JP2023093980A - Problem search support apparatus, and problem search support method - Google Patents

Abstract

To support searching for a problem to be solved.SOLUTION: A problem search support apparatus has a processor for executing a program, and a storage device for storing the program. The apparatus is formed of a set of nodes indicating content words and a set of edges connected to the two nodes of the set of nodes based on a relation between two content words indicated by the two nodes, and carries out acquisition processing for acquiring a map with contents changed depending on a plurality of different conditions, and output processing for, when a specific condition is received in the map acquired by the acquisition processing, outputting the map based on the content subjected to the specific condition so that the content can be displayed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an issue search support device and an issue search support method for assisting an issue search.

The Digital Transformation (DX for short) of the Engineering Chain (abbreviated for EC) in the B2B (Business to Business) manufacturing industry focuses on the management of the product life cycle and product data from design to mass production preparation processes. is in progress. The upstream of EC (market research department, product planning department, research and development department, design department) collects external information including issues and needs of customer companies (defined as corporate VoC (Voice Of Customer)) and develops products and services. Although it is reflected in development, DX upstream of EC is still in the early stages. For this reason, external information including corporate VoC of companies that are customers and potential customers are manually collected and analyzed from external patent and paper databases and exhibitions.

Further, Patent Document 1 below discloses an integrated database system that supports decision making. This integrated database system has an integrated database, an information extraction/conversion/linking section, a knowledge integration section, a cross search section, a visualization section, and an inference section.

A consolidated database stores collected information, single-source analysis and knowledge. The information extraction/conversion/linking unit extracts signs and events from collected information, converts the extracted signs and events into sign and event information that can be easily processed by computers, and integrates the converted sign and event information into a database. , and associate the symptom/event information with the knowledge. The knowledge integration unit stores the results of machine learning using knowledge as teacher data in an integrated database as knowledge integration results. The cross-search unit cross-searches collected information, symptom/event information, single-source analysis results, and knowledge integration results to obtain cross-search results. The visualization unit visualizes cross-search results using a plurality of visualization methods. The inference unit performs machine learning on cross-search results and knowledge integration results, and outputs inference results.

JP 2019-079216 A

In the B2B manufacturing industry, there is a problem that it is difficult to improve product development efficiency due to insufficient understanding of market trends and corporate VoC.

Further, the integrated database system of Patent Document 1 is a so-called "solution method search type" system that links keyword connections (analysis results) with knowledge (knowledge based on experience regarding past events). The "solution search type" is a method of searching for a solution to a fixed "question", so it is useful for past and present defect countermeasures and next-generation product and service development from now to several years ahead. be.

However, just searching for solutions does not solve the problem that it is difficult to improve product development efficiency due to insufficient understanding of market trends and corporate VoC in the B2B manufacturing industry. .

An object of the present invention is to support the search for a problem to be solved.

A problem search support device that is one aspect of the invention disclosed in the present application is a problem search support device that includes a processor that executes a program and a storage device that stores the program, wherein the processor stores a content word and a set of edges connecting two nodes in the set of nodes based on the relationship between the two content words indicated by the two nodes. an acquisition process of acquiring a map whose content changes; an output process of outputting the map in a displayable manner based on the content of the map acquired by the acquisition process when a specific condition is accepted;
is characterized by executing

A task search support device, which is another aspect of the invention disclosed in the present application, has a processor that executes a program, a storage device that stores the program, and a communication interface capable of communicating with a terminal group. is accessible to an information source storing document data groups, and the processor is capable of inputting a theme presumed to include a task to be solved and a time when the target is desired to be achieved by solving the task. a first output process of outputting the first screen information to a terminal of the organizer of the conference among the terminal group; and a screen transition request from the first screen displayed on the terminal of the organizer according to the first screen information. If there is, a second output process of outputting, to the terminal of the host, information on a second screen in which search conditions for searching the information source can be input, and searching the information source based on the search conditions. When the result is obtained, a set of nodes indicating content words related to the search condition, and an edge connecting two nodes in the set of nodes based on the relationship between the two content words indicated by the two nodes. a generation process for generating a map configured by a set of; and a character string that enables display of the search result and the map generated by the generation process, and that indicates consideration of the search result or the map. When there is a third output process of outputting possible third screen information to the host's terminal, and a screen transition request from the third screen displayed on the host's terminal according to the third screen information, the a fourth output process of outputting fourth screen information in which a character string indicating a hypothesis of a task to be solved can be input to the host's terminal; a fifth output process for outputting, when a screen transition request is made from the screen, information on a fifth screen on which the date and time of the meeting for discussing the problem to be solved and the participants can be selected to the host's terminal; When there is a screen transition request from the fifth screen displayed on the host's terminal according to the screen information, the sixth screen information capable of displaying the map on the participant's terminal is output to the participant's terminal. executing a sixth output process, and a seventh output process of outputting, to the terminal of the host, information on a seventh screen in which a character string indicating the task to be solved can be input when the date and time of the meeting have passed; It is characterized by

According to exemplary embodiments of the present invention, it is possible to support the search for problems to be solved. Problems, configurations, and effects other than those described above will be clarified by the following description of the embodiments.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration example of an issue search support system. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration example of the task search support device. FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a functional configuration example of a server. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the flow of task search support executed by the server. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a display screen example 1 for task search support. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing example 2 of the display screen for task search support. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a search result summary list displayed in the search result summary list display area. FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a search result detail list displayed in the search result detail list display area. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing example 3 of the display screen for task search support. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the content word timeline displayed in the first display area. FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the content word ranking displayed in the second display area. FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing display example 1 of the content word map displayed in the third display area. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing display example 2 of the content word map displayed in the third display area. FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram showing example 4 of the display screen for task search support. FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram showing example 5 of the display screen for task search support. FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram showing example 6 of the display screen for task search support. FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram showing example 7 of the display screen for task search support. FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram showing an example in which the slider is positioned to the left of the center of the time axis. FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram showing an example where the slider is located on the right side of the center of the time axis. FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram showing a display screen example 8 for task search support. FIG. 21 is a sequence diagram showing example 1 of the problem search support sequence by the problem search support system. FIG. 22 is a sequence diagram showing example 2 of the problem search support sequence by the problem search support system.

<Configuration example of problem search support system>
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration example of an issue search support system. The task search support system 100 has a server 101 and a terminal 102 . A server 101 and a terminal 102 are communicably connected via a network 103 such as the Internet, a LAN (Local Area Network), or a WAN (Wide Area Network). Server 101 is connected to online conference system 104 . The online conference system 104 is a system for users of a plurality of terminals 102 to hold an online conference. The terminal 102 has a browser function, and upon receiving display information from the server 101, displays the display information on the display screen.

Each user of the terminals 102 is, for example, an employee of the same company. Among the users, the user who hosts the conference is called the organizer, and the users who participate in the discussion in the conference are called participants.

Server 101 and terminal 102 are also communicably connected to internal database group 110 and external database group 120 via network 103 .

The in-house database group 110 is a set of databases held within the company to which each user of the plurality of terminals 102 belongs. Specifically, for example, the in-house database group 110 has a research and development/prototype information DB (Data Base) 111, a sales/marketing information DB 112, a production information DB 113, a quality information DB 114, and a sales information DB 115. .

The research and development/prototyping information DB 111 has a research and development DB related to in-house research and development and a product prototyping DB related to in-house product prototyping. Specifically, for example, the research and development DB contains research number, research theme name, research period, budget, researcher name, researcher identification number, research plan (research fund name, budget, achievement goal, research and development item, milestones), current progress, weekly reports, meeting materials, materials used, equipment and laboratories, deliverables (internal research reports, patent applications, external publications), and search keywords.

Specifically, the product prototype DB includes, for example, the name of the prototype, the number of the prototype, the contents of the prototype, the time of the prototype, the name of the person in charge of the prototype, the identification number of the person in charge of the prototype, the name of the research theme and the research number on which the prototype was based, the prototype plan ( prototype items, milestones), and prototype evaluation results.

The sales/marketing information DB 112 is a database related to information obtained through sales activities. Remember. Customer information relationships include, for example, customer name, customer-side person in charge name, sales person name, sales person identification number, project management information (project name, progress status, quotation, delivery date, sales person comment), customer list, and customer survey content.

Sales strategy relationships include, for example, annual sales plans (target sales, achievement status, milestones). The complaint relationship includes, for example, complaint information (contents of the complaint, the name of the person in charge of the complaint, and the content of the response). The relationship of inquiries from customers and potential customers includes, for example, information on inquiries (inquiry details, person in charge name, response details, analysis result of inquiry information). The market research relationship includes, for example, market research results (survey content, researcher name, analysis result, marketing strategy content based on the research result).

The production information DB 113 is a database of information on product production. The product lot number, parts list, production process details, production start date, production end date, production location, equipment used, names of workers in charge of each production process, and worker identification numbers are stored.

The quality information DB 114 is a database that stores information about product quality. Specifically, for example, information about quality defects in the manufacturing process, information about quality defects in quality inspections before shipping, Information on received quality defects, failures, and accidents, analysis results of quality defects, failures, and accidents and their response, information on the research and development process on which the product is based, prototype numbers on which the product is based, and research Memorize the number.

The sales information DB 115 is a database relating to business or product sales information. The research theme name, research number, and time of implementation related to this are stored.

The external database group 120 is a set of databases held outside the company to which each user of the plurality of terminals 102 belongs. Specifically, for example, the external database group 120 includes a journal DB 121, a patent DB 122, a newspaper DB 123, a statistics DB 124, an SNS (Social Networking Service) DB 125, other company's website 126, a government website 127, have

The journal DB 121 is a database related to papers published in various academic journals. Specifically, for example, the journal name, publication date, title, text content, author name, author affiliation, section Store keywords, citations, and references generated from the content.

The patent DB 122 is a database of domestic and foreign patents that have been published. Stores grant information, information about foreign applications, patent numbers, and registration dates.

The newspaper DB 123 is a database relating to articles published in various newspapers, and specifically stores, for example, the names of published newspapers, publication dates, article content, keywords created from the article content, and article creator names.

The statistics DB 124 is a database of statistical information provided by the government, public institutions, and industry groups. Stores information related to the Automobile Manufacturers Association's "four-wheeled vehicle production volume".

The SNSDB 125 is a database related to information posted on various social networks, and specifically stores information provided free of charge or for a fee from social network operating companies based on laws concerning the protection of personal information, for example.

The other company's homepage 126 is information obtained from the homepage of another company or various organizations, and is stored in the site of the other company or various organizations. Specifically, the other company's website 126 includes, for example, information on products produced by the company (product name, model number, specifications, price, delivery date), management strategy, management plan, business performance/financial information, settlement of accounts of the company or organization. Stores information, information on ESG (Environment, Social, Governance) and technology development information in the other company or organization.

The government homepage 127 is information obtained from the homepage of the government or a government-affiliated public body, and is stored in the site of the government or the government-affiliated public body. The government homepage 127 stores information on policies, information on budgets, information on research and development based on policies, information on laws, regulations and guidelines, and various statistical information.

<Hardware Configuration Example of Problem Search Support Device (Server 101, Terminal 102)>
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration example of the task search support device. The task search support apparatus 200 has a processor 201 , a storage device 202 , an input device 203 , an output device 204 and a communication interface (communication IF) 205 . Processor 201 , storage device 202 , input device 203 , output device 204 and communication IF 205 are connected by bus 206 . The processor 201 controls the task search support device 200 . A storage device 202 serves as a work area for the processor 201 . Also, the storage device 202 is a non-temporary or temporary recording medium that stores various programs and data. Examples of the storage device 202 include ROM (Read Only Memory), RAM (Random Access Memory), HDD (Hard Disk Drive), and flash memory. The input device 203 inputs data. The input device 203 includes, for example, a keyboard, mouse, touch panel, numeric keypad, scanner, microphone, and sensor. The output device 204 outputs data. Output devices 204 include, for example, displays, printers, and speakers. Communication IF 205 connects to a network and transmits and receives data.

<Functional Configuration Example of Server 101>
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example of the server 101. As shown in FIG. The server 101 has an information collection unit 301 , an information analysis unit 302 and an information display unit 303 . Specifically, the information collection unit 301, the information analysis unit 302, and the information display unit 303 are realized by causing the processor 201 to execute a program stored in the storage device shown in FIG. 2, for example.

The information collection unit 301 has a search function 311 and an external HP crawling function 312 . The search function 311 is a function for searching the internal database group 110 and the external database group 120 by inputting a search keyword. The external HP crawling function 312 is a function for automatically collecting information from specified homepages of the other company's homepage 126 and the governmental homepage 127 .

The information analysis unit 302 has a data analysis function 321 , a user knowledge combination function 322 and an inquiry function 323 . The data analysis function 321 is a function for analyzing data collected by the information collection unit 301 . The user-knowledge combining function 322 is a function that associates the user's knowledge with the analysis results of the data analysis function 321 . The inquiry function 323 is a function for checking whether the information collection unit 301 has collected too much or too little information, or whether the user has omitted any information.

The information display unit 303 uses the information visualization function 330 to visualize and display collected information, keywords obtained from the information collected by the information collection unit 301, and knowledge associated with the keywords.

<Problem search support flow>
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the flow of task search support executed by the server 101. As shown in FIG. The server 101 executes task search support in ascending order of the numbers of the major items 401 . Each major item 401 has an intermediate item 402 . For each of the major items 401 , the server 101 supports task search in ascending order of branch numbers of the medium items 402 . Next, the flow of task search support shown in FIG. 4 will be described using screens displayed on the terminal 102 .

In the following description, the major item 401 specified by number x (x is a number) may be referred to as major item x. Similarly, the medium item 402 specified by the number xy (y is a number) may be written as the medium item xy.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a display screen example 1 for task search support. A display screen 500 shown in FIG. 5 is displayed on the terminal 102 used by the host. The display screen 500 has a past case search area 501 and an issue search support area 502 .

The past case search area 501 is an area for searching cases that have been searched for in the past by the search function 311 by the organizer's operation. Specifically, for example, the past case search area 501 has a search word input area 511 , a search start button 512 , and a search result display area 513 .

The search word input area 511 is an area for receiving an input of a search word. When the search start button 512 is pressed, a search process of searching for past problem search cases including the search word input in the search word input area 511 from a group of past problem search cases stored in the storage device of the server 101 is started. It is a user interface for giving instructions to the server 101 . A search result display area 513 displays the case numbers of past problem search cases searched by the server 101 when the search start button 512 is pressed, as search results.

Although not shown, by specifying the case number of the past issue search case displayed in the search result display area 513, the terminal 102 can display the past issue search case (content keyword timeline display data, content keyword ranking, etc., which will be described later). display data, content keyword map display data) can be acquired from the server 101 and displayed.

The task search support area 502 has a first tab 521 to a fourth tab 524 , a major item 1 display area 525 , an intermediate item 1-1 display area 526 , and an intermediate item 1-2 display area 527 . The first tab 521 to the fourth tab 524 correspond to the numbers of the major items 401. The first tab 521 is "Determine Theme and Time", the second tab 522 is "Estimation of PEST situation", and the third tab 523 is "Problem to Solve Hypothesis", fourth tab 524 corresponds to "Discussion Based on PEST Situation and Problem to Solve". PEST is a concatenated acronym for Politics, Economy, Society, and Technology.

In FIG. 5 , the server 101 supports “determination of theme and time” for which the number of the major item 401 is “1” in the task search support area 502 . Therefore, among the first tab 521 to fourth tab 524, only the first tab 521 corresponding to "determination of theme and time" is highlighted.

Major item 1 display area 525 has past data reuse button 551 , new creation button 552 , temporary save button 553 , next step button 554 , and project number 556 as operation unit 550 .

The past data reuse button 551 is a user interface for reusing past problem search cases whose case number 556 is displayed in the search result display area 513 . When the past data reuse button 551 is pressed, the server 101 receives from the terminal 102 an instruction to reuse past data including the matter number of the past problem search case, and the data is associated with the matter number from the storage device 202 . It extracts the past problem search cases and transmits them to the terminal 102 . The terminal 102 receives the past assignment search cases from the server 101 and reflects them in the intermediate item 1-1 display area 526 and the intermediate item 1-2 display area 527 .

The new creation button 552 is used to assign the project number 556 of the major item 1 in the issue search case to be created this time, and to set the intermediate item 1-1 display area 526 and the intermediate item 1-2 display area 527 to be inputtable. User interface. The numbered item number 556 of major item 1 is the issue search case number created this time (20210930 in the example of FIG. 5; hereinafter referred to as the search case number). It is a character string in which numbers (1-1 in the example of FIG. 5) are concatenated.

In the example of FIG. 5, the medium items 402 that can be entered are "1-1 theme setting (presumed to include problems to be solved)" and "1-2 timing (to realize business or commercialization)". For example, the lowest branch number "1-1" is used.

Temporary save button 553 is a user interface for temporarily saving input data to intermediate item 1-1 display area 526 and intermediate item 1-2 display area 527 in storage device 202 of terminal 102 when pressed. Each time the temporary save button 553 is pressed, the terminal 102 saves the temporarily saved data as the matter number 556, the creation date (that is, the date of transmission to the server 101; name) to the server 101. As a result, the server 101 can store the temporarily stored data in association with the case number 556, creation date, and creator name.

When the next step button 554 is pressed, the input data to the intermediate item 1-1 display area 526 and the intermediate item 1-2 display area 527 are temporarily stored in the storage device 202 of the terminal 102, and the next step, the major item, is displayed. This is a user interface for a screen transition request to move to "estimation of PEST situation" where number 401 is "2". Specifically, for example, by pressing the next step button 554, the display screen 600 shown in FIG. 6 is displayed.

When the next step button 554 is pressed, the terminal 102 may transmit the data saved at the timing of the pressing to the server 101 together with the case number 556, creation date and creator name. As a result, the server 101 can save the data saved at the timing of pressing in association with the item number 556, creation date, and creator name.

Middle item 1-1 display area 526 is an area for displaying information about middle item 1-1. Specifically, middle item 1-1 display 561, theme name input field 562, theme outline input and a column 563 . The intermediate item 1-1 display 561 is an area for displaying the name of the intermediate item 1-1, "1-1 theme setting (presumed to include the task to be solved)".

The theme name input field 562 is an area for receiving and displaying an input of a theme name presumed to include a task to be solved according to the middle item 1-1 by the organizer's operation of the terminal 102. FIG. The theme outline input field 563 is an area for receiving and displaying an input of a theme outline presumed to include a task to be solved in accordance with the middle item 1-1 by the organizer's operation of the terminal 102. FIG.

The middle item 1-2 display area 527 is an area for displaying information about the middle item 1-2. 573 and a creation history display area 574 . The intermediate item 1-2 display 571 is an area for displaying the name of the intermediate item 1-2, "1-2 Determination of timing (wants to realize business or commercialization)".

The estimated time input field 572 is an area for receiving and displaying an input of an estimated time when there will be a task to be solved according to the middle item 1-2 by the organizer's operation of the terminal 102 . The comment input field 573 is an area for receiving and displaying comments on the assignment to be solved according to the intermediate items 1-2 by the organizer's operation of the terminal 102. FIG. The creation history display area 574 is an area for displaying past comments entered in the comment input field 573 as a creation history.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing example 2 of the display screen for task search support. A display screen 600 shown in FIG. 6 is displayed on the terminal 102 used by the organizer when the next step button 554 in FIG. 5 is pressed. The display screen 600 includes first tabs 521 to fourth tabs 524, an operation section 601, a DB search condition setting area 602 related to the medium item 2-1 "collection of PEST information", and search results. It has a summary list display area 603 and a search result detail list display area 604 . Although the past case search area 501 shown in FIG. 5 is also displayed in FIG. 6, it is omitted for convenience of explanation.

Further, in FIG. 6, the server 101 supports “estimation of PEST situation” whose number is “2” in the major item 401 in the task search support area 502 . Therefore, only the second tab 522 corresponding to "PEST situation estimation" among the first tab 521 to the fourth tab 524 is highlighted.

The operation unit 601 has a past data reuse button 611 , a new creation button 612 , a temporary save button 613 , a next step button 614 , a previous step button 615 , and an item number 616 .

A past data reuse button 611 is a user interface for reusing past problem search cases whose case numbers are displayed in the search result display area 513 . When the past data reuse button 611 is pressed, the server 101 receives from the terminal 102 an instruction to reuse past data including the matter number of the past problem search case, and the data is associated with the matter number from the storage device 202 . It extracts the past problem search cases and transmits them to the terminal 102 . The terminal 102 receives past issue search cases from the server 101 and reflects them in the DB search condition setting area 602 , the search result summary list display area 603 , and the search result detail list display area 604 .

A new creation button 612 is a user interface for assigning the case number 616 of major item 2 in the issue search case to be created this time and setting the DB search condition setting area 602 to be inputtable. The project number 616 of the major item 2 that has been numbered is the number of the middle item 402 that can be entered (20210930 in the examples of FIGS. 5 and 6) and the number of the middle item 402 ( In the example, 2-1) is a concatenated character string.

When the temporary save button 613 is pressed, the input data to the DB search condition setting area 602 and the display data of the search result summary list display area 603 and the search result detail list display area 604 are temporarily saved in the storage device 202 of the terminal 102. User interface for saving. Each time the temporary save button 613 is pressed, the terminal 102 may transmit the temporarily saved data to the server 101 together with the case number 616, creation date and creator name (user name of the terminal 102). As a result, the server 101 can store the temporarily stored data in association with the item number 616, creation date, and creator name.

When the next step button 614 is pressed, the input data to the DB search condition setting area 602 and the display data of the search result summary list display area 603 and the search result detail list display area 604 are temporarily stored in the storage device 202 of the terminal 102. This is a user interface for a screen transition request to save and move to the next step, ie, "analysis of PEST information" where the middle item 402 number is "2-2". Specifically, for example, by pressing the next step button 614, the display screen 900 shown in FIG. 9 is displayed.

When the next step button 614 is pressed, the terminal 102 may transmit the data saved at the timing of the pressing to the server 101 together with the case number 616, creation date and creator name. As a result, the server 101 can save the data saved at the timing of pressing in association with the item number 616, creation date, and creator name.

When the previous step button 615 is pressed, the input data to the DB search condition setting area 602 and the display data of the search result summary list display area 603 and the search result detail list display area 604 are temporarily stored in the storage device 202 of the terminal 102. It is a user interface for saving and returning to the previous step. In the example of FIG. 6, since the number of the middle item 402 is "2-1", the content displayed in the task search support area 502 contains the number "1-2" of the middle item 402, which is the previous step. , the major item 1 display area 525, the intermediate item 1-1 display area 526, and the intermediate item 1-2 display area 527 shown in FIG.

The DB search condition setting area 602 is an area for setting search conditions for collecting information from the in-house database group 110 and the external database group 120 in the middle item 2-1 "PEST information collection".

Specifically, for example, the DB search condition setting area 602 has one or more search keyword input fields 621 , an information source selection pulldown 622 corresponding to the search keyword input field 621 , and a search start button 623 .

The search keyword input field 621 is an area for receiving and displaying search keyword input by the organizer's operation of the terminal 102 . The information source selection pull-down 622 is a user interface for selecting the search destination (internal database group 110, external database group 120, etc.) of the search keyword input in the search keyword input field 621 on the left side. A search start button 623 is a user interface for starting a search using a search keyword and a search condition that is an information source selected in the information source selection pull-down 622 on the right side of the search keyword.

When the search start button 623 is pressed, the terminal 102 searches the information source of the search destination selected for the search keyword using the search keyword, and acquires the search result from the information source of the search destination. Alternatively, the terminal 102 may transmit search conditions to the server 101 , the server 101 may execute a search using the search conditions, and the search results may be transmitted to the terminal 102 .

In this search process, the task search support device 200 that executes the search searches for document data containing all of the multiple keywords from the same information source selected in the information source selection pulldown 622 from the same information source. You may

Further, in this search process, the problem search support device 200 that executes the search may simply search for document data that matches the search keyword, and the cosine similarity with the search keyword is top N (N is an arbitrary number equal to or greater than 1). ) or the document data whose cosine similarity with the search keyword is equal to or greater than the threshold value.

A search result summary list display area 603 is an area for displaying a search result summary list. The search result overview list is list information showing an overview of the search results searched according to the search conditions (search keywords and search destination information sources) set in the DB search condition setting area 602 .

A search result detail list display area 604 is an area for displaying a search result detail list. The search result detail list is list information indicating details of search results selected in the search result summary list.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a search result summary list displayed in the search result summary list display area 603. As shown in FIG. The search result summary list 700 has, as fields, a number 701, a search keyword 702, an information source 703, a title 704, an information generation date 705, a detailed content display 706, and a use decision 707. A combination of field values in the same row is an entry indicating one search result.

A number 701 is a number numbered in ascending order. A search keyword 702 is a character string entered in the search keyword input field 621 . The information source 703 is the search destination selected by the information source selection pull-down 622 on the right side of the search keyword input field 621 in which the search keyword 702 is entered. Title 704 is the title or summary included in the data representing the search results. For example, it is the title set in the document data that is the search result, or if the document data is a Web page, it is, for example, a character string sandwiched between title tags.

The information generation date 705 is the date when the information to be the search result was generated. If the recorded date of creation and the document data that is the search result is a web page, for example, the date of publication described in the web page, URL (Uniform Resource Locator), and source code.

A detailed content display 706 is an input area that receives a check mark indicating whether or not to display the search result detailed list display area 604 by operating the terminal 102 of the organizer. Detailed data of entries with check marks are displayed in the detailed contents display 706 .

The use judgment 707 is an input area for receiving information indicating whether or not the organizer uses the search result of the entry by operating the terminal 102 of the organizer. Entries marked with "O" are search results determined to be used by the organizer, and entries marked with "X" are search results determined not to be used by the organizer.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a search result detail list displayed in the search result detail list display area 604. As shown in FIG. In the search result detail list display area 604, a number 801, a search keyword 802, an information source 803, and a search result detail list 810 are displayed.

The number 801, search keyword 802 and information source 803 are the entry number 701, search keyword 702 and information source 703 for which a check mark has been entered in the detailed content display 706 of FIG.

A search result detail list 810 shows the details of entries whose check marks have been entered in the detailed content display 706 of FIG. , a use decision 815 .

A number 811 is a number numbered in ascending order. The title 812 and information generation date 813 are the title 704 and information generation date 705 of the entry whose check mark is entered in the detailed content display 706 of FIG.

The content words 814 are terms related to the search keywords included in the search results, such as nouns, adjectives, verbs and adverbs, which indicate substantial content. Specifically, for example, the content word 814 is the top M (M is any integer equal to or greater than 1) number of times the distance (number of characters) from the search keyword is within a predetermined distance in the document data that is the search result. or a term whose number of times the distance from the search keyword is within a predetermined distance is equal to or greater than a threshold value.

For the content words 814, for example, word2vec, which is one of vectorization techniques used in natural language processing, is used to vectorize the search keyword and the terms in the document data that are the search results. The terms having the highest degree of M-th degree or the terms whose cosine similarity with the search keyword is equal to or greater than the threshold value may be used.

The content word 814 may be acquired by the terminal 102 , or by the server 101 upon request from the terminal 102 to transmit the acquired content word 814 to the terminal 102 .

The use determination 815 is an input area for receiving information indicating whether or not the user uses the search result of the entry by operating the terminal 102 of the organizer. Entries marked with "O" are search results determined to be used by the organizer, and entries marked with "X" are search results determined not to be used by the organizer. The terminal 102 may reflect the input result of the usage judgment 815 in the usage judgment 707 .

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing example 3 of the display screen for task search support. A display screen 900 shown in FIG. 9 is displayed on the terminal 102 used by the organizer when the next step button 614 in FIG. 6 is pressed. Display screen 900 includes first tab 521 to fourth tab 524 in task search support area 502, list display area 901 relating to intermediate item 2-2 “Analysis of PEST information”, and intermediate item 2-3 “PEST information analysis”. and a discussion input area 902 regarding "consideration based on the analysis result of information".

In FIG. 9, as in FIG. 6, the server 101 supports the "estimation of PEST situation" whose number is "2" in the major item 401 in the task search support area 502. In FIG. Therefore, only the second tab 522 corresponding to "PEST situation estimation" among the first tab 521 to the fourth tab 524 is highlighted.

The list display area 901 includes an operation unit 911, a search result list display area 912, a data read button 913, a first display area 914, a first display button 915, a second display area 916, and a second display button. 917 , a third display area 918 and a third display button 919 .

The operation unit 911 has a new creation button 932 , a temporary save button 933 , a next step button 934 , a previous step button 935 , and an item number 936 .

The new creation button 932 is used to assign the project number 936 of the major item 2 in the issue search case to be created this time, enable the display data to be displayed in the list display area 901, and set the consideration input area 902 to be inputtable. is the user interface of The project number 936 of the major item 2 that has been numbered is the problem search case number created this time (20210930 in the examples of FIGS. 5, 6 and 9), and the number of the middle item 402 ( In the example, 2-2) is a concatenated character string.

In the example of FIG. 9, there are two middle items 402 that can be entered: "2-2 Analysis of PEST information" and "2-3 Consideration based on analysis results of PEST information". "2-2" is used.

A temporary save button 933 is a user interface for temporarily saving display data in the list display area 901 and input data in the consideration input area 902 in the storage device 202 of the terminal 102 when pressed. Each time the temporary save button 933 is pressed, the terminal 102 may transmit the temporarily saved data to the server 101 together with the case number 936, creation date and creator name (user name of the terminal 102). As a result, the server 101 can store the temporarily stored data in association with the item number 936, creation date, and creator name.

When the next step button 934 is pressed, the display data in the list display area 901 and the input data in the consideration input area 902 are temporarily stored in the storage device 202 of the terminal 102, and the number of the major item 401, which is the next step, is stored temporarily. This is a user interface for a screen transition request to shift to the "hypothesis of problem to be solved" where the is "3". Specifically, for example, by pressing the next step button 934, the display screen 1400 shown in FIG. 14 is displayed.

When the next step button 934 is pressed, the terminal 102 may transmit the data saved at the timing of the pressing to the server 101 together with the case number 936, creation date and creator name. As a result, the server 101 can save the data saved at the timing of pressing in association with the item number 936, the date of creation, and the name of the creator.

A previous step button 935 is a user interface for temporarily storing the display data in the list display area 901 and the input data in the consideration input area 902 in the storage device 202 of the terminal 102 and returning to the previous step when pressed. . In the example of FIG. 9, the number of the middle item 402 is "2-2", so the display content of the task search support area 502 includes the number "2-1" of the middle item 402, which is the previous step. , the DB search condition setting area 602, the search result summary list display area 603, and the search result detail list display area 604 shown in FIG.

A search result list display area 912 is an area for displaying the search result summary list 700 or the search result detail list 810 . A data read button 913 is a user interface for reading the search result summary list 700 or the search result detail list 810 into the search result list display area 912 when pressed. Although details are not shown, the organizer can select to read either the search result summary list 700 or the search result detail list 810 .

A first display area 914 is a display area for displaying a content word timeline (described later in FIG. 10). The first display button 915 is a user interface that displays the content word timeline in the first display area 914 when pressed.

The second display area 916 is a display area for displaying the content word ranking (described later with reference to FIG. 11). The second display button 917 is a user interface that displays the content word ranking in the second display area 916 when pressed. A third display area 918 is a display area for displaying a content word map (described later in FIGS. 12 and 13). The third display button 919 is a user interface that displays the content word map in the third display area 918 when pressed.

The consideration input area 902 has consideration input fields 920 . The consideration input field 920 is an area for receiving and displaying consideration input based on the analysis result of PEST information. The PEST information analysis result is at least one of the search result summary list 700, the search result detail list 810, the content word timeline, the content word ranking, and the content word map.

Note that the content word timeline, content word ranking, and content word map may be generated and displayed by the terminal 102 according to the retrieved search result detail list 810, and when display buttons 915, 917, and 919 are pressed, the terminal Upon receiving a display request transmitted from 102 , the server 101 may generate a detailed list of search results 810 and output it to the terminal 102 .

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the content word timeline displayed in the first display area 914. As shown in FIG. The content word timeline 1001 is a line graph with the information generation date 813 on the horizontal axis and the count number of content words 814 on the vertical axis. Note that the range of the horizontal axis indicated by the display period 1002 can be changed by the organizer's operation. The count number on the vertical axis is the number of times the content word 814 appeared in the search results. In FIG. 8, the server 101 may set the terminal 102 to exclude from the content word timeline 1001 the content word 814 specified by the entry for which the use judgment 815 is set to "x". It may be set so that it is displayed on the content word timeline 1001 with an explanation that the use determination 815 is “x” without exclusion.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the content word ranking displayed in the second display area 916. As shown in FIG. The content word ranking 1101 is a bar graph with the number of content words 814 counted on the horizontal axis and the content word 814 on the vertical axis. The information creation date 1102 is the information creation date 813 when the information on which the content word 814 is based is created. Note that the information generation date 1102 can be changed by the organizer's operation. When the information generation date 1102 is changed, the content word ranking 1101 at the changed information generation date 1102 is displayed. It is also possible to show the content word ranking counted over a period of time before and after the date of information generation 1102 plus an arbitrary number of days specified by the accumulated date 1103 . Also in this case, the accumulated date 1103 can be changed according to the organizer's display. When the accumulated date 1103 is changed, the content word ranking 1101 in the period reflecting the changed accumulated date 1103 is displayed. In FIG. 8, the server 101 may set the terminal 102 to exclude from the content word ranking 1101 the content word 814 specified by the entry for which the use determination 815 is set to "x". Instead, the content word ranking 1101 may be displayed with an explanation that the use judgment 815 is "x".

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example 1 of the content word map displayed in the third display area 918. As shown in FIG. Content word map 1200 is an undirected graph that shows the relationships between content words 814 . Circular nodes indicate content words 814 . The larger the circular node, the higher the content word 814 count.

A line segment between nodes is an edge indicating the relationship between the content words 814 , and the shorter the edge length, the higher the relationship between the content words 814 . Two nodes at both ends of the edge indicate, for example, content words 814 co-occurring in the same document data. For example, the content word 814 of node A exists in the retrieved document data α but does not exist in the retrieved document data β, and the content word 814 of node D exists in both document data α and β. exist, and the content word 814 of node E does not exist in the document data α, but exists in the document data β. In this case, nodes A and D are connected by an edge, nodes D and E are connected by an edge, but nodes A and E are not connected by an edge.

Also, nodes of content words 814 included in the same document data are also connected by edges. Also, the content word map 1200 exists, for example, in a vector space when the content words 814 are vectorized, and the closer the nodes are, the closer the meanings of the two content words 814 are. Edges may also indicate similarities between content words 814 rather than relationships between content words 814 . In this case, the higher the similarity, the shorter the edge. Also, edges may be hidden when the degree of similarity is equal to or less than a predetermined degree.

Note that the node was generated on the information generation date 813 of the content word 814 . The edge is generated at the latest information generation date 813 among the information generation dates 813 of the content words 814 of the nodes at both ends.

Also, the content word map 1200 is created using, for example, the content words 814 counted on the date and time designated by the date and time 1201 . Note that the date and time 1201 can be changed by the organizer's operation. When the date and time 1201 is changed, the content word map 1200 at the changed date and time 1201 is displayed.

The information source selection pull-down 1202 is a user interface for selecting the search destination (internal database group 110, external database group 120, etc.) of the search keyword that is the related source of the content word 814. FIG. Options include, for example, in-house database group 110 only, external database group 120 only, in-house database group 110, or external database group 120. FIG. In FIG. 12, "internal database group+external database group" indicating the in-house database group 110 or the external database group 120 is selected. Content words 814 displayed as nodes in the content word map 1200 are included in the search results from the search destination selected in the information source selection pull-down 1202 .

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing display example 2 of the content word map displayed in the third display area 918. As shown in FIG. FIG. 13 is a display example when the information source selection pulldown 1202 in FIG. 12 is changed from "internal database group + external database group" to "external database group only". By changing the information source, search destinations including the content words 814 to be displayed are narrowed down to the external database group 120, so the count number of the content words 814 displayed as nodes decreases. In the content word map 1300 displayed after the information source selection pull-down 1202 is changed, compared to the content word map of FIG. node size is reduced.

Therefore, the organizer can intuitively see which content words 814 do not exist in the external database group 120 and which content words 814 have decreased counts.

13 is changed to the content word map 1200 shown in FIG. It is possible to intuitively see whether the number of counts of 814 has increased.

In FIG. 13, the case where "external databases only" is selected in the information source selection pull-down 1202 is taken as an example, but the same applies to the case where "internal databases only" is selected. In this case, the organizer can intuitively see which content words 814 do not exist in the in-house database group 110 and which content words 814 have decreased counts.

13. Likewise, in the case of selecting "only in-house database group" in the information source selection pull-down 1202 in FIG. 13, when changing from the content word map 1300 shown in FIG. The organizer can intuitively see which content words 814 exist in the external database group 120 and which content words 814 have increased counts.

In FIG. 8, the server 101 may set the terminal 102 to exclude from the content word maps 1200 and 1300 the content word 814 specified by the entry for which the use determination 815 is set to "x". , may be set to be displayed on the content word maps 1200 and 1300 with an explanation that the use decision 815 is "x" without exclusion.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram showing example 4 of the display screen for task search support. A display screen 1400 shown in FIG. 14 is displayed on the terminal 102 used by the host when the next step button 934 in FIG. 9 is pressed. In the task search support area 502, the display screen 1400 includes the first tab 521 to the fourth tab 524, the list redisplay area 1401 relating to the major item 3 "Assumption of the task to be solved", and the middle item 3-1 "Consideration and a hypothetical input area 1402 for the "hypothesis of the problem to be solved based on the results".

Further, in FIG. 14, the server 101 supports “hypothesis of problem to be solved” whose major item 401 is numbered “3” in the problem search support area 502 . Therefore, only the third tab 523 corresponding to "hypothesis of problem to be solved" among the first tab 521 to the fourth tab 524 is highlighted.

The list redisplay area 1401 includes an operation unit 1410, a first redisplay area 1432, a first redisplay button 1433, a second redisplay area 1434, a second redisplay button 1435, and a third redisplay area 1436. , and a third redisplay button 1437 .

The operation unit 1410 has a new creation button 1412 , a temporary save button 1413 , a next step button 1414 , a previous step button 1415 , and a case number 1416 .

The new creation button 1412 assigns the project number 1416 of the major item 3 in the problem search case to be created this time, enables the display data to be displayed in the list redisplay area 1401, and sets the hypothetical input area 1402 to be inputtable. It is a user interface for The numbered item number 1416 of major item 3 is the issue search case number created this time (20210930 in the examples of FIGS. 5, 6, 9 and 14), and the number of the middle item 402 as a branch number ( In the example of FIG. 14, 3-1) is the concatenated character string.

A temporary save button 1413 is a user interface for temporarily saving the display data in the list redisplay area 1401 and the input data in the hypothetical input area 1402 in the storage device 202 of the terminal 102 when pressed. Each time the temporary save button 1413 is pressed, the terminal 102 may transmit the temporarily saved data to the server 101 together with the case number 1416, creation date and creator name (user name of the terminal 102). As a result, the server 101 can store the temporarily stored data in association with the item number 1416, creation date, and creator name.

When the next step button 1414 is pressed, the display data in the list redisplay area 1401 and the input data in the hypothetical input area 1402 are temporarily stored in the storage device 202 of the terminal 102, and the major item 401, which is the next step, is displayed. This is a user interface for a screen transition request to move to "discussion (based on PEST situation and problem to be solved)" whose number is "4". Specifically, for example, when the next step button 1414 is pressed, the display screen 1500 shown in FIG. 15 is displayed.

When the next step button 1414 is pressed, the terminal 102 may transmit the data saved at the timing of the pressing to the server 101 together with the case number 1416, creation date and creator name. As a result, the server 101 can save the data saved at the timing of pressing in association with the item number 1416, creation date, and creator name.

A previous step button 1415 is a user interface for temporarily saving display data in the list redisplay area 1401 and input data in the assumed input area 1402 in the storage device 202 of the terminal 102 and returning to the previous step when pressed. be. In the example of FIG. 14, since the middle item 402 has the number "3-1", the content displayed in the task search support area 502 includes the middle item 402 number "2-3", which is the previous step. , becomes the list display area 901 and the consideration input area 902 shown in FIG.

The first redisplay area 1432 is a display area for redisplaying the content word timeline 1001 . The first redisplay button 1433 is a user interface for redisplaying the content word timeline 1001 in the first redisplay area 1432 when pressed.

A second redisplay area 1434 is a display area for redisplaying the content word ranking 1101 . The second redisplay button 1435 is a user interface that redisplays the content word ranking 1101 in the second redisplay area 1434 when pressed. A third redisplay area 1436 is a display area for redisplaying the content word maps 1200 and 1300 . Third redisplay button 1437 is a user interface for redisplaying content word maps 1200 and 1300 in third redisplay area 1436 when pressed.

Hypothetical input area 1402 has hypothetical input field 1420 . The organizer makes a consideration based on the content word timeline 1001, the content word ranking 1101, and the content word map 1200 redisplayed in the first redisplay area 1432, the second redisplay area 1434, and the third redisplay area 1436, respectively. and assume the problem to be solved. The hypothesis input field 1420 is an area for receiving and displaying a hypothetical input of the task to be solved based on the result of consideration of the organizer.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram showing example 5 of the display screen for task search support. A display screen 1500 shown in FIG. 15 is displayed on the terminal 102 used by the organizer when the next step button 1414 in FIG. 14 is pressed. The display screen 1500 has a first tab 521 to a fourth tab 524 in the task search support area 502, and a discussion setting area 1501 related to major item 4, "Discussion based on PEST situation and tasks to be solved." .

In FIG. 15 , the server 101 supports “discussion (based on PEST situation and problem to be solved)” whose major item 401 number is “4” in the problem search support area 502 . Therefore, only the fourth tab 524 corresponding to "discussion (based on the PEST situation and the problem to be solved)" among the first tab 521 to the fourth tab 524 is highlighted.

The task search support area 502 has an operation unit 1510 , a participant registration area 1520 , a comment input area 1530 and a conference setting area 1540 .

The operation unit 1510 has a new button 1512 , a temporary save button 1513 , a participation request button 1514 , a previous step button 1515 , and a case number 1516 .

A new creation button 1512 is a user interface for assigning the case number 1516 of major item 4 in the issue search case to be created this time, and enabling the input and display of data in the issue search support area 502 . The project number 1516 of the major item 4 that has been numbered is the problem search case number created this time (20210930 in the examples of FIGS. 5, 6, 9, 14 and 15), and the middle item 402 number (4-1 in the example of FIG. 15) is a concatenated character string.

A temporary save button 1513 is a user interface for temporarily saving display data and input data in the task search support area 502 in the storage device 202 of the terminal 102 when pressed. Each time the temporary save button 1513 is pressed, the terminal 102 may transmit the temporarily saved data to the server 101 together with the case number 1516, creation date and creator name (user name of the terminal 102). As a result, the server 101 can store the temporarily stored data in association with the case number 1516, creation date, and creator name.

When the participation request button 1514 is pressed, the server 101 transmits a participation request message to the terminals 102 of each of the other users registered as participants in the participant registration area 1520 to confirm their intention to participate in the conference. It is a user interface for

A previous step button 1515 is a user interface for temporarily storing display data and input data in the task search support area 502 in the storage device 202 of the terminal 102 and returning to the previous step when pressed. In the example of FIG. 15, since the number of the intermediate item 402 is "4-1", the content displayed in the task search support area 502 contains the number "3-1" of the intermediate item 402, which is the previous step. , the list redisplay area 1401 and the hypothetical input area 1402 shown in FIG.

A participant registration area 1520 is an area for registering other users in the company as participants, and has an affiliation pulldown 1521 , a name pulldown 1522 , and an add participant button 1523 . Affiliation pull-down 1521 is a user interface for selecting a participant's affiliation. Name pull-down 1522 is a user interface for selecting the names of other users within the company. In FIG. 15, two sets of affiliation pull-down menu 1521 and name pull-down menu 1522 are displayed due to limitations of the drawing. The add participant button 1523 is a user interface for adding a participant, and when pressed, a set of affiliation pulldown 1521 and name pulldown 1522 is added to the participant registration area 1520 . The sponsor can select the new affiliation and name of the user in the company from the newly added affiliation pulldown 1521 and name pulldown 1522 .

The server 101 is connected to an employee database (not shown), and other users' affiliations and names are registered in the employee database. It is displayed so as to be selectable in a pull-down 1522 .

A comment input area 1530 is an area where the organizer inputs comments regarding a request for discussion to the participants.

A conference setting area 1540 is an area for setting a conference to be held by the organizer and participants, and has an online conference system setting button 1541 and a conference room reservation button 1542 .

The online conference system setting button 1541 is a user interface for setting the date and time of the online conference and generating an invitation URL using the online conference system.

When the online conference system setting button 1541 is pressed, the organizer's terminal 102 transmits the data registered in the participant registration area 1520 to the server 101 . The organizer's terminal 102 sets the date and time of the online conference using the online conference system. As a result, the online conference system generates an invitation URL for the online conference in association with this date and time, and transmits it to the server 101 .

The server 101 stores the date and time of the set online conference, the issue search case number (20210930 in the example of FIG. 2, display information including at least the data input and displayed in the display area 527 is generated, and a URL that allows access to the display information is generated.

Then, when the participation request button 1514 is pressed, the server 101 sends a participation request message including the generated URL and the comment input in the comment input area 1530 to the participant registered in the participant registration area 1520. Send to terminal 102 .

A conference room reservation button 1542 is a user interface for reserving an in-house conference room. When the conference room reservation button 1542 is pressed, the organizer's terminal 102 transmits the data registered in the participant registration area 1520 to the server 101 . The organizer's terminal 102 reserves the date and time of the conference and the name of the conference room, which is information on the location of the conference, using a conference room reservation system (not shown). Accordingly, the conference room reservation system generates the date and time of the conference and the location information of the conference, and transmits the information to the server 101 .

The server 101 stores the set date and time of the meeting and the location information of the meeting, the problem search case number (20210930 in the example of FIG. Display information including at least the data input and displayed in the middle item 1-2 display area 527 is generated, and a URL accessible to the display information is generated.

Then, when the participation request button 1514 is pressed, the server 101 sends a participation request message including the generated URL and the comment input in the comment input area 1530 to the participant registered in the participant registration area 1520. Send to terminal 102 .

FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram showing example 6 of the display screen for task search support. A display screen 1600 shown in FIG. 16 is displayed on the terminals 102 of the host and the participants. Specifically, for example, when a URL that allows access to the display information included in the above-described participation request message is designated on the terminal 102 of the participant, it is displayed as a display screen 1600 on the terminal 102 of the participant.

Display screen 1600 displays first tab 521 to fourth tab 524 in task search support area 502 and middle item 4-2 "Analysis based on PEST situation and tasks to be solved" in major item 4. It has a discussion participation request display area 1601 related to "sharing results and problems to be solved".

In FIG. 16 , the server 101 supports “discussion (based on the PEST situation and the problem to be solved)” whose major item 401 number is “4” in the problem search support area 502 . Therefore, only the fourth tab 524 corresponding to "discussion (based on the PEST situation and the problem to be solved)" among the first tab 521 to the fourth tab 524 is highlighted.

The discussion participation request display area 1601 has a content display area 1610 , a meeting details display area 1620 , a comment input area 1630 , a participation button 1640 and a non-participation button 1650 .

The content display area 1610 includes a project number 1611, a theme name display area 1612, a theme summary display area 1613, an expected time display area 1614, a comment display area 1615, a creation history display area 1616, and a PEST information analysis area. 1617, a detailed display button 1618 for analysis contents of PEST information, a hypothetical display area 1619 for problems to be solved, and a comment display area 1670 for discussion requests.

The case number 1611 is automatically numbered by the server 101, and the issue search case number created this time (20210930 in the examples of FIGS. number (4-2 in the example of FIG. 16) is a character string. The theme name display area 1612 is an area for displaying the theme name entered in the theme name input field 562 of the middle item 1-1 display area 526 . The theme outline display area 1613 is an area for displaying the theme outline entered in the theme outline input field 563 of the middle item 1-1 display area 526 . The expected time display area 1614 is an area for displaying the expected time entered in the expected time input field 572 of the middle item 1-2 display area 527 . The comment display area 1615 is an area for displaying comments entered in the comment input field 573 of the middle item 1-2 display area 527 . The creation history display area 1616 is an area for displaying the creation history displayed in the creation history display area 574 of the middle item 1-2 display area 527 .

The consideration display area 1617 based on the PEST information analysis is an area for displaying considerations entered in the consideration input field 920 of the middle item 2-3 display area 902 . A PEST information analysis details display button 1618 is a user interface for displaying the details of the content word timeline, content word ranking, and content word map in the analysis of the middle item 2-2 PEST information that is the basis of the above consideration. is. When the detail display button 1618 is pressed, for example, a window other than the content display area 1610 appears, although not shown. It is possible to redisplay the content word map 1200 of FIG. A hypothetical display area 1619 for the task to be solved is an area for displaying the content entered in the input field 1420 of the middle item 3-1 display area 1402 . The discussion request comment display area 1670 is an area for displaying the content entered in the comment input area 1530 in the middle item 4-1 Setting discussion partners.

The conference details display area 1620 is an area for displaying conference details, and has a holding date and time display area 1621 and a holding place display area 1622 . The meeting date and time display area 1621 displays the meeting date and time. Venue display area 1622 displays the location of the conference.

A comment input area 1630 is an area where a participant inputs a comment. Participation button 1640 is a user interface for indicating the participant's intention to participate in the conference. A non-participation button 1650 is a user interface for indicating the participant's intention not to participate in the conference.

When the non-participation button 1650 is pressed, the fact that the participant will not participate in the conference and the comment entered in the comment input area 1630 are transmitted from the participant's terminal 102 to the organizer's terminal 102 via the server 101. be. At the terminal 102 where the non-participation button 1650 has been pressed, no more screen transitions occur.

On the other hand, when the participation button 1640 is pressed, the participant's participation in the conference and the comment entered in the comment input area 1630 are sent from the participant's terminal 102 to the organizer's terminal 102 via the server 101. sent.

Also, when the participation button 1640 is pressed, if the venue of the conference is an “online conference,” the server 101 transmits an invitation URL for the online conference to the terminals 102 of the participants.

Also, when the participation button 1640 is pressed, the terminal 102 of the participant proceeds to the next step, which is middle item 4-3, "discuss analysis results and contents of problem to be solved". Specifically, for example, when the participation button 1640 is pressed, the display screen 1700 shown in FIG. 17 is displayed.

FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram showing example 7 of the display screen for task search support. In FIG. 17, the description will be focused on the fourth tab 524 due to the limitations of the drawing. A display screen 1700 in FIG. 17 is displayed on the terminals 102 of the organizer and the participants who are the organizers of the conference.

In the task search support area 502, the display screen 1700 supports the intermediate item 4-3, “discuss analysis results and content of task to be solved”. Therefore, only the fourth tab 524 corresponding to "discuss analysis results and contents of assignments to be solved" is highlighted.

The task search support area 502 has a graph display area 1701 . The graph display area 1701 displays a counting result timeline 1710 and content word maps 1721-1723.

In the count result timeline 1710, the horizontal axis is the time axis including the date and time of the conference, and the vertical axis is the number of comments by conference participants set in the content word map and the number of views of the content word map by the conference participants. graph. Corresponding content word maps 1721 to 1723 are displayed in association with the date on the time axis. The server 101 counts the number of comments on the day each time a comment is obtained from a participant's terminal 102 . In addition, the server 101 counts the number of times the display screen 1700 is displayed by the terminals 102 of the participants as the number of views. The server 101 reflects the results of counting the number of comments and views on the count result timeline 1710 .

The content word maps 1721 to 1723 are content word maps created from the content words 814 counted on the date and time displayed in the date and time display areas 1751 to 1753, respectively. The content word map 1721 is the oldest map among the content word maps 1721 to 1723 (the date of the date and time display area 1751 is 05/01/2019). The content word map 1722 is a map obtained by adding nodes C, H, J, and K and thick edges to the content word map 1721 . The date (05/01/2021) when the content word map 1722 shown in the date and time display area 1752 was created is the date (05/01/2021) when the content word map 1721 on which the content of the current discussion is based is disclosed to the conference participants by the organizer. date. The content word map 1723 is a map obtained by adding an edge between the node L and the nodes G and L in the content word map 1722 . The date (06/08/2021) on which the content word map 1723 was created shown in the date/time display area 1753 is the date on which the conference was held by the organizer.

In this way, by displaying the content word maps 1721 to 1723 of the same task search cases with different dates and times, it is possible to increase or decrease the count number of content words 814 for the same node, the presence or absence of the content word 814 itself, the connection relationship between nodes, and the like. The closeness of meaning can be visually recognized intuitively.

Also, in FIG. 17, balloon display objects 1731 to 1734 are displayed in the content word map 1723 .

Balloon display objects 1731 to 1734 are display objects containing comments input by the host or participants from their terminals 102, input dates of the comments, and input person names of the comments. Balloon display objects 1731 to 1734 are associated with, for example, nodes, edges, or other existing balloon display objects through the operation of the host or participant who has entered the comment. In FIG. 17, balloon display objects 1731 and 1733 are associated with nodes K and L respectively, balloon display object 1732 is associated with the edge between nodes B and C, and balloon display object 1734 is attached to existing balloon display object 1731. Associated.

Specifically, for example, for the speech balloon display object 1731, the comment, the input date of the comment, and the name of the person who input the comment, together with an identifier indicating that the comment is associated with the node, are the content indicating the node K. associated with word 814 .

In addition, for the balloon display object 1732, the comment, the input date of the comment, and the name of the person who input the comment are identifiers indicating that they are associated with the edges between the nodes, and content indicating nodes B and C. associated with word 814 . A balloon display object 1733 is an object added by the participant by associating a node L indicating a new content word with the node G, and the date of addition and the name of the person who added indicate that the node L was added. Along with the identifier, it is associated with a content word 814 that indicates node L.

As for the balloon display object 1734, the comment, the input date of the comment, and the name of the person who entered the comment are associated with the comment of the balloon display object 1731 together with an identifier indicating that the comment is associated with the comment. .

In this manner, each time a comment is added, the added comment is associated with nodes, edges, and entered comments to build a tree structure.

In addition, when balloon display objects 1731 to 1734 are generated, they are reflected on the terminals 102 of other participants in the conference. For example, when a balloon display object 1733 is newly generated by a certain terminal 102 , the terminal 102 transmits the balloon display object 1733 to the server 101 . The server 101 transmits the received balloon display object 1733 to the terminals 102 of the conference participants other than the balloon display object 1733 generation source. As a result, the balloon display object 1733 generated by one participant of the conference is displayed on the content word map 1723 of the terminal 102 of another participant.

The content word maps 1721 to 1723 also have a comment chronological display adjustment section 1740 . The comment chronological display adjustment unit 1740 has a time axis 1741 and a slider 1742 . The slider 1742 can be moved on the time axis 1741 by the operation of the host or participant of the terminal 102 . For example, the right end of the time axis 1741 indicates the current date, and the left end indicates the input date of the oldest balloon display object 1731 among the balloon display objects 1731-1734. Therefore, the farther to the left the slider 1742 is positioned, the more past the current date and time is specified. FIG. 17 shows an example in which the slider 1742 is positioned at the right end of the time axis 1741 .

That is, depending on the position of the slider 1742, the content word maps 1721-1723 are displayed or disappear. For example, when the slider 1742 is positioned at the left end of the time axis 1741, only the balloon display object 1731 is displayed and the balloon display objects 1732-1734 disappear. On the other hand, when the slider 1742 is positioned at the right end of the time axis 1741, balloon display objects 1731 to 1734 are displayed. When the slider 1742 is positioned at the center of the time axis 1741, only balloon display objects 1731 and 1732 are displayed, and balloon display objects 1733 and 1734 disappear. Disappear. Note that the balloon display object 1733 is an object related to the addition of the node L by the participant, so when the balloon display object 1733 disappears, the node L and the edge between the node L and the node G also disappear.

Also, in the above description, the speech balloon display object disappears, but it is not limited to disappearing, and may be displayed with a dotted line or translucently.

FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram showing an example in which the slider 1742 is positioned to the left of the center of the time axis 1741. Only the balloon display object 1731 is displayed, and the balloon display objects 1732 to 1734 disappear. The date and time display area 1753 displays the date corresponding to the position of the slider on the time axis 1741 .

FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram showing an example in which the slider 1742 is located on the right side of the center of the time axis 1741. Only the balloon display objects 1731 and 1732 are displayed, and the balloon display object 1733 disappears. The date and time display area 1753 displays the date corresponding to the position of the slider on the time axis 1741 .

Although the information source selection pull-down 1202 shown in FIGS. 12 and 13 is not displayed in FIG. 17, the information source selection pull-down 1202 may be displayed in the content word maps 1721-1723. As a result, the terminal 102 of the conference participant can switch the information source of the search destination, and display the content word maps 1721 to 1723 corresponding to the switched search destination.

The information displayed in FIG. 17 is generated by the server 101 based on the search results held in the server 101 and transmitted to the terminal 102 to be displayed.

In this way, by sharing the comments from the participants with the host and all the participants, each of the host and all the participants can grasp the necessary information without any omissions, and the other users' It can encourage awareness, discovery, and inspiration. In addition, in a company, a specific user is in charge of a certain task, and the situation in which only that user knows how to do it can be reduced. In addition, it becomes possible to make decisions that match the standards and direction of the organization.

In addition, the comment chronological display adjustment unit 1740 can present changes in the connection of comments over time to the organizer and all participants, thereby supporting the awareness, discovery, and inspiration of the organizer and all participants. can. For example, with the comments of a certain user as a trigger, the organizer collects PEST information again after the meeting (middle item 2-1), and in the discussion on the analysis results and the content of the problem to be solved, comments from the participants are collected again. obtain. This repetition generates a loop of collection of PEST information -> analysis -> acquisition of comments in the discussion -> collection of PEST information -> .

FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram showing a display screen example 8 for task search support. A display screen 2000 shown in FIG. 20 is displayed on the host's terminal 102 after the conference ends.

In FIG. 20 , the server 101 supports “discussion (based on the PEST situation and the problem to be solved)” whose major item 401 number is “4” in the problem search support area 502 . Therefore, only the fourth tab 524 corresponding to "discussion (based on the PEST situation and the problem to be solved)" among the first tab 521 to the fourth tab 524 is highlighted.

Display screen 2000 includes first tab 521 to fourth tab 524 in task search support area 502, operation area 2001 related to major item 4, "Discussion (based on PEST situation and task to be solved)", It has a discussion memo input area 2002 for item 4-3 "discuss analysis results and content of problem to be solved" and a problem input area 2003 for medium item 4-4 "determination of problem to be solved".

The operation area 2001 has an operation section 2010 . The operation unit 2010 has a create button 2012 , a temporary save button 2013 , a register button 2014 and a case number 2016 .

The new creation button 2012 is a user interface for setting the issue number 2016 of the major item 4 in the issue search case to be created this time and enabling data input in the discussion memo input area 2002 and the issue input area 2003 . The numbered project number 2016 of major item 4 is the issue search case number created this time (20210930 in the examples of FIGS. 5, 6, 9, 14, 15 and 20), and as a branch number, It is a character string in which the number of the middle item 402 (4-4 in the example of FIG. 20) is connected.

In the example of FIG. 20, there are two medium items 402 that can be entered: 4-3 Discuss analysis results and content of problem to be solved, and 4-4 Determine problem to be solved. "4-4" with the largest is used.

Temporary save button 2013 is a user interface for temporarily saving input data to discussion memo input area 2002 and assignment input area 2003 in storage device 202 of terminal 102 when pressed. Each time the temporary save button 2013 is pressed, the terminal 102 may transmit the temporarily saved data to the server 101 together with the case number 2016, creation date and creator name (user name of the terminal 102). As a result, the server 101 can store the temporarily stored data in association with the case number 2016, creation date, and creator name.

When the registration button 2014 is pressed, the data input to the discussion memo input area 2002 and the assignment input area 2003 are sent to the server 101 together with the item number 2016, creation date and creator name (user name of the terminal 102). It is a user interface for registering in the storage device 202 of the server 101 . As a result, the server 101 can store the data transmitted at the timing of pressing in association with the item number 2016, creation date, and creator name.

The discussion memo entry area 2002 has a discussion memo entry field 2020 . The discussion memo input field 2020 is an area for receiving and displaying an input of a discussion memo about the analysis result and the content of the problem to be solved in the held conference. Based on the results of the discussion, the organizer enters a discussion memo in the discussion memo input field 2020 . The display screen 2000 may be displayed on the host's terminal 102 after the conference ends. In this case, the participants can also add discussion memos to the discussion memo entry field 2020 .

The task input area 2003 has a task input field 2030 . The task input field 2030 is an area for receiving and displaying input of a task to be solved. Based on the result of the discussion, the organizer enters the problem to be solved in the problem input field 2030 with reference to the content entered in the hypothetical input field 1420 of the problem to be solved in FIG. 14 .

<Problem Search Support Sequence by Problem Search Support System 100>
FIG. 21 is a sequence diagram showing a problem search support sequence example 1 by the problem search support system 100. As shown in FIG.

Step S2101: The organizer's terminal 102 displays the display screen 500 including the intermediate items 1-1 and 1-2 shown in FIG. Specifically, for example, the organizer's terminal 102 receives display information for displaying the display screen 500 from the server 101 and displays the display screen 500 by accessing and logging in to the server 101 . By pressing the reuse past data button 551 or the new creation button 552, the case number 556 is assigned, and the intermediate item 1-1 display area 526 and the intermediate item 1-2 display area 527 become inputtable.

Step S2102: By pressing the temporary save button 553, the organizer's terminal 102 stores the theme name input in the middle item 1-1 display area 526 and the time when it is input in the middle item 1-2 display area 527 as the case number. 556, it is transmitted to the server 101 together with the user name of the organizer who is the creator and the date of creation.

Step S2103: When the next step button 554 is pressed, the organizer's terminal 102 transmits to the server 101 a screen transition request regarding the display information of the middle item 2-1 "PEST information collection" which is the next step. At this time, along with the request, the latest theme name input in the intermediate item 1-1 display area 526, the latest time input in the intermediate item 1-2 display area 527, the project number 556, the organizer who is the creator username and creation date are also sent.

Step S2104: The server 101 stores in the storage device 202 the theme name, time, project number 556, user name of the creator and creation date transmitted in step S2102 or S2103 in association with each other.

Step S2105: When the server 101 receives a screen transition request related to the display information of the intermediate item 2-1 “PEST information collection” by pressing the next step button 554, the next step is the intermediate item 2 by referring to the case number 556. −1, and the display information of the next step is transmitted to the host's terminal 102 .

Step S2106: When the host's terminal 102 receives the display information for the next step of step S2105, it uses the display information to display the display screen 600 including the middle item 2-1 shown in FIG. By pressing the reuse past data button 611 or the new creation button 612, the case number 616 is assigned and the DB search condition setting area 602 becomes ready for input.

Step S2107: When the search start button 623 is pressed, the organizer's terminal 102 sends the search keyword and the search condition, which is the information source selected in the information source selection pulldown 622 on the right side, to the server together with the case number 616. 101.

Step S2108: The server 101 executes a search using the search conditions received in step S2107.

Step S2109: The server 101 transmits the search result of PEST information collection searched in step S2108 together with the case number 616 to the terminal 102 of the host.

Step S2110: As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the host's terminal 102 displays a search result overview list 700 and a search result detail list 810, which are the search results from the collection of PEST information searched in step S2108. do.

Step S2111: When the temporary save button 613 is pressed, the organizer's terminal 102 sends a save request for the search result summary list 700 and the search result detail list 810 acquired in step S2110 to the server 101 together with the case number 616 .

Step S2112: The server 101 associates the requested search result overview list 700 and search result detail list 810 with the case number 616 and saves them in the storage device 202. FIG.

Step S2113: By pressing the next step button 614, the organizer's terminal 102 performs the following steps, namely, "analysis of PEST information" in middle item 2-2 and "consideration based on analysis results of PEST information" in middle item 2-3. ” to the server 101 . At this time, along with the request, the search result summary list 700, the search result detail list 810, the search conditions set in the DB search condition setting area 602, the project number 616, the user name of the organizer who is the creator, and the creation date are also sent. be done.

Step S2114: The server 101 receives the search result summary list 700, the search result detail list 810, the search conditions set in the DB search condition setting area 602, the matter number 616, and the organizer who is the creator, all of which are transmitted in step S2113. is associated with the user name and creation date of the file and stored in the storage device 202 .

Step S2115: When the next step button 614 is pressed, the server 101 displays the next step, which is the middle item 2-2 "Analysis of PEST information" and the middle item 2-3 "Consideration based on analysis results of PEST information". Upon receiving a screen transition request for , the item number 616 is referenced to specify that the next step is the intermediate items 2-2 and 2-3, and the display information for the next step is transmitted to the terminal 102 of the organizer.

Step S2116: When the terminal 102 of the host receives the display information of the next step of step S2115, the terminal 102 uses the display information to perform the analysis of the middle item 2-2 "PEST information analysis" and the middle item 2- 3, a display screen 900 including "consideration based on analysis results of PEST information" is displayed. By pressing the new creation button 932, a case number 936 is assigned, and the search result list display area 912, the first display area 914, the second display area 916, and the third display area 918 become displayable. Input area 902 is enabled for input.

Step S2117: By pressing the temporary save button 933, the organizer's terminal 102 saves the consideration entered in the consideration input field 920 to the server 101 together with the case number 936, the user name of the organizer who is the creator, and the creation date. Send.

Step S2118: The server 101 associates the discussion, the matter number 936, the user name of the organizer who is the creator, and the date of creation, and saves them in the storage device 202. FIG.

Step S2119: When the next step button 934 is pressed, the organizer's terminal 102 transmits to the server 101 a screen transition request related to the display information of the intermediate item 3-1 "hypothesis of the problem to be solved", which is the next step. At this time, together with the request, consideration, matter number 936, the user name of the organizer who is the creator, and the date of creation are also sent.

Step S2120: The server 101 associates the discussion, the case number 936, the user name of the organizer who is the creator, and the creation date transmitted in step S2119, and stores them in the storage device 202. FIG.

Step S2121: When the server 101 receives a screen transition request related to the display information of the intermediate item 3-1 “hypothesis of the problem to be solved” which is the next step by pressing the next step button 934, the case number 936 is referred to and the next step button 934 is pressed. The step is specified as the intermediate item 3-1, and the display information of the next step is transmitted to the terminal 102 of the organizer.

Step S2122: When the terminal 102 of the organizer receives the display information for the next step in step S2121, it uses the display information to display a display screen including "hypothesis of the problem to be solved" of the intermediate item 3-1, which is the next step. Display 1400. By pressing the new creation button 1412, the case number 1416 is assigned, the first redisplay area 1432, the second redisplay area 1434, and the third redisplay area 1436 become displayable, and the hypothetical input area 1402 is entered. be possible.

Step S2123: By pressing the temporary save button 1413, the organizer's terminal 102 saves the assumption entered in the assumption input field 1420 to the server 101 together with the case number 1416, the user name of the organizer who is the creator, and the creation date. Send.

Step S2124: The server 101 associates the hypothesis, the case number 1416, the user name of the organizer who is the creator, and the date of creation, and saves them in the storage device 202. FIG.

Step S2125: When the next step button 1414 is pressed, the organizer's terminal 102 transmits to the server 101 a screen transition request regarding the display information of the middle item 4-1, ie, setting of discussion partner, which is the next step. At this time, along with the request, the hypothetical case number 1416, the user name of the organizer who is the creator, and the date of creation are also sent.

Step S2126: The server 101 associates the discussion, the case number 1416, the user name of the organizer who is the creator, and the creation date transmitted in step S2125, and stores them in the storage device 202. FIG.

Step S2127: When the server 101 receives a screen transition request related to the display information of the middle item 4-1 “Set discussion partner” as the next step by pressing the next step button 1414, the server 101 refers to the matter number 1416 and proceeds to the next step. is the intermediate item 4-1, and the display information of the next step is transmitted to the terminal 102 of the organizer.

Step S2128: When the terminal 102 of the organizer receives the display information for the next step in step S2127, it uses the display information to display the display screen 1500 including the next step, ie, the middle item 4-1, "set discussion partner". display. By pressing the new creation button 1512, a project number 1516 is assigned, the affiliation pull-down 1521 and the name pull-down 1522 can be selected in the participant registration area 1520, and the comment input area 1530 and the meeting setting area 1540 can be input. become.

Step S2129: When the host's terminal 102 presses the temporary save button 1513 or the participation request button 1514, the participation request message is sent to the server 101 together with the item number 1516, and the process proceeds to FIG.

FIG. 22 is a sequence diagram showing example 2 of the task search support sequence by the task search support system 100. As shown in FIG.

Step S2201: When the server 101 receives the participation request message from the organizer's terminal 102 in step S2129, it refers to the case number 1516, and the next step is medium item 4-2 "sharing analysis results and problems to be solved". It identifies that there is, and automatically generates the case number 1611 of the step. The server 101 transmits the display information of the intermediate item 4-2, “sharing analysis results and problems to be solved”, together with the case number 1611, to the terminals 102 of other users registered as participants in the participant registration area 1520. .

The server 101 uses the issue search case number included in the issue number 1516 to store the theme name, theme outline, expected time, comment, creation history, consideration based on PEST information analysis, and PEST information input on the terminal 102 of the organizer. Identify the content of the analysis, the assumptions of the problem to be solved, and the comments for the discussion request. As a result, in the display information of the medium item 4-2 “Sharing analysis results and problems to be solved”, the theme input on the terminal 102 of the organizer specified by the problem search case number included in the case number 1516 Name, theme outline, expected time, comment, creation history, consideration based on analysis of PEST information, content of analysis of PEST information, assumption of problem to be solved, and comments on request for discussion are included.

Step S2202: The terminal 102 of the participant displays the display screen 1600 including the middle item 4-2, "sharing analysis results and problems to be solved".

Step S2203: The terminal 102 of the participant transmits a participation message or a non-participation message together with the case number 1611 to the server 101 by pressing the participation button 1640 or non-participation button 1650 .

Step S2204: The server 101 transmits the display information of the middle item 4-3, “discuss the analysis results and the content of the assignment to be solved”, which is the next step, to the terminal 102 of the participant who sent the participation message, together with the case number 1611. do.

Step S2205: When the terminal 102 of the participant receives the display information of the next step of step S2204, it uses the display information to display medium item 4-3 including "Discussion on the analysis result and the content of the problem to be solved". Display screen 1700 .

Step S2206: The participant's terminal 102 transmits the comment information input to the content word maps 1721 to 1723 together with the case number 1611 to the server 101 by the participant's operation.

Step S2207: The server 101 updates the content word maps 1721 to 1723 to which the comment information from the terminal 102 of the participant is input.

Step S2208: The server 101 transfers the comment information sent from the terminal 102 of the participant together with the item number 1611 to the terminal 102 of another participant.

Step S2209: The terminals 102 of the other participants update and display the content word maps 1721 to 1723 to which the comment information from the terminals 102 of the participants are input. After that, a meeting will be held.

Step S2210: The organizer's terminal 102 displays the display screen 2000 including the intermediate items 4-3 and 4-4 shown in FIG. Specifically, for example, the organizer's terminal 102 accesses and logs in to the server 101 after the date and time of the conference. The server 101 determines whether or not the date and time of login has passed the date and time of the conference set by the organizer.

If the server 101 has passed, the server 101 selects the intermediate item 4-3 "discussing the analysis results and the content of the problem to be solved" and the intermediate item 4, which is the next step of the item number 1611 of the intermediate item 4-2 before holding the meeting. The display information of -4 "determination of the task to be solved" is transmitted to the terminal 102 of the organizer. As a result, a display screen 2000 shown in FIG. 20 is displayed on the terminal 102 of the organizer.

By pressing the new creation button 2012, a project number 2016 is assigned, and the discussion memo input area 2002 and the issue input area 2003 become inputtable.

Step S2211: When the temporary save button 2013 or the registration button 2014 is pressed, the organizer's terminal 102 stores the discussion memo input in the discussion memo input area 2002 and the issue input in the issue input area 2003 as the case number 2016, It is transmitted to the server 101 together with the user name of the organizer who is the creator and the creation date. It should be noted that if the pressed button is the registration button 2014, the process at the host's terminal 102 ends.

Step S2212: The server 101 stores in the storage device 202 the discussion memo, the assignment, the item number 2016, the user name of the organizer who is the creator, and the date of creation, which are transmitted in step S2211, in association with each other. This completes the processing in the server 101 .

By executing such a procedure between the server 101 and the terminal 102, it is possible to smoothly support the task search by the "task search type". Therefore, for example, in the B2B manufacturing industry, market trends and company VoC can be properly grasped, and product development efficiency is improved.

Further, the task search support device described above can also be configured as in the following (1) to (11).

(1) Task search support apparatus 200 is server 101 or terminal 102 having processor 201 that executes a program and storage device 202 that stores the program. The processor 201 comprises a set of nodes indicating content words 814 and a set of edges connecting two nodes in the set of nodes based on the relationship between the two content words 814 indicated by the two nodes. an acquisition process for acquiring a content word map 1200 whose contents change under a plurality of different conditions; and an output process for outputting the content word map 1200 in a displayable manner based on.

If the task search support device 200 is the server 101, the task search support device 200 replaces the process of generating the content word map 1200 based on the content word 814 in the search result detail list 810 saved in step S2114 with the acquisition process. Run as Then, in step S2115, the task search support apparatus 200 executes, as an output process, the process of transmitting the generated content word map 1200 as the next step display information to the terminal 102 of the organizer.

If the task search support device 200 is the organizer's terminal 102, the task search support device 200 executes the process of receiving the next step display information including the content word map from the server 101 in step S2115 as the acquisition process. Then, the task search support apparatus 200 executes the process of displaying the content word map included in the next step display information in the third redisplay area 1436 of the display screen 1400 shown in FIG. 14 as the output process.

(2) In the task search support device 200 of (1) above, the condition is a time period, and in the output process, when a specific time period is received in the content word map, the processor 201 determines the content at the specific time period. output a displayable content word map based on

When the task search support device 200 is the server 101, the task search support device 200 receives a specific period from the organizer's terminal 102, and generates a content word map based on the contents in the specific period. Then, the task search support device 200 executes a process of transmitting the generated content word map to the host's terminal 102 as an output process.

When the task search support device 200 is the organizer's terminal 102, the task search support device 200 receives a specific period of time from the organizer's operation in the displayed content word map. A process of displaying a content word map based on the contents is executed as an output process. Note that the content word map based on the content at a specific time may be generated by the organizer's terminal 102, or may be generated by the server 101 as described above.

(3) In the task search support device 200 of (2) above, the timing is the input date and time of the comment, and the processor 201 adds comment information including the comment and the input date and time to the content word map by inputting the comment. In the output process, when a specific period is accepted, the processor 201 outputs the content word map so that comments whose input dates and times are before the specific period can be displayed by the additional process.

When the task search support device 200 is the server 101, the task search support device 200 receives comments input from the organizer's terminal 102 and adds them to the content word map. Execute as process. Then, when the specific time is accepted by the organizer's terminal 102, the task search support device 200 receives the specific time from the organizer's terminal 102, and receives a content word containing a comment whose input date and time is before the specific time. A process of generating a map and transmitting it to the terminal 102 of the participant is executed as an output process.

If the task search support device 200 is the organizer's terminal 102, the task search support device 200 accepts the input of a comment and adds the comment and the comment information including the input date and time to the content word map as the additional processing. Execute. Then, when the specific time is accepted, the task search support device 200 executes, as an output process, a process of displaying comments whose input dates and times are before the specific time in the content word map as a result of the addition process.

(4) In the task search support device 200 of (3) above, in the adding process, the processor 201 adds comment information in association with the node by inputting a comment for the node.

When the task search support device 200 is the server 101, the task search support device 200 receives a comment for the node input by the organizer's terminal 102, associates the comment information with the node, and adds the comment information to the content word map. as additional processing.

If the task search support device 200 is the organizer's terminal 102, when a comment for a node is input, the task search support device 200 associates the comment information with the node and adds it to the content word map as an additional process. Execute.

(5) In the task search support device 200 of (3) above, in the adding process, the processor 201 inputs a comment for an edge and adds the comment information in association with the edge.

When the task search support device 200 is the server 101, the task search support device 200 receives a comment on the edge input by the organizer's terminal 102, associates the comment information with the edge, and adds it to the content word map. as additional processing.

When the task search support device 200 is the organizer's terminal 102, when a comment on an edge is input, the task search support device 200 performs a process of associating the comment information with the edge and adding it to the content word map as an additional process. Execute.

(6) In the task search support device 200 of (3) above, in the adding process, the processor 201 adds the comment information by inputting the comment in response to the input comment information input before addition by the adding process. Add in association with the input comment information.

When the task search support device 200 is the server 101, the task search support device 200 receives a comment for the input comment information input by the organizer's terminal 102, associates the comment information with the input comment information, and extracts the content. The process of adding to the word map is executed as an additional process.

When the task search support device 200 is the organizer's terminal 102, when a comment for the input comment information is input, the task search support device 200 associates the comment information with the input comment information and adds it to the content word map. Processing is executed as an additional processing.

(7) In the task search support device 200 of (2) above, the period is a date and time including the date of the meeting, and the content word map is composed of a set of nodes and a set of edges acquired at different times. , in the output process, when a date and time including a specific opening date is specified, the processor 201 is configured by the set of nodes and the set of edges acquired by the date and time including the specific opening date. Print a specific content word map for display.

In the case where the task search support device 200 is the server 101, when a date and time including a specific date is designated on the organizer's terminal 102, the task search support device 200 sends the date and time including the specific date to the organizer's terminal. 102, generate a specific content word map composed of a set of nodes and a set of edges acquired by the date and time including the specific date, and send it to the organizer's terminal 102, Execute as output processing.

When the task search support device 200 is the organizer's terminal 102, when a date and time including a specific event date is designated, the task search support device 200 searches for nodes acquired by the date and time including the specific event date. A process of displaying a specific content word map composed of sets and sets of edges is executed as an output process. Note that the specific content word map may be generated by the organizer's terminal 102 or by the server 101 as described above.

(8) In the task search support device 200 of (7) above, the content word map includes comments that are input at different times, and in the output process, the processor 201 designates a date and time including the specific opening date. Then, a specific content word map composed of the set of nodes, the set of edges, and the comments obtained by the date and time including the specific opening date is output in a displayable manner.

When the task search support device 200 is the server 101, the task search support device 200 receives the date and time including the specific opening date from the organizer's terminal 102, and identifies the nodes acquired by the date and time including the specific opening date. A specific content word map composed of a set of , a set of edges and comments is generated and transmitted to the host's terminal 102 as an output process.

When the task search support device 200 is the organizer's terminal 102, when a date and time including a specific event date is designated, the task search support device 200 searches for nodes acquired by the date and time including the specific event date. A process of displaying a specific content word map composed of a set, a set of edges and comments is executed as an output process. Note that the specific content word map may be generated by the organizer's terminal 102 or by the server 101 as described above.

(9) In the task search support device 200 of (7) above, the processor 201 performs a counting process for counting the number of comments input to each content word map of a plurality of content word maps, and a counting result of the counting process. and a generation process of generating a count result timeline 1710 as a graph that associates the date and time including the meeting date, and in the output process, the processor 201 generates the count generated by the generation process A result timeline 1710 can be output for display, and the specific content word map for each date and time including the meeting date on the count result timeline 1710 can be displayed in association with the date and time including the meeting date. Output.

When the task search support device 200 is the server 101, the task search support device 200 executes the counting process and the generating process, transmits the counting result timeline 1710 to the terminals 102 of the host and the participants, and displays the counting result time line 1710. After step S2204, the specific content word map for each date and time including the meeting date on the line 1710 can be displayed on the terminals 102 of the host and the participants in association with the date and time including the meeting date. A process of transmitting step display information to the terminals 102 of the host and participants is executed as an output process.

When the task search support device 200 is each of the terminals 102 of the organizer and the participants, the task search support device 200 executes counting processing and generation processing, and displays a counting result timeline 1710 generated by the generation processing. At the same time, a process of displaying the specific content word map for each date and time including the meeting date on the counting result timeline 1710 in association with the date and time including the meeting date is executed as an output process. Note that the specific content word map may be generated by the organizer's terminal 102 or by the server 101 as described above.

(10) In the problem search support device 200 of (1) above, the condition is the information source (internal database group 110, external database group 120) from which the content word 814 is obtained, and in the output process, the processor When the specification of a specific information source is accepted in the content word map, 201 outputs a displayable content word map having content words 814 acquired from the specific information source as nodes.

In the case where the task search support device 200 is the server 101, the task search support device 200 receives the designation of a specific information source in the content word map at the organizer's terminal 102, and extracts the content word acquired from the specific information source. A process of generating a content word map with 814 as a node and transmitting it to the host's terminal 102 is executed as an output process.

When the task search support device 200 is the organizer's terminal 102, the task search support device 200 receives the designation of a specific information source in the content word map, and converts the content word 814 obtained from the specific information source into a node. Display the content word map for The content word map may be generated by the organizer's terminal 102 or may be generated by the server 101 as described above.

Thus, it is possible to switch the information source and display the content word map corresponding to the switched information source.

(11) The task search support apparatus 200 is a server 101 having a processor 201 that executes a program, a storage device 202 that stores the program, and a communication IF 205 that can communicate with a group of terminals, and is an information source that stores a group of document data. (internal database group 110, external database group 120) can be accessed.

The processor 201 sends the first screen information, which allows input of a theme presumed to include a task to be solved and a time when the target is to be achieved by solving the task, to the terminal 102 of the conference organizer among the terminals. to execute the first output process. As a result, the display screen 500 is displayed on the host's terminal 102 .

When the processor 201 receives a screen transition request from the first screen displayed on the host's terminal according to the first screen information, the processor 201 generates second screen information to which a search condition for searching the information source can be input. , a second output process of outputting to the host's terminal. As a result, the display screen 600 is displayed on the host's terminal 102 .

When a search result is obtained by searching the information source based on the search condition, the processor 201 selects a set of nodes indicating content words 814 related to the search condition and two nodes in the set of nodes. A generation process is executed to generate a content word map composed of a set of edges connected based on the relationship between the two content words 814 indicated by the two nodes.

The processor 201 displays third screen information capable of displaying the search results and the content word map generated by the generating process, and capable of inputting a character string indicating consideration of the search results or the content word map, A third output process for outputting to the host's terminal is executed. As a result, the display screen 900 is displayed on the host's terminal 102 .

When there is a screen transition request by pressing the next step button 934 from the display screen 900 displayed on the organizer's terminal 102 according to the third screen information, the processor 201 inputs a character string indicating the assumption of the problem to be solved. A fourth output process of outputting possible fourth screen information to the terminal of the organizer is executed. As a result, a display screen 1400 is displayed on the host's terminal 102 .

When there is a screen transition request by pressing the next step button 1414 from the display screen 1400 displayed on the organizer's terminal 102 according to the fourth screen information, the processor 201 selects the date and time of the meeting for discussing the problem to be solved and participation. A fifth output process is executed for outputting fifth screen information from which a person can be selected to the terminal of the organizer. As a result, a display screen 1500 is displayed on the host's terminal 102 .

When there is a screen transition request by pressing the participation request button 1514 from the display screen 1500 displayed on the host's terminal 102 according to the fifth screen information, the processor 201 displays the content word map on the participant's terminal. A sixth output process of outputting possible sixth screen information to the terminal of the participant is executed. As a result, a display screen 1700 is displayed on the terminals 102 of the host and participants.

When the date and time of the meeting have passed, the processor 201 executes a seventh output process of outputting seventh screen information allowing input of a character string indicating the assignment to be solved to the host's terminal. As a result, the display screen 2000 is displayed on the host's terminal 102 .

Since the series of display screens transitions in ascending order of the middle items 402 in this manner, even if there is no issue, the user can request or obtain the information necessary for the issue search. can appropriately support In addition, since the processes up to the fifth output process are performed between the server 101 and the organizer's terminal 102, communication between the server 101 and the other user's terminals 102 regarding the target discussion is performed until then. does not occur. Therefore, the load on the server 101 can be reduced.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, but includes various modifications and equivalent configurations within the scope of the appended claims. For example, the above-described embodiments have been described in detail in order to explain the present invention in an easy-to-understand manner, and the present invention is not necessarily limited to those having all the described configurations. Also, part of the configuration of one embodiment may be replaced with the configuration of another embodiment. Moreover, the configuration of another embodiment may be added to the configuration of one embodiment. Moreover, other configurations may be added, deleted, or replaced with respect to a part of the configuration of each embodiment.

Further, each configuration, function, processing unit, processing means, etc. described above may be realized by hardware, for example, by designing a part or all of them with an integrated circuit, and the processor 201 performs each function. It may be realized by software by interpreting and executing a program to be realized.

Information such as programs, tables, files, etc. that realize each function is stored in storage devices such as memory, hard disk, SSD (Solid State Drive), or IC (Integrated Circuit) card, SD card, DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) recording Can be stored on media.

In addition, the control lines and information lines indicate those considered necessary for explanation, and do not necessarily indicate all the control lines and information lines necessary for mounting. In practice, it can be considered that almost all configurations are interconnected.

100 Problem search support system 101 Server 102 Terminal 103 Network 104 Online conference system 110 In-house database group 120 External database group 200 Problem search support device 201 Processor 202 Storage device 301 Information collection unit 302 Information analysis unit 303 Information display unit

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A task search support device having a processor that executes a program and a storage device that stores the program,
The processor
A set of nodes indicating content words, and a set of edges connecting two nodes in the set of nodes based on a relationship between two content words indicated by the two nodes. Acquisition processing for acquiring a map whose contents change under different conditions,
an output process of, when a specific condition is accepted in the map acquired by the acquisition process, outputting the map in a displayable manner based on the content of the specific condition;
A problem search support device characterized by executing The task search support device according to claim 1,
the condition is time,
In the output process, when a specific time period is accepted in the map, the processor outputs the map in a displayable manner based on the contents of the specific time period.
A problem search support device characterized by: The problem search support device according to claim 2,
The time is the input date and time of the comment,
The processor
executing an additional process of adding comment information including the comment and the input date and time to the map by inputting the comment;
In the output process, when the specific time is accepted, the processor outputs the map so that the comment whose input date and time is before the specific time by the additional process can be displayed.
A problem search support device characterized by: The task search support device according to claim 3,
In the adding process, the processor associates and adds the comment information to the node by inputting a comment for the node.
A problem search support device characterized by: The task search support device according to claim 3,
In the adding process, the processor adds the comment information in association with the edge by inputting a comment on the edge.
A problem search support device characterized by: The task search support device according to claim 3,
In the adding process, the processor adds the comment information in association with the input comment information by inputting the comment for the input comment information that was input before addition by the adding process.
A problem search support device characterized by: The problem search support device according to claim 2,
The time is a date and time including the date of the meeting,
the map is composed of a set of nodes and a set of edges acquired at different times;
In the output process, when a date and time including a specific event date is specified, the processor generates a specific event including the set of nodes and the set of edges acquired by the date and time including the specific event date. print the map viewable,
A problem search support device characterized by: The task search support device according to claim 7,
The map includes comments with different input times,
In the output process, when a date and time including the specific opening date is specified, the processor performs output the specific map configured for display,
A problem search support device characterized by: The task search support device according to claim 7,
The processor
a counting process for counting the number of comments input to each of the plurality of maps;
a generating process for generating a graph associating the counting result of the counting process with the date and time including the meeting date;
In the output process, the processor outputs the graph generated by the generation process in a displayable manner, and outputs the specific map for each date and time including the date of the meeting on the graph. output in a displayable manner associated with a date and time containing
A problem search support device characterized by: The task search support device according to claim 1,
the condition is an information source from which the content word is obtained;
In the output process, when the processor accepts designation of a specific information source in the map, the processor outputs the map in which the nodes are the content words obtained from the specific information source in a displayable manner.
A problem search support device characterized by: A task search support device comprising a processor that executes a program, a storage device that stores the program, and a communication interface capable of communicating with a group of terminals,
Accessible to an information source storing document data groups,
The processor
A first terminal for outputting information on a first screen to a terminal of the organizer of the conference among the terminal group, in which a theme presumed to include a task to be solved and a time when the target is desired to be achieved by solving the task can be input. output processing;
When there is a screen transition request from the first screen displayed on the terminal of the host by the first screen information, the host sends second screen information to which search conditions for searching the information source can be input. a second output process for outputting to the terminal of
When search results are obtained by searching the information source based on the search condition, a set of nodes indicating content words related to the search condition, and the two nodes indicating two nodes in the set of nodes. a generation process that generates a map composed of a set of connected edges based on the relationship between two content words;
outputting to the terminal of the organizer third screen information capable of displaying the search result and the map generated by the generating process and allowing input of a character string indicating consideration of the search result or the map; a third output process;
When there is a screen transition request from the third screen displayed on the terminal of the host according to the third screen information, the fourth screen information to which the character string indicating the assumption of the problem to be solved can be input is sent to the host. a fourth output process for outputting to the terminal of
When there is a screen transition request from the fourth screen displayed on the host's terminal by the fourth screen information, the fifth screen information that allows selection of the date and time of the meeting to discuss the problem to be solved and the participants, a fifth output process for outputting to the organizer's terminal;
When there is a screen transition request from the fifth screen displayed on the host's terminal according to the fifth screen information, the sixth screen information capable of displaying the map on the participant's terminal is displayed on the participant's terminal. a sixth output process for outputting to
a seventh output process for outputting, when the date and time of the meeting has passed, seventh screen information allowing entry of a character string indicating the task to be solved to the host's terminal;
A problem search support device characterized by executing A problem search support method executed by a problem search support device having a processor that executes a program and a storage device that stores the program,
The processor
A set of nodes indicating content words, and a set of edges connecting two nodes in the set of nodes based on a relationship between two content words indicated by the two nodes. Acquisition processing for acquiring a map whose contents change under different conditions,
an output process of, when a specific condition is accepted in the map acquired by the acquisition process, outputting the map in a displayable manner based on the content of the specific condition;
A problem search support method characterized by executing

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