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TRIZ and new sciences of Inventionology and Creatology

Foundation of TRIZ is based on study and analysis of inventions (Patents) by G. Altshuller. In this Paper the author presented Inventionology (or Inventology) and creatology as a science and discipline . TRIZ is an important source for this sciences (Golestan Theort of Creatology).

Inventionology is scientific study of inventions and technological innovations from different aspects such as analytical, applied, philosophical, Psychological, Sociological and Educational approaches. The focus of Inventionology is to the technical application or hard aspects of TRIZ. Innovationology has branches such as analytical innovationology, Applied Inventionology, Philosophical Inventionology, Psychological Inventionology, Sociological Inventionology and educational Inventionology.

Creatology has been formed on the basis of all information taken from scientific studies of creativity and innovation in all fields. Creatology as a science and discipline is scientific study of Creativity and innovation in all of fields from different aspects. The focus of creatoloty is to the both technical and nontechnical applications of TRIIZ. Creatology has branches such as TRIZ oriented Creatology, Inventionology, analytical Creatology, applied creatology, Psychological Creatology, Sociological Creatology and educational Creatology.

Main total approaches of Inventionology and Ceratology are Inventionological approach and Creatological approach. Creatology is a vast science, thus is interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary science.

Inventions on user configurable GUI-
A TRIZ based analysis

The graphic user interface is a revolutionary development over the prior art technique of the command line interface. Using GUI the user can do even complex operations through simple means like clicking buttons or dragging various graphic elements.

Ideally the GUI should contain all those buttons (or menu items or other GUI elements) and only those buttons (or menu items or other GUI elements) that the user needs. Besides the GUI elements should not obscure the display of data, should take no time for searching and should create no confusion in any level of user.

Generally the GUI elements are all pre-coded and built into the system by the developer. Even the experienced developer cannot realistically anticipate what options will be required by the users at a future point of time. As it is ultimately the user who knows his requirement, it is better that the user himself configures the GUI according to his requirement.

The article discusses the problems involved in implementing user-configurability and illustrates twelve inventions from US Patent database on the same issue. Each invention is analyzed from a TRIZ perspective to illustrate the contradictions, Ideal Final Result and Inventive Principles.

Inventions on auto-configurable GUI-
A TRIZ based analysis

A GUI is intended for the end user but designed by the developer. Even the experienced developer cannot realistically anticipate what options will be required by the users at a future point of time. Besides, even a well-designed GUI may not be felt convenient to all categories of users as the skill, expertise and requirement of the users vary from each other.

Although the user can best describe his requirement and therefore can best configure the GUI, it is not advisable for the user to spend time and effort to configure the GUI. The user interface needs to be customized for the user but the user should not bother doing the job. This creates a contradiction.

This contradiction is solved by the concept of automatic configuration. In auto-configurable GUI, the elements and features of GUI are automatically configured to meet the requirement of the user. This article analyses eight inventions from US patent database relating to automatic configuration of GUI. The article illustrates how each invention solves different problems involved in automatic configuration and analyzes each solution process using TRIZ methods and principles.

About TRIZsite Journal!

The TRIZsite Journal publishes articles, case studies, personal experience, class notes, training materials and other useful papers on TRIZ and related topics.

This section is found to be very much appreciated by the readers. We are getting suggestions to increase the number of articles. We are expecting more articles to come from various authors soon. Our objective is to include more and more articles in this section.

Call for papers and articles!

Articles are invited from writers on various fields to write on various topics and issues. As the site is dedicated to TRIZ, we would prefer your article should be relevant to TRIZ or TRIZ related concepts, such as, traditional TRIZ, modified TRIZ, appliction of TRIZ, evolving Techniques, your experience and case studies on TRIZ etc. However, You can also write on similar related topics like, innovation, creativity, intellectual property, other problem solving techniques, comparision of TRIZ with other branches of study, and so on as you can think.

Not only TRIZ professionals and practitioners, but everybody is welcome including Students, Housewives, Artists, Philosophers to conribute their papers to trizsite.com. We do not differentiate between a senior person in a reputed company and just a novice thinker while accepting papers.

It would be very interesting and valuable for the readers if you could share your practical experience on applying TRIZ, the particular methods you follow, the way you teach it and the way you understand their value.

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Please send your write-ups via email to umakant(at)trizsite.com in HTML, MS Word or PDF format. Please include a paragraph about yourself alongwith your article.

The editors reserve the right to edit your articles, or send the articles back with specific comments for modification. Selected articles will be published in the site. Please allow some gap of a month or two if there are too many articles in the queue.

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The TRIZ site holds the right to publish the papers in other books, journals or publications in any form or media. As the articles are published in world wide web the authors by default give right to the readers to read and download the articles for their prsonal use, and not for distribution or commercial use, thus maintaining the copyright of the publications.

However, the authors also have the right to publish the same articles on other magazines, publications but mentioning the earlier publication in TRIZ site.

Editor's Message
We are thankful to all TRIZ lovers whose inspiration and well wishes have made this effort possible. We extend out Thanks to all the authors who have contributed their articles to trizsite.com and thankful to those who have quoted trizsite.com in their websites and publications.

With best wishes to all our readers and writers.

Umakant Mishra
Editor

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