Information processing method, program, and information processing device

Abstract

To facilitate grasping profits corresponding to each constraint condition of issued new stock acquisition rights.SOLUTION: An information processing method includes: obtaining a request to output an estimated amount that a prescribed user may acquire for one or more new stock acquisition rights issued to the prescribed user by a company; changing at least one condition of one or more constraint conditions related to exercise of the one or more new stock acquisition rights; calculating the estimated amount that the prescribed user may acquire based on the changed at least one condition, the number of new stock acquisition rights or the number of target shares for the new stock acquisition rights held by the prescribed user, and valuation of the company; and outputting the calculated estimated amount.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The disclosed technology relates to an information processing method, a program, and an information processing device. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, when transaction conditions have been set for a transaction involving an undisclosed virtual currency issued by a specified issuer, a control device has been known that has a transaction control unit that, when the virtual currency is made public and the specified conditions are met, notifies a transaction server that realizes the transaction of the virtual currency to provide the virtual currency held by the issuer to the transactor in accordance with the transaction conditions, thereby completing a transaction involving the virtual currency between the issuer and the transactor (e.g., Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2022-66367 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of cases where stock acquisition rights are issued as compensation to employees, etc., but there is a problem in that it is not easy to grasp the benefits that will be enjoyed by oneself through stock acquisition rights in the future. For example, it is common for various restrictive conditions to be set for the exercise of stock acquisition rights, and these restrictive conditions make it difficult to grasp the benefits to employees, etc.

[0005] Therefore, the disclosed technology aims to make it easier to understand the profits corresponding to each constraint condition of issued stock acquisition rights. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In one disclosed embodiment, the information processing method includes an information processing device that obtains a request to output an estimated amount that a specified user may acquire for one or more stock acquisition rights issued by a company to the specified user, changes at least one of one or more constraints regarding the exercise of the one or more stock acquisition rights, calculates an estimated amount that the specified user may acquire based on the changed at least one condition, the number of stock acquisition rights or the number of target shares for the stock acquisition rights held by the specified user, and the valuation of the company, and outputs the calculated estimated amount. Effect of the Invention

[0007] According to the disclosed technology, it is possible to easily grasp the profits corresponding to each constraint condition of issued stock acquisition rights. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of an information processing system according to an embodiment. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a server according to an embodiment. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of human resources information such as employees according to an embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of grant information regarding stock acquisition rights according to an embodiment. [Diagram 5] FIG. 2 illustrates an example of a processing apparatus according to an embodiment. [Figure 6] 13 is a flowchart showing an example of a process related to display of an estimated amount corresponding to a stock acquisition right according to an embodiment. [Figure 7] FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen of an estimated amount according to an embodiment. [Figure 8] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing another example of a display screen of an estimated amount according to an embodiment. [Figure 9] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of the exercise status of stock acquisition rights according to an embodiment. [Figure 10]FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of vesting conditions for stock acquisition rights according to an embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0009] Preferred embodiments of the present disclosure will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which the same reference numerals denote the same or similar configurations.

[0010] [Embodiment] <System configuration> Fig. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of an information processing system 1 according to an embodiment of the disclosure. As shown in Fig. 1, the information processing system 1 includes a server 10 and processing devices 20A, 20B, and 20C of one or more users. Hereinafter, when there is no need to distinguish between the processing devices, they will be referred to as processing devices 20. For example, the information processing system 1 according to the embodiment may constitute a system that manages at least issued stock acquisition rights, and may constitute a system that includes processes such as issuance of stock acquisition rights, exercise of rights, and sale of shares.

[0011] Stock acquisition rights are rights to acquire shares in a corporation at a predetermined amount and under predetermined conditions. When a user who holds stock acquisition rights exercises their rights, they can acquire shares at a predetermined exercise price. The corporation that granted (issued) stock acquisition rights will issue new shares or issue treasury stock to the user regardless of the stock price at the time of exercise. Note that, unless it deviates from the context, the user may include at least one of the following: directors, employees, external collaborators, stock acquisition right holders, system administrators, and stock acquisition right management offices belonging to a company.

[0012] Among the stock acquisition rights, stock options are those granted by a company to its employees, officers, etc. as compensation (incentive). In most cases, various restrictive conditions are imposed on the users to exercise each stock acquisition right. For example, in the case of stock options, restrictive conditions are set, such as a listing condition such as the issuing company being listed on a stock exchange, an employment condition that the user is employed at the issuing company, a condition (vesting condition) that allows the stock acquisition rights to be exercised in stages depending on the employment period or the holding period of the stock acquisition rights, and a period during which the rights can be exercised. Below, an overview of each component of the information processing system 1 that manages the stock acquisition rights will be described. The listing condition may include an acquisition condition for acquisition through M&A.

[0013] The server 10 and the processing device 20 can transmit and receive data to and from each other via a network N. The server 10 may be configured with a plurality of processing devices, and the number of processing devices 20 may be any number.

[0014] The server 10 is an information processing device constituting the disclosed system, and manages various data and assists users in managing information. For example, the server 10 manages the user's human resources information, information related to stock acquisition rights, etc. The server 10 also calculates the amount of profit that will be made if the user exercises the stock acquisition rights and sells the shares, according to each constraint condition, and outputs the amount in a format that the user can understand.

[0015] The processing device 20 uses a web browser or an application (app) to execute processes such as displaying the holding status of stock acquisition rights and the amount of money (which may be expressed as expected profit, expected amount, or expected capital gain) that the user is expected to acquire, which are provided by the server 10. The processing device 20 may also use a user interface to accept issuance of stock acquisition rights, and accept requests for exercising rights or selling shares.

[0016] For example, the processing device 20 is an information processing device used by each user belonging to an organization (e.g., a company) that receives a service (hereinafter also referred to as "the service") that allows users to easily understand the benefits of stock acquisition rights in accordance with constraints.

[0017] Furthermore, an application program (app) for using the present service provided by the server 10 may be installed in the processing device 20. This app causes the processing device 20 to execute part of the processing related to stock acquisition rights disclosed in the embodiments described below in the service provided by the server 10. By executing this app, the processing device 20 accesses the server 10 and transmits and receives information used to execute the app related to stock acquisition rights. Below, each component of the information processing system 1 that enables the service related to stock acquisition rights to be executed will be described in detail.

[0018] <Server configuration> 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a server 10 according to one embodiment of the disclosure. The server 10 includes one or more processors (e.g., CPUs) 110, one or more network communication interfaces 120, a storage device (storage unit) 130, and one or more communication buses 170 for interconnecting these components.

[0019] The server 10 may optionally include a user interface 150. The user interface 150 includes a display and an input device (such as a keyboard and / or a mouse, or some other pointing device).

[0020] The storage device 130 is, for example, a high-speed random access memory (main storage device) such as a DRAM, an SRAM, or other random access solid-state storage device. The storage device 130 may also be a non-volatile memory (auxiliary storage device) such as one or more magnetic disk storage devices, optical disk storage devices, flash memory devices, or other non-volatile solid-state storage devices. The storage device 130 may also be a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium that stores programs and the like. The storage device 130 may also be either a main storage device (memory) or an auxiliary storage device (storage), or may include both.

[0021] The storage device 130 stores data, programs, etc. used by the information processing system 1. For example, the storage device 130 stores human resource information of users (employees, etc.) belonging to an organization, information related to stock acquisition rights, etc. The storage device 130 may cooperate with another database to acquire and store stock price information such as the previous day's closing price. The human resource information and information related to stock acquisition rights will be described later with reference to Figs. 3 and 4.

[0022] As another example, storage device 130 may be one or more storage devices located remotely from processor 110. In one embodiment, storage device 130 stores programs, modules and data structures, or a subset thereof, that are executed by processor 110.

[0023] The processor 110 executes a program stored in the storage device 130, for example, by executing each instruction included in the program, thereby forming a service control unit 111 relating to stock acquisition rights.

[0024] The service control unit 111 controls the present service disclosed in the embodiment. For example, the service control unit 111 performs various processes in response to requests from each processing device 20 for outputting the holding status of stock acquisition rights, requests for changing the constraint conditions of the stock acquisition rights, and requests for outputting profits related to the stock acquisition rights based on the constraint conditions, etc. As a specific example, the service control unit 111 may display expected profits based on stock acquisition rights, display expected profits based on changed constraint conditions, and perform processes related to the exercise of rights or the sale of shares, in response to requests from the processing device 20.

[0025] Moreover, the service control unit 111 has an allocation control unit 112, a management unit 113, an exercise control unit 114, and a sale control unit 115 in order to control the present service disclosed in the embodiment. Note that the allocation control unit 112, the exercise control unit 114, and the sale control unit 115 are not necessarily required components, and any appropriate combination (including all combinations) may be implemented in the server 10. The following describes the processes that the service control unit 111 can provide.

[0026] 《Granting Process》 The grant control unit 112 controls the processing of stock acquisition rights granted (issued) by a company. For example, the grant control unit 112 receives information from a user regarding to whom, what kind of stock acquisition rights are granted, and under what constraints (hereinafter also referred to as "grant information"), and associates each piece of information and stores it in the storage device 130. The administrator of the present system uses the processing device 20 to set the type of stock acquisition rights, various constraints, employees to whom the stock acquisition rights are granted, etc., and the grant control unit 112 obtains the grant information regarding the stock acquisition rights from the processing device 20.

[0027] The grant control unit 112 may grant stock acquisition rights by using a template of contract information related to stock acquisition rights stored in the storage device 130. The template includes various constraint conditions, and the constraint conditions may be changed, deleted, or added, and the number of stock acquisition rights to be issued and the number of target shares may be set for each user.

[0028] The grant control unit 112 controls the granting of stock acquisition rights by registering grant information of newly issued stock acquisition rights in association with user information in the storage device 130. In addition, the grant control unit 112 can also create report information such as the total number of stock acquisition rights issued by a company by managing the grant information of each user.

[0029] 《Output process of expected profit》 The management unit 113 calculates and outputs the expected profit when each user exercises the stock acquisition rights held by the user or sells the stocks. The management unit 113 executes the following process to execute the output process of the expected profit.

[0030] The management unit 113 acquires an output request for an estimated amount of money that a predetermined user may acquire for one or more stock acquisition rights issued to the predetermined user by a company. For example, the output request includes a request from the processing device 20 to display a screen including the estimated amount of money, or a request to calculate the estimated amount of money associated with a change in the constraint conditions.

[0031] As a specific example, the management unit 113 acquires, from the processing device 20 used by the user A, an output request for the estimated amount of the stock acquisition rights held by the user A and user identification information for identifying the user A. The output request may include change information including the change content of the constraint condition.

[0032] The management unit 113 can change at least one of one or more constraint conditions related to the exercise of one or more stock acquisition rights. For example, the management unit 113 may obtain change information included in a display request, or obtain change information included in an output request every time a constraint condition displayed on the screen is changed in response to a user operation. The change information includes the constraint item for which the constraint condition is changed and the change content.

[0033] As a specific example, when at least one of the constraint conditions, such as listing conditions, vesting conditions, employment conditions, and corporate performance conditions, is changed, the management unit 113 obtains change information including the constraint items to be changed and the details of the change.

[0034] The management unit 113 calculates the expected amount of money that a predetermined user may acquire based on at least one of the constraint conditions that has been changed, the number of stock acquisition rights or the number of target shares held by the user, and the valuation of the company. For example, the management unit 113 may calculate the expected amount of money for each user using the following formula. (1) Unlisted companies Expected amount = (shareholding ratio x valuation) - exercise price Shareholding ratio: (Number of shares held by user ÷ (Total number of issued shares + Total number of registered shares)) × 100 (2) Listed companies Expected amount = number of shares held x company stock price - exercise price Stock price: e.g. the previous day's closing price

[0035] The valuation of a company is the stock price described above in the case of a listed company, and includes an valuation that is input, calculated, or updated in the case of an unlisted company. The valuation of an unlisted company may be input or updated by the administrator, may be calculated using a predetermined formula that uses the amount of funds raised, or may be obtained from outside. In addition, as described above, the management unit 113 may include a function that calculates an expected amount by subtracting the exercise price from the expected amount at the time of sale of the shares obtained by exercising the stock acquisition rights.

[0036] Depending on the event (such as the amount of fundraising), it may be related to insider trading, so it may not be reflected immediately in the valuation, but may be reflected after a predetermined period of time has passed. The predetermined period may be, for example, a period set by the administrator, or a period until the fundraising is made public.

[0037] The management unit 113 outputs the calculated estimated amount. For example, the management unit 113 outputs output information including the calculated estimated amount to the processing device 20 that transmitted the output request.

[0038] The above process allows the user to easily understand the profits corresponding to each constraint condition of the issued stock acquisition rights. For example, the user can easily change any condition included in the constraint conditions and understand the expected amount under the changed conditions.

[0039] Regarding the change of the constraint conditions, the management unit 113 may change at least one of the conditions regarding the exercise conditions and / or the exercise period for each stock acquisition right, which are included in the constraint conditions. For example, the exercise conditions include a listing condition (a company must be listed on a stock exchange, etc.), a vesting condition (gradual right determination), an employment condition, a performance condition, and an exercise period.

[0040] As a specific example, the management unit 113 separates the conditions into categories of exercise conditions and / or exercise periods, and enables the conditions to be set and changed by providing check boxes for each constraint item, making it possible to freely change the conditions in each category. A user or administrator can easily change the conditions using check boxes or the like on the screen of the processing device 20. Each time the conditions are changed by user operation, the management unit 113 calculates and outputs an expected amount based on the changed conditions, for example, the achievement of a performance target.

[0041] Through the above process, the user can freely change the settings for each of the multiple categories of conditions included in the constraints, and can learn the estimated potential profit while checking for each category which conditions will affect the estimated amount.

[0042] Furthermore, the management unit 113 may change the constraint conditions to include excluding the condition that the company goes public from among the exercise conditions. In the case of an unlisted company, if the listing condition is included, the expected amount will be 0 unless the company goes public. Therefore, the management unit 113 gives the user the option of removing the listing condition in order to calculate the expected amount if the company goes public.

[0043] For example, the management unit 113 displays a check box or the like on the screen of the processing device 20 to exclude listing conditions included in the exercise conditions, and if the check is checked by the user, calculates the expected amount under other constraints excluding the listing conditions.

[0044] By the above process, it becomes possible to remove the listing condition that has a large influence when calculating the expected amount among the constraint conditions of an unlisted company, and it becomes possible to calculate the expected amount and notify the user even in the case of an unlisted company. Note that in the case of an unlisted company, the management unit 113 may remove the listing condition included in the constraint conditions as a default, and may also remove other conditions.

[0045] Furthermore, the management unit 113 may calculate the expected amount assuming that some of the restrictive conditions related to the stock acquisition rights are satisfied. Furthermore, the conditions to be changed may be changed in a combination of multiple items. Furthermore, the management unit 113 may enable a setting to exclude a performance condition included in the rights exercise conditions, for example. This is because if a performance condition is included in the restrictive conditions, it is unclear whether the performance condition will be satisfied, which affects the calculation of the expected amount.

[0046] In addition, the management unit 113 may perform control so that the conditions removed by the setting change are displayed on the screen of the processing device 20. For example, when the listing condition and / or the performance condition are removed, the expected amount, etc. may be displayed on the screen of the processing device 20.

[0047] Furthermore, the management unit 113 may change the setting when the vesting condition and / or the enrollment condition are satisfied in the future, and may control so that the expected amount is displayed on the screen of the processing device 20. Furthermore, for stock acquisition rights that are granted multiple times, the management unit 113 may control so that the achievement rate of the stock acquisition rights held for each time is displayed on the screen of the processing device 20. Furthermore, the management unit 113 may display, as the expected amount, the amount before deducting the exercise price, or may display the amount after tax from the expected amount. Furthermore, the management unit 113 may calculate and output, at the timing of an output request, the expected amount corresponding to stock acquisition rights for which the constraint conditions are satisfied.

[0048] Furthermore, the management unit 113 may change the constraint conditions to a specified date within the exercise period. When calculating the expected amount, the management unit 113 may calculate the expected amount based on the exercise of the stock acquisition rights granted by the changed specified date.

[0049] For example, the management unit 113 may make the set date (the reference date for calculating the expected amount) changeable within the exercise period. As a specific example, the management unit 113 may display the exercise period on the screen of the processing device 20 and allow the user to input, select, or set the set date within the exercise period. At this time, the management unit 113 identifies stock acquisition rights that will be granted by the set date, and calculates the expected amount when the identified stock acquisition rights are exercised. If a vesting condition is set or the granting of stock acquisition rights as a bonus is promised, the management unit 113 may identify stock acquisition rights that will be granted by the set date, assuming that the conditions that will arrive by the set date will be met, and calculate the expected amount based on the identified stock acquisition rights.

[0050] The above process makes it possible to change the set date on which the expected amount is displayed, calculate the expected amount, and output it to the user. For example, the user can check the change in the expected amount due to the change in the set date, and simulate the timing of exercising rights and the timing of selling stocks.

[0051] Display control for estimated amounts In addition, when outputting the estimated amount, the management unit 113 may include controlling the display on a display screen of the estimated amount, the number of stock acquisition rights held by a specified user at the time of calculation of the estimated amount or the number of target shares of the stock acquisition rights, and the number of shares after the rights are exercised held by the specified user at the time of calculation (for example, see Figure 7 described below).

[0052] For example, when there is a display request for a home screen related to stock acquisition rights from the processing device 20, the management unit 113 identifies the user using the processing device 20 and calculates an estimated amount based on the stock acquisition rights and shares held by the identified user. The management unit 113 outputs, for example, screen information of a home screen displaying the calculated estimated amount, the number of stock acquisition rights or the number of target shares thereof at the time of the display request, and the number of shares held, to the processing device 20. Note that the management unit 113 may have a screen configuration that transitions from the home screen to a screen for changing the settings of the constraint conditions for the stock acquisition rights.

[0053] Through the above process, various information regarding stock acquisition rights held by the user can be included on one screen, thereby increasing the amount of information that the user can grasp at one time.

[0054] Furthermore, the management unit 113 may control the display of a graph of the estimated amount based on the number of stock acquisition rights or the number of target shares that may be changed during the exercise period on the display screen when outputting the estimated amount. The management unit 113 may also include control to display the numerical value of the estimated amount corresponding to the specified date whose setting is changed in association with the graph (for example, see FIG. 8 described later).

[0055] Furthermore, the management unit 113 may control the display of the estimated amount of stock acquisition rights that are expected to be granted on the specified future date on the screen of the processing device 20 when the user changes the setting of the specified date by, for example, a swipe operation by the user. The management unit 113 may also allow the user to input, set, etc., the valuation amount of an unlisted company. Since it is difficult to predict a future valuation amount, the management unit 113 can simulate the estimated amount by allowing the user to freely input, etc., the valuation amount. Note that, when a past date is specified as the specified date, the management unit 113 may control the display of the estimated amount based on the stock acquisition rights that have actually been granted on the screen of the processing device 20.

[0056] Through the above process, the user can simulate when and how much of the expected amount is likely to be obtained, and can grasp the profits that may be obtained in the future from the stock acquisition rights that he or she holds.

[0057] The graph relating to the notional amount may be a graph in which the number of shares is stacked in order. For example, when the user points to a point in the graph that corresponds to the number of shares with the pointer or by tapping, the notional amount corresponding to that number of shares may be displayed. In addition, the total number of shares in cases where the rights have already been exercised and shares are held may be displayed on the screen, and the number of shares that satisfy the exercise conditions related to the exercise period (e.g., exercisable after YYYY / MM / DD) and / or the number of shares that do not satisfy the exercise conditions related to the exercise period (e.g., exercisable after YYYY / MM / DD).

[0058] In addition, when multiple stock acquisition rights are granted, the management unit 113 may output the estimated amount and may also control the display of the exercise status of the stock acquisition rights for each issue on the display screen of the processing device 20 (for example, see Figures 9 and 10 described below).

[0059] For example, the management unit 113 may specify a plurality of right vesting dates included in the vesting conditions, make each right vesting date selectable, obtain the total number of stock acquisition rights to be granted on the selected right vesting date, and output this total number of stock acquisition rights. The stock acquisition right exercise status may include the total number of stock acquisition rights held, the total number of shares held, and the total number of stock acquisition rights that may be granted in the future.

[0060] <Rights Exercise Processing> The exercise control unit 114 controls the exercise of stock acquisition rights held by each user. For example, when the exercise control unit 114 receives an application for exercising rights from the processing device 20 used by a user who holds stock acquisition rights, it outputs an exercise application request to the processing device 20 used by the approver or the secretariat. The approver or the secretariat checks each piece of information for which an exercise application has been made, and if approved, the exercise control unit 114 permits the application.

[0061] When a user deposits money into an account designated by the secretariat, the exercise control unit 114 compares it with the application details and automatically cancels the deposit. The exercise control unit 114 also uses the approval details to transmit or output information to a trust bank and / or a securities company, etc., and shares it. For example, in order for stock acquisition rights to maintain tax eligibility, the shares acquired by exercising the stock acquisition rights must be deposited with a securities company, etc. At this time, the exercise control unit 114 converts the necessary information regarding the stock acquisition rights into electronic data, and controls the transmission of this electronic data to a trust company, etc. The exercise control unit 114 may also transmit information regarding the stock acquisition rights to a trust company, etc.

[0062] <Stock sales processing> When a user uses the processing device 20 to request a stock sale application, the sale control unit 115 acquires the sale application request. The system may be configured so that the user can sell the stocks when the sale application is approved by an office or the like. The sale of the stocks may be performed in a securities account, and the sale control unit 115 may acquire transaction data in cooperation with the securities account. In this case, the system may be configured so that the sale of the stocks at the securities company is permitted only when the stock sale application is approved by an office or the like of the company to which the user belongs, in cooperation with a securities company that manages the linked securities account. If the sale process is possible on the information processing system 1, the sale process of the stocks may be performed as a process on the information processing system 1.

[0063] <Tax Processing> Furthermore, the management unit 113 may be capable of displaying stock acquisition rights held by each user together with the tax system. Furthermore, as described above, the management unit 113 may set the expected amount to an amount after tax. For example, the management unit 113 may change the output depending on whether the stock acquisition rights are tax-qualified or non-tax-qualified. Specifically, if the stock acquisition rights are tax-qualified stock options, the management unit 113 deducts a tax of about 20% from the profit and outputs the amount subject to tax return (= (stock price at time of sale - exercise price) x number of shares) to the user. Furthermore, in the case of tax-qualified stock options, if the stock acquisition rights are exercised and the shares are sold multiple times with different exercise prices, the management unit 113 may determine the exercise price by the weighted average method.

[0064] In the case of non-tax-qualified stock options, the option is subject to salary tax (progressive tax) when it is exercised, making it difficult to calculate the tax rate. The management unit 113 may obtain salary information for each user, and add (stock price at exercise-exercise price) x number of shares to the salary to determine the tax rate and obtain a rough estimate of the tax. The management unit 113 may also notify the department that manages labor of (stock price at exercise-exercise price) x number of shares. If the stock option is subject to salary tax, the management unit 113 may also notify the department that manages labor.

[0065] <Post-retirement procedures> When a user who holds stock acquisition rights leaves the company, the service control unit 111 records the fluctuation history.

[0066] <<Report output>> The service control unit 111 may automatically create a tax report. For example, the service control unit 111 creates a grant report in the case where a tax-qualified stock option is granted, such as a report including the name of the grantee, the grant date and time, the number of options granted, etc. Also, the service control unit 111 creates an exercise report in the case where a tax-non-qualified stock option is granted, such as a report including the name of the exerciser, the exercise date and time, the number of options exercised, etc.

[0067] <Loan application> The service control unit 111 may control so that, when exercising the right, a link destination where the exercise price can be borrowed is displayed on the screen of the processing device 20. Note that, when the required exercise price satisfies the total amount restriction condition of annual income information acquired in cooperation with another database, the service control unit 111 may display the link destination.

[0068] <Other> The service control unit 111 may specify a date and time to allow the stock acquisition rights register to be downloaded. The stock acquisition rights register should be information that can be identified from the grant information. Since the stock acquisition rights register may be requested to be submitted by shareholders and the like, the service control unit 111 should allow the stock acquisition rights register as of a specified date and time to be downloaded. The stock acquisition rights register records the user's name, details of the stock acquisition rights held by the user, and the like.

[0069] The service control unit 111 may also perform a verification process to check whether the difference between the shareholder register at the first time point and the shareholder register at the second time point matches the transaction reports, exercise of stock acquisition rights, and other records of each user. In the case of a listed company, the shareholder register is finalized every six months or quarterly. The shareholder register is also submitted by the register administrator. The service control unit 111 acquires the users and the number of shares held that are listed in the shareholder register. For example, the service control unit 111 enables data reading and reading by OCR (Optical Character Recognition). In addition, the service control unit 111 may control to output or display, when there is a discrepancy, the user with whom the discrepancy occurs, the history, the number of discrepancies, the time of the discrepancy, and the like, or may control to notify the administrator, etc. This makes it possible to extract users who have sold shares without the company's approval.

[0070] (Examples of each data) Next, examples of each data stored in the storage device 130 of the server 10 will be described with reference to Figs. 3 and 4. Fig. 3 is a diagram showing an example of human resource information of a user according to one embodiment. Fig. 4 is a diagram showing an example of grant information related to stock acquisition rights according to one embodiment. Note that the information included in Figs. 3 and 4 may be managed in association with a uniquely identifiable identifier, either individually or in combination.

[0071] The human resources information shown in Fig. 3 includes various data / information such as name, contact information, department, position, and asset information. Name includes the user's name information, and contact information includes information such as phone number, email address, and SNS account. Department includes organization name and organization identification information. Asset information includes identification information (also called asset ID) that identifies assets such as stock acquisition rights.

[0072] In addition, the human resources information may also include various other information such as the projects to which the user belongs, the qualifications held, and evaluations.

[0073] 4 includes data / information such as constraints on stock acquisition rights, held stock acquisition rights, held shares, etc., associated with an asset ID. For example, the asset ID is identification information for identifying asset information, and indicates the information included in the asset information shown in FIG.

[0074] The constraints on stock acquisition rights include each condition of the exercise conditions, the exercise period, the listing condition, the employment condition, and the performance condition. At least one of the listing condition, the employment condition, and the performance condition may be included in the exercise conditions. Note that the vesting condition may be included in the exercise conditions. The held stock acquisition rights include the number of stock acquisition rights held by the user or the number of target shares. The held shares include the total number of shares acquired after exercising the stock acquisition rights.

[0075] The grant information may also include information such as the grant date of the stock acquisition rights, the exercise date and / or the stock sale date, the allocation date, or the expiration date, which may be included in the stock acquisition rights ledger.

[0076] <Processing device configuration> 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a processing device 20 according to an embodiment of the disclosure. For example, the processing device 20 is a device used by a user. The processing device 20 includes one or more processors (e.g., CPU) 210, one or more network communication interfaces 220, a storage device (storage unit) 230, a user interface 250, and one or more communication buses 270 for interconnecting these components.

[0077] The user interface 250 includes a display 251 and an input device 252 (such as a keyboard and / or a mouse, or some other pointing device).

[0078] The storage device 230 may be, for example, a high-speed random access memory (primary storage device) such as a DRAM, an SRAM, or other random access solid-state storage device. The storage device 230 may also be a non-volatile memory (secondary storage device) such as one or more magnetic disk storage devices, optical disk storage devices, flash memory devices, or other non-volatile solid-state storage devices. The storage device 230 may also be a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium. The storage device 230 may be either a primary storage device (memory) or a secondary storage device (storage), or may include both.

[0079] The storage device 230 stores data and programs used by the information processing system 1. For example, the storage device 230 stores application programs for the processing device 20 in the information processing system 1.

[0080] The processor 210 executes a program stored in the storage device 230 to configure a service processing unit 211. The service processing unit 211 includes, for example, a web browser and an email application. The web browser enables browsing of web pages provided by the server 10. Furthermore, by executing an installed application for the user terminal, it becomes possible to browse web pages on which the above-mentioned services are provided. The service processing unit 211 has a communication control unit 212, a display control unit 213, and an operation control unit 214 in order to receive the services provided.

[0081] The communication control unit 212 acquires each screen information related to the stock acquisition rights transmitted from the server 10, such as a screen for setting the grant (issuance) of stock acquisition rights, a screen for managing held stock acquisition rights, a screen for displaying the estimated amount corresponding to the held stock acquisition rights, a screen for instructing the exercise of held stock acquisition rights, a screen for selling held shares, etc. Furthermore, the communication control unit 212 outputs to the server 10 information selected and set using each screen, a specified request, work information related to the present service, etc.

[0082] The display control unit 213 controls the display 251 to display various screens related to the estimated amount of the service (e.g., Figures 7 to 8), a management screen for held stock options (e.g., Figures 9 to 10), etc., based on each screen information acquired by the communication control unit 212.

[0083] The operation control unit 214 accepts user operations on UI parts (e.g., buttons, etc.) displayed on each screen, and transmits operation information to an application of the processing device 20 or outputs it to the server 10. For example, the operation control unit 214 outputs information such as restrictive conditions set by an administrator or the like to the server 10 when granting stock acquisition rights, and outputs information such as restrictive conditions changed by the user to the server 10 when displaying the estimated amount of the stock acquisition rights for the user.

[0084] The communication control unit 212 transmits each piece of operation information received by the operation control unit 214 to the server 10 via the network communication interface 220 .

[0085] The display control unit 213 controls screen transitions based on each piece of operation information received by the operation control unit 214 .

[0086] <Operation description> Next, each operation of the information processing system 1 will be described. Fig. 6 is a flow chart showing an example of a process related to displaying an estimated amount corresponding to a stock acquisition right according to an embodiment. In the example shown in Fig. 6, the process is performed by a processing device 20 used by a user and a server 10 providing the service in cooperation with each other, but the process may be performed by the server 10 alone using a user interface 150 of the server 10.

[0087] In step S102, the management unit 113 of the server 10 acquires an output request for an estimated amount of money that a specific user may acquire for one or more stock acquisition rights issued by a company to the specific user. The output request is, for example, a request transmitted from the processing device 20, and includes a request to display a home screen related to the stock acquisition rights, a request to display a simulation screen of the estimated amount, and the like.

[0088] In step S104, the management unit 113 calculates an estimated amount of money that the specified user may acquire based on the constraints on the stock acquisition rights, the number of stock acquisition rights or the number of target shares of the stock acquisition rights held by the specified user, and the valuation of the company. The constraints include, for example, the constraints set at the time of the contract with the user.

[0089] In step S106, the management unit 113 outputs the calculated estimated amount to the processing device 20 that transmitted the output request. For example, the management unit 113 generates screen information including the estimated amount, and outputs the generated screen information to the processing device 20.

[0090] In step S108, the management unit 113 determines whether or not there is a change in the setting of the conditions included in the constraint conditions. For example, if the management unit 113 acquires change information related to the constraint conditions from the processing device 20, it determines that there is a change in the setting of the constraint conditions (YES in step S108), and the process proceeds to step S110, but if an operation to close the screen is performed, it determines that there is no change in the setting of the constraint conditions (NO in step S108), and the process ends.

[0091] In step S110, the management unit 113 changes at least one of the constraint conditions related to the exercise of one or more stock acquisition rights in response to a user operation. For example, the management unit 113 changes the constraint condition based on change information related to the stock acquisition rights acquired from the processing device 20.

[0092] In step S112, the management unit 113 calculates the expected amount that the predetermined user may acquire based on at least one changed condition, the number of stock acquisition rights or the number of target shares held by the predetermined user, and the valuation of the company. Then, the process returns to step S106, and the management unit 113 outputs the calculated expected amount to the processing device 20 that transmitted the change information.

[0093] According to the above process, it is possible to easily grasp the profit (e.g., capital gain) corresponding to each constraint condition of the stock acquisition rights issued by a company. Also, according to the information processing system 1, it is possible to consistently support the issuance, exercise, and sale of stock for the stock acquisition rights, but some of the functions of these processes may be executed, and it is not necessary to have all the functions, and some of the processes or functions may be executed by other processing devices.

[0094] <Screen example> Next, an example of each screen displayed on the server 10 or the processing device 20 will be described. In the example shown below, the stock acquisition rights will be described as stock options. Note that the elements of the display examples shown in Figures 7 to 10 may be combined to the extent that they are not contradictory.

[0095] Fig. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of an estimated amount according to an embodiment. In an area R10 of a screen D10 shown in Fig. 7, the estimated capital gain at the time of the screen display request (an example of the estimated amount), the number of stock options (SO) currently held (150), and the total number of shares currently held (1,500 shares) are displayed. In addition, in an area R12, the gradual grant of the held stock options is displayed, and it is displayed that 20% (2,500 shares) of stock acquisition rights are definitely granted in each instalment (2 times, 4 times, 7 times) and the rights can be exercised.

[0096] FIG. 8 is a diagram showing another example of a display screen of an estimated amount according to an embodiment. Screen D20 shown in FIG. 8 is basically similar in screen configuration to screen D10, but the display format of the estimated capital gain in area R20 is different. The estimated capital gain in area R20 shown in FIG. 8 is displayed in a graph, and a specific date for which the estimated capital gain is to be displayed can be changed by slider S10, and the estimated capital gain can be simulated. In this example, the user can freely change the date within the exercise period and grasp when and how much capital gain can be obtained.

[0097] It is also possible to transition from each screen shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 to a screen for changing the constraint conditions. For example, when "Automatic calculation with current valuation of 2,560 yen" is tapped, a screen or window for setting the valuation may be displayed. In addition, the listing condition, employment condition, and / or performance condition may be set to be satisfied (excluded) as a default, and the listing condition, employment condition, and / or performance condition may be set by changing the settings. It is also possible for the valuation to be a valuation per share or a market capitalization valuation of the company. In the case of a market capitalization valuation of the company, the valuation per share may be automatically calculated based on the number of issued shares, etc.

[0098] FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of the exercise status of stock acquisition rights according to one embodiment. In the screen D30 shown in FIG. 9, a graph in which the number of stock acquisition rights that can be granted each time is gradually accumulated is displayed at the top. The graph at the top of the screen D30 shows a graph in which the stock acquisition rights that can be granted by vesting are accumulated. In addition, the number of SOs that can be currently exercised (250), the number of shares obtained by exercising the rights (2500 shares), the amount required for exercise (50,000 yen), the start date of the next exercise period (March 20, 2023), the SO (second stock acquisition rights) for the next exercise period, etc. are displayed at the bottom of the screen D30.

[0099] Fig. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of vesting conditions of stock acquisition rights according to one embodiment. A graph showing the number of stock acquisition rights that can be granted each time, stacked up in stages, is displayed at the top of screen D40 shown in Fig. 10. At the bottom of screen D40, information such as what percentage of stock acquisition rights can be exercised each time is displayed.

[0100] For example, when conditions 1 to 5 shown in FIG. 10 are checked, the management unit 113 obtains the changes to the stock acquisition rights corresponding to this check, and then, if an operation is performed to transition to the screen shown in FIG. 7, the expected capital gain corresponding to the stock acquisition rights after the settings have been changed can be displayed in area R10.

[0101] The above-mentioned embodiment is an example for explaining the disclosed technology, and is not intended to limit the disclosed technology to only the embodiment, and the disclosed technology can be modified in various ways without departing from the gist of the technology. In addition, the processes on the server side and the user's processing device side may be appropriately integrated, or the processes may be transferred to the other device, or the processes may be transferred to a different device. [Explanation of symbols]

[0102] 1...information processing system, 10...server, 20...processing device, 110...processor, 130...storage device, 111...service control unit, 112...granting control unit, 113...management unit, 114...exercise control unit, 115...sale control unit, 210...processor, 211...service processing unit, 212...communication control unit, 213...display control unit, 214...operation control unit, 230...storage device, 251...display

Claims

1. An information processing device, Obtaining an output request for an estimated amount of money that a specific user may acquire for one or more stock acquisition rights issued to the specific user by a company; Changing at least one of the one or more restrictive conditions regarding the exercise of the one or more stock acquisition rights; Calculating an expected amount of money that the specified user may acquire based on the at least one changed condition, the number of stock acquisition rights held by the specified user or the number of target shares of the stock acquisition rights, and the valuation of the company; outputting the calculated estimated amount; An information processing method for performing the above.

2. The modifying step comprises:

2. The information processing method according to claim 1, further comprising changing at least one of the constraints, which are included in the constraints, the constraints relating to the exercise conditions and / or the exercise period for each stock acquisition right.

3. The modifying step comprises: The information processing method according to claim 2 , further comprising excluding from the exercise conditions a condition that the company be listed on an exchange.

4. The modifying step comprises: Including changing to a specified date within the exercise period, The calculating step comprises: The information processing method according to claim 2 , further comprising calculating the expected amount based on the exercise of stock acquisition rights that are to be granted by the changed specified date.

5. The calculating step comprises:

2. The information processing method according to claim 1, further comprising: calculating the expected amount by subtracting at least an exercise price from an expected sale amount of the stock obtained by exercising the stock acquisition rights.

6. The outputting step includes: The information processing method of claim 1, further comprising controlling the display of the estimated amount, the number of stock acquisition rights held by the specified user at the time of calculation of the estimated amount or the number of shares subject to the stock acquisition rights, and the number of shares after the rights are exercised held by the specified user at the time of calculation on a display screen.

7. The outputting step includes:

5. The information processing method of claim 4, further comprising: controlling the display on a display screen of a graph of the estimated amount based on the number of stock acquisition rights that may be changed within the exercise period or the number of target shares for the stock acquisition rights; and controlling the display of the estimated amount corresponding to the specified date whose setting is to be changed in association with the graph.

8. The outputting step includes:

8. The information processing method according to claim 6, further comprising controlling the display of a status of exercise of stock acquisition rights on the display screen.

9. In the information processing device, Obtaining an output request for an estimated amount of money that a specific user may acquire for one or more stock acquisition rights issued to the specific user by a company; Changing at least one of the one or more restrictive conditions regarding the exercise of the one or more stock acquisition rights; Calculating an expected amount of money that the specified user may acquire based on the at least one changed condition, the number of stock acquisition rights held by the specified user or the number of target shares of the stock acquisition rights, and the valuation of the company; outputting the calculated estimated amount; A program that executes the following.

10. An information processing device including a processor, The processor, Obtaining an output request for an estimated amount of money that a specific user may acquire for one or more stock acquisition rights issued to the specific user by a company; Changing at least one of the one or more restrictive conditions regarding the exercise of the one or more stock acquisition rights; Calculating an expected amount of money that the specified user may acquire based on the at least one changed condition, the number of stock acquisition rights held by the specified user or the number of target shares of the stock acquisition rights, and the valuation of the company; outputting the calculated estimated amount; An information processing device that executes the above.

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