JP2019212193A - Company retrieval device, terminal device, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a company retrieval device, a terminal device and a program that can properly retrieve companies suited for problem solutions of a user as lightening a burden of the user.SOLUTION: A company retrieval device 10 comprises: a registration unit 30 that registers each of a plurality of keywords to be extracted using an appearance frequency from each of case examples registered for each company in a database 14B, collected from each of the plurality of companies, and including solution approaches to several kinds of problems in association with the solution approach; a reception unit 32 that receives a retrieval request for a company by a dialogue method from a terminal device 40 used by a user; a retrieval unit 34 that identifies the keyword consistent with a word to be detected from a content of the dialogue from the plurality of registered keywords, and retrieves the plurality of companies in descending order of the number of registrations of the solution approach associated with the identified keyword; and a control unit 36 that performs control of causing the terminal device 40 to display the plurality of retrieved companies as a retrieval result.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to a company search device, a terminal device, and a program.

  In recent years, with the spread of AI (Artificial Intelligence) and IoT (Internet of Things), the number of these related companies (hereinafter referred to as AI related companies) is increasing. A user who wants to use AI or IoT to solve a problem must select an AI related company suitable for solving his problem from among a large number of AI related companies. In this case, in general, a user inputs an appropriate search keyword into an Internet search portal site or the like, and selects a company that meets the conditions from among several candidates searched on the search portal site.

  For example, in Patent Document 1, a database storing at least a table group including company information, performance information, and engineer information, an HTTP server that controls display on a WEB browser of a user terminal, and arbitrary condition setting An AP server that stores the search condition that has been set, and an extraction condition in which a search result is extracted from among a plurality of search result sets generated based on the search condition and the search condition, and a search A company search system including a DB server that executes processing is described.

  The HTTP server accepts input screen data including a search condition input on the WEB browser of the user terminal. The AP server is configured to acquire a plurality of search result sets by combining search conditions and refinement conditions extracted by analyzing input screen data, and for some search result sets, some search results according to the extraction conditions And a process for extracting the set. The DB server performs a search on the database based on the search formula, and acquires a partial search result set. The AP server aggregates some search result sets to create output screen data. The HTTP server transmits output screen data to the user terminal, and displays the search result on the WEB browser of the user terminal.

JP 2011-123799 A

  However, the technique described in Patent Document 1 displays a plurality of search results including the details of narrowing down in a single search operation, so that the number of searches can be reduced, but the search target is narrowed down to some extent. In addition, it is necessary for the user himself / herself to input an appropriate search keyword, and this may be particularly burdensome for users who are not familiar with the search.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and is capable of accurately searching for a company suitable for solving a user's problem while reducing the burden on the user, and a terminal device and program The purpose is to provide.

  In order to achieve the above object, the company search device according to claim 1 is a collection of cases registered for each company in a database, collected from each of a plurality of companies, and a solution to a plurality of types of problems. A registration unit for registering each of a plurality of keywords extracted using the appearance frequency in association with each solution approach from each of the case collections including an approach, and an enterprise search request in an interactive form from a terminal device used by the user A keyword that matches a word detected from the content of the dialogue in the reception unit from among a plurality of keywords registered by the reception unit and the registration unit, and a solution associated with the identified keyword A search unit that searches a plurality of companies in order of the number of registered approaches, and a plurality of companies searched by the search unit as a search result, the terminal device And and a control unit that performs control to display.

  According to the company search device of the first aspect, it is possible to accurately search for a company suitable for solving the user problem while reducing the burden on the user.

  Further, in the company search device according to claim 2, in the invention according to claim 1, the reception unit transmits a standard question message to the terminal device, and an answer to the standard question message from the terminal device. And the search unit specifies a keyword that matches the word detected from the answer.

  According to the company search device of the second aspect, since the standard question sentence is used, the contents of the question sentence can be simplified.

  Further, in the company search device according to claim 3, in the invention according to claim 1, the reception unit transmits a question sentence including the same word as any of the plurality of keywords to the terminal device, and An answer to a question sentence including the same word as any of the plurality of keywords is received from the terminal device, and the search unit specifies a keyword that matches the word detected from the question sentence.

  According to the company search device of the third aspect, since the question sentence including the same word as any one of the plurality of keywords is used, the user only has to answer “Yes” or “No”. It can be simplified.

  Moreover, the enterprise search device according to claim 4 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the control unit is configured to obtain a plurality of search results obtained as the search results for the terminal device. Control to display companies in descending order of registration number of solution approaches.

  According to the company search device of the fourth aspect, the user can grasp at a glance a company suitable for problem solving.

  Further, the terminal device according to claim 5 stores a company search application program for requesting a company search in an interactive format with respect to the company search device according to any one of claims 1 to 4. doing.

  According to the terminal device of the fifth aspect, the user can easily perform a company search using the terminal device.

  Furthermore, in order to achieve the said objective, the program of Claim 6 makes a computer function as each part with which the company search device of any one of Claims 1-4 is provided.

  According to the program of Claim 6, the effect similar to the company search device which concerns on any one of Claims 1-4 can be acquired.

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, it is possible to accurately search for companies suitable for solving user problems while reducing the burden on the user.
Further, from the viewpoint of a company, even if it does not actively develop sales, it can be recommended to users via a company search portal site, so that the operating cost of the company can be reduced.

It is a block diagram which shows an example of a structure of the company search system which concerns on embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows an example of an electrical structure of the company search apparatus which concerns on embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the electrical structure of the terminal device which concerns on embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows an example of a functional structure of the company search apparatus which concerns on embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the flow of the keyword registration process by the company search program which concerns on embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the flow of the company search process by the company search program which concerns on embodiment. It is a front view which shows an example of the dialog screen displayed on the terminal device which concerns on embodiment. It is a front view which shows an example of the search result screen displayed on the terminal device which concerns on embodiment.

  Hereinafter, an example of an embodiment for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a company search system 90 according to the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 1, a company search system 90 according to the present embodiment includes a company search device 10 provided in a company search portal site, and a terminal device 40 used by a user.

  As an example, a general-purpose computer such as a server computer or a personal computer (PC) is applied to the company search apparatus 10 in this embodiment. The company search device 10 is connected to the terminal device 40 via a network (not shown). For example, the Internet, a LAN (Local Area Network), a WAN (Wide Area Network), or the like is applied to the network.

  The company search device 10 according to the present embodiment stores a database 14B. In this database 14B, a collection of cases collected from each of a plurality of AI-related companies (in this embodiment, companies 1, 2, 3,...) Is registered for each company. This collection of cases is information including a solution approach that indicates how each of a plurality of types of problems has been solved. The database 14B may be stored in an external server accessible by the company search device 10, and the installation location is not particularly limited.

  On the other hand, for example, a general-purpose computer such as a PC, a portable terminal device such as a smartphone or a tablet terminal, or the like is applied to the terminal device 40 according to the present embodiment.

  The terminal device 40 according to the present embodiment is installed with a company search application program (hereinafter referred to as “company search application”) 44A. The user of the terminal device 40 uses the company search application 44A to search for an AI related company suitable for solving the problems that the user has. Specifically, in order to search for an AI related company suitable for solving a user problem between the company search device 10 and the terminal device 40, it is possible to exchange questions and answers in an interactive manner. Search results obtained by this interactive exchange are transmitted from the company search device 10 to the terminal device 40 and displayed on the terminal device 40.

  Next, with reference to FIG.2 and FIG.3, each electrical structure of the company search device 10 and the terminal device 40 is demonstrated.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of an electrical configuration of the company search apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 2, the company search device 10 according to the present embodiment includes a control unit 12, a storage unit 14, a display unit 16, an operation unit 18, and a communication unit 20.

  The control unit 12 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 12A, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 12B, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 12C, and an input / output interface (I / O) 12D. These units are connected via a bus. Are connected to each other.

  Functional units including a storage unit 14, a display unit 16, an operation unit 18, and a communication unit 20 are connected to the I / O 12D. Each of these functional units can communicate with the CPU 12A via the I / O 12D.

  The control unit 12 may be configured as a sub-control unit that controls a part of the operation of the company search apparatus 10 or may be configured as a part of a main control unit that controls the entire operation of the company search apparatus 10. Good. For example, an integrated circuit such as an LSI (Large Scale Integration) or an IC (Integrated Circuit) chip set is used for some or all of the blocks of the control unit 12. An individual circuit may be used for each of the blocks, or a circuit in which part or all of the blocks are integrated may be used. Each of the blocks may be provided as a single unit, or some of the blocks may be provided separately. In addition, a part of each block may be provided separately. The integration of the control unit 12 is not limited to an LSI, and a dedicated circuit or a general-purpose processor may be used.

  For example, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), an SSD (Solid State Drive), a flash memory, or the like is used as the storage unit 14. The storage unit 14 stores a company search program 14A for executing a company search process according to the present embodiment. The company search program 14A may be stored in the ROM 12B. The storage unit 14 stores the above-described database 14B.

  The company search program 14A may be installed in the company search apparatus 10 in advance, for example. The company search program 14 </ b> A may be realized by being stored in a non-volatile storage medium or distributed via a network and appropriately installed in the company search apparatus 10. As examples of nonvolatile storage media, CD-ROM (Compact Disc Read Only Memory), magneto-optical disk, HDD, DVD-ROM (Digital Versatile Disc Read Only Memory), flash memory, memory card, etc. are assumed. The

  For example, a liquid crystal display (LCD), an organic EL (Electro Luminescence) display, or the like is used for the display unit 16. The display unit 16 may integrally include a touch panel. The operation unit 18 is provided with a mouse and keyboard for operation input.

  The communication unit 20 is connected to a network, and can communicate with the terminal device 40 via the network.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an example of an electrical configuration of the terminal device 40 according to the present embodiment.
As illustrated in FIG. 3, the terminal device 40 according to the present embodiment includes a control unit 42, a storage unit 44, a display unit 46, an operation unit 48, and a communication unit 50.

  The control unit 42 includes a CPU 42A, a ROM 42B, a RAM 42C, and an I / O 42D, and these units are connected to each other via a bus.

  Functional units including a storage unit 44, a display unit 46, an operation unit 48, and a communication unit 50 are connected to the I / O 42D. Each of these functional units can communicate with the CPU 42A via the I / O 42D.

  As the storage unit 44, for example, an HDD, an SSD, a flash memory, or the like is used. The storage unit 44 stores the company search application 44A described above. The company search application 44A may be stored in the ROM 42B.

  The company search application 44A operates in cooperation with the company search program 14A of the company search apparatus 10. The company search application 44A may be installed in the terminal device 40 in advance, for example. The company search application 44 </ b> A may be realized by being stored in a nonvolatile storage medium or distributed via a network and appropriately installed in the terminal device 40. As examples of the nonvolatile storage medium, a CD-ROM, a magneto-optical disk, an HDD, a DVD-ROM, a flash memory, a memory card, and the like are assumed.

  As the display unit 46, for example, a liquid crystal display (LCD), an organic EL display, or the like is used. The display unit 46 may integrally have a touch panel. The operation unit 48 is provided with a mouse and keyboard for operation input. The display unit 46 and the operation unit 48 receive various instructions from the user of the terminal device 40. The various instructions include, for example, an instruction to start a company search. The display unit 46 displays various types of information such as a result of processing executed according to an instruction received from the user and a notification for the processing.

  The communication unit 50 is connected to a network and can communicate with the company search apparatus 10 via the network.

  By the way, as described above, when a user searches for an AI-related company, it is desired that a company suitable for solving the problems that the user has can be accurately searched while reducing the burden on the user.

  For this reason, the CPU 12A of the company search device 10 according to the present embodiment functions as each unit shown in FIG. 4 by writing and executing the company search program 14A stored in the storage unit 14 in the RAM 12C.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of the company search device 10 according to the present embodiment.
As illustrated in FIG. 4, the CPU 12 </ b> A of the company search apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment functions as a registration unit 30, a reception unit 32, a search unit 34, and a display control unit 36. The display control unit 36 is an example of a control unit.

  The registration unit 30 according to the present embodiment extracts a plurality of keywords using the appearance frequency from each case collection registered for each company in the database 14B, and associates each of the extracted keywords with a solution approach. And registered as a keyword group 14C. For example, if the keyword “徘徊” is extracted as a frequently appearing keyword from casebooks of company A, which has strengths in the nursing care business, this “徘徊” is used to “sense the user”. Register in association with the solution approach. A method for extracting a plurality of keywords using the appearance frequency will be described. When the appearance frequency (number of appearances) of each word in one case is counted and the threshold value of the appearance frequency is set to “5”, for example, words having an appearance frequency of “5” or more are extracted as keywords. This threshold value can be appropriately changed by the user. In addition, a predetermined number (N) of words from the top may be extracted as keywords in descending order of appearance frequency. For example, if it is desired to extract the top five words as keywords, N = 5 may be set. This number (= N) can also be appropriately changed by the user.

  Here, as a solution approach, for example, a case is assumed in which Example 1 “a system that monitors the problem of wrinkles” and example 2 “a system that searches after a wrinkle” are registered. In this case, “monitoring” and its synonym “watch” are registered in association with each other using a verb indicating a countermeasure for resolution as a keyword, and similarly, “search” and its synonym are associated with each other. Registered. In addition, “徘徊” and its synonym “missing” or the like are registered in association with each other using a noun indicating a target to be solved as a keyword. Thus, the keywords associated with the solution approach may be registered as a set of verbs and nouns as described above, including synonyms for each.

  The accepting unit 32 according to the present embodiment accepts an enterprise search request in an interactive format from the terminal device 40. Specifically, the reception unit 32 transmits a question sentence to the terminal device 40 and receives an answer to the question sentence from the terminal device 40. This question sentence may be a standard question sentence, or may be a question sentence including the same word as the keyword.

  The search unit 34 according to the present embodiment specifies a keyword that matches the word detected from the content of the dialogue in the reception unit 32 from the keyword group 14 </ b> C registered by the registration unit 30. Specifically, when a standard question sentence is used, the search unit 34 specifies a keyword that matches the word detected from the answer. On the other hand, when a question sentence including the same word as the keyword is used, the search unit 34 specifies a keyword that matches the word detected from the question sentence. Then, the search unit 34 searches for a plurality of companies in descending order of the registration number of solution approaches associated with the identified keyword.

  The display control unit 36 according to the present embodiment performs control for causing the terminal device 40 to display a plurality of companies searched by the search unit 34 as search results. For example, the display control unit 36 controls the terminal device 40 to display a plurality of companies obtained as search results in descending order of registration number of solution approaches.

  In the present embodiment, as described above, questions and answers are exchanged with the terminal device 40 in an interactive format using a standard question sentence. For example, in response to the question “What is your business type?”, When the user answers “care facility”, the user then asks “What are you having trouble with?” When the user answers “ユ ー ザ” to this question, the user then asks “What is the problem with the bag?” In response to this question, if the user replied "Monitoring sputum", search for a plurality of companies registered with many "cases related to sputum (solution approach related to sputum)". Present. In this case, for example, an IoT company or the like having a sensing technology for monitoring a care recipient's habit is presented as a search result.

  Moreover, you may exchange a question and an answer with the terminal device 40 by the interactive form using the question sentence containing the word same as a keyword. For example, in response to the question “What is your business type?”, When the user answers “care facility”, the user then asks “Do you have a problem with coffee?” When the user answers “yes” to this question, the user then asks “Are you having trouble monitoring the bag?” When the user answers “yes” to this question, a search is made for a plurality of companies registered with a large number of “cases related to coffee (solution approach for coffee)”, and the searched companies are presented to the user. . In this case, as described above, an IoT company or the like having a sensing technology for monitoring the care recipient's habit is presented as a search result. On the other hand, if the user answers “No” to the question “Is you having a problem with the bag?”, Then the question “Do you have a problem with memory failure?” Is asked. In this case, “徘徊” and “memory failure” are keywords extracted from the collection of cases. In this way, by creating a question item including the same word as the keyword on the company search device 10 side in advance, the user can answer with only “Yes” or “No”.

  Next, with reference to FIG.5 and FIG.6, the effect | action of the company search device 10 which concerns on this embodiment is demonstrated. FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a keyword registration process performed by the company search program 14A according to the present embodiment.

  First, when the start of keyword registration processing is instructed to the company search device 10, the company search program 14A stored in the storage unit 14 is executed by the CPU 12A, and the following steps are executed.

  In step 100 of FIG. 5, the registration unit 30 extracts a plurality of keywords using the appearance frequency from the case collection registered for each company in the database 14B. As a method for extracting a plurality of keywords using the appearance frequency, the above-described method is applied as an example.

  In step 102, the registration unit 30 associates each of the plurality of keywords extracted in step 100 with a solution approach.

  In step 104, the registration unit 30 registers each keyword associated with the solution approach in step 102 as the keyword group 14C.

  In step 106, the registration unit 30 determines whether or not the keyword group 14C has been registered for all target companies. When it is determined that the keyword group 14C has been registered for all target companies (in the case of an affirmative determination), a series of keyword registration processing by the company search program 14A is terminated. On the other hand, when it is determined that the keyword group 14C is not registered for all the target companies (in the case of negative determination), the process returns to step 100 and the process is repeated.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of a company search process by the company search program 14A according to this embodiment.

  First, when the company search application 44A of the terminal device 40 is activated and the company search apparatus 10 is instructed to start company search processing, the company search program 14A stored in the storage unit 14 is executed by the CPU 12A. The following steps are executed.

  In step 110 of FIG. 6, the receiving unit 32 receives a company search request from the terminal device 40.

  In step 112, the reception unit 32 transmits a question sentence corresponding to the company search request received in step 110 to the terminal device 40.

  In step 114, the reception unit 32 receives an answer to the question message transmitted in step 112 from the terminal device 40. Here, FIG. 7 shows an example of an interactive screen displayed on the terminal device 40 in order to exchange questions and answers.

FIG. 7 is a front view illustrating an example of an interactive screen displayed on the terminal device 40 according to the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 7, a standard question message transmitted from the company search device 10 is displayed on the dialog screen of the terminal device 40. The user of the terminal device 40 inputs an answer to this fixed question sentence. When the user of the terminal device 40 presses the “Send” button, the input answer is transmitted to the company search device 10. When the “Cancel” button is pressed, the company search process according to the present embodiment is canceled and the screen returns to the home screen (not shown).

  Next, in step 116, the reception unit 32 determines whether or not the question transmitted in step 112 is the last question. If it is determined as the last question (in the case of an affirmative determination), the process proceeds to step 118. If it is determined not to be the last question (in the case of a negative determination), the process returns to step 112 and the process is repeated.

  In step 118, the search unit 34 specifies a keyword that matches the word detected from the content of the dialogue obtained by the processing up to step 116 from the keyword group 14C.

  In step 120, the search unit 34 searches for a plurality of companies in descending order of the number of registrations of solution approaches associated with the keyword specified in step 118.

  In step 122, the display control unit 36 performs control to transmit the plurality of companies searched in step 120 to the terminal device 40 as search results and display them on the terminal device 40, and a series of company searches by the company search program 14A. The process ends. Here, an example of the search result screen displayed on the terminal device 40 is shown in FIG.

FIG. 8 is a front view illustrating an example of a search result screen displayed on the terminal device 40 according to the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 8, the search result transmitted from the company search device 10 is displayed on the search result screen of the terminal device 40. Here, a list of a plurality of companies is displayed as a search result. When the user of the terminal device 40 presses the “end” button, the company search process according to the present embodiment ends. When the “return” button is pressed, the screen returns to the home screen (not shown).

  As mentioned above, although the company search device and the terminal device have been illustrated and described as the above embodiment, the embodiment is a program for causing a computer to execute the function of each unit included in the company search device or the function of each unit included in the terminal device. It is good also as a form. The embodiment may be in the form of a computer-readable storage medium storing this program.

  In addition, the structure of the company search device and the terminal device described in the above embodiment is an example, and may be changed according to the situation without departing from the gist.

  Further, the processing flow of the program described in the above embodiment is an example, and unnecessary steps may be deleted, new steps may be added, or the processing order may be changed within a range not departing from the gist. Good.

  Moreover, although the said embodiment demonstrated the case where the process which concerns on embodiment was implement | achieved by a software structure using a computer by running a program, it is not restricted to this. The embodiment may be realized by, for example, a hardware configuration or a combination of a hardware configuration and a software configuration.

10 company search device 12 control unit 12A CPU
12B ROM
12C RAM
12D I / O
14 storage unit 14A company search program 14B database 14C keyword group 16 display unit 18 operation unit 20 communication unit 30 registration unit 32 reception unit 34 search unit 36 display control unit 40 terminal device 42 control unit 42A CPU
42B ROM
42C RAM
42D I / O
44 storage unit 44A company search application program 46 display unit 48 operation unit 50 communication unit 90 company search system

Claims (6)

A collection of cases registered for each company in the database, collected from each of a plurality of companies, and extracted from each of the collections of cases including a solution approach to a plurality of types of problems using an appearance frequency. A registration unit that registers each of the keywords in association with the solution approach,
A reception unit that receives a search request for a company in an interactive format from a terminal device used by a user;
Among the plurality of keywords registered by the registration unit, a keyword that matches the word detected from the content of the dialogue at the reception unit is specified, and the number of registrations of solution approaches associated with the specified keyword is large A search unit that searches multiple companies in order,
A control unit that performs control to display a plurality of companies searched by the search unit as search results on the terminal device;
Corporate search device with The reception unit transmits a standard question message to the terminal device, receives an answer to the standard question message from the terminal device,
The company search device according to claim 1, wherein the search unit specifies a keyword that matches a word detected from the answer. The reception unit transmits a question sentence including the same word as any of the plurality of keywords to the terminal device, and receives an answer to the question sentence including the same word as any of the plurality of keywords from the terminal device. ,
The company search device according to claim 1, wherein the search unit specifies a keyword that matches a word detected from the question sentence.   4. The control unit according to claim 1, wherein the control unit controls the terminal device to display a plurality of companies obtained as the search results in descending order of registration number of solution approaches. Company search device.   The terminal device which stored the company search application program for performing the search request | requirement of a company with an interactive form with respect to the company search apparatus of any one of Claims 1-4.   The program for functioning a computer as each part with which the company search device of any one of Claims 1-4 is provided.