ROUTE06 Secures Patent for Proprietary Technology Enabling Reproducible Requirements Definition with AI

ROUTE06 Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Takafumi Endo; hereinafter "ROUTE06") has secured a patent (Patent No. 7825910) for its proprietary technology that forms the core of Acsim (Akushim), a generative AI platform specialized in requirements definition.

This patent enables consistent requirements definition in upstream system development by structuring and linking business flows, requirements, functions, and design documents as structured data, while maintaining integrity among design artifacts.

◼️ Background of the Patent Acquisition

Upstream processes such as requirements definition represent a critical segment of Japan’s IT system development market, valued at over 5 trillion yen (※). However, these processes have traditionally relied heavily on individual experience and intuition, making standardization difficult. As a result, deliverables such as business flows, requirements, and design documents were created in isolation, leading to structural issues where interconnections and consistency were easily lost.

Moreover, when changes occurred in business operations or systems, it was difficult to manually trace their impact across requirements and design documents. This often led to design omissions and inconsistencies, resulting in costly rework.

To address these challenges of "fragmented deliverables" and "maintaining consistency," ROUTE06 developed a system that leverages AI to link business flows to design documents as structured data, supporting consistent requirements definition. This patent recognizes the uniqueness of the core technology behind Acsim.

※ Source: "Survey on IT Investment by Domestic Enterprises (2024)," conducted by Yano Economic Research Institute

◼️ Overview of the Patented Technology

The patented technology is an information processing method that structures and links business flows to requirements, functions, screens, data models, and design documents based on current business information. It is designed to allow users to add and edit information while maintaining consistency throughout the requirements definition process.

Additionally, it systematically connects information gathered from interviews to multiple design artifacts, enhancing design quality and ensuring consistency.

Furthermore, when a business flow is modified, the AI analyzes the affected requirements and design documents and visualizes the impacted areas. This makes it possible to clearly present the rationale behind impact assessments—such as "Which functions or design documents will be affected by changing this process?"—in a way that anyone can verify, reducing reliance on individual expertise.

Patent Number: Patent No. 7825910

Title of Invention: Information Processing Method, Information Processing Server, Information Processing Program, and Recording Medium

Applicant: ROUTE06 Co., Ltd.

Filing Date: September 3, 2025

◼️ Future Outlook

Building on this technology, ROUTE06 will continue to expand functionalities and integrate with other tools to provide end-to-end support from requirements definition to implementation. By deepening collaboration with partner companies, the company aims to promote and standardize structured requirements definition, further advancing AI-powered system development.

◼️ Comment from Matsamoto Hitoshi, Director at ROUTE06

"We have aimed to bring reproducibility and consistency to requirements definition, a process long considered dependent on individual expertise, and to deliver this system to society. This patent marks a significant step in the public recognition of Acsim’s unique technology. Acsim does more than just generate design documents—it connects business flows to design documents as a single data chain, enabling consistent requirements definition. We will continue transforming how requirements are defined, making the process more reliable and reproducible, and strive toward a world where anyone can perform requirements definition."

◼️ About Acsim

Acsim (Akushim) is a generative AI platform that empowers users to perform requirements definition, a process often prone to individual dependency. By complementing and enhancing the facilitator’s thinking with AI, Acsim supports the entire requirements definition process—from current-state analysis and issue identification to improvement planning, full-scale prototyping, approval support, and automated design document generation. The generated design information is stored as structured data and can be reused in subsequent phases such as implementation and testing, significantly improving overall development quality, decision-making accuracy, and speed.

Acsim Service Website: https://ai.acsim.app

◼️ About ROUTE06

ROUTE06 is a startup redefining product development through human-AI collaboration. Centered on a user experience that combines natural language dialogue with intuitive node-based UI, the company offers AI-driven development platforms including requirements design (Acsim), AI agent development (Giselle), and database design (Liam). Covering the entire development lifecycle—design, implementation, and operation—ROUTE06 innovates development speed and quality. Leveraging experience in enterprise system development and modern product development practices, the company aims to empower all product builders—from large system integrators to startups—to freely turn their ideas into reality.

Headquarters: Marunouchi Kitaguchi Building 9F, 1-6-5 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0005

Established: January 24, 2020

Representative: Takafumi Endo, CEO

Business Activities: AI-driven development platforms, AI implementation and utilization support, system development and consulting

◼️ Contact

Public Relations, ROUTE06 Co., Ltd.

Email: [email protected]

Tel: 050-1741-2091