AI Agent Replaces Expert 'Intuition': Arent Obtains Patent for 'Setting Optimization Technology' that Autonomously Resolves Design Trial-and-Error

AI Agent Replaces Expert 'Intuition': Arent Obtains Patent for 'Setting Optimization Technology' that Autonomously Resolves Design Trial-and-Error

Arent (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President: Hiroki Kamobayashi; Stock Code: 5254, TSE Growth), a company driving Construction DX, has obtained a patent (Patent No. 7839352) for a technology that allows AI to autonomously analyze and resolve complex adjustments that were previously performed based on the 'tacit knowledge' of experts in construction and plant design.

This technology enables an AI agent to autonomously judge and select optimal solutions for design inconsistencies (such as errors) and repeat 'trial-and-error' cycles until normalcy is achieved. It removes the barrier of software operations that previously relied heavily on the experience of veteran engineers, dramatically improving productivity at design sites.

Background of Patent Acquisition: Breaking Down the 'Wall of Specialized Software' at Construction Sites

While the adoption of BIM (Building Information Modeling) is progressing in the construction and plant industry, handling operational errors has become a significant burden. Amid challenges like the retirement of veteran engineers due to aging and serious labor shortages, breaking away from reliance on specific veterans is an urgent task. However, resolving various errors—ranging from interference in design elements to specification mismatches—requires 'fine-tuning of settings' based on expert experience, and this trial-and-error process has been a bottleneck for DX promotion.

Under the mission of 'democratizing tacit knowledge,' Arent aims to solve these personalized 'operational barriers' with technology. This patented technology autonomously handles the error resolution process (setting optimization) that requires expertise, providing an environment where engineers can focus on more essential, creative tasks.

Overview of Patented Technology: Realizing Autonomous Trial-and-Error by AI

Developed by engineers well-versed in mathematical knowledge, AI, and 3D processing technology, this technology uses AI agent tech. Based on operation logs from BIM applications, the AI determines whether it is normal, selects optimal solutions autonomously, and optimizes settings by running cycles autonomously.

- Analysis: Real-time acquisition of operation and error logs from software. - Generation: Generative AI (LLM/VLM) proposes multiple solutions based on professional manuals and past knowledge. - Execution/Validation: Autonomously selects and applies the best approach, looping autonomously until normalized (autonomous trial-and-error). - Learning: Automatically accumulates successful processes, improving accuracy tailored to the site the more it is used.

### Uniqueness of the Patent

While conventional AI utilization generally stops at 'presenting correction proposals,' this technology is unique in that it 'completes the process from analysis to execution and validation without human intervention.' Error resolution is a representative application example, and it serves as a mechanism that broadly enables 'autonomous optimization of software settings.'

Benefits to the Construction Industry and Stakeholders

- Standardization of operations and labor savings: Automates the vast amount of trial-and-error required for error resolution, supporting young engineers in mastering highly complex software. - Assetization of expert knowledge: AI learns and reproduces 'know-how' that tends to be personalized, making it available as knowledge for the entire organization. - Application to a wide range of systems: Looking beyond cloud (SaaS) environments, the company aims to expand to complex design software operating in local environments and specialized systems for manufacturing, infrastructure, etc.

Future Outlook: Accelerating Construction DX and Reaching Entire Industries

Moving forward, Arent will accelerate implementation in its products, 'Lightning BIM' and 'PlantStream®,' and intends to apply the technology not only to cloud (SaaS) environments but also to complex design software running locally, as well as every specialized industrial system requiring high expertise, such as manufacturing and infrastructure.

As a group of engineers with strengths in mathematical knowledge and high-level implementation capabilities, Arent will continue to contribute to improving productivity in the entire industry by transforming 'complex tacit knowledge' into a form that anyone can handle through technology.

### Patent Information

- Patent No.: Patent No. 7839352 - Name of Invention: Automatic Setting Device and Automatic Setting Method - Patentee: Arent Inc. - Registration Date: March 24, 2026

About Arent Inc.

With the mission of 'democratizing tacit knowledge,' the company drives DX in the construction industry. Through a dual approach of 'DX business,' which solves challenges together with clients, and 'Product business,' which develops in-house SaaS, the company solves structural industry issues with technology.

- Company Name: Arent Inc. - Address: 3F KDX Hamamatsucho Bldg., 2-7-19 Hamamatsucho, Minato-ku, Tokyo - Representative: Hiroki Kamobayashi, President - Established: 2012