JP2002092222A - Idea operation apparatus and method therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an idea operation apparatus for performing management so as to reliably pay a price to the person preparing documents regarding ideas or the like at the time of operating the ideas. SOLUTION: This device is provided with a fund provider inviting server unit 32 for performing the processing of inviting fund providers who provide funds for operating the ideas, a business server unit 33 for performing the operation processing of the idea with the funds provided by the fund providers as operation funds, and a detailed statement preparing person inviting server unit 34 for inviting document preparing persons who prepare the documents for publicizing the idea. The business server unit 33 and the detailed statement preparing person inviting server unit 34 cooperate and perform the processing of paying the price of the document preparation to the document preparing person from the operation funds.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an idea operating device for recruiting a document creator for creating a document for entitlement of a creator's idea and supporting an activity of operating the idea to obtain an economic benefit. And its method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in order to obtain a profit based on an idea of an idea such as an excellent invention or design, a person who has proposed the idea transfers a right such as a patent right to the idea to another person, or It is common practice to start a company and manufacture and sell products based on ideas that have been invented, or to provide users with services based on ideas.

Recently, a system has been developed in which general investors invest in companies established by people with excellent ideas, so-called venture companies, and a social mechanism for investing in ideas has been formed. He came up with an excellent idea, such as a patent,
This system, which provides financial assistance to those who have difficulty practicing due to lack of financial resources, has been attracting interest in recent years as it stimulates technological breakthroughs and consequently spurs the revitalization of industry. This is where you are.

[0004]

However, in order to obtain a patent or the like for an idea, it is necessary to file a patent application with a document such as a specification describing the content of the idea. It is difficult for an individual to obtain information on a specialty field such as a patent attorney requesting a job and evaluation, and it is difficult to select an appropriate patent attorney specializing in the field to which the idea belongs.
In addition, there is also a request to build a management system that can reliably pay a creator of a statement from a fund for operating an idea when requesting the creation of a statement or the like.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and in managing ideas, an idea operating apparatus and an idea operating method capable of managing payment of a creator of a document relating to an idea or the like without fail. The purpose is to provide. Another object of the present invention is to provide an idea operating apparatus and a method for selecting an appropriate document creator for creating a document describing the content of an idea. It is another object of the present invention to provide an idea management device and a method thereof that can provide investors and the like with information effective in investing in an idea and promote investment in the idea.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art and to achieve the above-mentioned object, an idea operation method according to a first aspect of the present invention uses a document for disclosing a registered idea. A process of recruiting a document creator to be created and paying a fee for the document creation to the document creator from the operating funds of the idea collected in advance is performed. According to the present invention, the payment of the consideration to the document creator is automatically managed, so that the payment can be reliably performed.

[0007] The idea operation method of the first invention is as follows.
Preferably, after determining the estimated amount of the consideration for preparing the document, and recruiting the document creator, the use of the operating capital is determined so that the working capital of the idea has a balance corresponding to the estimated amount. to manage.

[0008] The idea operation method of the first invention is as follows.
Preferably, the payment process is performed after the content of the created document is confirmed by the funder of the operation fund.

[0009] The idea operation method of the first invention is as follows.
Preferably, payment processing is performed in response to a request from the document creator.

[0010] The idea operation method of the first invention is as follows.
Preferably, after determining the estimated amount of the consideration for preparing the document, and recruiting the document creator, the use of the operating capital is determined so that the working capital of the idea has a balance corresponding to the estimated amount. If the request is not received from the document creator for a certain period of time, the management of the use of the operating fund is released.

[0011] The idea operation method of the first invention is as follows.
Preferably, the ownership of the created document is set to the document creator until the payment process is performed, and after the payment process is performed, the ownership of the created document is set to the operation Set as funding donor.

[0012] The idea operation method of the first invention is as follows.
Preferably, in the case where a document creation request is issued to the document creator in response to the document creation request received from the fund provider of the operating fund, and then the fund provider receives an instruction to cancel the document creation request. On the basis of the time when the cancellation instruction is received and the expected completion period of the document creation,
Determine the amount to pay to the document creator.

[0013] The idea operation method of the first invention is as follows.
Preferably, after the document creator has received an order for the document creation, when receiving an order cancellation instruction from the document creator, based on the time when the cancellation instruction is received and the expected completion period of the document creation, A predetermined penalty is imposed on the document creator.

Further, the idea operation method of the first invention is as follows.
Preferably, the penalty is a restriction on access by the document creator to a server device that manages the document creation.

[0015] The idea operation method of the first invention is as follows.
Preferably, the document is a document required to license the idea.

[0016] The idea operation method of the second invention is as follows.
A step of recruiting a fund provider that provides funds for operating the idea; a step of performing the idea operation process using the fund provided by the fund provider as an operating fund; and disclosing the idea A step of recruiting a document creator to create a document for the purpose, and a step of paying the document creator a fee for the document creation from the operating funds.

[0017] Further, the idea operation device of the third invention is as follows.
Document creator recruiting means for recruiting a document creator for creating a document for disclosing a registered idea, and processing for paying the document creator to the document creator from the operating funds of the idea collected in advance Operation means for performing the following.

The operation of the idea operation apparatus according to the third invention is as follows. First, by means of recruiting document creators,
We are looking for a document creator to create a document to disclose the registered idea. Next, a process of paying a fee for preparing the document to the document creator from the previously collected operating funds for the idea is performed by the operating means.

In a third idea operation apparatus, preferably, the operation means determines an estimated amount of consideration for preparing the document, recruits the document creator, and then decides.
The use of the working capital is managed so that the working capital of the idea has a balance corresponding to the estimated amount.

[0020] In a third idea operation apparatus, preferably, the operation means transmits the contents of the created document to
The payment process is performed after the fund provider of the operation fund confirms.

[0021] The fourth idea operating device includes a fund provider recruiting unit that performs a process of recruiting a fund provider that provides a fund for operating the idea, and operates the fund provided by the fund provider. Operating means for performing the operation processing of the idea as funds, and a document creator recruiting means for recruiting a document creator for creating a document for disclosing the idea, wherein the operating means is the document creator recruiting means In cooperation with, a process of paying the document creator for the document creation from the operational funds is performed.

Preferably, in the fourth idea operation apparatus, the operation means is arranged so that, when the document creator receives an order cancellation request from the document creator after receiving the order for the document creation, A predetermined penalty is imposed on the document creator based on the time when the instruction is received and the expected completion period of the document creation, and the document creator recruiting means responds to the penalty according to the penalty. Access to the document creator is restricted.

[0023]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an idea operation system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of an idea operation system 1 of the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 1, in the idea operation system 1, for example, a terminal device 10 used by an idea holder, one or more terminal devices 20 used by an investor, a person desiring to prepare a statement, and a statement creator One or more terminal devices 25 used by the user, an idea creation support server device 28,
Patent information server device 29, novelty evaluation server device 30,
Economic value evaluation server device 31, Investor recruitment server device 3
2. The management server device 33, the statement creator recruitment server device 34, and the stock transaction server device 35 are connected via the network 40.

Here, the idea holder refers to a person who has proposed the idea or a person who has been assigned the right to obtain a patent from the proposer. In the present embodiment, as an example of the idea of the present invention, creation of a technical idea using a law of nature corresponding to the invention of the Patent Law will be described. An investor is a person who invests in starting a business using the idea,
It corresponds to the funder of the present invention. In addition, the idea operation system 1 corresponds to the idea operation device of the present invention, the investor recruiting server device 32 corresponds to the fund provider recruiting unit of the present invention, the management server device 33 corresponds to the operating unit of the present invention, The statement creator recruiting server device 34 corresponds to the document creator recruiting means of the present invention.

In the idea operation system 1, the idea creation support server device 28, the patent information server device 29, the novelty evaluation server device 30, the economic value evaluation server device 31,
The investor recruiting server device 32, the management server device 33, the statement creator recruiting server device 34, and the stock transaction server device 35 operate in cooperation with each other while communicating via the network 40.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, a case where a single terminal device 10, 20, and 25 are connected to the network 40 is illustrated. 10, 20, and 25 are connected to the network 40.

Hereinafter, the components of the idea operation system 1 shown in FIG. 1 will be described in detail.

[Terminal Device 10] The terminal device 10 is, for example, a personal computer, and sends a request corresponding to the operation of an operation means such as a keyboard or a mouse by the idea holder to the above-described various server devices via the network 40. Send.

[Terminal Device 20] The terminal device 20 is, for example, a personal computer, and sends a request according to an operation of an operating means such as a keyboard and a mouse by an investor.
The data is transmitted to the server device via the network 40.

[Terminal Device 25] The terminal device 25 is, for example, a personal computer, and sends a request according to the operation of operating means such as a keyboard and a mouse by a person desiring to prepare a specification via the network 40 to the server device described above. Send to In the present embodiment, the applicant for the statement preparation is:
When patenting an idea holder's idea, he / she wants to prepare a specification of a patent application for the idea, and corresponds to the document creator of the present invention.

[Idea Creation Support Server Device 28] The idea creation support server device 28 receives from the terminal device 10 an idea creation support request corresponding to an operation by the idea holder. The idea creation support server device 28 has a built-in database,
Alternatively, by using information obtained by searching an external database, it is determined how much the economic value of the idea requested to support the idea creation is present or future in the market. In addition, the idea creation support server device 28
Transmits to the terminal device 10 predetermined information that is effective to increase the economic value of the idea in order to support (assist) creation of an idea having a high economic value.

The idea creation support server device 28 is provided with a predetermined field such as a technical field to which the idea belongs, an effect of using the idea, characteristics of a person who uses a product or service related to the idea, and a place of use. The qualitative evaluation of the evaluation item is converted into a quantitative evaluation amount, and the evaluation amount is multiplied by a predetermined coefficient as necessary, and then added to calculate an evaluation value. And
The idea creation support server device 28 transmits, to the terminal device 10 that has requested the idea creation support request, information that is helpful in determining how to change the idea in order to increase the evaluation value. I do.

Thus, the idea creation support server device 28 gives the idea holder an opportunity to correct his / her own idea with reference to the information transmitted to the terminal device 10, and reduces the economic value of the corrected idea. Judge further.

[Patent Information Server Device 29] The patent information server device 29 is, for example, a server having a database capable of searching for technical documents such as patent publications whose contents are related using keywords.

[Novelty Evaluation Server Device 30] The novelty evaluation server device 30 investigates whether or not an idea held by an idea holder is a new idea, and when an investor or the like invests in the idea. Generate a novelty evaluation value for reference. When the novelty evaluation value is equal to or greater than a predetermined reference value (when there is a high possibility of novelty), the novelty evaluation server device 30 automatically converts the idea corresponding to the novelty evaluation request into an economic value evaluation server. The data is transmitted to the device 31 to be evaluated.

[Economic Value Evaluation Server Device 31] The economic value evaluation server device 31 links information for determining the growth potential of the field (category) to which the idea to be evaluated belongs to, for example, a database that handles economic indicators. Or constructs such a database by itself and obtains information therefrom, and calculates an economic value evaluation value indicating the economic value of the idea in the market.

[Investor Recruitment Server Device 32] The investor recruitment server device 32 registers the idea evaluated by the economic value evaluation server device 31, and the authorized predetermined investor registers the idea from the terminal device 20. It performs browsing, investment, and processing for cases where investment is established or not established.

[Management server device 33] Management server device 3
3 performs a process for performing an operation, management, settlement of accounts, profit distribution, bankruptcy, and liquidation of an idea that has been successfully recruited by the investor recruiting server device 32 using the capital as a source of capital.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the management server device 33. As shown in FIG. 2, the management server device 33
Has, for example, a receiving unit 131, a database 132, a processing unit 133, and a transmitting unit 134.

The receiving unit 131 receives, for example, a business start request from the investor recruitment server device 32. The database 132 registers and stores information about the idea received by the receiving unit 131 together with the business start request, and also stores information necessary for performing the operation of the idea and the like. The processing unit 133 performs processing for performing the operation, management, settlement of accounts, profit distribution, bankruptcy, and liquidation of the idea, as described later. The part of the processing performed by the processing unit 133 that requires human judgment, such as the operation and management of ideas, is performed based on, for example, the result of the judgment made by the manager selected by the investor. The transmission unit 124 transmits necessary information to the terminal devices 10 and 20 and the statement recruitment server device 34.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart for explaining the processing of the management server device 33. Step ST41: When the receiving unit 131 receives the business start request from the investor recruitment server device 32, the processing unit 133 registers information identifying an idea for which an investment has been established in the database 132 and starts business. Processing unit 133
Starts a process for conducting management using funds obtained by investing by investors as management resources. Here, as a right relationship of a business that manages the idea, for example, a method like stock is adopted. Specifically, capital other than the idea holder's interest is used, and the idea holder's interest is increased free of charge immediately after the investment is made. At this stage, it is only necessary that the immediate relationship between the management funds and the rights of the business be clarified.

The processing unit 133, for example, first performs a process relating to a procedure for patenting the idea. To patent an idea, you need to prepare a specification for the patent application. The management server device 33 cooperates with the statement creator recruiting server device 34 to recruit a statement creator who creates a statement of the idea. The recruitment method will be described later. Then, the statement creator recruiting server device 34
Under the management of the above, the statement creator recruited and selected prepares a statement of the idea. The receiving unit 131 receives the information on the specification of the idea from the specification creator recruiting server device 34 and stores the information in the database 132. The management server device 33 manages the procedure of paying the creator of the statement from the investment fund to the statement creator in cooperation with the statement creator recruiting server apparatus 34. The payment is made using, for example, electronic money or the like, as described later. In addition, the management server device 33 manages the procedure of submitting the created specification and other necessary documents to the Patent Office and applying for a patent. In that patent application, the applicant:
For example, it is a corporation or an individual who operates the management server device 33.

Step ST42: After applying for a patent for the idea, the processing unit 133 introduces the idea via the network 40 by e-mail or a homepage, or uses a medium such as a magazine or newspaper to perform the application. Introducing ideas. In the introduction, the company seeks a person who obtains a license agreement for the idea patent or a person who transfers the patent right itself. When the license agreement or the transfer of the patent right is established by the introduction of the idea, the processing unit 133 performs processing related to the procedure and settlement processing via the network 40, for example. ,
Process the future use of the idea or distribute it to shareholders as dividends.

Step ST43: The processing unit 133 determines, for example, whether or not a fund exceeding the investment fund is required to operate the idea, and if the idea can be operated within the investment fund, the processing unit 133 proceeds to step ST42. If not, the process of step ST44 is executed.

Step ST44: The processing unit 133 transmits a capital increase request to the terminal device 20 via the transmission unit 134 to request the investor of the idea to increase the capital.

Step ST45: The processing unit 133 returns to the processing of step ST42 if a capital increase enabling the idea to be operated is obtained within a predetermined period, and otherwise executes the processing of step ST46. I do.

Step ST46: The processing unit 133 performs bankruptcy processing of a business that operates the idea. Processing unit 13
Various methods can be considered for the bankruptcy treatment performed by the third party. For example, based on information on the business of the idea, investors (shareholders) who have invested in the idea are notified of the remaining assets at the time of bankruptcy. Liquidation and distribution in a rational manner. When liquidation is performed using electronic money, the processing unit 133 performs a process of transferring and registering the remaining assets of the business as electronic money of each investor.

In the following, the idea right processing of step ST41 shown in FIG. 3 will be described in relation to payment of the price with the statement creator and ownership of the statement. FIG.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the idea right processing in step ST41 shown in FIG. 3 in association with payment of the price with the statement creator, and shows a case where the statement creation cost is charged. ing.

Step ST41_1: The processing unit 133
Until a statement creator recruitment request is made to the statement creator recruiting server device 34, the statement creation fund (hereinafter also referred to as the statement creation fund electronic money) of the operating funds managed as electronic money. Allow access from all investors. The electronic money is, for example, in an account of a manager of the management server device 33 opened in a predetermined electronic money management server device. The statement preparation fund is an estimated amount of fund considered to be necessary for preparing the statement.

Step ST41_2: The processing unit 133
The statement creator recruitment request is transmitted to the statement creator recruitment server device 34 via the transmission unit 134. Then, the management server device 33, in cooperation with the statement creator recruitment server device 34, recruits a statement creator who creates a statement of the idea. Under the management of the statement creator recruitment server device 34, a statement creator recruited and selected prepares a statement of the idea. Then, the processing unit 133 prohibits the access of the electronic money for the statement preparation fund from the investor.

Step ST41_3: The processing unit 133
When the receiving unit 131 receives the information on the statement prepared from the statement creator recruitment server device 34, the information is transmitted to the terminal device 10 of the related idea holder and the terminal device 20 of the investor, and Confirmation (hereinafter also referred to as acceptance)
Target. At this stage, the processing unit 133 prohibits the investors from accessing the electronic money for the statement preparation fund.

Step ST41_4: The processing unit 133
When the receiving unit 131 receives the bill for the statement creation cost from the statement creator recruitment server device 34, the receiving unit 131 performs the settlement process based on the request. After the settlement is completed, access from the investor is permitted to the balance of the electronic money for the statement preparation fund.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining the idea entitlement process of step ST41 shown in FIG. 3 in association with payment of the price with the statement creator. This is the case when there was no such information. Processing of steps ST41_1 to ST41_14,
In addition, the state of access from the investor to the electronic money for statement preparation fund is shown in step ST41_1 shown in FIG.
To ST41_4. Step ST41_15: The processing unit 133 determines whether a state in which the receiving unit 131 does not receive the bill for the statement creation cost from the statement creator recruitment server device 34 has passed for a certain period of time. Investors are allowed to access the electronic money for statement preparation funds, otherwise they are continually prohibited.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the steps shown in FIG. 4 and the flow of ownership of the information of the prepared specification. Steps ST41_1 to ST41_4 in FIG.
Is the same as that described above with reference to FIG. Hereinafter, the flow of the ownership of the information of the created specification will be described in association with each step shown in FIG. Not yet recruited for statement creator (ST41_1) and recruited for statement creator (ST41)
At the stage of _2), since the information of the specification has not been generated, the ownership of the information of the specification has not yet been generated. Inspection of the contents of the prepared statement (ST4
In 1_3), the ownership of the information in the specification is
You are the statement creator. Next, after the settlement is completed (ST41_
In 4), the ownership of the information in the specification is transferred to the idea holder and the investor, which are the requesters of the specification. The processing unit 133 manages the ownership of the information in the above-described specification.

Hereinafter, a description will be given of a process performed when the balance of the statement preparation cost to be paid is insufficient for some reason. Such a situation occurs, for example, when the actual statement preparation cost is higher than the estimated statement preparation cost. FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the processing. Step ST41_21: The processing unit 133 executes the process of step ST41_22 when the acceptance of the information of the statement received from the statement creator recruiting server device 34 by the related idea holder and the investor ends.

Step ST41_22: Processing unit 133
Determines whether the balance of the operating funds managed as electronic money is equal to or greater than the amount of the bill for billing, and if it is determined to be less than the amount of the bill for billing, This is notified to the terminal device 25 of the fund provider.

Step ST41_23: Processing unit 133
After the notification, after a lapse of a certain period, the process proceeds to step ST41_24.

Step ST41_24: Processing unit 133
Again determines whether the balance of the operating funds managed as electronic money is greater than or equal to the amount billed for preparing the statement, and if it is determined to be greater than or equal to the amount billed for payment. Proceeds to the process of step ST41_25, otherwise proceeds to the process of step ST41_26.

Step ST41_25: Processing unit 133
Reduces the amount of the bill paid for preparing the statement from the operating funds managed as electronic money, and transfers the ownership of the prepared statement to the investor.

The processing unit 133 transfers the ownership of the specification to the specification creator. In this case, the processing unit 133 may register the statement creator as a fund provider for the statement preparation cost, and thereafter, when a profit is generated by the idea, the profit may be distributed.

Hereinafter, a description will be given of a process performed when an investor cancels a statement creation request after a statement creation request is made. FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining the processing. Step ST41_31: The processing unit 133 includes the receiving unit 13
1 receives a statement creation request cancel instruction from the terminal device 20 in response to an operation by the investor, and proceeds to step ST4.
It proceeds to the process of 1_32.

Step ST41_32: Processing unit 133
Determines whether or not half or more of the scheduled completion period of the specification has elapsed, and if it is determined that it has elapsed, proceeds to step ST4.
The process proceeds to the process of 1_33, and if it is determined that the time has not elapsed, the process proceeds to the process of step ST41_34.

Step ST41_33: Processing unit 133
Performs a process of paying the estimated amount of the statement preparation cost to the statement creator with electronic money.

Step ST41_34: Processing Unit 133
Performs a process of paying half of the estimated amount of the statement preparation cost to the statement creator with electronic money.

Hereinafter, a description will be given of a process performed when a specification creator cancels a specification preparation request after a specification preparation request is made. FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining the processing. Step ST41_41: The processing unit 133 includes the receiving unit 13
When 1 receives a statement creation request cancel instruction from the terminal device 25 in response to an operation performed by the statement creator, the process proceeds to step ST41_42.

Step ST41_42: Processing unit 133
Determines whether or not half or more of the scheduled completion period of the specification has elapsed, and if it is determined that it has elapsed, proceeds to step ST4.
The process proceeds to 1_43, and if it is determined that the time has not elapsed, the process proceeds to step ST41_44.

Step ST41_33: Processing unit 133
Imposes a level "1" penalty on the statement creator, stores the information in the database 132, and transmits the information to the statement creator recruitment server device 34 via the network 40.

Step ST41_34: processing unit 133
Imposes a penalty of level "2" on the statement creator, stores the information in the database 132, and transmits the information to the statement creator recruitment server device 34 via the network 40. Level “2” has a lower penalty than level “1”. The statement creator restricts access to the statement creator recruiting server device 34 due to the penalty imposed, as described later.

Hereinafter, a screen provided by the management server device 33 to the idea holder, the investor, and the like will be described. FIG. 10 is a diagram for describing a screen 80 provided by the management server device 33 and showing the progress of the creation of an idea statement and the like. For example, as shown in FIG. 10, for each registered idea, the processing unit 133 executes the idea name, the start date of posting the content, the estimated amount for preparing the specification, the name or registration ID of the creator of the specification, and the specification. A screen 80 indicating information such as a scheduled completion date or a completion date, a statement acceptance status, and whether or not settlement has been completed is generated and transmitted to the terminal devices 10 and 20 via the receiving unit 131 in response to a request.

FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining a screen 90 provided by the management server device 33 for providing the contents of an idea and the like. When the processing unit 133 receives the predetermined request specified by the idea, for example, as shown in FIG.
A screen 90 including an idea name 91 of the designated idea, an idea content (structure) 92, a statement information download button 93, and an acceptance completion button 94 is generated.
Information for displaying 0 is transmitted to the terminal devices 10 and 20 via the transmission unit 134. When the specification information download button 93 is designated by, for example, the terminal devices 10 and 20, the processing unit 133 transmits the specification information stored in the database 132 to the terminal devices 10 and 20 via the transmission unit 134. Send to Further, for example, when the acceptance completion button 94 is designated by the terminal devices 10 and 20 or the like, it is determined whether the acceptance of the specification by all the persons related to the idea has been completed. This process is related to Step ST41_3 in FIG.

[Specification Creator Recruitment Server Device 34] The specification creator recruitment server device 34 receives a specification preparation request from the management server device 33, and prepares a specification for preparing a specification used for a patent application for an idea. Recruitment of creators and determination of the price according to the performance of the creator of the specification.

FIG. 12 shows a statement creator recruiting server device 3
FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram of FIG. As illustrated in FIG. 12, the statement creator recruiting server device 34 includes, for example, the receiving unit 14
1, database 142, processing unit 143, and transmission unit 1
44.

The receiving unit 141 receives, for example, a statement creation request from the management server device 33 and a registration request for a statement statement applicant from the terminal device 25.

The database 142 contains information indicating the contents of the idea for which the specification has been requested, and a statement preparation applicant registered under a confidentiality agreement with respect to keeping the idea for which the specification has been requested confidential. Is stored. It should be noted that the content of the idea that has received the specification creation request is not stored in the database 142,
Statement creator recruiting server device 34 to management server device 3
A predetermined link may be provided to the third database 132 so as to be referred to.

The information on the statement creator who is stored in the database 142 includes the statement creator ID issued when the statement creator is registered, the password determined by the statement creator, There is information on the technical field, technical level, evaluation level, price, penalty, etc. of the applicant for preparing the specification.

Here, the evaluation level of the person desiring to prepare the specification serves as a measure for determining the consideration and the creditworthiness, and is determined by reflecting the past performance of the person desiring to prepare the specification. For example, every time a person desiring to prepare a specification prepares a specification, a requester (evaluator or idea owner or the like requested by an operator of the management server device 33) evaluates the contents of the specification, and determines the result. Reflect on the evaluation level. The evaluation level is determined, for example, by comparing the specifications prepared by a plurality of specification applicants and judging based on a relative standard, or an evaluation performed by the client subjectively in about three steps. Determined by accumulating the values. The evaluation level may be automatically updated each time a statement preparer creates a statement and the content of the created statement is evaluated. The evaluation level is referred to by the requester of the specification when selecting the specification creator. The evaluation level is also used to determine the price of the applicant for preparing the specification.
For example, the evaluation level is used when determining the price per page of the statement created by the statement creator and the price per hour when the statement creator creates the statement.

The processing section 143 performs a process of registering a person desiring to prepare a specification, a process of requesting a person desiring to prepare a specification to prepare a specification, and the like.

The transmission section 144 communicates with the management server device 33, the terminal device 25, and the like.

Note that the statement creator recruiting server device 34
In registering a person desiring to prepare a statement, a process for collecting a membership fee from the person desiring to prepare a statement may be performed. The membership fee is charged to the statement creator recruiting server device 34
And is used for insurance in the event that a predetermined fee is not paid from the requester of the specification to the applicant of the specification.

FIG. 13 is a diagram of a statement creator recruiting server device 3.
6 is a flowchart for explaining the process of FIG. FIG.
In the process shown in FIG. 3, the information indicating the content of the idea for which the specification creation request has been issued is stored in the database 1 of the management server device 33.
32 or the database 142 shown in FIG. 12, and it is assumed that one or more applicants for preparing a statement are registered in the database 142.

Step ST51: The processing unit 143 executes the specification stored in the database 142 on condition that the specification preparer operates the terminal device 25 and inputs the registered specification preparer ID and password. The access from the terminal device 25 to the information indicating the content of the idea for which the document creation request has been made is permitted.

Step ST52: When the receiving unit 141 receives a request for browsing an idea from the terminal device 25 in response to an operation of a person desiring to prepare a specification, the processing unit 143 sets the The validity of the password is verified by accessing the database 142, and if the validity is recognized, the following processing is performed. In other words, the processing unit 143 searches for information on ideas for which the statement creation applicant wants to create a statement by using a keyword or the like received with the browsing request, and transmits the information on the ideas obtained by the search to the transmission unit. The information is transmitted to the terminal device 25 that has requested the browsing request via 144.

Step ST53: The person desiring to prepare the statement
While looking at the information of the ideas received from the statement creator recruitment server device 34 displayed on the display of the terminal device 25, the user himself / herself determines an idea for which the user wants to create a specification, and a specification that specifies the determined idea. A request for creation is sent from the terminal device 25 to the statement creator recruitment server device 3
Send to 4.

When the receiving unit 141 receives the specification preparation request, the processing unit 143 stores information regarding the specification preparation requester who requested the specification preparation request in the database 1.
42, and transmits the read information to the transmitting unit 144.
, The management server device 3 that has issued the statement creation request
Send to 3. The management server device 33 displays the information on the statement preparer received from the statement creator recruitment server device 34 on a display or transmits the information to the idea holder's terminal device 10, and sends the information to the statement preparer. It is determined whether or not the user agrees to request the preparation of a statement, and a response including the result of the determination is sent to the specification creator recruitment server device 3.
Send to 4. When the response received by the receiving unit 141 from the management server device 33 indicates that the user agrees, the processing unit 143 determines that the person desiring to prepare the specification is requested to prepare the specification. When there are a plurality of applicants for preparing a statement, all of the information or information on the applicant for preparing a statement that satisfies the conditions presented in advance by the client is
Statement creator recruiting server device 34 to management server device 3
3, and the requester selects one or more applicants for preparing a statement from among them. Further, the statement creator recruiting server device 34 may independently determine a person who wants to prepare a statement based on predetermined conditions previously transmitted from the management server device 33 to the statement creator recruiting server device 34.

Step ST54: The processing unit 143 reads information necessary for preparing a specification of the idea from the database 142, and transfers the read information to the terminal device 2 of the person desiring to prepare the specification determined in step ST53.
Send to 5. Then, for example, the receiving unit 141 transmits the information of the specification prepared by the specification preparing applicant to the terminal device 2.
5 and sends it to the management server device 33.

Step ST55: The processing unit 143 is based on the evaluation result of the specification prepared by the applicant for the specification received by the receiving unit 141 from the management server device 33 or the evaluation result requested by a predetermined expert. And database 14
2 is updated.

Step ST56: The processing section 143 prepares the specification based on the consideration standard read from the database 142 and the number of pages of the specification prepared by the specification preparation person. The price to be paid to the applicant is determined, and information indicating the determined price and a method of paying the fee to the applicant for preparing the statement is transmitted to the management server device 33.

Hereinafter, a process for permitting a statement preparer to log in to the fund provider recruiting server device 32 will be described. FIG. 14 is a flowchart for explaining the processing. Step ST61: When the processing unit 133 receives an access together with the registration ID and the password from the terminal device 25 in response to an operation by a person desiring to prepare a statement, the processing unit 133 proceeds to step ST6.
Proceed to step 2.

Step ST62: The processing unit 133 reads the penalty level of the person who made the access from the database 132, determines whether the read penalty level is “1”, and determines that the penalty level is “1”. If it is determined, the process proceeds to step ST63; otherwise, the process proceeds to step ST64.

Step ST63: The processing unit 133 refuses the login by the person desiring to prepare the specification.

Step ST64: The processing unit 133 permits login by the person desiring to create the specification.

[Stock Transaction Server Device 35] The stock transaction server device 35 performs a process related to the transaction of the stock issued by the management server device 33 for the registered idea.

Hereinafter, an outline of the overall operation of the idea operation system 1 using each server device shown in FIG. 1 will be described. FIG. 15 is a flowchart for explaining the outline. Step ST71: The idea holder operates the terminal device 10 to send an idea creation support request to the idea creation support server device 28 when he wants to know the value of his or her own idea.
Send to In response to the idea creation support request, the idea creation support server device 28 uses the information obtained by searching a built-in database or an external database to convert the idea for which the idea creation support request is present in the market. Or determine how much economic value it will have in the future. In addition, the idea creation support server device 2
8 transmits, to the terminal device 10, predetermined information that is effective to increase the economic value of the idea in order to support (assist) creation of an idea having a high economic value. And that the idea holder modifies the idea with reference to the above. The idea creation support server device 28 further determines the economic value of the revised idea.

Step ST72: The novelty evaluation server device 30 responds to the novelty evaluation request from the terminal device 10 in response to the operation of the idea holder, for example, by using a built-in database or the network 40 shown in FIG. By searching the above patent information server device 29 and the like, it is investigated whether the idea for which novelty evaluation is requested is new in relation to a known technology, and a novelty evaluation value is calculated.

Step ST73: The economic value evaluation server device 31 responds to the economic value evaluation request for an idea whose novelty evaluation value satisfies a predetermined criterion in the novelty investigation by the novelty investigation server device 30, for example. Considering the growth potential of the field to which the idea belongs, the size of the market, and the binding of the idea to market activity when a patent is granted,
An economic value evaluation value indicating how much profit can be expected (business value of the idea) when the idea is commercialized as a patent is calculated.

Step ST74: The investor recruiting server device 32 performs a process of recruiting an investor who invests in the idea evaluated in steps ST72 and ST73, for example. Investor recruitment server device 32,
For example, the content of the idea and step ST7
2. The novelty evaluation value and the idea evaluation value calculated in ST73 are provided to an investor who has concluded a predetermined confidentiality agreement with the idea, and investors who invest in the idea are invited. In this case, when adopting a form such as a stock as an investment, the investor recruiting server device 32, for example, allows the idea holder to determine its own right interest (share holding ratio), and Process to recruit investors.

Step ST75: Management server device 33
Calculates, at a minimum, the amount of operating funds required to operate the idea, and if the calculated amount of operating funds is obtained by the investor's investment in step ST74, the management of the idea Start processing. The management server device 33 performs, for example, a process for requesting creation of a specification used for a patent application of the idea, which is performed in cooperation with the specification creator recruitment server device 34 as described above, and at the stage of filing with the Patent Office. It performs management processing such as management of interim procedures and processing related to license agreements after patents. In parallel with the management processing by the management server device 33, the stock transaction server device 35 performs, for example, a process related to buying and selling stocks of the idea. In addition, the stock transaction server device 35 may perform a predetermined process necessary for listing the idea.

Step ST76: Management server device 33
Performs predetermined bankruptcy processing of a business relating to the idea when the management of the management of the idea fails.

As described above, according to the idea operation system 1, the management server device 33 and the statement creator recruitment server device 34 manage the payment of the statement creation cost as described above, and The payment to the creator can be made surely. Further, according to the idea operation system 1, as described above, the management server device 3
In 3, by imposing a penalty for cancellation of an order by the statement creator, it is possible to reduce the occurrence of a situation where the order is canceled. In addition, idea operation system 1
According to this, since a statement creator can be recruited from a wide range via the network 40, it becomes easy to select a statement creator suitable for the content of the idea.

According to the idea operation system 1,
As described above, by using the economic value evaluation server device 31 and the investor recruiting server device 32, an excellent idea having a high economic value is concluded with a confidentiality agreement with information indicating the economic value of the idea. The idea is provided to the investor via the network 40, and funds necessary for operation (execution) of the idea can be collected from the investor via the network 40. Therefore, according to the idea management system 1, the investor can know the economic value of each idea, and can obtain effective information as a material for determining an investment target. In addition, according to the idea management system 1, there is a possibility that an excellent idea can be obtained from many investors.

Further, according to the idea operation system 1,
The processing load on the economic value evaluation server device 31 can be reduced by subjecting the ideas obtained in the novelty investigation server device 30 to evaluations satisfying the predetermined criteria to the evaluation process by the economic value evaluation server device 31.

According to the idea operation system 1,
On condition that the economic value evaluation server device 31 satisfies a predetermined criterion, registration of the idea in the investor recruitment server device 32 is permitted, so that many ideas with low value as investment targets can be invested in the investor recruitment server device 32. Can be avoided, and the search process by the investor can be made more efficient.

In the idea operation system 1, by using the management server device 33 to operate the idea, the procedural part relating to the operation of the idea can be automated, and errors in the procedure can be reduced.

In the idea operation system 1, by using the specification creator recruiting server device 34 to publish an objective evaluation for a person who wants to prepare a specification, the idea operation system 1 is adapted to the technical field and importance of the idea. A person who wants to prepare a statement can be selected to prepare a statement. Further, according to the statement creator recruitment server device 34, the level of the statement creator can be raised by applying the competition principle to the statement creation applicant.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, in the above-described embodiment, a case has been exemplified in which the ideas that have been researched and evaluated by the novelty research server device 30 and the economic value evaluation server device 31 are registered in the investor recruitment server device 32. The idea may be directly registered in the management server device 33 by operating the terminal device 10.

Further, in the above-described embodiments, the idea of the present invention has been described as being applicable to the invention under the patent law. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. When conducting business using the concept of ideas, ideas related to designs, etc., and trademarks,
The idea operation device of the present invention is applicable.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, an investor who purchases stocks of an idea is exemplified as a fund provider of the present invention. However, the present invention also includes a person who makes a loan to the business of the idea. .

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the specification to be submitted to the Patent Office is prepared using the specification creator recruiting server device 34, but the invention report used when preparing the specification is described. A book or the like may be created.

[0109]

As described above, according to the present invention,
In operation of an idea, an idea operation apparatus and a method thereof can be provided which can manage so as to reliably pay a creator of a document relating to an idea or the like. Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide an idea operation apparatus and a method thereof that can select an appropriate document creator for creating a document describing the contents of an idea. Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide an idea management apparatus and a method thereof capable of providing a fund provider or the like with information effective in investing in an idea and promoting investment in the idea.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of an idea operation system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the management server device shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining processing of the management server device shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining processing of the management server device shown in FIG. 1 when a statement creation cost is charged;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining processing of the management server device shown in FIG. 1 when there is no request for a statement preparation cost;

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a flow of ownership of a specification managed by a management server device.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining processing of the management server device shown in FIG. 1 when there is a balance for a statement preparation cost and when there is no balance;

FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining a process of the management server device shown in FIG. 1 when an investor cancels a statement creation request;

FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining a process of the management server device shown in FIG. 1 when an order is canceled by a statement creator;

10 is an exemplary view for explaining a screen provided by the management server device shown in FIG. 1 and showing a progress state such as creation of an idea statement; FIG.

11 is a diagram for explaining a screen provided by the management server device shown in FIG. 1 for providing the content of an idea and the like.

FIG. 12 is a functional block diagram of the statement creator recruitment server device shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 13 is a flowchart for explaining a process of a statement creator recruiting server device shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 14 is a flowchart for explaining a process regarding permission of login by the statement creator recruiting server device shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 15 is a flowchart for explaining the overall operation of the idea operation system shown in FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

10, 20, 25 ... terminal device, 28 ... idea creation support server device, 29 ... patent information server device, 30 ... novelty research server device, 31 ... economic value evaluation server device, 32
… Investor recruiting server device, 33… Management server device, 34
… Statement creator recruitment server device, 35… stock transaction server device

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (72) Kenichi Fukabori, Inventor 6-7-35 Kita-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo Inside Sony Corporation (72) Inventor Mitsuo Osawa 6-35, Kita-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo Sony Corporation F term (reference) 5B049 BB00 CC11 CC36

Claims (22)

[Claims] 1. A process for recruiting a document creator for creating a document for disclosing a registered idea, and paying a fee for the document creation to the document creator from operating funds of the idea collected in advance. How to operate ideas. 2. An estimated amount of consideration for the document creation is determined, and after recruiting the document creator, the amount is determined so that the investment fund of the idea has a balance corresponding to the estimated amount. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein use is managed. 3. The idea management method according to claim 1, wherein the payment processing is performed after a fund provider of the management fund checks the contents of the created document. 4. The idea operation method according to claim 1, wherein payment processing is performed in response to a request from the document creator. 5. An estimated amount of consideration for the document creation is determined, and after recruiting the document creator, the estimated amount is determined so that the idea operation fund has a balance corresponding to the estimated amount. 5. The management of usage, wherein the management of the use of the working capital is released when a request from the document creator is not received for a certain period of time.
The idea operation method described in. 6. The ownership of the created document is set to the document creator until the payment processing is performed, and the ownership of the created document is changed after the payment processing is performed. 2. The idea management method according to claim 1, wherein the method is set as a fund provider of the management fund. 7. A request for creating a document is made to the document creator in response to the request for creating the document received from the fund provider of the operating fund, and then an instruction to cancel the request for creating the document is received from the fund provider. The idea operation method according to claim 1, wherein, in the case, an amount to be paid to the document creator is determined based on a time when the cancellation instruction is received and a scheduled completion period of the document creation. 8. When the document creator receives an order cancellation instruction from the document creator after receiving an order for the document creation, based on the time when the cancellation instruction is received and the expected completion period of the document creation. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein a predetermined penalty is imposed on the document creator. 9. The idea operating method according to claim 8, wherein the penalty is a restriction on access by the document creator to a server device that manages the document creation. 10. The idea operation method according to claim 1, wherein the document is a document necessary for licenseizing the idea. 11. A step of recruiting a fund provider for providing funds for operating the idea, a step of operating the idea using the fund provided by the fund provider as an operating fund, An idea management method comprising: a step of recruiting a document creator who creates a document for disclosing the idea; and a step of performing a process of paying the document creator for the document creation from the operating funds. 12. After determining an estimated amount of consideration for preparing the document, recruiting the document creator and determining the amount, the operating capital of the idea is adjusted so that there is a balance corresponding to the estimated amount. The method of claim 11, wherein use is managed. 13. When the document creator receives an order cancellation instruction from the document creator after receiving an order for the document creation, based on the time at which the cancellation instruction is received and the expected completion period of the document creation. 13. The idea operation method according to claim 12, wherein a predetermined penalty is imposed on the document creator. 14. A means for recruiting a document creator for recruiting a document creator for creating a document for disclosing a registered idea, and a method for retrieving the value of the document from a previously collected operating fund for the idea. An idea operation device having operation means for performing processing for paying a creator. 15. The operating means determines an estimated amount of consideration for preparing the document, and after recruiting and determining the creator of the document, determines that the operating funds for the idea have a balance corresponding to the estimated amount. 15. The idea operation device according to claim 14, wherein the use of the operation fund is managed. 16. The idea operating device according to claim 14, wherein said operating means performs said payment processing after a fund provider of said operating fund has confirmed the contents of said created document. 17. The idea operating device according to claim 14, wherein said operating means performs payment processing in response to a request from said document creator. 18. The operating means determines an estimated amount of consideration for preparing the document, and after recruiting and determining the creator of the document, determines that there is a balance corresponding to the estimated amount in operating funds for the idea. The management of the use of the working capital is canceled if the request from the document creator is not received for a certain period of time.
7. The idea operation device according to 7. 19. A fund provider recruiting means for recruiting a fund provider for providing a fund for operating an idea, and using the fund provided by the fund provider as an operating fund to execute the idea operating process. Operating means for performing, and a document creator recruiting means for recruiting a document creator for creating a document for disclosing the idea, wherein the operating means cooperates with the document creator recruiting means, and An idea operation device for performing a process of paying the document creator for the document creation from among them. 20. The operating means determines an estimated amount of consideration for preparing the document, and after recruiting and determining the creator of the document, determines that the fund for operating the idea has a balance corresponding to the estimated amount. 20. The idea operation device according to claim 19, wherein the use of the operation fund is managed. 21. When the document creator receives an order cancellation request from the document creator after the document creator has received an order for the document creation, the operation means may determine when the cancellation instruction is received and the completion of the document creation. A predetermined penalty is imposed on the document creator based on a scheduled period, and the document creator recruiting unit, according to the penalty, controls access to the document creator recruiting unit by the document creator. 21. The idea operation device according to claim 20, wherein the idea operation device is restricted. 22. An economic value evaluating means for evaluating the economic value of the idea, wherein the funding provider recruiting means comprises: an economic value evaluating means for recruiting the funding provider. 20. The idea operation device according to claim 19, wherein a result of the evaluation is presented to a predetermined person.