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Data integrated analysis system

  • US 10,445,676 B2
  • Filed: 10/08/2013
  • Issued: 10/15/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/16/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An integrated data analysis system in which a plurality of explanatory variables are generated in advance to explain possible causes for a result, represented by an objective variable, that is selected from the explanatory variables after the explanatory variables have been generated, comprising:

  • a plurality of location sensing devices arranged at various positions in the store to collect location information of locations of a first plurality of persons including employees and customers within a store over a first period of time and output the collected information as first behavior sensor data of the first plurality of persons; and

    a customer information data storage which stores customer information;

    a behavior sensor data storage which stores the first behavior sensor data;

    a processor coupled to the customer information data storage and the behavior sensor data storage; and

    a memory coupled to the processor and storing instructions that cause the processor to execute;

    an explanatory variable generation unit that generates the plurality of explanatory variables, prior to receiving an input of the objective variable, from at least the first behavior sensor data and the customer information using variable generation condition information including a plurality of operators which include a plurality of conditional operators in each of which an activity main body or a range of time condition of the first behavior sensor data is set, a plurality of target operators in each of which a range and a type of activity of the first plurality of persons and goods is set, and a plurality of arithmetic operators in each of which an index for the conditional operators and the target operators is set,wherein for generating the explanatory variables, the respective conditional operators are varied while each of the respective target operators and the respective arithmetic operators are fixed, additionally the respective target operators are varied while each of the respective conditional operators and the respective arithmetic operators are fixed, and additionally the respective arithmetic operators are varied while the respective conditional operators and the respective target operators are fixed;

    an objective variable input unit that receives an input specifying the objective variable from the explanatory variables;

    a correlation calculation unit that calculates a plurality of correlations between different ones of the explanatory variables, and a plurality of correlations between the objective variable and the explanatory variables;

    a display unit that displays the correlations between the objective variable and certain ones of the explanatory variables and the correlations between the certain ones of the explanatory variables and other explanatory variables on a screen; and

    a behavior change calculation unit to calculate a change in at least one type of behavior by at least one person to effect a change in the behavior sensor data generated by the at least one type of behavior by the at least one person to improve the result reflected by the objective variable and to instruct the change in at least one type of behavior by at least one person,wherein the location sensing devices collect location information of locations of a second plurality of persons including employees and customers within the store over a second period of time after the first period of time and output the collected information as second behavior sensor data of the second plurality of persons,wherein one or more of locations of employees within the store and behavior of the employees is changed in the second period of time from the first period of time,wherein the behavior sensor data storage stores the second behavior sensor data,wherein the explanatory variable generation unit separately generates the plurality of explanatory variables from the first and second behavior sensor data using the variable generation condition information,wherein the correlation calculation unit separately calculates the plurality of correlations between different ones of the explanatory variables, and the plurality of correlations between the objective variable and the explanatory variables for the first period of time and the second period of time, andwherein the memory further stores instructions that cause the processor to execute;

    a profit change calculation unit that calculates profit change information on the basis of item information of items purchased over the first period of time and over the second period of time,a service effect determination unit that calculates a service effect on the basis of the change in the one or more of the locations of employees within the store and the behavior of the employees in the second period of time from the first period of time and the profit change information, anda profit sharing calculation unit that calculates a profit sharing ratio on the basis of the calculated service effect.

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