JP2002007427A - Intellectual property information management system provided with retrieval equation registration system, and computer readable recording medium recorded with program therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To efficiently judge and reuse the significance of pattents applied by other company and/or our company based on the data of a patent journal, etc., capable of extracting from the outside. SOLUTION: In an intellectual property information management server 1, journal data in relation to the our company is extracted by a retrieval part 12 from the journal data in a CD-ROM 4 read by a CD-ROM driver 11 and extracted into in a patent abstract prompt report database 15 after converting it into text data by a data extracting part 13. Furthermore, retrieval is automatically performed by providing a retrieval equation registration database 24 capable of registering a retrieval equation and automatically executing the retrieval. Consequently, pieces of data in relation to each section (client 3) are retrieved by a data copying part 17, copied to a significance judgment database 18 among the data in the patent abstract prompt report database 15 and the significance of the data is judged by a significance judging part 19. In this case, judgment of the significance is hierarchically performed by changing persons in charge as in primary judgment, secondary judgment. The data whose significance is judged as high is transferred to a storage database 21 if necessary by a data transfer part 20.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an intellectual property information management system for managing gazette information such as patents, utility models, designs, and trademarks that can be taken in from the outside.
The present invention relates to an intellectual property information management system for effectively using gazette information.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art It is important to monitor the status of patent applications of other companies and analyze the trends in the business and patent strategies of a company. Generally, patent publications are often used to monitor the status of patent applications by other companies. In recent years, since patent gazettes have been issued in the form of CD-ROM, desired patent information has been extracted from the CD-ROM,
It has become easier to monitor the status of patent applications of other companies and analyze trends.

[0003] For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-81586 discloses a method of outputting an abstract sheet from a CD-ROM.
There is disclosed a method for making a point of interest noticeable at a glance. In this method, a noteworthy portion is highlighted by a color, a font, a character thickness, an underline, or the like, so that the noteworthy portion can be identified.

[0004] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-69112 discloses that
In order to increase the use of information obtained from a CD-ROM publication, a method of adding a comment to information in the publication has been disclosed. In this method, the first information corresponding to the specified range in the information obtained from the CD-ROM publication by the search is used.
Comments area of the relational database (RD
B), and a second comment area corresponding to the first comment area is hierarchically set in the RDB. This allows each person to arbitrarily enter a comment in the first comment area for the information extracted from the CD-ROM and, if necessary, enter a comment related to the comment in the second comment area. can do.

[0005] As described above, techniques for effectively using information obtained from the CD-ROM publication have been attempted.

[0006]

The purpose of monitoring the status of patent applications of other companies and analyzing its trends using the information in the published gazette is that when a patent application of another company is granted a patent, Is to determine how important it is to its business and patent applications. For patent applications of other companies that are determined to be important, measures such as providing information, filing an opposition, and cross-licensing contracts will be taken as necessary in order to gain the benefit of the company. Therefore, in order to implement such measures in a timely manner, a regularly published CD
-It is necessary to determine such importance at an early stage for information related to the company extracted from the ROM publication. In particular, the provision of information or an objection can be missed when it should be performed, and the time for performing the work is often limited.

In the above-mentioned method, although the information in the CD-ROM publication is subjected to processing such as highlighting and comment entry which can be used for judging the importance, who alone can determine how and how important the information is. It is not clear whether to judge, and it is difficult to efficiently judge importance. For this reason, there is an inconvenience that the determination of the degree of importance is delayed and the burden on the person in charge is increased.

[0008] Also, while a general company conducts research activities on a number of themes, in a patent information system that is shared by all the companies in the company, a researcher instructs the information related to oneself from among all information. Must be extracted. Therefore, such a patent information system has too much information, takes a lot of time for searching, and lacks convenience. In addition, from the viewpoint of confidentiality, there may be cases where it is desired that a person other than the related parties does not know which patent is being paid attention. Furthermore, in order to determine whether the patents extracted by the search are truly important, the text of the patent specification must be displayed for each patent application and the contents of the comments added to them must be confirmed. . Therefore, it is difficult to quickly find a high-priority patent and respond to it.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has been made to efficiently and significantly reduce the importance of patent applications by other companies.
An object of the present invention is to provide an intellectual property information management system that can be obtained without fail, determined and reused.
More specifically, search and accumulation of data of a gazette that can be imported from the outside, and furthermore, a person in charge creates a search formula for each research theme or development theme, for example, and registers the search formula. In the means, the database automatically performs a search, and the second storage means in which the intellectual property information extracted by the second search means performed in the search means of the form for registering the above search formula is stored, The feature is that a search set for each search expression can be stored. Further, the search result is distributed to the registrant of the search expression before the importance information relating to the importance of the designated intellectual property information is input, and the intellectual property information of the intellectual property information stored in the second storage means is stored. It is characterized by giving an instruction to judge the validity of the set result.

[0010] With this configuration, the person in charge can register a plurality of search formulas according to each research theme or development theme, and can automatically search the database. The result is instructed by e-mail or a print medium through the distribution unit of the network server, for example, <Instruction to evaluate the validity of the content of the search result>. As a result, it is possible for the person in charge to sort the information before inputting importance information relating to the importance of the designated intellectual property information, if necessary. In the second search means of the present invention, by employing an automatic search system that is performed by registering a search expression, it is possible to reduce the labor of searchers, researchers, and theme developers. become. And, regarding intellectual property information that has been screened for hardness,
A workflow can be requested from the intellectual property information manager or the same research group or the like, and more important information can be requested as a comment. As described above, the intellectual property information management system of the present invention includes a means for extracting desired intellectual property information, thereby improving the efficiency of determining the importance of other companies' patents, and obtaining and determining the information without omission. The purpose is to provide an intellectual property information management system.

Another object of the present invention is to store, for example, information related to the department and use the information stored for each department. More specifically, by applying a special filter to each type of information in advance and sorting out and narrowing down the information, more clearly and
It is an object of the present invention to provide a system capable of judging the degree of influence on a patent application in a company's sales and product development departments without error. Further, if necessary, it is also possible to perform a selection by applying a specific filter in each section, by registering a search formula, and then automatically perform a search by a search means of a format for searching.

That is, in the past, the research department mainly conducted patent searches and reported the results to the sales department and the product development department as patent information of other companies in many cases. Even in various departments such as a department, a product development department, a business development department, etc., it is also possible to use a filter based on a unique viewpoint, and to perform a search using a format in which a search formula is registered. In other words, by using a plurality of research perspectives, such as the research department's research perspective and sales and product development research perspectives, it is possible to conduct research on patent information from other companies from more diverse angles.

In other words, the intellectual property information management system of the present invention can easily handle various search formula registration and execution requests from each department on the network from a unique viewpoint. Moreover, in this system, various viewpoints are performed by a search means of a form for automatically registering a search formula, and the search results can be separately stored. Since the results can be delivered, even if there are search requests from a plurality of departments, the system can easily register, search, and deliver search results by e-mail or the like. After registering the search formula, the database server 24 can automatically access the patent abstract flash database and execute the search formula every time data is updated. When the search is executed, the result is stored in the search result storage database 25 as needed, and the report is distributed to a person in charge by e-mail or the like.

Further, the present invention determines the importance of a company's patent and determines its usefulness, for example, its influence on other companies,
Specifically, it is also effective as an intellectual property information management system for determining the presence or absence of restraint force, the degree of protection of the company's products and peripheral technologies to the extent that the patent protects them, and the like.

[0015]

The intellectual property management system of the present invention employs the following configuration. That is, a first search unit that searches for data of a publication that can be imported from the outside and extracts desired intellectual property information, and a first storage unit that stores the intellectual property information extracted by the first search unit. A second search unit for extracting intellectual property information related to each section from the intellectual property information stored in the first storage unit, and an intellectual property information extracted by the second search unit for each section. A second storage unit for storing information; and an importance information input area for inputting importance information relating to importance of the intellectual property information designated from the intellectual property information stored in the second storage means. An intellectual property information management system comprising: an importance information adding unit that adds the importance information input to the information input area to the intellectual property information. Search method of registration format Hey, characterized in that it is carried out, is the intellectual property information management systems.

More specifically, in the above-mentioned search means for registering a search formula, for example, the second storage means for storing the intellectual property information extracted by the second search means which is automatically executed is provided. It is characterized in that a search set for each search expression can be stored.

More specifically, the result of the intellectual property information stored in the second storage means is converted into a search expression before inputting importance information relating to the importance of the designated intellectual property information. Delivered to registrants, search registrants and people in charge,
It is characterized in that a mail or an instruction is issued from the database server so as to judge the validity of the result of gathering the intellectual property information accumulated in the second accumulation means. Specifically, the instruction is issued from the search formula registration database server 24 or the search result storage database server 25.

The result of the second storage means of the present invention, that is, the set obtained for each search formula can be stored and can be processed again. Moreover, it can be shared on a network,
Since it is the accumulation of search results, of course, not only can the search staff save time and effort required for searching monthly,
This is stored information that can be shared by various departments. The stored database is shown by databases 24 and 25 in FIG.

For example, it is possible to automatically search and extract a specific state of the obtained progress information, and to distribute the result by e-mail or the like. Specifically, from the cases for which information was provided, only those cases for which a reason for refusal was issued from the JPO were extracted and distributed by e-mail. It is also possible to automatically search, extract, and mail-distribute that the amendment and opinion have been issued for the target matter known by the storage means. In addition, in the case of an opposition case, it is also possible to completely extract the timing of the notification of the reason for cancellation and the time of submitting the petition form as required, and distribute the target case by e-mail etc. It is.

In the present invention, in the various search steps and the search program block, the search is performed by the search means of such a format that registers the search formulas in various forms. , It is also possible to extract more accurate information and distribute the extraction result to a person in charge by e-mail or the like. Also,
In this mail distribution, for example, if there is information matching a specific registered search formula, the mail can be automatically distributed to a person in charge. Specifically,
, Etc. and automatic mail distribution are possible.

That is, in the intellectual property information management system of the present invention, information of various intellectual properties desired by the client is analyzed and collected by automatic search.
It is preferable to have an intellectual property information agent system.

In order to solve the above problems, the intellectual property information management system of the present invention searches, for example, data of a gazette (a publication country is not particularly limited) which can be taken in from the outside and obtains a desired intellectual property. First search means for extracting property information (information on patents, utility models, designs, trademarks, etc.); storage means for storing the intellectual property information extracted by the first search means; 2nd extraction of intellectual property information related to each department from accumulated intellectual property information
Search means; second storage means for storing the intellectual property information extracted by the second search means for each section;
An importance information input area for inputting importance information relating to the importance of the intellectual property information designated from the intellectual property information stored in the storage means is provided, and the importance information input to the importance information input area is provided. It is characterized by comprising importance information adding means for adding to the intellectual property information, wherein the search means is performed by a search means of a form for registering a search formula. If necessary, a plurality of search means may be provided. In this case, the system has a plurality of storage units. Then, as described above, information of various intellectual properties desired by the client (for example, the person who registered the search formula) is analyzed and collected by automatic search by registering the search formula. It is preferable to have a property information agent system.

In the above configuration, first, the first search means having a search means for registering a search formula is used to access the Internet or telephone from a CD-ROM or the like storing a gazette or a patent electronic library of the Patent Office. Lines, data of ingestible publications are retrieved from publications provided via networks such as dedicated lines, and desired intellectual property information, for example,
The intellectual property information related to the development technology of the company is extracted and stored by the first storage unit.

The intellectual property information handled by the present invention may be the application contents of the company itself, or may be the intellectual property information of another company related to the development technology of the company, and is not particularly limited. More specifically, the intellectual property information handled by the present invention is a technology relating to another company.

Further, from the accumulated intellectual property information, intellectual property information relating to intellectual property information relating to each section, for example, each research and development section, is retrieved by the second retrieval means. As the search condition at this time, for example, terms related to the department, various numbers, symbols, applicant, inventor, date, and the like are used. The intellectual property information extracted by this search is stored in the second storage unit, and importance information is added to the intellectual property information designated from the stored intellectual property information. At this time, when the importance information is input to the importance information input area, the importance information adding means adds the importance information to the corresponding intellectual property information.

The first search means and the second search means specifically include an IPC classification, a keyword, an applicant, an inventor, and a keyword in the claims. Separately, a specific drawing shows the search expression registration screen. In the intellectual property information management system provided with the search means for registering a search expression according to the present invention, it is preferable that a search can be performed between specific search target fields. For example, in the <Summary> item, specific keywords (XXX) and (YYY) are included in the case.
It is preferable to be able to register a search formula that enables cross-searching of independent sets for each item, such as an item having the keyword (AAA). By performing a search between independent sets for each item, for example, out of 300 target cases for which information is provided, there were 30 cases for which opinions and amendments were issued this month, Of the 100 alleged cases, 4 had an objection maintenance decision
It is also possible to automatically search and extract information such as whether there were cases or five cases for which a cancellation reason was given, and distribute the information to the person in charge.

As described above, the intellectual property information whose importance is to be determined is extracted from the bulletin that can be taken in from the outside, and the importance information determined for the intellectual property information is added to the intellectual property information. Thereby, the importance of the patent application of another company can be efficiently determined. Further, since the importance information is added to the intellectual property information, important intellectual property information can be easily managed.

In the above-mentioned intellectual property information management system, a configuration capable of simultaneously displaying a list of a part or all of the assigned importance information and a part of patent information such as patents is adopted. It is preferable that a list displayed based on each display item including the list can be rearranged (sorted).

In the above-described intellectual property information management system, it is preferable that the importance information adding means is provided with a plurality of importance information input areas so that a plurality of importance information is input. Thus, a plurality of persons can determine the importance of the intellectual property information, and input the resulting importance information to the individual importance information input areas.

It is preferable that the importance information adding means further permits input of another importance information when the importance information is input to one importance information input area. Thus, after one person inputs the importance to the importance information input area, the next person inputs the importance, so that hierarchical importance can be input. Therefore, the importance is determined from a lower-level person to a higher-level person with higher authority, and a workflow system is constructed.

However, when the importance information input area is provided in three or more levels, a plurality of lower-level persons input the importance into the importance information input area regardless of the order.
Thereafter, a higher-ranking person may input the importance into the importance information input area.

A program for managing intellectual property information recorded on a recording medium according to the present invention includes a first process for searching data of a gazette that can be taken in from outside and extracting desired intellectual property information; A second processing for accumulating the intellectual property information extracted by the first processing, a third processing for extracting intellectual property information related to each section from the intellectual property information accumulated by the second processing, A fourth process of storing the intellectual property information extracted by the third process for each section; and importance information relating to the importance of the intellectual property information designated from the intellectual property information accumulated by the fourth process. A fifth process of providing an importance information input area to be input and adding the importance information input to the importance information input area to the intellectual property information is executed.

In this program, first, in the first process, the program is loaded from a gazette provided from a CD-ROM or the like storing the gazette or a patent electronic library of the JPO via a network such as the Internet, a telephone line, or a dedicated line. Data of a possible publication is searched, and desired intellectual property information, for example, intellectual property information relating to the company is extracted and accumulated by the second processing. Further, from the accumulated intellectual property information, intellectual property information related to each section, for example, intellectual property information related to each research and development section, is searched by the third process. The intellectual property information extracted by this search is accumulated by the fourth processing, and when importance information is input to the importance information input area for the intellectual property information designated from the accumulated intellectual property information. In the fifth process, the importance information adding means adds the importance information to the corresponding intellectual property information.

As described above, according to the above-described program, similarly to the above-described intellectual property information management system, the intellectual property information whose importance is to be determined is extracted from a gazette that can be taken in from the outside, and the intellectual property information is extracted. By adding the importance information determined for the information to the intellectual property information, the importance of the patent application of another company can be efficiently determined. Further, since the importance information is added to the intellectual property information, important intellectual property information can be easily managed.

The program recorded on the recording medium of the present invention employs a structure capable of simultaneously displaying a list of a part or all of the added importance information and a part of the publication information such as patents. It is preferable that a list displayed based on each display item including information can be rearranged (sorted). Also, if the intellectual property information management system of the present invention is designed to process patents of other companies,
Other companies' intellectual property information SDI (Selective Dissemination of
Information) System construction is possible.

In the program recorded on the recording medium, it is preferable that the fifth process is provided with a plurality of the importance information input areas so that a plurality of importance information is input. Thus, a plurality of persons can determine the importance of the intellectual property information, and input the resulting importance information to the individual importance information input areas.

Further, when the importance information is input to one importance information input area, the fifth processing is performed.
It is preferable to allow the input of two pieces of importance information. Thus, after one person inputs the importance to the importance information input area, the next person inputs the importance, so that hierarchical importance can be input. therefore,
The importance is determined from a lower-level person to a higher-level person with higher authority, and a workflow system is constructed.

However, when the importance information input area is provided in three or more levels, a plurality of subordinate persons input the importance into the importance information input area irrespective of the order,
Thereafter, a higher-ranking person may input the importance into the importance information input area.

[0039]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS [Embodiment 1] An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. In the present embodiment, the following example will be described with respect to an example in which patent information is handled as intellectual property information. However, the intellectual property information management system of the present invention is not limited to a system handling only patent information. New designs, designs,
A system that handles a trademark or the like may be used.

The intellectual property information management system according to the present embodiment comprises an intellectual property information management server 1, a network 2, and clients 3, as shown in FIG.

The intellectual property information management server 1 is constituted by a computer system, and although not shown, similar to a general-purpose personal computer, a CP
U, memory (RAM, ROM, etc.), external storage device (hard disk drive, MO drive, etc.), display device and input device (keyboard, mouse, etc.). The intellectual property information management server 1 is a CD-RO
M driver 11, search unit 12, data acquisition unit 13, image database 14, patent abstract flash report database 1
5, an image reproducing unit 16, a data copying unit 17, an importance determination database 18, an importance determination unit 19, a data moving unit 20, a storage database 21, and an interface unit (I / F in the figure) 22.

The second configuration, which is an important configuration in the present invention, is as follows.
What is performed by the search means of the form in which the search means registers a search expression is shown in FIG. That is, a search registration database server 24 is provided between the interface unit (I / F in the figure) 22 and the patent abstract flash report database. The patent abstract flash report server 15 narrows down the target cases by the search formula registered in the search formula registration database server 24 for important patent determination (for example, keyword multiplication search or keyword sum search),
In accordance with the search formula, a search is executed in the search formula registration database server 24 as soon as the publication data or the like is available. And the result is as shown in FIG.
The data copy unit 17 is used as a distribution unit, and is distributed to the person who registered the search formula through the distribution unit. And at the time of distribution,
In the user interface as shown in FIG. 17, information such as the number of search hits and when the data is obtained is displayed together with the search formula.

Then, a <content confirmation request> is issued. And the person in charge to whom the email etc. was delivered (search formula registrant)
If the content is good, <
Content confirmed> command is issued to confirm the content. If there is a problem such as lack of the content of the set hit by the search formula, the search formula is registered again, and the search is performed again. On the user interface screen, buttons for issuing the command are displayed. In addition, FIG.
The user interface for registering a search expression was shown.

As a result of the distribution, the person in charge examines the case and inputs importance information on the importance of the intellectual property information extracted by the second search means. When the user clicks a button for approving the search result information provided on the screen, the data copy unit 17 is transmitted from the cordless registration database server 24 via the patent abstract flash report database 15.
And a set based on the search result of the predetermined search expression is stored in a search result storage server provided separately with the search registration database server 24. The attached database is, for example, the search result storage package server 25.

Then, if necessary, the information is workflow-processed within the group to which the person in charge belongs or the group head, and the importance is determined. In the intellectual property information management server of the present invention, the case in which it is necessary to determine the importance of the workflow is, for example, a search result storage package server 25 which is a database attached to the search registration database server 24. And specify
It can also be described directly on the search result storage package server 25. In this case, when the workflow is completed in the department, the information is copied to the importance determination database as needed. Also, in the importance judgment database, from among all the cases, by specifying the search expression registration, the JP-A number of the case automatically searched in the database is specified, and the client to which the workflow is directly performed is designated by the client. The user can directly access the importance determination database 18 to describe the importance determination items.

However, the CD-ROM 4 and the CD-RO
The M driver 11 is changed to an appropriate one according to a medium of a patent publication that can be taken in from the outside and a network interposed therebetween. For example, in addition to the CD-ROM 4, other storage media, for example, a tape system such as a magnetic tape, a cassette tape, and a paper tape, a floppy disk, a hard disk,
Magnetic disk systems such as IP (trademark) and JAZ (registered trademark), optical disk systems such as CD-R, CD-RW, MO, MD and DVD, card systems of IC cards (including memory cards) and optical cards, or Mask ROM and EPRO
The medium is not particularly limited as long as it is a computer-readable medium such as a medium that fixedly holds a program including a semiconductor memory such as an M, an EEPROM, or a flash ROM.

The CD-ROM driver 11 is changed to an appropriate driver according to a medium disclosed in the patent publication and a network interposed therebetween. For example, when the medium is a hard disk (for example, a database server) and the network is the Internet, a browser is applied as a driver (see FIG. 10). Examples of the network between the medium of the patent publication that can be imported from the outside and the driver include the Internet, a telephone line, and a dedicated line, but are not particularly limited.

The CD-ROM driver 11 has a CD-RO
This is a playback device that reads data (patent information) of a gazette (public gazette or patent gazette) stored in M4. This CD-R
The OM driver 11 is provided to fetch data of a patent publication from the outside.

The search unit 12 as the first search means is a CD
-Convert the data read by the ROM driver 11 into a CSV (Comma Separated Value) file in a text format in order to load the data into the patent abstract flash report database 15. Further, the search unit 12 performs a search using a keyword or a search formula in order to narrow down data (publication) to be taken into the patent abstract flash database 15 from the above data. Further, the search unit 12 selects an item (for example, a bibliographic item, an abstract, a claim, etc.) in the data narrowed down by the search according to a user's designation. As such a search unit 12, software that is commercially available as software for searching patent information can be used.

By narrowing down the data to be taken in by the search, the capacity of the patent abstract flash database 15 and the image database 14 can be reduced, and the response at the time of data access can be improved.

The data fetching unit 13 fetches the text data of the item in the gazette selected by the search unit 12 into the patent abstract flash report database 15 as a CSV file selected by the user. The data acquisition unit 13 provides an operation window W1 as shown in FIG. 2 as a user interface. Clicking the "Text Import" button B1 in this operation window W1
A dialog box D1 appears. This dialog box D1 is provided with a CSV file designation field.

The data fetching unit 13 uses the document identification number (public number or patent number) of the data fetched into the patent abstract flash database 15 as a key to read the gazette of the publication read from the CD-ROM driver 11. The image data is taken into the image database 14. In the operation window W1 provided by the data acquisition unit 13,
Click on the button "Batch image" B2
A dialog box D2 as shown in FIG. The dialog box D2 contains the CD-ROM driver 11
Is provided with a drive designation field.

The patent abstract flash database 15 as the first storage means is a database for storing the data in the text format, and manages the data in the form of folders and files. On the other hand, the image database 14 is a database for storing the above-described image data, and the data is stored in the patent abstract flash database 15 and the importance determination database 1 using the above-mentioned document identification numbers.
8 and the storage database 21.

The image reproducing section 16 reproduces the image data stored in the image database 14. The image reproducing section 16 provides a reference window W3 as shown in FIG. 4 as a user interface for referring to image data. The selection window W2 displays the bibliographic items of the image data. When the "Browse image" button B3 in the selection window W2 is clicked on the displayed bibliographic items, the image data of the publication is displayed on the selection window W2. A reference window W3 appears. The above image reproducing unit 16
, General-purpose image reproduction software can be used.

Data copy unit 17 as second search means
Extracts data corresponding to search conditions (publication type, publication date and keyword) from data stored in the patent abstract flash database 15 in response to a request from the client 3, and extracts the extracted data from the importance determination database. 1
Copy to 8. The most characteristic feature of the present invention is that the second search means is performed by a search means of a form in which a search formula is registered. More preferably, the data copying unit 17 receives and registers a search formula, displays a search result, and distributes a search result to a person in charge (search formula registrant) with respect to the search formula registration server 24. Then, if necessary, a search result storage database is set up. FIG. 16 shows a user interface for this search formula registration and the like.

More specifically, FIG. 16 shows a screen displayed as a title such as a patent publication data registration automatic notification master. For example, <category> for associating with a development theme or the like can be described. In this <category> description,
You can now select a previously used theme name. Next to the keyword, the registered category list can be shown by clicking the button. Below that, the location of the search formula registration is shown.
This search formula can search for any data stored in the database in CSV format. Also, this search formula can be saved by name, and if necessary, the search formula registered in the database can be recalled or reprocessed by its name.

In the claims, <AAA> and in the abstract <BB
>, Which allows you to search across items
It can also indicate the next search. In addition, a date search such as 19991002 &gt; = or 19981223 &lt; = can also be indicated as a third search by expiring a term.

In addition, the date of data acquisition is also <the communication reference date>
Can be specified as In addition, the contact person can perform a kanji address search or the like by clicking a button as needed. In addition, a contact who wants to give a notification can be designated as required by the CC. Also, as an automatic processing category, search according to this registered formula and deliver the result, <Automatic import>, even if the search target matter,
Only the information accumulated in the patent abstract flash database 15 is notified, and the actual search can be performed by a person in charge, such as <contact only> or the like, which can be selected as a distribution condition.
If the search result is satisfactory, a button is designated, and the set is copied through the data copying unit 17 to the importance determination database 18 which is a database to which importance determination information is added, which is the next step. It has become. The copied search set can be used by senior researchers,
The workflow is performed to another department in the form of an important determination database determination request, the determination result is entered, and stored in the storage database 21.

For example, the execution result of this search expression is
It is shown in another figure. Titles such as <Notice of Arrival of a Patent Abstract Flash Report: Automatic> etc. are displayed, and the search date, search target data date, number of patent hits, public number of the target case, title of the invention, applicant, etc. are displayed and assigned. <Judging the contents immediately>
It is also a request. The person in charge may print the list of target cases, individually display the target cases from the database 15 to check the contents, or specify all search targets and display them as one interface at a time. It is also possible.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the result of the search in the form of registering the search formula is obtained as a packaging server for each search formula.
Since the information is separately stored, the person in charge can easily go to the site and make a determination by simply distributing the database with the stored information by mail or the like via a link. The operation of a server capable of accumulating search results for each search expression in a preferred embodiment of the present invention is very effective. This block diagram is also specifically shown.

The data copying section 17 provides a search window W4 shown in FIG. 5A as a user interface for the search. In the search window W4, when the "public section of the patent abstract to be searched" is clicked and designated, a dialog box D3 for inputting the public section appears as shown in FIG. 5B. In the search window W4, when "publication date of patent abstract to be searched" is clicked and designated, a dialog box D4 for inputting the publication date appears as shown in FIG. 5 (c). Further, an input section for inputting a keyword is provided in the search window W4.

The importance judgment database 18 as the second storage means is provided for each judgment section, and stores data retrieved by an instruction from the client 3.

Importance determining section 1 as importance information adding means
9 provides a judgment window W5 shown in FIG. 6 as a user interface so that the person in charge of judgment in the client 3 can judge the importance of the data stored in the importance judgment database 18 one by one.
In the determination window W5, a determination setting box J for setting a primary determination result as an importance information input area is set.
1 and a judgment setting box J2 for setting a final judgment result. This judgment setting box J1
J2 is provided with a column for inputting the judgment date and the name of the person in charge of judgment.

Further, additional information (WPI No., foreign patent No., Watching No., person in charge, remarks, keywords, and unordered originals) are displayed in the judgment window W5.
Is provided. Further, the judgment window W
5 includes a selection window W2 (not shown) shown in FIG.
Is displayed. The bibliographic items also include items described in the specification such as claims as patent information. Thus, the determiner can determine the degree of importance with reference to the items described in the specification.

In order to make the primary judgment, the judgment window W5
Click the button "B4" of "Primary judgment" in
A dialog box D5 for selecting a judgment result appears on the judgment window W5. In this dialog box D5, six levels of "AA", "A", "B", "C", and "E" are displayed from the highest determination rank as the determination rank.
And “YE” are prepared. When a radio button corresponding to a desired judgment rank (importance information) is clicked to determine a judgment rank, the judgment rank, for example, “A
"A" is set in the judgment setting box J1. In addition, a comment can be freely entered in the primary judge's comment column or the final judge's comment column.

To make the final decision, the decision window W5
Dialog box D5 appearing on the judgment window W5 by clicking the "final judgment" button B5 in FIG.
The determination rank is determined in the same manner as in the above case. As a result, the judgment rank, for example, "AA" is set in the judgment setting box J2. Further, in order to complete the determination by a single determination, a determination is made in the same manner as above in a dialog box D5 that appears on the determination window W5 by clicking the "primary + final" button B6 in the determination window W5. Determine the rank. As a result, the judgment rank, for example, "AA" is set in the judgment setting boxes J1 and J2.

When the determination by the primary determiner is completed, the importance determiner 19 uses the function of the intellectual property information management server 1 as a mail server and compares the determination result with the mailbox of the final determiner. Is to be notified. Further, after the determination by the primary determiner is completed, the importance determiner 19 permits the determination by the final determiner, thus constructing a workflow system.

The data moving section 20 moves the data determined to be necessary to be stored by the user to the storage database 21 among the data whose importance has been determined by the importance determining section 19. The data moving section 20 provides a judgment result list window W6 as shown in FIG. 7 as a user interface for moving data. In the judgment result list window W6, information (display items) such as the primary judgment, the final judgment, the judgment date, the publication number, the registration number, the applicant, etc. is displayed for the judged data. In the determination result list window W6 of this example, only the determined data is displayed, but undetermined data may be displayed at the same time. In such a case, the determination item of the undetermined data is displayed blank, so that it can be recognized that the determination has not been made. Although the judgment result list window W6 is rearranged (sorted) based on the judgment result as a standard, the list displayed based on each display item other than the judgment result can be rearranged (sorted).
Thereby, a list of data can be displayed in a desired display form.

The data transfer section 20 specifies the data of the publication to be stored in the storage database 21 from the determined data, and further clicks the “move to storage DB” button B7 in the determination result list window W6. The data about the displayed publication is moved to the storage database 21.

The storage database 21 stores the data moving unit 2
0 is a database for sequentially storing data moved by 0. The storage database 21 is configured to be able to search using a document identification number (public number or patent number), a keyword set by a user, or the like as a key. Also, as shown in FIG.
A storage window W8 is provided as a user interface for confirming the data stored in the storage device. In the storage window W8, information such as the publication number, the IPC, the title of the invention, and the applicant of the data stored in the storage database 21 is displayed.

The interface unit 22 is connected to the network 2 for communicating with the clients 3. The interface unit 22 is connected to the network 2
Is a communication control unit that controls the exchange of data and the like with the clients 3.

Further, the intellectual property information management server 1 performs a security check for access via the network 2. For example, when it is confirmed that the user ID and the password are registered, access is permitted.

In the above-described intellectual property information management server 1, at least the data copying unit 17 and the importance determining unit 19
The data transfer unit 20 is software that can be provided in the form of program media as package software, and is downloaded to the intellectual property information management server 1. The above-described program medium is a recording medium that is configured to be separable from a computer as the apparatus main body of the intellectual property information management server 1, and includes a tape system such as a magnetic tape and a cassette tape, a floppy disk, a hard disk, ZIP, JAZ, and the like. Magnetic disk system, C
D-ROM, MO, MD, DVD, CD-R, CD-R
Optical disk system of optical disk such as W, IC card (including memory card), card system such as optical card, or medium holding fixed programs including semiconductor memory such as mask ROM, EPROM, EEPROM, flash ROM, etc. There is no particular limitation as long as it can be read by a computer. Further, each of the above software may be stored in one program medium, or a plurality of arbitrary combinations may be stored in one program medium.

Since the present intellectual property information management system has a system configuration connectable to a communication network including the Internet, the intellectual property information management system is a medium that carries the program in a fluid manner so as to download the program from the communication network. Is also good. However, when the program is downloaded from the communication network, the download program may be stored in advance in the intellectual property information management server 1 or installed from another recording medium. .

The network 2 is a communication network such as a LAN, an intranet, and the Internet. Network 2 for exchanging highly confidential patent information
For example, a LAN constructed in the head office or an intranet connecting the head office and each business office is preferable in terms of security.

One or a plurality of clients 3 are provided in each section (for example, research and development section) of a company. A terminal device 31 and an interface section (I in FIG.
/ F) 32.

The terminal device 31 is connected to the data copying unit 17 described above.
In order for each person to access the intellectual property information management server 1 and perform an operation to execute the data copying process, the importance determining process by the importance determining unit 19, and the data moving process by the data moving unit 20, It is a computer device. The interface unit 32 is a communication control unit having the same function as the interface unit 22, and is connected to the network 2 for performing communication with the intellectual property information management server 1.

Next, the processing of processing patent information in the intellectual property information management system configured as described above will be described.

First, in the intellectual property information management server 1,
Publication data (character information) obtained from CD-ROM4
Is converted into a CSV file (text data) by the search unit 12 and further fetched by the data fetching unit 13 and stored in the patent abstract flash report database 15.
On the other hand, the image data obtained from the CD-ROM 4 is
The data is captured by the data capturing unit 13 and stored in the image database 14. As described above, in the intellectual property information management server 1, the response at the time of data access can be improved by storing the text data and the image data separately in the respective databases 14 and 15. It also facilitates resource management as a server.

Subsequently, the importance determination process is performed using the data stored in the patent abstract bulletin database 15. This determination processing will be described with reference to the flowchart in FIG. In the intellectual property information management system having the search registration system according to the present invention, prior to the important patent determination process shown in FIG. The information is automatically selected by using a second search means using a cordless registration method, and the target projects strongly related to each development theme or research theme are automatically selected. The search is performed as shown in the block diagram of FIG. A search is automatically executed between the expression registration database server 24 and the patent abstract database 15. Then, the result is distributed to the person in charge by e-mail or the like, and the person in charge evaluates the validity of the search result, passes through the program routine, and is authenticated. Stored in the server 25. Then, importance determination is performed on the stored result according to the flowchart of FIG. 9, and the result is stored in the importance determination database 18.

In the intellectual property information management system provided with the search formula registration system according to the present invention, the registration of the search formula by the person in charge can register the search formula from various viewpoints. By a predetermined operation, a plurality of the search formulas can be stored, and can be associated with the development theme name. In addition to research departments, development departments, patent information research departments,
Licensing departments and sales departments can register search formulas from their own perspectives, search patent information from various perspectives, and share the search results over a network. is there.

For patent information (specifically, other company's patent information that is importantly related to the development policy of the company's products), such an intellectual property information management system equipped with a search registration system is adapted. It is a very preferable form to share the information between various offices and departments that are networked. By adopting the intellectual property information management system provided with this search-type registration system, it is possible to perform a search for patent information of other companies from a multifaceted viewpoint, which is one-sided. One.

First, a search is automatically performed by the data copying unit 17 using the search formulas registered in the 24 search formula registration databases. That is, from the data stored in the patent abstract flash report database 15, The data required by each judgment section (client 3) is searched using the search window W4 and the dialog boxes D3 and D4 shown in FIGS. 5A to 5C, and the data extracted as a result is extracted from the importance judgment database. 18 (S
1). At this time, by registering a keyword related to the research theme of the department and automatically performing a search, data to be automatically judged without the need to input a search formula again is limited. The format of the search window is not limited to W4 or the like, and can be variously designed depending on the registration form of the search formula. Also, as described separately,
A button or the like for evaluating the validity of the search result may be provided. If necessary, this search result is stored in the search result storage database 25, and the person in charge or another client can also view the search formula or the search result for each theme at any time.

Next, in each section, a judgment window W5 (FIG. 6) provided by the importance judgment section 19 based on the data taken into the importance judgment database 18
To perform the primary determination process by the person in charge of determination (S
2). At this time, the person in charge of the primary determination determines the determination window W
5 based on the bibliographic information and the detailed information on the application or referring to the image of the official gazette reproduced by the image reproducing unit 16 as necessary, and applying the patent application of another company and / or company related to the data. Is determined. The importance is determined from various viewpoints according to the purpose. For example, when a patent application of another company and / or company is granted, the patent is applied to the sales and application of the company and / or other company. The determination is made according to the magnitude of the effect. The result of the determination is input to the determination setting box J1 and added to the patent information.

When such a primary determination process is completed (S
3) Subsequently, based on the data taken into the importance determination database 18, a final determination process is performed by another determination person in the same manner as the primary determination process (S4). The final person in charge of making a determination here is, for example, a person having authority greater than the person in charge of the primary determination, and makes a determination with reference to the result of the determination made by the person in charge of the primary determination. Here, the determination result is input to the determination setting box J2 and added to the patent information.

As described above, by judging importance levels hierarchically, more accurate importance levels can be determined. In addition, since the result of the primary determination processing is automatically notified to the final determination person by e-mail, the importance determination processing can be easily realized as a workflow.

When the above-mentioned final judgment processing is completed (S
5) If necessary, the data transfer unit 20 (S
6) The data having a high importance and to be stored is stored in the storage database 21 (S7), and the process is terminated.

Next, another intellectual property information management system according to the present embodiment will be described.

In the intellectual property information management system shown in FIG. 10, the intellectual property information management server 1 is provided with a browser 41 instead of the CD-ROM driver 11 for taking in the data of the patent publication from the outside. The browser 41 is software for browsing data distributed via the network 5 such as the Internet, and is configured by, for example, commercially available general-purpose browser software. Network 5 includes the Patent Office's digital electronic library,
Japan Patent Information Organization (JAPIO) 's PATOLIS (Pat
A database server 6 that stores data of patent publications provided by an organization that generally distributes patent publications, such as an ent On-line Information System), is connected.

The search unit 12 in the intellectual property information management server 1 converts the data read by the browser 41 into a text CSV file.

In such an intellectual property information management system, the intellectual property information management system shown in FIG. 1 differs from the intellectual property information management system shown in FIG. Same as the information management system,
Similarly, the importance can be determined.

Although the embodiment has been described with respect to an example in which the intellectual property information management system is configured as a server / client type system, the intellectual property information management system of the present invention is limited to such a system. not,
It may be configured as a stand-alone system. In such a configuration, the intellectual property information management server 1
The components of the client 3 are included in a stand-alone computer.

As described above, the intellectual property information management system according to the present embodiment extracts the publication data related to the company from the publication data that can be fetched from the outside via the CD-ROM 4, the Internet, or the like. The system is configured to extract publication data related to a section and determine the importance thereof. This makes it possible to easily and quickly determine the importance of another company's patent application to the company. As a result, using the determined importance,
Necessary responses to other companies can be taken on sales and patents.

In addition, when judging the importance, by inputting the judgment date and the name of the person in charge in the judgment setting boxes J1 and J2 in the judgment window W5, it is possible to know when and by whom each judgment was made. Further, since the comment window of the person in charge of judgment is provided as additional information in the judgment window W5, the final judge can make the final judgment with reference to the comment of the primary judge.

Further, the aforementioned intellectual property information management server 1
, So that a plurality of clients 3... Manage common data via the network 2.
8.21. Therefore, the intellectual property information management server 1 can be configured by using commercially available general-purpose groupware, and the intellectual property information management system can be implemented using Lotus Notes / Domino (registered trademark), Microsoft Exchange®, Novell NetWare
(Registered trademark), NEC's Star Office (registered trademark), N
It can be constructed at low cost using a network operation server such as TT Data's Intra-Mart (registered trademark). Groupware suitable for small and medium-sized systems include Bizport (registered trademark) of Compaq Computer, WedMix gware (registered trademark) of Sumisho Electronics, and Febu Hello Version 2.0 (registered trademark) of Integrate Japan. . It can also be used for small-scale network servers as listed.

In the intellectual property information management server 1 composed of general-purpose groupware, if the user is accustomed to the operation method of the groupware, there is no need to learn a new operation method. The introduction can be made easier. Further, the intellectual property information management system having such a configuration is preferably constructed on a large-, medium-, or small-scale network using such groupware, and uses a conventional workstation class. The system can be easily configured without requiring large-scale equipment. In addition, the above-described groupware of Lotus, Microsoft, Novell, NEC, and NTT Data can similarly easily configure a system even on a relatively large-scale network. It can also be operated as a system.

In the intellectual property information management system according to the present embodiment, the importance is determined twice. However, the present invention is not limited to this. It may be performed. Further, when the final judge judges that there is an objection to the judgment by the primary judge, the judgment may be returned to the first judge. The plurality of lower-rank judges may input the judgment rank into the judgment setting boxes J1 and J2 regardless of the order, and then the higher-rank person may input the importance into the importance information input area. On the other hand, the determination rank should be set to a predetermined number as needed, and is not limited to the determination rank of the present embodiment.

[Embodiment 2] Another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Note that, in the present embodiment, components having the same functions as the components in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.

The intellectual property management system according to the present embodiment includes an intellectual property information management server 101 as in the intellectual property management system shown in FIG. The intellectual property information management server 101 has a function as a Web server in addition to the intellectual property information management server 1 described above, and a function of publishing patent management information in the form of an HTML (HyperText Markup Language) document. have.

The intellectual property information management server 101 is a LAN
7, and the LAN 7 is connected to the Internet 5 via a router 51. Therefore, the client computer 52 can access the intellectual property information management server 101 via the LAN 7 by connecting to the Internet 5. The intellectual property information management server 101 permits access only to the registered user as described above. The intellectual property information management server 101 can be accessed from the client 3 via the LAN 7 like the intellectual property information management server 1, and is configured to perform the above-described patent information management by the client 3. I have.

A remote access server 54 is connected to the LAN. The remote access server 54 is connected to the public line 8 via a modem 55. The remote access server 55 is connected to the public line 8
Is a server computer that controls the connection of the client computer 53 to the LAN 7 via the LAN, and performs protocol conversion between networks and security checks. In particular, the remote access server 54 allows only registered users to access the LAN 7 by a security system such as a firewall and an address confirmation system.
Is configured to allow access to User authentication is performed in a more user-identifiable manner, such as by dialing the user's phone number again and connecting only if the visiting user's phone number is verified as a registered phone number. It is desirable to do.

The remote access server 54
Access from a mobile communication network 9 connected to the public line 8 is also possible. As a result, the mobile phone and the mobile phone capable of communicating through the mobile communication network 9
The remote access server 54 can be accessed from an information portable terminal 56 such as an HS (Personal Handy phone System) or another portable terminal.

Further, if the mobile communication network 9 is directly connected to the Internet 5,
From 6, high-speed access via the Internet 5 can be used. Such an information portable terminal 56 includes, for example, a browser so that a Web page of the patent management information provided by the intellectual property information management server 101 can be viewed.

Further, the intellectual property information management server 101
Further includes a conversion unit 23 for the information portable terminal 56 to exchange information with the intellectual property information management server 101 via the Internet. This conversion unit 23
Displays a large window such as the above-described determination window W5 (see FIG. 6) on the small display panel of the portable information terminal 56, so that only the minimum necessary display items are easily viewable on the display panel. Software that converts data into data that can be displayed in a display layout.
It corresponds to the browser function of the information portable terminal 56 (for example, NTT DOCOMO's i-mode (registered trademark)).

The information portable terminal 56 has a function of authenticating an accessor with an authentication code or encryption to specify the accessor in order to exchange data with the intellectual property information management server 101. Is preferred. For example, a system for collating an access code registered in advance in the portable information terminal 56 with a password entered by an accessor, a system for collating a voiceprint of a registered accessor with a voiceprint by telephone, a registered accessor By authenticating the accessor using a system or the like that collates the fingerprint of the user with the fingerprint put on the display panel, access by an unregistered accessor is not permitted.
Through such a security check, security of access from the portable information terminal 56 to the intellectual property information management server 101 can be ensured.

In the intellectual property information management system configured as described above, the client computer 52 accesses the intellectual property information management server 101 via the Internet 5, while the client computer 53 accesses the intellectual property information management server 101 via the public line 8. It can access the property information management server 101. Thereby, each database 14, 15, 18, and so on of the intellectual property information management server 101
The client computer 52 in each region of the world converts the patent information managed by the client 21 into a home page.
-Can be viewed from 53. Further, it is possible to reduce costs required for network operation and simplify the system.

In addition, in the above-described intellectual property information management system, a request for management of individual patent information is received from the outside via the Internet 5, and an individual server is secured on the Internet 5 for each requester. By doing so, it becomes possible to carry out external sales, demonstration, presentation, introduction of operation examples, establishment of an intellectual property management homepage, and the like of the intellectual property information management system. Thereby, the convenience of the present intellectual property information management system that can be used by users who can use the Internet 5 can be improved.

In the operation of the intellectual property management homepage, if a link for associating each Web page is created in advance, the user can secure a route for obtaining desired patent information by following the link. it can. Also, similarly to the processing of the text data from the CD-ROM 4 described above, it is preferable that a path for downloading the patent information to the user's server and storing it in a predetermined database is provided.

On the other hand, the intellectual property information management server 101 provides a mobile-accessible environment by providing the conversion unit 23 so that the intellectual property information management server 1
01 can be browsed by the portable information terminal 56 as described above, and the portable information terminal 5
6, data can be written. As the data writing, for example, the above-described determination window W5
Is used to determine the degree of importance.

More specifically, as shown in FIG.
A menu for determining importance is displayed on the display panel 56a of the portable information terminal 56, and the scroll button 56a
One of the primary judgment, the final judgment, and the primary + final judgment is selected from the menu. For example, when the primary determination is selected, the information is read out from the intellectual property information management server 101 to the portable information terminal 56 on the screen displayed on the display panel 56b, and is read based on the patent information. As shown in FIG. 12 (b), data relating to the primary determination is input, and further, as shown in FIG. 12 (c), a comment of the primary determination person is input as necessary. The input result is transmitted to the intellectual property information management server 101 and processed by using the mail function of the portable information terminal 56.

Thus, even outside the company, the patent information managed by the intellectual property information management server 101 can be browsed from the portable information terminal 56. In particular,
New data, highly important data, and comments attached to the highly important data can be browsed. Also,
By enabling writing of data from the portable information terminal 56, it is possible to judge importance, create a data list based on input of a specific theme code, and the like. Therefore, even when the person in charge of determination does not have time to judge the importance inside the company for a business trip or the like, the determination of the importance can be performed at the destination of the business trip.

As another intellectual property information management system according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG.
Another intellectual property information management system (see FIG. 10) includes a system in which the above-described system capable of providing the Internet and mobile access environment is applied.

[0113]

As described above, the intellectual property information management system of the present invention comprises: a first search means for searching data of a publication which can be taken in from outside to extract desired intellectual property information; (1) a storage unit for storing the intellectual property information extracted by the search unit; a second search unit for extracting intellectual property information related to each section from the intellectual property information stored in the first storage unit; Second storage means for storing the intellectual property information extracted by the second search means for each section;
An importance information input area for inputting importance information relating to the importance of the intellectual property information designated from the intellectual property information stored in the second storage means is provided, and the importance information input area input to the importance information input area is provided. In a configuration including an importance information adding unit that adds degree information to the intellectual property information, the second search unit is performed by a search unit that registers a search expression.

Thus, when extracting intellectual property information for which importance is to be determined from a gazette that can be taken in from the outside,
Once a search formula is registered, when new information is taken in from outside, the registered search is automatically performed and the result can be distributed to the person in charge. It can improve the search efficiency of the person in charge, the search executor, and the theme developer. In addition, various departments can design and search for search information for other companies' information from different viewpoints, so from a multifaceted viewpoint Can analyze important patent information of other companies. Networking is possible, and the search results can be analyzed, used, and processed as shared data.

[0115] Then, the importance information determined for the intellectual property information, which has been further selected, is added to the intellectual property information, so that the importance of the patent application of another company can be determined more efficiently. Further, since the importance information is added to the intellectual property information, important intellectual property information can be easily managed. Therefore, there is an effect that effective utilization of important intellectual property information can be promoted.

In the above-described intellectual property information management system, the importance information adding means provides a plurality of the importance information input areas so as to input a plurality of the importance information, so that a plurality of persons can make intellectual property. The importance of the property information can be determined, and the resulting importance information can be input to individual importance information input areas. Therefore, there is an effect that the importance can be determined with higher accuracy.

Further, when the importance information is input to one importance information input area, the importance information adding means permits the input of another importance information, so that a person in charge is assigned. After inputting the importance in the importance information input area, the next person in charge inputs the importance, so that the hierarchical importance can be input. Therefore, the importance is determined from the lower-level person in charge to the higher-level person in charge. Therefore, the determination of the importance can be processed as a workflow, and the determination of the importance can be performed more efficiently.

The program for managing intellectual property information recorded on the recording medium according to the present invention includes a first process for searching data of a gazette which can be taken in from outside and extracting desired intellectual property information; A second process for accumulating the intellectual property information extracted by the first process, and a third process for extracting intellectual property information related to each section from the intellectual property information accumulated by the second process (specifically, In the third processing, a search in a form in which a search formula is registered is executed to extract intellectual property information.) And the intellectual property information extracted by the third processing is stored for each department. A fourth process and an importance information input area for inputting importance information relating to the importance of the intellectual property information designated from the intellectual property information accumulated by the fourth processing are provided. Imported importance information Performing a fifth process for adding the 該知 manner property information.

Thus, as in the case of the above-described intellectual property information management system, the intellectual property information whose importance is to be determined is extracted from the official gazette fetched from the outside, and the determined importance is determined for the intellectual property information. Since the information is added to the intellectual property information, the importance of the patent application of another company can be efficiently determined. Further, since the importance information is added to the intellectual property information, important intellectual property information can be easily managed. Therefore, there is an effect that effective utilization of important intellectual property information can be promoted.

In the program recorded on the recording medium, the fifth processing includes providing a plurality of the importance information input areas so as to input a plurality of importance information. The importance of the information can be determined, and the resulting importance information can be input to individual importance information input areas. Therefore, there is an effect that the importance can be determined with higher accuracy. Further, in the fifth process, when importance information is further input to one importance information input area, the input of another importance information is permitted, so that a person in charge assigns importance to the importance information. After inputting into the degree information input area, the next person in charge enters the degree of importance, so that hierarchical importance can be input. Therefore, the determination of the importance can be processed as a workflow, and the determination of the importance can be performed more efficiently.

In order to obtain the above effects, the present invention provides:
The following configuration is proposed. (1) First search means for searching data of a gazette which can be taken in from outside and extracting desired intellectual property information, and first storage means for storing the intellectual property information extracted by the first search means A second search unit for extracting intellectual property information related to each section from the intellectual property information stored in the first storage unit; And an importance information input area for inputting importance information relating to the importance of the intellectual property information designated from the intellectual property information stored in the second storage means. And an importance information adding means for adding importance information input to the intellectual property information to the intellectual property information. Search method for registering Hey, characterized in that it is carried out, is the intellectual property information management systems.

(2) The second storage means that stores the intellectual property information extracted by the second search means performed in the search means of the above-described format for registering a search expression stores a search set for each search expression. The intellectual property information management system according to the above (1), characterized in that it can be stored.

(3) The result of the intellectual property information stored in the second storage means is input to the search formula registrant before inputting the importance information relating to the importance of the designated intellectual property information. That the registrant or the person in charge of the search formula gives an instruction from the database server to judge the validity of the set result of the intellectual property information stored in the second storage means. An intellectual property information management system according to the above (1) or (2), which is characterized by the following. Specifically, the instruction is issued from the search formula registration database server 24 or the search result storage database server 25.

(4) The importance information adding means is provided with a plurality of importance information input areas so as to input a plurality of importance information, according to any one of (1) to (3). Is an intellectual property information management system.

(5) When the importance information is input to one importance information input area, the importance information adding means permits the input of another importance information. An intellectual property information management system according to any one of (1) to (4).

(6) First processing for retrieving data of a gazette that can be imported from the outside and extracting desired intellectual property information, and second processing for accumulating the intellectual property information extracted by the first processing And a third process of searching the intellectual property information accumulated in the second process by a search means for registering a search formula to extract intellectual property information related to each section; A fourth process for storing the intellectual property information extracted by the third process for each section, and importance information relating to the importance of the intellectual property information designated from the intellectual property information accumulated by the fourth process are input. And a fifth processing for adding the importance information input to the importance information input area to the intellectual property information, and recording a program for managing intellectual property information. Computer reading Which is a recording medium capable of Ri.

(7) The recording medium according to (6), wherein the fifth processing records a program for providing a plurality of importance information input areas so as to input a plurality of importance information.

(8) In the fifth process, when importance information is input to one importance information input area, a program for permitting input of another importance information is recorded. The recording medium according to (7).

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an intellectual property information management system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an operation window for capturing text data provided by a data capturing unit of an intellectual property information management server in the intellectual property information management system.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an operation window provided by the data capturing unit for capturing image data.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a selection window provided by an image reproducing unit of the intellectual property information management server.

FIG. 5A is an explanatory diagram showing a search window provided by a data copying unit of the intellectual property information management server, and FIGS. 5B and 5C show dialog boxes displayed on the search window; FIG.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a judgment window provided by an importance judgment unit of the intellectual property information management server.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a judgment result list window provided by a data moving unit of the intellectual property information management server.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a storage window for displaying a list of data stored in a storage database of the intellectual property information management server.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a procedure of importance determination processing in the intellectual property information management server.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing another configuration of the intellectual property information management system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an intellectual property information management system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIGS. 12A to 12C are explanatory diagrams showing examples of importance determination screens displayed on the portable information terminal used in the intellectual property information management system according to the second embodiment;

FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing another configuration of the intellectual property information management system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a block diagram illustrating an intellectual property information management system according to the present invention, which includes a search unit in a form in which a second search unit registers a search expression.

FIG. 15 shows that the second search means uses an intellectual property information management system including a search means of a format for registering a search expression, and further performs a workflow from primary determination to secondary determination. It is a block diagram.

FIG. 16 is an example of a user interface for registering a search expression according to the present invention.

FIG. 17 is an example of a user interface showing a search result by search expression registration according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1.101 Intellectual Property Information Management Server 11 CD-ROM Driver 12 Search Unit (First Search Unit) 14 Patent Abstract Flash Report Database (First Storage Unit) 17 Data Copy Unit (Second Search Unit) 18 Importance Determination Database ( (Second storage means) 19 Importance judgment section (Importance information adding means) 24 Search expression registration database server 25 Search result storage package server 41 Browser J1 / J2 judgment setting box (Importance information input area)

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Claims (8)

[Claims] A first search means for searching data of a gazette which can be taken in from outside and extracting desired intellectual property information;
A first storage unit that stores the intellectual property information extracted by the first search unit, and a second storage unit that extracts intellectual property information related to each section from the intellectual property information stored in the first storage unit. Search means; second storage means for storing the intellectual property information extracted by the second search means for each section;
An importance information input area for inputting importance information relating to the importance of the intellectual property information designated from the intellectual property information stored in the second storage means is provided, and the importance information input area input to the importance information input area is provided. And an importance information adding means for adding degree information to the intellectual property information. In the intellectual property information management system, the second search means executes a search in a form in which a search formula is registered. An intellectual property information management system characterized by 2. The second storage means, in which the intellectual property information extracted by the second search means performed in the search means for registering a search expression is stored, stores a search set for each search expression. 2. The intellectual property information management system according to claim 1, wherein the system can be used. The result of the intellectual property information stored in the second storage means is provided to a registrant of a search formula before inputting importance information relating to the importance of the specified intellectual property information. The system is characterized in that the registrant or the person in charge of the search formula distributes and instructs the search formula registrant or the person in charge to judge the validity of the set result of the intellectual property information accumulated in the second accumulation means. Item 4. The intellectual property information management system according to item 1 or 2. 4. The intellectual property according to claim 1, wherein said importance information adding means is provided with a plurality of importance information input areas so as to input a plurality of importance information. Information management system. 5. The importance information adding means according to claim 1, wherein when importance information is input to one importance information input area, input of another importance information is permitted.
4. The intellectual property information management system according to any one of items 1 to 4. 6. A first process for retrieving data of a gazette which can be taken in from outside and extracting desired intellectual property information, and a second process for accumulating the intellectual property information extracted by the first process. A third process of searching the intellectual property information accumulated by the second process by a search means for registering a search formula to extract intellectual property information related to each section; A fourth process for accumulating the intellectual property information extracted by the process for each section, and importance information relating to the importance of the intellectual property information designated from the intellectual property information accumulated by the fourth process are input. A computer for recording an intellectual property information management program for executing a fifth process of providing an importance information input area and adding the importance information input to the importance information input area to the intellectual property information Readable Do recording medium. 7. The recording medium according to claim 6, wherein said fifth processing records a program for providing a plurality of said importance information input areas so as to input a plurality of importance information. 8. A program according to claim 6, wherein said fifth processing records a program which, when importance information is input to one importance information input area, permits input of another importance information. The recording medium according to any one of the above.