JP2002007608A - Patent monitoring system and recording medium therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a method for inexpensively outsourcing patent application processing which can be mechanically monitored by a monitoring entrusted company capable of surely keeping the duty of confidentiality for reducing the costs of an intellectual property section. SOLUTION: The patent monitoring system and the recording medium therefor are provided. In the patent monitoring system for monitoring the process of application, plural monitor request files 2 requested from a section 1 in charge of monitor request are stored in a monitor entrusted company 3, retrieval based on a monitor server host computer 4 is executed on the basis of the plural monitor request files 2, and a retrieval report 5 is delivered or communicated by mail from the section 1 in charge of monitor request to each of instructed persons in charge. Then, a dedicated report 7 added with formats by clients or comments by themes through software 6 dedicated to working of the retrieve result for secondarily working the retrieval report 5 is distributed or communicated by mail from the section 1 in charge of monitor request to each of instructed persons in charge.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a patent monitoring system and a recording medium thereof, and more particularly to a patent monitoring system, which is not limited to use within a single company, but is used by a monitoring trustee company to designate an unspecified number of monitoring request departments. The present invention relates to a patent monitoring system configured to be able to transmit monitoring data to a computer and a recording medium thereof.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional patent monitoring system is a method of monitoring a patent of another company which is considered to be an important matter for one company within a specific company. There has been a method of retrieving the application progress information of another company and transmitting it directly to each person in charge, or a method of transmitting such information to each person in charge through an in-house LAN.

[0003]

As described above, the conventional patent monitoring system employs a method of monitoring a patent of another company which is regarded as an important matter for the company within a specific company. Searching and organizing for monitoring was inefficient, costly and time-consuming for companies. However, there is a need for a method of outsourcing such a case that can be monitored mechanically by a low-cost outsourcing company in order to reduce costs in the intellectual property department, for a monitoring trust company that can reliably observe confidentiality obligations.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A patent monitoring system and a recording medium thereof according to the present invention have been created to solve the above-mentioned problems. The monitoring commission company 3 accumulates a plurality of monitoring request files 2 received from the department 1, performs a search based on the monitoring server host computer 4 based on the monitoring request files 2, and sends the search report 5 to the monitoring request department 1. Delivered or e-mailed to each person in charge who received the instruction, and also monitored a dedicated report 7 to which a format for each customer or a comment for each theme was added via a dedicated search result processing software 6 for secondary processing of the search report 5. It is delivered or mailed to each person instructed by the department in charge of request 1 and is connected to the patent monitoring system network. And a storage unit for storing a plurality of monitoring request files 2 and a dedicated report 7 in which additional data can be written, and delivering or mailing the additional writing data to each person in charge of the patent monitoring system. Receiving means 10 for receiving the search report 5 of the monitoring server 4, transmitting means 11 for transmitting the result of the search report to the search result processing software 6 for secondary processing, and the search report 5. Transmission means 12 for transmitting to each person in charge, transmission means 12 for transmitting the dedicated report 7 to each person in charge, and feedback transmission means 15 for feeding back the monitoring data reported by each person to the monitoring request department 1. A patent monitoring system characterized by having additional data can be written on a network of the patent monitoring system. A storage unit 8 for storing a plurality of viewing request files 2 and a storage unit 9 for storing a dedicated report 7 for providing additional writing data to each person in charge for delivery or mail communication. A recording medium is provided.

[0005]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The configuration of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the patent monitoring system of the present invention and its recording medium. FIG.
Is a partial display diagram of a search report, FIG. 3 is a format diagram showing an example of a dedicated report, and FIG. 4 is another format diagram showing an example of a dedicated report.

As shown in FIG. 1, a monitoring requesting company 3 accumulates a plurality of monitoring request files 2 received from a monitoring requesting section 1, and performs a search based on the monitoring server host computer 4 based on the plurality of monitoring request files 2. The search report 5 can be delivered or emailed via the transmission means 12 to each person 14 instructed by the department 1 in charge of the monitoring request.

[0007] The monitoring request plural files 2 are temporarily stored in the storage unit 8, and when the monitoring patent matter is continuously monitored,
Each time there is a progress of new progress information compared with the search report 5, the new progress information is added to the list of cases stored in the storage unit 8 and delivered or mailed to the person in charge 14 via the transmission unit 12. be able to.

[0008] In an example of the search report 5, as shown in FIG. 2, when some progress information occurs during the search period, a progress code, an item, and a date are displayed. When the request of the department in charge of the monitoring request is instructed in this range, a report is transmitted to each person in charge 14 in an example shown in FIG.

When the above-described search report 5 is further advanced and subjected to secondary processing, a search result processing for secondary processing of the search report 5 is performed as in dedicated reports 5 and 7 illustrated in FIGS. 3 and 4, for example. It is possible to deliver or e-mail a dedicated report 7 with a format for each customer or a comment for each theme via the dedicated software 6 to each person 14 instructed by the department 1 in charge of monitoring request via the transmission means 13. it can.

The dedicated report 7 can be reported not only in the format illustrated in FIGS. 3 and 4 but also in a special format from the department 1 in charge of monitoring request. These dedicated reports 7 are temporarily stored in the storage unit 9, and in the case where the monitored patent case is continuously monitored, if there is progress of new progress information as compared with the search report 7 each time, the storage unit 9. It can be additionally input to the stored list of cases and can be delivered or emailed to each person in charge 14 via the transmission means 13.

For example, in the list shown in FIG. 3, the detailed data of Japanese Patent Application No. H05332144, whose progress has changed, is output in the format shown in FIG. Delivery or mail communication can be performed via the means 13. In the case where the monitoring request section 1 performs centralized management, each person 14 can browse and feed back a measure to the monitoring request section 1 via the feedback transmission unit 15. Although FIGS. 2 to 4 illustrate the progress of patent application, it is needless to say that the present invention can also be used as application monitoring of other intellectual property.

The monitoring server host computer 4 in FIG.
Lega-St from a foreign patent institution
Atus information can be added, and the present invention can be applied to each country's Leg.
The application as a monitoring system of a-Status information is possible. Further, if the survey theme requires confidentiality, it is possible that the communication means between the department in charge of the monitoring request, the person in charge, and the monitoring contractor can perform these communication means as required by encrypted communication. In the appended claims.

[0012]

Since the patent monitoring system of the present invention and its recording medium are configured as described above, the system is not limited to the use in one company, and the monitoring trustee company has an unspecified number of departments in charge of monitoring requests. The monitoring data can be transmitted to each person in charge of the designated person, which saves the trouble of the intellectual property person in the company, enables accurate and quick grasp of the application monitoring, and has an effect of cost reduction.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration block diagram of a patent monitoring system of the present invention and a recording medium thereof.

FIG. 2 is a partial display diagram of a search report.

FIG. 3 is a format diagram showing an example of a dedicated report.

FIG. 4 is another format diagram showing an example of a dedicated report.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1. Department in charge of monitoring requests 2. 2. Monitoring request multiple files Monitoring company 4. 4. Monitoring server host computer Search report 6. 6. Search result processing software Dedicated report 8. Storage unit 9. Storage unit 10. Receiving means 11. Transmission means 12. Transmission means 13. Storage unit 14. Receiving means 15. Feedback sending means

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Claims (4)

[Claims] In a patent monitoring system for monitoring the progress of an application, a monitoring commission company accumulates a plurality of monitoring request files received from a department in charge of a monitoring request, and uses a monitoring server host computer based on the plurality of monitoring request files. Perform a search, deliver or email the search report to each person instructed by the department in charge of monitoring requests, and format or theme for each customer via search result processing software for secondary processing of the search report A patent monitoring system characterized in that a dedicated report to which another comment or the like is added is delivered or emailed to each person instructed by the department in charge of monitoring request. 2. A network for a patent monitoring system, comprising a storage unit for storing a plurality of monitoring request files to which additional data can be written and a dedicated report, and delivering or mailing the additional writing data to each person in charge. 2. The patent monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein: 3. A receiving means for receiving a search report of the monitoring server 4 on a network of the patent monitoring system, a transmitting means for transmitting the result of the search report to search result processing dedicated software for secondary processing, It has a transmitting means for transmitting a search report to each person in charge, a transmitting means 12 for transmitting a dedicated report to each person in charge, and a feedback transmitting means for feeding back monitoring data reported by each person to the department in charge of monitoring request. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein
Patent monitoring system. 4. A storage unit for storing a plurality of monitoring request files to which additional data can be written and a storage unit for storing a dedicated report are provided on a network of the patent monitoring system, and the additional writing data is sent to each person in charge. A recording medium for a patent monitoring system provided for delivery or mail communication.