Consolidation and history recording of a physical display board using an online task management system

A computer system for consolidating and recording elements on a physical display board, the computer system comprising:

• one or more processors, one or more computer-readable memories, one or more computer-readable tangible storage media, and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more tangible storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, wherein the computer system is capable of performing a method comprising:
• capturing, by a processor, an initial image of a visual display mechanism, wherein the visual display mechanism contains elements;
• determining an initial state of the visual display mechanism based on the captured initial image;
• recognizing a plurality of characters of the elements in the initial state of the visual display mechanism;
• capturing a subsequent image of the visual display mechanism;
• comparing the initial image and the subsequent image of the visual display mechanism;
• identifying one or more updates to the visual display mechanism based on the comparison of the initial image and the subsequent image, wherein the comparison of the initial image and the subsequent image is performed based on tracking positions of elements relative to specific states or a video content analysis that detects motion near the visual display mechanism, wherein each of the elements is associated with a unique identifier, wherein blocked elements are identified when the blocked elements are no longer visible by a camera based on the comparison of the initial image and the subsequent image, wherein the blocked elements are notified using an auditory cue;
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• performing a clean-up function of the elements and the plurality of recognized characters associated within the initial state of the visual display mechanism based on the one or more identified updates.

A computer program product for consolidating and recording elements on a physical display board, the computer program product comprising:

• one or more non-transitory computer-readable tangible storage media and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more non-transitory tangible storage media, the program instructions executable by a processor of a computer to perform a method, the method comprising:
• capturing, by a processor, an initial image of a visual display mechanism, wherein the visual display mechanism contains elements;
• determining an initial state of the visual display mechanism based on the captured initial image;
• recognizing a plurality of characters of the elements in the initial state of the visual display mechanism;
• capturing a subsequent image of the visual display mechanism;
• comparing the initial image and the subsequent image of the visual display mechanism;
• identifying one or more updates to the visual display mechanism based on the comparison of the initial image and the subsequent image, wherein the comparison of the initial image and the subsequent image is performed based on tracking positions of elements relative to specific states or a video content analysis that detects motion near the visual display mechanism, wherein each of the elements is associated with a unique identifier, wherein blocked elements are identified when the blocked elements are no longer visible by a camera based on the comparison of the initial image and the subsequent image, wherein the blocked elements are notified using an auditory cue;
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• performing a clean-up function of the elements and the plurality of recognized characters associated within the initial state of the visual display mechanism based on the one or more identified updates.