Alumni system, method of operating the alumni system, and operating program for the alumni system

Abstract

Traditionally, there have been systems in place for systematically rehiring former employees within a single company, but there has been no system that enables the rehiring of former employees between companies. [Means for solving the problem] An alumni system comprising an alumni terminal device having a former employee identification information input receiving unit that accepts input of former employee identification information, which is the identification information of the former employer, for the purpose of rehiring (including part-time) former employees; a viewable former employee data acquisition unit that acquires viewable former employee data based on the former employee identification information associated with the received viewing request; a former employee data viewing unit that allows viewing of the acquired viewable former employee data; and an alumni database device provided for each former employee, having a former employee database device having a former employee identification information input receiving unit that accepts requests for rehiring based on the personal identification information contained in the viewed former employee data.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application is filed as a basis application for priority, and its purport is that the applicant himself / herself has committed to it. The present invention relates to an alumna / i system having a cross-sectional alumna / i database, a method of operating the alumna / i system, and an operation program of the alumna / i system.

Background Art

[0002] Conventionally, in order to effectively utilize human resources and place the right person in the right position within a company, matching of job application information and job offer information has been carried out. For example, in Patent Document 1, not only the effective utilization of current employees' human resources but also the utilization of retired employees' human resources has been carried out.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0003]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] Patent Document 1 describes a technique of acquiring history information including the personnel evaluation of a target person based on job application information from the target person, and recommending the target person to a user based on the history information including the personnel evaluation. The target persons include current employees and retired employees.

[0005] That is, the technique described in Patent Document 1 is a technique for systematically transferring or rehiring within a single company, and is not a technique that enables cross-sectional transfer or rehiring between companies.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] Therefore, the present invention has the following configuration: a former employee identification information input receiving unit that receives former employee identification information, which is the identification information of the former employer, for the purpose of rehiring (including part-time work) former employees; a past job information acquisition unit that acquires past job information, which is information about the former employee's past job duties, by associating it with personal identification information that identifies the former employee; a destination address holding unit that stores former employee identification information and the destination address of the information in association; and former employee data, which is information that associates the acquired past job information with personal identification information, which is the destination address that is associated with the former employee identification information received by the former employee identification information input receiving unit. The alumni system is provided, comprising an alumni terminal device having a past job information transmission unit that sends to a recipient address; an alumni data acquisition unit that acquires transmitted alumni data; an alumni data storage unit that holds the acquired alumni data; a viewing request reception unit that accepts requests to view the stored alumni data in association with former employer identification information; a viewing availability condition storage unit that holds former employer identification information in association with former employer identification information associated with alumni data that is permitted to be viewed; a viewing available alumni data acquisition unit that acquires viewable alumni data based on the former employer identification information associated with the received viewing request; an alumni data viewing unit that allows viewing of the acquired viewable alumni data; and an alumni database device provided for each former employer, each having a viewing available alumni data acquisition unit.

[0007] As the first invention, the alumni system has an alumni terminal device comprising: a former employee identification information input receiving unit that receives former employee identification information, which is the identification information of the former employer, for the purpose of rehiring (including part-time) former employees; a past job information acquisition unit that obtains past job information, which is information about the former employee's past job duties, from the former employee by associating it with personal identification information that identifies the former employee; a destination address holding unit that stores former employee identification information and the destination address to which the information is sent in association; and a past job information transmission unit that transmits former employee data, which is information that associates the acquired past job information with personal identification information, to the destination address associated with the former employee identification information that was received by the former employee identification information input receiving unit. Furthermore, the alumni system includes an alumni database device provided for each former employer, which comprises: an employee data acquisition unit that acquires transmitted employee data; an employee data storage unit that stores the acquired employee data; a viewing request reception unit that receives requests to view the stored employee data in association with former employer identification information; a viewing availability condition storage unit that stores former employer identification information in association with former employer identification information associated with employee data that is permitted to be viewed; a viewing available employee data acquisition unit that acquires viewable employee data based on the former employer identification information associated with the received viewing request; an employee data viewing unit that allows viewing of the acquired viewable employee data; and a re-employment request reception unit that receives requests for re-employment based on the personal identification information contained in the viewed employee data.

[0008] As a second invention, building upon the first invention, the alumni database device has a re-employment processing related information output unit that outputs information related to re-employment processing based on personal identification information contained in the former employee data viewed as part of the re-employment processing.

[0009] As a third invention, based on the second invention, the alumni terminal device includes: a re-employment processing related information acquisition unit that acquires re-employment processing related information; a re-employment proposal information output rule holding unit that holds re-employment proposal information output rules, which are rules for outputting re-employment proposal information, which is proposal information regarding re-employment, based on the acquired re-employment processing related information; and a re-employment proposal information output unit that outputs re-employment proposal information based on the acquired re-employment processing information and the held re-employment proposal information output rules.

[0010] As a fourth invention, based on the first or second invention, the lumni database device has a scout email output unit that outputs scout emails (but not limited to emails) based on personal identification information contained in the former employee data viewed as part of the re-employment process.

[0011] As the fifth invention, the operation method of the alumni system, which is a computer, comprises an alumni terminal device operation method having: a former employee identification information input reception step that receives former employee identification information, which is identification information of the former employer, from former employees for the purpose of re-employment (including part-time work); a past job information acquisition step that obtains past job information, which is information about the former employee's past work, from the former employee by associating it with personal identification information that identifies the former employee; a destination address holding step that associates the former employee identification information with the destination address for the information and holds it; and a past job information transmission step that transmits former employee data, which is information that associates the acquired past job information with personal identification information, to the destination address associated with the former employee identification information that was received by the former employee identification information input reception unit. Furthermore, the operation method of the alumni system, which is a computer, includes an operation method of an alumni database device, which is a computer provided for each former employer, having the following steps: an employee data acquisition step for acquiring transmitted employee data; an employee data retention step for holding the acquired employee data; a view request reception step for receiving requests to view the retained employee data in association with former employer identification information; a viewability condition retention step for holding former employer identification information in association with former employer identification information associated with employee data that is permitted to be viewed; a viewable employee data acquisition step for acquiring viewable employee data based on former employer identification information associated with the received view request; an employee data viewing step for allowing the acquired viewable employee data to be viewed; and a re-employment request reception step for receiving requests for re-employment based on personal identification information contained in the viewed employee data.

[0012] As a sixth invention, based on the fifth invention, it includes a re-employment processing related information output step that outputs information related to the re-employment process based on personal identification information contained in the data of former employees viewed as part of the re-employment process.

[0013] As the seventh invention, based on the sixth invention, the operation method of the alumni terminal device includes a re-employment processing related information acquisition step of acquiring re-employment processing related information, a re-employment proposal information output rule holding step of holding re-employment proposal information output rules which are rules for outputting re-employment proposal information which is proposal information regarding re-employment based on the acquired re-employment processing related information, and a re-employment proposal information output step of outputting re-employment proposal information based on the acquired re-employment related processing information and the held re-employment proposal information output rules.

[0014] As the eighth invention, based on the fifth or sixth invention, the operation method of the alumni database device includes a scout email output step that outputs a scout email (but not limited to an email) based on the personal identification information contained in the former employee data viewed as part of the re-employment process.

[0015] As the ninth invention, the alumni system, which is a computer provided for each former employee, has an operation program written in a readable and executable format on an alumni terminal device, which is a computer having the following steps: a former employee identification information input reception step that receives input of former employee identification information, which is the identification information of the former employee, from former employees for the purpose of re-employment (including part-time work); a past job information acquisition step that obtains past job information, which is information about the former employee's past work, from the former employee, associating it with personal identification information that identifies the former employee; a destination address holding step that associates the former employee identification information with the destination address for the information; and a past job information transmission step that transmits former employee data, which is information that associates the acquired past job information with personal identification information, to the destination address associated with the former employee identification information that was received as input by the former employee identification information input reception unit. Furthermore, the operating program written in a read-executable format for the alumni system, which is a computer provided for each former employer, includes an employee data acquisition step for acquiring transmitted employee data; an employee data retention step for holding the acquired employee data; a view request reception step for receiving requests to view the retained employee data in association with former employer identification information; a viewability condition retention step for holding former employer identification information in association with former employer identification information associated with employee data that is permitted to be viewed; a viewable employee data acquisition step for acquiring viewable employee data based on the former employer identification information associated with the received view request; an employee data viewing step for allowing the acquired viewable employee data to be viewed; and a re-employment request reception step for receiving requests for re-employment based on the personal identification information contained in the viewed employee data.

[0016] As a tenth invention, based on the ninth invention, it has a reemployment process-related information output step of outputting information related to the process for reemployment based on the personal identification information included in the separated employee data viewed as the reemployment process.

[0017] As an eleventh invention, based on the tenth invention, the operation program of the alumna terminal device has a reemployment process-related information acquisition step of acquiring reemployment process-related information, a reemployment proposal information output rule holding step of holding a reemployment proposal information output rule that is a rule for outputting reemployment proposal information which is proposal information regarding reemployment based on the acquired reemployment process-related information, and a reemployment proposal information output step of outputting reemployment proposal information based on the acquired reemployment-related process information and the held reemployment proposal information output rule.

[0018] As a twelfth invention, based on the ninth invention or the tenth invention, the operation program of the alumna database device has a scout mail (however, it is not limited to mail) output step of outputting scout mail based on the personal identification information included in the separated employee data viewed as the reemployment process.

Effect of the Invention

[0019] With the invention having the above configuration, it is possible to provide an alumna system equipped with an alumna database that enables job transfers and reemployment across companies.

Brief Description of the Drawings

[0020] [Figure 1] Functional block diagram showing an example of the alumna system according to Embodiment 1 [Figure 2] Diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the alumna terminal device according to Embodiment 1 [Figure 3] Diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the alumna database device according to Embodiment 1 [Figure 4] Flowchart showing an example of the processing flow of the alumna system according to Embodiment 1 [Figure 5] Functional block diagram showing an example of the armnai system according to Embodiment 2 [Figure 6] Diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the armnai terminal device according to Embodiment 2 [Figure 7] Diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the armnai database device according to Embodiment 2 [Figure 8] Flowchart showing an example of the processing flow of the armnai system according to Embodiment 2 [Figure 9] Functional block diagram showing an example of the armnai system according to Embodiment 3 [Figure 10] Diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the armnai terminal device according to Embodiment 3 [Figure 11] Diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the armnai database device according to Embodiment 3 [Figure 12] Flowchart showing an example of the processing flow of the armnai system according to Embodiment 3 [Figure 13] Functional block diagram showing an example of the armnai system according to Embodiment 4 [Figure 14] Diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the armnai terminal device according to Embodiment 4 [Figure 15] Diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the armnai database device according to Embodiment 4 [Figure 16] Flowchart showing an example of the processing flow of the armnai system according to Embodiment 4 [Figure 17] Diagram showing the hardware configuration applied to the present invention

Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

[0021] FIG. 17 is a diagram showing the hardware configuration applied to the present invention. This invention, in principle, utilizes an electronic computer, but can be realized through software, hardware, and the collaboration of software and hardware. Hardware that realizes all or part of the constituent elements of this invention consists of the basic components of a computer, such as a CPU, memory, bus, input / output devices, various peripheral devices, and a user interface. Various peripheral devices include storage devices, internet interfaces, internet devices, displays, keyboards, mice, speakers, cameras, video cameras, televisions, and various sensor devices. Furthermore, this system does not necessarily have to be composed of a single enclosure; it may be composed of multiple enclosures connected by communication. The communication may be a LAN, WAN, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth®, infrared communication, or ultrasonic communication, and furthermore, some of the systems may be installed across national borders. Moreover, each of the multiple enclosures may be operated by a different entity, or they may be operated by a single entity. The operating entity of the system of this invention may be singular or plural. Furthermore, the invention can also be considered as a system that includes terminals used by third parties, and even terminals used by other third parties. Furthermore, these terminals may be installed across national borders. In addition to this system and the aforementioned terminals, devices may be provided for registering relevant information of third parties and related individuals, as well as devices used for databases to record registration details. These may be stored within this system, or they may be stored outside this system and configured to make this information available.

[0022] As shown in this diagram, the computer consists of a chipset, CPU, non-volatile memory, main memory, various buses, BIOS, various interfaces such as USB, HDMI®, and LAN, and a real-time clock, all configured on a motherboard. These work together with the operating system, device drivers (for various interfaces such as USB and HDMI®, and for embedding various devices such as cameras, microphones, speakers or headphones, and displays), and various programs. The various programs and data constituting the present invention are configured to efficiently utilize these hardware resources to perform various processes.

[0023] ≪Chipset≫ A "chipset" is a set of large-scale integrated circuits (LSIs) mounted on a computer's motherboard that integrates the functionality of bridging—that is, the communication function between the CPU's external bus and the standard bus connecting memory and peripheral devices. There are two chipset configurations and one chipset configurations. The northbridge is located closer to the CPU and main memory, while the southbridge is located further away and serves as the interface for relatively slower external I / O.

[0024] (Northbridge) The northbridge includes the CPU interface, memory controller, and graphics interface. The CPU can handle most of the functions traditionally performed by the northbridge. The northbridge connects to the main memory slots via a memory bus and to the graphics card slots via a high-speed graphics bus (AGP, PCI Express).

[0025] (Southbridge) The southbridge connects to the PCI interface (PCI slot) via the PCI bus and handles I / O functions and sound functions for ATA (SATA) interface, USB interface, Ethernet interface, etc. Circuits supporting PS / 2 ports, floppy disk drives, serial ports, parallel ports, and ISA buses, which do not require or are impossible to operate at high speeds, can be separated from the southbridge chip and handled by a separate LSI called a super I / O chip, as this would hinder the speed of the chipset itself. Buses are used to connect the CPU (MPU) to peripherals and various control units. These buses are linked by the chipset. For the memory bus used to connect to main memory, a channel structure may be adopted instead to achieve higher speeds. Either a serial bus or a parallel bus can be used. While a serial bus transfers data one bit at a time, a parallel bus transmits the original data itself or multiple bits extracted from the original data as a single unit, simultaneously over multiple communication channels. A dedicated line for the clock signal runs parallel to the data lines to synchronize data demodulation at the receiving end. It is also used as a bus to connect the CPU (chipset) to external devices, and examples include GPIB, IDE / (parallel)ATA, SCSI, and PCI. Due to limitations in speed increases, in improved versions of PCI such as PCI Express and improved versions of parallel ATA such as Serial ATA, the data lines can be a serial bus.

[0026] ≪CPU≫ The CPU sequentially reads, interprets, and executes instruction sequences called programs located in main memory, outputting signal-based information back to the main memory. The CPU functions as the central hub for performing calculations within the computer. The CPU consists of a CPU core, which is the core of the calculations, and its peripheral parts. Inside the CPU are registers, cache memory, an internal bus connecting the cache memory and the CPU core, a DMA controller, timers, and an interface to the bus connecting to the northbridge. A single CPU (chip) may have multiple CPU cores. In addition to the CPU, processing may also be performed by a graphics interface (GPU) or FPU. The description in this embodiment is for a 2-core type, but it is not limited to this. Furthermore, the CPU can also have a program embedded within it.

[0027] Non-volatile memory The basic structure of a hard disk drive (HDD) consists of a magnetic disk, a magnetic head, and an arm that houses the magnetic head. The external interface can be SATA (formerly ATA). A high-performance controller, such as SCSI, supports communication between hard disk drives. For example, when copying a file to another hard disk drive, the controller can read sectors, transfer them to the other hard disk drive, and write them. This process does not access the host CPU's memory, thus avoiding increased CPU load.

[0028] Main Memory The CPU directly accesses and executes various programs in main memory. Main memory is volatile memory, and DRAM is used. Programs in main memory are loaded from non-volatile memory into main memory upon receiving a program execution command. Subsequently, the CPU executes the program according to various execution commands and procedures within the program.

[0029] Operating System (OS) An operating system is used to manage the resources on a computer for applications to use, manage various device drivers, and manage the computer hardware itself. In small computers, firmware may be used as the operating system.

[0030] ≪BIOS≫ The BIOS is the component that instructs the CPU to start the computer hardware and run the operating system. Most typically, it is the first piece of hardware the CPU reads when it receives a computer startup command. The BIOS contains the addresses of the operating system stored on the disk (non-volatile memory), and the BIOS, deployed by the CPU, sequentially loads the operating system into main memory, bringing it into operation. The BIOS also has a check function that checks for the presence of various devices connected to the bus. The results of the check are saved in main memory and made available to the operating system as appropriate. The BIOS may also be configured to check for external devices. The above applies to all embodiments.

[0031] As shown in the figure, the present invention can basically be composed of a general-purpose computer program and various devices. The operation of the computer basically involves loading a program stored in non-volatile memory into main memory, and then executing processing between the main memory, the CPU, and various devices. Communication with devices is performed via an interface connected to a bus line. Possible interfaces include display interfaces, keyboards, and communication buffers. Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the illustrations.

[0032] <Satisfaction of the applicability of natural laws in this invention> This invention functions through the collaboration of a computer, communication equipment, and software. Specifically, it relates to a centralized health and medical information management system for accumulating and centrally managing health and medical information, which is information related to an individual's health and medical care. Various information and data are exchanged between third-party terminals and administrator terminals via a network using hardware resources. Therefore, from this perspective, judging from the matters described in the claims and specification and the common technical knowledge related to those matters, this invention as a whole utilizes natural laws and falls under the category of a computer software-related invention.

[0033] <The significance of utilizing natural laws as required by patent law> The use of natural laws required under patent law is based on the purpose of the law, and is required to ensure that an invention is industrially useful, from the perspective that the invention must have industrial applicability and contribute to the development of industry. In other words, it requires that the invention be industrially useful, that is, that the effects of the invention declared in the application can be reproduced with a certain degree of certainty by implementing the invention. From this perspective, the applicability of natural laws is interpreted as meaning that the functions exhibited by each of the inventive features (constituent elements of the invention), which are the components of the invention that exert the effects of the invention, are exerted by utilizing natural laws. Furthermore, the effect of the invention only needs to have the potential to provide a certain level of usefulness to the user who uses the invention, and should not be viewed from the perspective of how the user feels or thinks about that usefulness. Therefore, even if the effect that the user obtains from this system is a psychological effect, the effect itself is an event outside the scope of the required applicability of natural laws.

[0034] <Embodiment 1> Embodiment 1 mainly relates to claim 1, etc.

[0035] <Overview of Embodiment 1> The alumni system of Embodiment 1 includes a former employee identification information input receiving unit that receives former employee identification information, which is the identification information of the former employer, for the purpose of rehiring (including part-time) former employees, The alumni terminal device comprises: a past job information acquisition unit that acquires past job information, which is information about the past duties of a former employee, from the former employee by associating it with personal identification information that identifies the former employee; a destination address holding unit that stores former employer identification information and the destination address to which the information is sent in association with it; and a past job information transmission unit that transmits former employee data, which is information that associates the acquired past job information with personal identification information, to a destination address associated with former employer identification information that has been received by the former employer identification information input receiving unit. Furthermore, the alumni system includes a former employee data acquisition unit that acquires the transmitted former employee data, a former employee data storage unit that stores the acquired former employee data, a viewing request reception unit that receives requests to view the stored former employee data in association with former employer identification information, former employer identification information, and former employer identification information associated with former employee data that allows viewing of former employee data (this former employer identification information includes not only former employer identification information of former employers who have previously employed the former employee, but also former employer identification information that identifies employers who have not previously employed the former employee. The term former employer identification information is used even for employers who have not previously employed the former employee). The present invention provides an alumni database device for each former employee, which includes: a viewable conditions holding unit that associates and holds (the former employer for other former employees), a viewable former employee data acquisition unit that acquires viewable former employee data based on former employer identification information associated with a received viewing request, a former employee data viewing unit that allows viewing of the acquired viewable former employee data, and a re-employment request receiving unit that accepts requests for re-employment based on personal identification information contained in the viewed former employee data.

[0036] <Description of the Functional Block Diagram of Embodiment 1> (Embodiment 1 Functional Block Diagram Overview) Figure 1 is a functional block diagram showing an example of an alumni system 0100. The alumni system 0100 comprises an alumni terminal device 0110 and an alumni database device 0150.

[0037] (Embodiment 1 Functional Block Diagram: Alumni Terminal Device) The alumni terminal device 0110 is not particularly limited, but is a terminal device (smartphone, mobile phone, tablet, PC, etc.) used by former employees, and may have downloaded and installed a dedicated application provided by the former employer, or may be registered in a group of SNS for former employees provided by the former employer. Through the alumni terminal device 0110, former employees can periodically receive information from their former employer and participate in a community of fellow former employees. Alternatively, a system operator providing alumni services to former employers, such as a third party like the applicant in this case, may configure the system to distribute such programs to each former employee. The service can also be provided as a web service instead of an application download. Alternatively, the alumni terminal device may be configured to be implemented as a collaborative service between a downloaded application and a web service. In this specification, since the web service is also provided via a terminal such as a smartphone, it is referred to as a terminal used by former employees.

[0038] The alumni terminal device 0110 comprises at least a former employee identification information input receiving unit 0111, a past job information acquisition unit 0112, a destination address holding unit 0113, and a past job information transmission unit 0114.

[0039] (Embodiment 1 Functional Block Diagram: Former Employer Identification Information Input Reception Unit) The former employee identification information input receiving unit 0111 receives input of former employee identification information, which is the identification information of a former employer, from former employees for the purpose of re-employment (including part-time work). Former employee identification information is information used to identify an employer, and a unique number, such as ID001, is assigned to it. In that case, if the identification information of former employee A is ID001, the former employee identification information input receiving unit 0111 will accept the input of ID001 as the identification information of former employee A. The former employee identification information can be configured to be distributed from, for example, an alumni management server device managed by a company that provides alumni services to companies such as the applicant, to an alumni terminal device configured by a former employee who has downloaded an application. The former employee identification information may be downloaded simultaneously with the application download, either within the application or as data usable by the application. However, since the former employee identification information increases or changes as this service expands to society, it is preferable to configure the system to download the former employee identification information from the aforementioned alumni management server device each time. Furthermore, the former employer identification information may be structured in a way that identifies not only the top-level company name, such as, for example, Daigoya Co., Ltd., a beef bowl chain, the employee who was in charge of preparing beef bowls at the Yurakucho store of Daigoya Co., Ltd.'s beef bowl division, but also the specific department within that company where the employee worked.

[0040] (Embodiment 1 Functional Block Diagram: Past Job Information Acquisition Unit) The past job information acquisition unit 0112 acquires past job information, which is information about the former employee's past job duties, from the former employee by associating it with personal identification information that identifies the former employee. For example, if the former employee's job was cooking, former employee B and the cooking job will be associated, and the past job information acquisition unit 0112 will acquire this associated information from the former employee. The past job information is limited to the scope of work of the former employee identified by the former employee identification information, but it may include not only the most recent past job but also chronological job information such as work history within the company. Furthermore, if the job is an administrative position, it is preferable that the information includes which department of the company the administrative position was in. For example, information such as Chiyoda Ward area personnel administrative staff, Chiyoda Ward area procurement administrative staff, etc.

[0041] (Embodiment 1 Functional Block Diagram: Destination Address Holding Unit) The recipient address storage unit 0113 stores the former employee identification information in association with the recipient address of the information. For example, it stores the former employee identification information ID 001 and the recipient address abc@mail.com in association with each other in the storage unit of the alumni terminal device 0110. Specifically, this could be the URL of the former employee data acquisition unit of the alumni database device operated by or managed by the former employee. The information is not limited to email format and may be sent directly via the internet to the information entry point of the alumni database device.

[0042] (Embodiment 1 Functional Block Diagram: Past Job Information Transmission Unit) The Past Job Information Transmission Unit 0114 transmits the former employee data, which is information that associates acquired past job information with personal identification information, to the recipient address associated with the former employer identification information received by the Former Employer Identification Information Input Reception Unit. For example, information that former employee B's job was cooking is sent to former employer A at the recipient address abc@mail.com, which is associated with the identification information ID001.

[0043] (Embodiment 1 Functional Block Diagram: Alumni Database Device) The alumni database device 0150 is a database device for managing former and retired employees within a company. It manages data such as the job duties and personal information of former and retired employees during their employment. The alumni database device 0150 may use multiple physically separate database devices for each employee, or it may use a single logically separated database device.

[0044] The alumni database device 0150 includes a former employee data acquisition unit 0151, a former employee data storage unit 0152, a viewing request reception unit 0153, a viewing availability condition storage unit 0154, a viewing available former employee data acquisition unit 0155, a former employee data viewing unit 0156, and a re-employment request reception unit 0157.

[0045] (Embodiment 1 Functional Block Diagram: Employee Departure Data Acquisition Unit) The Former Employee Data Acquisition Unit 0151 acquires former employees transmitted from the alumni terminal device 0100. For example, the Former Employee Data Acquisition Unit 0151 acquires information that former employee B's job was cooking via an email address specified by former employer A. The Former Employee Data Acquisition Unit is located in an alumni database device managed by or having management authority or usage rights of the former employer who previously employed the former employee, and is not directly transmitted to or acquired by an alumni database device of a former employer who never employed the former employee. When acquiring this former employee data, the Former Employee Data Acquisition Unit can also be configured to have a function to determine and check whether the former employee using the alumni terminal device that transmits the data is indeed the former employer who previously employed the former employee. This is to prevent malicious mischief and impersonation and to ensure the overall integrity of the system. For this purpose, the Former Employee Data Acquisition Unit may store the company's own former employee data and be configured to compare the acquired former employee data with the identification information of the former employee who transmitted it. This verification process may also be configured to be performed on the aforementioned alumni management server.

[0046] (Embodiment 1 Functional Block Diagram: Employee Departure Data Holding Unit) The employee departure data storage unit 0152 stores the employee departure data acquired by the employee departure data acquisition unit 0151.

[0047] (Embodiment 1 Functional Block Diagram: Viewing Request Reception Unit) The access request reception unit 0153 receives access requests for retained employee data, associating them with former employer identification information. In principle, employers can only access their own company's retained employee data and cannot access the retained employee data of other employers. However, if employers have an agreement to disclose each other's retained employee data, it becomes possible to access retained employee data held in alumni database devices managed by other former employers. For example, if former employer A and another employer C have a contractual agreement to disclose retained employee data to each other, employer C can access the retained employee data of former employee B held by former employer A. Similarly, former employer A can access the retained employee data of former employee D held by employer C.

[0048] (Embodiment 1 Functional Block Diagram: Viewable Condition Holding Unit) The accessibility conditions storage unit 0154 stores former employer identification information in association with former employer identification information associated with former employee data that allows access to former employee data. The accessibility conditions storage unit 0154 indicates which companies among multiple companies have mutual access to former employee data. For example, former employer A and another employer C may disclose former employee data by contract, but another employer E may not disclose former employee data to former employer A or another employer C. The accessibility conditions in this accessibility conditions storage unit can be configured to be edited based on information from the alumni management server mentioned above. The alumni management server can be configured to have its administrator implement a service that facilitates the sharing of information between different former employers, and to edit the accessibility conditions stored in the accessibility conditions storage unit so that former employee data can be shared between employers when a contract is concluded between former employers.

[0049] (Embodiment 1 Functional Block Diagram: Accessible Former Employee Data Acquisition Unit) The Accessible Former Employee Data Acquisition Unit 0155 acquires accessible former employee data based on the former employer identification information associated with the received access request.

[0050] (Embodiment 1 Functional Block Diagram: Accessible Former Employee Data Acquisition Unit) The employee departure data viewing unit 0156 allows users to view the acquired, viewable employee departure data.

[0051] (Embodiment 1 Functional Block Diagram: Re-employment Request Reception Unit) The Re-employment Request Reception Unit 0157 accepts requests for re-employment based on the personally identifiable information contained in the viewed data of former employees. The Re-employment Request Reception Unit 0157 sends job postings to former employees who meet the re-employment criteria in the former employee data and accepts inquiries from former employees who respond to those job postings. Former employers may periodically and / or occasionally collect data on former employees to select those who meet the re-employment criteria and send them job postings for re-employment. Conversely, former employees may view job postings sent periodically and / or occasionally and apply for re-employment.

[0052] <Description of Hardware Configuration in Embodiment 1> (Embodiment 1: Alumni System Hardware Configuration) The alumni system 100 of Embodiment 1 consists of an alumni terminal device 0110 and an alumni database 0150, the hardware configurations of which are described below (see Figure 1). Information is to be exchanged between the alumni terminal device 0110 and the alumni database 0150 as needed.

[0053] (Embodiment 1: Alumni Terminal Device Hardware Configuration) Figure 2 shows an example of the hardware configuration of the alumni terminal device 0200 according to Embodiment 1. The alumni terminal device 0200 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 0201, non-volatile memory 0202, main memory 0203, an I / O controller (input / output unit) 0204, and a communication unit 0205 such as USB or IEEE1394. These are interconnected by a data communication path such as a system bus 0206 to transmit and receive information and perform processing. Various functions can be realized by combining these components.

[0054] (Embodiment 1 Hardware Configuration Diagram CPU) CPU0201 sequentially reads, interprets, and executes a program, which is a sequence of instructions located in main memory, and outputs information consisting of signals to main memory 0202. CPU0201 functions as the central hub for performing calculations within the computer. In this invention, CPU0201 provides central control of the alumni terminal device 0200.

[0055] (Embodiment 1 Hardware Configuration Diagram: Non-volatile memory) Non-volatile memory 0202 stores programs that can be executed on the alumni terminal device 0200. The CPU 0201 reads the programs stored in non-volatile memory 0202 into the work area of ​​main memory 0203 and simultaneously expands the data area, which is also the working area of ​​the program, in order to execute the programs on the CPU 0201. Non-volatile memory 0202 stores at least former employer identification information, personal identification information, destination address, and former employee data.

[0056] (Embodiment 1 Hardware Configuration Diagram Main Memory) Main memory 0203 provides the work area and working area for various programs. CPU 0211 reads programs stored in non-volatile memory 0202 into the work area and simultaneously expands the data area, which is also the working area for those programs, in order to have CPU 0201 execute them.

[0057] For example, CPU0201 executes the former employer identification information input reception program stored in non-volatile memory 0202, expands the former employer identification information input reception program into the data area of ​​main memory 0203, and accepts input of former employer identification information. CPU0201 executes the past job information acquisition program stored in non-volatile memory 0202, expands the past job information acquisition program into the data area of ​​main memory 0203, and acquires the past job information of the former employee. CPU0211 executes the destination address holding program stored in non-volatile memory 0202, expands the destination address holding program into the data area of ​​main memory 0203, and holds the destination address to which the information will be sent. CPU0211 executes the past job information transmission program stored in non-volatile memory 0202, expands the past job information transmission program into the data area of ​​main memory 0203, and transmits information regarding the former employee's past job.

[0058] (Embodiment 1: Alumni Database Device Hardware Configuration) Figure 3 shows an example of the hardware configuration of the alumni database device 0300 according to Embodiment 1. The alumni database device 0301 comprises a CPU 0301, non-volatile memory 0302, main memory 0303, an I / O controller (input / output unit 0304), and a communication unit 0305 (USB or IEEE1394). These are interconnected by a data communication path such as a system bus 0306 to transmit and receive information and perform processing. Various functions can be realized by combining these components.

[0059] (Embodiment 1 Hardware Configuration Diagram CPU) CPU0301 sequentially reads, interprets, and executes a program, which is a sequence of instructions located in main memory, and outputs information consisting of signals to the same main memory 0302. CPU0301 functions as the central hub for performing calculations within the computer. In this invention, CPU0301 provides central control of the alumni database device 0300.

[0060] (Embodiment 1 Hardware Configuration Diagram: Non-volatile memory) The non-volatile memory 0302 stores programs that can be executed on the alumni terminal device 0300. The CPU 0301 reads the programs stored in the non-volatile memory 0302 into the work area of ​​the main memory 0303 and simultaneously expands the data area, which is also the working area of ​​the program, in order to execute the programs on the CPU 0301. The non-volatile memory 0302 stores at least former employer identification information, personal identification information, former employee data, access requests, access conditions, and requests for re-employment.

[0061] (Embodiment 1 Hardware Configuration Diagram Main Memory) Main memory 0203 provides the work area and working area for various programs. CPU 0211 reads programs stored in non-volatile memory 0202 into the work area and simultaneously expands the data area, which is also the working area for those programs, in order to have CPU 0201 execute them.

[0062] For example, CPU0301 executes the employee departure data acquisition program stored in non-volatile memory 0302, deploys the employee departure data acquisition program to the data area of ​​main memory 0303, and acquires the employee departure data. CPU0301 executes the employee departure data retention program stored in non-volatile memory 0302, deploys the employee departure data retention program to the data area of ​​main memory 0303, and retains the employee departure data. CPU0301 executes the view request acceptance program stored in non-volatile memory 0302, deploys the view request acceptance program to the data area of ​​main memory 0303, and accepts a request to view the employee departure data. CPU0301 executes the viewability condition retention program stored in non-volatile memory 0302, deploys the viewability condition retention program to the data area of ​​main memory 0303, and retains the conditions for whether or not the employee departure data can be viewed. CPU0301 executes the program for obtaining viewable former employee data stored in non-volatile memory 0302, expands the program into the data area of ​​main memory 0303, and obtains former employee data. CPU0301 executes the program for viewing former employee data stored in non-volatile memory 0302, expands the program into the data area of ​​main memory 0303, and views the former employee data. CPU0301 executes the program for receiving re-employment requests stored in non-volatile memory 0302, expands the program into the data area of ​​main memory 0303, and receives re-employment requests from former employees.

[0063] <Description of the flowchart for Embodiment 1> (Embodiment 1 Flowchart Overview) Figure 4 is a flowchart showing an example of the processing flow of the alumni system according to Embodiment 1. Note that the steps shown below may also be processing steps that constitute a program to be recorded on a medium and to control a computer.

[0064] (Embodiment 1: Flowchart of the Alumni Terminal Device) The former employer identification information input acceptance step accepts the input of former employer identification information (S0401).

[0065] The past job information acquisition step involves obtaining information about the former employee's past job duties and personal information that identifies the former employee, by associating these with the former employee's personal information (S0402).

[0066] The destination address retention step associates and retains the destination addresses of the former employer's identification information and the information obtained from the former employee (S0403).

[0067] The past employment information transmission step transmits the former employee data, which is information that associates the acquired past employment information with personal identification information, to the destination address associated with the former employer identification information that was received by the former employer identification information input reception unit (S0404).

[0068] (Embodiment 1: Flowchart of the Alumni Database System) The employee departure data acquisition step retrieves the submitted employee departure data (S0406).

[0069] The employee departure data retention step retains the acquired employee departure data (S0408).

[0070] The access request acceptance step accepts access requests for retained former employee data, associating them with former employer identification information (S0409).

[0071] The accessibility condition retention step maintains the former employer identification information and the former employer identification information associated with the former employee data that allows access to the former employee data (S0410).

[0072] The step to retrieve viewable former employee data retrieves viewable former employee data based on the former employer identification information associated with the received viewing request (S0411).

[0073] The step for viewing employee departure data allows the user to view the acquired, viewable employee departure data (S412).

[0074] The re-employment request acceptance step accepts requests for re-employment based on personally identifiable information contained in the viewed data of former employees (S412).

[0075] <Effects of Embodiment 1> This embodiment provides an alumni system equipped with an alumni database that enables cross-company re-employment.

[0076] <Embodiment 2> Embodiment 2 mainly relates to claim 2, etc.

[0077] <Overview of Embodiment 2> The alumni system of Embodiment 2 is based on the alumni system of Embodiment 1, and is further characterized by having a re-employment processing-related information output unit that outputs information related to the re-employment process.

[0078] <Description of the Functional Block Diagram of Embodiment 2> (Embodiment 2 Functional Block Diagram Overview) Figure 5 is a functional block diagram showing an example of the alumni system 0500. The alumni system 0500 comprises an alumni terminal device 0510 and an alumni database device 0550.

[0079] (Embodiment 2 Functional Block Diagram: Alumni Terminal Device) The alumni terminal device 0510 is not particularly limited, but is a terminal device (smartphone, mobile phone, tablet, PC, etc.) used by former employees. It may have a dedicated application provided by the former employer downloaded and installed, or it may be registered in a social networking group for former employees provided by the former employer. Through the alumni terminal device 0510, former employees can regularly receive information from their former employer and participate in a community of fellow former employees.

[0080] The alumni terminal device 0510 comprises at least a former employee identification information input receiving unit 0511, a past job information acquisition unit 0512, a destination address holding unit 0513, and a past job information transmission unit 0514.

[0081] (Embodiment 2 Functional Block Diagram: Former Employer Identification Information Input Reception Unit) The former employer identification information input reception unit 0511 accepts input of former employer identification information from former employees for the purpose of re-employment (including part-time work). Former employer identification information is information used to identify an employer, and a unique number, such as ID001, is assigned to it. In that case, if former employer A's identification information is ID001, the former employer identification information input reception unit 0511 accepts the input of ID001 as former employer A's identification information.

[0082] (Embodiment 2 Functional Block Diagram: Past Job Information Acquisition Unit) The past job information acquisition unit 0512 acquires past job information, which is information about the former employee's past job duties, from the former employee by associating it with personal identification information that identifies the former employee. For example, if the former employee's job was cooking, former employee B and the cooking job will be associated, and the past job information acquisition unit 0512 will acquire that associated information from the former employee.

[0083] (Embodiment 2 Functional Block Diagram: Destination Address Holding Unit) The recipient address storage unit 0513 stores the former employee identification information in association with the recipient address of the information. For example, it stores the former employee identification information ID001 and the recipient address of the information, abc@mail.com, in the storage unit of the alumni terminal device 0110.

[0084] (Embodiment 2 Functional Block Diagram: Past Job Information Transmission Unit) The Past Job Information Transmission Unit 0514 transmits the former employee data, which is information that associates acquired past job information with personal identification information, to the recipient address associated with the former employer identification information received by the Former Employer Identification Information Input Reception Unit. For example, information that former employee B's job was cooking is sent to former employer A at the recipient address abc@mail.com, which is associated with the identification information ID001.

[0085] (Embodiment 2 Functional Block Diagram: Alumni Database Device) The alumni database device 0550 is a database device for managing former and retired employees within a company. It manages data such as the job duties and personal information of former and retired employees during their employment. The alumni database device 0550 may use multiple physically separate database devices for each employee, or it may use a single logically separated database device.

[0086] The alumni database device 0550 includes a former employee data acquisition unit 0551, a former employee data storage unit 0552, a viewing request reception unit 0553, a viewing availability condition storage unit 0554, a viewing available former employee data acquisition unit 0555, a former employee data viewing unit 0556, a re-employment request reception unit 0557, and a re-employment processing related information output unit 0558.

[0087] (Embodiment 2 Functional Block Diagram: Employee Departure Data Acquisition Unit) The employee departure data acquisition unit 0551 acquires information about former employees transmitted from the alumni terminal device 0500. For example, the employee departure data acquisition unit 0551 acquires information that former employee B's job was cooking via an email address specified by former employer A.

[0088] (Embodiment 2 Functional Block Diagram: Employee Departure Data Holding Unit) The employee departure data storage unit 0552 stores the employee departure data acquired by the employee departure data acquisition unit 0551.

[0089] (Embodiment 2 Functional Block Diagram: Viewing Request Reception Unit) The data access request reception unit 0553 receives requests to access retained employee data, associating them with the former employer's identification information. In principle, employers can only access their own company's employee data and cannot access the employee data of other employers. However, if employers have an agreement to disclose each other's employee data, they can access each other's data. For example, if former employer A and another employer C have a contractual agreement to disclose employee data to each other, employer C can access former employee B's employee data held by former employer A. Also, former employer A can access former employee D's employee data held by employer C.

[0090] (Embodiment 2 Functional Block Diagram: Viewable Condition Holding Unit) The accessibility condition retention unit 0554 stores former employer identification information in association with former employer identification information associated with former employee data that allows access to former employee data. The accessibility condition retention unit 0554 indicates which companies among multiple companies have mutual access to former employee data. For example, former employer A and another employer C may disclose former employee data by contract, but another employer E may not disclose former employee A or another employer C to former employer A or another employer C.

[0091] (Embodiment 2 Functional Block Diagram: Accessible Former Employee Data Acquisition Unit) The Accessible Former Employee Data Acquisition Unit 0555 acquires accessible former employee data based on the former employer identification information associated with the received access request.

[0092] (Embodiment 2 Functional Block Diagram: Re-employment Request Reception Unit) The Re-employment Request Reception Department 0556 accepts requests for re-employment based on personally identifiable information contained in the viewed data of former employees. The Re-employment Request Reception Department 0556 sends job postings to former employees who meet the re-employment criteria and accepts inquiries from those former employees who respond to the job postings. Former employers may periodically and / or occasionally collect data on former employees to select those who meet the re-employment criteria and send them job postings for re-employment. Conversely, former employees may view job postings sent periodically and / or occasionally and apply for re-employment.

[0093] (Embodiment 2 Functional Block Diagram: Accessible Former Employee Data Acquisition Unit) The employee departure data viewing unit 0556 allows users to view the acquired, viewable employee departure data.

[0094] (Embodiment 2 Functional Block Diagram: Re-employment Request Reception Unit) The Re-employment Request Reception Department 0557 accepts requests for re-employment based on personally identifiable information contained in the viewed data of former employees. The Re-employment Request Reception Department 0557 sends job postings to former employees who meet the re-employment criteria and accepts inquiries from former employees who respond to these job postings. Former employers may periodically and / or occasionally collect data on former employees to select those who meet the re-employment criteria and send them job postings for re-employment. Conversely, former employees may view job postings sent periodically and / or occasionally and apply for re-employment.

[0095] (Embodiment 2 Functional Block Diagram: Re-employment Processing Related Information Output Unit) The re-employment processing information output unit 0558 outputs information related to the process of re-employing former employees. For example, the re-employment processing information output unit 0558 may display former employee data on a display device or print it on paper in an appropriate format. Other processes for re-employment include obtaining re-employment conditions and outputting a re-employment offer to the alumni terminal device based on those conditions. Conditions may include salary, working hours, start date, job description, work location, welfare conditions, and salary payment conditions. This offer may also include information that presents former employees with multiple conditions and allows them to select one of the conditions or a set of conditions. For example, information that allows them to select their preferred work location from among the Ginza, Yurakucho, and Otemachi branches. The same applies to working hours, etc. Furthermore, this re-employment processing information may include a mechanism that allows former employees who have obtained this information to inquire about the workplace situation, etc. For example, information about the employees at the current branch. This is because I'm curious about whether employees with whom I didn't get along are still working there.

[0096] <Description of Hardware Configuration in Embodiment 2> (Embodiment 2: Alumni System Hardware Configuration) The alumni system 500 of Embodiment 2 consists of an alumni terminal device 0510 and an alumni database 0550, the hardware configurations of which are described below (see Figure 5). Information is to be exchanged between the alumni terminal device 0510 and the alumni database 0550 as needed.

[0097] (Embodiment 2: Hardware configuration of an alumni terminal device) Figure 6 shows an example of the hardware configuration of the alumni terminal device 0600 according to Embodiment 2. The alumni terminal device 0600 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 0601, non-volatile memory 0602, main memory 0603, an I / O controller (input / output unit) 0604, and a communication unit 0605 such as USB or IEEE1394. These are interconnected by a data communication path such as a system bus 0606 to transmit and receive information and perform processing. Various functions can be realized by combining these components.

[0098] (Embodiment 2 Hardware Configuration Diagram CPU) CPU0601 sequentially reads, interprets, and executes a program, which is a sequence of instructions located in main memory, and outputs information consisting of signals to the same main memory 0602. CPU0601 functions as the central hub for performing calculations within the computer. In this invention, CPU0601 provides central control of the alumni terminal device 0600.

[0099] (Embodiment 2 Hardware Configuration Diagram: Non-volatile memory) The non-volatile memory 0602 stores programs that can be executed on the alumni terminal device 0600. The CPU 0601 reads the programs stored in the non-volatile memory 0602 into the work area of ​​the main memory 0603 and simultaneously expands the data area, which is also the working area of ​​the program, in order to execute the programs on the CPU 0601. The non-volatile memory 0602 stores at least former employer identification information, personal identification information, destination address, and former employee data.

[0100] (Embodiment 2 Hardware Configuration Diagram Main Memory) Main memory 0603 provides the work area and working area for various programs. CPU 0611 reads programs stored in non-volatile memory 0602 into the work area and simultaneously expands the data area, which is also the working area for those programs, in order to have CPU 0601 execute them.

[0101] For example, CPU0601 executes the former employer identification information input reception program stored in non-volatile memory 0602, expands the former employer identification information input reception program into the data area of ​​main memory 0603, and accepts input of former employer identification information. CPU0601 executes the past job information acquisition program stored in non-volatile memory 0602, expands the past job information acquisition program into the data area of ​​main memory 0603, and acquires the past job information of the former employee. CPU0611 executes the destination address holding program stored in non-volatile memory 0602, expands the destination address holding program into the data area of ​​main memory 0603, and holds the destination address to which the information will be sent. CPU0611 executes the past job information transmission program stored in non-volatile memory 0602, expands the past job information transmission program into the data area of ​​main memory 0603, and transmits information regarding the former employee's past job.

[0102] (Embodiment 2: Alumni Database Device Hardware Configuration) Figure 7 shows an example of the hardware configuration of the alumni database device 0700 according to Embodiment 2. The alumni database device 0701 comprises a CPU 0701, non-volatile memory 0702, main memory 0703, an I / O controller (input / output unit 0704), and a communication unit 0705 (USB or IEEE1394). These are interconnected by a data communication path such as a system bus 0706 to transmit and receive information and perform processing. Various functions can be realized by combining these components.

[0103] (Embodiment 2 Hardware Configuration Diagram CPU) CPU0701 sequentially reads, interprets, and executes a program, which is a sequence of instructions located in main memory, and outputs information consisting of signals to the same main memory 0702. CPU0701 functions as the central hub for performing calculations within the computer. In this invention, CPU0701 provides central control of the alumni database device 0700.

[0104] (Embodiment 2 Hardware Configuration Diagram: Non-volatile memory) The non-volatile memory 0702 stores programs that can be executed on the alumni terminal device 0700. The CPU 0701 reads the programs stored in the non-volatile memory 0702 into the work area of ​​the main memory 0703 and simultaneously expands the data area, which is also the working area of ​​the program, in order to execute the programs on the CPU 0701. The non-volatile memory 0702 stores at least former employer identification information, personal identification information, former employee data, access requests, access conditions, and requests for re-employment.

[0105] (Embodiment 2 Hardware Configuration Diagram Main Memory) Main memory 0703 provides the work area and working area for various programs. CPU 0711 reads programs stored in non-volatile memory 0702 into the work area and simultaneously expands the data area, which is also the working area for those programs, in order to have CPU 0701 execute them.

[0106] For example, CPU0701 executes the employee departure data acquisition program stored in non-volatile memory 0702, deploys the employee departure data acquisition program to the data area of ​​main memory 0703, and acquires the employee departure data. CPU0701 executes the employee departure data retention program stored in non-volatile memory 0702, deploys the employee departure data retention program to the data area of ​​main memory 0703, and retains the employee departure data. CPU0701 executes the view request acceptance program stored in non-volatile memory 0702, deploys the view request acceptance program to the data area of ​​main memory 0703, and accepts a request to view the employee departure data. CPU0701 executes the viewability condition retention program stored in non-volatile memory 0702, deploys the viewability condition retention program to the data area of ​​main memory 0703, and retains the conditions for whether or not the employee departure data can be viewed. CPU0701 executes the program for obtaining viewable former employee data stored in non-volatile memory 0702, expands the program into the data area of ​​main memory 0703, and obtains former employee data. CPU0701 executes the program for viewing former employee data stored in non-volatile memory 0702, expands the program into the data area of ​​main memory 0703, and views the former employee data. CPU0701 executes the program for receiving re-employment requests stored in non-volatile memory 0702, expands the program into the data area of ​​main memory 0703, and receives re-employment requests from former employees.

[0107] <Description of the flowchart for Embodiment 2> (Embodiment 2 Flowchart Overview) Figure 8 is a flowchart showing an example of the processing flow of the alumni system according to Embodiment 2. Note that the steps shown below may also be processing steps that constitute a program to be recorded on a medium and to control the computer.

[0108] (Embodiment 2: Flowchart of the Alumni Terminal Device) The former employer identification information input acceptance step accepts the input of former employer identification information (S0801).

[0109] The past job information acquisition step involves obtaining information about the former employee's past job duties and personal information that identifies the former employee, by associating these with the former employee's personal information (S0802).

[0110] The destination address retention step associates and retains the destination addresses of the former employer's identification information and the information obtained from the former employee (S0803).

[0111] The past employment information transmission step transmits the former employee data, which is information that associates the acquired past employment information with personal identification information, to the destination address associated with the former employer identification information that was received by the former employer identification information input reception unit (S0804).

[0112] (Embodiment 2: Flowchart of the Alumni Database System) The employee departure data acquisition step retrieves the submitted employee departure data (S0806).

[0113] The employee departure data retention step retains the acquired employee departure data (S0808).

[0114] The access request acceptance step accepts access requests for retained former employee data, associating them with former employer identification information (S0809).

[0115] The accessibility condition retention step maintains the former employer identification information and the former employer identification information associated with the former employee data that allows access to the former employee data (S0810).

[0116] The step to retrieve viewable former employee data retrieves viewable former employee data based on the former employer identification information associated with the received viewing request (S0811).

[0117] The step for viewing employee departure data allows the user to view the acquired, viewable employee departure data (S812).

[0118] The re-employment request acceptance step accepts requests for re-employment based on personally identifiable information contained in the viewed data of former employees (S812).

[0119] <Effects of Embodiment 2> This embodiment allows for the output of re-employment information using an alumni system equipped with an alumni database that enables cross-company re-employment.

[0120] <Embodiment 3> Embodiment 3 mainly relates to claim 3, etc.

[0121] <Overview of Embodiment 3> The alumni system of Embodiment 3 is based on the alumni system of Embodiment 1 or Embodiment 2, and is further characterized by having a re-employment processing-related information acquisition unit that acquires re-employment processing-related information, a re-employment proposal information output rule holding unit that holds re-employment proposal information output rules which are rules for outputting re-employment proposal information which is proposal information regarding re-employment based on the acquired re-employment processing-related information, and a re-employment proposal information output unit that outputs re-employment proposal information based on the acquired re-employment processing information and the held re-employment proposal information output rules.

[0122] <Description of the Functional Block Diagram of Embodiment 3> (Embodiment 3 Functional Block Diagram Overview) Figure 9 is a functional block diagram showing an example of the alumni system 0900. The alumni system 0900 comprises an alumni terminal device 0910 and an alumni database device 0950.

[0123] (Embodiment 3 Functional Block Diagram: Alumni Terminal Device) The alumni terminal device 0910 is not particularly limited, but is a terminal device (smartphone, mobile phone, tablet, PC, etc.) used by former employees. It may have a dedicated application provided by the former employer downloaded and installed, or it may be registered in a social networking group for former employees provided by the former employer. Through the alumni terminal device 0910, former employees can regularly receive information from their former employer and participate in a community of fellow former employees.

[0124] The alumni terminal device 0910 includes at least a former employee identification information input receiving unit 0911, a past job information acquisition unit 0912, a destination address holding unit 0913, a past job information transmission unit 0914, a re-employment processing related information acquisition unit 0915, a re-employment proposal information output rule holding unit 0916, and a re-employment proposal information output unit 0917.

[0125] (Embodiment 3 Functional Block Diagram: Former Employer Identification Information Input Reception Unit) The former employer identification information input reception unit 0911 accepts input of former employer identification information from former employees for the purpose of re-employment (including part-time work). Former employer identification information is information used to identify an employer, and a unique number, such as ID001, is assigned to it. In that case, if former employer A's identification information is ID001, the former employer identification information input reception unit 0911 accepts the input of ID001 as former employer A's identification information.

[0126] (Embodiment 3 Functional Block Diagram: Past Job Information Acquisition Unit) The Past Job Information Acquisition Unit 0912 acquires past job information, which is information about the former employee's past job duties, from the former employee by associating it with personal identification information that identifies the former employee. For example, if the former employee's job was cooking, former employee B and the cooking job will be associated, and the Past Job Information Acquisition Unit 0912 will acquire this associated information from the former employee.

[0127] (Embodiment 3 Functional Block Diagram: Destination Address Holding Unit) The recipient address storage unit 0913 stores the former employee identification information in association with the recipient address of the information. For example, it stores the former employee identification information ID001 and the recipient address of the information, abc@mail.com, in the storage unit of the alumni terminal device 0110.

[0128] (Embodiment 3 Functional Block Diagram: Past Job Information Transmission Unit) The Past Job Information Transmission Unit 0914 transmits the former employee data, which is information that associates acquired past job information with personal identification information, to the recipient address associated with the former employer identification information received by the Former Employer Identification Information Input Reception Unit. For example, information that former employee B's job was cooking is sent to former employer A at the recipient address abc@mail.com, which is associated with the identification information ID001.

[0129] (Embodiment 3 Functional Block Diagram: Re-employment Processing Related Information Acquisition Unit) The re-employment processing information acquisition unit 0915 acquires information related to the process of re-employing former employees.

[0130] (Embodiment 3 Functional Block Diagram: Re-employment Proposal Information Output Rule Holding Unit) The re-employment proposal information output rule holding unit 0916 holds predetermined rules (regulations, rules) for outputting information related to proposals for re-employing former employees. For example, when there are overlapping re-employment offers from multiple former employers, it holds rules on the order in which to output the offers and the timing of when to output the offers. Alternatively, it may hold rules such as not displaying other offers if an offer has been accepted, or displaying the next offer only if an offer has been rejected, or setting a deadline for responding to re-employment proposals, i.e., re-employment offers, but is not limited to these.

[0131] (Embodiment 3 Functional Block Diagram: Re-employment Proposal Information Output Unit) The re-employment proposal information output unit 0917 outputs information related to proposals for re-employing former employees.

[0132] (Embodiment 3 Functional Block Diagram: Alumni Database Device) The alumni database device 0950 is a database device for managing former and retired employees within a company. It manages data such as the job duties and personal information of former and retired employees during their employment. The alumni database device 0950 may use multiple physically separate database devices for each employee, or it may use a single logically separated database device.

[0133] The alumni database device 0950 includes a former employee data acquisition unit 0951, a former employee data storage unit 0552, a viewing request reception unit 0953, a viewing availability condition storage unit 0954, a viewing available former employee data acquisition unit 0955, a former employee data viewing unit 0956, a re-employment request reception unit 0957, and a re-employment processing related information output unit 0958.

[0134] (Embodiment 3 Functional Block Diagram: Employee Departure Data Acquisition Unit) The employee departure data acquisition unit 0951 acquires information about former employees transmitted from the alumni terminal device 0900. For example, the employee departure data acquisition unit 0951 acquires information that former employee B's job was cooking via an email address specified by former employer A.

[0135] (Embodiment 3 Functional Block Diagram: Employee Departure Data Holding Unit) The employee departure data storage unit 0952 stores the employee departure data acquired by the employee departure data acquisition unit 0951.

[0136] (Embodiment 3 Functional Block Diagram: Viewing Request Reception Unit) The data access request reception unit 0953 receives requests to access retained employee data, associating them with the former employer's identification information. In principle, employers can only access their own company's employee data and cannot access the employee data of other employers. However, if employers have an agreement to disclose each other's employee data, they can access each other's data. For example, if former employer A and another employer C have a contractual agreement to disclose employee data to each other, employer C can access former employee B's employee data held by former employer A. Also, former employer A can access former employee D's employee data held by employer C.

[0137] (Embodiment 3 Functional Block Diagram: Viewable Condition Holding Unit) The accessibility condition retention unit 0954 stores former employer identification information in association with former employer identification information associated with former employee data that allows access to former employee data. The accessibility condition retention unit 0954 indicates which companies among multiple companies have mutual access to former employee data. For example, former employer A and another employer C may disclose former employee data by contract, but another employer E may not disclose former employee A or another employer C to former employer A or another employer C.

[0138] (Embodiment 3 Functional Block Diagram: Accessible Former Employee Data Acquisition Unit) The Accessible Former Employee Data Acquisition Unit 0955 acquires accessible former employee data based on the former employer identification information associated with the received access request.

[0139] (Embodiment 3 Functional Block Diagram: Re-employment Request Reception Unit) The Re-employment Request Reception Department 0956 accepts requests for re-employment based on personally identifiable information contained in the viewed data of former employees. The Re-employment Request Reception Department 0956 sends job postings to former employees who meet the re-employment criteria and accepts inquiries from those former employees who respond to the job postings. Former employers may periodically and / or occasionally collect data on former employees to select those who meet the re-employment criteria and send them job postings for re-employment. Conversely, former employees may view job postings sent periodically and / or occasionally and apply for re-employment.

[0140] (Embodiment 3 Functional Block Diagram: Accessible Former Employee Data Acquisition Unit) The employee departure data viewing unit 0956 allows users to view the acquired, viewable employee departure data.

[0141] (Embodiment 3 Functional Block Diagram: Re-employment Request Reception Unit) The Re-employment Request Reception Department 0957 accepts requests for re-employment based on personally identifiable information contained in the viewed data of former employees. The Re-employment Request Reception Department 0957 sends job postings to former employees who meet the re-employment criteria and accepts inquiries from those former employees who respond to the job postings. Former employers may periodically and / or occasionally collect data on former employees to select those who meet the re-employment criteria and send them job postings for re-employment. Conversely, former employees may view job postings sent periodically and / or occasionally and apply for re-employment.

[0142] (Embodiment 3 Functional Block Diagram: Re-employment Processing Related Information Output Unit) The re-employment processing information output unit 0958 outputs information related to the process of re-employing former employees. For example, the re-employment processing information output unit 0958 may display former employee data on a display device or print it on paper in an appropriate format.

[0143] <Description of Hardware Configuration in Embodiment 3> (Embodiment 3: Alumni System Hardware Configuration) The alumni system 900 of Embodiment 3 consists of an alumni terminal device 0910 and an alumni database 0950, the hardware configurations of which are described below (see Figure 9). Information is to be exchanged between the alumni terminal device 0910 and the alumni database 0950 as needed.

[0144] (Embodiment 3: Alumni Terminal Device Hardware Configuration) Figure 10 shows an example of the hardware configuration of the alumni terminal device 1000 according to Embodiment 3. The alumni terminal device 1000 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 1001, non-volatile memory 1002, main memory 1003, an I / O controller (input / output unit) 1004, and a communication unit 1005 such as USB or IEEE1394. These are interconnected by a data communication path such as a system bus 1006 to transmit and receive information and perform processing. Various functions can be realized by combining these components.

[0145] (Embodiment 3 Hardware Configuration Diagram CPU) CPU 01001 sequentially reads, interprets, and executes a program, which is a sequence of instructions located in main memory, and outputs information consisting of signals to the same main memory 1002. CPU 1001 functions as the central hub for performing calculations within the computer. In this invention, CPU 1001 provides central control of the alumni terminal device 1000.

[0146] (Embodiment 3 Hardware Configuration Diagram: Non-volatile memory) The non-volatile memory 1002 stores programs that can be executed on the alumni terminal device 1000. The CPU 1001 reads the programs stored in the non-volatile memory 1002 into the work area of ​​the main memory 1003 and simultaneously expands the data area, which is also the working area of ​​the program, in order to have the CPU 1001 execute the programs. The non-volatile memory 1002 stores at least former employer identification information, personal identification information, destination address, and former employee data.

[0147] (Embodiment 3 Hardware Configuration Diagram Main Memory) The main memory 1003 provides work areas and working areas for various programs. The CPU 1011 reads programs stored in the non-volatile memory 1002 into the work area and simultaneously expands the data area, which is also the working area for those programs, in order to have the CPU 1001 execute them.

[0148] For example, CPU 1001 executes the former employer identification information input reception program stored in non-volatile memory 1002, expands the former employer identification information input reception program into the data area of ​​main memory 1003, and accepts input of former employer identification information. CPU 1001 executes the past job information acquisition program stored in non-volatile memory 1002, expands the past job information acquisition program into the data area of ​​main memory 1003, and acquires the past job information of the former employee. CPU 1011 executes the destination address holding program stored in non-volatile memory 1002, expands the destination address holding program into the data area of ​​main memory 1003, and holds the destination address to which the information will be sent. CPU 1011 executes the past job information transmission program stored in non-volatile memory 1002, expands the past job information transmission program into the data area of ​​main memory 1003, and transmits information regarding the former employee's past job.

[0149] (Embodiment 3: Alumni Database Device Hardware Configuration) Figure 11 shows an example of the hardware configuration of the alumni database device 1100 according to Embodiment 3. The alumni database device 1101 comprises a CPU 1101, a non-volatile memory 1102, a main memory 1103, an I / O controller (input / output unit 1104), and a communication unit 1105 such as USB or IEEE1394. These are interconnected by a data communication path such as a system bus 1106 to transmit and receive information and perform processing. Various functions can be realized by combining these components.

[0150] (Embodiment 3 Hardware Configuration Diagram CPU) The CPU 1101 sequentially reads, interprets, and executes a program, which is a sequence of instructions located in main memory, and outputs information consisting of signals to the same main memory 1102. The CPU 1101 functions as the central hub for performing calculations within the computer. In this invention, the CPU 1101 provides overall control of the alumni database device 1100.

[0151] (Embodiment 3 Hardware Configuration Diagram: Non-volatile memory) The non-volatile memory 1102 stores programs that can be executed on the alumni terminal device 1100. The CPU 1101 reads the programs stored in the non-volatile memory 1102 into the work area of ​​the main memory 1103 and simultaneously expands the data area, which is also the working area of ​​the program, in order to have the CPU 1101 execute the programs. The non-volatile memory 1102 stores at least former employer identification information, personal identification information, former employee data, access requests, access conditions, and requests for re-employment.

[0152] (Embodiment 3 Hardware Configuration Diagram Main Memory) The main memory 1103 provides work areas and working areas for various programs. The CPU 1101 reads programs stored in the non-volatile memory 1102 into the work area and simultaneously expands the data area, which is also the working area for those programs, in order to have the CPU 1101 execute them.

[0153] For example, CPU 1101 executes the employee departure data acquisition program stored in non-volatile memory 1102, deploys the employee departure data acquisition program to the data area of ​​main memory 1103, and acquires the employee departure data. CPU 1101 executes the employee departure data retention program stored in non-volatile memory 1102, deploys the employee departure data retention program to the data area of ​​main memory 1103, and retains the employee departure data. CPU 1101 executes the view request acceptance program stored in non-volatile memory 1102, deploys the view request acceptance program to the data area of ​​main memory 1103, and accepts a request to view the employee departure data. CPU 1101 executes the viewability condition retention program stored in non-volatile memory 1102, deploys the viewability condition retention program to the data area of ​​main memory 1103, and retains the conditions for whether or not the employee departure data can be viewed. The CPU 1101 executes the program for obtaining viewable former employee data stored in the non-volatile memory 1102, expands the program into the data area of ​​the main memory 1103, and obtains the former employee data. The CPU 1101 executes the program for viewing former employee data stored in the non-volatile memory 1102, expands the program into the data area of ​​the main memory 1103, and views the former employee data. The CPU 1101 executes the program for receiving re-employment requests stored in the non-volatile memory 1102, expands the program into the data area of ​​the main memory 1103, and receives re-employment requests from former employees.

[0154] <Description of the flowchart for Embodiment 3> (Embodiment 3 Flowchart Overview) Figure 12 is a flowchart showing an example of the processing flow of the alumni system according to Embodiment 3. Note that the steps shown below may also be processing steps that constitute a program to be recorded on a medium and to control the computer.

[0155] (Embodiment 3: Flowchart of the Alumni Terminal Device) The former employer identification information input acceptance step accepts the input of former employer identification information (S1201).

[0156] The past job information acquisition step involves obtaining information about the former employee's past job duties and personal information identifying the former employee, by associating these with the former employee's personal information (S1202).

[0157] The destination address retention step associates and retains the destination addresses of the former employer's identification information and the information obtained from the former employee (S1203).

[0158] The past employment information transmission step transmits the former employee data, which is information that associates the acquired past employment information with personal identification information, to the destination address associated with the former employer identification information that was received by the former employer identification information input reception unit (S1204).

[0159] (Embodiment 3: Flowchart of the Alumni Database System) The employee departure data acquisition step retrieves the submitted employee departure data (S1206).

[0160] The employee departure data retention step retains the acquired employee departure data (S1208).

[0161] The access request acceptance step accepts access requests for retained former employee data, associating them with former employer identification information (S1209).

[0162] The accessibility condition retention step maintains the former employer identification information and the former employer identification information associated with the former employee data that allows access to the former employee data (S1210).

[0163] The step of obtaining viewable former employee data retrieves viewable former employee data based on the former employer identification information associated with the received viewing request (S1211).

[0164] The step for viewing employee departure data allows the user to view the acquired, viewable employee departure data (S1212).

[0165] The re-employment request acceptance step accepts requests for re-employment based on personally identifiable information contained in the viewed data of former employees (S1213).

[0166] <Effects of Embodiment 3> This embodiment allows for the output of re-employment proposals to former employees using an alumni system equipped with an alumni database that enables cross-company re-employment.

[0167] <Embodiment 4> Embodiment 4 mainly relates to claim 4, etc.

[0168] <Embodiment 4 Overview> Embodiment 4 of the alumni system is based on the alumni systems of Embodiments 1 to 3, and is further characterized by having a scout email output unit.

[0169] <Description of the Functional Block Diagram of Embodiment 4> (Embodiment 4 Functional Block Diagram Overview) Figure 13 is a functional block diagram showing an example of the alumni system 1300. The alumni system 1300 comprises an alumni terminal device 1310 and an alumni database device 1350.

[0170] (Embodiment 4 Functional Block Diagram: Alumni Terminal Device) The alumni terminal device 1310 is not particularly limited, but is a terminal device (smartphone, mobile phone, tablet, PC, etc.) used by former employees, and may have downloaded and installed a dedicated application provided by the former employer, or may be registered in a social networking group for former employees provided by the former employer. Through the alumni terminal device 1310, former employees can regularly receive information from their former employer and participate in a community of fellow former employees.

[0171] The alumni terminal device 1310 comprises at least a former employee identification information input receiving unit 1311, a past job information acquisition unit 1312, a destination address holding unit 1313, and a past job information transmission unit 1314.

[0172] (Embodiment 4 Functional Block Diagram: Former Employer Identification Information Input Reception Unit) The former employer identification information input receiving unit 1311 accepts input of former employer identification information from former employees for the purpose of re-employment (including part-time work). Former employer identification information is information used to identify an employer, and a unique number, such as ID001, is assigned to it. In that case, if former employer A's identification information is ID001, the former employer identification information input receiving unit 1311 accepts input of ID001 as former employer A's identification information.

[0173] (Embodiment 4 Functional Block Diagram: Past Job Information Acquisition Unit) The past job information acquisition unit 1312 acquires past job information, which is information about the former employee's past job duties, from the former employee by associating it with personal identification information that identifies the former employee. For example, if the former employee's job was cooking, former employee B and the cooking job are associated, and the past job information acquisition unit 1312 acquires this associated information from the former employee.

[0174] (Embodiment 4 Functional Block Diagram: Destination Address Holding Unit) The recipient address storage unit 1313 stores the former employee identification information in association with the recipient address of the information. For example, it stores the former employee identification information ID001 and the recipient address of the information, abc@mail.com, in the storage unit of the alumni terminal device 0110.

[0175] (Embodiment 4 Functional Block Diagram: Past Job Information Transmission Unit) The past job information transmission unit 1314 transmits the former employee data, which is information that associates acquired past job information with personal identification information, to the recipient address associated with the former employer identification information received by the former employer identification information input reception unit. For example, information that former employee B's job was cooking is sent to former employer A at the recipient address abc@mail.com, which is associated with the identification information ID001.

[0176] (Embodiment 4 Functional Block Diagram: Alumni Database Device) The alumni database device 1350 is a database device for managing former and retired employees within a company. It manages data such as the job duties and personal information of former and retired employees during their employment. The alumni database device 1350 may use multiple physically separate database devices for each employee, or it may use a single logically separated database device.

[0177] The alumni database device 1350 includes a former employee data acquisition unit 1351, a former employee data storage unit 1352, a viewing request reception unit 1353, a viewing availability condition storage unit 1354, a viewing available former employee data acquisition unit 1355, a former employee data viewing unit 0556, a re-employment request reception unit 1357, and a recruitment email output unit 1358.

[0178] (Embodiment 4 Functional Block Diagram: Employee Departure Data Acquisition Unit) The employee departure data acquisition unit 1351 acquires information about former employees transmitted from the alumni terminal device 1300. For example, the employee departure data acquisition unit 1351 acquires information that former employee B's job was cooking via an email address specified by former employer A.

[0179] (Embodiment 4 Functional Block Diagram: Employee Departure Data Holding Unit) The employee departure data storage unit 1352 stores the employee departure data acquired by the employee departure data acquisition unit 1351.

[0180] (Embodiment 4 Functional Block Diagram: Viewing Request Reception Unit) The access request receiving unit 1353 receives requests to access retained employee data, associating them with former employer identification information. In principle, employers can only access their own company's employee data and cannot access the employee data of other employers. However, if employers have an agreement to disclose each other's employee data, they can access that data. For example, if former employer A and another employer C have a contractual agreement to disclose employee data to each other, employer C can access former employee B's employee data held by former employer A. Also, former employer A can access former employee D's employee data held by employer C.

[0181] (Embodiment 4 Functional Block Diagram: Viewable Condition Holding Unit) The accessibility condition retention unit 1354 stores former employer identification information in association with former employer identification information associated with former employee data that allows access to former employee data. The accessibility condition retention unit 1354 indicates which companies among multiple companies have mutual access to former employee data. For example, former employer A and another employer C may disclose former employee data by contract, but another employer E may not disclose former employee A or other employer C to former employer E.

[0182] (Embodiment 4 Functional Block Diagram: Accessible Former Employee Data Acquisition Unit) The Accessible Former Employee Data Acquisition Unit 1355 acquires accessible former employee data based on the former employer identification information associated with the received access request.

[0183] (Embodiment 4 Functional Block Diagram: Re-employment Request Reception Unit) The re-employment request reception unit 1356 receives requests for re-employment based on the personally identifiable information contained in the viewed data of former employees. The re-employment request reception unit 1356 sends job postings to former employees who meet the re-employment criteria in the data of former employees, and receives inquiries from former employees who respond to those job postings. Former employers may periodically and / or occasionally collect data on former employees to select those who meet the re-employment criteria and send them job postings for re-employment. Conversely, former employees may view job postings sent periodically and / or occasionally and apply for re-employment.

[0184] (Embodiment 4 Functional Block Diagram: Accessible Former Employee Data Acquisition Unit) The employee departure data viewing unit 1356 allows users to view the acquired, viewable employee departure data.

[0185] (Embodiment 4 Functional Block Diagram: Re-employment Request Reception Unit) The re-employment request reception unit 1357 receives requests for re-employment based on the personally identifiable information contained in the viewed data of former employees. The re-employment request reception unit 1357 sends job postings to former employees who meet the re-employment criteria in the data of former employees, and receives inquiries from former employees who respond to those job postings. Former employers may periodically and / or occasionally collect data on former employees to select those who meet the re-employment criteria and send them job postings for re-employment. Conversely, former employees may view job postings sent periodically and / or occasionally and apply for re-employment.

[0186] (Embodiment 4 Functional Block Diagram: Re-employment Processing Related Information Output Unit) The re-employment processing related information output unit 1358 outputs recruitment emails based on personal information contained in the departing employee data. These recruitment emails are not limited to email; they may also be short messages, SNS messages, push notifications, etc. For example, if only the departing employee's job title and contact information (recipient) are disclosed in the departing employee data, a re-employee interested in that employee can contact them directly. This is also suitable for the effective utilization of human resources based on job requirements, employment conditions, available time, and free time.

[0187] <Description of Hardware Configuration in Embodiment 4> (Embodiment 4: Alumni System Hardware Configuration) The alumni system 1300 of Embodiment 4 consists of an alumni terminal device 1310 and an alumni database 1350, and the hardware configuration of each is described below. Information is to be exchanged between the alumni terminal device 1310 and the alumni database 1350 as needed.

[0188] (Embodiment 4: Alumni Terminal Device Hardware Configuration) Figure 14 shows an example of the hardware configuration of the alumni terminal device 1400 according to Embodiment 4. The alumni terminal device 1400 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 1401, non-volatile memory 1402, main memory 1403, an I / O controller (input / output unit) 1404, and a communication unit 1405 such as USB or IEEE1394. These are interconnected by a data communication path such as a system bus 1406 to transmit and receive information and perform processing. Various functions can be realized by combining these components.

[0189] (Embodiment 4 Hardware Configuration Diagram CPU) The CPU 1401 sequentially reads, interprets, and executes a program, which is a sequence of instructions located in main memory, and outputs information consisting of signals to the same main memory 1402. The CPU 1401 functions as the central hub for performing calculations within the computer. In this invention, the CPU 1401 provides central control of the alumni terminal device 1400.

[0190] (Embodiment 4 Hardware Configuration Diagram: Non-volatile memory) The non-volatile memory 1402 stores programs that can be executed on the alumni terminal device 1400. The CPU 1401 reads the programs stored in the non-volatile memory 1402 into the work area of ​​the main memory 1403 and simultaneously expands the data area, which is also the working area of ​​the program, in order to have the CPU 1401 execute the programs. The non-volatile memory 1402 stores at least former employer identification information, personal identification information, destination address, and former employee data.

[0191] (Embodiment 4 Hardware Configuration Diagram Main Memory) The main memory 1403 provides work areas and working areas for various programs. The CPU 1411 reads programs stored in the non-volatile memory 1402 into the work area and simultaneously expands the data area, which is also the working area for those programs, in order to have the CPU 1401 execute them.

[0192] For example, CPU 1401 executes the former employer identification information input reception program stored in non-volatile memory 1402, expands the former employer identification information input reception program into the data area of ​​main memory 1403, and accepts input of former employer identification information. CPU 1401 executes the past job information acquisition program stored in non-volatile memory 1402, expands the past job information acquisition program into the data area of ​​main memory 1403, and acquires the past job information of the former employee. CPU 1411 executes the destination address holding program stored in non-volatile memory 1402, expands the destination address holding program into the data area of ​​main memory 1403, and holds the destination address to which the information will be sent. CPU 1411 executes the past job information transmission program stored in non-volatile memory 1402, expands the past job information transmission program into the data area of ​​main memory 1403, and transmits information regarding the former employee's past job.

[0193] (Embodiment 4: Alumni Database Device Hardware Configuration) Figure 15 shows an example of the hardware configuration of the alumni database device 1500 according to Embodiment 2. This is a diagram. The alumni database device 1501 comprises a CPU 1501, non-volatile memory 1502, main memory 1503, an I / O controller (input / output unit) 1504, and a communication unit 1505 (USB or IEEE1394). These are interconnected by a data communication path such as a system bus 1506 to transmit, receive, and process information. Various functions can be realized by combining these components.

[0194] (Embodiment 4 Hardware Configuration Diagram CPU) The CPU 1501 sequentially reads, interprets, and executes a program, which is a sequence of instructions located in main memory, and outputs information consisting of signals to the same main memory 1502. The CPU 1501 functions as the central hub for performing calculations within the computer. In this invention, the CPU 1501 provides central control of the alumni database device 1500.

[0195] (Embodiment 4 Hardware Configuration Diagram: Non-volatile memory) The non-volatile memory 1502 stores programs that can be executed on the alumni terminal device 1500. The CPU 1501 reads the programs stored in the non-volatile memory 1502 into the work area of ​​the main memory 1503 and simultaneously expands the data area, which is also the working area of ​​the program, in order to have the CPU 1501 execute the programs. The non-volatile memory 1502 stores at least former employer identification information, personal identification information, former employee data, access requests, access conditions, and requests for re-employment.

[0196] (Embodiment 4 Hardware Configuration Diagram Main Memory) The main memory 1503 provides work areas and working areas for various programs. The CPU 1511 reads programs stored in the non-volatile memory 1502 into the work area and simultaneously expands the data area, which is also the working area for those programs, in order to have the CPU 1501 execute them.

[0197] For example, CPU 1501 executes the employee departure data acquisition program stored in non-volatile memory 1502, deploys the employee departure data acquisition program to the data area of ​​main memory 1503, and acquires the employee departure data. CPU 1501 executes the employee departure data retention program stored in non-volatile memory 1502, deploys the employee departure data retention program to the data area of ​​main memory 1503, and retains the employee departure data. CPU 0701 executes the view request acceptance program stored in non-volatile memory 1502, deploys the view request acceptance program to the data area of ​​main memory 1503, and accepts a request to view the employee departure data. CPU 1501 executes the viewability condition retention program stored in non-volatile memory 1502, deploys the viewability condition retention program to the data area of ​​main memory 1503, and retains the conditions for whether or not the employee departure data can be viewed. CPU 1501 executes the program for obtaining viewable former employee data stored in non-volatile memory 1502, expands the program into the data area of ​​main memory 1503, and obtains former employee data. CPU 1501 executes the program for viewing former employee data stored in non-volatile memory 1502, expands the program into the data area of ​​main memory 1503, and views the former employee data. CPU 1501 executes the program for receiving re-employment requests stored in non-volatile memory 1502, expands the program into the data area of ​​main memory 1503, and receives re-employment requests from former employees.

[0198] <Description of Embodiment 4 Flowchart> (Embodiment 4 Flowchart Overview) Figure 16 is a flowchart showing an example of the processing flow of the alumni system according to Embodiment 4. Note that the steps shown below may also be processing steps that constitute a program to be recorded on a medium and to control the computer.

[0199] (Embodiment 4: Flowchart of the Alumni Terminal Device) The former employer identification information input acceptance step accepts the input of former employer identification information (S1601).

[0200] The past job information acquisition step involves obtaining information about the former employee's past job duties and personal information that identifies the former employee, by associating these with the former employee's personal information (S1602).

[0201] The destination address retention step associates and retains the destination addresses of the former employer identification information and the information obtained from the former employee (S1603).

[0202] The past employment information transmission step transmits the former employee data, which is information that associates the acquired past employment information with personal identification information, to the destination address associated with the former employer identification information that was received by the former employer identification information input reception unit (S1604).

[0203] (Embodiment 4: Flowchart of the Alumni Database System) The employee departure data acquisition step retrieves the submitted employee departure data (S1606).

[0204] The employee departure data retention step retains the acquired employee departure data (S1608).

[0205] The access request acceptance step accepts access requests for retained former employee data, associating them with former employer identification information (S1609).

[0206] The accessibility condition retention step maintains the former employer identification information in association with the former employer identification information associated with the former employee data that allows access to the former employee data (S1610).

[0207] The step of obtaining viewable former employee data retrieves viewable former employee data based on the former employer identification information associated with the received viewing request (S1611).

[0208] The step for viewing employee departure data allows the user to view the acquired, viewable employee departure data (S1612).

[0209] The re-employment request acceptance step accepts requests for re-employment based on personally identifiable information contained in the viewed data of former employees (S1612).

[0210] <Effects of Embodiment 4> This embodiment allows for the sending of recruitment emails to rehires for re-employment using an alumni system equipped with an alumni database that enables cross-company re-employment.

[0211] Claims 5 to 8 are claims that the method of operation of the alumni system, which is a computer, is the method of operation of Claims 1 to 4.

[0212] Claims 9 to 12 are claims that Claims 1 to 4 are described in an operating program that is readable and executable by an alumni system, which is a computer.

[0213] While embodiments of the present invention have been described, these embodiments are presented as examples only and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These novel embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, substitutions, and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. These embodiments and their variations are included in the scope and spirit of the invention, as well as in the claims of the invention and its equivalents. [Explanation of Symbols]

[0214] 0100 Alumni System 0110 Alumni Terminal Device 0111 Former Employee Identification Information Input Reception Department 0012 Past job information acquisition department 0113 Destination address holding section 0114 Past Job Information Transmission Department 0150 Alumni Database Device 0151 Department for Acquiring Data on Employees Who Left the Company 0152 Employee Departure Data Storage Department 0153 Access Request Reception Department 0154 Viewing Conditions Holding Unit 0155 Accessible Data Acquisition Department for Former Employees 0156 Employee Departure Data Viewing Department 0157 Re-employment Request Reception Department 0201 CPU 0202 Non-volatile memory 0203 Main Memory 0204 Input / output section 0205 Communications Department 0206 System Bus 0558 Re-employment processing related information output unit 0915 Re-employment Processing Related Information Acquisition Department 0916 Re-employment proposal information output rule holding unit 0917 Reemployment proposal information output section 1358 Scout email output section

Claims

1. A former employee identification information input reception unit accepts input of former employee identification information, which is the identification information of the former employer, for the purpose of rehiring (including part-time) former employees, A past job information acquisition unit obtains past job information from the individual, linking it with personal identification information that identifies the former employee, and A destination address storage unit that stores former employer identification information and the destination address to which the information is sent in association, The former employment information transmission unit transmits the former employment information data, which is information obtained by linking past employment information with personal identification information, to the destination address associated with the former employer identification information that was received by the former employer identification information input reception unit. Alumni terminal device having, A unit for acquiring employee departure data that has been sent and A data retention unit for employees who have left the company holds the acquired employee data, A data access request receiving unit receives requests to access retained data on former employees, associating them with former employer identification information. A viewing permission condition holding unit that associates former employer identification information with former employer identification information associated with former employee data that allows viewing of former employee data, A unit for acquiring viewable former employee data that acquires viewable former employee data based on former employer identification information associated with the received viewing request, A data viewing unit for viewing the acquired, viewable data of former employees, A re-employment request reception unit that receives requests for re-employment based on personally identifiable information contained in the viewed data of former employees, An alumni database device is provided for each former employee who has such a database, An alumni system consisting of the above.

2. The alumni database device is The alumni system according to claim 1, further comprising a re-employment processing related information output unit that outputs information related to re-employment processing based on personal identification information contained in the data of former employees viewed as part of the re-employment processing.

3. The alumni terminal device includes a re-employment processing related information acquisition unit that acquires re-employment processing related information, A re-employment proposal information output rule holding unit holds re-employment proposal information output rules, which are rules for outputting re-employment proposal information, which is proposal information regarding re-employment, based on the acquired re-employment processing related information. A re-employment proposal information output unit outputs re-employment proposal information based on acquired re-employment related processing information and stored re-employment proposal information output rules, The alumni system according to claim 2, having the following features.

4. The alumni database device is The alumni system according to claim 1 or claim 2, further comprising a scout email output unit that outputs a scout email (but not limited to email) based on personally identifiable information contained in the former employee data viewed as part of the re-employment process.

5. A former employee identification information input acceptance step that accepts input of former employee identification information, which is the identification information of the former employer, for the purpose of rehiring (including part-time) former employees, The past job information acquisition step involves obtaining past job information from the individual, which is information about the former employee's past job duties, and associating it with personal identification information that identifies the former employee. A destination address retention step that associates former employer identification information with the destination address to which the information is sent, The past employment information transmission step involves sending the former employee data, which is information obtained by associating past employment information with personal identification information, to the destination address associated with the former employee identification information received by the former employee identification information input reception department, and A method for operating an alumni terminal device which is a computer having, A step to retrieve employee departure data that has been submitted. A step to retain employee data obtained from former employees, A request to view retained employee data is received in association with former employer identification information. A step of maintaining accessibility conditions, which involves associating former employer identification information with former employer identification information associated with former employee data that allows access to former employee data, A step to obtain viewable former employee data based on former employer identification information associated with a received viewing request, Steps for viewing the acquired, viewable data of former employees, A re-employment request acceptance step that accepts requests for re-employment based on personally identifiable information contained in the viewed data of former employees, The operation method of an alumni database device, which is a computer provided for each former employee who has such a device, The operation method of the alumni system, which is a computer consisting of the following components.

6. The operation method of the alumni database device is as follows: The method for operating an alumni system according to claim 5, comprising a re-employment processing related information output step that outputs information related to the re-employment process based on personal identification information contained in the data of former employees viewed as part of the re-employment process.

7. The operation method of the alumni terminal device includes a step of acquiring re-employment processing-related information, and A re-employment proposal information output rule holding step, which holds rules for outputting re-employment proposal information, which is re-employment proposal information, based on acquired re-employment processing-related information, and A re-employment proposal information output step outputs re-employment proposal information based on the acquired re-employment related processing information and the stored re-employment proposal information output rules, A method for operating an alumni system according to claim 6, having the following characteristics:

8. The operation method of the alumni database device is as follows: A method for operating an alumni system according to claim 5 or claim 6, comprising a scout email output step of outputting a scout email (but not limited to an email) based on personally identifiable information contained in the former employee data viewed as part of the re-employment process.

9. A former employee identification information input acceptance step that accepts input of former employee identification information, which is the identification information of the former employer, for the purpose of rehiring (including part-time) former employees, The past job information acquisition step involves obtaining past job information from the individual, which is information about the former employee's past job duties, and associating it with personal identification information that identifies the former employee. A destination address retention step that associates former employer identification information with the destination address to which the information is sent, The past employment information transmission step involves sending the former employee data, which is information obtained by associating past employment information with personal identification information, to the destination address associated with the former employee identification information received by the former employee identification information input reception department, and An operating program written in a readable and executable format for an alumni terminal device, which is a computer having, A step to retrieve employee departure data that has been submitted. A step to retain employee data obtained from former employees, A request to view retained employee data is received in association with former employer identification information. A step of maintaining accessibility conditions, which involves associating former employer identification information with former employer identification information associated with former employee data that allows access to former employee data, A step to obtain viewable former employee data based on former employer identification information associated with a received viewing request, Steps for viewing the acquired, viewable data of former employees, A re-employment request acceptance step that accepts requests for re-employment based on personally identifiable information contained in the viewed data of former employees, An operating program written in a read-executable format for the alumni database device, which is a computer provided for each former employee who has such a device, An operational program written in a readable and executable format for the alumni system, which is a computer consisting of [the specified components].

10. The operating program for the alumni database device is: An operating program for an alumni system according to claim 9, comprising a re-employment processing related information output step that outputs information related to re-employment processing based on personal identification information contained in the data of former employees viewed as part of the re-employment processing.

11. The operating program for the alumni terminal device includes a step for acquiring re-employment processing-related information, and A re-employment proposal information output rule holding step, which holds rules for outputting re-employment proposal information, which is re-employment proposal information, based on acquired re-employment processing-related information, and A re-employment proposal information output step outputs re-employment proposal information based on the acquired re-employment related processing information and the stored re-employment proposal information output rules, An operating program for an alumni system according to claim 10.

12. The operating program for the alumni database device is: An operating program for an alumni system according to claim 9 or claim 10, comprising a scout email output step that outputs a scout email (but not limited to email) based on personally identifiable information contained in the former employee data viewed as part of the re-employment process.

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