Matching System

Abstract

The present invention increases opportunities for matching in a matching event in comparison with the prior art. A questionnaire storage unit stores questionnaires having question content corresponding to an attribute and / or a behavior of a participant, in association with the attribute and / or the behavior. When the attribute and / or the behavior of the participant is acquired, a questionnaire presenting unit extracts the corresponding questionnaire from the questionnaire storage unit and presents the same to the participant.

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a matching system for matching participants in a matching event or the like. [Background technology]

[0002] (Prior Art)

[0003] Patent Document 1 (JP Patent Publication No. 2007-4470) describes an invention relating to an appointment support system that enables business negotiations between visitors and exhibitors at exhibitions. The system compares the visitor's check items of "products and solutions they are interested in" and "problems they want to solve" with the exhibitor's check items of "products and solutions they can provide" and "user problems they can address," and if there is a match, enables the two parties to send and receive emails.

[0004] Patent document 2 (Patent Publication No. 6811302) describes an invention relating to a system that matches service providers such as restaurants with service users, in which the service user sends a questionnaire to multiple service providers, the multiple service providers send response messages to the questionnaire to the service user, an application message for using the service is sent to at least one service provider selected by the service user based on the results of the response messages, and a reservation is allowed to be made with the service user that first sends an acceptance message in response to the application message, and reservations are prohibited from being made with other service users. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0005] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2007-4470 [Patent Document 2] Patent No. 6811302 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0006] An object of the present invention is to increase the chances of matching at matching events and the like compared to conventional techniques. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] The first aspect is a matching system that includes a questionnaire storage unit that stores questionnaires with questions corresponding to the attributes and / or behavior of a participant, in correspondence with the attributes and / or behavior, and a questionnaire presentation unit that, when the attributes and / or behavior of a participant are acquired, retrieves the corresponding questionnaire from the questionnaire storage unit and presents it to the participant.

[0008] The second aspect is a matching system that includes a matching information storage unit that stores matching information to be disclosed according to the attributes and / or behavior of a participant, in correspondence with the attributes and / or behavior, and a matching information presentation unit that, when the attributes and / or behavior of a participant are acquired, retrieves the corresponding matching information to be disclosed from the matching information storage unit and presents it to the participant.

[0009] The third aspect is a matching system in the first aspect, which includes a matching information storage unit that stores matching information to be disclosed according to the attributes and / or behavior of a participant, in correspondence with the attributes and / or behavior, and a matching information presentation unit that, when the attributes and / or behavior of a participant are acquired, retrieves the corresponding matching information to be disclosed from the matching information storage unit and presents it to the participant together with the corresponding questionnaire.

[0010] A fourth aspect is a matching system according to the first or third aspect, wherein the questionnaire questions include questions about a plurality of match candidate participants according to the attributes of the participants.

[0011] A fifth aspect is a matching system according to the second or third aspect, wherein the matching information is matching information relating to a plurality of candidate participants for matching according to attributes of the participants.

[0012] A sixth aspect is a matching system in which, in the second or third aspect, the matching information is identity information of a matching information providing participant, and the matching information presentation unit presents the identity information of the matching information providing participant to the participant when behavior of the participant sufficient to disclose the identity information of the matching information providing participant is acquired.

[0013] The seventh aspect is a matching system in which, in the sixth aspect, the matching information presentation unit presents information indicating the needs, seeds, or matching needs of the matching information providing participant to the participant without disclosing the identity information of the matching information providing participant to the participant.

[0014] The eighth aspect is a matching system comprising: a first matching information display control unit that displays first matching information provided by a matching information providing participant on a display screen of a terminal of a matching candidate participant without disclosing second matching information, which is identity information of the matching information providing participant, to the matching candidate participant; an answer receiving unit that receives an answer regarding the first matching information from the matching candidate participant; and a second matching information display control unit that, when the answer received from the matching candidate participant is sufficient to disclose the identity information of the matching information providing participant, displays the second matching information, which is identity information of the matching information providing participant, on a display screen of the terminal of the matching candidate participant that provided the answer.

[0015] A ninth aspect is a matching system in the eighth aspect, wherein the first matching information is information indicating the needs, seeds, or matching needs of the matching information providing participants.

[0016] The tenth aspect is a matching system comprising a matching information receiving unit that receives matching information from participants in a matching event; a sender / destination selection unit that selects, from among the participants in the matching event, a combination of a plurality of source participants who will be the senders of each of a plurality of matching documents and a destination participant who will be the destination of the plurality of matching documents; a matching information display unit that displays a plurality of source participant matching information received from each of the plurality of source participants and a destination participant matching information received from the destination participant; a matching document creation unit that creates the plurality of matching documents; a priority selection unit that selects the priority of the plurality of matching documents; and a sending matching document creation unit that generates a sending matching document in which the plurality of matching documents are arranged in the priority order selected by the priority selection unit.

[0017] An eleventh aspect is a matching event system in which, in the tenth aspect, the sending matching document generation unit generates a sending matching document to which a questionnaire regarding each of the multiple sending participants is attached. [Effects of the Invention]

[0018] According to the first and third aspects, a questionnaire with questions corresponding to the attributes and / or behavior of the participant is presented to the participant, so that answers that lead to matching can be obtained accurately and quickly from the participant while avoiding unnecessary questionnaires and unnecessary questions, thereby increasing the chances of matching at a matching event compared to conventional techniques.

[0019] According to the second and third aspects, matching information according to the attributes and / or behavior of the participants is presented to the participants, so that information that leads to matching can be provided to the participants accurately and quickly while avoiding unnecessary disclosure of information, thereby increasing the chances of matching at a matching event compared to conventional techniques.

[0020] According to the fourth and fifth aspects, questionnaires or matching information about multiple potential match-making participants are presented to participants, so responses that lead to matching can be obtained accurately and quickly from participants while avoiding burden on the participants, thereby increasing the chances of matching at a match-making event compared to conventional techniques.

[0021] According to the sixth to ninth aspects, when a participant takes an action that warrants disclosing their personal information, the participant is provided with their personal information, so that information that leads to matching can be provided to and obtained from participants accurately and quickly while avoiding unnecessary disclosure of their personal information, thereby increasing the chances of matching at a matching event compared to conventional techniques.

[0022] According to the tenth and eleventh aspects, a matching document targeted for delivery is sent to the recipient participant, thereby increasing the chances of matching at matching events, etc., compared to conventional technology. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0023] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of a matching event system according to an embodiment. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of the hardware configuration of the administrator terminal, the presenter terminal, the general participant terminal, the exhibitor terminal, and the server according to the embodiment. [Figure 3] FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the matching event system according to the embodiment. [Figure 4A] FIG. 4A is a diagram illustrating an example of the data structure of a tag. [Figure 4B] FIG. 4B is a diagram illustrating an example of the data structure of a tag. [Figure 4C] FIG. 4C is a diagram illustrating an example of the data structure of a tag. [Figure 4D] FIG. 4D is a diagram illustrating an example of the data structure of a tag. [Figure 4E] FIG. 4E is a diagram illustrating an example of the data structure of a tag. [Figure 4F] FIG. 4F is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of a tag. [Figure 5A] FIG. 5A is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen of a participant's terminal. [Figure 5B] FIG. 5B is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen of a participant's terminal. [Figure 5C] FIG. 5C is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen of a participant's terminal. [Figure 6A] FIG. 6A is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen of a participant's terminal. [Figure 6B] FIG. 6B is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen of a participant's terminal. [Figure 6C] FIG. 6C is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen of a participant's terminal. [Figure 6D] FIG. 6D is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen of a participant's terminal. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen of a participant's terminal. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is a functional block diagram illustrating the functional configuration of a matching event system according to the seventh embodiment. [Figure 9A] FIG. 9A is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen of a participant's terminal. [Figure 9B] FIG. 9B is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen of a participant's terminal. [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is a functional block diagram showing the functional configuration of a matching event system according to the eighth embodiment. [Figure 11] FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen of the administrator's terminal. [Figure 12A] FIG. 12A is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen of the administrator's terminal. [Figure 12B] FIG. 12B is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen of the administrator's terminal. [Figure 13] FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen of the administrator's terminal. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0024] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0025] FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of a matching event system according to an embodiment.

[0026] Events that are the subject of the embodiments include all events where matching is possible, such as exhibitions, academic conferences, meetings, information exchange venues, lectures, and matching events. Events that are the subject of the embodiments may be either online or offline. Here, the concept of an online event includes events that are held in a hybrid format. Not all components of an event necessarily need to be online. For example, an event that combines a real event venue with online live streaming or a virtual room is also included in the concept of an online event.

[0027] The following description will be given assuming that the matching event system is conducted online.

[0028] The matching event system is composed of an administrator terminal 100, a participant terminal 110, a server 200, and a network 300 that connects each of these terminals and the server 200 so that data can be sent and received between them.

[0029] Participants include presenters, general participants, exhibiting organizations, etc. Exhibiting organizations include companies such as medical device manufacturers and manufacturing companies, as well as non-corporate public institutions, universities, etc., but in the embodiments, exhibiting organizations are described as exhibiting companies. In the embodiments, it is assumed that multiple companies exhibit booths as sponsoring companies when holding a matching event such as an academic conference, conference, symposium, study group, study session, networking event, seminar, or exhibition. When holding a conference (symposium, etc.), those involved in presentations are referred to as presenters. When holding an academic conference, the person who manages the operation of the conference is referred to as an administrator. Presenters other than the administrator, general participants, and exhibiting organizations are collectively referred to as participants. Participants may be either individuals or corporations.

[0030] The administrator terminal 100 and the participant terminal 110 are information processing devices, such as personal computers or smartphones. The network 300 is the Internet, an intranet, or the like. The server 200 is a server device or a virtual server built on a cloud computing service.

[0031] FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of the hardware configuration of the administrator terminal 100, the participant terminal 110, and the server 200 according to the embodiment. As shown in Figure 2, in the administrator terminal 100, participant terminal 110 and server 200, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 12, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 13, a storage 14, an input device 16, a display device 17 and a communication I / F 18 are connected to each other so that they can communicate with each other via a system bus 15. The CPU 11 is a central processing unit that executes various programs and controls each device connected to the system bus 15. That is, the CPU 11 reads a program from the ROM 12 or the storage 14 and executes the program using the RAM 13 as a work area. The CPU 11 controls each device connected to the system bus 15 and performs various arithmetic processing in accordance with the program recorded in the ROM 12 or the storage 14. The ROM 12 or the storage 14 stores a BIOS (Basic Input / Output System) and an OS (Operating System), which are control programs executed by the CPU 11, as well as computer-readable and executable programs and various necessary data for realizing this embodiment.

[0032] The ROM 12 stores various control programs and various data. The RAM 13 functions as the main memory, work area, etc. of the CPU 11 and temporarily stores programs or data as a working area. The storage 14 is composed of an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or SSD (Solid State Drive) and stores various programs including the BIOS and OS, and various data.

[0033] The input device 16 includes a pointing device such as a mouse and a keyboard, and is used to make various inputs.

[0034] The display device 17 is, for example, a liquid crystal display, and displays various information. The display device 17 may function as the input device 16 by adopting a touch panel system.

[0035] On the display screen of the display device 17, various display screens 500 to 590, which will be described later, are displayed.

[0036] The communication interface 18 is an interface for communicating with other devices, and uses standards such as Ethernet (registered trademark), FDDI, Wi-Fi (registered trademark), etc. The communication interface 18 connects to a network 300 and controls the transmission and reception of data.

[0037] By accessing the server 200, the participant terminal 110 can designate a specific conference on the display screen and hold the conference. For example, the participant terminal 110 is connected to a web camera (not shown) for transmitting its own video image, a microphone (not shown) for transmitting audio, and a speaker (not shown) for listening to the audio of the other party. In the conference, screen sharing can be performed in which the display screen of the display device 17 of the participant terminal 110 acting as the host is displayed on the display screen of the display device 17 of the participant terminal 110 acting as the guest. The screen to be shared can be designated by the participant terminal 110 acting as the host. Furthermore, the screen to be shared may be a screen showing an application, or may be the entire display screen of the display device 17.

[0038] 3 is a block diagram illustrating an example of the functional configuration of the matching event system according to the embodiment. The functional configuration illustrated in FIG. 3 includes a server 200, an administrator terminal 100, and a participant terminal 110.

[0039] The matching event system includes a questionnaire storage unit 1001, a matching information storage unit 1002, and a matching information presentation unit 1003.

[0040] The questionnaire storage unit 1001 stores questionnaires with questions corresponding to the attributes and / or behavior of participants in association with the attributes and / or behavior.

[0041] The matching information storage unit 1002 stores matching information to be disclosed according to the attributes and / or actions of participants in association with the attributes and / or actions.

[0042] When the attributes and / or behavior of a participant are acquired, the questionnaire presentation unit 1003 retrieves a corresponding questionnaire from the questionnaire storage unit 1001 and presents it to the participant. Also, when the attributes and / or behavior of a participant are acquired, the questionnaire presentation unit 1003 retrieves corresponding matching information to be disclosed from the matching information storage unit 1002 and presents it to the participant.

[0043] The matching event may be a medical-related academic conference or an exhibition or similar event other than a medical-related academic conference. In the case of a medical-related academic conference, participants include presenters, invitees, doctors belonging to the conference, doctors not belonging to the conference, general participants (audiences) interested in medical devices, etc., and exhibitors such as medical device manufacturers and medical device dealers selling medical devices. Each of these participants is referred to as a "participant."

[0044] In the following, those who participate in the matching event will be referred to as "participants." However, participants include not only those who are actually participating in the matching event, but also registered persons who have the authority to participate in the matching event. In other words, participants are not only those who are participating in the current matching event, but also those who have the authority to participate in the matching event even if they have not participated in the current matching event. Furthermore, registered persons for the matching event will be referred to as "users."

[0045] The attributes of the participants include the participation category of the matching event, the participation authority of the matching event, and information on tags assigned to the participants.

[0046] Participant categories include, for example, PA1 (physicians belonging to the academic society), PA2 (invited presenters), PB (non-member physicians), PC (audience members), and PD (exhibitor companies). Participant categories can be further categorized. For example, "exhibitor companies" can be categorized according to the type of matching event, such as "manufacturing industry," "medical device manufacturers," and "manufacturing companies."

[0047] A participant's participation privileges are the privileges to access resources such as administrative information for a matching event. For example, a participant who is granted the participation privilege of an exhibitor at a matching event can access administrative information for that exhibitor.

[0048] The tag assigned to a participant is label information assigned to the participant to characterize the participant.

[0049] 4A to 4F show examples of tag data structures.

[0050] As shown in FIG. 4A, the data structure of tags is structured such that tags are classified into types such as technology tags, application tags, and role tags.

[0051] Technology tags include general product names such as "ultrasound diagnostic equipment" or "X-ray diagnostic equipment," general names of product components (e.g., component unit names) such as "ultrasound probe unit," "X-ray irradiation unit," or "plastic housing," technology fields such as "ultrasound," "X-ray," or "plastic molding," and types of production and processing technology.

[0052] Application tags include uses, procedures, testing methods, treatment methods, and treatment fields, such as "non-destructive testing," "cardiovascular disease," "echocardiography," "heart disease," "cardiovascular surgery," and "cardiology."

[0053] Role tags include the specialties and business fields of presenters, general participants, and participants from exhibiting institutions, such as "medical device manufacturing and sales," "component unit manufacturing and sales," "assembly and processing industry," "cardiovascular surgery," and "cardiology."

[0054] FIG. 4B illustrates an example data structure of tags associated with products handled by participants.

[0055] The tags related to the products handled by the participants are configured to include tags indicating elemental technologies corresponding to the general names of the products and tags indicating elemental technologies corresponding to the general names of the product's components.

[0056] In addition, the tags related to the products handled by participants have a hierarchical structure that includes higher-level tags that indicate the component technologies corresponding to the general product names, and lower-level tags that indicate the component technologies corresponding to the general names of the product components.

[0057] For example, the tags related to product P1 handled by a participant are composed of higher-level tags indicating the component technologies corresponding to the general product name "ultrasound diagnostic device," and lower-level tags indicating the component technologies corresponding to the general names of the product's components, such as "ultrasound probe unit" and "plastic housing."

[0058] In addition, the tags related to product P2 handled by the participants are composed of higher-level tags indicating the elemental technologies corresponding to the general product name "X-ray diagnostic equipment," and lower-level tags indicating the elemental technologies corresponding to the general names of the product's components, such as "X-ray irradiation unit" and "plastic casing."

[0059] The data structure of the tags is such that each tag is associated with related tag information that indicates other related tags that are related to that tag.

[0060] FIG. 4C illustrates an example of related tag information associated with a tag.

[0061] For example, a tag for the general product name "ultrasound diagnostic equipment" is associated with related tag information including the general names of the product components, such as "ultrasound probe unit," "plastic housing," "ultrasound," "plastic molding," "cardiovascular disease," "echocardiography," "heart disease," "cardiovascular surgery," and "cardiology," as well as tags for the technical field, use, procedure, examination method, treatment method, and treatment area, and a business area tag, "manufacturing and sales of medical equipment."

[0062] In addition, the tag related to the general product name "X-ray diagnostic equipment" is associated with tags for the general names of the product's components, such as "X-ray irradiation unit," "plastic casing," "X-ray," "plastic molding," "cardiology," "heart disease," "angiography," "catheter therapy," "cardiovascular surgery," and "cardiology," as well as tags for the technical field, use, procedure, examination method, treatment method, and treatment field, and a tag for the business field, "manufacturing and sales of medical equipment," as related tag information.

[0063] The tag "ultrasonic probe unit" is associated with related tag information "ultrasonic diagnostic device" and "component unit manufacturing and sales."

[0064] The tag "X-ray irradiation unit" is associated with the tags "X-ray diagnostic device" and "component unit manufacturing and sales" as related tag information.

[0065] In addition, the tag "resin molding" is associated with the tags "resin casing" and "assembly and processing industry" as related tag information.

[0066] FIG. 4D illustrates an example of tags that are initially assigned to users who will be participants in a matching event.

[0067] Users U11 and U12, who are medical device manufacturers that produce ultrasound diagnostic devices, are assigned the technology tags "ultrasound diagnostic device," "ultrasound probe unit," "housing," "ultrasound," and "resin molding," the application tags "cardiovascular disease," "echocardiography," "heart disease," "cardiovascular surgery," and "cardiology," and the role tag "medical device manufacturing and sales."

[0068] Users U21 and U22, who are medical device manufacturers that produce X-ray diagnostic devices, are assigned the technology tags "X-ray diagnostic device," "X-ray irradiation unit," "housing," "X-ray," and "resin molding," the application tags "cardiovascular disease," "heart disease," "angiography," "catheter treatment," "cardiovascular surgery," and "cardiology," and the role tag "medical device manufacturing and sales."

[0069] Furthermore, users U31 and U32, who are doctors belonging to the Cardiovascular Surgery Society, are assigned a role tag of "cardiovascular surgery."

[0070] Furthermore, users U41 and U42, who are doctors belonging to the Society of Cardiology, are assigned a role tag of "cardiology."

[0071] Furthermore, users U51 and U52, whose business is resin molding processing, are assigned technology tags "resin molding" and "casing" and a role tag "assembly and processing industry."

[0072] A user U62 whose business is manufacturing ultrasonic probe units is assigned a technology tag of "ultrasonic probe unit" and a role tag of "component unit manufacturing and sales."

[0073] A user U73 whose business is manufacturing X-ray irradiation units is assigned a technology tag "X-ray irradiation unit" and a role tag "component unit manufacturing and sales."

[0074] Tags are also assigned to matching events and event content.

[0075] FIG. 4E illustrates tags assigned to matching events and tags assigned to event content of the matching events.

[0076] A tag may be assigned to a matching event that is held once, or a tag may be assigned to each matching event that is held multiple times.

[0077] Event content refers to the content of the questionnaire questions and answers used at the matching event, the content of sessions and seminars held at the matching event, etc.

[0078] For example, matching events A11 and A12 are assigned application tags such as "cardiovascular disease," "echocardiogram," "heart disease," "angiography," "catheterization," "cardiovascular surgery," and "cardiology."

[0079] Matching events A21 and A22 are assigned the technology tags "X-ray," "X-ray diagnostic device," "ultrasound," and "ultrasound diagnostic device," and the application tag "non-destructive testing."

[0080] The content of sessions SA11 and SA12, which will be held at the matching event and will be about "Diagnosis of Heart Disease Using Ultrasound Imaging Diagnostic Devices," has been given the technical tags "ultrasound diagnostic device" and "ultrasound," and the application tags "cardiovascular disease," "echocardiography," "heart disease," "cardiovascular surgery," and "cardiology."

[0081] The contents of sessions SA21 and SA22, which will be held at the matching event and will be about "Catheter therapy using X-ray angiography equipment," are tagged with the technology tags "X-ray diagnostic equipment" and "X-ray," and the application tags "cardiovascular disease," "heart disease," "angiography," "catheter therapy," "cardiovascular surgery," and "cardiology."

[0082] The questions and answers in the questionnaire QA11 and QA12 about the "ultrasound diagnostic equipment" used in the matching event were tagged with the technology tags "ultrasound diagnostic equipment" and "ultrasound," and the application tags "cardiovascular disease," "echocardiography," "heart disease," "cardiovascular surgery," and "cardiology."

[0083] The questions and answers in the questionnaire QA21 and QA22 about the "X-ray angiography device" used in the matching event were tagged with the technology tags "X-ray diagnostic device" and "X-ray," and the application tags "cardiovascular disease," "heart disease," "angiography," "catheter therapy," "cardiovascular surgery," and "cardiology."

[0084] The data structure of a tag includes fixed tag information and variable tagging information.

[0085] Fixed tag information refers to tag information that is initially assigned to matching events A11, A12, A21, A22, and participating users U11, U12, U21, U22, U31, U32, U41, U42, U51, U52, U62, U73, and event content SA11, SA12, SA21, SA22, QA11, QA12, QA21, QA22 when a matching event is held.

[0086] Variable tagging information is tagging information that is updated by tagging given by a tagging source.

[0087] Fixed tag information is tag information that does not change when a tag is assigned by a tag assigner, whereas variable tagging information is tag information that can change when a tag is assigned by a tag assigner.

[0088] 4F illustrates fixed tag information and variable tagging information associated with users U41, U42, U51, and U52. User U41 is assigned a fixed tag and a variable tag, while user U42 is assigned only a fixed tag. Similarly, user U51 is assigned a fixed tag and a variable tag, while user U52 is assigned only a fixed tag.

[0089] The tagging process will now be described.

[0090] Tables 1 and 2 below are tables for explaining the tagging process.

[0091] Table 1 below shows the transition of tagged information when user U41, a doctor belonging to the Society of Cardiovascular Medicine, participates in matching event A11 as a general participant and joins session SA11.

[0092] The tag information assigned to user U41 is updated as shown in Table 1 below by participating in matching event A11 and session SA11. The tag information for matching event A11 and session SA11 is also updated in the same way.

[0093] Table 1 below also shows, as a comparative example, tag information for a user U42 who is a doctor belonging to the Cardiovascular Medicine Society, just like user U41, but who did not participate in the matching event.

[0094] In the tables below, the numbers in parentheses () indicate the number of times the same tag was applied. If it was applied only once, the parentheses () are omitted.

[0095] [Table 1]

[0096] Table 2 below shows the transition of tagging information when user U41, who participated in matching event A11 as shown in Table 1 above, also participates in the next matching event A12, and user U11, a medical equipment manufacturer that manufactures ultrasound diagnostic equipment, also participates in matching event A12.

[0097] The tag information assigned to users U41 and U11 is updated as shown in Table 2 below by participating in matching event A12. The tag information for matching event A12 is also updated in the same way.

[0098] Table 2 below shows, as a comparative example, tag information when user U42, who is a doctor belonging to the Cardiovascular Medicine Society like user U41, participates in matching event A12 for the first time.

[0099] [Table 2]

[0100] As shown in Tables 1 and 2, user U41 who participated in matching event A11 and session SA11 has a higher number of " Ultrasound diagnostic equipment "," Ultrasound " is assigned to the technology tag. For example, user U41 can Ultrasound diagnostic equipment "," Ultrasound This can be characterized as having an interest in products and technologies that correspond to the technology tag "."

[0101] Furthermore, as shown in Table 2, the tag "Cardiology (4)" is the most frequently tagged tag among the tags assigned to the matching event A12. Therefore, the matching event A12 can be characterized as a matching event in which many participants (U41, U42, U11) with the tag "Cardiology" participated.

[0102] As shown in Tables 1 and 2, the matching events A11 and A12 are tagged with the tag "cardiology." Therefore, the tag "cardiology" is assigned to all participants in the matching events A11 and A12, making it difficult to characterize the participants using the tag "cardiology." Therefore, tags with a prevalence rate above a certain threshold (for example, 50%), such as "cardiology," are excluded, and participants are characterized using tags with a prevalence rate below a certain threshold (for example, 50%). For example, among the tags assigned to participants, " Ultrasound diagnostic equipment "," Ultrasound " has a penetration rate below a predetermined threshold (for example, 50%). Therefore, we exclude tags such as "cardiology" whose penetration rate exceeds the predetermined threshold, and select " Ultrasound diagnostic equipment "," Ultrasound Participants can be characterized using tags such as "." Matching events and event content can be characterized in the same way.

[0103] Tables 3 and 4 below are tables for explaining the tagging process.

[0104] Table 3 below shows the transition of tagging information when user U51, whose job is resin molding processing, participates in matching event A11 as a general participant and answers questionnaire QA21.

[0105] The tag information assigned to user U51 is updated as shown in Table 3 below by participating in matching event A11 and answering questionnaire QA21. The tag information for matching event A11 and questionnaire QA21 is also updated in the same way.

[0106] Table 3 below shows, as a comparative example, tag information for a user U52 who, like user U51, works in resin molding processing but did not participate in the matching event A11.

[0107] [Table 3]

[0108] Table 4 below shows the transition of tagging information when user U51, who participated in matching event A11 as shown in Table 3 above, also participates in the next matching event A21, and user U21, a medical equipment manufacturer that manufactures X-ray diagnostic equipment, also participates in matching event A21.

[0109] The tag information assigned to users U51 and U21 is updated as shown in Table 4 below by participating in matching event A21. The tag information for matching event A21 is also updated in the same way.

[0110] Table 4 below shows, as a comparative example, tag information for a user U52 who, like user U51, also works in resin molding processing, when he participates in the matching event A21 for the first time.

[0111] [Table 4] As shown in Tables 3 and 4, user U51, who participated in the matching event A11 and answered the questionnaire QA21, had more " cardiovascular disease (2)," Heart disease "," Angiography "," catheter treatment "," Cardiovascular Surgery "," Cardiology " is assigned to the application tag. For example, user U51 can cardiovascular disease (2)," Heart disease "," Angiography "," catheter treatment "," Cardiovascular Surgery "," Cardiology This can be characterized as having an interest in products and technologies that correspond to the application tag "."

[0112] Furthermore, as shown in Table 4, among the tags assigned to the matching event A21, the tags "Resin molding (3)" and "Casing (3)" are the tags with the highest number of tags assigned. Therefore, the matching event A21 can be characterized as a matching event in which many participants (U51, U52, U21) with the tags "Resin molding" and "Casing" participated.

[0113] In the above explanation, when a participant takes an action such as participating in a matching event and participant and event content, the tag assigned to one party is uniformly assigned to the other party, but if a tag at a higher level and a tag at a lower level are related, the tag at a higher level related to the tag at the lower level may also be assigned.

[0114] For example, as shown in Fig. 4C, the tag of the higher level of the general product name "ultrasound diagnostic device" is associated with tags of the general names of the lower level of component units, "ultrasound probe unit" and "plastic housing," as tag-related information. Also, as shown in Fig. 4C, the tag of the general name of the lower level of the component unit, "ultrasound probe unit," is associated with the tag of the higher level of the general product name, "ultrasound diagnostic device," as tag-related information.

[0115] Therefore, if user U51 comes into contact with user U62, whose business is manufacturing ultrasound probe units, at a matching event, not only the lower-level tag "ultrasound probe unit" that is assigned to user U62, but also the higher-level tag "ultrasound diagnostic device" that is related to this lower-level tag, can be assigned to user U51.

[0116] Next, the participants' behavior will be explained.

[0117] Participant behavior refers to actions taken by a participant at a matching event they are currently or have participated in in the past, such as "no action," "purchasing a participation ticket," "visiting a booth," "leaving a business card," "filling out an individual questionnaire," "watching a session featuring corporate advertisements," "obtaining (downloading) corporate information (catalog)," "requesting materials," "requesting a product estimate," "applying for a product demonstration," etc. Participant behavior includes not only actions taken at the matching event they are currently participating in, but also actions taken at all matching events they have participated in to date.

[0118] Matching information is information that a participant can provide to other participants in a matching event in order to achieve matching with other participants.

[0119] For example, user U11, who is participating in a matching event as an exhibitor in the participation category "medical device manufacturer," registers the following participation registration information: "Company name: COM1, participation category: medical device manufacturer, exhibit information: Our cardiology ultrasound diagnostic equipment provides the quality required in the field of cardiac disease. If you would like to receive the latest information or have any inquiries, please contact us here. We will provide you with a catalog for product P1." This participation registration information is associated with user U11 as matching information M11.

[0120] Similar matching information M21 is associated with a user U21 in another participation category, "medical equipment manufacturer."

[0121] Furthermore, when user U51 in the participation category "manufacturing industry" participates in matching event A21 as an exhibitor, user U51 registers the following participation registration information: "Company name: COM51, participation category: manufacturing industry, exhibitor information: We specialize in precision resin processing of medical device housings and parts. We will deliver the specified materials, quantity, and delivery date based on the resin injection molding drawings. Please contact us for a quote." This participation registration information is associated with user U51 as matching information M51.

[0122] Similarly, user U52 in the "manufacturing" participation category is associated with matching information M52, which reads, "Company name: COM52, participation category: manufacturing, exhibitor information: We boast many years of experience and abundant technology in cutting processing using medical plastics. We provide one-stop service for various needs related to medical device production and parts processing. Leave the highly challenging resin processing and resin cutting to us." Furthermore, user U53 in the "manufacturing" participation category is associated with similar matching information M53.

[0123] (First Example)

[0124] A user who wishes to participate in a matching event purchases a participation ticket for the matching event. The event participation ticket is associated with the participation category of the purchased participant, such as a doctor PA1 belonging to the academic society, an invited presenter PA2, a non-member doctor PB, an attendee PC, and an exhibitor PD.

[0125] The questionnaire storage unit 1001 stores questionnaires QA30 and QA31, which contain questions corresponding to the attributes and actions of the participants, in association with the attributes and actions of the participants. The questionnaires QA30 and QA31 are not associated with the participation categories "Audience PC" and "Exhibitor Company PD," but are associated with the participation categories "Doctors belonging to the academic conference PA1," "Invited presenters PA2," and "Non-member doctors PB."

[0126] When information on the participation category of participants who purchased participation tickets for the matching event (doctors belonging to the society PA1, invited presenters PA2, non-member doctors PB) and the action of "purchasing a participation ticket" is obtained, questionnaire QA30 corresponding to the participant's participation category and the action of "purchasing a participation ticket" is retrieved from the questionnaire storage unit 1001.

[0127] When the participant's participation category and the action of "purchasing a participation ticket" are acquired, the questionnaire presentation unit 1003 retrieves the corresponding questionnaire QA30 from the questionnaire storage unit 1001 and displays it on the display screen of the display device 17 of the participant terminal 110 in the participation categories of doctor PA1 belonging to the academic conference, invited presenter PA2, and non-member doctor PB. Note that the questionnaire QA30 is not displayed on the display screen of the display device 17 of the participant terminal 110 in the participation categories of attendee PC and exhibitor company PD.

[0128] 5A, for example, questionnaire QA30 is displayed on the display screen 500 of the terminal 110 of participants U41 and U42 in the participation category of doctor PA1 who belongs to an academic society. A pop-up message saying "Please answer the questionnaire" may be displayed on the display screen 500 to encourage participants to answer the questionnaire.

[0129] Survey QA30 includes question Q1 about the purpose of participating in the matching event and its answer options: "A11: Information gathering; A12: I want to contact a medical device manufacturer." For example, participant U41 can select answer A12 and proceed to question Q2. Participant U41 can select answer A21 to question Q2 about product categories of interest: product categories X "ultrasound diagnostic equipment," Y "X-ray diagnostic equipment," Z "MRI equipment," W "X-ray CT equipment," and S "nuclear medicine diagnostic equipment." For example, participant U41 selects product category X "ultrasound diagnostic equipment" as answer A21 to Q2 of survey QA30. Another participant, U42, selects answer A11 to Q1 of survey QA30.

[0130] Matching candidate participants are selected based on the answer A21 to Q2 of questionnaire QA30. Matching candidate participants are selected based on the options X, Y, Z, W, and S in the answer A21.

[0131] For example, for the answer A21 (product category X "ultrasound diagnostic device") from participant U41, participant U11 (medical device manufacturer COM1 that manufactures ultrasound diagnostic devices) with the corresponding attribute is selected.

[0132] 5B, questionnaire QA31 corresponding to the action of providing answer A21 (product category X "ultrasound diagnostic device") is displayed on the display screen 501 of the terminal 110 of participant U41. Note that another participant U42 selected answer A11 to Q1 of questionnaire QA30 and did not take the action of providing answer A21, so questionnaire QA31 is not displayed on the display screen of the terminal 110 of participant U41.

[0133] Questionnaire QA31 displays matching information M11 for participant U11 (exhibitor COM1), who is a potential match candidate, and question Q5, which asks whether the participant wishes to set up a matching opportunity with candidate participant U11, along with the answer options "A51: I want to be matched, A52: Not now." For example, if participant U41 selects answer A51, the process moves to question Q6. Participant U41 can choose from the following answers to question Q6 regarding the details of the matching opportunity: "A61: Exchange information via chat (no non-disclosure agreement), A62: Interview with non-disclosure agreement, A63: I would like a quote." This allows for accurate and prompt setting up of matching opportunities.

[0134] According to the first embodiment, participants are presented with a questionnaire with questions corresponding to their participation category (physician PA1 belonging to the academic society, invited presenter PA2, non-member physician PB) and their action of "purchasing a participation ticket," and also presented with a questionnaire corresponding to their action of answering the questionnaire (for example, answer A21 (product category X "ultrasound diagnostic device")).This makes it possible to avoid presenting useless questionnaires and useless questions, while accurately and quickly obtaining answers from participants that lead to matching.This makes it possible to increase the chances of matching at a matching event compared to conventional techniques.

[0135] (Second Example)

[0136] If a participant's behavior is not "purchasing a participation ticket" but rather "visiting a booth," "leaving a business card," "filling out an individual questionnaire," "watching a session featuring a company advertisement," "obtaining (downloading) company information (catalog)," "requesting materials," or other behavior that indicates an interest in a specific other participant, it is possible to present Questionnaire QA31 from the beginning, which includes questions about the details of the matching opportunity with that specific other participant, without sending Questionnaire QA30.

[0137] For example, if participant U41 leaves a business card at the company booth of another participant U11, a questionnaire screen 501 showing questionnaire QA31 appears on the participant U41's terminal screen, as shown in Figure 5B. Question Q5, which asks whether participant U41 wishes to set up a matching opportunity with the potential match-seeking participant U11 (exhibitor COM1) and includes matching information M11, along with answer options "A51: I want to be matched; A52: Not now." For example, if participant U41 selects answer A51, they can proceed to question Q6. Participant U41 can select one of the following answers to question Q6 regarding the matching machine settings: "A61: Information exchange via chat (no non-disclosure agreement); A62: Interview with non-disclosure agreement; A63: I want a quote." This allows for accurate and prompt setting up of matching opportunities.

[0138] According to the second embodiment, participants are presented with a questionnaire with questions according to their participation category (physician PA1 belonging to the academic society, invited presenter PA2, non-member physician PB) and the action of "placing a business card," so it is possible to avoid presenting unnecessary questionnaires and unnecessary questions and to accurately and quickly obtain answers from participants that lead to matching. This increases the chances of matching at matching events compared to conventional techniques.

[0139] (Third Example)

[0140] A questionnaire may be presented to participants according to the tag information assigned to them.

[0141] For example, a condition for matching two participants may be that a tag indicating a characteristic of one participant is the same as a tag assigned to the other participant.

[0142] As shown in Table 2, the “ Ultrasound diagnostic equipment "," Ultrasound" is the same as the tag assigned to participant U11. Therefore, participant U11 can be introduced to participant U41 as a potential matching participant who could be a potential partner for business negotiations, etc.

[0143] That is, when participant U41 takes the action of "purchasing a participation ticket," a questionnaire screen 501 showing questionnaire QA31, as shown in Figure 5B, is displayed on participant U41's terminal screen. Question Q5, which confirms the matching information M11 of participant U11 (exhibitor COM1) who is a potential match candidate and whether or not the participant wishes to set up a matching opportunity with candidate participant U11, and its answer options "A51: I want to be matched; A52: Not now." For example, if participant U41 selects answer A51, they can proceed to question Q6. Participant U41 can select one of the following answer options in response to question Q6 regarding the details of the matching machine settings: A61: Information exchange via chat (without a non-disclosure agreement); A62: In-person interview with a non-disclosure agreement; A63: I would like a quote. This allows for accurate and prompt setting up of matching opportunities.

[0144] According to the third embodiment, a questionnaire containing questions corresponding to the participant's tag information and the participant's action of "purchasing a participation ticket" is presented to the participant, so that it is possible to accurately and quickly obtain answers from participants that lead to matching while avoiding the presentation of unnecessary questionnaires and unnecessary questions. This increases the chances of matching at a matching event compared to conventional techniques.

[0145] (Fourth Example)

[0146] In the first, second, and third embodiments, if multiple participants are selected as match candidates, one questionnaire can include questions about the multiple match candidate participants. Also, in the first, second, and third embodiments, if multiple participants are selected as match candidates, one questionnaire can include matching information about the multiple match candidate participants.

[0147] For example, not only participant U11 but also participants U12 and U13, who have similar attributes to participant U11, can be introduced to participant U41 as potential matching participants who could be potential partners for business negotiations, etc.

[0148] That is, when participant U41 takes the action of "purchasing a participation ticket," a questionnaire screen 502 showing questionnaire QA31 appears on the display screen of participant U41's terminal 110, as shown in FIG. 5C. Questionnaire screen 502 displays matching information M11, M12, and M13 for potential match-making participants U11 (exhibitor COM1), U12, and U13, as well as question Q5, which asks participant U41 to confirm their desire to set up a matching opportunity with potential match-making participants U11, U12, and U13, along with the answer options "A511: I want to be matched with participant U11; A512: I want to be matched with participant U12; A513: I want to be matched with participant U13; A52: Not for now." For example, if participant U41 selects at least one of answers A511, A512, and A513, they can proceed to question Q6. Participant U41 can choose from the following answer options to question Q6 about the details of the matching machine settings: "A61 Information exchange via chat (no non-disclosure agreement) A62 Interview with non-disclosure agreement A63 I would like a quote." This allows for accurate and prompt setting of matching opportunities.

[0149] According to the fourth embodiment, a questionnaire regarding multiple potential match-making participants and matching information for each of the multiple potential match-making participants are presented to participants, allowing them to view multiple pieces of information at once and to answer multiple questions at once. This avoids burdening participants and allows accurate and prompt acquisition of answers from participants that lead to matching. This increases the chances of matching at a match-making event compared to conventional techniques.

[0150] (Fifth Example)

[0151] A user who wishes to participate in a matching event purchases a participation ticket for the matching event. The event participation ticket is associated with the participation category of the purchased participant, such as general participant, manufacturing industry, or medical device manufacturer.

[0152] An example will be described in which matching information and a questionnaire regarding participants in the participation category "manufacturing industry" are presented to participants in the participation category "medical device manufacturers."

[0153] The questionnaire storage unit 1001 stores questionnaire QA40, which contains questions corresponding to the attributes and behavior of the participants, in association with the attributes and behavior of the participants. Questionnaire QA40 is not associated with participants in the participation categories "general participants" or "manufacturing industry," but is associated with participants in the participation category "medical device manufacturers."

[0154] Matching information M51, M52 to be disclosed according to the attributes and actions of the participants is stored in association with the attributes and actions of the participants in the matching information storage unit 1002. The matching information M51, M52 is not associated with participants in the participation categories "general participants" and "manufacturing industry", but is associated with participants in the participation category "medical device manufacturers".

[0155] When information on the participation category ("medical device manufacturer") of a participant who purchased a participation ticket for the matching event and the action of "purchasing a participation ticket" is obtained, questionnaire QA40 corresponding to the participant's participation category ("medical device manufacturer") and the action of "purchasing a participation ticket" is retrieved from the questionnaire storage unit 1001. Similarly, when information on the participation category ("medical device manufacturer") of a participant who purchased a participation ticket for the matching event and the action of "purchasing a participation ticket" is obtained, matching information M51 and M52 corresponding to the participant's participation category and the action of "purchasing a participation ticket" is retrieved from the matching information storage unit 1002.

[0156] When the participant's participation category ("medical device manufacturer") and "participation ticket purchase" are acquired, the questionnaire presentation unit 1003 retrieves the corresponding matching information M51, M52 and questionnaire QA40 from the matching information storage unit 1002 and questionnaire storage unit 1001, and displays them on the display screen of the display device 17 of the medical device manufacturer's terminal 110. Note that the matching information M51, M52 and questionnaire QA40 are not displayed on the display screen of the display device 17 of the general participant's terminal 110 on the manufacturer's side, or the exhibitor's terminal 110.

[0157] 6A, for example, matching information M51, M52 and questionnaire QA40 are displayed on the display screen 503 of the terminal 110 of participant U21 in the medical device manufacturer participation category. A pop-up message saying "Please answer the questionnaire" may be displayed on the display screen 503 to encourage the participant to answer the questionnaire.

[0158] Display screen 503 displays matching information M51 and M52 for participants U51 and U52 who are potential match candidates, as well as question Q5 regarding whether or not the participant wishes to set up a matching opportunity with the potential match participants U51 and U52, along with the answer options "A511: I want to be matched with participant U51; A512: I want to be matched with participant U52; A52: Not for now." For example, participant U21 can select at least one of answers A511 and A512. For example, if participant U21 selects answer A511, he or she can proceed to question Q6. Participant U21 can select one of the answer options for question Q6 regarding the details of the matching opportunity setup: "A61: Information exchange via chat (without a non-disclosure agreement); A62: Interview with a non-disclosure agreement; A63: I would like a quote."

[0159] For example, if participant U21 selects answer A61 "Information exchange via chat (no confidentiality agreement)" to question Q6 regarding the contents of the matching opportunity settings, matching information M511 corresponding to the action of selecting this answer A61 is retrieved from the matching information storage unit 1002.

[0160] The matching information M511 is premium information for information exchange via chat (without a confidentiality agreement). As shown in FIG. 6B, the matching information M511 is displayed on the display screen 504A of the terminal 110 of the participant U21 in addition to the matching information M51. This allows the matching candidate participant U51 to smoothly exchange information via chat (without a confidentiality agreement) with the matching information participant U21 based on the matching information M511.

[0161] The conditions for presenting the matching information M511 may include a condition that the participant U21 discloses his / her identity to the participant U51 who is a potential match (changing from an anonymous state to a non-anonymous state). When such an additional condition is set, the matching information M511 will be displayed on the display screen 504A of the terminal 110 of the participant U21 in addition to the matching information M51 only when the participant U21, in addition to selecting the answer A61, takes the action of disclosing his / her identity information, such as his / her name and affiliation, to the participant U51 who is a potential match.

[0162] Furthermore, if participant U21 selects answer A62 (interview after signing a confidentiality agreement) to question Q6 regarding the contents of the matching opportunity settings, matching information M512 corresponding to the action of selecting this answer A62 is retrieved from the matching information storage unit 1002.

[0163] The matching information M512 is premium information for conducting an interview under a confidentiality agreement. As shown in Fig. 6C, the matching information M512 is displayed in addition to the matching information M51 on the display screen 504B of the terminal 110 of the participant U21. This allows the participant U51, who is a potential match candidate, to smoothly conduct an interview under a confidentiality agreement with the participant U21 based on the matching information M512.

[0164] Conclusion of a non-disclosure agreement is a condition for presenting the matching information M512. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 6D , the non-disclosure agreement may be concluded on the screen. For example, when answer A62 is selected on the display screen 503 shown in FIG. 6A , the screen of the display device 17 of the terminal 110 of the participant U21 transitions to the display screen 505 shown in FIG. 6D . On the display screen 505, a non-disclosure agreement display section 505A containing a non-disclosure agreement 505T to be concluded between the participant U21 and the participant U51 and a signature input section 505B where a signature can be entered are displayed. The participant U21 can input his / her name in the signature input section 505B on the display screen 505 by operating the input unit 16. Only when the participant U21 takes the action of selecting answer A61 and signing the non-disclosure agreement 505T, will matching information M512 be displayed in addition to matching information M51 on the display screen 504B of the terminal 110 of the participant U21.

[0165] According to the fifth embodiment, matching information is presented to participant U21 according to his / her attributes (participation category "medical device manufacturer") and actions (purchase of participation ticket, selection of answer A61, disclosure of identity information, selection of answer A62, signing of non-disclosure agreement 505T), so information that leads to matching can be provided to participants accurately and quickly while avoiding unnecessary disclosure of information. This increases the chances of matching at a matching event compared to conventional techniques.

[0166] Furthermore, according to the fifth embodiment, a questionnaire regarding multiple potential match-making participants U51 and U52 and multiple pieces of matching information M51 and M52 are presented to the participant U21, allowing the participant U21 to view multiple pieces of information and complete multiple responses at once. This reduces the burden on the participants and allows accurate and prompt responses from the participants that lead to matching. This increases the chances of matching at a match-making event compared to conventional techniques.

[0167] (Sixth Example)

[0168] A questionnaire and matching information may be presented according to tag information assigned to the participants.

[0169] For example, a condition for matching two participants may be that a tag indicating a characteristic of one participant is the same as a tag assigned to the other participant.

[0170] As shown in Table 2, participant U51 in the matching event A21 compared to another participant U52, cardiovascular disease (2)," Ultrasound examination "," Heart disease "," Angiography "," catheter treatment "," Cardiovascular Surgery "," Cardiology " are characterized as participants who are interested in products and technologies that correspond to the tag. Heart disease "," Angiography "," catheter treatment "," Cardiovascular Surgery "," Cardiology " is the same as the tag assigned to participant U21. Therefore, since the feature tags are the same for both participants, participant U21 can be introduced to matching candidate participant U51.

[0171] That is, when participant U21 takes the action of "purchasing a participation ticket," as shown in FIG. 7, matching information M51 and questionnaire QA41 corresponding to the tag information are displayed on the display screen 506 of participant U21's terminal 110. On the display screen 506, matching information M51 of participant U51 who is a potential match candidate and question Q5 regarding whether or not to set up a matching opportunity with the potential match candidate participant U51 are displayed, along with the answer options "A51: I want to be matched; A52: Not now." For example, if participant U21 selects answer A51, they can proceed to question Q6. For example, participant U21 can select one of the answer options "A61: Information exchange via chat (without a non-disclosure agreement); A62: Interview with a non-disclosure agreement; A63: I want a quote" in response to question Q6 regarding the details of the matching opportunity. This allows for accurate and prompt setting up of a matching opportunity.

[0172] 6B and 6C, matching information M511 and 512 are displayed on display screens 504A and 504B of the terminal 110 of participant U21 in accordance with the actions taken by participant U21 (selection of answer A61 and selection of answer A62).Similarly, the display of matching information M511 and 512 can be made conditional on disclosure of participant U21's identity information and signing of non-disclosure agreement 505T, respectively.

[0173] According to the sixth embodiment, matching information is presented to the participant U21 according to their attributes (participation category "medical device manufacturer," tag information) and actions (purchase of participation ticket, selection of answer A61, disclosure of identity information, selection of answer A62, signing of non-disclosure agreement), so that information that leads to matching can be provided to the participant accurately and quickly while avoiding unnecessary disclosure of information. This increases the chances of matching at a matching event compared to conventional techniques.

[0174] (Seventh Example)

[0175] The matching information disclosed in response to the participant's actions may be the identity information of the matching information providing participant.

[0176] FIG. 8 is a functional block diagram showing a matching event system according to the seventh embodiment.

[0177] The matching event system of the seventh embodiment includes a first matching information display control unit 1011, a response receiving unit 1012, and a second matching information display control unit 1013.

[0178] The first matching information display control unit 1011 displays the first matching information M61 provided by the matching information providing participant U61 on the display screen of the terminal participant of the matching candidate participant, without disclosing the second matching information M61, which is the identity information of the matching information providing participant U61, to the matching candidate participants U21 and U22.

[0179] The response receiving unit 1012 receives responses regarding the first matching information M61 from the prospective matching participants U21 and U22.

[0180] If the answer received from the matching candidate assistant participants U21 and U22 is sufficient to disclose the identity information of the matching information providing participant, the second matching information display control unit 1013 displays the second matching information M62, which is the identity information of the matching information providing participant U61, on the display screen of the terminal of the matching candidate assistant participant U21 who made the answer.

[0181] FIG. 9A shows a display screen 507A of the terminal 110 on the side of the matching candidate participants U21 and U22.

[0182] In other words, the first matching information display control unit 1011 displays the first matching information M61 provided by the matching information providing participant U61, together with a questionnaire QA61 regarding the first matching information M61, on the display screen 507A of the terminal 110 of the matching candidate participants U21 and U22, without disclosing the identity information of the matching information providing participant U61, for example, "Company name COM61, person in charge Yoshida Taro," to the matching candidate participants U21 and U22.

[0183] Note that the potential matching participants U21 and U22 represent the participants of the matching event (including registered participants who are not participating in the matching event), and in reality, in order to make the first matching information M61 widely public, the first matching information M61 is displayed on the display screens 507 of the terminals 110 of many participants.

[0184] The first matching information M61 is, for example, matching needs information indicating the matching needs that the matching information providing participant U61 is looking for, such as "technology to combine a catheter with a radio frequency generator." Matching needs is a concept that includes needs in the narrow sense and seeds. For example, information that is both a seed (catheter) and a need for the application of the seed (combination with a radio frequency generator) is included in the concept of matching needs. The first matching information M61 may be needs information or seeds information.

[0185] Here, the matching information providing participant U61 who provides the first matching information M61 does not want to disclose the identity information unless the matching candidate participants U21 and U22 take action that warrants disclosure, such as disclosing the identities of the matching candidate participants U21 and U22, because the development plan that the matching information providing participant U61 wants to keep secret would be unnecessarily made public.

[0186] The questionnaire QA61 includes question Q61 regarding the willingness to set up a matching opportunity for the first matching information M61, and its answer options: "A161 I will disclose my identity and exchange information (no non-disclosure agreement) A162 I will have an interview after signing a non-disclosure agreement A163 I would like detailed information since I will disclose my identity A164 Not necessary for now."

[0187] The action of selecting the answer A161, A162, or A163 is associated with the second matching information M62 (disclosure of) the identity information of the matching information providing participant U61. In other words, the action of selecting the answer A161, A162, or A163 is set in advance as the action of a participant that is sufficient to disclose the identity information of the matching information providing participant U61.

[0188] The answer receiving unit 1012 receives answers from the matching candidate participants U21 and U22. The answer receiving unit 1012 is configured with, for example, radio buttons. The answer receiving unit 1012 may also be configured with check boxes.

[0189] Suppose that one of the matching candidate participants U21, U22, the matching candidate participant U21, selects answer A161, A162, or A163. In this case, the second matching information display control unit 1013 determines that the answer received from the matching candidate participant U21 is sufficient to disclose second matching information M62, which is the identity information of the matching information providing participant U61. As a result, as shown in FIG. 9B , the display screen of the terminal 110 of the matching candidate participant U21 who made the answer transitions to display screen 507B, and the second matching information M62, which is the identity information of the matching information providing participant U61, is displayed.

[0190] Suppose the other of the matching candidate participants U21 and U22, the matching candidate participant U22, selects answer A164. In this case, the second matching information display control unit 1013 determines that the answer received from the matching candidate participant U22 is not sufficient to disclose the second matching information M62, which is the identity information of the matching information providing participant U61. As a result, the identity information, which is the second matching information M62, is kept hidden on the display screen of the terminal 110 of the matching candidate participant U22 who made the answer.

[0191] According to the seventh embodiment, when a potential matching participant takes an action that warrants disclosing their personal information, the personal information of the matching information providing participant is presented to the potential matching participant, so that information that leads to matching can be provided to the potential matching participant accurately and quickly while avoiding unnecessary disclosure of personal information, thereby increasing the chances of matching at a matching event compared to conventional techniques.

[0192] (Eighth Example)

[0193] The matching document with the attached questionnaire may be sent to participants via email.

[0194] FIG. 10 is a functional block diagram showing a matching event system according to the eighth embodiment.

[0195] The matching event system of the eighth embodiment is configured to include a matching information receiving unit 1021, a sender / recipient selection unit 1022, a matching information display unit 1023, a matching document creation unit 1024, a priority selection unit 1025, and a matching document generation unit 1026 for sending.

[0196] The matching information receiving unit 1021 receives matching information M11, M71, and M72 from participants U11, U71, and U72 of the matching event.

[0197] The sender / recipient selection unit 1022 selects from among the participants of the matching event a combination of multiple sender participants U71, U72 who will be the senders of the multiple matching documents L71, L72, respectively, and a destination participant U11 who will be the destination of the multiple matching documents L71, L72.

[0198] The matching information display unit 1023 displays a plurality of sender participant matching information M71, M72 received from a plurality of sender participants U71, U72, respectively, and a destination participant matching information M11 received from a destination participant U11.

[0199] The matching document creation unit 1024 creates a plurality of matching documents L71 and L72.

[0200] The priority selection unit 1025 selects the priority of the multiple matching documents L71 and L72.

[0201] The sending matching document generation unit 1026 generates a sending matching document L70 in which multiple matching documents L71, L72 are arranged in the order of priority selected by the priority selection unit 1025. The sending matching document generation unit 1026 generates a sending matching document L70 to which questionnaires QA71, A72 for multiple sending participants U71, U72, respectively, are added.

[0202] 11 shows a display screen 580 of the manager terminal 100. The manager plays the role of a matching coordinator.

[0203] The display screen 580 is configured to include a destination participant selection section 580A on the left screen and a source participant selection section 580B on the right screen. In the destination participant selection section 580A on the left screen, one destination participant can be selected from the participants of the matching event. In the source participant selection section 580B on the right screen, one or more source participants who will be the senders of the destination participant selected in the destination participant selection section 580A can be selected from the participants of the matching event.

[0204] Display section 581A of destination participant selection section 580A displays matching information M11 received from matching event participant U11. Display sections 582A and 582B of sender participant selection section 580B display matching information M11, M71, and M72 received from matching event participants U71 and U72, respectively. Note that matching event participants U11, U71, and U72 represent the participants of the matching event (including registrants who are not participating in the matching event), and in reality, the destination participant selection section 580A displays a large amount of matching information received from a large number of participants in the matching event in each display section 581B... The same is true for sender participant selection section 580B.

[0205] The matching information M11, M71, and M72 is, for example, participation registration information.

[0206] Matching information M11 is participant registration information such as, for example, "Company name: COM1, Participation category: Medical device manufacturer, Exhibitor information: Our cardiology ultrasound diagnostic equipment provides the quality required in the field of cardiac disease. If you would like to receive the latest information or have any inquiries, please contact us here. We will give you a catalog for product P1." and is associated with registered user U11 (considered to be a participant) who did not participate in this matching event A11.

[0207] Matching information M71 is participant registration information such as, "Company name: COM71, Participant category: Manufacturing company, Exhibitor information: We have strengths in the technology we have cultivated through transactions with medical device manufacturers over more than 30 years since our founding, and undertake board mounting and assembly work for medical devices, testing equipment, various units, etc. through an integrated system," and is associated with participant U71 who participated in this matching event A11.

[0208] For example, matching information M72 may contain information such as, "Company name: COM72, Participating category: Manufacturing company, Exhibitor information: We are a board mounting manufacturer founded in 1986. Our business involves mounting and assembling boards for various control devices such as communications, medical, industrial measurement, and semiconductor inspection equipment. Our production system operates 24 hours a day, including weekends, and we are adept at mass production as well as small-lot production, and can even handle parts procurement. We have a proven track record of delivering to medical manufacturers."

[0209] The participant registration information is "Delivery record: X-ray inspection equipment, ultrasound diagnostic equipment, marine equipment, broadcasting equipment," and is associated with participant U72 who participated in this matching event A11.

[0210] The destination participant selection section 580A on the left screen of the display screen 580 has a display section 581A corresponding to each participant in the matching event, and the source participant selection section 580B on the right screen of the display screen 580 has a display section 582A corresponding to each participant in the matching event.

[0211] Each of the display units 581A and 581B has a selection unit 584A for selecting one destination participant to which the matching documents L71 and L72 are to be sent from among the participants of the matching event. The selection unit 584A is configured with radio buttons.

[0212] Each of the display units 582A and 582B is provided with a selection unit 584B for selecting one or more destination participants from among the participants of the matching event, who will be the sender of the destination participant selected by the selection unit 584A. The selection unit 584B is configured with check boxes.

[0213] The selection units 584A and 584B implement the function of the source / destination selection unit 1022.

[0214] For example, the administrator can select a medical device manufacturer that produces an "ultrasound diagnostic device" as the recipient participant from among the participants in the matching event, and can also select multiple manufacturing companies that can produce the "circuit boards" to be incorporated into the "ultrasound diagnostic device" as the sender participants.

[0215] When the selection section 584A corresponding to the display section 581A is selected, the participant U11 (COM1) corresponding to the matching information M11 displayed on the display section 581A is selected as the destination participant.

[0216] When the selection section 584B corresponding to the display section 582A is selected, the participant U71 (COM71) corresponding to the matching information M71 displayed on the display section 582A is selected as the sender participant.

[0217] When the selection section 584B corresponding to the display section 582B is selected, the participant U72 (COM72) corresponding to the matching information M72 displayed in the display section 582B is selected as the sender participant.

[0218] When the destination participant U11 is selected by the selection section 584A and the source participants U71 and U72 are selected by the selection section 584B, the display screen of the display device 17 of the administrator terminal 100 transitions to a display screen 585A shown in FIG. 12A.

[0219] Display screen 585A displays, in contrast, sender participant matching information M71, M72 received from sender participants U71, U72, respectively, and destination participant matching information M11 received from destination participant U11. That is, display units 586, 587 of display screen 585A display sender participant matching information M71, M72 in text format, respectively, and display unit 588 of display screen 585A displays destination participant matching information M11 in text format. Display units 586, 587, 588 realize the function of matching information display unit 1023.

[0220] The text documents of the sender participant matching information M71, M72 displayed on the display units 586, 587 can be edited using the input device 16 of the administrator terminal 100. This is because the matching information provided by participants is generally not a document targeted at a specific matching candidate.

[0221] The display units 586 and 587 and the input device 16 realize the function of the matching document creation unit 1024 .

[0222] For example, the administrator can edit the text documents of the source participant matching information M71 and M72 to create matching documents L71 and L72 that are compatible with the destination participant U11, a medical equipment manufacturer that produces ``ultrasound diagnostic equipment.''

[0223] A function for assisting in the creation of matching documents may be added to the matching document creation unit 1024. For example, by comparing the source participant matching information M71, M72 with the destination participant matching information M11, important terms for matching can be extracted through linguistic analysis and displayed with emphasis, such as underlining or in a different color. An important term for matching is, for example, a term related to the "ultrasound diagnostic device" manufactured by the destination participant U11.

[0224] For example, sender participant matching information M72 can be written as "Company name: COM72, Participation category: Manufacturing company, Exhibitor information: We are a board mounting manufacturer founded in 1986. Our business is the mounting and assembly of boards for various control devices such as communications, medical equipment, industrial measurement, and semiconductor inspection equipment. Our production system operates 24 hours a day, including weekends, and we are good at mass production as well as small-lot production, and we can also handle parts procurement. We have a track record of delivering to many medical manufacturers. Delivery history: X-ray inspection equipment, Ultrasound diagnostic equipment It is possible to highlight important terms for matching, such as "marine equipment, broadcast equipment."

[0225] The matching document creation unit 1024 may create the matching document automatically.

[0226] The matching document is created by, for example, editing the document to place important terms for matching at the top.

[0227] When the matching documents L71 and L72 are created, the display screen of the display device 17 of the administrator terminal 100 transitions to a display screen 585B shown in FIG. 12B.

[0228] For example, the sender participant matching information M72 is: Medical manufacturer of ultrasound diagnostic equipment We have a long track record of delivering to clients. We are a company that mounts and assembles circuit boards for medical devices. We are a circuit board mounting manufacturer founded in 1986. Our production system operates 24 hours a day, including weekends, and we are skilled in mass production as well as small-lot production, and can also handle parts procurement. "Company name: COM72" is edited into matching document L72.

[0229] In addition, the sender participant matching information M71 is edited into matching document L71 that reads, "We undertake board mounting and assembly work for medical equipment, testing equipment, various units, etc. through an integrated system, leveraging the technology we have cultivated through more than 30 years of experience in dealing with medical equipment manufacturers since our founding. Company name: COM71."

[0230] Display units 586 and 587 of display screen 585B are each provided with a selection unit 589 for selecting the priority of matching documents L71 and L72. Selection units 589 are provided in association with display units 586 and 587, respectively. Selection units 589 realize the function of priority selection unit 1025. Selection units 589 can be configured, for example, as a pull-down menu.

[0231] The priority indicates the arrangement order from the beginning in the matching document to be sent L70. A selection unit 589 can select the priority "1" or "2" for the matching documents L71 and L72.

[0232] Compared to matching document L71, matching document L72 contains a description of the "ultrasound diagnostic device" manufactured by destination participant U11, making it more likely that source participant U71 will match destination participant U11. Therefore, priority "1" is selected for matching document L72, and priority "2" is selected for matching document L72. Note that it is also possible to automatically select the priorities of matching documents L71 and L72.

[0233] When the selection unit 589 selects the priorities "2" and "1" of the matching documents L71 and L72, the display screen of the display device 17 of the administrator terminal 100 transitions to a display screen 590 shown in FIG.

[0234] A matching document to be sent L70 is created in which matching documents L72 and L71 are arranged from the top in the order of priority "1" and "2," and the matching document to be sent L70 is displayed on a display unit 591 of a display screen 590. The display unit 591 realizes the function of a matching document to be sent generation unit 1026.

[0235] Questionnaires QA72 and QA71 are added in association with matching documents L72 and L71 that make up matching document L70 to be sent.

[0236] Survey QA72 includes question QA72 regarding whether or not participants wish to set up a matching opportunity with sender participant U72 (COM72), and its answer options: "A171 I would like to exchange information (without a confidentiality agreement) A172 I would like to have an interview with a confidentiality agreement A173 I would like detailed materials A174 Not at this time." Similarly, survey QA71 includes question QA71 regarding whether or not participants wish to set up a matching opportunity with sender participant U71 (COM71), and its answer options: "A171 I would like to exchange information (without a confidentiality agreement) A172 I would like to have an interview with a confidentiality agreement A173 I would like detailed materials A174 Not at this time."

[0237] The display screen 590 is provided with a send button 592. The send button 592 is a button for executing a process of sending an email containing the matching document L70 to which the questionnaires QA72 and QA71 have been added as the email text to the email address of the recipient participant U11.

[0238] When the send button 592 is pressed, an e-mail containing the matching document L70 to be sent, to which the questionnaires QA72 and QA71 have been added, is sent to the e-mail address of the recipient participant U11.

[0239] Therefore, the recipient participant U11 who receives the email can read the matching documents L71 and L72 of the multiple sender participants U71 and U72 at once in a single email. Also, the recipient participant U11 who receives the email can reply to the questionnaires QA71 and QA72 of the multiple sender participants U71 and U72 all at once in a single email.

[0240] 13, matching documents L72, L71 and questionnaires QA72, QA71 are displayed in text format, but URLs (Uniform Resource Locators) indicating the locations where matching documents L72, L71 and questionnaires QA72, QA71 are stored may also be displayed. When the recipient participant U11 receives the email and clicks on the URL described in the email text, the recipient participant U11 can read the file hyperlinked to the URL and display matching documents L72, L71 and questionnaires QA72, QA71 in text format on the display screen of terminal 110.

[0241] According to the eighth embodiment, the burden on both the administrator and the recipient participants is reduced compared to when a matching document and a questionnaire are sent to each of the multiple sender participants U71 and U72.

[0242] According to the eighth embodiment, it is possible to send matching documents that are targeted to the recipient participants, thereby increasing the chances of matching at a matching event compared to the prior art.

[0243] In the above-described embodiments and examples, a matching system for matching participants in a matching event has been described. However, the above-described embodiments and examples are not limited to events, and can be applied to any matching system for matching participants (users).

[0244] The disclosure of Japanese Patent Application No. 2022-131762, filed on August 22, 2022, is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. [Explanation of symbols]

[0245] 1001 Questionnaire storage section 1002 Matching information storage unit 1003 Matching information presentation unit 1011 First matching information display control unit 1012 Answer Reception Department 1013 Second matching information display control unit 1021 Matching Information Reception Department 1022 Sender / Destination Selection Section 1023 Matching information display section 1024 Matching Document Creation Department 1025 Priority Selection Section 1026 Sending matching document generation unit

Claims

1. a questionnaire storage unit that stores a questionnaire including questions related to a specific attribute of a participant and a specific behavior of the participant toward other participants, the questions relating to the content of a matching opportunity setting between the participant and the other participants, in association with the attribute and the behavior; a questionnaire presentation unit that, when the specific attribute and the specific behavior of the participant are acquired, retrieves a corresponding questionnaire from the questionnaire storage unit, the questionnaire including questions regarding the content of a matching opportunity setting between the participant and the other participant, and presents the questionnaire to the participant; A matching system with

2. a matching information storage unit that stores matching information to be disclosed in accordance with a specific attribute of a participant, a specific questionnaire response to other participants, and a specific behavior toward other participants, in association with the attribute and the behavior; a matching information presentation unit that, when a specific attribute of a participant, a specific questionnaire response to the other participant, and a specific behavior toward the other participant are acquired, retrieves corresponding matching information to be disclosed from the matching information storage unit and presents it to the participant; A matching system with

3. Matching information to be disclosed according to a specific attribute of a participant, a specific questionnaire response to other participants, and a specific behavior toward other participants is stored in association with the specific attribute, the specific questionnaire response to other participants, and the specific behavior toward other participants. a matching information storage unit; a matching information presentation unit that, when a specific attribute of a participant, a specific questionnaire response to the other participant, and a specific behavior toward the other participant are acquired, retrieves corresponding matching information to be disclosed from the matching information storage unit and presents the information to the participant together with the corresponding questionnaire; The matching system according to claim 1 , comprising:

4. The questionnaire questions include questions about a plurality of match candidate participants according to the attributes of the participants; The matching system according to claim 1 or 3.

5. The matching information is matching information regarding a plurality of matching candidate participants according to the attributes of the participants. The matching system according to claim 2 or 3.

6. Matching information is the identity information of the matching information providing participant, the matching information presenting unit presents the identification information of the matching information providing participant to the participant when an action of the participant sufficient to disclose the identification information of the matching information providing participant is acquired; The matching system according to claim 2 or 3.

7. the matching information presentation unit presents information indicating the needs, seeds, or matching needs of the matching information providing participant to the participant without disclosing the identity information of the matching information providing participant to the participant; The matching system according to claim 6 .

8. a first matching information display control unit that displays first matching information provided by the matching information providing participant on a display screen of the matching candidate participant's terminal without disclosing second matching information, which is identity information of the matching information providing participant, to the matching candidate participant; an answer receiving unit that receives, from the matching candidate participant, an answer regarding the first matching information to a question regarding the content of a matching opportunity setting between the matching information providing participant and the matching candidate participant regarding the first matching information; a second matching information display control unit that displays second matching information, which is the identity information of the matching information providing participant, on a display screen of the matching candidate participant terminal that provided the answer, when the attributes of the matching candidate participant and the answer received from the matching candidate participant are sufficient to disclose the identity information of the matching information providing participant and the answer indicates an intention to set up a matching opportunity between the matching information providing participant and the matching candidate participant regarding the first matching information; A matching system with

9. The first matching information is information indicating the needs, seeds, or matching needs of the matching information providing participant, The matching system according to claim 8 .

10. a matching information receiving unit that receives matching information from participants in the matching event; a sender / destination selection unit that selects, from among participants in the matching event, a combination of a plurality of sender participants who are senders of each of a plurality of matching documents and a destination participant who is a destination of the plurality of matching documents; a matching information display unit that displays a plurality of sender participant matching information received from the plurality of sender participants and a destination participant matching information received from the destination participant; a matching document creation unit that creates the plurality of matching documents corresponding to each of the plurality of sender participant matching information; a priority selection unit that selects priorities of the plurality of matching documents so that a matching document that includes a description of the destination participant has a higher priority; a sending matching document generation unit that generates a sending matching document by arranging the plurality of matching documents in the order of priority selected by the priority selection unit; a sending unit that sends the plurality of matching documents to a destination participant as a destination from the plurality of source participants; A matching system with

11. The sending matching document generation unit generating a matching document to be sent to which a questionnaire for each of the plurality of sending participants is added; The matching system according to claim 10.

12. a questionnaire storage unit that stores a questionnaire including questions according to a specific attribute of a participant and a specific behavior toward other participants, including information on a specific participation category of a matching event and / or a specific participation authority of the matching event and / or a specific tag assigned to the participant, and questions regarding the content of matching opportunity settings between the participant and the other participants, in association with the attribute and behavior; a questionnaire presentation unit that, when the specific attribute and the specific behavior of the participant are acquired, retrieves a corresponding questionnaire from the questionnaire storage unit, the questionnaire including questions regarding the content of a matching opportunity setting between the participant and the other participant, and presents the questionnaire to the participant; A matching system with

13. a matching information storage unit that stores matching information to be disclosed in accordance with a specific attribute of a participant, including a specific participation category of a matching event and / or a specific participation authority of the matching event and / or information on a specific tag assigned to the participant, a specific questionnaire response to other participants, and a specific behavior toward other participants, in association with the specific attribute, the specific questionnaire response to other participants, and the specific behavior toward other participants; a matching information presentation unit that, when the specific attributes of the participant, the specific questionnaire responses to the other participants, and the specific actions toward the other participants are acquired, retrieves corresponding matching information to be disclosed from the matching information storage unit and presents it to the participant; A matching system with

14. a questionnaire storage unit that stores a first questionnaire, the content of which is in accordance with a specific attribute of the participant and a specific behavior of the participant toward other participants and includes a first question regarding the content of a matching opportunity setting between the participant and the other participants, and a second questionnaire, the content of which is in accordance with a specific attribute of the participant and a behavior of the participant having given a specific answer to the first question in the first questionnaire and includes a second question regarding the content of a matching opportunity setting between the participant and the other participants, in association with the attribute and the behavior; a first questionnaire presentation unit that, when the specific attribute of a participant and the specific behavior toward the other participants are acquired, retrieves a corresponding first questionnaire from the questionnaire storage unit and presents it to the participant; a second questionnaire presentation unit that, when a behavior that a participant has given the specific answer to the first question of the first questionnaire is acquired, retrieves a corresponding second questionnaire from the questionnaire storage unit and presents the second questionnaire to the participant; A matching system with

15. the second questionnaire presentation unit, when a behavior that a participant has given a specific answer to the first questionnaire is acquired, retrieves a corresponding second questionnaire from the questionnaire storage unit and presents the second questionnaire to the participant; The matching system of claim 14.

16. The attributes of the participants include information on the participation category of the matching event and / or the participation authority of the matching event and / or the tag assigned to the participants; 16. The matching system according to claim 14 or 15.

17. a matching information storage unit that stores first matching information to be disclosed in response to a specific attribute of a participant and a specific behavior toward other participants, and second matching information to be disclosed in response to a specific attribute of a participant and a specific behavior of the participant indicating an intention to set up a matching opportunity to the other participants regarding the first matching information, in association with the attribute and the behavior; a first matching information presentation unit that, when the specific attribute of a participant and the specific behavior toward other participants are acquired, retrieves corresponding first matching information to be disclosed from the matching information storage unit and presents the first matching information to the participant; a second matching information presentation unit that, when a specific behavior of a participant indicating an intention to set up a matching opportunity with the other participant regarding the first matching information is acquired, retrieves corresponding second matching information to be disclosed from the matching information storage unit and presents the second matching information to the participant; A matching system with

18. the second matching information presentation unit, when acquiring a behavior that a participant has given a specific answer to a questionnaire, retrieves corresponding second matching information to be disclosed from the matching information storage unit and presents it to the participant; 18. The matching system of claim 17.

19. The first matching information is information that does not include identity information of a matching information providing participant, the second matching information is information including identity information of a matching information providing participant, the second matching information presenting unit, when the specific behavior is sufficient to disclose the identity information of the matching information providing participant to a matching candidate participant, retrieves corresponding second matching information to be disclosed from the matching information storage unit and presents it to the matching candidate participant; 18. The matching system of claim 17.

20. The attributes of the participants include information on the participation category of the matching event and / or the participation authority of the matching event and / or the tag assigned to the participants; 20. The matching system according to any one of claims 17 to 19.

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