JP7383456B2 - Information management system, identification information assignment module, and information management method - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an information management system, an identification information assignment module, and an information management method, particularly an information management system comprising a server having a database storing business information regarding business attributes, and a user terminal that can access the server. The present invention relates to an identification information assigning module used in this information management system and an information management method using the information management system.

For example, information management systems are widely used that manage business information related to business attributes such as business name, contact information, and location in a database and search the database for necessary information in response to user requests. There is.

Patent Document 1 includes a database that stores business information regarding business attributes, and includes information on Internet websites of business operators searched based on search conditions and information searched from the database based on the search conditions. An information management system is disclosed that simultaneously displays business information and company information on a user's terminal.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2006-127284

By the way, when a user searches for business information using this type of information management system, it is important to carefully distinguish business information that may affect the user's business activities, such as whether or not there is a business relationship with the user. It would be convenient for users if there were an index that could do this.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides an information management system and an identification information assignment module that can efficiently search for business information of businesses that may have an impact on a user's business activities. The object of the present invention is to provide an information management method.

An information management system according to the present invention for achieving the above object includes a server having a database storing business information related to business attributes, and a user terminal that can access the server, and a user terminal via the user terminal. In an information management system in which business operator information is searched based on a request from a user, information on the website of a business operator on a network searched based on arbitrary search conditions is displayed on a user terminal using a browser that can be viewed, and via the browser. Search for business information from the database based on arbitrary search conditions entered in an identification information adding module that adds identification information that can be identified by the user to the search results of website information displayed on the browser, and the identification information is associated with the identification information via the identification information added by the identification information adding module. It is characterized in that operator information is provided to user terminals.

According to this, users can search for the desired business information from the database by inputting arbitrary search conditions into the browser. Business information can be easily searched without inputting complicated and complicated search conditions that match attributes included in the information.

At this time, the searched business information and the business website information are associated based on arbitrary criteria, and identification information is given to the website information search results based on the criteria. , users can efficiently search for business information of businesses that may affect their business activities.

The identification information assigning module of this information management system is characterized by associating information on the website of a business entity that has a business relationship with the user with business information based on a first criterion among the criteria.

The identification information assigning module of the information management system is characterized by associating information on a website of a business that has no business relationship with the user with business information based on a second criterion among the criteria.

Furthermore, the identification information assigning module of the information management system refers to the database based on the third criterion among the criteria and identifies businesses that have no business relationship with the user and that other users other than the user are aiming to start trading with. It is characterized by linking information on the websites of businesses that are conducting activities with business information.

This information management system is equipped with a web scraping module that performs web scraping based on arbitrary conditions from the search results of business website information searched through a browser. The feature is that the search results for website information are displayed in a list in the browser.

Moreover, the business information of the information management system is characterized in that it is configured by accumulating information about business operators obtained from a plurality of media.

In order to achieve the above object, an identification information provision module according to the present invention includes a server having a database storing business information regarding business attributes, and a user terminal that can access the server. An identification information assignment module used when business information is searched in an information management system that searches business information based on a user's request, based on arbitrary search conditions input via a browser. Searches business information from a database, associates the searched business information with the business website information searched through the browser based on arbitrary criteria, and displays identification information that can be identified by the user on the browser. This is something that is added to search results for website information.

An information management method according to the present invention for achieving the above object comprises a server having a database storing business information regarding business attributes, and a user terminal that can access the server, In an information management method using an information management system in which business information is searched based on a request from a business operator, business information is searched from a database based on arbitrary search conditions entered via a browser. The information is associated with the information on the business's website searched through the browser based on arbitrary criteria, and identification information that can be identified by the user is added to the search results for the website information displayed on the browser. It is characterized in that operator information associated with the identification information is provided to the user terminal via the assigned identification information.

According to this invention, a user can efficiently search for business information of a business that may have an impact on the user's business activities.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an outline of the configuration of an information management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Similarly, it is a block diagram illustrating an outline of the hardware configuration of an information management server, a user terminal, and a web server of the information management system according to the present embodiment. Similarly, it is a block diagram illustrating the outline of the storage configuration of the information management server of the information management system according to the present embodiment. Similarly, it is a block diagram illustrating the outline of the configuration of business information managed by the information management system according to the present embodiment. Similarly, it is a diagram showing an example of business information managed by the information management system according to the present embodiment. Similarly, it is a block diagram illustrating the outline of the storage configuration of the user terminal of the information management system according to the present embodiment. Similarly, it is a block diagram illustrating an outline of processing in an identification information assignment module of the information management system according to the present embodiment. Similarly, it is a diagram illustrating an outline of a condition input interface through which arbitrary conditions for web scraping by the web scraping module of the information management system according to the present embodiment are input. Similarly, it is a diagram illustrating an outline of a case where search results of website information searched based on arbitrary search conditions input into the browser of the information management system according to the present embodiment are displayed on the browser. Similarly, it is a block diagram illustrating the outline of the storage configuration of the web server of the information management system according to the present embodiment. Similarly, it is a diagram illustrating an outline of web mail information displayed on the browser of the information management system according to the present embodiment.

Next, an information management system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described based on FIGS. 1 to 11.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the outline of the configuration of an information management system according to this embodiment. As illustrated, the information management system 10 includes an information management server 20, a user terminal 30, and a web server 40 as main components, which are connected to each other so as to be accessible via the Internet network 100.

In this embodiment, the information management server 20 is deployed in an information management company 1 that provides a service for managing information related to businesses, and the user terminal 30 is used by users who use the services provided by the information management company 1. 2 will be deployed.

In this embodiment, the user 2 is also a business operator whose information is managed by the information management business operator 1 (or an employee of the business operator).

In this embodiment, the web server 40 is installed at, for example, an Internet service provider that manages the websites of multiple providers on the Internet network 100.

In this embodiment, the information management server 20, user terminal 30, and web server 40 are implemented by computers having substantially the same hardware configuration, such as desktop or notebook computers.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an outline of the hardware configuration of a computer on which the information management server 20, user terminal 30, and web server 40 are installed.

As illustrated, the computer includes a processor 101, a memory 102, a storage 103, a transmitting/receiving section 104, and an input/output section 105 as main components, which are electrically connected to each other via a bus 106.

The processor 101 is an arithmetic device that controls the operation of the computer, controls the transmission and reception of data between each element, and performs processing necessary for executing an application program.

In this embodiment, the processor 101 is, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), and executes an application program stored in the storage 103 described later and developed in the memory 102 to perform various processes.

The memory 102 includes a main storage device made up of a volatile storage device such as a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory), and an auxiliary storage device made up of a nonvolatile storage device such as a flash memory or an HDD (Hard Disc Drive). .

The memory 102 is used as a work area for the processor 101, and also stores a BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) executed when the computer is started, various setting information, and the like.

The storage 103 stores application programs, data used in various processes, and the like.

The transmitter/receiver 104 connects the computer to the network. The transmitter/receiver 104 may include a short-range communication interface such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) or BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy).

Information input devices such as a keyboard and mouse, and output devices such as a display are connected to the input/output unit 105 as necessary. In this embodiment, a keyboard, mouse, and display are each connected.

The bus 106 transmits, for example, address signals, data signals, and various control signals among the connected processor 101, memory 102, storage 103, transmitting/receiving section 104, and input/output section 105.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an outline of the configuration of the storage 103 of the information management server 20. As illustrated, the storage 103 includes a database 21 and an information management program 22 realized by the storage area of the storage 103.

In the present embodiment, the database 21 stores business information D1 regarding business attributes. This business information D1 is provided to the user 2 for the purpose of being used for the user's 2 business activities.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating the outline of the configuration of the business information D1. As shown in the figure, business information D1 is a collection of information about businesses obtained from multiple media, and business attributes (for example, business name, location, capital) extracted from various types of accumulated information. , sales amount).

Various types of information such as a business card d1, customer data d2, seminar list d3, weblog d4, or customer inquiry data dn can be assumed as the information regarding the business entity acquired from a plurality of media.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of business information D1. As shown in the figure, business information D1 includes base information da that has business attributes such as company name, location, telephone number, company status, etc., and business information such as listing classification, capital, industry, number of employees, and sales. It is configured to include a company information db having attributes of people.

The information management program 22 shown in FIG. 3 is a program that refers to the database 21 based on a request from the user 2 via the user terminal 30 and searches for company information D1 desired by the user 2.

In this embodiment, the information management program 22 is implemented by a screen interface that is displayed on the display of the user terminal 30 or the information management server 20 and allows input and output of information on the user terminal 30 or the information management server 20. Ru.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating the outline of the configuration of the storage 103 of the user terminal 30. As illustrated, a browser 31 and a browser addition program 32 are stored in the storage 103.

The browser 31 is software that allows the user terminal 30 to view information on websites on the Internet network 100 searched based on arbitrary search conditions input by the user 2 via the user terminal 30 .

In this embodiment, the browser addition program 32 is added to the browser 31 to add some functions to the browser 31, and is generally implemented by software called a plug-in, add-on, add-in, etc. be done.

In this embodiment, the browser addition program 32 includes an identification information adding module 32a, a web scraping module 32b, and a business scale display module 32c.

In this embodiment, the identification information adding module 32a is a module that executes a first process P1, a second process P2, and a third process P3.

In the first process P1, based on an arbitrary search condition input via the browser 31, the database 21 is referred to via the information management program 22 of the information management server 20, and a business corresponding to the input search condition is searched. The company information D1 of the person is searched.

In the subsequent second process P2, the business information D1 of the business operator searched based on arbitrary criteria and the business on the Internet network 100 searched based on the arbitrary search conditions inputted via the browser 31. link with information on your website.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating an outline of the case where the second process P2 and the third process P3 are executed by the identification information adding module 32a. As illustrated, in this embodiment, the first standard S1, the second standard S2, and the third standard S3 are used for the association in the second process P2.

The first criterion S1 is set as a criterion that the user 2 has done business with the business operator, and the second criterion S2 is set as a criterion that the user 2 has not yet done business with the business operator. The third criterion S3 is set as a criterion that User 2 has not yet entered into a transaction with the business operator, and that another user other than User 2 is conducting business activities toward starting a transaction. Ru.

In the second process P2, if it is determined that the user 2 has done business with the business operator based on the attributes included in the business information D1 of the business operator retrieved from the database 21, the first criterion is Based on S1, the information on the website of the business operator corresponding to the searched business information D1 is associated with the website information of the business operator that has a business relationship with the user 2.

On the other hand, in the second process P2, if it is determined that the user 2 has not yet entered into a transaction with the business operator based on the attributes included in the business information D1 of the business operator retrieved from the database 21, the second process P2 Based on the criterion S2, the website information of the business operator corresponding to the searched business information D1 is associated with the website information of a business operator that has no business relationship with the user 2.

Furthermore, in the second process P2, based on the attributes included in the business information D1 of the business operator searched from the database 21, it is determined that the user 2 has not yet entered into a transaction with the business operator, and If it is determined that another user is conducting business activities toward the start of transactions, based on the third criterion S3, the user 2 This information is associated with the website of a business that has no business relationship with the business, but with which users other than user 2 are conducting business activities toward the start of transactions.

After that, in the third process P3, the first criteria S1 to the third criteria used when making the association are applied to the search results for information on the website of the business operator on the Internet network 100 associated with the business information D1. In response to S3, identification information that allows user 1 to be identified is added to the search results for website information displayed on browser 31.

In the present embodiment, "existing" identification information ID1 is assigned to the search results for information on the website of a business operator on the Internet network 100 that is associated with the business information D1 based on the first standard S1.

On the other hand, identification information ID2 of "uncoordinated" is given to the search results for information on the website of a business operator on the Internet network 100 that is associated with the business information D1 based on the second standard S2.

Furthermore, the identification information ID3 of "case" is given to the search result of the information on the website of the business operator on the Internet network 100 that is associated with the business information D1 based on the third criterion S3.

In this third process P3, when each of the identification information ID1 to ID3 is assigned to the search result of the information on the business website, if the user 2 clicks on each of the identification information ID1 to ID3 via the user terminal 30, Business information D1 associated with website information assigned each of the identification information ID1 to ID3 is provided to the user terminal 30 via the browser 31.

As shown in FIG. 6, the web scraping module 32b is a module that performs web scraping based on arbitrary conditions from the search results for information on business website information searched through the browser 31.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an outline of a condition input interface through which arbitrary conditions for web scraping are input. As shown in the figure, in the present embodiment, detailed attributes of a business such as location, industry, sales, capital, or affiliated companies are input as conditions for web scraping to the condition input interface IF.

When web scraping conditions are input into the condition input interface IF and executed, the search results for information on the web scraped business operator's website are generated as text data in CSV format, for example, based on the input web scraping conditions. , and displayed on the browser 31.

As shown in FIG. 6, the business scale display module 32c is a module that displays the business scale of a business operator in the search results for information on the business's website searched through the browser 31.

This business scale display module 32c refers to the database 21 via the information management program 22 of the information management server 20 based on arbitrary search conditions input via the browser 31, and based on the input search conditions. Search the business information D1 of the corresponding business and visually display the scale of the business based on the attributes related to the scale of the business (capital, number of employees, sales) among the searched business information D1 do.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an outline of a case where search results for information on business website information searched based on arbitrary search conditions are displayed on the browser 31. As illustrated, the browser 31 displays search results for website information when, for example, "industrial" and "drone" are input as arbitrary search conditions.

At this time, in this embodiment, "existing" identification information ID1, "unlinked" identification information ID2, and "project" identification information ID3 given to the search results of information on each website of each business operator is displayed.

On the other hand, the browser 31 displays a command C for starting the web scraping module 32b. When this command C is input, the condition input interface IF shown in FIG. 8 is displayed on the browser 31 in a pop-up format.

Furthermore, the browser 31 displays a business scale indicator G, which visually represents the scale of the business, for example, composed of a plurality of block-shaped scales, in the search results for information on each business's respective website. be done.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating the outline of the configuration of the storage 103 of the web server 40. As illustrated, the storage 103 includes a request processing program 41.

This request processing program 41 is a program that accepts arbitrary search conditions input via the browser 31 as a request from the user 2, and executes an HTML file or an image file in response to this request.

Next, operation of the information management system 10 according to this embodiment will be explained.

For example, when the user 2 needs information about a business that manufactures and sells industrial drones or a business that conducts inspection work using industrial drones, the browser 31 of the user terminal 30 Enter "industrial" and "drone" as arbitrary search conditions.

By inputting search conditions into the browser 31, information on a business's website is searched based on the search conditions, and the database 21 of the information management server 20 is referred to to obtain business information of the business that corresponds to the search conditions. D1 is searched.

In this embodiment, the search result of the website information of the searched business operator and the business information D1 of the searched business operator are associated based on the first criterion S1 to the third criterion S3.

"Existing" identification information ID1 is assigned to the search results of website information associated with the business information D1 based on the first standard S, and associated with the business information D1 based on the second standard S2. The search results for website information are given the identification information ID2 of "unlinked", and the search results for the website information associated with the business information D1 based on the third standard S3 are given the identification information ID2 of "project". Identification information ID3 is given.

As a result, as shown in FIG. 8, the browser 31 displays search results for information on the websites of multiple businesses related to industrial drones, and also displays information on the websites of each business. Identification information ID1 to ID3 given to the search results are displayed.

When the user 2 clicks on the identification information ID1 to identification information ID3 given to the search results of website information displayed on the browser 31 via the user terminal 30, the website to which each identification information ID1 to ID3 is given is displayed. The company information D1 associated with the information is provided to the user terminal 30 via the browser 31.

For example, if User 2 wants to refer to the business information D1 of a business with which he has done business in the past in the industrial drone business, he can click on "Existing" identification information ID1. The user terminal 30 is provided with the operator information D1 of the operator.

On the other hand, if User 2 wants to refer to the business information D1 of a business with which he has not done business in the industrial drone business, if he clicks on the identification information ID2 of "Unlinked", User 2 The operator information D1 of the operator requested by the user is provided to the user terminal 30.

Furthermore, User 2 has never done business with a business in the industrial drone business, and other users other than User 2 are conducting business activities toward starting business. When referring to the company information D1, by clicking on the identification information ID3 of "Project", the company information D1 of the company desired by the user 2 is provided to the user terminal 30.

In this way, the user 2 can search the database 21 for the company information D1 that the user 2 desires by inputting arbitrary search conditions into the browser 31, so when searching for the company information D1, The business information D1 can be easily searched for without inputting complicated and complicated search conditions that match attributes included in the target business information D1.

At this time, the searched business information D1 and the business website information are associated based on arbitrary criteria, and identification information ID1 to ID3 are assigned to the website information search results based on the criteria. Therefore, the user 2 can efficiently search for business information D1 of businesses that may have an influence on the business activities of the user 2.

In particular, in this embodiment, the user 2 determines whether or not the business information D1 is of a business that has a business relationship with the user 2, based on the identification information ID1 to ID3 given to the search results for website information. , business information D1 of a business that determines the direction of user 2's business activities, such as whether it is business information D1 of a business that is being approached by users other than user 2 (for example, competitors). It can be determined whether or not.

On the other hand, if the search results for information on the websites of multiple businesses related to industrial drones are, for example, 5,000, and the command C that starts the web scraping module 32b displayed on the browser 31 is input, the condition is input. The interface IF is displayed on the browser 31 in a pop-up format.

If you enter the attributes of a business, such as sales of 100 million yen or more, as a condition for web scraping into this condition input interface IF and execute it, you will be able to find 100 million yen in sales from the search results of the website information of 5,000 businesses. Information on the websites of businesses worth more than 100 yen is web-scraped, and the search results of the web-scraped website information of businesses are listed and displayed on the browser 31.

Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the above embodiment, a case has been described in which "existing" identification information ID1, "unlinked" identification information ID2, and "project" identification information ID3 are given to the search results for information on a business operator's website. For example, as shown in FIG. 11, the search results for the web mail information of the business operator displayed as website information on the browser 31 include "existing" identification information ID1, "unlinked" identification information ID2, and "proposal". ” identification information ID3 may be given.

In the above embodiment, a case has been described in which "existing" identification information ID1, "unlinked" identification information ID2, and "project" identification information ID3 are given to the search results for information on a business operator's website. However, the present invention is not limited to these, and, for example, the identification information of "activity" may be added to the search results of businesses with which the user 2 is currently conducting activities toward starting transactions.

On the other hand, if the business operator related to the information on the searched website is a media business operator that operates a news site etc., for example, the identification information of "media" may be given, or the media business operator's The present invention is not limited to this case, and identification information representing characteristics of the business operator may be added to information on the website of a business operator that operates a specific business.

In the above embodiment, a case has been described in which the operator information provided to the user terminal 30 is the operator information D1 stored in the information management server 20 of the information management operator 1. Operator information managed by a different operator may be provided to the user terminal 30.

Furthermore, in addition to the business information D1 shown in FIG. 5, the business information D1 may include, for example, a score for evaluating the business, or a website linked to the business information D1. For example, map information linked to the "location" of the base information da of the business information D1 shown in FIG. 5 may be included.

In the above embodiment, the user 2, who is a business operator or an employee of the business operator, uses the information management system 10 to search for business information D1 of a business operator that may affect the business activities of the user 2. As explained above, when a job seeker searches for business information D1 of a business that is conducting recruitment activities, or when a user is considering purchasing a certain product, etc. It may be used when searching for business information D1 of a business that operates a commerce site.

In the above embodiment, a case has been described in which the user terminal 30 is implemented by a desktop or notebook computer, but it may also be implemented by a computer such as a smartphone or a tablet terminal.

In the above embodiment, a case has been described in which the business information D1 is stored in the database 21 of the storage 103 of the information management server 20, but a database server independent from the information management server 20 is provided, and the business Personal information D1 may be stored therein.

1 Information management business 2 User 10 Information management system 20 Information management server 21 Database 22 Information management program 30 User terminal 31 Browser 32 Browser addition program 32a Identification information provision module 32b Web scraping module 32c Business scale display module 40 Web server D1 Business Personal information ID1 to ID3 Identification information S1 First standard S2 Second standard S3 Third standard

Claims (8)

Information comprising a server having a database storing business information related to business attributes, and a user terminal that can access the server, and the aforementioned business information is searched based on a user request via the user terminal. In the management system,
a browser that allows the user terminal to view information on the website of the business operator on the network searched based on arbitrary search conditions;
The aforementioned vendor information is searched from the database based on any of the aforementioned search conditions entered through the browser, and the searched aforementioned vendor information and the website of the aforementioned business operator searched through the browser are searched. an identification information adding module that associates information based on arbitrary criteria and adds identification information that can be identified by the user to the search results of the website information listed and displayed on the browser;
An information management system characterized in that said vendor information associated with said identification information is provided to said user terminal via said identification information given by said identification information giving module. The identification information adding module is:
2. The information management system according to claim 1, wherein information on the website of the business entity that has a business relationship with the user is associated with the business information based on a first criterion among the criteria. The identification information adding module is:
3. The information management system according to claim 1, wherein information on the website of the business entity that has no business relationship with the user is associated with the business information based on a second criterion among the criteria. The identification information adding module is:
Based on the third criterion among the above criteria, the above-mentioned business operator who has no business relationship with the user and who is conducting business activities for the start of transactions by users other than the user; The information management system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that information on the website is associated with the vendor information. comprising a web scraping module that performs web scraping based on arbitrary conditions from search results of information on the website of the business operator searched through the browser;
According to any one of claims 1 to 4, the search results for information on the website of the business operator web scraped by the web scraping module are displayed in a list on the browser. Information management system. The previous vendor information is
The information management system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the information management system is configured by accumulating information regarding the trader acquired from a plurality of media. Information comprising a server having a database storing business information related to business attributes, and a user terminal that can access the server, and the aforementioned business information is searched based on a user request via the user terminal. An identification information adding module used when the aforementioned vendor information is searched in a management system,
Information on the website of the business operator on the network searched based on the search condition is retrieved from the database based on the search condition entered through a browser that can be viewed on the user terminal . The browser searches for information, associates the searched business information with the website information of the business operator searched through the browser based on arbitrary criteria, and generates identification information that can be identified by the user. Adding information to the search results of the website listed and displayed in
Identification information assignment module. Information comprising a server having a database storing business information related to business attributes, and a user terminal that can access the server, and the aforementioned business information is searched based on a user request via the user terminal. In an information management method using a management system,
The server is
Information on the website of the business operator on the network searched based on the search condition is retrieved from the database based on the search condition entered through a browser that can be viewed on the user terminal . The browser searches for information, associates the searched business information with the website information of the business operator searched through the browser based on arbitrary criteria, and generates identification information that can be identified by the user. add information to the search results for the website listed and displayed;
providing said vendor information associated with said identification information to said user terminal via said given identification information;
An information management method characterized by: