Panasonic Operations Management System Patent Grant US12596976B2
Summary
USPTO granted Patent US12596976B2 to Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. for an operations management system that analyzes time series data to calculate similarity between operation data sets and estimate optimal division points. The patent covers data processing methods for tracking body movement patterns and comparing partial data segments across repeat units.
What changed
USPTO issued Patent US12596976B2 to Panasonic for an operations management system and method involving storage devices that hold operation data representing time series variations of body locations. The system divides operation data sets into partial data segments and calculates degrees of similarity between corresponding segments to estimate optimal division points for maximizing similarity.
For technology companies and manufacturers developing operations management, motion tracking, or data analysis systems, this patent establishes IP protection for Panasonic's specific approach to comparing time-series body movement data. Competitors should conduct freedom-to-operate analyses before implementing similar data division and similarity calculation methods in their own products and systems.
What to do next
- Monitor for potential patent infringement by competitors using similar operations management data analysis techniques
- Review licensing opportunities if seeking to implement comparable time-series data analysis methods
- Consider freedom-to-operate analysis for operations management systems using body tracking data
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Operations management system and operations management method
Grant US12596976B2 Kind: B2 Apr 07, 2026
Assignee
PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Inventors
Tomofumi Nakano, Kazuma Tsujita, Hirotsugu Fusayasu
Abstract
A storage device stores operation data sets as information representing, on a repeat unit basis, a time series variation of the location of at least one point on a body of a person. A first divider divides each of the operation data sets into a predetermined number of partial data. First and second operation data sets are divided into a plurality of first partial data and a plurality of second partial data, respectively. A degree of similarity calculator calculates a degree of similarity between each of the first partial data and a corresponding one of the second partial data, and also calculates a degree of first operation data set similarity by adding together the respective degrees of similarity of all of the first partial data. The estimator estimates a division point where the first operation data set is divided to maximize the degree of first operation data set similarity.
CPC Classifications
G06Q 10/00-50/00
Filing Date
2023-07-07
Application No.
18219350
Claims
11
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