JP2015022400A - Communication system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technology capable of achieving efficiency related to support for the exchange of information and communication between users in the activity of investment and IR or the like.SOLUTION: A communication system includes: a plurality of terminals 10 of a plurality of investors 1 and a plurality of terminals 20 of a plurality of company IR responsible persons 2 and a server 30 to which they are connected. The server 30 performs processing of user-registering the investors and the responsible persons, processing of collecting the disclosure information of the investors, and storing it in investor information 61, processing of collecting the disclosure information of the company IR responsible persons, and storing it in company responsible person information 62, processing of registering the disclosure information of the investors in the investor information 61, processing of registering the disclosure information of the companies and the responsible persons in the company responsible person information 62, processing of providing a screen including the disclosure information of the plurality of investors to the responsible persons and processing of providing a screen including the disclosure information of the plurality of companies and the responsible persons to the investors.

Description

  The present invention relates to a technology that supports provision, reference, communication, and the like of data or information between users using a computer and information processing. The present invention also relates to technology for supporting activities such as investment and IR (Investor Relations).

  For example, in the field of the financial market, companies that have a demand for funds, for investing, disclose and provide various information such as the management status of the companies as IR information as IR activities. The person in charge of the IR department of the company needs to have the investor look at and recognize the IR information. In particular, the person in charge may approach a plurality of investors by providing IR information or the like, or may respond to information requests from a plurality of investors.

  An investor refers to public information such as IR information of a candidate company in order to select an investment target. Investors analyze and examine IR information, etc., grasp the management status of the company, and determine the brand of the investee. Investors include institutional investors who make large investments in organizations such as corporations and manage products such as funds, and individuals and general investors. Investors need useful IR information in order to find promising investment destinations. In particular, an investor sometimes collects IR information from a plurality of companies or requests IR information from a plurality of persons in charge.

  As in the example of the investment and IR activities, information is exchanged and communicated between users including people belonging to organizations such as companies. As a technical mechanism for supporting this, there are Web site services, community systems such as SNS (Social Networking Service) and groupware, and interactive communication services.

  As a prior art example regarding communication using SNS, there is JP 2010-26602 A (Patent Document 1).

  Patent Document 1 describes a system in which a user of a member company uses SNS, groupware, an electronic bulletin board, and the like to disclose company information and provide it to other users. The system collects various types of company information, stores them in a DB (database) in association with an identification code, updates the company information in the DB as needed, and centrally manages the latest company information.

JP 2010-26602 A

  Conventionally, exchange and communication such as provision and reference of information between users has been performed between individual users, between a plurality of users serving as information providers and a plurality of users serving as information referrs. Yes. For example, as in the aforementioned investment and IR activities, exchanges are made between individual investors and individual company IR personnel. In addition, there is a gap between the investor and the person in charge in terms of providing IR information and the like by the person in charge and referring to the information by the investor.

  In the above exchange, when one user refers to, provides, requests, or responds to predetermined information to a plurality of other users, it takes time and effort for individual exchanges between the users, and the work is complicated. Is inefficient.

  Also, for example, users such as investors and persons in charge are responsible for information such as telephone numbers and e-mail addresses required for exchanges, IR information to be exchanged, etc., due to changes in the status of the company or department to which they belong, business or business. Is often changed. When information necessary for the exchange is changed, it is difficult for the user to continuously exchange the information. When the contents of IR information to be exchanged are changed, the investor needs to request and refer to the latest IR information from the person in charge, and the person in charge provides the investor with the latest IR information. It takes time to respond.

  Furthermore, the exchange and communication of IR information and the like between users such as the above investors and persons in charge can be performed among a large number of users, so that activities such as investment and IR can be activated. And it is difficult for each user to find an effective partner.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a technology capable of realizing efficiency related to support of exchange of information and communication between users in the above-mentioned investment and activities such as IR, and as a result, efficiency of user activities and operations. It is. Another object of the present invention is to provide a technology that enables continuous exchange and latest information exchange between users. Another object of the present invention is to provide a technology capable of activating activities such as investment and IR by collecting a large number of users and allowing each user to find an effective partner.

  A typical embodiment of the present invention is a communication system that is an information processing system that supports the exchange of information and communication between users regarding activities such as investment and IR, and has the following configuration. It is characterized by having.

  (1) A communication system according to an embodiment includes a plurality of first user terminals serving as a disclosure and provision side of first information and a plurality of second users serving as a reference side of the first information. A terminal and a server to which the terminals of the plurality of first users and the terminals of the plurality of second users are communicatively connected, and the server processes user registration of the first user and the second user A first registration unit that collects the first information from the outside and stores it in a first database, and the first information based on an operation from the terminal of the first user A first registration unit that registers the first information in the first database, and a screen including the first information disclosed and provided by the plurality of first users in the first database. The first to offer to the terminal of And a viewing unit.

  (2) The plurality of first users further becomes a reference side of second information, the plurality of second users further becomes a disclosure and provision side of the second information, and the server includes the first information A second collection unit that collects the information of 2 from the outside and stores the information in the second database, and registers the second information in the second database based on an operation from the terminal of the second user A second registration unit and a screen including second information disclosed and provided by the plurality of second users in the second database are provided to the terminal of the first user for browsing. 2 viewing parts.

  (3) The server includes a community unit that manages a community in which the first user and the second user participate by the user registration, and a first side that is the disclosure and provision side of the first information in the community. A relationship management unit that sets a first relationship between the user and the second user who is the reference side of the first information, and the communication system according to an embodiment includes Control is performed so that information including the first information can be exchanged between the first user and the second user for which the first relationship is set.

  According to a typical embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to realize efficiency related to support of information exchange and communication between users in the activities such as investment and IR, and as a result, user activities and operations can be performed. Increase efficiency. In addition, according to a representative embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to continuously exchange and exchange the latest information between users. Also, according to a typical embodiment of the present invention, activities such as investment and IR can be activated by gathering a large number of users and allowing each user to find an effective partner.

It is a figure which shows the example of the structure of the communication system of one embodiment of this invention, and the exchange of the information between elements. It is a figure which shows the structure of the server of IR-SNS system of one Embodiment. It is a figure which mainly shows the example of a process sequence by the person in charge of a company as an example of the process sequence between the elements in the communication system of one embodiment. It is a figure which mainly shows the process sequence example by the side of an investor as a process sequence example between the elements in the communication system of one embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the user relationship in one embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the investor information in one embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the company person in charge information in one Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the screen of the investor side browsing in one Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the screen of the browsing in the company person in charge in one embodiment.

  Hereinafter, a communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that components having the same function are denoted by the same reference symbols throughout the drawings for describing the embodiment, and the repetitive description thereof will be omitted.

  The communication system according to the present embodiment shown in FIG. 1 and the like is a communication system related to investment and IR, and includes an infrastructure based on the SNS community and service by the IR-SNS system 3 and a specific function constructed thereon. Composed. The IR-SNS system 3 provides a secure environment in which information is protected by an SNS community including user authentication. The communication system according to the present embodiment connects the users of the plurality of investors 1 and the plurality of company IR staff 2 via the IR-SNS system 3 based on a connection or a relationship based on an invitation to SNS. . It supports the exchange and communication of public information related to investment and IR between the users, and improves efficiency.

  The target users in this embodiment are, for example, investors and corporate IR staff. Investors refer to public information such as IR information and profile information that is disclosed and provided by companies and persons in charge. The company and the person in charge refer to public information such as information relating to investments and profile information disclosed and provided by investors.

[System configuration]
FIG. 1 shows an example of a configuration of a communication system according to an embodiment and information exchange between elements. In the communication system of the present embodiment, a plurality of investors 1 terminals 10 and a plurality of company IR personnel 2 terminals 20 are connected to a server 30 on a communication network 4 (FIG. 2). The server 30 is connected to a terminal 10 of a plurality of investors (for example, indicated by X1, X2, and X3) on one side via the communication network 4, and a plurality of each company ( For example, the terminal 20 of the person in charge of the IR department (for example, indicated by Y1, Y2, Y3) of the IR department of A) is connected. The terminal 10 and the terminal 20 are fixed or portable general information processing terminal devices, and include an information input unit, an information display unit, an information communication unit, and the like based on a user operation.

  The server 30 is a main element constituting the IR-SNS system 3 in the communication system. The server 30 is a server device or a server system that includes predetermined hardware and software. The server 30 may include a storage device, a communication device, and the like, or may be configured with a service such as a data center.

  The server 30 constructs an IR-SNS system 3 based on SNS, Web application service, and the like. The IR-SNS system 3 accepts each user's access from the terminal 10 and the terminal 20, provides a screen of a predetermined website including SNS information, centrally manages data including SNS information, shares and stores To do.

  The investor 1 is a user who refers to or requests public information on the company IR staff 2 side, and provides or responds to the company IR staff 2 side with public information such as profile information of the investor. Each investor accesses the IR-SNS system 3 of the server 30 via the communication network 4 using a Web browser or the like from the terminal 10 and uses the function. Investor 1 includes institutional investors and individual investors who invest in companies. An investor can provide public information related to himself / herself on a Web site connected to the communication network 4, the terminal 10, or the like, and can also register and provide it in the IR-SNS system 3.

  The company IR person in charge 2 refers to and requests public information on the investor 1 side, and provides or responds to the investor 1 side with public information such as IR information on the company and profile information of the person in charge. Each person in charge uses the Web browser or the like from the terminal 20 to access the IR-SNS system 3 of the server 30 via the communication network 4 and use the function. The company IR person in charge 2 includes the person in charge of the IR department of the company. The company and the person in charge can provide public information on a company website connected to the communication network 4, a website of another organization, the terminal 20, etc., or can be registered and provided in the IR-SNS system 3. is there.

  Although not shown, other servers and the like are connected to the communication network 4 and the server 30. The server 30 acquires public information held by the server from another server. As other servers, there are a Web site server for posting public information related to the investment on the investor side, a Web site server for posting public information related to the IR on the corporate IR staff side, and the like. For example, a server of a company Web site posts IR information of a company created by a company IR person in charge, profile information of the person in charge, news information about IR, and the like. Further, for example, a server of a website of an organization such as a company to which an investor belongs posts information on the organization, information on managed funds, information on shares held, profile information on investors, and the like.

  The control unit 100 of the server 30 of the IR-SNS system 3 includes a processing unit such as an SNS management unit 72 as illustrated in FIG. The IR-SNS system 3 is based on an SNS community (FIG. 5 described later) provided by processing of the SNS management unit 72 and a bidirectional communication service. The IR-SNS system 3 constitutes a specific function for supporting the exchange and communication of predetermined information between users on this base and provides it to each user. The IR-SNS system 3 provides public information provided by the corporate IR staff to the investor side, provides a function for referring to the public information by the investor, and provides public information provided by the investor to the corporate IR staff side. Each function including a function of referring to the public information by a person.

  The IR-SNS system 3 provides each user who accesses the SNS community with a screen including contents according to the user and functions available for each user based on the attributes of the user and the relationship between the users. Do the control you provide. The IR-SNS system 3 provides, for example, a screen including the browsing information for the investor to the investor, and provides a screen including the browsing information for the contact person to the person in charge.

  The control unit 100 of the server 30 manages a correspondence table 60, investor information 61, company staff information 62, and the like in the DB 50 as data relating to the specific function. The correspondence table 60 includes information for enabling communication via the IR-SNS system 3 between a plurality of investors and a plurality of corporate IR personnel. The investor information 61 includes public information of a plurality of investors. The company person in charge information 62 includes public information of a plurality of company IR persons in charge.

[Outline of processing]
An example of information exchange between elements in the communication system of the present embodiment and an outline of processing will be described with reference to FIG. S1 etc. indicate processing steps.

  (S1) In S1, a company IR person in charge, for example, a person Y1 in company A, participates in the SNS community by performing user registration in the IR-SNS system 3. At this time, the person in charge can also register public information about the company and itself. The IR-SNS system 3 performs user registration of the person in charge, and registers public information of the company and the person in charge in the company person in charge information 62.

  (S <b> 2) In S <b> 2, the person in charge can appropriately register information on investors who are other users in the IR-SNS system 3. At this time, the person in charge registers, for example, information such as the name and e-mail address of the investor with whom the person is associated. The IR-SNS system 3 stores the investor information registered in S2 in the investor information 61. The IR-SNS system 3 expands the contents of the investor information 61 by acquiring investor information from outside by collecting or the like from time to time.

  (S3) In S3, the person in charge accesses the IR-SNS system 3 as appropriate, and on the screen, the investor information registered in S2 and the information of other investors can be viewed. At this time, the person in charge can search and browse the investor's public information using the name of the investor as a search key. At S3, the IR-SNS system 3 matches the information such as the name of the investor designated by the person in charge with the investor information registered in the investor information 61 as a search process.

  As a result, the person in charge can refer to the public information registered and updated by the investor with whom he / she is associated, for example, and can know the status of the fund and the like managed by the investor. For example, even when the investor's e-mail address is changed, the IR-SNS system 3 holds information before and after the change, so that the person in charge knows the latest information of the investor.

  (S4) In S4, the person in charge can invite an investor to the SNS community of the IR-SNS system 3. For example, if the investor whose information has been registered in S2 is not registered as a user in the IR-SNS system 3 and has not yet participated in the SNS community, the person in charge displays the investor on the IR-SNS system 3 screen. Can be invited.

  (S5) In S5, the IR-SNS system 3 notifies the investor of the invitation according to the operation of the investor invitation by the person in charge of S4. For example, the IR-SNS system 3 sends an invitation notification email to the investor terminal 10.

  (S6) When the investor who receives the notification of S5 participates in the SNS community of the IR-SNS system 3, the investor performs user registration in the IR-SNS system 3 in S6. At this time, the investor can also register public information about him / her. The IR-SNS system 3 registers the investor as a user and registers the investor's public information in the investor information 61.

  (S7) In S7, the investor sets, in the IR-SNS system 3, a company that he / she is interested in as a monitoring target. The information for setting the company to be monitored can be information such as a company name or a securities code for identifying the company. The monitoring target corresponds to a continuous information reference or acquisition target. An investor can set a desired company and a person in charge as monitoring targets at any time. The IR-SNS system 3 manages setting information to be monitored by investors.

  The IR-SNS system 3 obtains public information about the monitored company from outside by collection or the like and manages it in the company person-in-charge information 62 as needed. Public information regarding the company to be monitored includes IR information of the company and profile information of the person in charge.

  (S8) In S8, the investor can appropriately browse the public information regarding the monitored company set in S7 on the screen of the IR-SNS system 3 or the like. The investor can refer to, for example, the latest IR information of the monitored company and the latest profile information of the person in charge.

  (S9) The investor can request IR information of a desired company via the IR-SNS system 3 in S9. This request target information is information that is not registered in the IR-SNS system 3. At this time, the investor can make a request by specifying information such as the securities code of the target company, and the person in charge of the company is not registered as a user in the IR-SNS system 3 and has not participated in the SNS community. Requests can be made even in the state. In order to be able to make requests even to non-participating personnel, the IR-SNS system 3 collects public information such as company names, securities codes, and email addresses of personnel in advance by collecting, etc. Yes.

  (S10) When the IR-SNS system 3 receives the IR information request from the investor in S9, the IR-SNS system 3 notifies the IR information request to the terminal 20 of the person in charge of the target company in S10. At this time, if the person in charge of the target company has not registered as a user and has not yet participated in the SNS community, the IR-SNS system 3 invites the person in charge to the SNS and participates in the SNS community by user registration. Prompt.

  The person in charge who has received the request notification in S10 is in a state where the user is not registered, and when he / she receives an invitation to SNS and joins the SNS community, the user registration in the IR-SNS system 3 is performed in the same manner as in S1. I do.

  (S11) The person in charge registers the information such as the IR information requested in S10 by uploading it to the IR-SNS system 3.

  (S12) The investor can browse the IR information registered in S11 on the screen of the IR-SNS system 3 and the like as appropriate.

  As described above, in the communication system of the present embodiment, both users of the investor 1 and the corporate IR staff 2 exchange and communicate information on investment and IR via the IR-SNS system 3. Can do. The user can arbitrarily join the SNS community of the IR-SNS system 3 and can invite the other user to the SNS community as information is exchanged.

[IR-SNS system]
FIG. 2 shows the configuration of the server 30 of the IR-SNS system 3. The server 30 includes a control device 101, a storage device 102, an input device 103, an output device 104, a communication I / F device 105 (I / F: interface), a bus, and the like. The control device 101 realizes the control unit 100 by reading and executing the program 41 of the storage device 102. The input device 103 includes a keyboard and its input control processing unit. The output device 104 includes a display and its output control processing unit. The communication I / F device 105 performs communication I / F processing with the communication network 4.

  The control unit 100 includes an investor information management unit 31, a company clerk information management unit 32, a monitor setting unit 34, a user relationship management unit 35, a search unit 36, an authentication unit 71, an SNS management unit 72, a history management unit 73, and a screen. A providing unit 81 and a setting unit 82 are provided.

  The storage device 102 stores the DB 50, the program 41 of the present embodiment, the screen data 42, the user DB 43, and the history DB 44. Each data is managed by means such as a file. The DB 50 stores and manages data such as a correspondence table 60, investor information 61, company staff information 62, change history information 63, monitor setting information 64, user relationship information 65, and the like.

  The authentication unit 71 includes a user management process including user registration for the user to use the IR-SNS system 3, the user's access to the IR-SNS system 3 and its SNS community, and the use of each function. Perform authentication processing. The authentication unit 71 registers user account information in the user DB 43 when the user participates in the SNS community by user registration. When each user accesses the IR-SNS system 3 of the server 30 and its SNS community from each of the terminals 10 and 20, the authentication unit 71 performs user authentication processing based on the account information in the user DB 43. The IR-SNS system 3 enables the user to use functions after successful user authentication.

  The user DB 43 holds a user ID, a password, and other user attribute information as account information of each user. Note that the authentication unit 71, the user DB 43, and the like may be integrated into the SNS management unit 72.

  The SNS management unit 72 includes a well-known SNS function, and manages the SNS community and services that are the basis of the IR-SNS system 3. The SNS management unit 72 configures various services related to the SNS by using a web application service or the like, and provides the services to each user of the SNS community. The SNS management unit 72 manages users participating in the SNS community, controls the user's access to the SNS community screen and each service, and manages history information of the access in the history DB 44. The SNS management unit 72 uses the processing of the screen providing unit 81 to provide a screen such as an SNS Web page that serves as a user interface. The SNS screen includes an investor-side browsing screen (FIG. 8 to be described later) and a company IR person-in-charge viewing screen (FIG. 9 to be described later).

  Various services related to SNS include message exchange, news distribution, calendar management, and the like. The SNS management unit 72 manages information such as messages, news, and calendars related to each service. The SNS management unit 72 displays information such as a list of messages, a list of news, and a calendar on the screen of each user's terminal. Message exchange includes notification of messages between each user. News distribution includes distribution of information such as news and advertisements to each user. Calendar management includes displaying a calendar on a screen viewed by each user and registering information in the calendar.

  The IR-SNS system 3 can provide public information of one user to the other user based on the service such as the message exchange. The IR-SNS system 3 is capable of registering and sharing information such as the schedule of briefing events related to investment and IR among related users on the basis of services such as calendar management.

  The history management unit 73 records and manages history information in the history DB 44 by accessing and using the services and functions of the IR-SNS system 3 by each user of the investor and the person in charge. The history DB 44 manages the access history information of the user. The access history information may manage the date and time of exchange such as reference to public information between users.

  The screen providing unit 81 generates screen data serving as a user interface corresponding to various functions of the IR-SNS system 3 using the screen data 42 such as a template, and displays the screen data on the display device of the output device 104. Process. The investor information management unit 31 and the company person-in-charge information management unit 32 provide various screens using the processing of the screen providing unit 81.

  The setting unit 82 performs setting processing related to the IR-SNS system 3 based on operations of the administrator and the user of the server 30. The setting unit 82 can set information in the server 30 and the DB 50 on the setting screen, for example, based on the operation of the administrator.

  The investor information management unit 31 performs various processes such as collection of investor information, registration in the investor information 61, update confirmation, information request, and provision of a browsing screen. The company person-in-charge information management unit 32 performs various processes such as collection of company and person-in-charge information, registration in the company person-in-charge information 62, update confirmation, information request, and provision of a browsing screen.

  The investor information management unit 31 collects the investor's public information from the website or the investor's terminal 10 via the communication network 4 and stores the acquired information in the investor information 61. I do. The investor information 61 is a DB table or the like (FIG. 6 to be described later) that centrally manages data including public information on the investor side. The investor's public information includes company information to which the investor belongs, profile information such as the investor's name and e-mail address, and information related to investments such as funds managed by the investor.

  The company person in charge information management unit 32 transmits the company basic information, IR information, person in charge profile information, etc. from the company website, the websites of other organizations, the terminal 20 of the person in charge through the communication network 4, and the like. The public information is collected, and the information acquired thereby is stored in the company person in charge information 62. The company person-in-charge information 62 is a DB table (FIG. 7 to be described later) that centrally manages data including public information on the company and person-in-charge. Public information of companies and persons in charge includes company names, securities codes, IR information, names of persons in charge, mail addresses, and the like.

  Each of the investor information management unit 31 and the company person-in-charge information management unit 32 collects public information from an external Web site or terminal and stores it in the DB 50 as needed, for example, by periodic batch processing. The batch process is executed in a time zone with a low load such as at night. Collection of public information and registration in the DB 50 may be performed by an administrator of the server 30 or the like.

  The IR-SNS system 3 may not only collect, but explicitly register public information from the investor side or the person in charge. The investor information management unit 31 provides a function of inputting the investor's public information on the screen by the investor himself and registering it in the investor information 61. The company person-in-charge information management unit 32 provides a function for the company IR person in charge to input public information of the company and the person in charge on the screen and register it in the company person-in-charge information 62.

  The investor information management unit 31 confirms whether or not the contents of the collected and registered investor information 61 are changed, acquires the latest information on the investor side, and updates the contents of the investor information 61. Do. Similarly, the company person in charge information management unit 32 confirms the contents of the company person in charge information 62, acquires the latest information, and performs processing to update the contents. In the update confirmation, the IR-SNS system 3 sends confirmation and inquiry messages and emails to the user's terminal, for example, and if the public information has been changed, the latest information is registered. Prompt. The IR-SNS system 3 provides a screen for registration to the user, asks the user to input the latest information in the items on the screen, and reflects the input information in the DB 50. As described above, the IR-SNS system 3 sets the contents of the investor information 61 and the company person in charge information 62 to the state of the latest information as much as possible.

  Further, the investor information management unit 31 and the company staff information management unit 32 describe the update information in the change history information 63 and the correspondence table 60 at the time of the update. Thereby, IR-SNS system 3 grasps information before and behind change in time series, and makes it possible to acquire new information after change from old information before change.

  The investor information management unit 31 uses the investor information 61 of the DB 50 to display a browsing screen (FIG. 9 described later) including the investor's public information included as the contents on the terminal of the user such as the person in charge. Perform the browsing process provided. Thereby, a user such as a person in charge can refer to and acquire the investor's public information on the screen.

  The company person-in-charge information management unit 32 uses the company person-in-charge information 62 in the DB 50 to display a browsing screen (FIG. 8 described later) including the company and person-in-charge information included as the contents of the investor or the like. The browsing process provided to the user's terminal is performed. Thereby, users, such as an investor, can refer and acquire the public information of a company and a person in charge on the screen.

  The correspondence table 60 describes information such as addresses used for communication between the server 30 and the terminal 10 of the investor or the terminal 20 of the person in charge based on the information in the user DB 43, the investor information 61, and the company person in charge information 62. To do. The correspondence table 60 includes information on correspondence between identification information such as company securities codes and company names and address information such as a mail address of a person in charge. The correspondence table 60 includes information on correspondence between identification information such as an investor name and address information such as an investor mail address. The correspondence table 60 may include information such as the IP addresses of the terminals 10 and 20.

  The change history information 63 is information for managing the history of changes in the contents of the investor information 61 and the company staff information 62. The investor information management unit 31 stores, in the change history information 63, history information regarding the update of the contents of the investor information 61 corresponding to the change of the contents of the public information by the investors. The company person-in-charge information management unit 32 stores, in the change history information 63, history information regarding the update of the contents of the company person-in-charge information 62 corresponding to the change in the contents of the public information by the person in charge. The change history information 63 includes information for managing information such as update contents and update date / time of each information in time series. The change history information 63 holds, for example, at least information before and after the change with respect to the investor mail address in the investor information 61.

  The IR-SNS system 3 keeps track of each user's information in a time series as much as possible, including changes in the contents, by managing the change history information 63. Thereby, even if the content of the information of the other user is changed, each user can know new information after the change from the old information before the change, and can continue the exchange with the new information. Note that the change history information may be integrated into the investor information 61 and the company contact information 62.

  The monitor setting unit 34 performs processing for setting information of a partner user to be monitored by the user in the monitor setting information 64 based on the operation of each user. The monitoring target is information on an investor or a company person in charge who is interested in and wants to refer to the user. The monitor setting unit 34 designates and sets the company to be monitored by the investor or the person in charge thereof based on the operation of the investor on the screen browsed by the investor. Similarly, the monitor setting unit 34 designates and sets an investor to be monitored by the person in charge on the screen viewed by the person in charge based on the operation of the person in charge.

  In accordance with the monitor setting information 64, the IR-SNS system 3 holds the public information about the investors and company managers set as monitoring targets in the DB 50 through collection, registration, etc., including the latest information as much as possible. The IR-SNS system 3 provides a browsing screen including public information of the monitoring target user to the monitoring user. The user on the monitor side can continuously refer to and acquire information of the user of the other party with whom he / she is interested by monitoring settings. Further, the IR-SNS system 3 may notify the latest information regarding the user to be monitored by e-mail or the like.

  The user relationship management unit 35 performs a process of setting a predetermined relationship between users participating in the SNS community and managing the relationship in the user relationship information 65 (FIG. 5 described later). The user relationship includes at least a relationship between a user who provides predetermined information and a user who refers to predetermined information. The IR-SNS system 3 provides each user with a function corresponding to the user relationship set by the user relationship management unit 35. For example, a user who is in charge of providing IR information is provided with a screen that allows operations such as uploading to provide IR information, and an IR user who is referring to IR information is provided with an IR information screen. A screen capable of operations such as downloading for information reference is provided.

  The IR-SNS system 3 uses the investor information 61 and the company person-in-charge information 62 registered in the DB 50 to display public information in a screen viewed by each user of the SNS community. Further, the IR-SNS system 3 uses the investor information 61 and the company person in charge information 62 registered in the DB 50 to distribute public information to each user terminal by e-mail or the like. These processes may include display and distribution of public information and advertisement information for unspecified users in the SNS community. The information provided from the person in charge to the investor side includes at least one of profile information and IR information. The information provided from the investor to the person in charge includes at least one of profile information and investment-related information. Further, the information provided between the users may include history information based on the change history information 63 and the like.

  Based on the user's operation on the screen, the search unit 36 searches the information for the investor information 61 and the company person in charge information 62 of the DB 50, and performs a process of providing search result information. The user performs a search by inputting information as a search condition in a search field (FIGS. 8 and 9 described later) on the screen of the IR-SNS system 3. The search unit 36 searches the investor information 61 or the company person in charge information 62 in the DB 5 in accordance with the input search condition, configures the search result information, and displays it on the screen.

[Processing sequence (1)]
FIG. 3 shows a processing sequence example between elements such as the terminal 10 of the investor 1, the server 30 of the IR-SNS system 3, and the terminal 20 of the corporate IR staff 2 in the communication system of the present embodiment. FIG. 3 mainly shows processing at the time of use from the person in charge. S100 and the like represent processing steps.

  (S100) In S100, the investor information management unit 31 of the server 30 performs a process of collecting investor public information from an external website or the like and storing it in the investor information 61 in advance.

  (S101 to S104) In S101, the person in charge of the company IR, for example, the person in charge Y1 of the company A, participates in the SNS community of the IR-SNS system 3 by performing user registration in the IR-SNS system 3. At this time, in S102, the IR-SNS system 3 registers account information such as a user ID and a password related to the user to be registered in the user DB 43 using the processing of the authentication unit 71 and the SNS management unit 72.

  In S103, the person in charge can register public information such as own IR information and own profile information in the IR-SNS system 3 in accordance with the user registration in S101. For example, the IR-SNS system 3 provides a registration screen, and the person in charge inputs public information on the screen. This registration is optional and can be done later in time. In S104, the company person in charge information management unit 32 stores the input information in S103 in the company person in charge information 62 of the DB 50 by registration processing.

  (S105 to S107) In S105, the person in charge registers information of an investor who has a connection, such as an investor X1, in the association or exchange of business cards in the IR-SNS system 3. For example, the IR-SNS system 3 provides a screen for registration, and the person in charge inputs information he / she knows such as an investor's name and email address on the screen. In S106, the investor information management unit 31 stores the input information of S105 in the investor information 61 of the DB 50.

  In step S107, the user relationship management unit 35 sets the user relationship between the person in charge of registration in S105 and the investor to be registered in the user relationship information 65 in step S107. The user relationship can be set such that, for example, the person in charge is the IR information providing side and the investor is the IR information referring side.

  In S107, the IR-SNS system 3 may perform a process of setting an investor to be monitored by a person in charge using the process of the monitor setting unit 34. For example, the person in charge selects an investor to be monitored, for example, an investor X1 on the screen.

  (S108 to S114) In S108, the person in charge performs an operation of inviting investors on the screen of the IR-SNS system 3. For example, the person in charge performs an operation of inviting the investor with the registration of the investor information in S105. In S109, the IR-SNS system 3 invites the investor to whom the invitation operation is performed in S108 if the user is not registered at that time and has not participated in the SNS community. . Therefore, in S110, the IR-SNS system 3 sends an invitation notification email to the target investor terminal 10 using information such as the investor email address described in the correspondence table 60. The invitation notification mail includes an invitation message and URL information to the IR-SNS system 3.

  As a modification, the IR-SNS system 3 does not participate by automatically sending an invitation notice of S110 without requiring an invitation operation by the user of S108, with the investor information registration of S105, etc. You may invite other investors.

  The investor who received the invitation notice of S110 accesses the IR-SNS system 3 and performs user registration in S111 when participating in the SNS community. In S112, the IR-SNS system 3 registers the account information of the investor to be registered in the user DB 43 by the processing of the authentication unit 71 and the SNS management unit 72.

  Further, along with the user registration in S111, the investor can register public information such as his / her profile information in the IR-SNS system 3 in S113. In this case, in S114, the investor information management unit 31 stores the investor public information input by the investor on the registration screen, for example, in the investor information 61 of the DB 50 by the registration process.

  (S115, S116) In S115, the IR-SNS system 3 performs investor information collection processing by the investor information management unit 31 as needed, as in S100. In S115, the investor information management unit 31 collects public information on the investors newly registered in S108 to S114, for example. In S 116, the investor information management unit 31 collects the investor's public information from an external Web site, the investor's terminal 10, etc., and stores it in the investor information 61.

  (S117, S118) In S117, the person in charge accesses the IR-SNS system 3 from the terminal 20 as appropriate, and browses the registered desired investor information on the screen. At this time, in S118, the IR-SNS system 3 provides a screen for investor information browsing by the person in charge (FIG. 9 described later) to the terminal 20 of the person in charge through the browsing process of the investor information management unit 31. To do. This screen includes information on the contents of the investor information 61. For example, the person in charge Y1 can refer to the public information on the investor X1 newly registered in S105 to S115 on the screen.

  (S119 to S121) In S119, the IR-SNS system 3 performs an update process of the investor information 61, an update information distribution process, and the like by the investor information management unit 31. At this time, in S120, as in S115, the investor information management unit 31 acquires the latest investor's public information from, for example, an external website or the investor's terminal 10 and obtains the information. The contents of the house information 61 are updated. Alternatively, the investor information management unit 31 inquires of the investor whether there is a change in the public information by e-mail or the like, and if there is a change, performs processing to have the latest information registered.

  In S121, the IR-SNS system 3 may perform a process of immediately distributing the updated information to the terminal 20 of the person in charge when the investor information is updated in S119 and S120. For example, the investor information management unit 31 sends a notification mail including update information to the terminal 20 of the person in charge. Further, in S121, the latest information can be viewed on the screen by accessing the IR-SNS system 3 from the person in charge as well as the distribution from the IR-SNS system 3 side as well as S117.

  (S122 to S128) In S122, the person in charge can request the investor information from the terminal 20 to the IR-SNS system 3. This request is a request for information not registered in the IR-SNS system 3. The registered information can be referred to and acquired by browsing processing such as S117. For example, when a person in charge wants to know information such as the latest contact information or fund of an investor, the person in charge performs an operation for requesting information on the investor on the screen of the IR-SNS system 3. In this case, if the person in charge knows some information such as the name of the target investor, the person in charge specifies the target using that part of the information without requesting detailed information. Is possible.

  In S123, when the IR-SNS system 3 receives the request in S122 as the request processing by the investor information management unit 31, the IR-SNS system 3 refers to the investor information 61, the correspondence table 60, etc., and the investor designated as the target of the request. Read e-mail address etc. In S124, the investor information management unit 31 sends a request notification mail to the terminal 10 of the target investor. At this time, the type of information to be requested may be designated. In that case, for example, the user performs an operation of designating an item of information to be requested on the screen. Alternatively, the IR-SNS system 3 requests information on unregistered items in the investor information 61.

  In S125, the IR-SNS system 3 determines that the investor subject to the request is not registered as a user at that time and has not participated in the SNS community. To the SNS community. The process for this invitation is the same as in S109 described above. When an invitation is performed, the request notification mail in S124 includes information on the invitation notification as in S110.

  Upon receiving the request notification in S124, the investor recognizes that public information is requested from the person in charge. In S127, the investor accesses the screen of the IR-SNS system 3 as a response to the request notification in S124, and registers the public information requested by the person in charge. This registration process is the same as in S113 and the like. In S126, the investor information management unit 31 stores the input information in S127 in the investor information 61. Moreover, when there is the said invitation notification and an investor participates in a SNS community, the investor accesses the screen of IR-SNS system 3, and performs user registration. This user registration process is the same as in S102.

  Then, the investor information management unit 31 provides a screen including the investor information registered in S127 to the terminal 20 of the person in charge who made the request in S122. In S128, the person in charge can refer to and acquire the investor information requested in S122 by browsing the screen.

[Processing sequence (2)]
FIG. 4 shows processing at the time of use mainly from the investor side as a processing sequence example. S200 and the like represent processing steps.

  (S200) In S200, the company person in charge information management unit 32 of the server 30 collects the company public information and the person in charge public information from an external website or the like in advance, and stores them in the company person in charge information 62. Processing to do.

  (S201 to S204) In S201, an investor, for example, an investor X1, participates in the SNS community by performing user registration in the IR-SNS system 3. In S202, the IR-SNS system 3 performs user registration processing using the authentication unit 71 and the SNS management unit 72.

  In S203, the investor registers public information such as profile information related to himself and information related to investment such as an investment fund on the screen of the IR-SNS system 3 in accordance with user registration in S201. In S204, the investor information management unit 31 stores information input by the investor in the investor information 61.

  (S205, S206) In S205, the investor may register the information of the person in charge with the connection, for example, the person in charge Y1 in the IR-SNS system 3 as in the case of S105 in FIG. In S206, the company person in charge information management unit 32 stores the information of the person in charge in S205 in the company person in charge information 62.

  (S207, S208) In S207, the IR-SNS system 3 uses the user relationship management unit 35 between the investor registered as a user in S201 and another user, for example, a new person registered in S205. In addition, processing for setting a predetermined relationship in the user relationship information 65 is performed. For example, a relationship is set such that the investor X1 is the IR information reference side and the person in charge Y1 is the IR information providing side.

  In S208, the investor sets a monitoring target company or a person in charge in the IR-SNS system 3. In S207, the IR-SNS system 3 uses the processing of the monitor setting unit 34 to provide a screen that enables the monitor setting operation in S208 to the investor terminal 10. The monitor setting unit 34 describes, in the monitor setting information 64, information such as a company name and a securities code that specify the monitoring target input by the investor.

  (S209, S210) In S209, the IR-SNS system 3 performs the collection process or registration process of company staff information by the company staff information management section 32 in the same manner as in FIG. In S210, the company person in charge information management unit 32 collects company public information and person in charge public information from, for example, the company website and the person in charge terminal 20 and stores the information in the company person in charge information 62.

  (S211, S212) In S211, the investor can access the IR-SNS system 3 from the terminal 10 as appropriate, and browse the registered information on the desired company and the person in charge on the browsing screen. At this time, in S212, the company clerk information management unit 32 provides the investor's terminal 10 with a screen for browsing the company clerk information by the investor (FIG. 8 described later).

  (S213 to S215) In S213, the IR-SNS system 3 performs the update process, the update information distribution process, and the like by the company person-in-charge information management unit 32 in the same manner as in FIG. In S214, the company person-in-charge information management unit 32 updates the contents of the company person-in-charge information 62 using the latest information of the company and the person in charge by collection and registration. In S215, the company person in charge information management unit 32 distributes the update information in S214 to the terminal 10 of the investor. Alternatively, the company person-in-charge information management unit 32 provides a browsing screen including the update information of S214 for access from the terminal 10 of the investor.

  (S216 to S218) In S216, the investor requests the IR-SNS system 3 from the terminal 10 for information on the company and the person in charge. For example, the investor operates the request on the screen of the IR-SNS system 3 when he wants to know the latest IR information of the company and the latest contact information of the person in charge. FIG. 4 shows an example in which IR information is requested. When making the request, the investor can use information that he / she knows, such as the company name, securities code, and the name of the person in charge, as information for designating the company or person in charge. In S217, upon receiving the request in S216, the company person in charge information management unit 32 uses the e-mail address of the person in charge described in the correspondence table 60 to the terminal 20 of the person in charge to be requested as in S218. Send a request notification email. Upon receipt of the request notification in S218, the person in charge recognizes that predetermined information is requested from the investor side.

  (S219) Also, in S219, the IR-SNS system 3 determines that the person in charge of the request has not registered as a user at that time and has not participated in the SNS community in accordance with the request processing in S217. Invite the person in charge to the SNS community. The process for this invitation is the same as in the case of FIG. For example, the IR-SNS system 3 automatically sends an invitation notice mail to the terminal 20 of the person in charge. Although not shown, the person in charge who received the invitation notification participates in the SNS community by performing user registration in the IR-SNS system 3 as in the above-described S101 and the like. Also, the person in charge can register public information in the same manner as in S103 described above.

  (S220 to S223) In S220, the person in charge uploads, for example, IR information, which is information requested from the investor side, to the IR-SNS system 3 as a response to the request of S216 and the request notification of S218. sign up. In S221, the company person in charge information management unit 32 provides a screen for registration to the terminal 20 of the person in charge. The person in charge uploads the requested IR information file on the screen. The company person in charge information management unit 32 stores the uploaded IR information file in the company person in charge information 62.

  In S222, the investor can access the IR-SNS system 3 from the terminal 10 and view the IR information requested in S216 on the screen. In S223, the company person-in-charge information management unit 32 provides the investor's terminal 10 with a screen including information on the IR information file registered in S220. Thereby, the investor can refer to and acquire by downloading the IR information file requested in S216 on the screen.

[User relationship]
FIG. 5 shows an example of the SNS community and the user relationship in the IR-SNS system 3. The SNS management unit 72 manages the SNS community 500 in which a plurality of users participate. The user relationship management unit 35 sets the relationship between users in the SNS community 500 in the user relationship information 65. The IR-SNS system 3 supports information exchange and communication between users according to the set user relationship. The user relationship management unit 35 sets a predetermined relationship indicated by R1 or the like between the two users of the investor and the person in charge in the SNS community 500. Predetermined information can be exchanged and communicated between users for which this relationship is set.

  In the example of FIG. 5, the investor X1 has a relationship R1 with the person in charge Y1, a relationship R3 with the person in charge Y2, a relationship R5 with the person in charge Y3, and the like. The person in charge Y1 is set with a relationship R1 with the investor X1, a relationship R2 with the investor X2, a relationship R4 with the investor X3, and the like.

  The invitation to the SNS community 500 includes an invitation by the user and an automatic invitation by the IR-SNS system 3. Each user invites the other user to the SNS community 500 based on the connection with the other user. Thereby, the relationship between the invited user and the invited user can be set. Further, the IR-SNS system 3 automatically invites the user in response to a request for information from one user to the other user. Thereby, the relationship between one user and the other user can be set. Even if there is no prior connection between users, it is possible to set a relationship by invitation.

  For example, 501 shows an invitation of the investor X2 by the person in charge Y1. When the investor X2 participates in the SNS community 500 by the invitation 501, the relationship R2 between the person in charge Y1 and the investor X2 is set. 502 shows the invitation of the person in charge Y2 by the investor X1. When the person in charge Y2 participates in the SNS community 500 by the invitation 502, the relationship R3 between the investor X1 and the person in charge Y2 is set.

  Public information can be provided and referenced can be exchanged between users for which a relationship such as R1 is set. The two users for which one relationship is set are the information providing side and / or the information referring side, respectively. For example, in the relationship R1, the investor X1 is the user who provides the information of himself / herself and the user who references the information of the person in charge Y1, and the person in charge Y1 of the company A is the person who provides the company and his / her own information and invests. It is a user on the reference side of the information of the house X1.

  In the present embodiment, the user relationship management unit 35 does not set the relationship as described above for R1 among investors in the SNS community 500 and between the persons in charge. The IR-SNS system 3 performs control so that predetermined information is not exchanged between users for which no relationship is set. For example, the relationship between the person in charge Y1 of the company A corresponding to the rival company and the person in charge Y2 of the company B is not set, and the public information of the investor is not exchanged between the users.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the above-described monitoring target can be set in correspondence with the setting of the relationship such as R1. For example, in accordance with the relationship R1, R3, R5 between the investor X1 and the persons in charge Y1, Y2, Y3 of each company A, B, C, the setting to set the monitoring target by the investor X1 as the companies A, B, C. Is possible.

  The setting of the monitoring target may be automatically performed when one user invites the other user. For example, when the person in charge Y1 invites the investor X1, information on the investor X1 is set as a monitoring target by the person in charge Y1 together with the setting of the relationship R1. The means for setting the user relationship is not limited to the above-described two-party relationship, and a means for setting a user group or a means for setting a user hierarchical structure may be used.

[Investor Information]
FIG. 6 shows a configuration example of a table of investor information 61. The table of investor information 61 stores public information and management information of each of a plurality of investors for each row. The table of the investor information 61 includes an investor name 601, an investor email address 602, an SNS participation presence / absence 603, a monitoring target 604, a related person in charge 605, and public information 606 as columns to be managed.

  The investor name 601 stores the investor name and ID information. The investor email address 602 stores an email address used for notification or the like. SNS participation presence / absence 603 stores the state of presence / absence of participation in the SNS community. The monitor target 604 stores the company name and the name of the person in charge of the company to be monitored by the investor in the row based on the monitor setting information 64. The related person in charge 605 stores the name of the person in charge of the person in charge who is set to have a relationship with the investor in the row based on the user relation information 65.

  The public information 606 stores public information such as the profile information of the investor of the bank by collection or registration. Examples of investor profile information include the company name of the company to which they belong, information on departments and positions such as fund managers, contact information such as telephone numbers and faxes, information on investments in investment funds, etc. Includes field information. Note that an email address that is one of the public information is managed by an investor email address 602.

[Corporate information]
FIG. 7 shows a configuration example of the table of the company person in charge information 62. The table of company person in charge information 62 stores public information and management information of persons in charge of each of a plurality of companies for each row. The table in FIG. 7 shows an example in which company information and person-in-charge information are managed together, but they may be managed separately.

  In the table of company person in charge information 62, as management columns, company name 701, securities code 702, person in charge name 703, company site URL 704, company public information 705, person in charge email address 711, presence / absence of SNS 712, monitoring target 713, related investors 714, and public information 715 of the person in charge.

  The company name 701 stores a company name and ID information. The securities code 702 stores a securities code that is an identification number of a listed company. The person in charge name 703 stores the name of the person in charge and ID information. The company site URL 704 stores link URL information to the company website. The company public information 705 stores public information such as IR information and news information by collection or registration, or information such as a link URL to the information or an address regarding the company of the row.

  The person-in-charge email address 711 stores an email address used for notification or the like. The SNS participation presence / absence 712 stores the state of presence / absence of participation in the SNS community. The monitor target 713 stores the investor name of the investor to be monitored by the person in charge of the row based on the monitor setting information 64. The related investor 714 stores the investor name of the investor whose relationship with the person in charge of the row is set based on the user relationship information 65. The public information 715 of the person in charge stores profile information and the like regarding the person in charge of the row by collection or registration. The profile information includes, for example, information on the department and position to which the person in charge belongs, information on contact information such as a telephone number and FAX, and other information on business and product fields.

[Screen example]
FIG. 8 shows an example of a screen of an SNS community by a Web page when an investor, for example, an investor X1 browses company clerk information, as an example of a screen provided by the IR-SNS system 3. Investors can exchange information with the person in charge through this screen. The screen of FIG. 8 displays menu items, buttons, various information fields, and the like. The menu items include, for example, browsing of company manager information, public information registration, invitation of managers, requesting company manager information, and the like. FIG. 8 shows a screen displayed when “Browse company representative information” is selected.

  In the browsing screen for company clerk information in FIG. 8, reference numeral 801 denotes an item for an investor who is a user to select information contents to be displayed in the area 802. The item 801 has a list box format, for example. The item 801 includes, as examples of options, “a list of information on all company managers”, “a list of information on company managers to be monitored”, and the like. The state of FIG. 8 shows a case where the latter is selected. In other words, the area 802 displays a list of company clerk information regarding companies that are set as targets for monitoring by the investor X1, for example, the companies A and B. When the former is selected, the area 802 displays information regarding all company IR personnel who participate in the SNS community in a predetermined order. The display order can be sorted in the latest order or name order.

  The area 802 displays the contents based on the company staff information 62 as in the example of FIG. The area 802 displays information of each item such as a company name, securities code, person in charge name, person in charge mail address, SNS participation, company website, IR information, person in charge profile information, etc. in the form of a table as an example. doing. In the item of the company website, the URL of the company website is described, and transition from the URL to the company website is possible. In the IR information item, the URL to the IR information site and the address to the IR information file are described, and the IR information can be browsed and downloaded from the URL.

  The investor can refer to the public information of each company and the person in charge in the area 802. In addition, the investor can easily perform an invitation operation for the person in charge who has not participated in the SNS in the information in the area 802, for example, the person in charge Y2. In addition, the investor can easily perform a request operation when IR information or the like is desired for a company in which IR information or the like is not registered in the information in the area 802, for example, the company B.

  Reference numeral 803 denotes an item that allows the user, who is an investor, to perform an operation of setting a company to be monitored and a person in charge. The item 803 can be selected, for example, in the form of a check button, and whether or not the information of the company and the person in charge in the row is to be monitored by the user turning the check on and off. The setting of the monitoring target is not limited to this, and may be a format in which the securities code of the company to be monitored is selected from a list box.

  Reference numeral 804 denotes an item for searching for person-in-charge information. The item 804 can be searched by inputting information as a search condition by the user. The search unit 36 performs a search process of the company person in charge information 62 using the input search condition and displays the result on the screen. For example, the investor can search by inputting keywords such as the name of the company or the person in charge, other attributes, or a field related to investment or IR, and as a result, can refer to the public information of the candidate company and person in charge.

  If “register public information” is selected in the menu item of the screen, the IR-SNS system 3 displays a screen for registering investor public information, and corresponds to the investor information 61 in FIG. 6 in the screen. The content item is displayed, and registration by inputting information by the user is enabled. When “invite person in charge” is selected, the IR-SNS system 3 displays a screen that allows an investor to register information on the person in charge and invite the person in charge to the SNS. When “enterprise person information request” is selected, the IR-SNS system 3 displays a screen that allows an investor to designate IR information and request IR information by specifying the company with a security code or the like. In addition, a screen for using the corresponding function is displayed according to the selection of the menu item.

  The investor can efficiently refer to the information of the company and the person in charge by the functions such as the browsing of information on the screen and the functions such as search and request. In the area 802, information on a plurality of companies and persons in charge can be referred to in an organized manner.

  FIG. 9 shows a screen example when the IR person in charge of the company IR, for example, the person in charge Y1 of the company A browses the investor information as an example of the screen provided by the IR-SNS system 3. The menu items on the screen in FIG. 9 include, for example, browsing of investor information, public information registration, investor invitation, and investor information request. FIG. 9 shows a screen when “Browse Investor Information” is selected.

  In the screen of FIG. 9, reference numeral 901 denotes an item for selecting information content to be displayed in the area 902 by the person in charge. The item 901 includes “list of information on all investors”, “list of information on investors to be monitored”, and the like as examples of options. The state of FIG. 9 shows a case where the latter is selected. That is, the area 902 displays a list of investor information related to investors, for example, investors X1 and X2, which are set as monitoring targets by the person in charge Y1.

  The area 902 displays contents based on the investor information 61 as in the example of FIG. An area 902 displays information of each item such as an investor name, investor e-mail address, SNS participation, affiliated company, investor profile information, managed fund, etc. in a table format as an example. In the “affiliated company” item, the name of the company to which the investor belongs, the URL of the company website, and the like are described. In the item of investor profile information, the title of the investor, the telephone number of contact information, etc. are described. In the managed fund item, information on a fund managed by an investor of the bank is described in a URL or the like, and detailed contents can be browsed and downloaded from the URL.

  The person in charge can refer to the public information of each investor in the area 902. In addition, the person in charge can easily perform an invitation operation for the person in charge who has not participated in the SNS in the information in the area 902, for example, the person in charge X2. In addition, the person in charge can easily perform a request operation when he / she wants information on a person in charge of which information is not registered in the information in the area 902, for example, the person in charge X2.

  Reference numeral 903 denotes an item that enables an operator to set an investor to be monitored. Reference numeral 904 denotes an item for searching for investor information. The search unit 36 performs a search process of the investor information 61 using the input search condition, and displays the result on the screen. The person in charge searches by inputting keywords such as the name of the investor, other attributes, and fields related to investment and IR, and as a result, the public information of the candidate investor can be referred to.

  The person in charge can efficiently refer to the investor's information by browsing, searching, and requesting the information on the screen. Further, information on a plurality of investors can be referred to in an organized form in the area 902.

  In addition, each screen can be executed simultaneously by a simple operation of selecting and specifying the identification information of a plurality of target users with a list box or a button when the user refers to or requests information of a plurality of other users. It is.

[Public Information]
The following is public information handled as a target in this embodiment. The public information includes profile information of investors and personnel, IR information, and other information. IR information includes various types of data or information such as legal disclosure information, voluntary disclosure information, company stock information, data representing management status and financial status, and reports relating to company evaluation and credit. Other information includes company and industry news, business advertisements and announcement information, and the like.

  Legal disclosure information is information that is legally disclosed by companies, such as financial statements, securities reports, and financial statements. Such information can also be acquired as a file in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) format or the like from an electronic information disclosure service such as EDINET of the Financial Services Agency or TDnet (registered trademark) of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

  Voluntary Disclosure Information is information voluntarily disclosed by companies as IR activities, including financial results explanation materials, medium-term management plans, CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) or ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) reports, other non-financial information, Etc. Non-financial information is, for example, information on growth potential, risk, ESG, and the like, and is information that investors can use for analysis and the like and is useful for long-term investment. The voluntary disclosure information includes information created by a person in charge and stored in the terminal 20 or a company website, or information registered in the IR-SNS system 3.

[Effects]
As described above, according to the communication system of the present embodiment, a relationship is set between users of a plurality of investors and a plurality of corporate IR personnel via the IR-SNS system 3, and investment and IR The public information of each user is managed centrally and provided on the screen. As a result, the exchange and communication of public information between users is made efficient and smooth, and the conventional gap between the information providing side and the reference side user is eliminated or reduced. As a result, investment by investors and IR activities and operations by corporate IR staff can be made more efficient.

  Through the IR-SNS system 3, an investor can easily refer to and request IR information from a plurality of corporate IR personnel, and the corporate IR personnel can provide IR information to a plurality of investors. Provide and respond easily. The company IR staff can easily refer to and request information from a plurality of investors, and the investors can easily provide information and responses to the plurality of staff. Investors can easily grasp and analyze IR information, communicate with the person in charge, and find and select promising investment destinations. A person in charge of corporate IR can easily find and select promising investors, such as grasping information on investors and funds, and communicating with investors.

  The IR-SNS system 3 has functions such as collection, registration, and browsing of public information of each user, and information such as addresses necessary for exchange between users and contents of IR information to be exchanged have been changed. In some cases, the information before and after the change is grasped. As a result, the user can easily and continuously exchange information without knowing the other party's detailed information or the latest information.

  Furthermore, this Embodiment has a function which invites a user to a SNS community. This enables an invitation by a connection between users or an automatic invitation by the IR-SNS system 3 even for a user having no connection. Thereby, this Embodiment can gather many users easily in a SNS community, and can activate information exchange, communication, etc. between users. The number of participating users is likely to increase due to the activation. Each user has an advantage that participation in the SNS community facilitates provision of a plurality of information and exchange of references, and there is an incentive to participate.

  As mentioned above, the invention made by the present inventor has been specifically described based on the embodiment. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. Needless to say.

  The following is given as a modification of the embodiment. First of all, the types of users on the information provider side and the reference side are not limited to the two types of investors and corporate IR personnel in the financial market field, but can be applied to other types of users and three or more types of users. It is. For example, sell-side analysts can be similarly applied. Further, the present invention is not limited to the above field, and can be applied as a system for exchanging information between organizations such as companies in the field of BtoB.

  In the present embodiment, SNS is applied as a base. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and groupware, an electronic bulletin board, or the like may be applied as another community and interactive communication service.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be used for business such as exchange of information including provision and reference between organizations such as companies.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Investor 2 ... Company IR person in charge, 3 ... IR-SNS system, 4 ... Communication network, 10 ... Terminal, 20 ... Terminal, 30 ... Server, 31 ... Investor information management part, 32 ... Company person in charge information Management unit 34 ... Monitor setting unit 35 ... User relationship management unit 36 ... Search unit 41 ... Program 42 ... Screen data 43 ... User DB 44 ... History DB 50 ... DB 60 ... Correspondence table 61 ... Investor information, 62 ... Corporate information, 63 ... Change history information, 64 ... Monitor setting information, 65 ... User relation information, 71 ... Authentication part, 72 ... SNS management part, 73 ... History management part, 81 ... Screen Providing unit, 82 ... setting unit, 100 ... control unit.

Claims (13)

A plurality of first user terminals serving as a disclosure and providing side of the first information, a plurality of second user terminals serving as a reference side of the first information, and the plurality of first user terminals And a server to which a plurality of second user terminals are communicatively connected,
The server
A user registration unit that performs user registration processing of the first user and the second user;
A first collection unit for collecting the first information from outside and storing the first information in a first database;
A first registration unit for registering the first information in the first database based on an operation from the terminal of the first user;
A first browsing unit that provides the second user's terminal to browse a screen including the first information disclosed and provided by the plurality of first users in the first database;
Having a communication system. The communication system according to claim 1,
The plurality of first users further becomes a reference side of second information,
The plurality of second users further becomes a public and provider side of the second information,
The server
A second collection unit for collecting the second information from the outside and storing it in a second database;
A second registration unit for registering the second information in the second database based on an operation from the terminal of the second user;
A second browsing unit for providing the first user's terminal with a screen including the second information disclosed and provided by the plurality of second users in the second database;
Having a communication system. The communication system according to claim 1,
The server
A community unit that manages a community in which the first user and the second user participate by the user registration;
A relationship management unit that sets a first relationship between a first user who is the disclosure and provision side of the first information in the community and a second user who is the reference side of the first information; ,
Have
A communication system that performs control so that information including the first information can be exchanged between the first user and the second user for which the first relationship is set in the community. The communication system according to claim 1,
The server has an update unit,
The update unit confirms the change of the content of the first information by the first user, and if there is the change, acquires the latest information and updates the content of the first data, and the change A communication system that manages information before and after the change history information. The communication system according to claim 1,
The server has a search unit,
The search unit searches for the first information in the first database based on an operation from the terminal of the second user, and provides a screen including search result information. The communication system according to claim 1,
The server includes a monitor setting unit that performs a process of setting a monitoring target among the first information about the plurality of first users based on an operation from the terminal of the second user.
The server acquires the first information about the first user set as the monitoring target by the collection or the registration, stores the first information in the first database, and the monitoring target of the first database The communication system which provides a screen including the 1st information about the 1st user of the above to a terminal of the 2nd user, and makes it browse. The communication system according to claim 1,
The server has a request unit;
The request unit receives a request regarding the first information not stored in the first database based on an operation from the terminal of the second user, and transmits the request to the terminal of the first user. And registering the requested first information in the first database based on an operation from the terminal of the first user and a screen including the registered first information in the second A communication system that performs processing to be provided to a user's terminal for browsing. The communication system according to claim 1,
The communication system includes an other user information registration unit that performs a process of registering first information about the first user in the first database based on an operation from a terminal of the second user. The communication system according to claim 3,
The said server has a invitation part which performs the process which invites the said 1st user to the said community based on operation from the said 2nd user's terminal, and promotes the said user registration. The communication system according to claim 3,
The server includes an invitation unit that automatically invites the first user to the community and prompts the user registration for referring to first information related to the first user by the second user. Communication system. The communication system according to claim 3,
The community unit is a communication system for managing a community and services by SNS. The communication system according to claim 1,
The first user is an investor who provides information relating to investment and profile information as the first information,
The communication system, wherein the second user is a person in charge of an IR department of a company that refers to the first information. The communication system according to claim 1,
The first user is a person in charge of an IR department of a company that provides IR-related information and profile information as the first information.
The communication system, wherein the second user is an investor who refers to the first information.

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