CN102282553A - Annuity interface and system in an intellectual property database - Google Patents
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Abstract
A method and system for integrating management of intellectual property assets with management of annuity instructions for patent grants and pending patent applications. An intellectual property asset management application is integrated with an asset management application through a third application. Communication conduits are configured in communication with the applications in the form of queues and schedulers to facilitate communicating instructions among the applications. Web services are employed as a communication medium to send instructions among the applications.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to by the interface between two application programs of network (web) service.More specifically, the present invention relates to make annual fee application program and asset management application to be connected to each other.
Background technology
Patent is to be authorized inventor's the time limit manufacturing at limited quantity, use or sold the exclusive right of invention by government.The basis of authorizing is disclosure of an invention.The utility patent of all mandates and a lot of industrial design patents must periodically be paid fees of maintenance, so that keep mandate itself.In the U.S., the fees of maintenance of utility patent are not annual fees, and do not have the required fees of maintenance of design patent at present.Yet in other country of great majority, utility patent must be paid annual fee, is also referred to as renewal fee (renewal fee).Even during the pending status before patent is in mandate itself issue, also need to pay such renewal fee.
Along with patent layout expansion, to date of expiry of annual fee and pay the complicacy that manages and also enlarge.Exist to can be used to help to manage the service of these assets, to guarantee not miss deadline and to have reduced with the management of periodic fees of maintenance and pay cost related.
The management that relates to pending application and disclosure of the Invention on the other hand of intellectual property assets management.Different instruments can use for this management, and they all use the schedule of a certain form to write down the cut-off date and such cut-off date is informed procurator and lawyer.Develop the computer based application program and in electronic environment, be engaged in such management.Along with technical progress, the management application program is progressively development also, and the management application program now can be obtaining by the form based on web of common browser application visit.
Yet the management great majority of the management of intellectual property assets and periodicity fees of maintenance still separate.In other words, such application program does not combine as yet, makes the management application program can also follow the tracks of and the periodicity relevant cut-off date of fees of maintenance.Therefore, wish that the operation technique progress strengthens comprising the management of the intellectual property assets of the data communication between management application program and the asset management service.
Summary of the invention
The present invention includes the transparent interface between the annual fee management system and the asset management system.
In one aspect of the invention, provide a kind of computer system, it has first computing machine, and described first computing machine has the first processor that communicates to connect with first memory module, and first application program that communicates to connect with described first processor.Described first application program is used for putting on record of intellectual property assets.Second computing machine also is provided, and it has second processor that communicates to connect with second memory module and data storage medium, and second application program that is connected with described second processor communication.Described second application program is used for the annual fee data of managerial knowledge property right assets.Manager is provided on the local position of described first computing machine, and is connected with described first interapplication communications by local communication protocol, is connected with second interapplication communications by the network service.By described manager and described network service, described manager makes the data sync between the described annual fee management system and the described asset management system.
In another aspect of this invention, provide a kind of method that is used to connect annual fee data processing and intellectual property assets management.Provide to be used for first application program that intellectual property assets is put on record, and second application program of the annual fee data that are used for managerial knowledge property right assets is provided.Described second application program is connected with described first interapplication communications.The manager that is used for connecting by the network service described first application program and described second application program is provided, synchronous with the intellectual property assets of the annual fee data that make described second application program by described network service and described first application program.
Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing currently preferred embodiments of the invention are described in detail, thereby can understand other features and advantages of the present invention.
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The accompanying drawing of this paper reference constitutes the part of instructions.Unless spell out in addition, the feature shown in the accompanying drawing is considered to the explanation of only some embodiment of the present invention, rather than the explanation of all embodiment of the present invention.Otherwise do not make opposite implication.
Fig. 1 is the block diagram of prior art, and it shows the client computer that is connected with the server communication that moves annual fee management application program;
Fig. 2 is the block diagram of prior art, and it shows the client computer that is connected with the server communication that moves asset management application;
Fig. 3 shows the operation annual fee to manage the block diagram that the server of application program is connected with the server communication of operation asset management application;
Fig. 4 is the process flow diagram that shows the startup of leaching process in the asset management application;
Fig. 5 shows the process flow diagram that sends the process of the request of extraction by the 3rd application program;
Fig. 6 is the process flow diagram that obtains that shows the affirmation file that sends by annual fee management application program;
Fig. 7 shows the process flow diagram that sends the process of paying instruction from asset management application to annual fee management application program;
Fig. 8 shows the process flow diagram that sends instruction by the 3rd application program;
Fig. 9 is the process flow diagram that shows the information of obtaining from annual fee management application program.
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Understand easily, can arrange and design with various structure as the assembly of the present invention that in this paper description and accompanying drawing, illustrates substantially.Therefore, regard to down detailed description, be not to be intended to limit protection scope of the present invention of being stated, and only be representative selected embodiment of the present invention as the embodiment of the equipment of the present invention that represents in the accompanying drawings, system and method.
Classify the functional unit of describing in this instructions as application program and/or manager.In these functional units any one can realize with programmable hardware device, as field programmable gate array, programmable logic array, programmable logic device (PLD) or the like.Functional unit can also be realized with software, to be carried out by various types of processors.The functional unit of described executable code can comprise for example one or more physical block or the logical block of computer instruction, and computer instruction can for example be organized as object, program, function or other structure.Yet, the executable file of described manager and/or application program does not need physically together, but can comprise the different instruction that is stored on the diverse location, when different instruction is logically linked together, the purpose of the functional unit that above-mentioned instruction formation functional unit and realization are set forth.
In fact, the manager of executable code or functional unit can be single instructions, can also be a plurality of instructions, and even can be distributed in several different code segments, the different application program and on several memory devices.Similarly, in this article, service data can be discerned in manager and/or application program and illustrate, and can be presented as any suitable form, is organized as the data structure of any adequate types.Service data can be gathered is the individual data collection, can also be distributed on the diverse location, comprises being distributed on the different memory spare, and can be at least in part exists in the mode of the electronic signal on system or the network.
" the selected embodiment " that mentions in this specification, " embodiment " or " embodiment " meaning are that special characteristic, structure or the characteristic described together with this embodiment comprise at least one embodiment of the present invention.Therefore, in this specification diverse location phrase " selected embodiment ", " in one embodiment " or " in an embodiment " of occurring the same embodiment of definiteness that differs.
And described feature, structure or characteristic can be combined among one or more embodiment in any suitable manner.In the following description, a plurality of concrete details are provided, as the example of manager, application program etc., so that the complete understanding to the embodiment of the invention to be provided.Yet those skilled in the relevant art will recognize that the present invention can implement under the one or more situation in not having described detail, perhaps by enforcements such as other method, parts, materials.In other cases, known structure, material or operation are not at length showed or described, obscure various aspects of the present invention to avoid them.
By understanding embodiment shown in the present best with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein, identical part is from start to finish represented by identical Reference numeral.Below description only be intended to as example, and some selected embodiment of the equipment consistent with this paper the present invention for required protection, system and process only is shown.
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Can realize the integration of the patent annuity management system and the patent asset management system by the 3rd application program.In one embodiment, the 3rd application program is worked on the position of server this locality of operation asset management application.The 3rd application program is served as the pipeline between the patent annuity system and the asset management system, makes data and the annual fee data sync of being safeguarded by the annual fee management system in the asset management system.The 3rd application program is paid information with annual fee and is sent the asset management system to.Therefore, the user can be made by the asset management system pay decision, comprise in the electronics mode instruction is sent to the annual fee management system, and all instructions of record safeguard to(for) given extension.
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With reference to accompanying drawing, accompanying drawing had formed the part of this paper during below embodiment described, and showed in the mode of legend and can put into practice specific implementations of the present invention.Should be appreciated that and to use other embodiment, because can under the situation that does not deviate from protection scope of the present invention, carry out structural change.
Fig. 1 is the prior art block diagram 100 that is equipped with the computer system of patent annuity system.The whole annual fee processes of patent annuity system management from the decision-making to the absorption of costs.As shown in the figure, server 102 is equipped with processing unit 104, and processing unit 104 is also referred to as processor in this article, and it communicates to connect by bus 106 and storer 108.Server 102 is illustrated with the data storage medium 110 that is used to store patent fees of maintenance information and communicates to connect.Second application program 112 is installed on the position of server 102 this locality and with processing unit 104 and communicates to connect.Second application program 112 is served as and is used for being stored in the interface that storage medium 110 interior fees of maintenance information manage.In one embodiment, provide the client computer 120 that communicates to connect with server 102.Client computer 120 has the processing unit 124 that communicates to connect by bus 126 and storer 128.In addition, client computer 120 is equipped with input equipment 130 and visual display unit 132.Client computer 120 or connect or communicate by letter with server 102 by network interface by local is more specifically communicated by letter with second application program 112.Therefore, patent fees of maintenance information is retained on the position of server this locality, and can obtain by the client computer that is connected with server communication.
Fig. 2 is the prior art block diagram 200 that is equipped with the computer system of the asset management system.The asset management system provides the detailed management of effective patent and pending application application.The user can browse case history, file, the scanned copy of examination L. A., draft, and date of expiry and deadline, the archive etc. of disclosure of the Invention content, assignee, inventor, invention state, date reminding, examination L. A..Yet the asset management system does not allow the user to determine that annual fee is paid volume or enforcement is paid.As shown in the figure, server 202 is equipped with processing unit 204, and processing unit 204 is also referred to as processor in this article, and it communicates to connect by bus 206 and storer 208.Server 202 is illustrated with the data storage medium 210 that is used to store the asset management data and communicates to connect.First application program 212 is installed on the position of server 202 this locality and with processor 204 and communicates to connect.This application program 212 is served as the interface that the asset management data that are stored in the storage medium 210 are managed.In one embodiment, provide the client computer 220 that communicates to connect with server 202.Client computer 220 has the processing unit 224 that communicates to connect by bus 226 and storer 228.In addition, client computer 220 is equipped with input equipment 230 and visual display unit 232.Client computer 220 or connect or communicate by letter with server 202 by network interface by local is more specifically communicated by letter with first application program 212.Therefore, asset management data are retained on the position of server this locality and can obtain by the client computer that is connected with server communication.
Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 show the client computer that can visit fees of maintenance and asset management data independently.Yet the system shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 does not all provide communicating to connect between the server of the server of management fees of maintenance information and responsible asset management information.More specifically, in the prior art systems each is all handled the asset management system or patent annuity system individually as independent unit, but is not included between two different systems to integrate or the otherwise hardware tools and/or the Software tool of shared data.For the ease of shared data, system is modified as comprises more multiple-unit.Fig. 3 is a block diagram 300 of supporting the computer system of the asset management system and patent annuity system combination.As shown in the figure, first server 302 is equipped with processing unit 304, and processing unit 304 is also referred to as processor in this article, and it communicates to connect by bus 306 and storer 308.Server 302 is illustrated with the data storage medium 310 that is used to store the asset management data and communicates to connect.In one embodiment, data storage medium 310 can be positioned at independent server.First application program 312 is equipped on the position of server 302 this locality and with processor 304 and communicates to connect.Application program 312 is served as and is used for being stored in the interface that storage medium 310 interior asset management data manage.In one embodiment, provide the client computer 320 that communicates to connect with server 302.Client computer 320 has the processing unit 324 that communicates to connect by bus 326 and storer 328.In addition, client computer 320 is equipped with input equipment 330 and visual display unit 332.Client computer 320 or connect or communicate by the network interface and first server 302 by this locality more specifically communicates with application program 312.
Second server 360 is illustrated with the data storage medium 370 that is used to store the fees of maintenance data and communicates to connect.As in first server 302, second server 360 has the processing unit 364 that communicates to connect by bus 366 and storer 368.Second application program 380 that is used to manage the annual fee data is provided on the position of server 360 this locality.Asset management data in second application program, the 380 managed storage media 370.
For the ease of communicating by letter between patent annuity application program 312 and the asset management application 380, on the position of first server, 302 this locality, provide the 3rd application program 340.The 3rd application program 340 is served as the pipeline between patent annuity application program and the asset management application.Except that the 3rd application program 340, two formations 342 and 344 interfaces of supporting between the 3rd application program and first application program 312 are also provided.Formation is a form of extracting formation 342 and instruction queue 344.Extract formation 342 and initiate, come to transmit request, from the storage medium 370 that communicates to connect with second application program 380 on annual fee system server 360 local positions, to extract data to the 3rd application program by first application program 312.The request of extraction is the request that the annual fee of granted patent or pending application application is paid information.Below with showing the details that the process flow diagram that extracts communication process illustrates extraction.About paying of fees of maintenance that authorize to submit institute's managing assets to, instruction queue 344 transmits message to the 3rd application program 340.The details of instruction queue is described with the process flow diagram of presentation directives's communication process below.For in formation 342 and 344 each, data communication is the one-way communication from first application program, 312 to the 3rd application programs 340.Therefore, first application program 312 is communicated by letter with the 3rd application program 340 with the information that is stored in wherein by formation.
In addition, first application program 312 can being transmitted to the 3rd application program 340 extracts data 346 and pays director data.The 3rd application program 340 transmits to first application program confirms data, command status, annual fee incident and extension date 348.
As shown in Figure 3, provide the 3rd application program 340 as the interface between first application program 312 and second application program 380.The 3rd application program 340 is separated with asset management application.More specifically, the 3rd application program 340 is as the interface between assets extension service and the asset management service.There are four core cells of supporting by the 3rd application program 340, comprise: send extraction task, confirmation of receipt task, send the instruction task and receive the packing task.In these four core cells each is documented among following Fig. 4-7.For ease of communication between the 3rd application program 340 and the asset management application 312, used scheduler program 350.Scheduler program 350 is the programs that drive the 3rd application program 340.In one embodiment, scheduler program is the application program in the internal memory, and it does not keep any information of operating state between execution.Therefore, provide the scheduler program 350 that communicates to connect with the 3rd application program 340 to support and the communicating by letter of first application program 312.
As indicated above, there are four core cells of supporting by the 3rd application program.Fig. 4 shows the process flow diagram 400 of initiating the process of extraction task from first application program to the 3rd application program.Scheduler program is used for impelling first application program to place any extraction task 402 that is scheduled in extracting formation.After step 402, judge whether first application program is attempted the artificially and sent one or more data extraction task 404 to extracting formation.If positive response, then next through being used for the user to extracting the latent period 406 that formation sends the extraction task.On the contrary, if being judged as after negative response or step 406 finish of step 404 place, then next first application program produces the extraction request 408 that the annual fee relevant with efficient portfolio paid information, and places this extraction and ask 410 in extracting formation.Therefore, but carry out the process artificially of placement extraction task in extracting formation, perhaps carries out with a kind of unmanned automated manner that participates in.
In case task is placed in the extraction formation, just needs to handle this task.Fig. 5 shows the process flow diagram 500 of handling the extraction task by the 3rd application program.As mentioned above, scheduler program can be used for promoting making regular check on extracting formation and instruction queue.Scheduler program sends information to the 3rd application program, indicates the 3rd application program to check based on this time interval and extracts formation 502.Judge then in extracting formation and whether have extraction request 504 co-pending.If next the negative response that is judged as at step 504 place then returns scheduler program, check the extraction formation with the expiration of waiting for next time interval.On the contrary, if in the positive response that is judged as at step 504 place, then next the 3rd application program is extracted the request of extraction 506 out from formation, and will extract second application program of asking to send to annual fee management server this locality and go to handle 508.In one embodiment, send second application program to by network (web) the service request of will extracting.The network service is a kind of software systems, and its design is used for supporting mutual by the machine of the interoperable of network.The network service often is based on the application programming interfaces (APIs) of the Internet, and it can and can be carried out on the remote system of being responsible for institute's requested service by network (as the Internet) visit.Yet the present invention should not be subject to network service communication, because can use the communication protocol of other form.After step 508, judge in extracting formation, whether there is any other extraction request 510.If step 510 place is judged as positive response, then next return step 506.On the contrary, if step 510 place be judged as negative response, then next return step 502.Therefore, the 3rd application program is periodically checked the extraction formation, extracts request to seek one or more.
In case from formation, removed the request of extraction, just it be transmitted to second application program on the annual fee management data storer local position.Fig. 6 shows and follows the tracks of the process flow diagram 600 that second application program receives request.Scheduler program regularly urges the 3rd application program to judge the accepting state 602 of the request of extraction.According to from the urging of scheduler program, the 3rd application program is called out to second application program launching, and the request expression has received the affirmation file 604 of should extraction asking.After this, judge whether second application program can acknowledge file 606.In one embodiment, second application program may be not ready for sending the affirmation file.Can not confirm to receive to the 3rd application transfer if determine second application program at step 606 place, the 3rd application program be waited for the default time interval 608 so, returns step 602 then.On the contrary, if in the positive response that is judged as at step 606 place, then next confirm file 610 to the 3rd application transfer, the 3rd application program will confirm that file is transmitted to first application program 612 on the asset management application local position then.Therefore, the 3rd application program between first application program and second application program bridge joint about the communication of information extraction.
In case first application program has obtained information extraction by the 3rd application program from second application program, first application program just can be made the decision of paying about the known annual fee time limit.Fig. 7 shows annual fee is paid decision sends the logic flow of annual fee management application program to from asset management application process flow diagram 700.At first, the user who communicates to connect with asset management application makes about what annual fee was paid and determines 702.Judge that then whether the decision made is final 704.If it is not final and only be preliminary judging decision, then process is got back to step 702, till the moment of making final decision.On the contrary, if in the positive response that is judged as at step 704 place, then next first application program is placed annual fee and is paid instruction 706 in instruction queue.As shown in Figure 3, instruction queue is a pipeline, and by this pipeline, first application program will be paid instruction and send the 3rd application program to.
Fig. 8 show be placed at step 706 place in the formation to pay instruction be the process flow diagram 800 that how to send the annual fee management system to.With with extract the similar mode of formation, scheduler program is periodically reminded the 3rd Application inspection instruction queue, is placed on any instruction 802 in the formation to seek by first application program.After the step 802, judge in formation, whether there is any instruction 804.If the negative response that is judged as at step 804 place shows that then formation is empty.The 3rd application program is waited for the time interval of setting 806 then, then returns step 802.On the contrary, if in the positive response that is judged as at step 804 place, then next the 3rd application program is obtained instruction details 808 in the information that places instruction queue.Second application program of the 3rd application program on annual fee management system local position sends pays instruction 810.Therefore, the communication about the annual fee instruction between the 3rd application program and second application program is carried out along the path similar to the path of information extraction task among the Fig. 4 that early describes.
In case instruction has sent the annual fee management system to, the asset management system just needs to receive the affirmation of paying.Fig. 9 shows the process flow diagram 900 of the process that is used for poll annual fee management system that first application program of the asset management system carries out.As among Fig. 8, use scheduler program that the asset management system is limited to periodic polling dispatching.At step 902 place, scheduler program sends information to the 3rd application program, indicates it can begin polling routine.Second application program of the 3rd application program poll annual fee management system is to seek the data 904 than the information updating of front.To recognize in the art, may seldom take place about the renewal of polling data.After this, judge whether the annual fee management system comprises this new data 906.If the place is judged as negative response in step 906, then next wait for official hour interval 908, return step 902 afterwards.Yet, if, next send polling data to the asset management system from the annual fee management system in the positive response that is judged as at step 906 place.More specifically, transmit and to comprise following information: about the renewal 910 of extending information, pay the state 912 of instruction and pay status of processes 914 about annual fee.All data forwarding that will send the 3rd application program then to are given first application program.In one embodiment, the polling data that transmits from the 3rd application program of annual fee management system on asset management system's local position is undertaken by the network service.
As shown in Fig. 3-9, the communication between the application program on application program on asset management system's local position and the annual fee management system local position is all by the network service execution.Yet the present invention should not be subject to the communications of this single form.In one embodiment, can use other delivery means to replace or enlarge the network service transmission.
Embodiment in the scope of the invention also comprises the product of manufacturing, and this product comprises program storage block, and this program storage block has the program code of establishment in inside.Such program storage block can be any available medium, and it can be by computer access general or specific use.Unrestricted by example, such program storage block can comprise RAM, ROM, EEPROM, CD-ROM or other optical disc memory apparatus, disk storage device or other magnetic storage apparatus, perhaps any other can be used for store hope code modules medium and can be by the medium of computer access general or specific use.The combination of the said equipment also should be included in the scope of program storage block.
Medium can be electronics, magnetic, light, electromagnetism, infrared or semiconductor system (perhaps equipment or device) or propagation medium.The example of computer-readable medium comprises storage medium (for example semiconductor memory or solid-state memory), tape, removable computing machine dish, RAM, ROM, rigid magnetic disks and flash drive, CD.
Be suitable for storing and/or the data handling system of executive routine code will comprise at least one processor that directly or indirectly is connected to memory element by system bus.Memory element can be included in local storage, mass storage (bulkmemory) and the cache memory that uses in the practical implementation of program code, wherein, cache memory provides the interim storage of at least some program codes so that reduce the number of times that must fetch code in the implementation from mass storage.
Input-output apparatus or I/O equipment (including but not limited to keyboard, display, pointing apparatus etc.) can be directly or the I/O controller by the centre be connected in the system.Network adapter also can be connected in the system, so that data handling system can be connected to other data handling system or remote printer or memory device by the private network or the public network of centre.
Software realizes taking the form of the computer program that can obtain from computer usable medium or computer-readable medium, this computer usable medium or computer-readable medium provide program code, to use, perhaps use together with computing machine or any order set by computing machine or any instruction execution system.
The invention provides promotion information exchange and automatic annual fee management system that exchanges of the information of can carrying out and the interface between the asset management system automatically.By using scheduling and interface, alleviated the demand (if man-machine interaction is not all removed) of man-machine interaction.To recognize,, can under situation without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, carry out various modifications although this paper has described specific embodiment of the present invention for purpose of explanation.Especially, in one embodiment, the 3rd application program can embed on the position of patent annuity application program this locality, simultaneously with the media of network service as the communication between the 3rd application program and the patent asset management application.Similarly, in another embodiment, the 3rd application program can be embedded into not only away from patent asset management application but also the 3rd server away from the patent annuity application program.The 3rd application program connects by network and two other application programs all communicate to connect, and the network service is as the media of communicating by letter between the 3rd application program, patent asset management application and the patent annuity application program.Therefore, protection scope of the present invention is only limited by appended claim and their equivalent.
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1. computer system, it comprises:
First server with first processor, described first server communicates to connect with first data storage medium that is used for stored knowledge property right asset data;
First application program, it serves as the interface that is used for described first data storage medium, and communicates to connect with described first processor;
Described first application program is used for intellectual property assets is put on record;
Second server with second processor, described second server communicates to connect with second data storage medium that is used to store the annual fee data;
Second application program, it serves as the interface that is used for described second data storage medium, and is connected with described second processor communication;
Described second application program is used for the annual fee data of managerial knowledge property right assets;
Manager, it and is connected with described first interapplication communications by local communication protocol on the position of described first server this locality, is connected with described second interapplication communications by the network service;
Described manager makes the data sync in described first data storage medium and described second data storage medium by transmit data between described first application program and described second application program.
2. system according to claim 1 further comprises:
Extraction formation on the described first server local position is used to receive the extraction request that comes from described first application program.
3. system according to claim 2 further comprises:
Described manager sends described extraction request to described second application program by described network service.
4. system according to claim 3 further comprises:
Described manager is from the described second application program confirmation of receipt file, and sends described affirmation file to described first application program.
5. system according to claim 4, wherein, described affirmation file confirms that described second application program has received the request of extraction.
6. system according to claim 1 further comprises:
Instruction queue on the described first server local position is used to receive the annual fee that comes from described first application program and pays instruction.
7. system according to claim 6 further comprises:
Described manager is paid instruction by described network service with described annual fee and is sent described second application program to.
8. system according to claim 7 further comprises:
Described manager receives the affirmation file that comprises the affirmation that annual fee is paid from described second application program, and sends described affirmation file to described first application program.
9. system according to claim 1 further comprises:
Described first application program sends poll to described second application program, is used for the current state of the annual fee data of intellectual property assets selection with reception.
10. system according to claim 9, wherein, the current state of described annual fee data comprises the renewal of extending data message about the annual fee that is used for described intellectual property assets selection.
11. system according to claim 9, wherein, described poll comprises the processing instruction status data, and described processing instruction status data comprises the state about the annual fee instruction of handling described second application program reception.
12. system according to claim 9, wherein, described poll comprises that the annual fee that is used for portfolio selection pays the state of state and upgrade.
13. a method that is used to connect annual fee data processing and intellectual property assets management, it comprises the following steps:
Be provided for first application program that intellectual property assets is put on record;
Be provided for the annual fee data of managerial knowledge property right assets and second application program that is connected with described first interapplication communications;
By the network service manager is connected with described second application program with described first application program; And
Make the described intellectual property assets of the annual fee data of described second application program and described first application program synchronous by described network service.
14. method according to claim 13 further comprises:
By the extraction formation on the described first application program local position, receive the extraction request that comes from described first application program.
15. method according to claim 14 further comprises:
Described manager transmits described extraction request by described network service to described second application program.
16. method according to claim 15 further comprises:
Described manager is from the described second application program confirmation of receipt file, and transmits described affirmation file to described first application program.
17. method according to claim 16, wherein, described affirmation file comprises confirms that described second application program has received the data of the request of extraction.
18. method according to claim 13 further comprises:
Instruction queue on the described first server local position is used to receive the annual fee that comes from described first application program and pays instruction.
19. method according to claim 18 further comprises:
Described manager transmits described annual fee by described network service to described second application program and pays instruction.
20. method according to claim 19 further comprises:
Described manager receives the affirmation file that comprises the affirmation that annual fee is paid from described second application program, and sends described affirmation file to described first application program.
21. method according to claim 13 further comprises:
Transmit poll from described first application program to described second application program, be used for the current state of the annual fee data of intellectual property assets selection with reception.
22. method according to claim 21, wherein, the current state of described annual fee data comprises the renewal of extending data message about the annual fee that is used for the intellectual property assets selection.
23. method according to claim 21, wherein, described poll comprises the processing instruction status data, and the processing instruction status data comprises the state about the annual fee instruction of handling described second application program reception.
24. method according to claim 21, wherein, described poll comprises that the annual fee that is used for portfolio selection pays the state of state and upgrade.
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