JP7355375B2 - Input item display control system and input item display control method - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an input item display control system and an input item display control method.

In systems that process tasks using computers and terminals, the types and number of items that are input and output to the terminal often change depending on the type and progress of the task. For example, with regard to technology for controlling the arrangement of input items on a screen displayed on a computer, Patent Document 1 discloses that when the size of the display screen is changed for display/input items expanded to multiple tabs, A technique is disclosed for optimizing the arrangement of items in response to changes in size.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2008-77243

In Patent Document 1, when the display screen size is changed, the arrangement of items displayed on the screen is optimized for each user or according to the frequency of use of the items. However, for example, in work that consists of a workflow where one project is completed over multiple work steps in chronological order, such as the period from patent application to registration decision, input is required at each work step. There are various items to be displayed, and the number and types of items to be displayed on one screen also differ depending on the work step. In such a case, even if the technology of Patent Document 1 is used, it is not always necessary to search for and input the item to be input at each work step from among the large number of input items displayed on the screen. It cannot be said that the arrangement of input items is optimized, and the input work is still not easy for the user.

Furthermore, the display of items to be entered on the input screen for each work step can be controlled by the application. However, it requires condition setting and branching control to determine which items need to be input for each work step, which requires time and heavy load for application development and modification.

One aspect of the present invention is to provide a technology that facilitates the input work of a business that is composed of a workflow that includes a plurality of work steps arranged in chronological order.

An input item display control system according to one aspect of the present invention is an input item display control system that controls the display of input items displayed on an input screen of a terminal, and is configured with a workflow including a plurality of work steps in chronological order. Input items to be displayed on the input screen of the terminal in each of the plurality of work steps for each data characteristic category indicating the characteristics of classified business data in which business data having items input in the work to be performed are classified according to predetermined criteria. and an item control table that determines the arrangement of input items, and calculates the input rate and/or increase rate of the input rate for the item of the business data, and the calculated input rate and/or increase rate of the input rate meets a predetermined standard. a learning unit that determines whether or not the input rate is satisfied; and when the learning unit determines that the input rate and/or the rate of increase in the input rate satisfies a predetermined standard, the item that satisfies the predetermined standard is added to the item control table; an input item display control system comprising: a display control unit that adds and generates screen data including input items defined in the added item control table and outputs it to the input screen of the terminal. be done.

According to one aspect of the present invention, it is possible to provide a technology that facilitates the input work of a business that is composed of a workflow including a plurality of work steps arranged in chronological order.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of an input item display control system. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of business data. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a work step determination table. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of an item control table. It is a figure showing an example of an input rate calculation table. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a learning target item table. 3 is a flowchart illustrating the processing procedure of item control table generation processing. 7A is a process image diagram of the item control table generation process shown in FIG. 7A. FIG. It is a figure showing an example of an item control table (in the case of adding an item). 3 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of input item display processing. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of input items displayed on the screen in the work step “acceptance”. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of input items displayed on the screen in the work step "application" following the work step "acceptance". FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of an input screen in a work step when the number of input items increases due to learning. It is a figure which shows the example of a data characteristic format table.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The following description and drawings are examples for explaining the present invention, and are omitted and simplified as appropriate for clarity of explanation. The present invention can also be implemented in various other forms. Unless specifically limited, each component may be singular or plural.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of an input item display control system in this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, in the input item display control system 1000, a server 100 and a terminal 200, which is an information processing device such as a PC (Personal Computer), are connected via a network N. In the following, a case is illustrated in which each functional unit for realizing the functions of the input item display control system 1000 is provided in one server, but one or more of these functional units The system may be configured as a system (for example, a cloud) provided on different servers. Further, although FIG. 1 illustrates a configuration in which one terminal 100 is connected, the number of terminals 100 may be determined as appropriate depending on the environment in which this system is used. Further, for communication via the network N in the input item display control system 1000, a general public network can be used, regardless of whether it is wired or wireless.

The server 100 is a server for controlling the display of input items on the terminal 200. Controlling the display of input items means controlling the number of input items to be displayed on the input screen of the terminal 200, the arrangement of input items to be displayed on the input screen, and whether or not input items are displayed on the input screen, as well as the user's control. is a control for displaying items to be input from the input screen of the terminal 200.

The server 100 includes hardware such as a processing device such as a CPU, a storage medium such as a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), or an SSD (Solid State Drive). A general computer having a communication device such as an NIC (Network Interface Card) or the like can be used. Each functional unit included in the server 100 is realized, for example, by a CPU reading a program from a ROM, reading/writing from/to a RAM, and executing processing. The program may be read from an external storage medium such as a USB (Universal Serial Bus) memory, or may be provided by being downloaded from another computer via a network.

As shown in FIG. 1, the server 100 functionally includes a storage section 101, a business data analysis section 102, a classification section 103, a classified data analysis section 104, a data characteristic determination section 105, and a control table generation section. section 106 , request receiving section 107 , data characteristic format determining section 108 , item display control section 109 , input rate calculating section 110 , and learning section 111 . A detailed explanation of each of these parts will be given later.

The terminal 200 is a terminal through which the user inputs input items in each work step of the workflow. As the hardware, the terminal 200 can be a general computer having, for example, a processing device such as a CPU, a storage medium or storage device such as ROM, RAM, HDD, or SSD, and communication equipment such as NIC.

As shown in FIG. 1, the terminal 200 functionally includes an input section 201, a display section 201, and a screen processing section 202. The input unit 201 includes input devices such as a keyboard and a mouse, for example. The display unit 201 is composed of a display device such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), for example. The screen processing unit 202 includes, for example, a program that operates a web browser. As will be described later, the terminal 200 can be used regardless of whether it is a dedicated computer or a general-purpose computer, as long as it is possible to input input items from at least an input screen displayed on the display unit 201.

The storage unit 101 of the server 100 includes, for example, the above-mentioned HDD or SSD, and stores various data used in this system. As shown in FIG. 1, the storage unit 101 includes business data 1011, a work step determination table 1012, an item control table 1013, an input rate calculation table 1014, a learning target item table 1015, and a data characteristic format table 1016. remember. For fixed items in the work step determination table 1012, item control table 1013, input rate calculation table 1014, learning target item table 1015, and data characteristic format table 1016, an input device (not shown) included in the server 100 (for example, a keyboard ) and stored in the storage unit 101.

The business data 1011 is data that stores items to be displayed on the input screen of the terminal 200 using this system and data regarding the items. Below, an item and data about the item may be collectively referred to as item data. The business data 1011 will be described later using FIG. 2. The work step determination table 1012 is a table for analyzing the work data 1011 and determining the work steps of a work constituted by a workflow. The work step determination table 1012 will be described later using FIG. 3. The item control table 1013 is a table that defines input items of item data to be displayed on the input screen for each data characteristic category determined by the data characteristic determining unit 105 for the classified business data (described later) analyzed by the classified data analysis unit 104. It is. The item control table 1013 will be described later using FIG. 4. The input rate calculation table 1014 is a table that stores input rates for input items calculated by the input rate calculation unit 110. The input rate calculation table 1014 will be described later using FIG. 5. The learning target item table 1015 is a table that defines input items to be learned by the learning unit 111. The learning target item table 1015 will be described later using FIG. 6. The data characteristic format table 1016 is a table that defines the format of screen data for displaying item data on the input screen of the terminal 200 according to data characteristic items (described later) in each work step. The data characteristic format table 1016 will be described later using FIG. 13.

In this system, administrative work related to intellectual property such as patents, utility models, designs, and trademarks is illustrated as an example of work that consists of a workflow that includes multiple work steps in chronological order. However, the invention is not limited to this, and may be applied to various tasks as long as they include a plurality of work steps in chronological order. Further, a business is composed of one or more workflows, and a workflow is composed of one or more work steps in chronological order in which input items are input. For example, a patent-related workflow includes work steps such as acceptance, application, request for examination, interim, registration, pension, and abandonment in chronological order, and input items are entered in each work step. In the following, the chronological work in which input is made to the input items is called a work step, but it may also be called a work phase (or simply a phase).

The business data analysis unit 102 uses this system to analyze the structure of business data 1011 (for example, data input and accumulated in patent administrative work) including item data displayed on the input screen of the terminal 200. , determines whether there is an input for the item.

The classification unit 103 compares the combination of items analyzed by the business data analysis unit 102 and determined to be input with the key items of the work step determination table 1012, and determines which work step the input business data belongs to. Determine whether it is. A key item is an input item that is essential in a work step.

The classified data analysis unit 104 performs cluster analysis on the business data 1011 of each work step determined by the classification unit 103, and outputs classified business data in which the business data 1011 of each work step is classified into one or more data. . As the cluster analysis, for example, in addition to hierarchical cluster analysis such as the shortest distance method, long distance method, group average method, and Ward method, non-hierarchical cluster analysis such as the k-means method can be used.

In this way, the classified data analysis unit 104 classifies the business data 1011 into classified business data using hierarchical cluster analysis or non-hierarchical cluster analysis as a predetermined standard, and as shown in FIG. 105 defines data characteristic divisions for each of the classified business data subjected to hierarchical cluster analysis or non-hierarchical cluster analysis.

The data characteristic determination unit 105 determines, for each classified business data output by the classified data analysis unit 104, an item indicating the characteristic of the classified business data as a data characteristic item, and classifies the classified business data having the determined data characteristic item. Determine the data characteristic classification for identification. Further, the data characteristic determining unit 105 extracts items to be set in the item control table 1013 from among the items of the classified business data for each determined data characteristic category.

The characteristic of the classification work data is, for example, an index representing the characteristic of the classification work data output as a result of cluster analysis. The data characteristic item is, for example, an item of classified business data whose index is stored. The index representing the characteristics of the classified work data is, for example, the content of data stored in items commonly input to the classified work data.

To explain using a specific example, as a result of cluster analysis, if the "number of pages of application documents" is always entered in the classification work data, the same contents are commonly stored among the items of the classification work data. The item (for example, applicant A stored in the item "applicant") is defined as an index and data characteristic item representing the characteristics of the classified business data. Then, in order to identify classified business data having the data characteristic item, a data characteristic classification (for example, "1") unique to the classified business data is set. For example, as a result of cluster analysis, if "estimated amount" is always entered in the classified business data, among the items of the classified business data, items that have the same content in common (for example, The applicant B) stored in the item "Applicant" is defined as an index and data characteristic item representing the characteristics of the classification business data. Then, in order to identify the classified business data having the data characteristic item, a data characteristic classification (for example, "2") unique to the classified business data is set.

For each work step, the control table generation unit 106 generates an item control table 1013 that defines the number and arrangement of items of the extracted classified work data for each data characteristic classification determined by the data characteristic determination unit 105. The control table generation unit 106 outputs a data item table that temporarily stores items to be set in the item control table 1013, and combines the output data item table with data predetermined for each work step and data characteristic category. The characteristic format table 1016 is read, and an item control table 1013 is generated in which the number and arrangement of classified work data items are determined for each work step and data characteristic category.

The request receiving unit 107 receives from the terminal 200 a request that includes identification information for identifying the classified business data that is the source of the item data displayed on the input screen of the terminal 200. The identification information includes, for example, key items such as serial numbers.

The data characteristic format determining unit 108 (determination unit) extracts classified business data including identification information included in the request received by the request receiving unit 107 from the business data 1011. The data characteristic format determination unit 108 compares the item data included in the extracted classified work data with the work step determination table 1012 and determines whether there is an input to a key item in each work step. The data characteristic format determination unit 108 determines the work step that is the most downstream process among the work steps in which it is determined that there is an input to a key item as the current work step. Furthermore, the data characteristic format determination unit 108 reads the data characteristic classification of the item control table 1013 stored in association with the current work step, reads out the format corresponding to the read data characteristic classification from the data characteristic format table, A format for displaying input items and display items defined in the read data characteristic format table on the input screen of the terminal 200 is determined.

The item display control unit 109 reads out the data characteristic format table 1016 determined by the data characteristic format determination unit 108 and the item control table 1013 corresponding to the format defined in the data characteristic format table, and selects the items to be displayed on the input screen. Get the item name and arrangement. Among the items to be displayed on the input screen, the name and arrangement of the input items are determined by the data characteristic format determination unit 108, and the name and arrangement of the display items are determined in advance. Furthermore, the item display control unit 109 reads the content of data corresponding to the acquired item from the classified business data, generates screen data in which the content of the data is embedded in the above format to be displayed on the input screen of the terminal 200, The generated screen data is output to the terminal 200.

The input rate calculation unit 110 calculates the input rate of items input from the input screen displayed on the terminal 200 and accumulates it in the input rate calculation table 1014. The input rate calculation unit 110 calculates, as the input rate, the number of input items displayed on the input screen and the number of input items for which data contents are actually input in a certain period (for example, one month). Calculate the ratio of

The learning unit 111 identifies and specifies input items for which the rate of increase in the input rate is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold (for example, the rate of increase is 1.5 times or more) among the input items accumulated in the input rate calculation table 1014. It is determined whether the input item is stored in the learning target item table 1015. If the learning unit 111 determines that the specified input item is stored in the learning target item table 1015, it determines that the input item is likely to be input in the future and adds it to the item control table 1013. The following example shows a case where the rate of increase in the input rate is equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold. The input item may be specified when the input rate is a threshold value and the rate of increase in the input rate is equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold value.

Business data analysis section 102, classification section 103, classified data analysis section 104, data characteristic determination section 105, control table generation section 106, request reception section 107, data characteristic format determination section 108, item display control section 109, input rate calculation section 110, the learning unit 111 is configured, for example, as a program executed by the above-mentioned CPU, and is read out from the ROM and executed.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of business data 1011. As shown in FIG. 2, business data 1011 stores a serial number for identifying an item input from an input screen, an item name indicating the name of the item, and the content of the item in association with each other. There is. In FIG. 2, for example, it is shown that "A0001" is input as the content in the item "reference number" with the serial number "1". Thereafter, similarly, the business data 1011 stores some or all of the contents of items with serial numbers "2" to "120". In this way, the business data 1011 stores a large number of item data input at each work step to be controlled by this system.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the work step determination table 1012. As shown in FIG. 3, the work step determination table 1012 stores the work steps to be determined and the presence or absence of input of key items for determining the work steps in association with each other. In FIG. 3, for example, if the key items "Reference number" and "Appointment date" are entered, and the key items "Application date" and "Abandonment classification" are not entered, the work step is "Appointment". It is determined that In this way, the work step determination table 1012 stores whether or not a key item is input as a condition for determining a work step.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the item control table 1013. As shown in FIG. 4, the item control table 1013 includes a characteristic format code (CD) for identifying a characteristic format, which is a format to be displayed on the input screen of the terminal 200 according to the data characteristic classification in each work step. , the characteristic format name identified by the characteristic format CD, the column indicating the position of the input item to be displayed on the input screen according to the format, the item name of the input item, and the order of the input items are associated. is memorized. The arrangement of input items on the input screen is determined by the columns and the order of arrangement. In FIG. 4, for example, the characteristic format identified by the characteristic format CD "0001" is a format for displaying the input items of the "acceptance" work step of a domestic project, and is a format for displaying the input items of the "acceptance" work step of a domestic project, and Among these, it is shown that the items display the following items: ``Technical person'', ``Administrative person'', ``Country of application'', ``Appointment date'', ``Application deadline'', and ``Remarks''. In addition, the order in which these items are displayed is "Technical staff", "Administrative staff", "Country of application", "Appointment date", "Application deadline", and "Remarks". The positions on the screen indicate column "5", column "6", column "7", column "8", column "9", and column "13", respectively. In FIG. 4, the item control table 1013 corresponding to one data characteristic classification is illustrated for two work steps. However, if the same work step has different data characteristic classifications, different items corresponding to the data characteristic classification may be used. A control table 1013 is stored.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the input rate calculation table 1014. As shown in FIG. 5, the input rate calculation table 1014 includes the characteristic format name of the item control table 1013, the item name of the input item displayed on the input screen using the format, and the input rate and input rate of the input item in the past. is stored in association with the rate of increase. In FIG. 5, for example, the item control table 1013 of the "acceptance" work step of a domestic case, the item names of input items input in the item control table 1013, "technical person", "administrative person", "filing country", The input rates for "appointment date", "application deadline", and "remarks" as of August 2019 are a%, b%, c%, d%, e%, and f%, respectively. . In this way, the input rate calculation table 1014 stores the input rate for each work step and each input item of the item control table in a plurality of past periods and timings for each item control table 1013.

Further, in FIG. 5, the rate of increase in the input rate of the input items described above is calculated and stored. For example, if the input rate for item A is calculated to be 50% as of August 2019 and 75% as of September 2019, the increase rate of input rate for item A is 150%. is calculated and stored. In this way, the input rate calculation table 1014 stores the rate of increase in the input rate in association with the input rate for each input item described above.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the learning target item table 1015. As shown in FIG. 6, the learning target item table 1015 includes the item control table 1013 stored in the input rate calculation table 1014, the item name of the input item defined in the item control table 1013, and the position of the input item. A column indicating , the order of the input items, and a prediction target that determines whether or not to predict the input rate of the input items are stored in association with each other. In FIG. 6, for example, the item control table 1013 of the "acceptance" work step of a domestic case shows that item "A" is defined as a prediction target.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of the data characteristic format table 1016. As shown in FIG. 13, the data characteristic format table 1016 includes the characteristic format CD shown in FIG. Input items to be displayed and display items to be displayed on the input screen in the format are associated and stored. In FIG. 13, for example, the characteristic format identified by the characteristic format CD "0001" has the format data name "DJ0000A" as the entity data, and among the items stored in the business data 1011, "technical person", "administrative staff", etc. The following items are displayed as input items: ``Person in charge'', ``Country of application'', ``Appointment date'', ``Application deadline'', and ``Remarks''. ” indicates that each item is displayed as a display item. In this embodiment, the characteristic format to be displayed on the input screen is held as an independent table, but the format is not limited to this, and for example, The table configuration may be changed as appropriate.

FIG. 7A is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of item control table generation processing performed in this system. As shown in FIG. 7A, in the item control table generation process, the business data analysis unit 102 first analyzes the structure of the business data 1011 (S701), and determines whether or not the items held in the business data 1011 are input (S702). ).

The classification unit 103 classifies the input business data by comparing the combination of items analyzed by the business data analysis unit 102 and determined to be input with the key items of the work step determination table 1012, and determines which work It is determined whether the data is step data (S703).

The classified data analysis unit 104 performs cluster analysis on the business data of each work step classified by the classification unit 103, and outputs classified business data in which the business data of each work step is classified into one or more groups (S704 ).

The data characteristic determination unit 105 determines data characteristic categories for each of the classified business data output by the classified data analysis unit 104, and sets the items to be set in the item control table 1013 for each determined data characteristic category for the classified business data. Extract from among (S705).

Then, the control table generation unit 106 outputs a data item table in which items to be set in the item control table 1013 are temporarily stored for each data property classification determined by the data property determination unit 105 (S706). In the data item table, the type, number, and arrangement of input items are determined for each data characteristic classification. Furthermore, the control table generation unit 106 reads out the output data item table and the data characteristic format table 1016 defined in advance for each work step and data characteristic classification, and creates classified business data for each work step and data characteristic classification. An item control table 1013 is generated in which the number and arrangement of items are determined (S707).

In this way, the classified data analysis unit 104 generates classified business data by classifying the business data 1011 according to predetermined criteria for each work step in the workflow, and the data characteristic determination unit 105 generates classified business data that is common to the generated classified business data. The display control unit (item display control unit 109) determines the input items as data characteristic categories, and as shown in FIG. Screen data is generated based on the item control table 1013 defined for each data characteristic classification determined by the characteristic determination unit 105.

FIG. 7B is a process image diagram of the item control table generation process shown in FIG. 7A. As shown in FIG. 7B, in S701 and S702, it is determined which work step the business data (business data group in FIG. 7B) 1011 belongs to, and further, in S703, the business data of each work step after the determination is , application data group 820a . . . intermediate data group 802n, etc. Then, in S704, cluster analysis is performed on each of the classified work steps, and classified work data is output. For example, for the application data group 820a, classified business data such as a first cluster application data group 830a and a second cluster application data group 830n are output. Thereafter, in S705, data characteristic categories are extracted from each of the output classified business data, and the data item table 840a temporarily stores items to be set in the item control table 1013 for each extracted data characteristic category. ...outputs the data item table 840n. Finally, in S706 and S707, after outputting the data item table, the format determined in advance for each work step and data characteristic category is read from the data characteristic format table 1016, and the type, number, and arrangement of input items of the classified work data are determined. Outputs the item control table 1013 that defines the . Although FIG. 7B illustrates a case where a plurality of item control tables 1013 are combined into one table, the item control table 1013 may be configured as separate tables for each work step and each data characteristic classification.

Although FIG. 7A shows an example of newly generating the item control table 1013 from the business data 1011, the item control table 1013 can always maintain the latest contents by performing the update process as described below. can.

For example, if a work step is added to the workflow due to a legal amendment, etc., execute the processes from S702 to S707 shown in Figure 7 to determine which work step corresponds to the work step, including the work step added to the workflow. After determining whether it is the case, the item control table 1013 may be generated for the newly added work step by performing cluster analysis or extracting the data characteristic classification. In this case, the item control table 1013 can be generated for the new work step in the same manner as for the conventional work step, so the user can create the new work step and the key item corresponding to the work step in the work step determination table 1012. By simply adding , it is possible to generate the item control table 1013 corresponding to the added work step and data characteristic classification. This type of update processing is performed not only when a work step is added, but also when you want to change the data characteristic classification that has been extracted to the current data characteristic classification (for example, if the extracted It can also be applied when there is a change in the data characteristic classification.

Furthermore, for example, even if there is no change in the data characteristic classification, if cluster analysis is to be performed using a method different from the cluster analysis method that has been used up to now, execute S704, S706, and S707 to create a new cluster analysis method. The item control table 1013 may be generated for classified business data using a cluster analysis method. This allows the item control table 1013 to be generated by selecting various cluster analysis techniques.

In the above embodiment, the item control table 1013 is generated based on the current business data 1011, but by learning changes in the input rate of input items (or the rate of increase in the input rate), You may also add or delete items that have been added. For example, the input rate calculation unit 110 calculates the input rate of the items input from the input screen and stores it in the input rate calculation table 1014, and the learning unit 111 calculates the input rate of the input items input from the input screen. Among them, input items whose input rate (or rate of increase in input rate) is higher than a predetermined threshold (for example, input rate is 80% or higher, rate of increase in input rate is 1.5 times or higher) are learning target items. If the input item is stored in the table 1015, it is determined that there is a high possibility that the input item will actually be input in the future, and a record is added to the item control table 1013. In FIG. 8, record 801 has been added in column 15 as sort order 9 because the input rate of item A determined as a prediction target has exceeded a predetermined threshold in the current item control table 1013. Recognize. Through such learning, even if the input rate (or rate of increase in input rate) for an input item increases and the user is more likely to input it in the future, it can be automatically displayed on the input screen along with other input items. Can be done.

In the above description, the case where the input rate or the rate of increase in the input rate has increased is explained as an example, but conversely, items for which the input rate or the rate of increase in the input rate has decreased may be deleted. For example, the learning unit 111 stores input items whose input rate is less than a predetermined threshold (for example, the input rate is less than 20%, the rate of increase in the input rate is less than 0.5 times) in the learning target item table 1015. If so, it may be determined that the input item is unlikely to be actually input in the future, and may be deleted from the item control table 1013.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of input item display processing performed in this system. As shown in FIG. 9, in the input item display process, the request receiving unit 107 first sends identification information (for example, serial number) for identifying business data that is the source of item data to be displayed on the input screen of the terminal 200. A request including the following is received from the terminal 200 (S901).

The data characteristic format determining unit 108 extracts business data 1011 including identification information included in the request received by the request receiving unit 107 (S902).

The data characteristic format determining unit 108 compares the item data of the extracted work data 1011 with the work step determination table 1012, and determines whether there is an input to a key item in each work step (S903).

The data characteristic format determination unit 108 determines that the work step that is the most downstream process among the work steps in which it is determined that there is an input to a key item is the current work step (S904).

Further, the data characteristic format determining unit 108 reads out the format defined for each work step and each data characteristic category from the data characteristic format table 1016, and stores the read data characteristic format table 1016 in association with the current work step. The items defined in the item control table 1013 are input items to be displayed on the input screen of the terminal 200 in the format defined in the format corresponding to the item control table 1013. It is determined (S905).

The item display control unit 109 (display control unit) reads the item control table 1013 determined by the data characteristic format determination unit 108, and obtains the item name and arrangement of the items to be displayed on the input screen (S906). Furthermore, the item display control unit 109 reads data corresponding to the acquired item from the business data 1011, generates screen data in which the content of the data is embedded in a format to be displayed on the input screen of the terminal 200, and displays the generated screen. The data is output to the terminal 200 (S907).

By executing the process shown in FIG. 9, the user can perform the input work on input items without being aware of which work step he/she is working on or which input item needs to be input. It can be performed.

10 and 11 are diagrams for explaining differences in input items in different work steps. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of input items displayed on the screen in the work step "acceptance". FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of input items displayed on the screen in the work step "application" following the work step "acceptance".

FIG. 10 shows an example of an input screen 1100 in the work step "acceptance". The input screen 1100 includes a display item area 1101 that displays display items other than input items, and an input item area 1102 that displays input items. The item display control unit 109 causes the display item area 1101 to display display items other than the input items defined in the item control table 1013. Further, the item display control unit 109 causes the input item area 1102 to display input items defined in the item control table 1013. In FIG. 10, the following items are displayed in the order determined in the item control table 1013 as input items for the work step "Acceptance": technical person, administrative person, country of application, acceptance date, application deadline, and notes.

FIG. 11 shows an example of an input screen 1110 in the work step "application". The input screen 1110 includes a display item area 1111 that displays display items other than input items, and an input item area 1112 that displays input items. The item display control unit 109 causes the display item area 1111 to display display items other than input items, and causes the input item area 1112 to display input items. In Fig. 11, unlike the case in Fig. 10, in addition to technical staff and administrative staff, each item of application number, filing country, access code, item B, and notes are input as input items in the work step "Application" in the item control table. They are displayed in the order determined by 1013.

10 and 11 show examples of input screens in work steps, but as already explained, the input items displayed on these input screens differ depending on the data characteristic classification. For example, if the data characteristic category is "Applicant", even if the work step is "Application", the input items displayed on the input screen for Applicant A and Applicant B will be Applicant A's input items. In this case, "number of pages of application documents" will be displayed as an input item, while in the case of applicant B, "estimated amount" will be displayed as an input item.

As described above, in the present embodiment, in the input item display control system 1000 that controls the display of input items displayed on the input screen of the terminal 200, input items are Input items and arrangement of input items to be displayed on the input screen of the terminal 200 in each of a plurality of work steps for each data characteristic category indicating the characteristics of the classified business data in which the business data 1011 including the classified items are classified based on predetermined criteria. It has an item control table 1013 that defines input items required for a work step, and a work step determination table 1012 that defines essential input items in a work step. The display control unit (item display control unit 109) determines the current work step in the workflow based on the table 1012, and selects the item in the current work step determined by the determination unit from the item control table 1013. Screen data including input items defined in the control table 1013 is generated, and the generated screen data is output to the input screen of the terminal 200. With this configuration, input items to be displayed on the input screen for each work step and data characteristic classification of the workflow are realized by table control. Therefore, it is possible to control the display of items on the input screen of a business that consists of a workflow that includes multiple work steps in chronological order, without imposing a large development or modification burden. It is possible to provide an interface that facilitates input work.

Furthermore, if the number of input items increases due to the learning described in FIG. 7, the new input items will be added to the input item area on the screen. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of an input screen in a work step when the number of input items increases due to learning. In FIG. 12, a display field 1122a that displays "item A" newly added to the item control table 1013 is provided as an input field 1122 for input items in the work step "accept" shown in FIG.

In this embodiment, the learning unit 111 calculates the input rate and/or the rate of increase in the input rate for the input item, and determines whether the calculated input rate and/or the rate of increase in the input rate satisfies a predetermined criterion. If it is determined that the input rate and/or the rate of increase in the input rate satisfies a predetermined criterion, the item that satisfies the predetermined criterion is added to the item control table 1013 as an input item. Then, the display control unit (item display control unit 109) generates screen data including the input items defined in the added item control table 1013, and outputs it to the input screen of the terminal 200. In this way, by learning the input rate of input items and the rate of increase in input rate, even if the input trend changes after the system is started, new input items can be displayed on the input screen to follow the change. be able to. Therefore, it is possible to present the latest input items after learning that are output according to work steps and data characteristic items, and display an input screen that includes the input items, even if the input status of the input items changes. Even if there is, it is possible to provide an interface that facilitates input work. This can be considered similarly when the number of input items decreases due to learning; in that case, input items whose input rate is less than a predetermined threshold are deleted from the item control table 1013, and the input items are displayed. You just have to control it so that it doesn't happen.

1000 Input item display control system 100 Server 200 Terminal 101 Storage unit 102 Business data analysis unit 103 Classification unit 104 Classified data analysis unit 105 Data characteristic determination unit 106 Control table generation unit 107 Request reception unit 108 Data characteristic format determination unit 109 Item display control Section 110 Input rate calculation section 111 Learning section 1011 Work data 1012 Work step determination table 1013 Item control table 1014 Input rate calculation table 1015 Learning target item table 201 Input section 202 Display section 203 Screen processing section N Network

Claims (5)

An input item display control system that controls the display of input items displayed on an input screen of a terminal, the system comprising:
Business data that has input items in a business that consists of a workflow that includes multiple work steps in chronological order is classified according to predetermined criteria.The data characteristic category indicates the characteristics of the business data. an item control table that defines the input items to be displayed on the input screen of the terminal in each step and the arrangement of the input items;
a learning unit that calculates an input rate and/or a rate of increase in the input rate for the item of business data, and determines whether the calculated input rate and/or rate of increase in the input rate satisfies a predetermined standard;
If the learning unit determines that the input rate and/or the rate of increase in the input rate satisfies a predetermined standard, an item that satisfies the predetermined standard is added to the item control table, and the items defined in the added item control table are a display control unit that generates screen data including the entered input items and outputs it to the input screen of the terminal;
An input item display control system comprising: a classified data analysis unit that generates the classified business data by classifying the business data according to the predetermined criteria for each work step in the workflow;
a data characteristic determination unit that determines items that are commonly input to the generated classification business data as the data characteristic classification,
The display control unit generates the screen data based on the item control table to which the input items defined for each of the data characteristic categories are added for each of the classified business data.
2. The input item display control system according to claim 1. a determination unit that determines the current work step in the workflow based on the work data and a work step determination table that defines essential input items in the work step;
The display control unit generates screen data including input items defined in the item control table in the current work step determined by the determination unit from among the item control tables to which the input items have been added. , outputting the generated screen data to the input screen of the terminal;
3. The input item display control system according to claim 2. The classified data analysis unit classifies the business data into the classified business data using hierarchical cluster analysis or non-hierarchical cluster analysis as the predetermined standard,
The data characteristic determination unit determines the data characteristic classification for each of the classified business data subjected to the hierarchical cluster analysis or the non-hierarchical cluster analysis.
3. The input item display control system according to claim 2. An input item display control method performed in an input item display control system that controls the display of input items displayed on an input screen of a terminal, the method comprising:
For each data characteristic category that indicates the characteristics of classified business data in which business data having items input in a business consisting of a workflow including multiple work steps in chronological order is classified according to a predetermined standard, storing in a storage unit an item control table that defines the input items to be displayed on the input screen of the terminal in each work step and the arrangement of the input items;
Calculate the input rate and/or increase rate of the input rate for the item of business data,
Determining whether the calculated input rate and/or increase rate of the input rate satisfies a predetermined criterion,
If it is determined that the input rate and/or the rate of increase in the input rate satisfies a predetermined criterion, adding an item that satisfies the predetermined criterion to the item control table;
Generate screen data including input items defined in the added item control table,
outputting the generated screen data to an input screen of the terminal;
An input item display control method characterized by:

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