FRONTEO Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, President: Masahiro Morimoto, hereinafter referred to as FRONTEO) has announced the "supply chain analysis" of the economic security measure network analysis system "KIBIT Seizu Analysis". Solution”, vectorization technology (complex flow representation vectorization technology), we are pleased to inform you that we have received a patent allowance notice from the Patent Office.

　This technology is a technology to further enhance the route extraction function aimed at with the new index calculation technology that has already been patented (reference: https://www.fronteo.com/20221208).

[Patent outline]

Application number: Patent application 2022-153775

Patent filing date: September 2022, 9

　KIBIT Seizu Analysis is a system equipped with FRONTEO's self-developed AI engine "KIBIT (reading: kibit)" that performs network analysis such as supply chains and the control status of real shareholders of companies for the purpose of economic security measures. KIBIT Seizu Analysis's supply chain analysis solution analyzes supply chains based on information obtained from open sources, and identifies connections with organizations of concern listed in the entity list established by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security. This is a solution for visualizing points (strategically important points).It is used in the formulation of procurement strategies and management strategies that emphasize economic security in industries such as the manufacturing industry, where supply chains are expanding globally.

■ Development background of the technology "Vectorization by complex flow representation" that has been granted a patent this time

　"Vectorization by complex flow representation," which has been granted a patent this time, is necessary for estimating routes directly related to a company's main business from a huge transaction network. It was developed for the purpose of expressing the characteristics inside in more detail.

　When analyzing a supply chain, simply looking at the connections will also extract transaction routes that are unrelated to the main business of the target company, making it difficult to grasp the characteristics of the supply chain of the business to be analyzed."Vectorization by complex flow representation", for which a patent was granted this time, improves the accuracy of estimating transaction routes related to the main business by representing hierarchical information that characterizes transaction relationships in more detail than existing methods. It is a technique to let


    FRONTEO will continue research and development to improve analysis technology and support companies that formulate and promote business and management strategies that emphasize economic security.

■KIBIT Seizu Analysisabout　URL: https://osint.fronteo.com/

Based on information obtained from open sources, KIBIT Seizu Analysis is a "supply chain analysis solution" that analyzes a huge supply chain and grasps the possibility and dependence of connections with choke points and concerned organizations. "Shareholder control network analysis solution" for analyzing the influence between shareholders on the network from the shareholding ratio and grasping the propagation of control power, focusing on the researcher's affiliated organization etc. in research and development related to sensitive technology We provide three solutions: the "cutting-edge technology/researcher network analysis solution" that allows you to analyze personal connections and understand risks based on them.

■ About FRONTEO　URL: https://www.fronteo.com/

FRONTEO is a data analysis company that provides various AI solutions and services using the in-house developed AI engine "KIBIT". Based on the philosophy of "providing solutions that do not overlook risks and opportunities buried in records and realizing fairness in the information society," extract meaningful and important information from vast amounts of text data and complex networks. Our strengths are natural language processing and network analysis technologies that support the advanced judgment of experts.We are developing businesses in the areas of legal tech AI, business intelligence, life science AI, and economic security, and contributing to solving various corporate and social issues. Founded in August 2003, listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers (currently Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth) on June 8, 2007.The company operates in Japan, the United States, South Korea, and Taiwan.Acquisition of first-class medical device manufacturing and sales business license, notification of controlled medical device sales business.Capital 6 thousand yen (as of March 26, 3,042,317).

* FRONTEO and KIBIT are registered trademarks of FRONTEO in Japan.

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