructions stored in memory, wherein execution of the instructions by a processor:
 queries the idea database for one or more idea recordings that have not been reviewed; 
 provides at least one of the idea recordings to the virtual assistant device for dictation; 
 queries the user regarding whether the provided idea recording needs additional information; and 
 updates a status of the provided idea recording at the idea database to reflect a need for the additional information. 
   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising;
 sending an alert based on the status update reflecting the need for the additional information; and   retrieving one or more questions from the idea database to further query the user via the virtual assistant device.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein one or more of a comprehension engine, a natural language processing engine, and a machine learning engine is used to extract the one or more keywords. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 receiving a plurality of terms via the virtual assistant device;   incorporating the plurality of terms into a preprogrammed story that requires blanks to be filled in order to be completed, wherein the terms are incorporated to fill in the blanks of the preprogrammed story; and   reciting the story via the virtual assistant device.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 querying the idea database to populate a list of new idea recordings that have less than a threshold number of previously completed surveys and that has not already been reviewed.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , further comprising:
 storing a survey database in memory, the survey database including one or more preprogrammed survey questions and responses to each question for each idea recording stored at the idea database; and   executing the instructions stored in memory, wherein execution of the instructions by the processor:
 randomly selects a new idea recording from the list, wherein the selected idea recording is sent via the virtual assistant device; 
 polls a survey database for the preprogrammed survey questions; 
 sends a question from the survey database via the virtual assistant device; and 
 stores a reply to the question in the survey database, 
   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , further comprising:
 updating the idea database with a user identifier (ID) upon receiving a reply from an associated user in the survey database, wherein the associated user is not allowed to survey the new idea recording again once the user ID is associated with the new idea recording.   
     
     
         8 . A system for ideation management, the system comprising:
 memory that stores an idea database in memory, the idea database storing one or more idea recordings;   a microphone that detects audio data indicating one or more keywords spoken by a user, wherein the audio data is polled from the microphone by a virtual assistant device; and   a processor that executes stored instructions, wherein the processor executes the instructions to:
 query the idea database for one or more idea recordings that have not been reviewed; 
 provide at least one of the idea recordings to the virtual assistant device for dictation; 
 query the user regarding whether the provided idea recording needs additional information; and 
 update a status of the provided idea recording at the idea database to reflect a need for the additional information. 
   
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the processor executes the instructions to:
 send an alert based on the status update reflecting the need for the additional information; and   retrieve one or more questions from the idea database to further query the user via the virtual assistant device.   
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein one or more of a comprehension engine, a natural language processing engine, and a machine learning engine is used to extract the one or more keywords. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the processor executes the instructions to:
 receive a plurality of terms via the virtual assistant device;   incorporate the plurality of terms into a preprogrammed story that requires blanks to be filled in order to be completed, wherein the terms are incorporated to fill in the blanks of the preprogrammed story; and   recite the story via the virtual assistant device.   
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the processor executes the instructions to:
 query the idea database to populate a list of new idea recordings that have less than a threshold number of previously completed surveys and that has not already been reviewed.   
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the memory further stores a survey database in memory, the survey database storing preprogrammed survey questions and responses to each question for each idea stored at the idea database, and wherein the processor executes the instructions to:
 randomly select a now idea recording from the list, wherein the selected idea recording is sent via the virtual assistant device;   poll a survey database for the preprogrammed survey questions;   send a question from the survey database via the virtual assistant device; and   store a reply to the question in the survey database.   
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the processor executes the instructions to:
 update the idea database with a user identifier (ID) upon receiving a reply from an associated user in the survey database, wherein the associated user is not allowed to survey the new idea recording again once the user l D is associated with the new idea recording.   
     
     
         15 . A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having embodied thereon instructions executable by a computing system to perform a method for ideation management, the method comprising:
 storing an idea database in memory, the idea database storing one or more idea recordings;   detecting audio data indicating one or more keywords spoken by a user, the audio data polled from a microphone via a virtual assistant device; and   executing instructions stored in memory, wherein execution of the instructions by a processor:
 queries the idea database for one or more idea recordings that have not been reviewed; 
 provides at least one of the idea recordings to the virtual assistant device for dictation; 
 queries the user regarding whether the provided idea recording needs additional information; and 
 updates a status of the provided idea recording at the idea database to reflect a need for the additional information. 
   
     
     
         16 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 15 , wherein the execution of the instructions by the processor:
 sends an alert based on the status update reflecting the need for the additional information; and   retrieves one or more questions from the idea database to further query the user via the virtual assistant device.   
     
     
         17 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 15 , wherein one or more of a comprehension engine, a natural language processing engine, and a machine learning engine is used to extract the one or more keywords. 
     
     
         18 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 15 , wherein the execution of the instructions by the processor:
 receives a plurality of terms via the virtual assistant device;   incorporates the plurality of terms into a preprogrammed story that requires blanks to be filled in order to be completed, wherein the terms are incorporated to fill in the blanks of the preprogrammed story; and   recites the story via the virtual assistant device.   
     
     
         19 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 15 , wherein the execution of the instructions by the processor:
 queries the idea database to populate a list of new idea recordings that have less than threshold number of previously completed surveys and that has not already been reviewed.   
     
     
         20 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 15 , the method further comprising:
 storing a survey database in memory, the survey database storing preprogrammed survey questions and responses to each question for each idea stored at the idea database; and   executing the instructions stored in memory, wherein execution of the instructions by the processor:
 randomly selects a new idea recording from the list, wherein the selected idea recording is sent via the virtual assistant device; 
 polls a survey database for the preprogrammed survey questions; 
 sends a question from the survey database via the virtual assistant device; and 
 stores a reply to the question in the survey database.