Standardization assistance device, standardization assistance method, and program

Abstract

The purpose of the present invention is to propose a mechanism that outputs highly relevant related standard information according to the content of a standardization activity desired by a user.　A standardization activity content information reception unit 31 of a standardization assistance device 1 receives an input of standardization activity content information indicating the content of a standardization activity desired by a user. A related standard information output unit 32 outputs related standard information pertaining to highly relevant related standards on the basis of the standardization activity content information. A related patent information output unit 33 outputs related patent information pertaining to a related patent that is highly relevant to the content of the standardization activity desired by the user. The problem is thus solved.

Description

Standardization support device, standardization support method, and program

[0001] The present invention relates to a standardization support device, a standardization support method, and a program.

[0002] Conventionally, in an application preparation support method for supporting the preparation of an application form to be submitted in writing to a public institution, it has been considered to obtain standard specification information that specifies the content to be written in the application form, obtain country-specific standard information that is specified in more detail in accordance with the standard specification, and country-specific publicly available information on applications and reviews, and support the preparation of application documents based on the obtained standard specification information, country-specific standard information, and information on applications and reviews.

[0003] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-030417

[0004] The prior art acquires standard information when preparing an application, but does not propose a mechanism for outputting highly relevant related standard information in accordance with the content of the standardization activity desired by the user.

[0005] The present invention aims to propose a mechanism for outputting highly relevant related standard information in accordance with the content of standardization activities desired by a user.

[0006] In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a standardization support device according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a standardization activity content information receiving means for receiving input of standardization activity content information indicating the content of the standardization activity desired by a user; and a related standards information output means for outputting related standards information relating to highly relevant related standards based on the standardization activity content information.

[0007] An information processing method and a program according to one aspect of the present invention are respectively an information processing method and a program corresponding to the standardization support device according to one aspect of the present invention described above.

[0008] According to the present invention, it is possible to propose a mechanism for outputting highly relevant related standard information in accordance with the content of standardization activities desired by a user.

[0009] Fig. 4 is a diagram showing an overview of this service that can be supported by a standardization support device according to one embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of an information processing system including a standardization support device according to one embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 6 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the standardization support device in the information processing system shown in Fig. 2. Fig. 7 is a functional block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the standardization support device of Fig. 3. Fig. 4 is a functional block diagram showing the functional configuration of the standardization support device of Fig. 3 in addition to Fig. 4.

[0010] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0011] Figure 1 shows an overview of this service, which can be supported by a standardization support device according to one embodiment of the present invention. First, this service supports standardization activities desired by users. A requester is a person who wishes to carry out standardization activities and is a user of this service who receives support from this service. The user (requester) creates a draft (rough draft) for an item that has not yet been standardized, taking into consideration the public interest and business of the industry.

[0012] After that, the draft (rough draft) is revised. In other words, standards have a set format that must be met. Therefore, the format is revised with the support of the service provider and the generation AI.

[0013] The revised draft (rough draft) is then presented to stakeholders. This draft (rough draft) is based on the subjective opinion of the user (requester). Even if a standard based on the subjective opinion of the user (requester) is established, it cannot be said to contribute to the public interest or business in the industry unless its use is promoted. Therefore, the standard is first presented to stakeholders (those with knowledge or interests in the industry or field) and comments are accepted.

[0014] A determination is then made as to whether comment optimization is complete. In other words, there are multiple stakeholders, and when each stakeholder makes a comment, a wide variety of comments are received. In this case, it becomes difficult to revise the original draft (rough draft). Therefore, this service can optimize the comments so that they correspond to the results of detailed discussions between stakeholders. Once comment optimization is complete, the comments are provided to the requester. If there are no comments, the requester can submit the original draft as the final draft to the drafting committee, which will then proceed with its formulation as a standard (specification). If there are no comments, the requester reflects the comments in the original draft (rough draft) and returns to format modification. This process is repeated until there are no comments left, and the final draft is created.

[0015] The formulation of standards requires a series of exchanges like this. However, clients often do not have connections with these stakeholders in the first place. Even if they do have connections with stakeholders, if they proceed with discussions without including stakeholders who hold important positions in the industry, they may be forced to make significant revisions to the original draft later on.

[0016] Furthermore, even if comments are made regarding existing standards or laws, or even if no comments are made, the content of the draft may be inconsistent with existing standards or laws, resulting in a standard that is difficult to use. Therefore, this service uses a standardization support device (described later) to provide a series of support information for standardization as shown in Figure 1. The standardization support device also enables various information processing to promote the use of standards.

[0017] <Information Processing System> Fig. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of an information processing system including a standardization support device according to one embodiment of the present invention. The information processing system shown in Fig. 2 is configured to include a standardization support device 1, a user terminal 2, an external organization server 3, and an AI processing server 4.

[0018] The standardization support device 1, a user terminal 2, an external organization server 3, and an AI processing server 4 are connected via a network N. The network NW is, for example, the Internet, a LAN (Local Area Network), a VPN (Virtual Private Network), etc.

[0019] The standardization support device 1 is an information processing device managed by a provider of this service (not shown). The standardization support device 1 executes various processes for realizing this service while appropriately communicating with a user terminal 2, an external organization server 3, an AI processing server 4, etc.

[0020] The user terminal 2 is an information processing device operated by a user of this service. The user terminal 2 may be a smartphone, tablet, personal computer, or the like. Both the person conducting the standardization activity (e.g., the requester in FIG. 1 ) and the industry stakeholders affected by the standardization (e.g., the stakeholders in FIG. 1 ) are examples of users. However, the positions of the person conducting the standardization activity (the requester who drafts the standard) and the industry stakeholders affected by the standardization are significantly different. Furthermore, the industry stakeholders affected by the standardization activity include those who are positive about the standardization activity, those who are negative about standardization, those acting for their own benefit, and experts from public institutions who are expected to act as mediators. In addition, there are also those who support the standardization activity (those who provide advice to the requester). Furthermore, the industry stakeholders affected by the standardization activity (stakeholders) are divided into key members, associate members, observers, and the like. Therefore, it is desirable that these users be managed by an administrator of the standardization support device, such as a person supporting the standardization activity, using IDs for each user and managing attributes for each user.

[0021] The external organization server 3 is an information processing device managed by an external organization that holds various information related to this service. The external organization server 3 is composed of one or more computers, etc. The external organization server 3 executes various processes in cooperation with an API (Application Programming Interface). For example, the external organization server 3 provides the standardization support device 1 with information on items that satisfy predetermined conditions as a processing result of an API that searches for items that satisfy the predetermined conditions. Specifically, for example, the external organization server 3, managed by an organization that manages standards that have been standardized in advance, can provide search results for standards that include predetermined terms. Also, for example, the external organization server 3 can provide the content of a standard with an identifier (e.g., a standard number) that identifies the predetermined standard.

[0022] The AI ​​processing server 4 is an information processing device capable of executing processing using generative AI technology provided by an AI provider. The AI ​​processing server 4 is composed of one or more computers, etc., and provides a service for executing processing using generative AI technology in the form of a cloud service. Specifically, the AI ​​processing server 4 is an information processing device that executes information processing using AI (Artificial Intelligence) technology. For example, the AI ​​processing server 4 has a trained model that has undergone a pre-training process, and has a function of generating and outputting an output corresponding to the input prompt when a prompt including natural language is input. Specifically, for example, the trained model is a large-scale language model that can generate output as a so-called AI chatbot. The AI ​​processing server 4 is managed by an AI provider (not shown). However, this is not limited thereto, and the AI ​​processing server 4 may also be managed by a service provider. Furthermore, information processing using AI technology may be executed by the standardization support device 1.

[0023] <Hardware Configuration> FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the standardization support device in the information processing system shown in FIG.

[0024] The standardization support device 1 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 12, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 13, a bus 14, an input / output interface 15, an input unit 16, an output unit 17, a memory unit 18, a communication unit 19, and a drive 20.

[0025] The CPU 11 executes various processes according to programs recorded in the ROM 12 or programs loaded from the storage unit 18 into the RAM 13. The RAM 13 also stores data and the like necessary for the CPU 11 to execute various processes.

[0026] The CPU 11, ROM 12, and RAM 13 are interconnected via a bus 14. An input / output interface 15 is also connected to this bus 14. An input unit 16, an output unit 17, a storage unit 18, a communication unit 19, and a drive 20 are connected to the input / output interface 15.

[0027] The input unit 16 is configured with, for example, a keyboard, and inputs various information. The output unit 17 is configured with a display such as an LCD, a speaker, and the like, and outputs various information as images and sounds. The storage unit 18 is configured with, for example, a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory), and stores various data. The communication unit 19 communicates with other devices (for example, the user terminal 2, external organization server 3, AI processing server 4, etc. in FIG. 2 ) via a network NW including the Internet.

[0028] Removable media 21, such as a magnetic disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, or semiconductor memory, is appropriately attached to the drive 20. Programs read from the removable media 21 by the drive 20 are installed in the storage unit 18 as needed. The removable media 21 can also store various data stored in the storage unit 18 in the same way as the storage unit 18.

[0029] Although not shown, the user terminal 2, external institution server 3, AI processing server 4, etc. in Fig. 2 can also have basically the same hardware configuration as that shown in Fig. 3. Therefore, a description of the hardware configuration of the user terminal 2, external institution server 3, AI processing server 4, etc. will be omitted.

[0030] The cooperation of the various hardware and software constituting the information processing system of Fig. 2, including the standardization support device 1 of Fig. 3, makes it possible to execute various processes for realizing the present service of Fig. 1. As a result, the service provider can provide the present service to the user.

[0031] <Functional Configuration> Fig. 4 is a functional block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the standardization support device of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a functional block diagram showing the functional configuration of the standardization support device of Fig. 3 in addition to Fig. 4.

[0032] As shown in Figures 4 and 5, during processing for supporting standardization (hereinafter referred to as "standardization support processing"), the following functions are performed in the CPU 11 of the standardization support device 1: a user management unit 29, a generation AI collaboration unit 30, a standardization activity content information reception unit 31, a related standard information output unit 32, a related patent information output unit 33, a related organization information output unit 34, a related human resources information output unit 35, a related country / region information output unit 36, a related standard type information output unit 37, a related standard viewing information recording unit 38, a profit allocation information output unit 39, a related human resources viewing information recording unit 40, a related human resources contact information output unit 41, a revision information acquisition unit 42, a revision information notification unit 43, a reference standard version information confirmation unit 44, a new standard information acquisition unit 45, a version difference information notification unit 46, a related legal information confirmation unit 47, a related legal information notification unit 48, an information acquisition channel acquisition unit 49, and a profit allocation unit 50.

[0033] In the memory unit 18 of the standardization support device 1, a standardization activity content information DB51, a standards information DB52, a patent information DB53, an institution information DB54, a personnel information DB55, a regional information DB56, a standard type information DB57, a related standards viewing information DB58, a profit allocation information DB59, a related personnel viewing information DB60, a personnel contact information DB61, a revision information DB62, a reference standard version information DB63, a new standard information DB64, a version difference information DB65, a related laws and regulations information DB66, an information acquisition channel information DB67, a profit allocation information DB68, and a user DB69 are stored as one area.

[0034] The user management unit 29 stores and manages information about users in a user DB 69. The user management unit 29 can manage the same user so that user attributes are different for each standardization activity theme. The user management unit 29 can also control the user's access authority based at least on the user attributes. Note that, in the following description, each piece of information for standardization activities, etc., is stored in the standardization activity content information DB 51 to the revenue distribution information DB 68, but it is sufficient that this information is managed in a linked manner, and the structure of the databases storing each piece of information is not limited to that shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 and may be different.

[0035] The generation AI collaboration unit 30 outputs a command indicating the processing content to be executed by the generation AI and a prompt including information necessary for the processing content to the AI ​​processing server 4 having a trained model including a large-scale language model, and obtains the processing results processed and output by the trained model. The generation AI collaboration unit 30 can collaborate with each functional block to generate a command indicating the processing content to be executed by the generation AI and a prompt including information necessary for the processing content. In other words, the generation AI collaboration unit 30 can cause the AI ​​processing server 4 to execute part of the processing of various functional blocks.

[0036] The standardization activity content information receiving unit 31 receives input of standardization activity content information indicating the content of the standardization activity desired by the user. Here, the standardization activity content information is information indicating the content of the standardization activity desired by the user. The standardization activity content information is stored in the standardization activity content information DB 51. For example, information on the target, purpose, scope, parties involved, and timing of the standardization, the technology, products, and services owned by the user, and intellectual property such as patents and trademarks related to the standardization are examples of standardization activity content information.

[0037] Furthermore, the standardization activity content information receiving unit 31 can receive input of standardization activity content information by generating and outputting questions to the user about the standardization activity content information based on predetermined information. For example, the standardization activity content information receiving unit 31 provides a chat function by linking with the AI ​​processing server 4 via the AI ​​linking unit 30. The standardization activity content information receiving unit 31 receives the content of standardization activities desired by the user after hearing from them as standardization activity content information. Here, attribute information such as the user's company or department, past behavior information, previous input information, etc. are examples of predetermined information.

[0038] Specifically, for example, the standardization activity content information receiving unit 31 presents a character string to the user (user terminal 2) asking about the theme (outline) of the standardization activity they would like to carry out, and receives a response from the user. Specifically, for example, the user inputs that they would like to "standardize the process of converting a coal boiler for power generation into a hydrogen-ammonia co-firing boiler, the performance of the boiler after conversion, and the operating conditions of the boiler."

[0039] Based on the user's response regarding the theme (overview) of the standardization activity they would like to carry out, the standardization activity content information receiving unit 31 presents a string of characters asking for as many keywords as the user can think of that should be considered when carrying out standardization activities, and receives the user's response.

[0040] Specifically, for example, the user inputs the following keywords: "coal boiler, combustion method, combustion efficiency, harmful emissions, harmful emissions measurement method," "hydrogen fuel, ammonia fuel, burner," "ISO (International Organization for Standardization), IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission), CEN (European Standards), CENELEC (European Electrotechnical Standards), BSI (British Standards), DIN (German Standards), ASME / ASTM (American Standards), JIS (Japanese Industrial Standards)," "European regulations, American regulations, Chinese regulations, Japanese regulations," "power generation boiler-related companies such as Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and IHI, European and American power generation boiler-related companies," "names of public or private testing organizations related to power generation boilers," and "papers presented at domestic and international academic conferences on hydrogen and ammonia utilization technology." The standardization activity information receiving unit 31 receives the theme (summary) and keyword information input by the user and stores them as standardization activity information.

[0041] The related standards information output unit 32 outputs related standards information on highly relevant related standards based on the standardization activity content information. Here, the related standards information refers to information on standards (related standards) that are highly relevant to the standardization activity desired by the user. In this embodiment, information on various standards (hereinafter referred to as "standards information") is stored in advance in the standards information DB 52. The latest standards information is appropriately acquired from the external organization server 3 and stored in the standards information DB 52. Note that, as will be described later in the explanation of the new standards information acquisition unit 45, information on new standards established through the standardization support of this service may also be stored as standards information in the standards information DB 52.

[0042] For example, the related standards information output unit 32 works in conjunction with the AI ​​processing server 4 via the AI ​​collaboration unit 30, searches for standards information contained in the standards information DB 52, and outputs extracted information on standards related to standardization activity content information to the user terminal 2 as related standards information.

[0043] In the following description, when AI processing is performed "using information as a search target," the information may be provided to the AI ​​by retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), or may be provided as a prompt command as related information. Furthermore, the trained model held by the AI ​​processing server 4 may have been trained in advance using the information.

[0044] The related standards information output unit 32 can output, as related standards information, at least either reference standards information to be referred to in the standardization activity in question, or similar standards information that are similar to the standards to be created in the standardization activity in question.

[0045] Specifically, the related standards information output unit 32 outputs, as related standards information, information such as "ISO 16528-1:2007 Performance requirements for the construction of boilers and pressure vessels, scope of application...prescribes the minimum requirements to be agreed upon between manufacturers and users regarding the construction of boilers and pressure vessels, regulation items...design conditions, safety guarantees for construction, etc. (including an overview)", "JIS B8201 Land-use steel boiler structure, scope of application...○▽× regulation items...materials, general structure, design, etc. (including an overview)", "ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, scope of application...○▽× regulation items...○▽× (including an overview)", and "CEN ○▽×".

[0046] The related patent information output unit 33 outputs related patent information on related patents that are highly relevant to the content of the standardization activity desired by the user. Here, related patent information refers to information on patent rights or patent applications (patents) that are highly relevant to the standardization activity desired by the user. In this embodiment, information on various patents (hereinafter referred to as "patent information") is stored in advance in the patent information DB 53. The latest patent information is appropriately acquired from the external organization server 3 and stored in the patent information DB 53. Information on patents such as SEPs (Standard-Essential Patents) is an example of related patents.

[0047] For example, the related patent information output unit 33 works in conjunction with the AI ​​processing server 4 via the AI ​​collaboration unit 30, searches for patent information contained in the patent information DB 53, and outputs extracted information on patents related to standardization activity content information to the user terminal 2 as related patent information.

[0048] The related organization information output unit 34 outputs related organization information related to related organizations that are highly relevant to the content of the standardization activity desired by the user. Here, related organization information refers to information about organizations (related organizations) that are highly relevant to the standardization activity desired by the user. In this embodiment, information about various organizations (hereinafter referred to as "organization information") is stored in advance in the organization information DB 54. The latest organization information is appropriately acquired from the external organization server 3 and stored in the organization information DB 54.

[0049] In addition, the related organization information output unit 34 can output at least one of the following as related organizations: company information, standardization organization information, certification organization information, testing organization information, accreditation organization information that certifies certification organizations and testing organizations, financial institution information, and information on government organizations and local public bodies that supervise or manage the organization.

[0050] For example, the related institution information output unit 34 works in conjunction with the AI ​​processing server 4 via the AI ​​collaboration unit 30, searches for institution information contained in the institution information DB 54, and outputs extracted information on institutions related to the standardization activity content information to the user terminal 2 as related institution information.

[0051] Specifically, for example, the related organization information output unit 34 outputs information about the organization that created the standard that is output as a result of the functioning of the related standard information output unit 32. For example, in the case of ISO 16528-1:2007, the related organization information output unit 34 outputs information on the "ISO international standardization process," "names of the committees that deliberated at ISO," "countries participating in the committees," "chairs and secretaries of the committees," "drafts leading up to the establishment of the international standard (including the background)," "related companies and related parties in major countries," and "Japanese people (people from the country where the service is provided or neighboring countries, etc.) related companies and related parties."

[0052] The related personnel information output unit 35 outputs related personnel information on related personnel who are highly relevant to the content of the standardization activity desired by the user. Here, related personnel information refers to information on personnel who are highly relevant to the standardization activity desired by the user. In this embodiment, information on various personnel (hereinafter referred to as "personnel information") is stored in advance in the personnel information DB 55. The latest personnel information is appropriately acquired from the external organization server 3 and stored in the personnel information DB 55.

[0053] In addition, the related personnel information output unit 35 can output at least one of the following as related personnel: standardization support organization personnel information, certification organization personnel information, testing organization personnel information, academic personnel information such as universities and research institutes, corporate personnel information, government and local government personnel information, and financial personnel information.

[0054] For example, the related human resources information output unit 35 works in conjunction with the AI ​​processing server 4 via the AI ​​collaboration unit 30, searches for institutional information contained in the human resources information DB 55, and outputs extracted information on human resources related to standardization activity content information to the user terminal 2 as related human resources information.

[0055] Specifically, for example, the related human resources information output unit 35 outputs information on human resources related to the institution output as a result of the functioning of the related institution information output unit 34. For example, the related human resources information output unit 35 outputs "information on the attributes of the committee chairperson and secretary," "information on their activities outside of ISO," "information on the attributes of business people who participated in the committee," and "information on their activities outside of ISO."

[0056] The related country / region information output unit 36 ​​outputs related country / region information on related countries / regions that are highly relevant to the content of the standardization activity desired by the user. Here, related country / region information refers to information on countries and regions that are highly relevant to the standardization activity desired by the user. In this embodiment, information on various countries and regions (hereinafter referred to as "country / region information") is stored in advance in the country / region information DB 56. The latest country / region information is appropriately acquired from the external organization server 3 and stored in the country / region information DB 56.

[0057] For example, the related country / region information output unit 36 ​​works in conjunction with the AI ​​processing server 4 via the AI ​​collaboration unit 30, searches for country / region information contained in the country / region information DB 56, and outputs extracted information on countries and regions related to the standardization activity content information to the user terminal 2 as related country / region information.

[0058] Specifically, for example, the related country / region information output unit 36 ​​outputs information about the country or region that created the standard that was output as a result of the functioning of the related standard information output unit 32. For example, in the case of ISO 16528-1:2007, the related country / region information output unit 36 ​​outputs information such as "Names of standardization organizations in related countries related to the international standard and an outline of their activities," "Status of standardization in the above standardization organizations related to the above international standard," and "Outline of standardization activities in related countries related to the above international standard (participating companies, etc.)."

[0059] The related standard type information output unit 37 outputs related standard type information relating to related standard types that are highly relevant to the content of the standardization activity desired by the user. Here, related standard type information is information about types of standards (standard types) that are highly relevant to the standardization activity desired by the user. In this embodiment, information about various standard types (hereinafter referred to as "standard type information") is stored in advance in the standard type information DB 57. The latest standard type information is appropriately obtained from the external organization server 3 and stored in the standard type information DB 57.

[0060] The related standard type information output unit 37 can output at least one of de jure standard, consortium forum standard, de facto standard, public standard, and private standard as the related standard type.

[0061] For example, the related standard type information output unit 37 cooperates with the AI ​​processing server 4 via the AI ​​cooperation unit 30, searches for standard type information contained in the standard type information DB 57, and outputs extracted information on standard types related to standardization activity content information to the user terminal 2 as standard type information.

[0062] The related standard viewing information recording unit 38 records related standard viewing information related to related standard information viewed by a user. Here, the related standard viewing information is information indicating that the user has viewed the standard. As described above, standard information is pre-stored in the standard information DB 52, but the full text of the specific content of the standard may not be viewable unless a predetermined fee is paid and provided. When the related standard viewing information recording unit 38 acquires the full text of the specific content of the standard viewed by each of multiple users of the service from the external organization server 3, it stores the full text in the standard information DB 52 and stores related standard viewing information indicating that the user has viewed the standard in the related standard viewing information DB 58. As described above, the standard information may include information on standards established through the standardization support provided by the service. Similarly, the related standard viewing information DB 58 may include information indicating that the standard established through the standardization support provided by the service has been viewed.

[0063] For example, the related standard viewing information recording unit 38 stores related standard viewing information indicating that a user (a user who views first) viewed the output of the related standard information, recognized that it was necessary, and viewed it in the related standard viewing information DB 58. If any user of the service (a user who views later) wishes to view the full text of the standard information stored in the standard information DB 52, the standardization support device 1 can provide the full text of the standard information stored in the standard information DB 52 to that user.

[0064] The profit allocation information output unit 39 outputs profit allocation information regarding profits to be allocated to the party that provided the related standard information for viewing by users, based on the related standard viewing information. Here, the profit allocation information refers to information regarding the allocation of profits to be allocated to the party that provided the related standard information for viewing by users. The profit allocation information is stored in the profit allocation information DB 59. In this embodiment, the profit allocation information (hereinafter referred to as "profit allocation information") may be calculated as follows. That is, for example, the profit allocation information is calculated by allocating the costs (profits) obtained from users who subsequently viewed the standard to a user who first viewed the standard and paid a predetermined fee to view the full text of the specific content of the standard. Furthermore, for example, if a user requests viewing of information regarding a standard established through the standardization support provided by this service, the profit allocation information is calculated by allocating the costs (profits) obtained from users who subsequently viewed the standard to the user who established the standard established through the standardization support provided by this service.

[0065] The related personnel viewing information recording unit 40 records related personnel viewing information related to related personnel information viewed by a user. Here, related personnel viewing information is information indicating that a user has viewed a personnel. As described above, the personnel information is stored in advance in the personnel information DB 55. The related personnel viewing information is stored in the related personnel viewing information DB 60.

[0066] The related personnel contact information output unit 41 outputs related personnel contact information related to the contact points of related personnel based on the related personnel viewing information. Here, related personnel contact information refers to information related to the contact points of each of the personnel included in the personnel information. In this embodiment, information related to the contact points of various personnel (hereinafter referred to as "personnel contact information") is stored in advance in the personnel contact information DB 61. The latest personnel contact information is appropriately acquired from the external organization server 3 and stored in the personnel contact information DB 61.

[0067] For example, the related personnel contact information output unit 41 outputs the personnel contact information of the viewed personnel stored in the personnel contact information DB 61 to the user terminal 2 as related personnel contact information based on related personnel viewing information indicating that the user has viewed the output of related personnel information.

[0068] The revision information acquisition unit 42 acquires revision information for related standards indicated by the related standards information. Here, revision information refers to information about revisions to standards (related standards) that are highly relevant to the standardization activities desired by the user. Examples of revision information include not only information about the establishment (issuance) of revised standards, whether in Japan or overseas, but also status update information in development procedures, such as the proposal of a new work item (NP), the creation of a working draft (WD), the circulation of a committee draft (CD), the review and approval of a draft international standard (DIS / CDV), and the approval of a final draft international standard (FDIS). As described above, standards information is pre-stored in the standards information DB 52, but standards are revised as necessary. Therefore, the revision information acquisition unit 42 acquires information indicating changes to the standards information and information about the changes as revision information and stores it in the revision information DB 62. Specifically, for example, the revision information acquisition unit 42 can acquire revision information by accessing a machine-readable database of an organization that manages reference standards, similar standards, and other related standards (e.g., ISO, DIN, etc.).

[0069] The revision information notification unit 43 notifies the user of the revision information based on the revision information.

[0070] For example, the revision information notification unit 43 notifies the user that the related standard information presented to the user or viewed by the user has been revised and that the revision information has been stored in the revision information DB 62, and notifies the user of the revision information and its contents.

[0071] The reference standard version information confirmation unit 44 confirms the reference standard version information related to the reference standard indicated by the reference standard information. Here, the reference standard information refers to information indicating the standard (reference standard) referenced in the standard formulated through the standardization support provided by this service. For example, when a measurement method for the specifications that the product must meet exists as a pre-existing standard, the standard is formulated by referring to the standard for that measurement method. The reference standard information is stored as part of the standard information in the standard information DB 52. For example, in addition to direct reference, information such as the standard for embedded parts in the value chain (VC) is an example of a reference standard. Then, the reference standard version information confirmation unit 44 confirms the version of the standard referenced by the standard based on the reference standard information. For example, the reference standard version information confirmation unit 44 acquires and confirms the latest version of the reference standard at a predetermined timing (e.g., at a predetermined interval). In this way, the reference standard version information confirmation unit 44 stores the version information of the reference standard as reference standard version information in the reference standard version information DB 63. The reference standard version information may be acquired in advance from the external organization server 3 as needed, regardless of whether or not a reference is made, and stored in the reference standard version information DB 63 .

[0072] The new standards information acquisition unit 45 acquires new standards information related to new standards related to the user. Here, new standards information refers to information on new standards that have been established through the standardization support provided by this service for users who have used this service. In other words, the new standards information is information related to new standards (new standards) that have been established with support based on standardization activity content information that indicates the content of the standardization activities desired by the user. In this embodiment, information related to new standards (hereinafter referred to as "new standards information") is acquired as appropriate from the user terminal 2 or the external organization server 3 by the new standards information acquisition unit 45 functioning, and is stored in the new standards information DB 64.

[0073] The version difference information notification unit 46 notifies the user of information (hereinafter "version difference information") when there is a difference between the version of the reference standard described in the new standard and the version of the reference standard based on the reference standard version information and the new standard information. In other words, when a user of this service uses a new standard that has been established as a result of standardization support provided by this service, the version difference information notification unit 46 can notify the user of this fact when the version of the reference standard referenced in the new standard differs. The version difference information is stored in the version difference information DB 65.

[0074] The relevant legal information confirmation unit 47 confirms relevant legal information related to the new standard for the user. Here, relevant legal information refers to information on laws (relevant laws) related to the new standard for the user. In this embodiment, information on various relevant laws (hereinafter referred to as "relevant legal information") is confirmed by appropriately acquiring information on laws related to the new standard from the external institution server 3 based on the information on the new standard for the user stored in the new standard information DB 64. The relevant legal information is stored in the relevant legal information DB 66. For example, if the standardization (standard) relates to sunglasses, an example of a revision in the relevant legal information would be an amendment to the Household Goods Quality Labeling Act for sunglasses, as well as revisions to the testing methods and evaluation methods (JIS) described in the Act.

[0075] The relevant law information notification unit 48 notifies the user when there is a change in the relevant law information. When there is a discrepancy between the changes in the relevant laws of the new standard established by the standardization support of this service for the user who used this service (when there is a legal amendment, etc.), the relevant law information notification unit 48 can notify the user to that effect.

[0076] The information acquisition channel acquisition unit 49 acquires a new information acquisition channel for the related standard indicated by the related standard information from the information provider. Here, an information acquisition channel refers to a channel (means, etc.) that can acquire and provide information about the related standard from the information provider. In other words, a channel (means, etc.) for exchanging related standard information that is not used in conventional standard management is an example of a new information acquisition channel. Specifically, for example, a channel (means, etc.) that provides information about new standards established through the standardization support of this service, which is stored in the new standard information DB 64 and relates to users who use this service, as machine-readable data can be a new information acquisition channel. In other words, information about new standards established through the standardization support of this service is provided in machine-readable form. Furthermore, a channel (means, etc.) that provides information about standards registered with various organizations as machine-readable data can be a new information acquisition channel. Such information on the new information acquisition channel (information acquisition channel information) is stored in the information acquisition channel information DB 67 .

[0077] The revenue distribution unit 50 distributes a portion of the revenue related to the related standard acquired from a new information acquisition channel to the information provider. That is, for example, when standard information is exchanged as related standard information via a new information acquisition channel, a portion of the compensation for the exchange of that information (profit for the service provider) is distributed to the information provider who provided that information. Information related to revenue distribution (hereinafter, "revenue distribution information") is stored in the revenue distribution information DB 68. As previously mentioned, individual users are managed by ID and also by attributes. Attribute-based management may involve access rights to the standardization activity content information receiving unit 31 through the revenue distribution unit 50 and the standardization activity content information DB 51 through the revenue distribution information DB 68, and may also involve individual control, such as file viewing and modification rights. It is desirable for the standardization support device to perform these controls not simply by referring to the user ID but also by referring to attribute information. That is, even for the same user (same ID), it is desirable to assign different attributes to control each standardization activity. In this way, by using both user IDs and attribute information, it becomes possible to efficiently control access to each piece of hardware, and also to share hardware resources among multiple standardization activities.

[0078] <Advantageous Effects of the Present Embodiment> According to the above-described embodiment, a series of interactions for formulating user standards (specifications) is supported. At this time, the standardization support device 1 manages various types of information and utilizes generation AI processing to generate various types of information, thereby improving the efficiency of information processing and improving the accuracy of output. In addition, the standardization support device 1 is also capable of various types of information processing to promote the use of standards (specifications).

[0079] <Others> Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and modifications, improvements, etc. within the scope of achieving the object of the present invention are included in the present invention.

[0080] Furthermore, the above-described series of processes can be executed by hardware or software. In other words, the above-described functional configuration is merely an example and is not particularly limited. In other words, it is sufficient for the information processing system to be provided with a function that can execute the above-described series of processes as a whole, and the type of functional block used to realize this function is not particularly limited to the above-described example.

[0081] The location of the functional blocks is not particularly limited and may be arbitrary. For example, the functional blocks of the standardization support device 1 may be transferred to another device, or the functional blocks of another device may be transferred to a server. Furthermore, one functional block may be configured as a single piece of hardware, a single piece of software, or a combination of these. Furthermore, processing that can be realized by one functional block or multiple functional blocks can each be executed using a generation AI.

[0082] When a series of processes is executed by software, the programs constituting the software are installed onto a computer or the like from a network or a recording medium. The computer may be a computer incorporated into dedicated hardware. The computer may also be a computer capable of executing various functions by installing various programs, such as a server, a general-purpose smartphone, or a personal computer.

[0083] The recording medium containing such a program may be configured as a removable medium (not shown) that is distributed separately from the device main body in order to provide the program to users, etc., or may be configured as a recording medium that is pre-installed in the device main body and provided to users, etc. Since the program can be distributed via a network, the recording medium may be installed in or accessible from a computer that is connected or connectable to the network.

[0084] In this specification, the steps describing the program recorded on the recording medium include not only processes that are performed in chronological order, but also processes that are not necessarily performed in chronological order but are performed in parallel or individually. Also, in this specification, the term "system" means an overall device composed of multiple devices or multiple means, etc.

[0085] In other words, the information processing system to which the present invention is applied can take various forms having the following configurations.

[0086] That is, the standardization support device 1 can be configured to include: (0) standardization activity content information receiving means (for example, the standardization activity content information receiving unit 31 shown in FIG. 4) that receives input of standardization activity content information indicating the content of the standardization activity desired by the user; related standards information output means (for example, the related standards information output unit 32 shown in FIG. 4) that outputs related standards information relating to highly relevant related standards based on the standardization activity content information; user ID management means (for example, the user management unit 29 shown in FIG. 4) that manages user IDs; user attribute management means (for example, the user management unit 29 shown in FIG. 4) that is capable of managing user attributes differently for each standardization activity theme even for the same user; and access authority control means (for example, the user management unit 29 shown in FIG. 4) that controls user access authority based on at least the user attributes.

[0087] (1) It is sufficient for the standardization support device to include a standardization activity content information receiving means (e.g., the standardization activity content information receiving unit 31 shown in FIG. 4) that receives input of standardization activity content information indicating the content of the standardization activity desired by the user, and a related standards information output means (e.g., the related standards information output unit 32 shown in FIG. 4) that outputs related standards information relating to highly relevant related standards based on the standardization activity content information.

[0088] (2) The standardization activity content information receiving means may be a standardization support device of (0) or (1) that receives input of the standardization activity content information by generating and outputting questions to the user about the standardization activity content information based on specified information.

[0089] (3) The related standards information output means may be a standardization support device of (0) to (2) that outputs, as the related standards information, at least either reference standards information to be referred to in the standardization activities in question or similar standards information that is similar to the standards to be created in the standardization activities in question.

[0090] (4) The standardization support device may be any of (0) to (3) further comprising a related patent information output means (for example, the related patent information output unit 33 shown in FIG. 4) for outputting related patent information relating to related patents that are highly relevant to the content of the standardization activity desired by the user.

[0091] (5) The standardization support device may be any of (0) to (4) further comprising a related organization information output means (for example, the related organization information output unit 34 shown in FIG. 4) for outputting related organization information relating to related organizations that are highly relevant to the content of the standardization activity desired by the user.

[0092] (6) The related organization information output means may be a standardization support device of (0) to (5) that outputs, as the related organizations, at least one of corporate information, standardization organization information, certification organization information, testing organization information, accreditation organization information that certifies certification organizations and testing organizations, financial institution information, and information on government organizations and local public entities that supervise and manage the related organizations.

[0093] (7) The standardization support device may be any of (0) to (6) further comprising a related personnel information output means (for example, the related personnel information output unit 35 shown in FIG. 4) for outputting related personnel information relating to related personnel who are highly relevant to the content of the standardization activity desired by the user.

[0094] (8) The related personnel information output means may be a standardization support device of (0) to (7) that outputs, as the related personnel, at least one of standardization support organization personnel information, certification organization personnel information, testing organization personnel information, academic personnel information of universities and research institutes, etc., corporate personnel information, government and local government personnel information, and financial personnel information.

[0095] (9) The standardization support device may be any of (0) to (8) further comprising a related country / region information output means (for example, the related country / region information output unit 36 ​​shown in FIG. 4) for outputting related country / region information on related countries / regions that are highly relevant to the content of the standardization activity desired by the user.

[0096] (10) The standardization support device may be any of (0) to (9) further comprising a related standard type information output means (for example, the related standard type information output unit 37 shown in Figure 4) that outputs related standard type information related to related standard types that are highly relevant to the content of the standardization activity desired by the user.

[0097] (11) The related standard type information output means may be a standardization support device of (0) to (10) that outputs at least one of the following as the related standard type: de jure standard, consortium forum standard, de facto standard, public standard, or private standard.

[0098] (12) The standardization support device may be any of (0) to (11) further comprising a related standard viewing information recording means (e.g., related standard viewing information recording unit 38 shown in FIG. 4) for recording related standard viewing information relating to the related standard information viewed by the user, and a profit distribution information output means (e.g., profit distribution information output unit 39 shown in FIG. 4) for outputting profit distribution information relating to the profit to be distributed to the person who provided the related standard information for viewing by the user based on the related standard viewing information.

[0099] (13) The standardization support device of (0) to (12) can further include a related personnel viewing information recording means (e.g., related personnel viewing information recording unit 40 shown in FIG. 4) that records related personnel viewing information related to the related personnel information viewed by the user, and a related personnel contact information output means (e.g., related personnel contact information output unit 41 shown in FIG. 4) that outputs related personnel contact information related to the contact points of the related personnel based on the related personnel viewing information.

[0100] (14) The standardization support device may be any of (0) to (13) further comprising a revision information acquisition means (e.g., revision information acquisition unit 42 shown in FIG. 5) for acquiring revision information of the related standard indicated by the related standard information, and a revision information notification means (e.g., revision information notification unit 43 shown in FIG. 5) for notifying the user of the revision information based on the revision information.

[0101] (15) The standardization support device of (0) to (14) may further include a reference standard version information confirmation means (e.g., reference standard version information confirmation unit 44 shown in FIG. 5) that confirms reference standard version information related to the reference standard indicated by the reference standard information; a new standard information acquisition means (e.g., new standard information acquisition unit 45 shown in FIG. 5) that acquires new standard information related to the new standard related to the user; and a version difference information notification means (e.g., version difference information notification unit 46 shown in FIG. 5) that notifies the user of any discrepancy between the version of the reference standard described in the new standard and the version of the reference standard based on the reference standard version information and the new standard information.

[0102] (16) The standardization support device may be any of (0) to (15) further comprising: a related law information confirmation means (e.g., related law information confirmation unit 47 shown in FIG. 5) for confirming related law information related to the new standard for the user; and a related law information notification means (e.g., related law information notification unit 48 shown in FIG. 5) for notifying the user of any changes to the related law information.

[0103] (17) The standardization support device may be any of (0) to (16) further comprising: an information acquisition channel acquisition means (e.g., information acquisition channel acquisition unit 49 shown in FIG. 5) for acquiring a new information acquisition channel for the related standard indicated by the related standard information from an information provider; and a revenue distribution means (e.g., revenue distribution unit 50 shown in FIG. 5) for distributing a portion of the revenue related to the related standard acquired from the new information acquisition channel to the information provider.

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Claims

1. A standardization support device comprising: a standardization activity content information receiving means for receiving an input of standardization activity content information indicating the content of the standardization activity desired by a user; and a related standard information output means for outputting related standard information related to highly relevant related standards based on the standardization activity content information.

2. The standardization support device according to claim 1, wherein the standardization activity content information receiving means receives the input of the standardization activity content information by generating and outputting a question to the user about the standardization activity content information based on predetermined information.

3. The standardization support device according to claim 1, wherein the related standard information output means outputs, as the related standard information, at least any one of reference standard information to be referred to in the present standardization activity and similar standard information similar to the standard to be created in the present standardization activity.

4. The standardization support device according to claim 1, further comprising a related patent information output means for outputting related patent information related to related patents highly relevant to the content of the standardization activity desired by the user.

5. The standardization support device according to claim 1, further comprising a related organization information output means for outputting related organization information related to related organizations highly relevant to the content of the standardization activity desired by the user.

6. The standardization support device according to claim 5, wherein the related organization information output means outputs, as the related organization, at least any one of company information, standardization organization information, certification organization information, testing organization information, certification organization / testing organization accreditation organization information, financial institution information, and government agency / local public body information for supervision / control.

7. The standardization support device according to claim 1, further comprising a related human resource information output means for outputting related human resource information related to related human resources highly relevant to the content of the standardization activity desired by the user.

8. The standardization support device according to claim 7, wherein the related human resource information output means outputs, as the related human resource, at least any one of standardization support organization human resource information, certification organization human resource information, testing organization human resource information, academic human resource information such as university / research institution, company human resource information, government / local public body human resource information, and financial human resource information.

9. The standardization support device according to claim 1, further comprising a related country / region information output means for outputting related country / region information related to related countries / regions highly relevant to the content of the standardization activity desired by the user.

10. The standardization support device according to claim 1, further comprising related standard type information output means for outputting related standard type information related to a related standard type highly relevant to the content of the standardization activity desired by the user.

11. The standardization support device according to claim 10, wherein the related standard type information output means outputs, as the related standard type, at least any one of module standard, consortium / forum standard, de facto standard, public standard, and private standard.

12. The standardization support device according to claim 1, further comprising related standard viewing information recording means for recording related standard viewing information related to the related standard information viewed by the user, and profit distribution information output means for outputting profit distribution information related to the profit to be distributed to the person who made the related standard information viewable to the user based on the related standard viewing information.

13. The standardization support device according to claim 7, further comprising related human resource viewing information recording means for recording related human resource viewing information related to the related human resource information viewed by the user, and related human resource contact information output means for outputting related human resource contact information related to the contact information of the related human resource based on the related human resource viewing information.

14. The standardization support device according to claim 1, further comprising revision information acquisition means for acquiring revision information of a related standard indicated by the related standard information, and revision information notification means for notifying the user to that effect based on the revision information.

15. The standardization support device according to claim 3, further comprising reference standard version information confirmation means for confirming reference standard version information related to a reference standard indicated by the reference standard information, new standard information acquisition means for acquiring new standard information related to a new standard related to the user, and version difference information notification means for notifying the user to that effect when there is a difference between the version of the reference standard described in the new standard and the version of the reference standard based on the reference standard version information and the new standard information.

16. The standardization support device according to claim 1, further comprising related regulation information confirmation means for confirming related regulation information related to a new standard related to the user, and related regulation information notification means for notifying the user to that effect when there is a change in the related regulation information.

17. An information acquisition channel acquisition means for acquiring a new information acquisition channel for the related standard indicated by the related standard information from an information provider, and a revenue distribution means for distributing a part of the revenue related to the related standard acquired from the new information acquisition channel to the information provider. The standardization support device according to claim 1, further comprising the above.

18. An information processing method executed by a standardization support device, comprising a standardization activity content information reception step of receiving an input of standardization activity content information indicating the content of a standardization activity desired by a user, and a related standard information output step of outputting related standard information related to a highly relevant related standard based on the standardization activity content information.

19. A program for causing a computer of a standardization support device to execute control processing including a standardization activity content information reception step of receiving an input of standardization activity content information indicating the content of a standardization activity desired by a user, and a related standard information output step of outputting related standard information related to a highly relevant related standard based on the standardization activity content information.

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