ML Workflow Branch Selection for Target Indicator Planning

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing measure planning in government health services often relies on intuition and assumptions, making it difficult to generate workflows aimed at achieving target indicators, and existing prediction technologies are slow and inefficient in calculating the effects of measure modifications.

Innovation Solution

A computer-implemented workflow generation method using a machine learning model to calculate indicator values for candidate items, select items that satisfy predetermined conditions, and generate efficient workflows by referring to a storage of candidate items and their conditions.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If measure planning is based on intuition and assumptions, then the planning process is simple and quick, but the accuracy of achieving target indicators is low

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccuracy of achieving target indicatorsVSAvoidcomplexity of planning process
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a prediction model as an intermediary tool between the planner's intentions and the actual measure implementation. This model calculates indicator values for different candidate items, providing data-driven guidance that improves planning accuracy without requiring complete redesign of the planning process

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary calculations of indicator values for multiple candidate items before final decision-making. By pre-evaluating the effects of different measures using the prediction model, the system enables more informed decisions while maintaining a structured yet flexible planning workflow

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Productivity

If existing prediction technologies are used to calculate effects of measure modifications, then prediction accuracy is achieved, but calculation speed is slow and efficiency is low

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecalculation speed and efficiencyVSAvoidtime for calculating measure effects
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the prediction process into distinct components: acquiring candidate items, calculating indicator values for each candidate, and selecting optimal items. This segmentation allows for efficient processing by focusing calculations only on relevant candidates rather than exhaustive analysis

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system dynamically adjusts calculation parameters based on the specific planning context, such as which candidate items are being evaluated and what indicator types are needed. This parameter optimization enables faster calculations by avoiding unnecessary computations while maintaining prediction accuracy

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS20260010850A1Computer-implemented workflow generation method, information processing apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium
Publication Date: 2026.01.08 FUJITSU LTD
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AI summary

A computer-implemented workflow generation method in which a computer executes processing of calculating, in a case where a conditional branch item included in a workflow is acquired, an indicator value in a case where any one of a plurality of candidate items is used by using a machine learning model, by referring to a storage that stores the plurality of candidate items satisfying a condition of a branch destination corresponding to the conditional branch item and the machine learning model that calculates the indicator value of each of the plurality of candidate items, selecting an item of which the calculated indicator value satisfies a predetermined condition from among the plurality of candidate items, and generating a workflow in which the selected item is arranged at the branch destination of the conditional branch item.