JP2002133114A - Idea investing apparatus, idea application apparatus using it, and method therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an idea investing apparatus, an idea application apparatus and methods for them capable of recruiting investors for ideas and raising the capital for applying the idea. SOLUTION: In a stock management part 15, an issue request for stocks is received from a terminal device 2b of an idea holder, and stocks of the amount of money and the circulation corresponding to the estimated amount of money of the application cost of the idea are issued. The price of stock issued in the stock management part 15 and the information on the idea of the concerned stock are opened to the members by a stock publishing part 14. The stock opened to the public in the stock publishing part 14 is sold to the circulation preset in the stock management part 15 at most to the requesting investors at the price of stock set in the stock management part 15 in response to a selling request from a terminal device 2a of the investor in a stock selling means 16. Thus, the idea holder can efficiently collect the capital necessary for application of the idea on a network.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an idea investment apparatus for issuing securities for guaranteeing a right to receive a predetermined dividend from an investment profit of an idea and selling the securities to investors, an idea management apparatus using the same, and a method thereof. The present invention relates to, for example, an idea investment apparatus using a network such as the Internet, an idea operation apparatus using the same, and a method thereof.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a company that produces a large amount of ideas and obtains rights, it is often the case that a patent office prepares documents such as specifications and drawings required for the rights. On the other hand, an individual inventor with poor financial power often creates documents such as a specification by himself because the cost of preparing documents to request from a patent office or the like is high. However, the preparation of a specification for the purpose of right entitlement requires specialized knowledge, and the specification prepared by an individual inventor without such knowledge includes a statement that is disadvantageous for the right. Often. As a result, there is a case where the right is failed while devising a good idea.

[0003] Accordingly, if there is a system for recruiting investors who provide such inventors with poor financial power for preparation of documents such as specifications and drawings necessary for entitlement, there is a need for such investors. It is possible to request professionals to prepare documents based on the funds provided, which can increase the rate of successful entitlement, but such a mechanism does not exist at present.

[0004]

Therefore, in order to obtain funds to license an idea, conventionally, the inventor has to search for an investor himself and persuade him to provide funds. For example, there is a method of opening an inventor's personal homepage on the Internet and recruiting investors.However, a huge amount of information is now disclosed on the Internet, and the number is increasing year by year. Therefore, the probability that an investor selects and accesses his or her homepage from such information is not high.

[0005] Even if a person who has a willingness to invest accesses an inventor's personal homepage and touches information for investor recruitment, there is an extremely large number of homepages opened by the individual. House trust is low and it is likely that funding will not be provided.

[0006] As described above, while devising a good idea, the right of the idea may be abandoned due to lack of funding, or a specification prepared by a person without technical knowledge may be applied. In many cases, the right of the idea fails to be obtained, and it is difficult for the general public to gain profit from the idea invented by themselves. Also, if the idea that “creating an idea does not make a profit” becomes established in the world, people who have the potential to produce ideas will be moved away from creative activities, leading to technological advances and industrial progress. There is a problem that the development of is hindered.

[0007] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide an idea investment apparatus and an idea investment apparatus capable of efficiently collecting expenses for operating ideas using funds provided by investors. It is an object of the present invention to provide an idea operation device used and these methods.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, an idea investment apparatus of the present invention receives a demand for issuing a security that guarantees a right to receive a predetermined dividend from the operating profit of at least one idea. A security issuance unit that issues the above-mentioned securities set to the amount and number of issuance according to the estimated amount of investment expenses of the idea, the amount of the securities issued by the above-mentioned security issuance unit, and information on the idea of the security are displayed. In response to a display request and a sale request for the security displayed on the display means, at most the security issuance up to the number of issuances set in the security issuance means,
Sales means for selling to the requester of the sales request with the amount set in the securities issuing means.

[0009] Preferably, the security issuance means sets the total amount of the securities to be issued for the idea equal to or more than the estimated amount of the operating cost of the idea and the amount of the security so as to exceed the estimated amount. Set the number of issues.

[0010] Preferably, the securities issuing means sets one or both of the amount and the number of issued securities in response to the issuance request.

[0011] Preferably, the sales amount of the security after a predetermined period from the issuance has not reached the predetermined sales amount corresponding to the predetermined period, is issued to the issue requestor of the security, the amount of the security and the number of issuances are issued. Inquiry about resetting, and in response to the answer to the inquiry, the sales issuing means for instructing the securities issuing means to reset the amount and the number of issues of the security, wherein the securities issuing means comprises: Resets the amount and the number of issues of the securities in accordance with the instructions from.

Preferably, the sales shortage processing means includes:
Inquired of the issuer of the above securities whose sales amount has not reached the above estimated amount after the specified sales period has elapsed since the issuance of the securities, and discontinued the sales of the securities in response to the response to the inquiry To the selling means, refund the settlement money corresponding to the amount of the securities sold in the selling means to the owner of the securities, the selling means, in accordance with the instructions from the sales shortage processing means, Stop selling the security.

[0013] According to the idea investment apparatus of the present invention, the securities issuing means receives a request for issuance of a security that guarantees a right to receive a predetermined dividend from the operating profit of at least one idea, and reduces the operating expenses of the idea. The above-mentioned securities set to the amount and the number of issuance according to the estimated amount are issued. Further, the value of the security issued by the security issuing means and information on the idea of the security are displayed on the display means. Further, the security displayed on the display means receives a sales request in the sales means, and at most the security up to the number of issuances set in the security issuance means is the amount set in the security issuance means. It is sold to the requester of the above sales request.

[0014] Preferably, in the securities issuing means, the total amount of the securities issued for the idea is equal to or larger than the estimated amount of the operating expenses of the idea, or the amount of the security is increased so as to exceed the estimated amount. Is set.

[0015] Preferably, in the securities issuing means, one or both of the amount and the number of issued securities are set in response to the issuance request.

[0016] Preferably, the sales shortage processing means sends a request for issuance of the security for which the sales amount of the security after a predetermined period has not reached the predetermined sales amount corresponding to the predetermined period has been issued. You will be asked about resetting the value and number of securities. Then, in response to the response to the inquiry, resetting of the amount and the number of issued securities is instructed to the securities issuing means. In the securities issuing means, the amount and the number of issued securities are reset according to an instruction from the sales shortage processing means.

[0017] Preferably, the sales shortage processing means informs the issuing requester of the security that the sales amount of the security after a predetermined sales period has not reached the estimated amount from the issuance of the security has been suspended. Asked. Then, in response to the response to the inquiry, the sales means is instructed to stop selling the security, and a settlement money corresponding to the amount of the security sold by the sales means is refunded to the owner of the security. In the selling means, the sale of the security is stopped in response to an instruction from the sales shortage processing means.

The idea management device of the present invention provides an economic value evaluation means for evaluating the economic value of an idea, and a fund for presenting the evaluation result by the economic value evaluation means and providing a fund for operating the idea. There is a fund provider recruiting means for recruiting a provider, and an operating means for using the fund provided by the fund provider to operate the idea provided with the fund and to perform a process for increasing economic profit. Upon receiving a request to issue a security guaranteeing the right to receive a predetermined dividend from the investment profit of at least one idea, the fund recruiting unit receives an amount and a number of issuance in accordance with the estimated operating cost of the idea. Means for issuing the securities set in the above, and display means for displaying information on the amount of securities issued by the securities issuing means and ideas of the securities Receiving a sale request for the security displayed on the display means, and selling the security up to the number of issuances set by the security issuance means to the requestor at the amount set by the security issuance means. Means.

According to the idea operation apparatus of the present invention, the economic value of the idea is evaluated by the economic value evaluation means. In the fund provider recruiting unit, the evaluation result by the economic value evaluating unit is presented, and a fund provider that provides funds for managing the idea is recruited. Further, in the operation means, the fund provided by the fund provider is used, and the idea provided with the fund is operated to perform a process of increasing economic profit. In the securities issuing means of the fund provider recruiting means, upon receiving a request for issuance of a security that guarantees a right to receive a predetermined dividend from an operating profit of at least one idea, the security issuance method is performed in accordance with the estimated amount of operating costs of the idea The securities set in the amount and the number of issues are issued. Also,
The amount of the security issued by the security issuing means and information on the idea of the security are displayed on the display means of the fund provider recruiting means. further,
The security displayed on the display means receives a sales request in the sales means of the fund provider recruiting means,
At most, the securities up to the number of issuances set by the securities issuing means are sold to the requester of the sales request at the amount set by the securities issuing means.

According to the idea investment method of the present invention, upon receipt of a security issuance request for guaranteeing the right to receive a predetermined dividend from the investment profit of at least one idea, the amount and issuance according to the estimated amount of investment cost of the idea are issued. A security issuance step of issuing the security set to a number, a display step of displaying information on an amount of the security issued in the security issuance step and an idea of the security,
In response to the sales request for the securities displayed in the display step, the securities up to the number of issuances set in the security issuance step are sent to the requester of the sales request at the amount set in the security issuance step. Selling step to sell.

[0021] Preferably, the security issuance step includes the step of setting the total amount of the securities to be issued for the idea to be equal to or exceeding the estimated operating cost of the idea. Set the number of issues.

Preferably, the security issuance step comprises:
In response to the issuance request, one or both of the amount of the issued securities and the number of issued securities are set.

Preferably, the sales amount of the security after a predetermined period from the issuance has not reached the predetermined sales amount corresponding to the predetermined period, is transmitted to the issue request source of the security, and the amount of the security and the number of issuance are issued. There is a sales shortage processing step of inquiring about resetting and resetting the amount and the number of issued securities in response to the answer to the inquiry.

[0024] Preferably, the sales shortage processing step includes the step of stopping the sale of the security to a requesting issuer of the security in which the sales amount of the security after a predetermined sales period has elapsed from the issue does not reach the estimated amount. In response to the inquiry and the response to the inquiry, the sale of the security is stopped, and a settlement money corresponding to the amount of the security sold in the selling step is refunded to the owner of the security.

According to the idea investing method of the present invention, upon receiving a request to issue a security guaranteeing a right to receive a predetermined dividend from the operating profit of at least one idea, an amount corresponding to the estimated operating cost of the idea is received. And the above-mentioned securities set in the number of issues are issued. Further, the amount of the issued securities and information on the idea of the securities are displayed, for example, to investors. Further, in response to the sales request for the displayed security, at most the security up to the number of issuances set in the security issuance step is sold to the requester of the sales request at the amount set in the security issuance step. You.

Preferably, in the security issuance step, the total amount of the securities to be issued for the idea is equal to or greater than the estimated operating cost of the idea, and the amount of the security is increased so as to exceed the estimated amount. The number of issues is set.

Preferably, in the securities issuing step, one or both of the amount and the number of issued securities are set in response to the issuance request.

Preferably, in the sales shortage processing step, the sales amount of the security after a predetermined period has elapsed since the issuance has not reached the predetermined sales amount corresponding to the predetermined period. An inquiry is made about resetting the amount and the number of issues of the security, and the amount and the number of issues of the security are reset in response to the inquiry.

[0029] Preferably, in the sales shortage processing step, the sales request of the security whose sales amount has passed the predetermined sales period from the issuance has not reached the estimated amount, and the sale of the security is stopped. Inquired,
In response to the inquiry, the sale of the security is stopped, and a settlement money corresponding to the amount of the security sold in the selling step is refunded to the owner of the security.

The idea management method of the present invention comprises the steps of: evaluating an economic value of an idea; presenting a result of the evaluation; and recruiting a fund provider for providing funds for managing the idea. Using the fund provided by the funder to operate the idea provided by the fund and perform a process of increasing economic profit, and the step of recruiting the funder includes: In response to an issuance request for a security that guarantees the right to receive a predetermined dividend from the investment profit of at least one idea, a security issue that issues the above security set to the amount and the number of issuance according to the estimated operating cost of the idea A step of displaying the amount of the security issued in the security issuance step and information on the idea of the security; and the display step In response to the sales request for the security indicated in the step, the security is sold to the requestor of the sales request at most in the amount set in the security issuance step, up to the number of issuances set in the security issuance step. Sales step.

According to the idea management method of the present invention, the economic value of the idea is evaluated, the result of the evaluation is presented, and a fund provider providing funds for operating the idea is recruited. Then, the idea provided by the fund is used by using the fund provided by the fund provider, and processing for increasing economic profit is performed. In the step of recruiting the above funder, upon receiving a request for issuance of a security that guarantees a right to receive a predetermined dividend from the investment profit of at least one idea, the amount and issuance according to the estimated amount of investment cost of the idea are issued. A number of such securities are issued. In addition, information on the value of the issued security and the idea of the security,
For example, it is displayed to the fund provider. Further, in response to the sales request for the displayed security, at most the security up to the number of issuances set in the security issuance step is sold to the requester of the sales request at the amount set in the security issuance step. You.

[0032]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an idea investment system according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described. <First Embodiment> FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram for explaining an idea investment system 100 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. In the idea investment system 100 shown in FIG.
The terminal device 2a and the terminal device 2b are connected to the idea investment device 1 via. 1 includes an input / output unit 11, a member management unit 12, an idea management unit 13, a stock offering unit 14, a stock management unit 15, a stock sales unit 16, a member database DB12, and an idea database DB13. , And a stock database DB15. The idea investment device 1 is an embodiment of the idea investment device of the present invention. The stock offering unit 14 is an embodiment of the display unit of the present invention. The stock management unit 15 is an embodiment of the security issuing unit and the sales shortage processing unit of the present invention.
The stock sales unit 16 is an embodiment of the sales means of the present invention.

The idea in the present embodiment is as follows.
For example, it is a general idea including creation of a technical idea utilizing a law of nature corresponding to the invention of the patent law. The operation of the idea in the present embodiment is, for example, an act of registering the idea as a patent, a utility model, a design, or a trademark, an act of recognizing another person's license to use a licensed idea, and obtaining a royalty. An act that is performed to gain profit from an idea, such as an act of transferring the license to another person to obtain compensation, or an act of gaining profit by exclusively executing the idea.

The stock in the present embodiment is a security that guarantees the right to receive a predetermined dividend from the profit obtained by operating the idea. The investor earned the idea in return for providing the cost of buying the stock and managing the idea (eg, the cost of preparing the idea statement and filing). It is guaranteed that a predetermined dividend corresponding to the number of purchased shares will be received from the profit. The idea for which the shares are issued may be one or a plurality of related ideas.

[Terminal Device 2a and Terminal Device 2b] The terminal device 2a is one or more devices for inputting and outputting information via a network such as a personal computer or a mobile phone, and includes a keyboard, a mouse, buttons,
An interface including an input device such as a microphone and an output device such as a display and a speaker is provided. The investor accesses the idea investment device 1 by operating these input devices, displays the information on the public stock on the display of the terminal device 2a, browses the information, and receives the idea investment request from the idea investment device 1. Transmit to the device 1 to purchase stock.

The terminal device 2b, like the terminal device 2a,
For example, one or more devices that input and output information via a network such as a personal computer and a mobile phone, and include an interface including input devices such as a keyboard, a mouse, a button, and a microphone, and output devices such as a display and a speaker. Have. The idea holder accesses the idea investment device 1 by operating these input devices, and the idea database DB1
Issue shares to raise funds for managing your own ideas registered in 3.

Preferably, the investors or idea holders who are permitted to log in to the idea investment apparatus 1 are:
Member database DB of idea investment device 1 in advance
12 are registered. When a login request is transmitted from each terminal device to idea investment device 1, a question for confirming membership is transmitted from idea investment device 1 to the requesting terminal device, and an appropriate answer to this question is given. Is returned from the terminal device to the idea investment device 1, login to the idea investment device 1 is permitted, and processing such as browsing, purchasing, and issuing shares can be performed.

For example, a member number and a password for uniquely identifying each member are issued at the time of member registration and registered in the member database DB12. When logging in to the idea investment device 1, the idea investment device 1 You will be asked for your membership number and password. In response, if the member number and password transmitted from the terminal device to idea investment device 1 match those registered in member database DB12, login to idea investment device 1 is permitted.

Alternatively, data (identification data) in which biological characteristics such as fingerprints, voiceprints, and iris patterns of the pupils that can uniquely identify a member may be registered in the member database DB12 at the time of member registration. In this case,
For example, when logging in to the idea investment device 1, identity identification data is generated by a fingerprint reader or an iris pattern reader provided in each terminal device and transmitted to the idea investment device 1 from the terminal device. The login to the idea investment apparatus 1 is permitted according to the result of the comparison with the data registered in the database DB12.

In FIG. 1, the terminal 2 of the investor
a and the terminal device 2b of the idea holder are drawn as different terminals, but the same member logs in to the idea investment device 1 from the same terminal as an investor or an idea holder, or a different member has the same As in the case of sharing a terminal, the terminal device 2a and the terminal device 2b may be the same device.

[Idea investment device 1] The idea investment device 1 is connected to the network 4 from the terminal device 2a or the terminal device 2b.
When a log-in request is received via “0”, a log-in process described later is executed to permit a log-in request of an investor or an idea holder registered in the member database DB12. When a stock issuance request is received from the idea holder permitted to log in in the login process, a stock issuance process described later is executed, and the stock price and the number of shares issued determined in the process are disclosed to investors. In addition, when a stock display request is received from an investor permitted to log in in the login process, a stock selection process described below is executed, and the information on the stock issued in the stock issuance process is viewed by the investor, Select the stock you want to buy. When a stock sale request is received from the investor who has selected the stock to be purchased in the stock selection process, a stock sale process described below is executed to sell the stock to the investor. Further, during a predetermined sales period, a sales shortage process described later is executed, and the idea holder is inquired about a change in the stock price or suspension of the sale of the stock according to the sales of the issued stock.

The input / output unit 11 outputs data received from the member management unit 12, the idea management unit 13, the stock disclosure unit 14, the stock management unit 15, or the stock sales unit 16 to the network 40 by a predetermined protocol, and 2a or terminal device 2b
To the terminal device 2a or the terminal device 2b.
From the network 40 via the network 40 by a predetermined protocol, and receives the membership management unit 12, the idea management unit 13, the stock open unit 14, the stock management unit 15, or the stock sales unit 16.
Output to For example, when the network 40 is the Internet, an HTML (HyperText Markup Language)
e: hypertext description language) The processing of transmitting and receiving a document by a predetermined protocol is performed. Further, it performs data communication processing among the member management unit 12, the idea management unit 13, the stock disclosure unit 14, the stock management unit 15, and the stock sales unit 16.

The member management unit 12 and the idea management unit 1
3. If the stock offering unit 14, the stock management unit 15, or the stock sales unit 16 has a function of transmitting and receiving according to a predetermined protocol via the network 40, the network 40 is directly sent to the network 40 without passing through the input / output unit 11. These blocks may be connected to perform data communication processing.

The member management unit 12 is provided with the terminal 2a or the terminal 2
In response to the login request from b, it is determined whether or not the requesting source is a member registered in the member database DB12. If it is determined that the member is a member, a process of permitting login (login process) is performed. Do.

The member database DB12 is a database that stores information on registered members, such as names and contact information. Along with these personal information,
For example, identification confirmation data such as a password or identification data for confirming whether or not the login request source is a registered member in the login process is stored. These data are input / output in response to a request from the member management unit 12.

The idea management unit 13 registers the ideas provided by the idea holders registered as members in the idea database DB13, and stores information on the ideas of the shares requested to be displayed in the stock selection process in the idea database. The data is retrieved from the DB 13 and output to the stock offering unit 14.

The idea database DB 13 is a database for storing information on ideas provided by idea holders registered as members, and inputs or outputs these data in response to a request from the idea management unit 13. .

Upon receiving a stock display request from an investor permitted to log in, the stock disclosure unit 14 executes a stock selection process described later. Information such as the stock price and the number of shares to be displayed to the investor is input from the stock management unit 15, and information on the idea of the stock is input from the idea management unit 13 and is used for display for reproducing information on the terminal device. Data is generated using the input data, and the generated display data is transmitted to the display requesting investor terminal 2a.

In the stock issuance process, the stock management unit 15 determines the stock price and the number of shares to be issued in response to a stock issuance request from an idea holder registered as a member, and registers information on the issued stock in the stock database DB15. Perform the following processing.
Further, in the stock selection processing and the stock sales processing, processing for searching for information on the requested stock from the stock database DB 15 and outputting the information to the stock disclosure unit 14 and the stock sales unit 16 is performed. In addition, in the process of shortage of sales, the company monitors the sales of shares that are open to investors and, for shares that have not reached the predetermined sales within a predetermined period, changes the stock price to the issuer (shareholder of the stock) of the shares. Performs processing to inquire about the suspension of stock sales. The stock database DB15 is a database that stores information on stocks issued in the stock issuing process, and inputs or outputs these data in response to a request from the stock management unit 15.

The stock sales unit 16 stores the member database DB1.
In response to a stock sale request from an investor registered as a member in step 2, information on the stock requested for sale is input from the stock management unit 15, and information on the requesting investor is received from the member management unit 12. A process of inputting and registering a stock whose status is being sold to an investor who meets predetermined stock sales requirements is performed.

Next, the operation of each process of the idea investment system 100 having the above-described configuration will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating the login process.

Step ST100: Investor terminal device 2
A or a login request is output from the terminal device 2 b of the idea holder, and the request is received by the input / output unit 11 of the idea investment device 1 via the network 40 and input to the member management unit 12. Thus, the login process is started.

Step ST101: In the member management unit 12 to which the login request has been input, question data for confirming whether or not the request source is a member registered in the member database DB12 is generated, and the request source terminal device Sent. For example, when a member number and a password for uniquely identifying each member are registered in the member database DB12, question data for inquiring these data to the login request source is generated. Further, the above-mentioned identification data for uniquely identifying a member is stored in the member database DB12.
In the case where a device that reads the identification data is provided in the requesting terminal device, question data requesting transmission of the identification data to the idea investment device 1 is generated.

Step ST102: Step ST101
In response to the question data received by the terminal device requesting the login, the user requesting the login inputs an answer to the terminal device. For example, a member number, a password, identification data, and the like are input to the terminal device. The input answer data is output from the terminal device,
It is received by the input / output unit 11 of the idea investment device 1 via the network 40. The answer data received by the input / output unit 11 is input to the member management unit 12, where the data is compared with the identification data registered in the member database DB12. For example, the member number and the answer are answered from the terminal device, and the data thus answered is compared with the member number and the password registered in the member database DB12.

Step ST103: Step ST102
As a result of the collation, when it is confirmed that the login request source is a member registered in the member database 12, the process proceeds to step ST104, and when it is not registered, the process proceeds to step ST105. . Step ST105: A message notifying the requesting terminal device that the login request has been determined to be non-permitted is generated in the member management unit 12, the message is transmitted to the requesting terminal device, and the login process ends. .

Step ST104: A message notifying the requesting terminal device that the login request has been permitted is generated in the member management section 12, transmitted to the requesting terminal device, and the login process is terminated. Thereafter, the idea investment device 1 accepts each processing request from the terminal device. The processing request from the terminal device to the idea investment device 1 is accepted, for example, until a logout request is output from the terminal device.

Next, a description will be given, with reference to the drawings, of the share issuing process by the idea holder permitted to log in in the above-described login process. FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the stock issuing process by the idea holder.

Step ST130: A request for stock issuance is output from the terminal device 2b of the idea holder, and the request is transmitted via the network 40 to the input / output unit 1 of the idea investment device 1.
1 and input to the stock management unit 15. As a result, the stock issuing process is started.

Step ST131: Of the ideas registered by the idea holder who has requested the issuance of the stock,
A request to extract information on ideas for which shares have not yet been issued is output from the stock management unit 15 to the idea management unit 13. In response to the extraction request, an idea corresponding to the request is extracted from the ideas registered in the idea database DB13, and output from the idea management unit 13 to the stock management unit 15. Based on the information on the extracted ideas, question management data is generated in the stock management unit 15 for asking the requesting idea holder about the method of determining the stock price and the number of shares to be issued, and the requesting terminal device is generated. 2b. The question data received by the terminal device 2b is reproduced by the terminal device 2b, for example, as an image on a display or sound from a speaker, and the idea holder operating the terminal is prompted to answer this question.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a first example of a screen displayed on the display of the terminal device 2b for asking the idea holder about a method of determining a stock price in the stock issuing process. In the first example of the screen shown in FIG. 7, the method of determining the stock price for each of the three ideas searched by the idea management unit 13 together with the registration numbers and idea names of the three ideas is “determined by yourself” or “automatically determined”. "
Radio buttons for selecting from any one of the above are displayed.

When “decide by yourself” is selected on the first screen example shown in FIG. 7, the stock price is arbitrarily set by the idea holder. The number of shares to be issued in this case is determined by the estimated amount of the operation cost of the idea and the stock price set by the idea holder. The estimated operating cost of an idea is, for example, an estimated amount of a preparing cost such as a specification prepared for the right of the idea, and is data registered in advance in the idea database DB13 as information on the idea. Is used.
If the total issuance of shares is lower than the estimated amount, the investment cost of the idea is expected to be insufficient, so the number of shares issued is determined so that the total issuance of shares is at least equal to or exceeds the estimated amount. You.

When "automatically determine" is selected on the first screen example shown in FIG. 7, the stock price is set to a predetermined stock price based on, for example, the average stock price of the stock currently sold. . The number of shares to be issued is determined based on the estimated amount of the idea operation expenses and the predetermined stock price, as in the case of “deciding by yourself”. In addition, for an idea for which neither “decide by yourself” nor “decide automatically” was selected as a method for determining the stock price, for example, it is determined that the issuance of the stock has been postponed and the stock is not issued. .

After the method for determining the stock price of each idea is selected in the first screen example shown in FIG. 7, if the determination button in the right corner of the screen is pressed by operating the mouse or the like, FIG.
Is displayed on the display of the terminal device 2b. FIG. 8 shows a terminal device 2 for asking an idea holder about a method of determining a stock price in a stock issuance process.
It is a figure showing the example of the 2nd screen displayed on the display of b. In the second screen example shown in FIG. 8, the registration number and the idea name of the idea for which the “decide by yourself” is selected as the method for determining the stock price are displayed, and a message prompting the user to input the stock price of the idea is displayed. Is done. Also, the registration number and idea name of the idea for which “automatically determine” is selected as the stock price determination method are displayed for confirmation.

Step ST132: After the idea holder inputs the stock price in the stock price column in the second example of the screen shown in FIG. 8, the decision button at the right corner of the screen is depressed by operating the mouse or the like. The answer of the idea holder to the question from the device 1 is determined. The data of the determined answer is received from the terminal device 2b via the network 40 to the input / output unit 11 of the idea investment device 1, and is input to the stock management unit 15.

Step ST133: In the stock management section 15, it is confirmed whether or not the response content from the terminal device 2b satisfies a predetermined requirement for permitting the issuance of stock.
For example, requirements such as whether the above-mentioned estimated amount for the investment cost of the idea requested to issue shares has already been calculated and whether the idea meets predetermined criteria for novelty and inventive step, etc. Database D
It is confirmed based on the information of the idea registered in B13.

Step ST134: Step ST133
Step ST
The process proceeds to either step 135 or step ST136. Step S if stock issuance requirements are met
The process proceeds to T136, and if not, the process proceeds to step ST135. Step ST135: A message notifying the requesting terminal device 2b that the stock issuance request has been determined to be non-permitted is generated in the stock management unit 15, and the message is transmitted to the requesting terminal device 2b to perform the stock issuing process. Is terminated.

Step ST136: The stock price and the number of shares are calculated based on the contents of the answer from the terminal device 2b. For example, in the example of the screen shown in FIG. 7, the stock price of an idea for which “decide by yourself” is selected is a stock price arbitrarily determined by, for example, a share issuance request source. The total amount is automatically calculated to be at least equal to or greater than the idea's estimated operating cost. Alternatively, both the stock price and the number of shares to be issued may be arbitrarily set by the issuer of the shares. In this case, if the total number of shares to be issued is less than the above-mentioned estimated investment cost of the idea, for example, until the total number of issued shares exceeds the estimated amount, the stock price and the number of issued shares will be reset. Processing for prompting the issue request source may be performed.

The stock price of an idea for which “automatically determine” is selected is set to a predetermined stock price based on, for example, the average stock price of the stock currently sold, and the number of shares issued in this case is In the same manner as in the case of "determining by", it is calculated based on the estimated amount of the idea operation cost and the predetermined stock price.

Step ST137: Step ST136
Is registered in the stock database DB15 as the issued stock. Step ST138: The information on the stock registered in the stock database DB15 in step ST137 is thereafter made public to the member investors until the sale is completed or the sale is stopped. For example, as in a stock selection process described later, information on stocks in response to a request from the stock offering unit 14 is extracted from the stock database DB 15 and transmitted to an investor who requests browsing.

Next, a stock selection process in which an investor browses information on shares issued in the above-mentioned stock issuance process and selects a stock desired to be purchased from the information will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a stock selection process performed by an investor.

Step ST110: A stock display request is output from the terminal device 2a of the registered investor, and the request is received by the input / output unit 11 of the idea investment device 1 via the network 40 and sent to the stock disclosure unit 14. Is entered. Thereby, the stock selection process is started.

Step ST111: In the stock offering unit 14, it is confirmed whether or not the request source of the stock display request satisfies predetermined stock display requirements. For example, if the idea information to be displayed includes information related to the content of the idea, and the idea is made public by displaying this information, it means that you have agreed to the specified confidentiality agreement. Requirements. That is, it is determined that a stock display request by a member who does not agree with the confidentiality agreement does not satisfy the stock display requirement.

Further, for example, if the member has the qualification of either the investor or the idea holder, the member database DB 12
And that the requester is registered as an investor may be used as the stock display requirement. In this case, it is determined that the stock display request by the member registered as the idea holder does not satisfy the stock display requirement.
As a result, it is possible to prevent a person who has a desire to create an idea from browsing information on the idea before the right is obtained, and it is possible to reduce unnecessary disputes caused by plagiarism of the idea.

However, if the idea information disclosed in the stock offering unit 14 does not include information on the content of the idea that makes the idea public, the agreement to the above-mentioned confidentiality agreement is obtained. It is no longer needed,
Step ST111 and steps ST112 and ST114 described later may be omitted. Further, step ST111 and step ST112 and step ST114 described later are omitted, and step ST1 described later is omitted.
In 13, the display request source may confirm the agreement to the confidentiality agreement for each piece of idea information to be displayed. In any case, if the idea is made public by displaying the information of the idea, the information of the idea is displayed only to members who have agreed to a predetermined confidentiality agreement.

Step ST112: If the received stock display request satisfies the stock display requirement, step ST11.
The process moves to step ST3, and if not, the process moves to step ST114. Step ST114: A message notifying the requesting terminal device 2a that the stock display request has been determined to be non-permitted is generated in the stock opening unit 14, and the message is transmitted to the requesting terminal device 2a for stock selection processing. Is terminated.

Step ST113: The stock information displayed to the requesting investor is input from the stock management unit 15 to the stock open unit 14, and information on the idea of the stock is sent from the idea management unit 13 to the stock open unit 14. Is input to Then, display data is generated from the information input in the stock offering unit 14 and transmitted to the terminal device 2a of the requesting investor. The display data received by the terminal device 2a is reproduced by the terminal device 2a as, for example, an image on a display or sound from a speaker. Further, based on the information of the stock reproduced in the form of an image or a sound, the investor selects the stock desired to be purchased. For example, an operation is performed in which a stock desired to be purchased is selected by the investor using a mouse or the like from information displayed on the display screen. The information of the selected stock is stored in the stock sales unit 16 in the stock sales processing described later.
Sent to.

Step ST115: It is determined whether or not an instruction to change the display content by the investor who browses the stock information has been received by the stock disclosure unit 14. For example, it is determined whether or not an instruction to display stock information related to a specific idea, an instruction to display information in the order of the lowest stock price, and the like have been received by the stock offering unit 14. If an instruction to change the display content has been received, the process proceeds to step ST116; otherwise, the process proceeds to step ST11.
The process proceeds to 7.

Step ST116: In response to an instruction to change the display content from the investor, the idea database DB1 is received.
3 and the data corresponding to the change instruction are extracted from the stock database DB 15 and input to the stock disclosure unit 14. Then, display data corresponding to the change instruction is generated from the data input to the stock offering unit 14. For example, display data in which stock information is displayed in the order of the lowest stock price is generated. Thereafter, the process returns to step ST113 again, and the generated display data is output to the terminal device 2a of the investor.

Step ST117: The selection of the stock desired to be purchased is completed, and it is determined whether or not the investor has instructed to finish browsing the stock information. If so, the stock selection process is ended. . If not, the process returns to step ST115, and the browsing of stock information and the selection of stock by the investor are continued.

Next, a description will be given, with reference to the drawings, of a stock selling process for selling the stock selected in the above-described stock selecting process to an investor. FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining the stock selling process.

Step ST120: After the selection of the stock desired to be purchased is completed in the stock selection process, a sale request for the stock is output from the terminal device 2a of the investor, and the request is transmitted via the network 40 to the idea investment device 1 Is received by the input / output unit 11 and input to the stock sales unit 16. Thereby, the stock sales process is started.

Step ST121: A request to extract information on the selected stock is output from the stock sales unit 16 to the stock management unit 15, and the stock management unit 15 extracts information on the stock corresponding to the extraction request from the stock database DB15. Is done. The information of the extracted stock is input to the stock sales unit 16 and it is confirmed whether or not the stock can be sold. For example, if the selected stock has already been sold to another investor or has been sold, it is determined that the stock cannot be sold. Step ST122: When it is confirmed in step ST121 that the stock can be sold, step S122 is performed.
The process shifts to T123, and when it is confirmed that the stock cannot be sold, the stock selling process ends.

Step ST123: It is confirmed whether or not the sales requester satisfies predetermined sales requirements. For example,
It is confirmed from the information in the member database 12 whether or not the total number of unpaid shares among the shares sold to the sales requester exceeds a predetermined upper limit. The requesting member is deemed not to have met the share sales requirements.

Step ST124: Step ST123
When it is confirmed that the requirements for stock sales are satisfied in step ST126, the process proceeds to step ST126, and when it is confirmed that the requirements are not satisfied, the process proceeds to step ST125. Step ST125: A message notifying the requesting terminal device 2a that the stock sale request has been determined to be non-permitted is generated in the stock selling unit 16, and the message is transmitted to the requesting terminal device 2a to perform the stock selling process. Is terminated.

Step ST126: It is registered in the stock database DB15 that the stock requested for sale has been sold. The stock registered as contracted in this step is determined to be unsellable in step ST121 described above, and will not be sold to other investors.

Step ST127: Step ST126
The stock registered as contracted in is sold to the member requesting the sale. As the payment method, in addition to various online payment methods such as electronic money payment and credit card payment, various offline payment methods such as bank transfer, registered mail, check remittance, etc. Is possible. The member may be allowed to select an appropriate payment method from some of these payment methods. In the case of the online payment method, for example, information indicating completion of payment is input to the stock sales unit 16 of the idea investment apparatus 1 from a financial institution (not shown) connected to the network 40.
In the case of the offline payment method, information indicating completion of payment is input to the stock sales unit 16 by the operator who operates the idea investment apparatus 1. Stock Sales Department 1
If the payment is confirmed in step 6, the process proceeds to step ST128.

If the price is not paid within the predetermined sales period in step ST127, the status of the stock requested to be sold may be changed from sold to available for sale, and the stock sales process may be terminated. As a result, the stock is never left unnecessarily left as it has been sold.

Step ST128: Step ST127
In, the status of the stock for which payment has been completed is changed from sold to sold, and registered in the stock database DB15. Information used for managing the stock, such as information on the member who purchased the stock, is registered in the stock database DB15.

Next, the sales shortage process of monitoring the sales amount of the shares issued in the above-mentioned stock issuing process and inquiring the share issue requester of the change of the stock price or the suspension of the sale of the shares according to the monitoring result will be described. This will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the sales shortage processing.

The sales shortage processing shown in FIG. 6 is automatically executed at predetermined time intervals. Thereby, the sales management of the stock is automatically performed. Step ST140: At the beginning of the sales shortage process, the stocks on sale are searched from the stock database DB15, and the sales amount is confirmed by the stock management unit 15. Step ST141: It is determined whether or not the sales amount of the stock confirmed in step ST140 is short of a predetermined sales amount, for example, an estimated amount of the operation cost of the idea. Is the step ST1
The processing is shifted to 42. If it is determined that the target amount has been reached, the sales shortage process ends.

Step ST142: It is determined whether or not the period after the stock is issued exceeds a predetermined sales period. If the sales period is over, step ST1
The process proceeds to S48, and if not, the process proceeds to step ST143.

Step ST143: It is determined whether or not the sales amount of the stock which has passed a predetermined period since the stock was issued has reached a predetermined intermediate target amount corresponding to the predetermined period.
If the intermediate target amount has been reached, the sales shortage processing is ended, and if not, the step ST144 is reached.
The processing is shifted to. The intermediate target amount is set, for example, as a ratio in the total issue amount of the stock. Further, a plurality of intermediate target amounts may be set corresponding to a plurality of elapsed periods.

Step ST144: Inquiry data for inquiring the change of the stock price is generated in the stock management unit 15, and the terminal device 2b of the idea holder who has requested the issuance of the stock
Sent to. For example, when the network 40 is the Internet, the stock management unit 15 may generate an e-mail inquiring about a change in the stock price, and transmit the e-mail to a mail server designated by the e-mail address of the idea holder.

Step ST145: An answer from the idea holder in response to the inquiry about the change in the stock price received by the terminal device 2b is received by the input / output unit 11 via the network 40, and is input to the stock sales unit 16. Answer is E
E-mail may be used, or the idea holder may be made to access the idea investment apparatus 1 and send a response.
When there is no response from the idea holder within the predetermined period, for example, the sales shortage processing may be ended without performing the processing of the subsequent steps ST146 and ST147, or the processing may be performed in step ST147. The sales shortage process may be ended after the shift and the stock price is reduced at a predetermined rate.

Step ST146: If the answer from the idea holder instructs to change the stock price, step ST1
The process is shifted to 47, and if the user instructs to keep the stock price, the sales shortage process ends.

Step ST147: The stock price and the number of issued shares registered in the stock database DB15 are changed in accordance with the answer from the idea holder, and the sales shortage process ends. The stock price in this case is arbitrarily set, for example, in response to a request from an idea holder. Alternatively, let the idea holder select from a preset discount rate,
The current stock price may be set to a discount amount at the selected discount rate. The number of shares to be issued is set so that the total number of shares to be issued is equal to or more than the estimated amount of the operating cost of the idea, for example, as in the above-mentioned stock issuing process.

Step ST148 If the period after the issuance of the stock is longer than the predetermined sales period, question management data for inquiring about the suspension of the stock is generated in the stock management unit 15, and the issuance of the stock is requested. It is transmitted to the terminal device 2b of the idea holder who has made it. For example, when the network 40 is the Internet, the stock management unit 15 may generate an e-mail inquiring about the suspension of stock sales, and transmit the e-mail to a mail server designated by the e-mail address of the idea holder.

Step ST149: The response from the idea holder in response to the inquiry about the suspension of the stock sale received by the terminal device 2b is sent to the input / output unit 1 via the network 40.
1 and input to the stock sales department 16. The answer may be e-mail, for example, or the idea holder may access the idea investment apparatus 1 and send the answer. If there is no response from the idea holder within the predetermined period, for example, the process may be shifted to step ST151 to forcibly stop selling the stock, or the process may be shifted to step ST152. The sales period may be extended for a predetermined period, and then the sales shortage processing may be terminated.

Step ST150: When the answer from the idea holder instructs to stop selling the stock, step ST150
The process shifts to 151, and when the extension of the sales period is instructed, the process shifts to step ST152.

Step ST151: Stock database DB
The status of the stock registered in 13 is changed from Selling to Selling Canceled. As a result, the information on the stock is not displayed to the investor in the above-described stock selection processing, and is not sold to the investor in the above-described stock sales processing. In addition, the investor who purchased the stock in the above-described stock sales processing is paid a settlement money in accordance with the amount of the purchased stock. Payment methods include various online payment methods such as electronic money payment, credit card payment, and various offline payment methods such as bank transfer, registered mail, and check remittance, as in the case of stock sales processing. It is possible to take.

Step ST152: Processing for extending the sales period is executed. For example, the current sales period is automatically extended for a predetermined extension period. Alternatively, the extension period may be inquired by e-mail or the like to the idea holder who has issued the share issuance request, and the extension period may be set in accordance with a response from the idea holder to this inquiry. Also,
If the sales period is not extended indefinitely, an upper limit may be set for the extended sales period, and if the upper limit is exceeded, the process may be forcibly shifted to step ST151 to stop the sales.

As described above, according to the idea investment system 100 shown in FIG. 1, the stock management unit 15 receives the demand for issuing shares from the terminal device 2b of the idea holder and changes the estimated amount of the operation cost of the idea. Shares set to the appropriate amount and number of shares are issued. In addition, Stock Management Department 1
The stock price of the stock issued in 5 and the information on the idea of the stock are made public to the members by the stock publicizing unit 14. Furthermore, the shares that have been published in the public offering unit 14 are:
Upon receiving a sales request from the terminal device 2a of the investor in the stock selling means 16, at most the relevant shares up to the number of issuances set in the stock management unit 15 are invested by the request source with the stock price set in the stock management unit 15. Sold to the house. Therefore,
For example, on a network open to the public, such as the Internet, an opportunity is provided for investors interested in investing in ideas and ideas holders who want to provide funding to be able to contact each other efficiently. Since we can raise the funds necessary for the operation of the idea, it is possible to have specialists such as patent attorneys and other professionals who could not request because of the high cost in the past, prepare documents such as statements,
Increase the rate of success in entitlement of ideas.
This opens up a way for the general public to benefit from the use of ideas widely, so that the creation of ideas can be activated and the technological progress and industrial development can be promoted. In addition, by accessing the idea investment device 1, it is possible to efficiently search for an idea to be invested, thereby improving the convenience of the investor.

In the stock management unit 15, the stock price and the number of shares to be issued are set such that the total amount of shares issued for the idea is equal to or greater than the estimated operating cost of the idea. Since it is set, it is possible to reduce the rate of occurrence of a situation where funds necessary for operation of the idea are insufficient.

Further, in the stock management section 15, either or both of the issued stock price and the number of issued stocks are set in response to a request from the idea holder, so that the stocks in accordance with the idea holder's intention are set. Can be issued.

Further, the stock management unit 15 sends a request for issuance of a stock whose sales amount has not reached a predetermined sales amount corresponding to the predetermined period after the issuance of the stock for a predetermined period to the share price and the number of shares issued. You will be asked about resetting. Then, the stock price and the number of issued shares are reset according to the answer to the inquiry. Therefore, the stock price of the stock whose sales do not increase can be reduced according to the judgment of the issuer of the stock issuance, so that the sales of the stock can be promoted. In addition, since the inquiry is automatically generated by the stock management unit 15, the work load on the stock management of the idea holder who has issued the stock issuance can be reduced.

Further, the stock management unit 15 inquires about the suspension of the sale of the stock in which the sales amount of the stock for which a predetermined sales period has elapsed since the issuance has not reached the estimated amount of the operation cost of the idea. You. Then, in response to the response to the inquiry, the sale of the stock is instructed to the stock sales unit 16 and a settlement money corresponding to the amount of the stock sold in the stock sales unit 16 is refunded to the owner of the stock. . The stock sales unit 16 stops selling the stock in accordance with an instruction from the stock management unit 15. Therefore,
Since there is no need to manage stocks of ideas for which required funds cannot be collected, the processing load on the idea investment apparatus 1 can be reduced.

Hereinafter, an idea management system according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described. <Second Embodiment> FIG. 9 is an overall configuration diagram for explaining an idea operation system 200 according to a third embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 9, in the idea operation system 200, the terminal device 10 used by the idea holder is used.
And one or more terminal devices 20 used by the investor
And one or more terminal devices 25 used by a person desiring to prepare a specification, an idea creation support server device 28, a patent information server device 29, a novelty evaluation server device 30, an economic value evaluation server device 31, and an investor recruitment server. The device 32, the management server device 33, and the statement creator recruitment server device 34 are connected via a network 40. The idea operation system 200 is an embodiment of the idea operation apparatus of the present invention. The economic value evaluation server device 31
It is one embodiment of the economic value evaluation means of the present invention. The investor recruiting server device 32 is an embodiment of a fund provider recruiting unit of the present invention. The management server device 33 is an embodiment of the operation means of the present invention.

[0108] 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, for example, creation of a technical idea using a law of nature corresponding to the invention of the patent law is illustrated. Also,
The investor is a person who invests in a business using the idea, and corresponds to the funder of the present invention.

Further, FIG.
1 and a plurality of terminal devices 20 used by an investor are a terminal device 2a in FIG. 1 and a terminal device 10 used by an idea holder.
Correspond to the terminal device 2b in FIG. Investor recruitment server device 32, terminal device 10, and terminal device 2
0 performs the same operation as described in the first embodiment via the network 40.

In the idea operation system 200, the idea creation support server device 28, the patent information server device 29,
Novelty evaluation server device 30, economic value evaluation server device 3
1. Investor recruitment server device 32, management server device 33, and statement creator recruitment server device 34 operate in cooperation with each other while communicating via network 40.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9, a case is shown in which a single terminal device 10, a terminal device 20, and a terminal device 25 are connected to a network 40. A plurality of terminal devices 10, terminal devices 20, and terminal devices 25 are connected to a network 40.

The terminal device 10 is, for example, a personal computer, and transmits a request according 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. For example, when an idea holder obtains an estimated amount of a statement created to license his / her own idea, a quote request is transmitted from the terminal device 10 to the investor recruiting server device 32.

The terminal device 20 is, for example, a personal computer, and transmits a request corresponding to an operation of an operating means such as a keyboard and a mouse by an investor to the above-described server device via the network 40.

The terminal device 25 is, for example, a personal computer, and transmits a request in response to an operation of an operation means such as a keyboard and a mouse by a person desiring to prepare a specification to the above-mentioned server device via the network 40. In this embodiment, the applicant for the specification is a person who wishes to prepare a specification of a patent application for the idea when the idea of the idea holder is patented.

The idea creation support server device 28 receives from the terminal device 10 an idea creation support request corresponding to the operation by the idea holder, and supports the idea creation by the idea holder.

The patent information server device 29 is a server device that provides a database in which technical documents such as patent publications related to the contents can be searched using keywords.

The novelty evaluation server device 30 checks whether or not the idea held by the idea holder is a new idea, and provides information to be used as reference when an investor or the like invests in the idea. .

The economic value evaluation server device 31 receives an idea value evaluation request from the terminal device 10 or the terminal device 20 via the network 40, inputs information relating to the idea in response thereto, and generates an idea based on this information. Assess the economic value of This evaluation result is provided as information to be used when an investor or the like invests in the idea, for example.

The investor recruiting server device 32 registers the ideas evaluated by the economic value evaluation server device 31, and browses, invests, establishes and fails the investment of the ideas from the terminal device 20 by a predetermined authorized investor. And the like in the case of.

The management server device 33 transmits the ideas that have been successfully recruited by the investor recruitment server device 32 to the
It uses investment to fund, manage, manage, close accounts, distribute profits, go bankrupt and liquidate.

The specification creator recruitment server device 34 receives a specification preparation request from the management server device 33 and recruits a specification creator to prepare a specification to be used for a patent application for an idea. The price is determined according to the actual results.

Hereinafter, the overall operation of the idea operation system 200 using each server shown in FIG. 9 will be described. FIG.
0 is a flowchart for explaining the overall operation of the idea operation system 200. Step ST71: The idea holder operates the terminal device 10 and sends an idea creation support request to the idea creation support server device 28 when he wants to know the value of his / 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 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 market size, and the binding effect on market activities when the idea becomes a patent, how much profit can be obtained if the idea is patented and commercialized? Calculate an economic value evaluation value that indicates whether it can be expected (the business value of the idea).

Step ST74: The investor recruiting server device 32 performs a process for recruiting investors who invest in the idea, for example, with respect to the ideas evaluated in step ST72 and step ST73. The investor recruitment server device 32 provides information on the idea, such as the novelty evaluation value and the idea evaluation value calculated in steps ST72 and ST73, to the investor, and solicits investors to invest in the idea. If the information on the idea includes contents that make the idea known, the information is provided only to investors who agree to a predetermined confidentiality agreement. In the case of adopting a form like stock as an investment method, the investor recruiting server device 32 allows the idea holder to determine his / her right interest (shareholding ratio) and invests in the remaining stock, for example. Perform the process for recruiting homes.

Step ST75: Management server device 33
Calculates the amount of operating funds necessary for the operation of the idea, and starts the management process for the idea when the calculated amount of operating funds is obtained by the investor's investment in step ST74. In the management process, the management server device 33 performs, for example, a process of requesting the creation of a specification used for a patent application of the idea performed in cooperation with the specification creator recruitment server device 34, and in the application stage with the Patent Office The management process of the interim procedure of the above, the process related to the license agreement after patent.

Step ST76: Management server device 33
In the event of a bankruptcy, the bankruptcy of the business related to the idea is performed.

As described above, according to the idea operation system 200, the idea holder can know the economic value of his / her idea by accessing the idea creation support server device 28, Based on the information from the creation support server device 28, the user can modify his / her own idea to further increase the economic value. Also, by using the idea creation support server device 28, a person who has created an idea can easily know the economic value of his / her own idea like a game.
It promotes idea creation and promotes the creation of excellent ideas.

In the idea operation system 200,
As described above, by using the economic value evaluation server device 31 and the investor recruitment server device 32, an excellent idea having a high economic value can be sent to the investor by sending information indicating the economic value of the idea to the network 40. And the funds necessary for the operation (implementation) of the idea can be collected from the investor via the network 40. Therefore, according to the idea operation system 200,
Investors can see the economic value of each idea,
Effective information that can be used to determine the investment target can be obtained. According to the idea management system 200, there is a possibility that a good idea can be obtained from many investors.

Further, according to the idea operation system 200, the ideas obtained by the novelty investigation server device 30 that satisfy the predetermined criteria are subjected to the evaluation processing by the economic value evaluation server device 31. The processing load on the economic value evaluation server device 31 can be reduced.

Further, according to the idea operation system 200, 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 the idea becomes an investment target. It is possible to avoid registration of a large number of ideas having a low value in the investor recruiting server device 32 and to make the search processing by the investor more efficient.

In the idea operation system 200,
By operating an idea using the management server device 33, 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 200,
By publishing the objective evaluation of the applicant for the specification using the specification recruitment server device 34, the applicant for the specification that is suitable for the technical field and importance of the idea is selected. A statement can be prepared. 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, the idea investment device 1 shown in FIG.
Alternatively, the server device shown in FIG. 9 may be configured by one computer, or may be configured by a plurality of computers that execute processing in a distributed manner. In the case where these devices are composed of a plurality of computers, communication between the computers may be performed via various networks such as the Internet.

[0135]

According to the present invention, a place where an investor interested in investing in an idea and an idea holder wishing to make an investment can be contacted is provided, and the idea holder can efficiently operate the idea. You can raise the necessary funds. This opens up a way for the general public to benefit from the use of ideas widely, so that the creation of ideas can be activated and the technological progress and industrial development can be promoted.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram for explaining an idea investment system 100 according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a login process.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a stock issuing process.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a stock selection process.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a stock selling process.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a sales shortage process.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a first screen example displayed on the display of the terminal device 2b in order to ask an idea holder about a method of determining a stock price in a stock issuing process.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a second example of a screen displayed on the display of the terminal device 2b in order to ask an idea holder about a method of determining a stock price in the stock issuing process.

FIG. 9 is an overall configuration diagram for explaining an idea operation system 200 according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining the overall operation of the idea operation system 200.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Idea investment apparatus, 11 ... Input / output part, 12 ... Member management part, 13 ... Idea management part, 14 ... Public stock part, 15 ...
Stock management department, 16 stock sales department, DB12 member database, DB13 idea database, DB15 stock database, 2a, 2b, 10, 20, 25 terminal device, 28 idea creation support server device, 29 patent Information server device, 30: novelty evaluation server device, 31: economic value evaluation server device, 32: investor recruitment server device,
33: management server device, 34: statement recruitment server device, 40: network, 100: idea investment system, 200: idea operation system

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁷ Identification symbol FI Theme coat ゛ (Reference) G06F 17/60 318 G06F 17/60 318A 332 332 (72) Inventor Kenichi Fukabori 6-chome Kita Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 7-35 Inside Sony Corporation (72) Inventor Mitsuo Osawa 6-73 Kita Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo F-term inside Sony Corporation (reference) 5B049 BB47 CC05 CC08 CC11 CC31 CC36 DD05 EE01 FF03 FF04 FF09 GG04 GG07 5B055 BB20 CC10 CC13 EE02 EE21 EE27 FA01 FB03 PA02 PA34

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[Claims] Upon receipt of a request for issuance of a security that guarantees the right to receive a predetermined dividend from the investment profit of at least one idea, the above-mentioned security set to an amount and a number of issuance in accordance with an estimated amount of investment cost for the idea Means for issuing securities, a display means for displaying information on the amount of the securities issued by the security means and information on the idea of the securities, and a sales request for the securities displayed on the display means. A sales means for selling the securities up to the number of issuances set by the securities issuing means to the requester of the sales request at the amount set by the securities issuing means. 2. The security issuance means is arranged so that the total amount of securities to be issued for the idea is equal to or exceeds the estimated operating cost of the idea and the amount of the security issuance. 2. The idea investment apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The idea investment apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said securities issuing means sets one or both of the amount and the number of issued securities in response to the issuance request. 4. A method for resetting the amount and the number of issued securities to a requester of issuance of the securities whose sales amount has not reached a predetermined sales amount corresponding to the predetermined period after a predetermined period has elapsed since issuance. In response to the inquiry and the response to the inquiry, the security issuing unit includes an under-sales processing unit that instructs the securities issuing unit to reset the amount and the number of issuances of the security. The idea investment device according to claim 1, wherein the amount and the number of issues of the securities are reset according to. 5. The sales shortage processing means inquires of the issuer of the security that the sales amount of the security which has passed a predetermined sales period from the issuance has not reached the estimated amount about the sale of the security, and In response to the inquiry, the sales means is instructed to stop selling the security, and a settlement money corresponding to the amount of the security sold by the sales means is refunded to the owner of the security. The idea investment apparatus according to claim 4, wherein sales of the securities are stopped in response to an instruction from the sales shortage processing unit. 6. An economic value evaluation means for evaluating an economic value of an idea, and a fund for presenting an evaluation result by the economic value evaluation means and recruiting a fund provider for providing funds for operating the idea. Using the fund provided by the fund provider, and operating means for operating the idea provided with the fund and performing a process of increasing economic profit; The recruiting unit receives a request for issuance of a security that guarantees a right to receive a predetermined dividend from the investment profit of at least one idea, and issues the above-mentioned security set to the amount and the number of issuance in accordance with the estimated operating cost of the idea. A security issuing means to be issued, an amount of the security issued by the security issuing means, and a display means for displaying information on an idea of the security; and In response to the displayed sales request for the securities, the sales means for selling the securities up to the number of issuances set in the security issuing means to the requester at the amount set in the security issuing means at most. Idea operation device. 7. Upon receipt of a security issuance request that guarantees the right to receive a predetermined dividend from the investment profit of at least one idea, the security is set to the amount and the number of issuances corresponding to the estimated amount of the operating cost of the idea. And the amount of the securities issued in the security issuance step,
And a display step for displaying information related to the idea of the security, and upon receiving a sales request for the security displayed in the display step, issuing the security up to the number of issuances set in the security issuance step. A sales step of selling to the requester of the sales request with the amount set in the step. 8. The security issuance step is such that the total amount of securities to be issued for the idea is equal to or exceeds the estimated operating cost of the idea, and the number of securities and the number of issued securities. The idea investment method according to claim 7, wherein 9. The idea investment method according to claim 8, wherein in the securities issuing step, one or both of the amount and the number of issued securities are set according to the issuance request. 10. A method for resetting the amount and the number of issued securities to a requester of issuance of the securities whose sales amount has not reached a predetermined sales amount corresponding to the predetermined period after a predetermined period has elapsed since issuance. 8. The idea investment method according to claim 7, further comprising a sales shortage processing step of resetting an amount of the security and an issue number in response to the inquiry and a response to the inquiry. 11. The sales shortage processing step includes: inquiring of an issue requester of the security that the sales amount of the security after a predetermined sales period has elapsed from the issuance has not reached the estimated amount to stop selling the security; 11. The idea investment method according to claim 10, wherein the selling of the security is stopped in response to the inquiry, and a settlement money corresponding to an amount of the security sold in the selling step is refunded to an owner of the security. 12. A step of evaluating the economic value of the idea, a step of presenting the result of the evaluation, and recruiting a funder who provides funds for operating the idea; Using the provided funds to operate the ideas provided with the funds, and performing a process for increasing economic profits. The step of recruiting the fund providers includes operating at least one idea. Receiving a request for issuance of a security that guarantees the right to receive a predetermined dividend from profits, a security issuance step of issuing the security set in an amount and the number of issuance in accordance with an estimated amount of operating expenses of the idea; The value of the security issued in the step,
And a display step for displaying information related to the idea of the security, and, upon receiving a sales request for the security displayed in the display step, issuing the security up to the number of issuances set in the security issuance step. A sales step of selling to the requester of the sales request at the amount set in the step.