JP7518961B1 - PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - Google Patents

Abstract

A technology is provided for an application system for making various applications that automatically generates application data for various applications from content posted to a communication tool.
[Solution] The server of the application system has the following functions: a step (S121) of acquiring post data related to posts made to a communication tool that enables users to communicate through text and images, with the users being linked in advance, based on input from the user making a specified application; a step (S122) of determining whether the post data from the user making the application is application post data for making an application; a step (S123) of analyzing the application post data to generate application data corresponding to the content of the application, and a step (S124) of outputting the generated application data.
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Description

This disclosure relates to a program, an information processing device, and a method.

Companies and other organizations accept various applications from employees and indicate whether or not they approve the application by making a decision on the application. Traditionally, such approvals were made by preparing an application form, showing it to a superior (approver), and having the superior stamp the form. However, in recent years, systems have been provided that use computers to handle such applications and approvals electronically.

As an example of a technology for a decision-making system that supports such application and approval procedures, Patent Document 1 discloses technology for a system that uses a chatbot linked to the decision-making system to perform a general decision-making process, including notifications for decision-making applications, confirmation of decision details, and approval.

JP 2018-200686 A

In recent years, chat tools have become popular as a tool for business-related communication. Chat tools are tools in which employees and other users are linked to each other as accounts in advance, and in this state, they communicate using text and images called stamps, etc.

When making the various applications mentioned above, applicants may consult and communicate in advance about the contents of the application before actually carrying out the application procedures, and such communication via chat tools is also used. However, after reaching an agreement through communication, in the conventional system it was necessary to re-enter the application details into the system, which was time-consuming for the applicant.

Therefore, this disclosure describes a technology that automatically generates application data for various applications from the content posted to a communication tool in an application system for making various applications.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided a program to be executed by a computer having a processor and a memory, the program causing the processor to execute the steps of: acquiring post data relating to a post made to a communication tool in which users communicate with each other through text and images in a state where the users are linked in advance, based on an input from a user making a specified application; determining whether the post data from the user making the application is application post data for making an application; if the determination result is application post data, analyzing the application post data to generate application data corresponding to the contents of the application; and outputting the generated application data.

According to the present disclosure, when a post to a communication tool is received, it is determined whether or not the post is application data for making various applications, and the application post data is analyzed to generate and output application data corresponding to the contents of the application. This makes it possible to automatically generate application data for making various applications. This reduces the effort required for various applications and prevents mistakes that occur when creating application data again.

1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of an application system 1 according to a first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the terminal device 10 of FIG. 1. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a server 20 in FIG. 1 . FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a data structure of an application database 2021 in FIG. 3. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a data structure of a post database 2022 in FIG. 3 . 13 is a flowchart showing an example of a flow of application posting data reception processing performed by the application system 1. 11 is a flowchart showing an example of a flow of an approved posting data reception process performed by the application system 1. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the terminal device 10 when a post is made to a communication tool. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a screen of generated application data displayed on the terminal device 10.

Below, an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings. The following description and drawings are examples for explaining the present invention, and appropriate omissions and simplifications have been made for clarity of explanation. The present invention can be implemented in various other forms. Unless otherwise specified, each component may be singular or plural. In the following explanation, the same components are given the same symbols. Their names and functions are also the same. Therefore, detailed explanations thereof will not be repeated.

The functions provided by the components described herein may be implemented in circuitry or processing circuitry, including general purpose processors, application specific processors, integrated circuits, ASICs (Application Specific Integrated Circuits), a CPU (a Central Processing Unit), conventional circuits, and/or combinations thereof, programmed to provide the functions described. Processors include transistors and other circuits and are considered to be circuitry or processing circuitry. A processor may be a programmed processor that executes a program stored in a memory.

In this specification, a circuitry, unit, or means is hardware that is programmed to realize or executes the described functions. The hardware may be any hardware disclosed in this specification or any hardware known to be programmed to realize or execute the described functions.

If the hardware in question is a processor, which is considered to be a type of circuitry, the circuitry, means, or unit is the combination of the hardware and the software used to configure the hardware and/or the processor.

＜Overview＞
The application system according to the present disclosure will be described below. The application system according to the present disclosure is a system for accepting various applications from employees and the like for businesses such as companies and sole proprietors, and making a decision on whether to approve or not approve the applications. Various applications made by companies and sole proprietors are, for example, applications for expenses, purchases, travel expenses for business trips, etc., and are procedures carried out to request approval from superiors in companies, etc. The application system according to the present disclosure is a computer system that supports procedures for approval by accepting application data related to the application from applicants such as employees, and accepting approval data indicating that the application has been approved by an approver who is a superior of the employees, etc. In addition, the application system according to the present disclosure is a system provided by a so-called SaaS (Software as a Service) as a Web service, for example, by a cloud server or the like.

As mentioned above, chat tools are becoming popular as a tool for business-related communication, and there is a need to use chat tools in the process of various applications as well. For example, when making various applications, there are cases where people communicate with each other to discuss the contents of the application before actually carrying out the application process, and at such times, communication is carried out using chat tools. However, after an agreement is reached through communication, in conventional application (approval) systems, it is necessary to re-enter the application details into the system, which is time-consuming for the applicant.

The application system disclosed herein, when it receives a post on a communication tool such as a chat tool where users are already connected to each other and communicate through text and images, determines whether the post is application data for making various applications, analyzes the application post data, and generates and outputs application data corresponding to the content of the application.

In addition, when an application system according to the present disclosure receives a post to a communication tool, it determines whether the post is approval post data for approving the application data, analyzes the approval post data, and generates and outputs approval data corresponding to the content of the approval.

The above configuration makes it possible to automatically generate application data for various applications. This reduces the amount of work required for various applications and makes it possible to prevent mistakes that occur when creating application data again.

<First embodiment>
The following describes the application system 1. In the following description, for example, when the terminal device 10 accesses the server 20, the server 20 responds with information for generating a screen on the terminal device 10. The terminal device 10 generates and displays a screen based on the information received from the server 20.

<1 Overall configuration of application system 1>
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of an application system 1 according to a first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the application system 1 includes a plurality of terminal devices (terminal devices 10A and 10B are shown in FIG. 1. Hereinafter, they may be collectively referred to as "terminal devices 10") and a server 20. The terminal devices 10 and the server 20 are connected to each other via a network 80 so as to be able to communicate with each other. The network 80 is configured as a wired or wireless network. In this embodiment, the server 20 is a web server (including a cloud server) and exchanges information with the terminal device 10 through web pages. In addition, a web page browser for browsing web pages is installed in the terminal device 10, but a dedicated application for providing the services of the server 20 may be installed and configured to be viewable through the dedicated application.

The terminal device 10 is a device operated by each user. Here, a user is a person who uses the terminal device 10 to make various applications and approve applications, which are functions of the application system 1, such as employees of a business company and their superiors. The terminal device 10 is realized by a stationary PC (Personal Computer), a laptop PC, etc. Alternatively, the terminal device 10 may be, for example, a tablet compatible with a mobile communication system, a mobile terminal such as a smartphone, etc.

The terminal device 10 is communicatively connected to the server 20 via a network 80. The terminal device 10 is connected to the network 80 by communicating with communication devices such as a wireless base station 81 that supports communication standards such as 4G, 5G, and LTE (Long Term Evolution), and a wireless LAN router 82 that supports wireless LAN (Local Area Network) standards such as IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 802.11. As shown as the terminal device 10B in FIG. 1, the terminal device 10 includes a communication IF (Interface) 12, an input device 13, an output device 14, a memory 15, a storage unit 16, and a processor 19.

The communication IF 12 is an interface for inputting and outputting signals so that the terminal device 10 can communicate with external devices. The input device 13 is an input device (e.g., a keyboard, a touch panel, a touch pad, a pointing device such as a mouse, etc.) for receiving input operations from a user. The output device 14 is an output device (a display, a speaker, etc.) for presenting information to a user. The memory 15 is for temporarily storing programs and data processed by the programs, etc., and is a volatile memory such as a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory). The storage unit 16 is a storage device for saving data, such as a flash memory or a HDD (Hard Disc Drive). The processor 19 is hardware for executing an instruction set described in a program, and is composed of an arithmetic unit, a register, peripheral circuits, etc.

The server 20 is a device that provides a service to businesses such as companies and sole proprietors, which accepts various applications from employees and makes a decision to approve or disapprove the application. When the server 20 accepts a post to a communication tool that allows users to communicate using text and images in a state where the users are already linked to each other, it determines whether the post data is application data for making various applications, analyzes the application post data, and generates and outputs application data corresponding to the contents of the application. In addition, when the server 20 accepts a post to a communication tool, it determines whether the post data is approval post data for approving the application data, analyzes the approval post data, and generates and outputs approval data corresponding to the contents of the approval.

The server 20 is a computer connected to the network 80. The server 20 includes a communication IF 22, an input/output IF 23, a memory 25, a storage 26, and a processor 29.

The communication IF 22 is an interface for inputting and outputting signals so that the server 20 can communicate with external devices. The input/output IF 23 functions as an interface with an input device for accepting input operations from a user and an output device for presenting information to a user. The memory 25 is for temporarily storing programs and data processed by the programs, etc., and is a volatile memory such as a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory). The storage 26 is a storage device for saving data, such as a flash memory or a HDD (Hard Disc Drive). The processor 29 is hardware for executing a set of instructions written in a program, and is composed of an arithmetic unit, registers, peripheral circuits, etc.

<1.1 Configuration of terminal device 10>
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the terminal device 10 of FIG. 1. As shown in FIG. 2, the terminal device 10 includes a plurality of antennas (antenna 111, antenna 112), wireless communication units (first wireless communication unit 121, second wireless communication unit 122) corresponding to each antenna, an operation reception unit 130 (including a keyboard 131 and a mouse 132), a voice processing unit 140, a microphone 141, a speaker 142, a display 150, a storage unit 160, and a control unit 170. The terminal device 10 also has functions and configurations (e.g., a battery for storing power, a power supply circuit for controlling the supply of power from the battery to each circuit, etc.) that are not particularly shown in FIG. 2. As shown in FIG. 2, each block included in the terminal device 10 is electrically connected by a bus or the like. The terminal device 10 shown in FIG. 2 will be described as a tablet compatible with a mobile communication system, a mobile terminal such as a smartphone, etc., but may be a stationary PC (Personal Computer) or a laptop PC.

The antenna 111 emits the signal emitted by the terminal device 10 as a radio wave. The antenna 111 also receives the radio wave from space and provides the received signal to the first wireless communication unit 121.

The antenna 112 emits the signal emitted by the terminal device 10 as a radio wave. The antenna 112 also receives the radio wave from space and provides the received signal to the second wireless communication unit 122.

The first wireless communication unit 121 performs modulation and demodulation processing and the like for transmitting and receiving signals via the antenna 111 so that the terminal device 10 can communicate with other wireless devices. The second wireless communication unit 122 performs modulation and demodulation processing and the like for transmitting and receiving signals via the antenna 112 so that the terminal device 10 can communicate with other wireless devices. The first wireless communication unit 121 and the second wireless communication unit 122 are communication modules including a tuner, an RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indicator) calculation circuit, a CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check) calculation circuit, a high-frequency circuit, and the like. The first wireless communication unit 121 and the second wireless communication unit 122 perform modulation and demodulation and frequency conversion of wireless signals transmitted and received by the terminal device 10, and provide the received signals to the control unit 170.

The operation reception unit 130 has a mechanism for receiving input operations from the user. Specifically, the operation reception unit 130 includes a keyboard 131 and a mouse 132. Note that the operation reception unit 130 may be configured as a touch screen that detects the user's contact position on the touch panel, for example, by using a capacitive touch panel.

The keyboard 131 accepts input operations by the user of the terminal device 10. The keyboard 131 is a device for inputting characters, and outputs the input character information to the control unit 170 as an input signal.

The mouse 132 accepts input operations by the user of the terminal device 10. The mouse 132 is a pointing device for selecting an object displayed on the display 150, and outputs position information of the object selected on the screen and information indicating that a button has been pressed as input signals to the control unit 170.

The audio processing unit 140 modulates and demodulates audio signals. The audio processing unit 140 modulates a signal provided by the microphone 141 and provides the modulated signal to the control unit 170. The audio processing unit 140 also provides the audio signal to the speaker 142. The audio processing unit 140 is realized, for example, by a processor for audio processing. The microphone 141 accepts audio input and provides an audio signal corresponding to the audio input to the audio processing unit 140. The speaker 142 converts the audio signal provided by the audio processing unit 140 into audio and outputs the audio to the outside of the terminal device 10.

The display 150 displays data such as images, videos, and text in response to the control of the control unit 170. The display 150 is realized, for example, by an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or an organic EL (Electro-Luminescence) display.

The storage unit 160 is composed of a memory 15, such as a flash memory, and a storage unit 16, and stores data and programs used by the terminal device 10. In one aspect, the storage unit 160 stores user information 161.

User information 161 is information about a user who uses the terminal device 10 to process various applications and approvals for the applications, which are the functions of the application system 1. User information includes information that identifies the user (user ID), employee name, etc.

The control unit 170 is, for example, configured by the processor 19, and controls the operation of the terminal device 10 by reading a program stored in the storage unit 160 and executing instructions contained in the program. The control unit 170 performs the functions of an input operation reception unit 171, a transmission/reception unit 172, a notification control unit 173, and a data processing unit 174 by operating according to a program (not shown) that is, for example, an application that is stored in advance in the storage unit 160 of the terminal device 10 and installed.

The input operation reception unit 171 performs processing to receive user input operations on an input device such as the keyboard 131.

The transmission/reception unit 172 performs processing for the terminal device 10 to transmit and receive data to and from external devices such as the server 20 in accordance with a communication protocol.

The notification control unit 173 performs processing to present information to the user. The notification control unit 173 performs processing to display a display image on the display 150, to output sound to the speaker 142, etc.

The data processing unit 174 performs calculations on the data received by the terminal device 10 according to a program, and outputs the calculation results to a memory or the like.

<1.2 Functional configuration of server 20>
Fig. 3 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the server 20 in Fig. 1. As shown in Fig. 3, the server 20 fulfills the functions of a communication unit 201, a storage unit 202, and a control unit 203.

The communication unit 201 performs processing for the server 20 to communicate with external devices.

The memory unit 202 is composed of, for example, a memory 25 and a storage 26, and stores data and programs used by the server 20. The memory unit 202 stores an application database 2021, a submission database 2022, an analysis model database 2023, etc.

The application database 2021 is a database for storing items required for various applications, the contents of the items, and the data acquisition destination from the application submission data, which are managed by the application system 1. Details will be described later.

The posting database 2022 is a database for holding application posting data for making various applications, which is managed by the application system 1, and itemized data obtained from the application posting data. Details will be described later.

The analysis model database 2023 is a database for holding model information in the application system 1 for determining whether a post to a communication tool is post application data or approval post data, and for analyzing the content of the post application data or approval post data. As a specific example, the analysis model database 2023 may be a machine learning model that learns the content of a post to a communication tool and the post application data or approval post data, and determines whether the data is post application data or approval post data, and outputs the result. This machine learning model may be, for example, a learning model based on supervised machine learning using predetermined teacher data, or a learning model based on unsupervised machine learning, and may include a learning model using a deep neural network (DNN), which is a multi-layer neural network that is the subject of deep learning.

The control unit 203 performs the functions shown in various modules, such as a reception control module 2031, a transmission control module 2032, a post data acquisition module 2033, a post data determination module 2034, a post data analysis module 2035, a data output module 2036, and a related data output module 2037, by the processor 29 of the server 20 performing processing according to a program.

The reception control module 2031 controls the process in which the server 20 receives signals from external devices according to a communication protocol.

The transmission control module 2032 controls the process in which the server 20 transmits signals to external devices according to a communication protocol.

The post data acquisition module 2033 controls the process of acquiring post data related to posts to communication tools input by a user making a specific application through operation of the terminal device 10 by the user of the application system 1. At this time, the post acquired by the post data acquisition module 2033 from the user is for a specific application to the application system 1. A specific application is, for example, an application for expenses, purchasing, travel expenses for business trips, etc., and is made to the company to which the user belongs.

Here, a communication tool refers to a tool that allows users to communicate with each other through text and images while already linked together, and specifically includes chat tools such as Slack, SNS (Social Networking Service) messages, SMS (Short Message Service) messages, etc. Posts accepted by the post data acquisition module 2033 include posts entered as text and posts using images called stamps, etc. Images called stamps, etc. posted to communication tools are small images that convey concise message content such as "I confirm" or "OK", and are widely used in such communication tools to allow the omission of text input.

The post data acquisition module 2033 also acquires post data relating to posts made to communication tools, input by a user of the application system 1 who is making a specified approval of the application through operation of the terminal device 10. At this time, the post acquired by the post data acquisition module 2033 is for a specified approval of the application to the application system 1. The specified approval is, for example, a notification of the approval/disapproval result for an application for expenses, purchases, travel expenses for business trips, etc. In this case, too, the posts accepted by the post data acquisition module 2033 from users include posts entered as text and posts using images called stamps, etc.

When the post data acquisition module 2033 detects, for example, that a specific post has been made to a communication tool, specifically that a specific image (stamp) has been posted, or that a post has been made to a specific destination, it acquires the above-mentioned post data.

The post data acquisition module 2033 stores the post data from the accepted post, for example, in the post database 2022.

The post data determination module 2034 controls the process of determining whether or not the post data from a user of the application system 1 who submits an application to the application system 1 is application post data for making an application as described above. At this time, the post data determination module 2034 determines whether or not the text or image of the post data is application post data for making an application, for example, based on the model information stored in the analysis model database 2023.

The posted data determination module 2034 also determines whether or not posted data from a user of the application system 1 who provides approval to the application system 1 is approval posted data for approving the application as described above. At this time, the posted data determination module 2034 determines whether or not the text or image of the posted data is approval posted data for approving the application, for example, based on the model information stored in the analysis model database 2023.

When determining whether or not text-input post data is application post data or approval post data, for example, the post data determination module 2034 performs a wording analysis of the text of the post data using text mining, which is a natural language processing technique, to determine whether or not the post content is related to an application or approval post data. When determining whether or not image post data such as a stamp is application post data or approval post data, for example, the post data determination module 2034 performs feature extraction using image analysis processing, and performs image analysis of the post data to determine whether or not the post content is related to an application or approval.

When the result of the determination by the post data determination module 2034 is application post data, the post data analysis module 2035 controls a process of analyzing the application post data and generating application data corresponding to the content of the application. At this time, the post data analysis module 2035 generates application data corresponding to the content of the application from the text or image of the post data based on, for example, model information stored in the analysis model database 2023. The post data analysis module 2035 also generates application data corresponding to the content of the application based on, for example, items required for application, the contents of the items, and data on the data acquisition destination from the application post data stored in the application database 2021.

When the result of the determination by the post data determination module 2034 is approved post data, the post data analysis module 2035 controls a process of analyzing the approved post data and generating approval data corresponding to the content of the approval. At this time, the post data analysis module 2035 generates approval data corresponding to the content of the application from the text or image of the post data based on the model information stored in the analysis model database 2023, for example.

In addition, the posted data analysis module 2035 controls the process of generating corresponding approval data when the result of the determination by the posted data determination module 2034 is application posted data and when a specified condition is set for the content of the application. In other words, the posted data analysis module 2035 may automatically generate approval data when a setting is made such that an application from a user may be automatically approved. This configuration is useful, for example, in the case of a purchase application below a specified amount, in cases where approval by an approver is not required.

Furthermore, if the contents of the application post data alone are insufficient to provide data (items) for generating application data, the post data analysis module 2035 may generate application data by supplementing the application post data with data other than the application post data. For example, in the case of an application for travel expenses, the actual travel expenses may be obtained from a web service such as a route search.

The posted data analysis module 2035 may also analyze the posted data by the user making the application and the posted data by the user giving the approval, determine the relationship between the user making the application and the user giving the approval, and generate approval data based on the relationship between the user making the application and the user giving the approval. The posted data analysis module 2035 may, for example, perform a wording analysis of the posted data by the user making the application and the posted data by the user giving the approval, and analyze that the user making the application is in a position similar to that of a subordinate to the user giving the approval. The posted data analysis module 2035 may, for example, analyze the destination (destination information) of the posted data by the user making the application. Based on the results of such analysis, the posted data analysis module 2035 may generate approval data.

For example, when analyzing text-input application data to generate application data or when analyzing text-input approval data to generate approval data, the post data analysis module 2035 performs a wording analysis of the text of the application data or approval data using text mining or the like, which is a natural language processing technique, to generate the application data or approval data. Also, when analyzing image application data such as a stamp to generate application data or when analyzing image approval data to generate approval data, the post data analysis module 2035 performs image analysis to extract features, etc., and generates the application data or approval data.

The data output module 2036 controls the process of outputting the application data generated by the post data analysis module 2035. The data output module 2036 outputs the application data to a specified database (not shown), for example, and stores it in a state awaiting approval. The data output module 2036 also transmits the application data to the terminal device 10 of the user who will give the specified approval for the application, and presents it to the user by displaying it on the display 150, for approval.

The data output module 2036 also controls the process of outputting the approval data generated by the post data analysis module 2035. For example, the data output module 2036 outputs the approval data to a specified database (not shown) and stores it in an approved state, allowing the user to recognize that the application has been approved. For example, the data output module 2036 also transmits the approval data to the terminal device 10 of the user who made the application and presents it to the user by displaying it on the display 150.

When the data output module 2036 outputs approval data, the related data output module 2037 controls the process of outputting related information corresponding to the content of the approval together with the approval data. For example, when the content of the approval is a purchase application, the related information output by the related data output module 2037 is a web page where the product related to the purchase can be purchased.

<2 Data Structure>
Fig. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of application database 2021 in Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of submission database 2022 in Fig. 3.

As shown in FIG. 4, each record in the application database 2021 includes an item "application ID," an item "application procedure name," an item "application data item information," etc.

The item "Application ID" is information that identifies each of the various application procedures managed by application system 1.

The item "Application procedure name" is the name of the procedure for various applications managed by application system 1.

The item "application data item information" is data on items required for various application procedures that are managed by the application system 1, and specifically includes the items "item name," "content," and "data acquisition source." This item "application data item information" is information that registers which data to acquire for each item when the posted data analysis module 2035 generates application data.

The item "Item Name" is the name of the item required for various application procedures, managed by application system 1.

The item "Content" is data that indicates the attributes and meanings of items required for various application procedures and is managed by application system 1.

The item "Data Acquisition Destination" is data that indicates the data acquisition destination from the application submission data for items required for various application procedures, which are managed by the application system 1. For example, when the item "Item Name" in the item "Application ID" shown in Figure 4 is "#0101" and the item "Item Name" is "Applicant Name," it is stored that the data is to be acquired from the poster's account information.

The server 20 increases or decreases the number of records in the application database 2021 as the types of application procedures accepted by the application system 1 increase or decrease.

As shown in FIG. 5, each record in the posting database 2022 includes an item "Posting ID," an item "Posting user ID," an item "Posting date and time," an item "Application ID," an item "Posting content details," etc.

The item "Post ID" is information that identifies each post posted to a communication tool managed by the application system 1.

The item "Posting user ID" is information managed by the application system 1 that identifies each user who posted to the communication tool.

The item "Posting date and time" is information that indicates the date and time of a post made to a communication tool, which is managed by the application system 1.

The item "Application ID" is information that identifies each application procedure corresponding to a post posted to a communication tool managed by the application system 1, and corresponds to the item "Application ID" in the application database 2021.

The item "Posted content details" is data managed by the application system 1, which is extracted by item from the content of posts posted to communication tools, and specifically includes the items "Item name" and "Contents written," etc.

The "item name" field is the name of the item listed in the posted data.

The "Contents" item shows the contents of each item listed in the posted data.

The post data acquisition module 2033 of the server 20 adds records to the post database 2022 as it receives the post data.

<3 Operation>
Hereinafter, the application posting data acceptance process and the approval posting data acceptance process performed by the application system 1 in the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

Figure 6 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of application submission data reception processing performed by application system 1.

In step S121, the post data acquisition module 2033 of the server 20 acquires, via the communication unit 201, post data for a communication tool that has been input by a user making a specific application and that has been sent from the terminal device 10. When the post data acquisition module 2033 detects, for example, that a specific post has been made to a communication tool, specifically that a specific image (stamp) has been posted, or that a post has been made to a specific destination, it acquires the post data and performs the process of step S121.

In step S122, the post data determination module 2034 of the server 20 determines whether the post data from the user is application post data for making various applications, for example, based on model information stored in the analysis model database 2023. In step S122, for example, the module performs a wording analysis of the text of the post data using text mining, which is a natural language processing method, or performs an image analysis of the image of the post data by extracting features using image analysis processing, thereby determining whether the post data is application post data for making various applications.

In step S123, if the determination result in step S122 is application submission data, the submission data analysis module 2035 of the server 20 analyzes the application submission data based on, for example, the model information stored in the analysis model database 2023, and generates application data corresponding to the content of the application. Note that in step S123, if a predetermined condition is set for the content of the application related to the application submission data, the corresponding approval data may be automatically generated.

In step S124, the data output module 2036 of the server 20 outputs the application data generated in step S123. In step S124, for example, the application data is output to a specified database and stored as awaiting approval. Also, in step S124, for example, the application data is transmitted to the terminal device 10 of the user who will give the specified approval for the application, and is presented to the user by displaying it on the display 150 for approval.

As described above, the application system 1 determines whether the data posted to a communication tool is application posting data for making various applications, and if so, analyzes the application posting data to generate and output application data corresponding to the content of the application.

Figure 7 is a flowchart showing an example of the process for accepting approved posting data by application system 1.

In step S221, the post data acquisition module 2033 of the server 20 acquires, via the communication unit 201, post data for the communication tool that has been input by the user who is making a specified approval for the application and that has been sent from the terminal device 10. When the post data acquisition module 2033 detects, for example, that a specified post has been made to the communication tool, specifically that a specified image (stamp) has been posted, or that a post has been made to a specified destination, it acquires the post data and performs the process of step S221.

In step S222, the post data determination module 2034 of the server 20 determines whether the post data from the user is approval post data for approving various applications, for example, based on model information stored in the analysis model database 2023. In step S222, for example, the module performs a wording analysis of the text of the post data using text mining, which is a natural language processing method, or performs image analysis of the image of the post data by extracting features using image analysis processing, thereby determining whether the post data is approval post data for approving various applications.

In step S223, if the determination result in step S222 is approved post data, the post data analysis module 2035 of the server 20 analyzes the approved post data based on, for example, the model information stored in the analysis model database 2023, and generates approval data corresponding to the content of the approval.

In step S224, the data output module 2036 of the server 20 outputs the approval data generated in step S223. In step S224, for example, the approval data is output to a specified database and stored as approved. Also, in step S224, for example, the approval data is sent to the terminal device 10 of the user who made the application and presented to the user by displaying it on the display 150.

As described above, the application system 1 determines whether the data posted to the communication tool is approval posting data for approving various applications, and if so, analyzes the approval posting data to generate and output approval data corresponding to the content of the approval.

<4 Screen example>
Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 8 and FIG. 9, a screen example of the application data posted to the communication tool by the application system 1 and a screen example of the generated application data will be described.

Figure 8 is a diagram showing an example of a screen posted to a communication tool displayed on the terminal device 10. The example screen in Figure 8 shows an example of a screen displayed on the display 150 of the terminal device 10, showing a state in which a user has posted various applications and approvals of the applications to the communication tool. This corresponds to step S121 in Figure 6 and step S221 in Figure 7.

As shown in FIG. 8, a window 1031 is displayed on the display 150 of the terminal device 10. In this window 1031, a tool display screen 1031a, which is a display screen for a communication tool, is displayed.

The tool display screen 1031a displays the posted content in account display fields 1031b, 1031e, 1031h, and 1031j, which indicate the poster, mention display fields 1031c, 1031f, and 1031k, which indicate the post's destination, and posted content display fields 1031d, 1031g, 1031i, and 1031l, which indicate the content of the post.

The account display fields 1031b, 1031e, 1031h, and 1031j display accounts registered in the communication tool. For example, these accounts may be composed of only employees of a company, or may include employees of other companies when linked to other companies. The mention display fields 1031c, 1031f, and 1031k display destinations to indicate who the post is addressed to when posting, and display specific accounts (including specific multiple accounts and all accounts) registered in the communication tool specified by the poster. Note that this mention display field is not displayed if the post does not include a destination. The posting content display fields 1031d, 1031g, 1031i, and 1031l display the posting content of the poster. The posting content includes text information entered as text in the posting content display fields 1031d, 1031g, and 1031i, and images called stamps, etc., in the posting content display field 1031l.

The post data acquisition module 2033 of the server 20 acquires these post data, and the post data determination module 2034 determines whether the post data is application post data or approval post data, and the post data analysis module 2035 generates application data or approval data.

Figure 9 is a diagram showing an example screen of the generated application data displayed on the terminal device 10. The example screen of Figure 9 shows an example screen of a business trip application sent to the approver's terminal device 10 and displayed on the display 150 as an example of application data output by the data output module 2036. This corresponds to step S124 in Figure 6.

As shown in FIG. 9, a window 1032 is displayed on the display 150 of the terminal device 10. This window 1032 displays an application data screen 1032a output by the data output module 2036. In the example shown in FIG. 9, a business trip application is displayed as an example of application data.

The application data screen 1032a displays a title display field 1032b that shows the title of the application data, an applicant display field 1032c that shows the applicant who made the application related to the application data, and an application content display field 1032d that shows the application content.

The post data analysis module 2035 of the server 20 generates application data as shown in FIG. 9 from the post content as shown in FIG. 8.

<Summary>
As described above, according to this embodiment, when a post is made to a communication tool to make various applications, it is determined whether the post data related to this post is application post data for making various applications, and if so, the application post data is analyzed to generate and output application data corresponding to the contents of the application. Therefore, it is possible to automatically generate application data for various applications from posts made to a communication tool. This makes it possible to reduce the effort required for various applications and prevent mistakes that occur when creating application data again.

Furthermore, according to this embodiment, when a post is made to a communication tool to approve various applications, it is determined whether the post data related to this post is approval post data for approving the various applications, and if so, the approval post data is analyzed to generate and output approval data corresponding to the content of the approval. Therefore, it is possible to automatically generate approval data for various applications from posts made to the communication tool. This makes it possible to reduce the effort required to approve various applications and prevent mistakes that occur when creating approval data again.

Although the embodiments of the disclosure have been described above, these can be implemented in various other forms and can be implemented with various omissions, substitutions, and modifications. These embodiments and modifications, as well as those in which omissions, substitutions, and modifications have been made, are included in the technical scope of the claims and their equivalents.

<Additional Notes>
The matters explained in the above embodiments will be supplemented below.

(Note 1) A program to be executed by a computer having a processor 29 and a memory 25, the program causes the processor 29 to execute the steps of: acquiring post data relating to a post to a communication tool in which users communicate by text and images in a state where the users are linked in advance, based on input from a user making a specific application (S121); judging from the post data from the user making the application whether the post data is application post data for making an application (S122); if the result of the judgment is application post data, analyzing the application post data to generate application data corresponding to the contents of the application (S123); and outputting the completed application data (S124).

(Appendix 2) The program described in (Appendix 1) further executes the steps of: acquiring post data relating to a post on a communication tool based on input from a user who is to give a specific approval to the application (S221); judging whether the post data from the approving user is approval post data for approving the output application data (S222); and, if the result of the judgment is approval post data, analyzing the approval post data to generate and output approval data corresponding to the content of the approval (S223, S224).

(Appendix 3) In the step of analyzing the approval post data, the program described in (Appendix 2) analyzes the post data by the user making the application and the post data by the user giving the approval, determines the relationship between the user making the application and the user giving the approval, and generates approval data based on the relationship between the user making the application and the user giving the approval.

(Appendix 4) The program described in (Appendix 1) further executes a step of generating and outputting approval data for carrying out a specified approval of the output application data based on the set specified conditions.

(Appendix 5) A program described in (Appendix 2) to (Appendix 4), which outputs related information corresponding to the content of the approval together with the approval data in the step of generating and outputting the approval data.

(Appendix 6) A program described in (Appendix 1) that, in a step of generating application data corresponding to the contents of an application, generates application data by supplementing information other than the application post data.

(Appendix 7) A program as described in (Appendix 1), which generates application data by analyzing application data posted in the form of images in a step of generating application data corresponding to the contents of the application.

(Appendix 8) A program described in (Appendix 1) that, in a step of generating application data corresponding to the contents of an application, generates application data by analyzing destination information indicating the destination of the application post data.

(Appendix 9) An information processing device including a control unit 203 and a memory 25 (storage unit 202), in which the control unit 203 executes the steps of: acquiring post data relating to a post to a communication tool in which users communicate by text and images in a state where the users are linked in advance, based on an input from a user making a specific application (S121); judging from the post data from the user making the application whether the post data is application post data for making an application (S122); if the result of the judgment is application post data, analyzing the application post data to generate application data corresponding to the contents of the application (S123); and outputting the completed application data (S124).

(Appendix 10) A method to be executed by a computer having a processor 29 and a memory 25, the method comprising the steps of: acquiring (S121) post data relating to a post to a communication tool in which users communicate by text and images in a state where the users are linked in advance, based on an input from a user making a specific application; determining (S122) from the post data from the user making the application whether the post data is application post data for making an application; analyzing (S123) the application post data to generate application data corresponding to the contents of the application, if the determination result is application post data; and outputting (S124) the completed application data.

1: Application system 10: Terminal device 10A: Terminal device 10B: Terminal device 13: Input device 14: Output device 15: Memory 16: Storage unit 19: Processor 20: Server 25: Memory 26: Storage 29: Processor 80: Network 81: Wireless base station 82: Wireless LAN router 111: Antenna 112: Antenna 121: First wireless communication unit 122: Second wireless communication unit 130: Operation reception unit 131: Keyboard 132: Mouse 140: Audio processing unit 141: Microphone 142: Speaker 150: Display 160: Storage unit 161: User information 170: Control unit 171: Input operation reception unit 172: Transmission/reception unit 173: Notification control unit 174: Data processing unit 201: Communication unit 202: Storage unit 203: Control unit 2021 : Application database 2022 : Posting database 2023 : Analysis model database 2031 : Reception control module 2032 : Transmission control module 2033 : Posting data acquisition module 2034 : Posting data determination module 2035 : Posting data analysis module 2036 : Data output module 2037 : Related data output module

Claims (8)

A program to be executed by a computer having a processor and a memory,
The program causes the processor to:
acquiring post data relating to posts made to a communication tool in which users communicate with each other by text and images in a state where the users are linked in advance, based on an input from a user who makes a predetermined application;
A step of determining whether or not the posted data from the user making the application is application posted data for making the application;
When the result of the determination is the application posting data, analyzing the application posting data to generate application data corresponding to the content of the application;
acquiring post data relating to a post made to the communication tool by an input from a user who gives a predetermined approval to the application;
determining whether posted data from the user who is to give approval is approval posted data for giving approval to the application data;
If the result of the determination is the approval posting data, analyzing the approval posting data to generate approval data corresponding to the content of the approval;
and outputting the generated application data and approval data.
A program that, in a step of analyzing the approval posting data, analyzes the posting data by the user making the application and the posting data by the user giving the approval, determines the relationship between the user making the application and the user giving the approval, and generates the approval data based on the relationship between the user making the application and the user giving the approval. The program further comprises:
2. The program according to claim 1, further comprising: generating and outputting approval data for performing a predetermined approval for the application data based on a set predetermined condition. The program according to claim 2, wherein in the step of generating and outputting the approval data, related information corresponding to the content of the approval is output together with the approval data. The program according to claim 1, wherein in the step of generating application data corresponding to the content of the application, the application data is generated by supplementing information other than the application posting data. The program according to claim 1, wherein in the step of generating application data corresponding to the content of the application, the application data is generated by analyzing the application posting data in the form of an image. The program according to claim 1, wherein in the step of generating application data corresponding to the content of the application, destination information indicating the destination of the application posting data is analyzed to generate the application data. An information processing device including a control unit and a memory,
The control unit is
acquiring post data relating to posts made to a communication tool for communicating with each other by text and images in a state where the users are linked to each other in advance, based on an input from the user who makes a predetermined application;
A step of determining whether or not the posted data from the user making the application is application posted data for making the application;
When the result of the determination is the application posting data, analyzing the application posting data to generate application data corresponding to the content of the application;
acquiring post data relating to a post made to the communication tool by an input from a user who gives a predetermined approval to the application;
determining whether posted data from the user who is to give approval is approval posted data for giving approval to the application data;
If the result of the determination is the approval posting data, analyzing the approval posting data to generate approval data corresponding to the content of the approval;
outputting the generated application data and approval data;
In the step of analyzing the approval posting data, an information processing device analyzes the posting data by the user making the application and the posting data by the user giving the approval, determines the relationship between the user making the application and the user giving the approval, and generates the approval data based on the relationship between the user making the application and the user giving the approval. 1. A method for performing a process on a computer having a processor and a memory, comprising:
The method further comprises the processor:
acquiring post data relating to posts made to a communication tool for communicating with each other by text and images in a state where the users are linked to each other in advance, based on an input from the user who makes a predetermined application;
A step of determining whether or not the posted data from the user making the application is application posted data for making the application;
When the result of the determination is the application posting data, analyzing the application posting data to generate application data corresponding to the content of the application;
acquiring post data relating to a post made to the communication tool by an input from a user who gives a predetermined approval to the application;
determining whether posted data from the user who is to give approval is approval posted data for giving approval to the application data;
If the result of the determination is the approval posting data, analyzing the approval posting data to generate approval data corresponding to the content of the approval;
outputting the generated application data and approval data;
In the step of analyzing the approval posting data, the method analyzes the posting data by the user making the application and the posting data by the user giving the approval, determines the relationship between the user making the application and the user giving the approval, and generates the approval data based on the relationship between the user making the application and the user giving the approval.