IP Library Patent Application 16400154
Patent Application
App. No. 16/400,154

PROBLEM SOLUTION SYSTEM

Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US None
App. No.
16/400,154
Abstract

A problem solution system includes a problem information storage unit configured to store problem information input by a presenter, a member storage unit configured to store a plurality of persons including at least persons other than the presenter and designated as members of a problem solution team for the problem information, and an opinion exchange tool configured such that each of the plurality of designated members is allowed to input an opinion about planning or implementation of a solution to the problem information and the plurality of members are allowed to view the opinion.

Claims (18)

1 . A problem solution system, comprising:

a problem information storage unit configured to store problem information input by a presenter;

a member storage unit configured to store a plurality of persons including at least persons other than the presenter and designated as members of a problem solution team for the problem information; and

an opinion exchange tool configured such that each of the plurality of designated members is allowed to input an opinion about planning or implementation of a solution to the problem information and the plurality of members are allowed to view the opinion.

2 . The problem solution system according to claim 1 , wherein the opinion exchange tool is configured such that the plurality of members are allowed to view a log of the opinion.

3 . The problem solution system according to claim 1 , wherein the opinion exchange tool is configured such that the members are allowed to input evaluation of whether the opinion is good or bad.

4 . The problem solution system according to claim 3 , wherein the opinion exchange tool is configured such that a person other than the members is permitted or forbidden for viewing and, when the person is permitted for the viewing, the person is allowed to input the evaluation of whether the opinion is good or bad.

5 . The problem solution system according to claim 1 , wherein the member storage unit is configured to store a leader of the problem solution team who is designated as one of the members, and one or a plurality of assistants of the problem solution team who are designated as one or a plurality of the members by the leader.

6 . The problem solution system according to claim 5 , further comprising a member designation tool configured such that the leader is allowed to designate the assistant from assistant candidates.

7 . The problem solution system according to claim 6 , further comprising an operator information storage unit configured to store improvement abilities of operators or operation load conditions of the operators, wherein

the member designation tool is configured to display the assistant candidates and information related to the assistant candidates based on information stored in the operator information storage unit.

8 . The problem solution system according to claim 5 , wherein the opinion exchange tool is configured such that the leader is allowed to input a conclusion of the planning of the solution or the implementation of the solution based on the opinion of each of the plurality of members.

9 . The problem solution system according to claim 1 , further comprising an improvement ability evaluation unit configured to evaluate an improvement ability of a first operator by using an algorithm set in advance based on at least one of:

(a) the number of presentations of the problem information input by the first operator as the presenter;

(b) opinion information from another person about the problem information input by the first operator as the presenter; and

(c) opinion information provided by the first operator about the problem information input by another operator as the presenter.

10 . The problem solution system according to claim 5 , further comprising an improvement ability evaluation unit configured to evaluate an improvement ability of a first operator by using an algorithm set in advance based on (d) a first involvement degree to which, when the first operator is designated as the leader, a person of a section to which the leader belongs is designated as the assistant, or a second involvement degree to which a person of a section other than the section to which the leader belongs is designated as the assistant.

11 . The problem solution system according to claim 10 , wherein the improvement ability evaluation unit is configured to evaluate the first involvement degree and the second involvement degree by assigning different weights.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Feb 18, 2022
From: JTEKT CORPORATION
To: JTEKT CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 060263/0275 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 22, 2020
From: SUZUKI, KAZUMA; ZHU, GUANGYU; HANJI, TOMOTAKA; OKUMURA, TERUO
To: JTEKT CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 052732/0452 →