COMPANY NETWORK

• US 20130232130A1
• Filed: 03/18/2011
• Published: 09/05/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/18/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Companybook As
• Original Assignee: Companybook As
• Inventors: Jellum, Harald
• Application Number:
  US13/634,945
• Publication Number:
  US 20130232130A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/706
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9536 Search customisation based on social or collaborative filtering
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking

Abstract

Method and arrangement for Connecting Business using a database and search & matching technology for aiding companies in finding and maintaining relationships with customers, partners and other contacts so as to improve efficiency. This is performed by continuously searching the web sites including company web sites, official registers, financial registers, news, blogs, social networks and feedback from users. This is filtered and matched through advanced search and matching technology and published in a social media with corresponding communication, information sharing and marketing services.

Claims

1. A method for information gathering in a business network by the use of modern Database, Search and Matching technology integrated with Social Media that enables enterprises to find and maintain relations with customers, partners or other business contacts, where the method comprises the use of:

a database, a search engine and means for information comparisons for use in social media;

wherein;

a) the search engines continuously reads the web pages of the enterprises, public enterprise registers, financial registers, news, forum, blogs, social networks and feedback from the users;

b) and where this information is categorised and stored in a database;

c) and is made available to a social network;

d) where the social network is made available via an internet portal with restricted access;

e) execution of repeated attempts with regard to point a) and a comparison with stored information for the detection of all changes in the social network, updates in the database finds new customers, partners or other business contacts; and

f) to provide a communication with chosen users to allow maintenance of the information in the database.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the search and matching makes it possible for the users to search in all enterprises with data from all the information sources in such a way that the hits can be sorted and categorised according to sector, location, sales, result, number of employees, products or others typical for enterprises.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the search and matching makes it possible for the users to search with whole sentences, other enterprises, news, documents or other descriptions of the type of enterprise one is looking for.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the Social media makes it possible for the users to set up closed groups with customers, partners or other business associations.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the Social media makes it possible for users to send messages, chat, set up common forums, share documents with the group(s) they are part of.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the search and matching, database and social media make it possible for users to receive automatic warnings (Early warning) if any of their customers, partners or other business contacts have financial difficulties.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the database makes it possible for the users to be able to upload text, sound and videos about themselves to a showroom that is made available to other users.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the database and search and matching make it possible for the users to be able to describe themselves by the most important search words to make it simpler for others to find them both within the invention and out on the internet in other search engines.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the database and search and matching make it possible for the users to market themselves by making a search selection and thereafter sending out a personalised message to all enterprises that are in the search selection.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein the database and search and matching make it possible for the users to market themselves by sending out a press statement to a network of enterprises within the invention or via external enterprises that have a network set up for press releases.

11. The method according to claim 1, wherein the database and Social media make it possible for the users to share their profiles with other external social networks.

12. The method according to claim 1, wherein the database makes it possible for users to view statistics of who, when and what others have seen of your profile.

13. The method according to claim 1, wherein the database makes it possible for the users to show banner advertisements within the invention or externally via third party enterprises with a network for different media channels.

14. The method according to claim 1, wherein the database and search and matching make it possible for the users automatically to be search engine optimised for other external search engines on the internet with all the content from all the information sources.

15. A system for information gathering in a business network by the use of modern Database, Search and Matching technology integrated with Social Media that enables enterprises to find and maintain relations with customers, partners or other business connections, where the system comprises:

a database, a search engine and means for information comparisons for use in social media;

wherein;

a) the search engine is essentially set up for continuous reading of the web pages of the enterprises, public business registers, financial registers, news, forum, blogs, social networks and feedback from the users;

b) the database is set up to categorise and store the categorised information;

c) the database comprises communication means connected to an electronic network;

d) where the electronic network comprises an internet portal with restricted access;

e) where the system is set up to carry out repeated searches with regard to point a) and a comparison with stored information for detection of all changes in the electronic network, updates in the database finds new customers, partners or other business contacts according to selected criteria, and storage of these in the database; and

f) where the system comprises means of communication to provide a communication with selected users to permit maintenance of the information in the database.