NEC Multi-Modal Risk Estimation Device
Summary
NEC Corporation has filed patent application US20260112497A1 for a multi-modal risk estimation device that acquires data from multiple modalities, converts each into probability distributions in a latent space via encoder, predicts risks per modality, and integrates them using modality-specific weights. The system is designed to support disease risk estimation and decision-making regarding lifestyle interventions for subjects. The application was filed on October 6, 2025, under application number 19350429.
“By using the risk estimation device to estimate disease risk, it is possible to support decision making regarding the subject's lifestyle.”
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NEC Corporation has filed a patent application for a multi-modal risk estimation device that integrates data from multiple modalities using AI encoders to predict disease risk. The system uses a predictor to generate risk estimates per modality and calculation means to weight and integrate these estimates. Patent applications do not create immediate compliance obligations but may indicate future competitive technology in health informatics and AI-driven diagnostics.
Affected parties include healthcare technology developers, medical device manufacturers, and health informatics companies developing similar disease-risk estimation tools. While patent applications themselves do not impose regulatory compliance requirements, they signal areas of active innovation and potential future competition in multi-modal health AI systems.
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RISK ESTIMATION DEVICE, RISK ESTIMATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM
Application US20260112497A1 Kind: A1 Apr 23, 2026
Assignee
NEC Corporation
Inventors
Chenhui HUANG, Kensuke WAGATA, Fumiyuki NIHEY
Abstract
In the risk estimation device, the acquisition means acquires data of a plurality of different modalities. The encoder converts data of each modality into data indicating a probability distribution in a latent space. The predictor predicts a risk corresponding to each modality based on the probability distribution. The calculation means integrates the risks corresponding to the respective modalities by using weights corresponding to the respective modalities to calculate an estimation result. By using the risk estimation device to estimate disease risk, it is possible to support decision making regarding the subject's lifestyle.
CPC Classifications
G16H 50/30 G06N 7/01 G06N 20/00
Filing Date
2025-10-06
Application No.
19350429
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