JP2002056158A - Operation promotion system using internet - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system using a web site which enables companies having singular skill to cooperatively promote operation. SOLUTION: This system promotes the operation by cooperating with at least one of cooperative companies and is equipped with the Web site on the Internet, which provides operation pages that only the cooperative companies having authentication codes can access and a managing computer system which is connected to users in the company by a network in relation to the web site. The managing computer system is equipped with an item registration part which registers operation items sent from the users in the company and a partner information registration part which registers information regarding the cooperative companies having the authentication codes and in a participation inviting page among the operation pages, element technologies needed to promote an object operation item are displayed in addition to the outline of the object operation item.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to an information processing system using the Internet, and more particularly, to a system for promoting joint work with a cooperating company using the Internet.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A homepage (web site) published on the Internet is actively used as a tool for communication between an end user and a company. Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2000-134194 describes an electronic bidding system using the Internet. Although the use of the homepage for communication between companies has been proposed in this way, it is limited, and for example, in fields where companies with unique skills such as system integration promote business jointly. A system that can be applied has not been realized.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a system using a web site that enables companies having unique skills to jointly promote business.

[0004]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a system of the present invention is a system for promoting a business in cooperation with at least one of a plurality of cooperating companies. A Web site on the Internet that provides business pages that can be accessed only by affiliated companies that have the management computer system that is connected to the Web site and is connected to internal users by a network. The system includes a case registration unit for registering a business case sent from an in-house user, and a partner information registration unit for registering information on a cooperating company with an authentication code. In addition to the outline of the target business case, elemental technologies required to promote the case are displayed.

According to the present invention, a business case is displayed on a business page provided on a web site, and element technologies necessary for promoting the business case are displayed on the business case. By browsing business pages, you can apply your company's unique technologies and skills to this elemental technology and decide whether to apply for this project.

According to another aspect of the present invention,
The management computer system includes a case information database that stores business cases sent from internal users, a partner information database that stores information about cooperating companies that have authentication codes, and partner companies that do not have authentication codes. A selection unit is provided for each of the included business cases, searching the partner information database using the element technology included in the business case as a key, and selecting a cooperating company related to the element technology.

Further, according to another aspect of the present invention, a notification to the effect that a new business matter has been posted on a web site is transmitted to a cooperating company having an authentication code among the cooperating companies selected by the selecting unit. A mail file is sent to a cooperating company selected by the department that does not have an authentication code from the cooperating company.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of an embodiment of a business promotion system according to the present invention.
The management computer system 5 is a system that operates a website of a company A that operates a business promotion system. The web site 3 has the homepage of the company A, and includes a page that can be accessed by anyone via the Internet 2 and a business page that can be accessed only by a specific person. In-house users can also access this home page via the Internet 2. FIG. 1 shows that the in-house user 7 is connected to the management computer 5 via an in-house network (intranet).

The management computer 5 is constituted by a general-purpose computer, and is programmed to provide functions shown by functional blocks in FIG. The case registration unit 5b
The business matter sent from the in-house user is registered in the matter information database 5e. The partner information registration unit 5d registers information on the partner company in the partner information database 5f.

[0010] Cooperating companies are member partners, unique
The information is classified into a partner and a general partner and stored in the partner information database 5f. Member Partners have the ability to solve business issues in general,
Has an authentication code for logging in to a business page provided by. The unique partner works with company A for specific skills and does not have an authorization code to log in to the business page of the website. A general partner is a company that has had a transaction with Company A in the past.

When registering the case information in the case information database 5e, the automatic destination selection unit 5c searches the partner information database 5f using the element technology included in the case information as a key, and searches the unique partner for the element technology related to this element technology. Choose a cooperating company.

In one embodiment, the management computer 5 sends, by e-mail, a notification that this business case will be posted on the web site to all the member partners, and sends the unique information selected by the automatic destination selection unit 5c. -E-mail the contents of this business case to the partner. As a variation, the management computer 5 displays all member partners and the unique partner selected by the automatic destination selection unit 5c on the PC screen of the in-house user, and regarding the cooperating company selected by the in-house user from the screen,
The member partner is notified by e-mail that a new matter has been posted on the website, and the unique partner is e-mailed with the contents of the new business case.

Member partner 1a in cooperation with company A
To 1n are registered in advance with the company A, and an identification code (ID) and a password to be used for authentication are set. The member partner can access the web site 3 by starting browser software on a personal computer which has previously contracted with an internet provider and set up an internet connection, and entered the URL of the web site 3. .

In one embodiment, the web site 3 provides the homepage of the company A, and the menu page of this homepage has a log-on area for entering a business page. The member partner enters I in this logon area.
When the D and password are entered and the send button is clicked, the ID and password are sent to the web site for authentication. Since the authentication method itself is a known technique, a detailed description is omitted.

FIGS. 2 and 3 show screen configurations used by an in-house user of Company A to register a new business case in the case information DB 5e. The input screen is composed of one page following FIGS. 2 and 3, and the user can move the input page from top to bottom or vice versa by scrolling the screen. The in-house user can enter this input screen by starting up the browser of the PC connected to the intranet and selecting “Matter registration application” from the in-house user menu page.

FIG. 4 shows a case registration process by an in-house user. When entering the input screens of FIGS. 2 and 3, the registration number of the case is given by the automatic numbering function (101). The in-house user inputs the requester name from the keyboard (103),
A primary elemental technology (primary) is input (107), a secondary elemental technology (secondary) is input (109), and other elemental technologies are input (111). Although not shown in the figure, these element technologies are configured such that representative items are displayed in a pull-down menu.

Next, the in-house user inputs the work mode (113), work place (115), and work time (117) of this case, and estimates the estimated man-hour unit (119) representing the expected scale of this case,
Enter the expected man-hour value (121) and enter the summary contents (12
3). Next, an attached file indicating the details of this matter is entered in the attached file field (125). Although not shown, the attachment field comes with a browse button that, when clicked,
The user can select a file on his or her PC or network to make it an attached file.

The in-house user can register the input contents in the case information DB 5e by entering a code (129) for accounting processing of the case and an approver name (131) and clicking a registration button. The registered matter can be viewed on the business page of the homepage on the web site 3 as described above.

FIG. 5 shows a process for notifying a cooperating company of a newly registered business case. The in-house user executing the notification of the business case to the cooperating company accesses the management computer on the intranet via the PC 7 and selects the case notification mail from the in-house menu page (401).
In response, the management computer 5 sends a case list screen to the browser of this user (402). The user
From the case list screen, select and click on the case for which you want to send a notification email (403). In response, the management computer 5 transmits a partner list screen to the user (404).

The partner list screen includes, in addition to all member partners, cooperating companies selected by the automatic destination selection unit 5c among unique partners and general partners.
As described above, the automatic destination selection unit 5c sets the term included in the elementary technology primary of this case as the first key, and
The term contained in the ondary is used as a second key to search the partner information database 5f to detect a unique partner and a general partner having matching element technologies, and display them on the partner list screen.

The in-house user checks the partner company of the notification destination on this partner list screen (405), and if a change is necessary (407), adds or deletes the partner company as the destination (4).
09). FIG. 9 shows an example of such a partner list screen. The in-house user can select the destination by clicking the check box on the left end of the display screen and inputting a check mark. Complete the destination selection,
When the transmission confirmation button is clicked (411), in response to this, the management computer 5 returns the destination partner list screen to the in-house user (413). The in-house user confirms the partner to be notified on this screen (415), and clicks the send button (417), and the notification mail is sent to the selected partner.

FIG. 6 shows that the member partner is the Internet
An example of a public matter list page displayed when the user accesses the company A's home page on the web site 3 via the web site 2 and enters a business page after authenticating the user ID and password. The underline in the case number and the case title indicates that a hyperlink is provided. For example, when the case number 0012 is clicked, the CGI program of the web site 3 responds, and the screen shown in FIG. 7 is transferred to the partner browser and displayed. A summary of the matter is displayed on this page, and details of the matter are included in the attached file displayed in the attached file column.

When the partner examines the details of the case and wishes to participate in the case, he enters the summary page of case 0012 from the homepage again (FIG. 7), and clicks the "reply screen" button. . In response, the reply screen of FIG. 8 is displayed on the partner browser. The partner enters the quote price and summary of the quote on this screen, and if necessary, attaches an attached file showing the details of the quote and clicks the "Confirm" button, a confirmation screen showing the contents of the entry is displayed . After confirming the content on this confirmation screen and clicking the "Send" button, the quote is sent to the website.

The details of the estimate transmitted from the partner are stored in the case information database 5e. The in-house user of the company A can access the web site 3, enter a page for the in-house user according to the menu screen, and see the contents of the estimate transmitted from the partner.

Although the invention has been described with reference to a specific embodiment, the invention is not limited to such an embodiment.

[0026]

According to the present invention, it is possible to obtain a system using a web site that enables companies having unique skills to jointly promote business.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of a system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a case registration application screen.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a continuation of the case registration application screen of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the flow of a case registration process.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a process of transmitting a case notification email.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a title list page of a public matter.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a summary information page.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a screen for inputting a reply sent by a partner to a web site.

FIG. 9 is a view showing an example of a screen for selecting a destination of a case notification mail.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Internet 3 Web site 5 Management computer 5b Case registration section 5c Automatic destination selection section 5d Partner information registration section 5e Case information database 5f Partner information database

Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Eiichi Nakamura 3-29-21 Takaido East, Suginami-ku, Tokyo F-term in Hewlett-Packard Co., Ltd. 5B049 AA06 FF01 GG00

Claims (4)

[Claims] Claims: 1. A system for promoting a business in cooperation with at least one of a plurality of cooperating companies, wherein the system provides a business page which can be accessed only by a cooperating company having an authentication code. And a management computer system related to the web site, which is connected to the in-house user via a network, wherein the management computer system registers a business case transmitted from the in-house user. A registration unit, and a partner information registration unit for registering information about the cooperating company having the authentication code, the participation recruitment page among the business pages, in addition to the outline of the target business case,
A business promotion system configured to display elementary technologies required for promoting the case. 2. The management computer system according to claim 1, further comprising: a case information database for storing a business case transmitted from the in-house user; and a partner for storing information about a cooperating company having the authentication code and a cooperating company having no authentication code. An information database, and for each of the business cases included in the case information database, a selection unit that searches the partner information database using the element technology included in the business case as a key, and selects a cooperating company related to the element technology. The business promotion system according to claim 1, comprising: 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the selecting unit is configured to search for a cooperating company that does not have the authentication code using the elemental technology as a key, and send an information file relating to the business case to the selected cooperating company by mail. Item 2. The business promotion system according to item 2. 4. The business promotion system according to claim 3, wherein the cooperative company having the authentication code is notified that a new business case is posted on the web site. 4. The method of claim 3, wherein the notification is configured to be sent.
Business promotion system described in.