Workshop assistance system and workshop assistance method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2022327445-A1
Application number	US-202017642716-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 9, 2020
Priority date	Nov 1, 2019
Publication date	Oct 13, 2022
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present invention pertains to a workshop assistance system constituted by a computer comprising a computing device for carrying out prescribed processing, a storage device connected to the computing device, and a communication interface connected to the computing device, the computer being capable of accessing problem case study data including case study information. The workshop assistance system comprises: a problem case study searching module that calculates an evaluation value based on the similarity between problem case study data and text data in which text corresponding to the contents of a discussion by participants is collected and saved into text data by the computing device according to each of preset perspectives; and a problem case study evaluation module by which the computation device determines, on the basis of the rating value, the form in which the problem case study data is outputted.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A workshop assistance system configured as a computer including:
a processing device that executes a predetermined process; a storage device connected to the processing device; and a communication interface connected to the processing device, the computer is accessible to issue case data including case information, the workshop assistance system comprising: an issue case search module allowing the processing device to collect text corresponding to contents of discussions of participants for each preset perspective, store the text in text data, and calculate an evaluation value from a degree of similarity between the text data and issue case data; and an issue case evaluation module allowing the processing device to determine an output mode of the issue case data based on the evaluation value.

2 . The workshop assistance system according to claim 1 , wherein
the computer has search perspective information including an importance level of each perspective set according to a category of a theme of a workshop, and the issue case evaluation module calculates a comprehensive evaluation value from the evaluation value and the importance level and determines an output mode of the issue case data based on the comprehensive evaluation value.

3 . The workshop assistance system according to claim 2 , wherein
the issue case evaluation module calculates a sum of values obtained by multiplying the evaluation value for each perspective by the importance level for each perspective as the comprehensive evaluation value, and determines the output mode of the issue case data based on the comprehensive evaluation value.

4 . The workshop assistance system according to claim 2 , wherein
the text data includes text generated by voice recognition of speech data collected from the contents of the discussions of the participants, and the issue case search module divides and stores the speech data when a predetermined trigger is included in the contents of the discussions of the participants.

5 . The workshop assistance system according to claim 2 , wherein
the issue case evaluation module determines an output order of the issue case data according to a magnitude of the evaluation value as the output mode.

6 . The workshop assistance system according to claim 5 , wherein
the issue case evaluation module groups the issue case data according to a category as the output mode.

7 . The workshop assistance system according to claim 6 , wherein
the category of the issue case data has a major category and a medium category, and the medium category is output in an order corresponding to a preset economic loss.

8 . A workshop assistance method executed by a computer,
the computer including: a processing device that executes a predetermined process; a storage device connected to the processing device; and a communication interface connected to the processing device, the computer is accessible to issue case data including case information, the workshop assistance method comprising: an issue case search step of allowing the processing device to collect text corresponding to contents of discussions of participants for each preset perspective, store the text in text data, and calculate an evaluation value from a degree of similarity between the text data and issue case data; and an issue case evaluation step of allowing the processing device to determine an output mode of the issue case data based on the evaluation value.

9 . The workshop assistance method according to claim 8 , wherein
the computer has search perspective information including an importance level of each perspective set according to a category of a theme of a workshop, and the issue case evaluation step involves calculating a comprehensive evaluation value from the evaluation value and the importance level and determining an output mode of the issue case data based on the comprehensive evaluation value.

10 . The workshop assistance method according to claim 9 , wherein
the issue case evaluation step involves calculating a sum of values obtained by multiplying the evaluation value for each perspective by the importance level for each perspective as the comprehensive evaluation value, and determining the output mode of the issue case data based on the comprehensive evaluation value.

11 . The workshop assistance method according to claim 9 , wherein
the text data includes text generated by voice recognition of speech data collected from the contents of the discussions of the participants, and the issue case search step involves dividing and storing the speech data when a predetermined trigger is included in the contents of the discussions of the participants.

12 . The workshop assistance method according to claim 9 , wherein
the issue case evaluation step involves determining an output order of the issue case data according to a magnitude of the evaluation value as the output mode.

13 . The workshop assistance method according to claim 12 , wherein
the issue case evaluation step involves grouping the issue case data according to a category as the output mode.

14 . The workshop assistance method according to claim 13 , wherein
the category of the issue case data has a major category and a medium category, and the medium category is output in an order corresponding to a preset economic loss.

Assignees

• Hitachi Ltd

Inventors

• FURUYA Shuhei
• Takeuchi Yo
• Ishiguro Masao
• Ono Toshiyuki

Classifications

• Y02P90/30

  Computing systems specially adapted for manufacturing · CPC title

• G10L15/08

  Speech classification or search · CPC title

• G06Q10/06

  Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling · CPC title

• G06Q10/0631 Primary

  Resource planning, allocation, distributing or scheduling for enterprises or organisations · CPC title

• G06Q10/10 Primary

  Office automation; Time management · CPC title