Work Assist Apparatus Automates Health Risk Evaluation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing health management systems require manual data input for user evaluations, making the evaluation process time-consuming and complex, and are not efficient in processing user health states for employment suited tasks.

Innovation Solution

A work assisting apparatus and method that acquires biological and resume information of users, computes an evaluation value indicating health risks, and determines suitable task candidates based on these evaluations, facilitating employment suited to the user's health state in a simple process.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If manual data input is used for user evaluation, then evaluation can be performed, but the process becomes time-consuming and complex

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveevaluation accuracyVSAvoidevaluation time
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces manual mechanical data input with automatic information acquisition systems. The acquisition unit automatically collects biological information, resume information, and other user data without requiring manual typing or form filling, thereby reducing evaluation time while maintaining accuracy through systematic data collection

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The system enables self-service evaluation by automatically processing user data. The computation unit automatically calculates evaluation values based on acquired information, and the determination unit automatically determines suitable tasks, eliminating the need for manual intervention in the evaluation process while preserving evaluation quality

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Measurement precision

If manual data input is used for user evaluation, then comprehensive evaluation can be achieved, but system processing becomes complicated and high in load

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveevaluation comprehensivenessVSAvoidsystem processing complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the evaluation system into distinct functional units: an acquisition unit for data collection, a computation unit for calculation, and a determination unit for task selection. This segmentation organizes the complex processing into manageable modules, reducing system complexity while maintaining comprehensive evaluation capabilities through specialized function distribution

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The computation unit serves as an intermediary between data acquisition and task determination. It automatically processes raw biological and resume information into evaluation values, mediating the complex transformation process and simplifying the overall system architecture by handling computational complexity in a dedicated intermediate layer

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Measurement precision

If manual evaluation process is used, then detailed user assessment can be performed, but productivity is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveassessment detailVSAvoidprocessing efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements continuous automatic processing where the acquisition unit continuously collects user information, the computation unit continuously calculates evaluation values, and the determination unit continuously identifies suitable tasks. This continuous automated operation maintains detailed assessment capabilities while dramatically improving processing efficiency and productivity compared to intermittent manual evaluation

Inventive Principle:
Principle #20Continuity of useful action

Data Source

PatentUS20250149179A1Work assisting apparatus, work assisting method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium
Publication Date: 2025.05.08 NEC CORP
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AI summary

A work assisting apparatus (100) includes an acquisition unit (102) that acquires biological information of a user and resume information of the user, a computation unit (104) that computes an evaluation value indicating a health risk for the user, by using the biological information and the resume information that have been acquired, and a determination unit (106) that determines, by using the evaluation value indicating the health risk, a candidate of a task to present to the user.