# US 2021/0173984 A1 · Designing support device, designing support method, designing support program, and recommendation device

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- Number: US 2021/0173984 A1
- Document ID: US20210173984A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 17/255,969
- Filed: 2019-07-17
- Published: 2021-06-10
- Earliest claimed: 2019-07-17
- Assignees: Asics Corporation
- Applicants: Asics Corporation
- Inventors: Takashi INOMATA; Satoru ABE; Mizuho IRIE; Masaru ICHIKAWA; Shiori TERASAKI
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210173984A1

## CPC

- G06F 30/27: using machine learning, e.g. artificial intelligence, neural networks, support vector machines [SVM] or training a model
- G06Q 10/04: Forecasting or optimisation specially adapted for administrative or management purposes, e.g. linear programming or "cutting stock problem" (market predictions or forecasting for commercial activities G06Q30/0202)
- G06N 20/00: Machine learning
- G06Q 30/02: Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
- G06F 2111/20: Configuration CAD, e.g. designing by assembling or positioning modules selected from libraries of predesigned modules
- G06F 2113/12: Cloth
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G06N: COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS

## Abstract

A design element index input unit 10 inputs multiple design element indexes obtained by quantifying design in association with multiple portions constituting shoes. A learning unit 40 uses, as teacher data, pairs of multiple design element indexes and an impression index to learn correlations between multiple design element indexes and the impression index, and creates an impression estimation model. By means of a learned impression estimation model, an impression index estimation unit 60 estimates an impression index obtained by quantifying an impression of shoes, based on a set of multiple design element indexes that have been input. An output unit 70 outputs the estimated impression index.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A designing support device, comprising:
an input unit that inputs a plurality of design element indexes obtained by quantifying design in association with a plurality of portions constituting shoes;
an estimation unit that estimates an impression index obtained by quantifying an impression of the shoes, based on a set of a plurality of the design element indexes that have been input; and
an output unit that outputs the impression index thus estimated.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The designing support device of claim 1, further comprising a learning unit that uses, as teacher data, pairs of a plurality of the design element indexes and the impression index to learn correlations between a plurality of the design element indexes and the impression index and that creates an impression estimation model, wherein,
by means of the impression estimation model thus learned, the estimation unit estimates the impression index based on a plurality of the design element indexes that have been input.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The designing support device of claim 2, wherein
the learning unit uses, as teacher data, pairs of a plurality of the design element indexes and the impression index for each of a plurality of segments into which users of the shoes are classified to learn correlations between a plurality of the design element indexes and the impression index, and creates an impression estimation model for each of the segments,
the input unit further inputs a segment, and,
by means of the impression estimation model learned for each of the segments, the estimation unit estimates the impression index based on the segment and a plurality of the design element indexes that have been input.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The designing support device of claim 1, wherein
the estimation unit extracts at least one design element index in descending order of the degree of influence on the impression index, and
the output unit outputs the design element index extracted for each impression index, together with the impression index.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The designing support device of claim 4, wherein, with regard to the design element index extracted for each impression index, the output unit also outputs a direction of modification of the design element index for improving the impression index.

### Claim 6 (depends on 4)

The designing support device of claim 4, wherein, with regard to the design element index extracted for each impression index, the output unit also outputs a range of modification of the design element index for improving the impression index.

### Claim 7 (depends on 4)

The designing support device of claim 4, further comprising a design element index modification unit that modifies the design element index extracted for each impression index, wherein
the estimation unit re-estimates the impression index using the design element index thus modified.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The designing support device of claim 1, wherein the design element indexes include an index related to a shape in association with each of the plurality of portions constituting the shoes.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The designing support device of claim 8, wherein the design element indexes further include an index related to a color or texture in association with each of the plurality of portions constituting the shoes.

### Claim 10

A designing support method, comprising:
inputting a plurality of design element indexes obtained by quantifying design in association with a plurality of portions constituting shoes;
estimating an impression index obtained by quantifying an impression of the shoes, based on a set of a plurality of the design element indexes that have been input; and
outputting the impression index thus estimated.

### Claim 11

A designing support device, comprising:
an input unit that inputs a plurality of design element indexes obtained by quantifying at least design in association with a plurality of portions constituting clothes;
an estimation unit that estimates a plurality of impression indexes obtained by quantifying impressions of the clothes, based on a set of a plurality of the design element indexes that have been input; and
an output unit that outputs the plurality of impression indexes thus estimated.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The designing support device of claim 11, further comprising a learning unit that uses, as teacher data, pairs of a plurality of the design element indexes and the impression indexes to learn correlations between a plurality of the design element indexes and the impression indexes and that creates an impression estimation model, wherein,
by means of the impression estimation model thus learned, the estimation unit estimates the impression indexes based on a plurality of the design element indexes that have been input.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

The designing support device of claim 1, further comprising a recommendation unit that recommends other shoes having an impression index similar to the impression index that has been estimated.

### Claim 14 (depends on 11)

The designing support device of claim 11, further comprising a recommendation unit that recommends other clothes having impression indexes similar to the impression indexes that have been estimated.