Information Processing Device for Psychological State-Based Work Scheduling
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Solution Overview
Problem
When generating work schedules based on biological information, the psychological state of workers with physical or mental illnesses is often overlooked, leading to increased workload and deteriorating mental health.
Innovation Solution
An information processing device that acquires and determines a user's psychological state through various means such as facial images, voice data, and questionnaires, and uses this information to decide appropriate work content based on past psychological states, prioritizing tasks that improve mental well-being.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If work schedule is generated based on biological information only, then productivity is improved, but psychological state of worker deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines biological information (objective data) with psychological state information (subjective data from questionnaires) to create a comprehensive worker status assessment system. This merged approach allows work scheduling to consider both productivity factors and mental well-being, resolving the contradiction between efficiency and psychological stability
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where workers report their psychological state through questionnaires, and this information is fed back into the work scheduling system. The scheduling system then adjusts task assignments based on this feedback, creating a closed-loop system that continuously adapts to worker needs while maintaining productivity
2Device complexity
If work content is assigned without considering psychological state, then device complexity is reduced, but worker comfort deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables workers to self-report their psychological state through standardized questionnaires, eliminating the need for complex external assessment mechanisms. This self-service approach maintains system simplicity while gathering necessary information for comfortable work assignment
3Ease of operation
If psychological state assessment is added to work scheduling, then worker comfort is improved, but measurement precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms the abstract concept of psychological state into measurable parameters through standardized questionnaire responses. By converting subjective feelings into quantifiable data points, the system achieves sufficient measurement precision for practical work scheduling decisions without requiring complex psychological assessment tools
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AI summary
An information processing device includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire information for determining psychology as being information for determining a psychological state of a user, a determination unit configured to determine the psychological state of the user on the basis of the information for determining psychology, a storage unit configured to store past psychological states of the user in association with pieces of work information, each of the pieces of work information including work content and an amount of work of the user in each of the past psychological states, and a decision unit configured to acquire work information associated with a past psychological state being the same as a current psychological state of the user from the storage unit and decide work content to be presented to the user on the basis of the work information acquired.