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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2024
Nec Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Akihito Kataoka, Tokyo, JP;
Yudai Yamaguchi, Tokyo, JP;
Riki Eto, Tokyo, JP;
Natsumi Usui, Tokyo, JP;
NEC CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A demand prediction device is a device predicting a demand quantity for a target product based on a prediction model, and the demand prediction device specifies a similar product to the target product, calculates a base demand quantity for the target product by using the prediction model weighted in accordance with the similar product and a feature of the target product, the prediction model is a model in which two or more types of individual learning models are integrated and a weigh is set for each of the individual learning models, the individual learning model is a model that outputs the demand quantity in accordance with a feature of a product, receives an operation of changing the weight for each of the individual learning models, and calculates a predicted demand quantity for the target product by using the prediction model. The present disclosure can be used to support decision making.