Search device and program

Abstract

The present invention addresses the problem of providing a search device and program capable of obtaining information in multiple aspects with respect to a business of an inherited candidate enterprise for which business inheritance is desired. A search device (1), which searches for a business of an inherited candidate enterprise that wishes to inherit a business, is provided with: a query reception unit (14) that receives, as a search query, information relating to a prescribed business from a desired purchasing enterprise that wishes to purchase a prescribed business; a search execution unit (15) that, on the basis of the received search query, searches for detailed information indicating details of the business to be inherited, evaluation information indicating an evaluation of the detailed information by a third party, and sales target information indicating a potential sales target of a product to be inherited for the business to be inherited; and an output unit (17) that outputs the search result. Therefore, the above problem is solved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a search device and a program. Background Art

[0002] In the past, business succession between enterprises is known. In business succession, the seller can obtain advantages such as solving the problem of no successor and continuing the business. In addition, the buyer can obtain advantages such as expanding the sales scale and increasing the market share. As such a system, a business succession assistance system is proposed, which matches the delivery operator with the successor operator based on the delivery operator information of the delivery operator and the successor operator information of the successor operator (for example, refer to Patent Document 1).

[0003] Prior art literature

[0004] Patent Literature

[0005] Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2020-71551 Summary of the invention

[0006] Problems to be solved by the invention

[0007] However, in order to improve the value of business succession, it is preferable to obtain information including suggestions for business succession for the business to be inherited by the successor company that wishes to inherit the business.

[0008] An object of the present invention is to provide a search device and a program that can obtain information including suggestions for business succession with respect to the business of a candidate company that wishes to succeed the business.

[0009] Solutions for solving problems

[0010] The present invention relates to a search device that searches for the business of a candidate enterprise to be inherited, and the search device comprises: a query acceptance unit that accepts information related to a specified business from an acquiring enterprise that wishes to acquire the specified business as a search query; a search execution unit that searches, based on the search query, detailed information representing details of the business of the candidate enterprise to be inherited, evaluation information representing a third party's evaluation of the detailed information, and sales target information representing potential sales targets of products involved in the business of the candidate enterprise to be inherited; and an output unit that outputs the search results.

[0011] Furthermore, it is preferable that the output unit of the search device outputs the search result for the acquisition desired company and information related to the search result using a predetermined algorithm based on natural language processing.

[0012] In addition, preferably, the search device further comprises: an enterprise identification information receiving unit, which receives information identifying the enterprise to be acquired from the enterprise to be acquired as the enterprise identification information; a request receiving unit, which receives a request for disclosure related to other information not disclosed in the evaluation information from the enterprise to be acquired; a notification unit, which notifies the third party as an evaluator of the evaluation information of the enterprise identification information; a third-party identification information receiving unit, which receives, in response to the notification of the enterprise identification information, information identifying the third party and a request for dialogue with the enterprise to be acquired that has implemented the request from the third party as the third-party identification information; and an access permission unit, which, based on the acceptance of the third-party identification information, permits the requested access to other information not disclosed in the evaluation information to the enterprise to be acquired, and permits disclosure of the enterprise identification information and the third-party identification information between the enterprise to be acquired and the third party, as well as dialogue between the enterprise to be acquired and the third party, and the notification unit notifies the enterprise to be acquired and the third party of the contents permitted by the access permission unit.

[0013] Preferably, the search device further includes a ranking execution unit that ranks the business of the succession candidate company based on the evaluation information, and the output unit outputs the ranked business of the succession candidate company.

[0014] Furthermore, preferably, the output unit outputs the evaluation information including the status of the deviation between the business scope of the candidate successor enterprise and the coverage of the business of the candidate successor enterprise by intellectual property rights and a proposal for eliminating the deviation based on the permission of the access.

[0015] Furthermore, it is preferable that the output unit outputs the sales target information including a new customer candidate list based on a reference relationship graph.

[0016] Furthermore, it is preferable that the output unit outputs the evaluation information including information related to PMI (Post Merger Integration).

[0017] Furthermore, it is preferable that the output unit outputs detailed information including characteristic keywords of the business of the succession candidate enterprise and summary information of patents related to the business of the succession candidate enterprise.

[0018] Furthermore, it is preferable that the output unit outputs the sales target information including information specifying the sales target based on the permission of the access.

[0019] Furthermore, it is preferable that the output unit outputs evaluation information including points to note and proposal contents in the PMI based on the permission of the access.

[0020] In addition, preferably, the retrieval device also includes an evaluation acceptance unit, which accepts an evaluation of the business of the inherited candidate enterprise from the new third party, and the notification unit outputs the evaluation information including the evaluation of the business of the inherited candidate enterprise by the third party to the newly evaluated third party.

[0021] In addition, the present invention relates to a program that enables a computer to function as a retrieval device for searching for the business of a candidate enterprise to be inherited, wherein the program enables the computer to function as the following units: a query acceptance unit that accepts information related to a specified business from a desired acquiring enterprise that desires to acquire the specified business as a retrieval query; a retrieval execution unit that searches, based on the retrieval query, for detailed information representing details of the business of the candidate enterprise to be inherited, evaluation information representing a third party's evaluation of the detailed information, and sales target information representing potential sales targets of products related to the business of the candidate enterprise to be inherited; and an output unit that outputs the retrieval results.

[0022] Effects of the Invention

[0023] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a search device and a program that can obtain various information on the business of a candidate company that wishes to inherit the business. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0024] Figure 1 This is a structural diagram showing a network structure including a search device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0025] Figure 2 This is a block diagram showing the structure of a search device according to one embodiment.

[0026] Figure 3 This is a flowchart showing the operation flow of the search device according to one embodiment.

[0027] Figure 4 This is a flowchart showing another operation flow of the search device according to one embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] Below, refer to Figures 1 to 4 A search device 1 and a program according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

[0029] First, before describing the search device 1 according to one embodiment, an overview of the search device 1 will be described.

[0030] The search device 1 is, for example, a server. The search device 1 is, for example, a device that can search for the business of a candidate enterprise that wishes to inherit the business. The search device 1 accepts a search for a specified business from a company that wishes to acquire the business of the candidate enterprise and outputs the result. In addition, the search device 1 outputs suggestions related to the specified business in the result. The search device 1 outputs an evaluation made by a third party (for example, an expert such as a patent agent or a diagnostician) of the specified business as a suggestion for the specified business. As a result, the search device 1 achieves an increase in the value of business inheritance.

[0031] Next, a search system 100 including the search device 1 will be described.

[0032] like Figure 1 As shown, the search system 100 includes a search device 1 , a terminal 200 of a company seeking to purchase, and a third-party terminal 300 .

[0033] The search device 1 is connected to a terminal 200 of a company seeking to acquire a product and a third-party terminal 300 via a network N. Details of the search device 1 will be described later.

[0034] The acquisition-seeking company terminal 200 is, for example, an information communication terminal such as a PC (Personal Computer) or a smartphone, etc. The acquisition-seeking company terminal 200 is used by a company that wishes to acquire a predetermined business.

[0035] The third party terminal 300 is, for example, an information communication terminal such as a PC or a smartphone. The third party terminal 120 is used by an expert who comments on the business of the succession candidate company.

[0036] Next, refer to Figure 2 The search device 1 according to this embodiment will be described.

[0037] The search device 1 is a device for searching the business of a candidate enterprise to be inherited. Figure 2 As shown, the search device 1 includes: detailed information database 11, evaluation information database 12, sales target information database 13, query acceptance unit 14, search execution unit 15, ranking execution unit 16, output unit 17, enterprise identification information acceptance unit 18, request acceptance unit 22, notification unit 20, third-party identification information acceptance unit 23, access permission unit 19 and evaluation acceptance unit 21.

[0038] The detailed information database 11 is stored in a region of a storage medium such as a hard disk or a memory. The detailed information database 11 stores detailed information indicating details of the business of the candidate enterprise to be inherited. The detailed information database 11 stores, for example, detailed information including the name of the enterprise that wishes to inherit the business of the candidate enterprise to be inherited, the content of the business of the candidate enterprise to be inherited, and intellectual property rights related to the business of the candidate enterprise to be inherited. The detailed information database 11 stores patents related to the prescribed business, sales targets of products, and details of the business of the candidate enterprise to be inherited as detailed information.

[0039] For example, the information contained in the detailed information database 11 is registered as follows. That is, the candidate enterprise to be inherited has a business that is expected to be inherited by the enterprise to be acquired. In such a case, the candidate enterprise to be inherited usually consults with the financial channel of its trading partner. Therefore, the financial channel introduces the service to which the present invention is applied (hereinafter referred to as "this service") to the candidate enterprise to be inherited. As a result, the candidate enterprise to be inherited registers the details of the business, intellectual property rights represented by patent applications and patent rights, and other information in the detailed information database 11.

[0040] The evaluation information database 12 is stored in an area of ​​a storage medium such as a hard disk or a memory. The evaluation information database 12 stores evaluation information indicating the evaluation of detailed information by a third party. In addition, the evaluation information database 12 stores evaluations made by experts as third parties (such as patent agents and business diagnosticians) as evaluation information. The evaluation information database 12 stores, for example, evaluation information associated with detailed information. In addition, the evaluation information database 12 stores the status of the deviation between the business scope of the candidate enterprise to be inherited and the coverage of the business of the candidate enterprise by intellectual property rights and proposals for eliminating the deviation as evaluation information. The evaluation information database 12 stores evaluation information including a list of new customer candidates based on a citation map. The evaluation information database 12 stores evaluation information including information related to PMI (Post Merger Integration) (concerns, improvement points). The evaluation information database 12 stores detailed information including characteristic keywords of the business of the candidate enterprise to be inherited and summary information of patents related to the business of the candidate enterprise to be inherited. The evaluation information database 12 stores evaluation information including matters needing attention and proposal contents in PMI. In addition, the evaluation information database 12 stores a business design table for detailed information and a local benchmark as evaluation information.

[0041] For example, the information included in the evaluation information database 12 is registered as follows.

[0042] In this service, patent agents, diagnosticians and other experts act as third parties and conduct interviews, intellectual property investigations and market surveys when visiting candidate succession companies based on the information in the detailed information database 11 registered by the candidate succession companies, thereby producing the above-mentioned evaluation information and registering it in the evaluation information database 12.

[0043] At this time, the information registered in the evaluation information database 12 includes public information and hidden information.

[0044] The sales target information database 13 is stored in an area of ​​a storage medium such as a hard disk or a memory, for example. The sales target information database 13 stores sales target information indicating potential sales targets of products of the business of the candidate company to be inherited. The sales target information database 13 stores, for example, sales target information including sales targets that may become new sales targets of products obtained through the business of the candidate company to be inherited. The sales target information database 13 stores, for example, sales target information associated with detailed information and evaluation information. The sales target information database 13 stores sales target information including the company name of the sales target.

[0045] For example, the information included in the sales target information database 13 is registered as follows.

[0046] In this service, the candidate successor enterprise registers the details of the business, intellectual property rights represented by patent applications and patent rights, and other information in the sales target information database 13. In addition, for example, experts such as patent agents and diagnosticians may also register sales target information indicating potential sales targets of the products of the business of the candidate successor enterprise as a third party.

[0047] In addition, for example, the server 1 generates sales target information indicating potential sales targets of the products of the business of the candidate enterprise to be inherited based on the information included in the detailed information database 11 and the evaluation information database 12, and stores it in the sales target information database 13. Specifically, for example, the server 1 can generate sales target information indicating potential sales targets of the products of the business of the candidate enterprise to be inherited based on the information included in the detailed information database 11 and the evaluation information database 12, and based on the association of the industry, industry type, reference relationship of intellectual property rights, etc., and store it in the sales target information database 13.

[0048] The query accepting unit 14 is realized by, for example, operating a CPU. The query accepting unit 14 accepts information related to the prescribed business from a desired acquisition enterprise that desires to acquire the prescribed business as a search query. The query accepting unit 14 accepts content related to the content and field of the prescribed business that is desired to be acquired, which is sent from the desired acquisition enterprise terminal 200, as a search query. In addition, the query accepting unit 14 accepts information related to the prescribed business for new evaluation by a third party as a search query from a third party terminal 300.

[0049] The search execution unit 15 is realized by, for example, operating a CPU. The search execution unit 15 searches for detailed information indicating details of the business of the candidate company to be inherited, evaluation information indicating evaluation of the detailed information by a third party, and sales target information indicating potential sales targets of products involved in the business of the candidate company to be inherited, based on a search query. The search execution unit 15 searches, for example, the detailed information database 11 for detailed information that matches the search query. The search execution unit 15 reads detailed information, evaluation information, and sales target information that match the search results from the detailed information database 11, the evaluation information database 12, and the sales target information database 13.

[0050] The ranking execution unit 16 is realized by, for example, operating a CPU. The ranking execution unit 16 ranks the business of the candidate successor company based on the evaluation information. The ranking execution unit 16 ranks the business of the candidate successor company based on, for example, the number of evaluations (evaluation reports) made by a third party.

[0051] That is, it is assumed that if the candidate company for succession receives attention, the number of evaluations (evaluation reports) made by a third party will increase. Therefore, the business of the candidate companies for succession is ranked according to the number of evaluations (evaluation reports) made by the third party, thereby ranking the candidate companies for succession that have received attention so far at the top.

[0052] In addition, for example, the ranking execution unit 16 can also rank the business of the candidate successor enterprise according to the quality of the evaluation (evaluation report) made by a third party. The business of the candidate successor enterprise is ranked according to the quality of the evaluation (evaluation report) made by a third party, thereby ranking the candidate successor enterprise with a good evaluation (evaluation report) at the top.

[0053] It should be noted that the ranking execution unit 16 may perform ranking by using a comprehensive index using both the number and quality of evaluations (evaluation reports) made by a third party.

[0054] The output unit 17 is realized by, for example, operating a CPU. The output unit 17 outputs the search result. The output unit 17 outputs the search result to, for example, the acquisition-seeking enterprise terminal 200 that has sent the search query. The output unit 17 outputs, for example, evaluation information related to other information not disclosed in the evaluation information as the search result. In addition, the output unit 17 outputs, for example, information indicating the presence or absence of evaluation information and the presence or absence of ranking. The output unit 17 outputs, for example, information indicating the presence or absence of sales target information.

[0055] That is, the output unit 17 can output the search results of the ranked succession candidate companies.

[0056] By performing ranking in consideration of the evaluation (evaluation report) by a third party in this manner, it is expected that the acquiring company will be able to conduct research on candidate companies to be succeeded more efficiently.

[0057] Here, the output unit 17 can use an artificial intelligence program based on natural language processing (hereinafter referred to as "AI (Artificial Intelligence)", specifically, for example, including open domain question answering technology, etc.) to have a conversation in natural language like a human, and can also output various information in the form of answers to questions related to a specific topic. That is, for example, the output unit 17 can output not only in a ranking form such as a simple table in the output of the above-mentioned search results, but also in the form of an article such as "Recommendation..." In this case, according to the answer of the person in charge of the company to be acquired, "Please tell me about the electronic field, especially power semiconductors", the AI ​​of the output unit 17 is used to process, filter information from the search results, change the content of the search query, and perform the search and ranking processing again, thereby outputting the search results in the form of a conversation with the person in charge of the company to be acquired.

[0058] Furthermore, for example, if the person in charge of the company to be acquired is not an expert such as a patent agent or a diagnostician and therefore cannot understand the contents of the evaluation report, the AI ​​can provide an explanation of the chart by answering "Please tell me how to read this chart in the evaluation report". Specifically, for example, as an answer using AI, the output unit 17 can provide an answer such as "This chart is generally made for the purpose of confirming the coverage of patent rights... From this chart, it can be read that the candidate company to be inherited has acquired a patent right for a problem-solving method based on method B rather than method A". In this way, the output unit 17 can perform output using AI, so the person in charge of the company to be acquired can browse and study the evaluation (evaluation report) made by a third party as if the third party were explaining it.

[0059] However, during this stage, the company seeking to acquire the company can only browse and study the information disclosed in the evaluation (evaluation report) made by the third party.

[0060] In order for the acquisition-seeking company to browse the hidden information among the information registered in the evaluation information database 12, the following access permission and the like are required.

[0061] The enterprise identification information receiving unit 18 is realized by, for example, operating a CPU. The enterprise identification information receiving unit 18 receives information identifying the desired acquisition enterprise from the desired acquisition enterprise as the enterprise identification information. The enterprise identification information receiving unit 18 receives, for example, the name of the desired acquisition enterprise as the enterprise identification information. In addition, for example, the enterprise identification information receiving unit 18 receives, for example, contact information of the desired acquisition enterprise as the enterprise identification information. The enterprise identification information receiving unit 18 receives, for example, the name of the desired acquisition enterprise sent from the desired acquisition enterprise terminal 200.

[0062] The request accepting unit 22 is realized by, for example, operating a CPU. The request accepting unit 22 accepts a request for disclosure of other information not disclosed in the evaluation information from the acquisition-seeking enterprise. The request accepting unit 22 accepts, for example, a request for disclosure of partially hidden information in the evaluation information from the acquisition-seeking enterprise terminal 200. The request accepting unit 22 accepts, for example, a request for disclosure of details related to the evaluation of the detailed information by a third party, which is partially hidden information.

[0063] The notification unit 20 is implemented by, for example, operating a CPU. The notification unit 20 notifies the enterprise identification information to a third party that is an evaluator of the evaluation information. The notification unit 20, for example, notifies the name of the enterprise that has obtained access permission to a third party that is an evaluator of the detailed information (for example, a third party terminal 300). In addition, the notification unit 20 outputs evaluation information to the newly evaluated third party, and the evaluation information is the evaluation information received by the evaluation receiving unit 21 described later, including the evaluation of the third party on the business of the candidate enterprise to be inherited.

[0064] The third party identification information receiving unit 23 is implemented by the CPU operating. In response to the notification of the enterprise identification information, the third party identification information receiving unit 23 receives information identifying the third party and a request for a dialogue with the acquisition-seeking enterprise that has made the request as the third party identification information from the third party. For example, the third party identification information receiving unit 23 receives the third party identification information including the name of the third party from the third party terminal 300. In addition, for example, the third party identification information receiving unit 23 receives the third party identification information including the contact information of the third party from the third party terminal 300.

[0065] The access permission unit 19 is implemented, for example, by the operation of a CPU. Based on the acceptance of the third-party identification information, the access permission unit 19 permits the acquisition company to access other information not disclosed in the evaluation information as requested, and permits the disclosure of the company identification information and the third-party identification information between the acquisition company and the third party, as well as the dialogue between the acquisition company and the third party. For example, based on the acceptance of the company identification information and the third-party identification information, the access permission unit 19 permits the acquisition company to access a portion of the hidden evaluation information, the details of the evaluation information, the ranking results, and the details of the sales target information. In addition, the access permission unit 19 permits the dialogue between the acquisition company and the third party by disclosing the accepted company identification information and the third-party identification information to the acquisition company and the third party, respectively.

[0066] In this way, in order for the company to browse the hidden information in the information registered in the evaluation information database 12, the real name is disclosed between the company to browse and a third party (such as a patent agent, diagnostician, etc.) together with the intention of browsing, and a dialogue between the two is achieved based on the confidentiality obligation. As a result, the company to browse can receive the hidden information in the information registered in the evaluation information database 12 and the detailed explanation by the third party who made the evaluation. In this regard, from the perspective of the third-party experts, by pre-making and registering an evaluation report that is attractive to the company to purchase, the strength of the experts can be promoted to the purchasing company, prompting it to disclose its real name in order to browse the hidden information. In addition, for example, the risk information on the implementation of the invention such as technical secrets other than the patent of the transfer object can also be explained to the company to purchase and the third party, so as to make a decision on whether to transfer only the patent or the technical secret at the same time, or the business transfer.

[0067] The evaluation receiving unit 21 is implemented by, for example, operating a CPU. The evaluation receiving unit 21 receives an evaluation of the business of the candidate enterprise to be inherited from a new third party. The evaluation receiving unit 21 receives a new evaluation of, for example, a search result based on a search query sent from a third-party terminal 300. The evaluation receiving unit 21 stores the evaluation information including the new evaluation in the evaluation information database 12.

[0068] According to the access permission unit 19, the notification unit 20 and the output unit 17, the notification unit 20 notifies the acquisition-seeking enterprise (the acquisition-seeking enterprise terminal 200) and the third party (the third party terminal 300) of the contents permitted by the access permission unit 19. In addition, the output unit 17 outputs the evaluation information including the requested undisclosed other information to the acquisition-seeking enterprise terminal 200 based on the access permission. In addition, the output unit 17 outputs the business of the ranked candidate enterprise to the acquisition-seeking enterprise terminal 200 based on the access permission. In addition, the output unit 17 outputs the evaluation information including the status of the deviation between the business scope of the candidate enterprise and the coverage of the business of the candidate enterprise by the intellectual property rights and the proposal for eliminating the deviation based on the access permission. The output unit 17 outputs the evaluation information including the list of new customer candidates based on the reference relationship graph. The output unit 17 outputs the evaluation information including the information related to PMI (Post Merger Integration). The output unit 17 outputs the detailed information including the characteristic keywords of the business of the candidate enterprise and the summary information of the patents related to the business of the candidate enterprise. The output unit 17 outputs the sales target information including the name of the sales target company based on the access permission. In addition, the output unit 17 outputs the evaluation information including the precautions and proposal contents in the PMI based on the access permission.

[0069] Next, refer to Figure 3 The flowchart of will explain the search operation performed by the search device 1.

[0070] First, the query accepting unit 14 accepts a search query (step S1). Next, the search execution unit 15 executes a search based on the accepted search query (step S2). Next, the ranking execution unit 16 executes the ranking of the search results (step S3). Next, the output unit 17 outputs the search results to the acquisition-desiring enterprise terminal 200 (step S4).

[0071] Next, it is determined whether a request for disclosure of the enterprise specific information and other information not disclosed in the evaluation information is received by the enterprise specific information receiving unit 18 (step S5). If the enterprise specific information is received (step S5: Yes), the process proceeds to step S6. On the other hand, if the enterprise specific information is not received (step S5: No), the process performed by this flow ends.

[0072] In step S6, the notification unit 20 notifies the evaluator of the evaluation information of the requested object of the received company identification information. Next, it is determined whether the request for the third party identification information and the dialogue is received by the third party identification information receiving unit 23 (step S7).

[0073] If the third party identification information and the request for dialogue are received (step S7: Yes), the process proceeds to step S8. On the other hand, if the third party identification information and the request for dialogue are not received (step S7: No), the process of this flow ends.

[0074] In step S8, the access permission unit 19 permits the acquisition-seeking enterprise to access other information not disclosed in the evaluation information and the dialogue between the acquisition-seeking enterprise and the third party. Next, the notification unit 20 notifies the acquisition-seeking enterprise terminal 200 and the third-party terminal 300 of the content of the permitted access (step S9). In addition, the output unit 17 outputs the other information not disclosed in the evaluation information to which the access is permitted to be accessed to the acquisition-seeking enterprise terminal 200. In addition, the output unit 17 outputs the evaluation information including the matters needing attention and the content of the proposal in the PMI based on the business of the successor candidate enterprise after ranking, the evaluation information including the status of the deviation between the scope of the business of the successor candidate enterprise and the coverage scope of the intellectual property rights to the business of the successor target and the proposal for eliminating the deviation, the evaluation information including the list of new customer candidates based on the reference relationship graph, the evaluation information including the information related to the PMI (Post Merge Integration), the detailed information including the characteristic keywords of the business of the successor candidate enterprise and the summary information of the patents related to the business of the successor candidate enterprise, the sales target information including the name of the sales target enterprise, and the permission of access. Thus, the processing performed by this flow ends.

[0075] Next, refer to Figure 4 The flowchart of will now be described how the search device 1 acquires new evaluations.

[0076] First, the query acceptance unit 14 accepts a search query from a third party (third-party terminal 300) that implements the evaluation (step S21). Next, the search execution unit 15 executes the search based on the accepted search query (step S22). Next, the output unit 17 outputs the search result to the third-party terminal 300 (step S23). Next, the evaluation acceptance unit 21 accepts a new evaluation from a third party (step S24). Next, the evaluation acceptance unit 21 stores the accepted new evaluation in the evaluation database (step S25). Next, the notification unit 20 notifies the third party that has evaluated the business of the newly evaluated candidate enterprise to be inherited that there is an evaluation (step S26). Thus, the processing performed by this flow ends.

[0077] Next, the program will be described.

[0078] Each structure included in the search device 1 can be realized by hardware, software, or a combination of hardware and software. Here, realization by software means realization by a computer reading and executing a program.

[0079] The program can be stored using various types of non-transitory computer readable media and supplied to the computer. Non-transitory computer readable media include various types of tangible storage media. Examples of non-transitory computer readable media include: magnetic recording media (e.g., floppy disks, magnetic tapes, hard disk drives), optical magnetic recording media (e.g., optical magnetic disks), CD-ROM (Read Only Memory), CD-R, CD-R / W, semiconductor memory (e.g., mask ROM, PROM (Programmable ROM: Programmable Read-Only Memory), EPROM (Erasable PROM: Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), flash ROM, RAM (random access memory)). In addition, the display program can also be supplied to the computer via various types of transitory computer readable media (transitory computer readable medium). Examples of transitory computer readable media include electrical signals, optical signals, and electromagnetic waves. Transitory computer readable media can supply the program to the computer via a wired communication path such as an electric wire and an optical fiber or a wireless communication path.

[0080] According to the search device 1 and the program of the present embodiment described above, the following effects are achieved.

[0081] (1) A search device 1 searches for a business of a candidate company to be inherited, the search device 1 comprising: a query accepting unit 14 accepting information related to a predetermined business from a desired acquisition company to acquire a predetermined business as a search query; a search executing unit 15 searching, based on the search query, detailed information indicating details of the business of the candidate company to be inherited, evaluation information indicating evaluation of the detailed information by a third party, and sales target information indicating potential sales targets of products related to the business of the candidate company to be inherited; and an output unit 17 outputting the search result. Thus, information including suggestions for business inheritance can be obtained for the business of the candidate company to be inherited.

[0082] (2) The search device 1 further comprises: a company identification information receiving unit for receiving information identifying the company as the company identification information from the company to be acquired; a request receiving unit 22 for receiving a request for disclosure of other information not disclosed in the evaluation information from the company to be acquired; a notification unit for notifying the company identification information to a third party as an evaluator of the evaluation information; a third party identification information receiving unit 23 for receiving information identifying the third party and a request for a dialogue with the company to be acquired that has made the request from the third party in response to the notification of the company identification information; and an access permission unit 19 for permitting the company to access the other information not disclosed in the evaluation information requested, and permitting disclosure of the company identification information and the third party identification information between the company to be acquired and the third party, and the dialogue between the company to be acquired and the third party, based on the acceptance of the third party identification information, and a notification unit 20 for notifying the company to be acquired and the third party of the contents permitted by the access permission unit 19. Thus, while maintaining the confidentiality of business succession in general output, the company to be acquired indicating the company identification information is permitted to access detailed information, thereby improving information security. Furthermore, since communication between the acquisition-seeking company and the third party can be permitted, business succession of the successor candidate can be promoted.

[0083] (3) The search device 1 further includes a ranking execution unit 16 that ranks the business of the candidate successor company based on the evaluation information, and an output unit 17 that outputs the ranked business of the candidate successor company. This makes it easy to know the index of the evaluation of the business of the candidate successor company by the third party.

[0084] (4) Based on the access permission, the output unit 17 outputs evaluation information including the status of the discrepancy between the business scope of the candidate successor enterprise and the coverage of the business of the candidate successor enterprise by the intellectual property rights and a proposal for eliminating the discrepancy. This makes it easy to understand the business prospects of the candidate successor enterprise.

[0085] (5) The output unit 17 outputs the previous sales target information including the new customer candidate list based on the reference relationship graph. This makes it easy to understand the business prospects of the succession candidate company.

[0086] (6) The output unit 17 outputs evaluation information including information related to PMI (Post Merger Integration). This makes it possible to easily understand the business prospects of the succession candidate company.

[0087] (7) The output unit 17 outputs detailed information including characteristic keywords of the business of the candidate successor enterprise and summary information of patents related to the business of the candidate successor enterprise. This makes it possible to easily understand the prospects of the business of the candidate successor enterprise.

[0088] (8) The output unit 17 outputs the sales target information including the information specifying the sales target based on the access permission. This makes it possible to easily understand the business prospects of the succession candidate company.

[0089] (9) The output unit 17 outputs evaluation information including the points to note and the content of the proposal in the PMI based on the access permission. This makes it possible to easily understand the business prospects of the candidate company to be inherited.

[0090] (10) The search device 1 further includes an evaluation receiving unit 21, which receives an evaluation of the business of the candidate enterprise to be inherited from a new third party, and the notification unit 20 outputs evaluation information including the third party's evaluation of the business of the candidate enterprise to the newly evaluated third party. Thus, the evaluation content can be easily shared among a plurality of third parties. Therefore, new evaluation content can be further added based on the evaluation of other third parties.

[0091] As mentioned above, although each of the preferred embodiments of the search device and the program of the present invention has been described, the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and can be modified appropriately.

[0092] For example, in the above embodiment, the acquisition-seeking enterprise terminal 200 and the third-party terminal 300 may be distinguished. For example, the search device 1 may also identify which terminal is which by identifying the acquisition-seeking enterprise terminal 200 and the third-party terminal 300. The search device 1 may also enable the access from the third-party terminal 300 to browse detailed information, evaluation information, and sales target information.

[0093] In addition, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the description is given as an embodiment in which the business of the candidate company to be inherited is searched, outputted, etc., but the "business" of the candidate company to be inherited may be a predetermined unit. That is, for example, the entire candidate company to be inherited may be set as the "business", or the invention may be applied by setting a predetermined unit such as the industry category unit or the product category unit of the candidate company to be the "business".

[0094] In the above embodiment, the output is performed using an artificial intelligence program based on natural language processing, but the invention is not limited to artificial intelligence, and natural language processing may be performed using a predetermined algorithm. It should be noted that artificial intelligence is an example of a predetermined algorithm.

[0095] Description of Reference Numerals

[0096] 1: Search device; 14: Query acceptance unit; 15: Search execution unit; 16: Ranking execution unit; 17: Output unit; 18: Enterprise confirmation information acceptance unit; 19: Access permission unit; 20: Notification unit; 21: Evaluation acceptance unit; 22: Request acceptance unit; 23: Third-party confirmation information acceptance unit.

Claims

1. A search device for searching for business of a candidate enterprise to be inherited, the search device comprising: The inquiry receiving unit receives information related to the prescribed business from a company that wishes to acquire the prescribed business as a search inquiry; a search execution unit that searches, based on the search query, detailed information indicating details of the business of the candidate enterprise to be inherited, evaluation information indicating evaluation of the detailed information by a third party, and sales target information indicating potential sales targets of products involved in the business of the candidate enterprise to be inherited; and The output unit outputs the search results.

2. The search device according to claim 1, wherein: The output unit outputs the search result for the acquisition target company and information related to the search result using a predetermined algorithm based on natural language processing.

3. The search device according to claim 1, further comprising: a company identification information receiving unit that receives information identifying the company to be acquired from the company to be acquired as company identification information; a request receiving unit for receiving a request for disclosure of other information not disclosed in the evaluation information from the acquisition-seeking enterprise; a notification unit that notifies the third party, who is an evaluator of the evaluation information, of the enterprise identification information; a third party identification information receiving unit that receives, in response to the notification of the enterprise identification information, information identifying the third party and a request for dialogue with the acquisition-seeking enterprise that has made the request from the third party as the third party identification information; as well as an access permission unit that, based on the acceptance of the third-party specific information, permits the acquisition candidate company to access other information not disclosed in the evaluation information as requested, and permits disclosure of the company specific information and the third-party specific information between the acquisition candidate company and the third party, as well as dialogue between the acquisition candidate company and the third party, The notification unit notifies the acquisition-seeking enterprise and the third party of the contents permitted by the access permission unit.

4. The search device according to claim 3, further comprising: a ranking execution unit, which ranks the business of the candidate enterprise to be inherited based on the evaluation information, The output unit outputs the ranked business of the succession candidate company.

5. The search device according to claim 3, wherein: The output unit outputs the evaluation information including the state of the discrepancy between the business scope of the candidate successor enterprise and the coverage of the business of the candidate successor enterprise by intellectual property rights and a proposal for resolving the discrepancy, based on the permission of the access.

6. The search device according to claim 3, wherein: The output unit outputs the sales target information including a new customer candidate list based on a reference relationship graph.

7. The search device according to claim 3, wherein: The output unit outputs the evaluation information including information related to the post-merger integration PMI.

8. The search device according to claim 3, wherein: The output unit outputs detailed information including characteristic keywords of the business of the succession candidate enterprise and summary information of patents related to the business of the succession candidate enterprise.

9. The search device according to claim 3, wherein: The output unit outputs the sales target information including information specifying the sales target based on the permission of the access.

10. The search device according to claim 3, wherein: The output unit outputs evaluation information including points to note and proposal contents in the PMI based on the permission of the access.

11. The search device according to claim 1, further comprising: an evaluation receiving unit for receiving an evaluation of the business of the candidate enterprise to be succeeded from the new third party; The notification unit outputs the evaluation information including the evaluation of the third party on the business of the succession candidate enterprise to the third party that has been newly evaluated.

12. A program for causing a computer to function as a search device for searching for business of a candidate company to be inherited, wherein: The program causes the computer to function as the following units: The inquiry receiving unit receives information related to the prescribed business from a company that wishes to acquire the prescribed business as a search inquiry; a search execution unit that searches, based on the search query, detailed information indicating details of the business of the candidate enterprise to be inherited, evaluation information indicating evaluation of the detailed information by a third party, and sales target information indicating potential sales targets of products involved in the business of the candidate enterprise to be inherited; as well as The output unit outputs the search results.

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