JP2003085269A - Method and system for inviting/opening solution to problem - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a solution inviting/opening system for inviting a solution to a proposed problem to be solved, capable of protecting the right of a solution applicant with respect to a solution devised by the solution applicant. SOLUTION: This solution inviting/opening system constituted of a computer having a function for executing the registration of a problem, application for a solution, and the opening of the problem and the solution is provided with a problem accepting means 20 for temporarily accepting the problem at the time of registering the problem, and for screen-displaying a document for approving that various rights such as the right of ownership or a right to use concerning the solution applied for the problem are belonging to a solution applicant by a problem proposer at the information equipment of the problem proper. Then, the problem proposer prints out the document displayed on the screen, and sings and seals the document, and transmits it to the manager of the solution inviting/opening system. When the reception is confirmed, the temporarily accepted registration is switched to accepted registration so that the invitation of the solution to the problem proposed by the problem proposer can be executed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a system for recruiting a solution to a presented problem in a technical consultation, a consultation system, etc.
The present invention relates to a solution solicitation / publication system and method in which the right of a solution applied by a solution applicant can belong to the solution applicant.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a system for obtaining a solution to a problem or a consultation on the Internet, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No.
Like the personnel registration / excavation system in the 00-305980 publication,
There is a system in which applicants can register their own data in advance in a database and users can retrieve the required information by searching the database. There are also sites on the Internet where you can write a question on a specified page and ask for an answer.

[0003]

However, when applying a system of writing a question to a predetermined page and soliciting answers to it to a system for obtaining a solution to the problem, It is very important to protect the right of the solution submitted by the applicant, that is, the right of the applicant who submitted the solution to the solution, but until now, there was no system having such a function.

An object of the present invention is to provide a system having a function capable of recognizing a solution applied for a proposed problem as that of a solution applicant and devised by the solution applicant. The solution lies in protecting the rights of the applicant.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, when a task is accepted from a task proposer to a task accepting means for accepting a task from the task proposer via the Internet, Various rights relating to the solution applied for solving the problem are provided with a function for requesting confirmation to approve belonging to the solution applicant, and for the problem of the problem proposer for whom confirmation is obtained, We decided to call for a solution.

Specifically, the present invention which solves the above-mentioned problems includes problem accepting means for communicating with the problem proposer via the Internet and accepting the problem proposed by the problem proposer,
The content of the accepted assignment is communicated with the solution applicant via the Internet and the assignment content database in which the provisional acceptance data attribute is added and stored, and the acceptance content attribute is assigned to the assignment content database. The stored problem is presented to the solution applicant, and the solution accepting means for accepting the solution that the solution applicant applies to the presented problem and the content of the accepted solution are accepted. Solution content database that is stored with the data attribute for use in association with the problem, and communicates with the problem proposer via the Internet, and corresponds to the problem proposed by the problem proposer. A solution recruitment / publication system including a computer, which has solution display means for presenting the content of the solution stored in the database to the problem proposer. And the problem accepting means approves that the right of the proposed solution for the proposed solution includes copyright and industrial property rights and belongs to the solution applicant. The data attribute of the problem proposed by the problem proposer and stored in the problem content database is changed from the temporary reception data attribute to the reception data attribute.

The problem accepting means approves that the right belongs to the solution applicant by the problem proposer, and pays the registration fee necessary for registering the problem to the operator of the solution solicitation / publication system. When it is confirmed that the assignment has been performed, the data attribute of the assignment proposed by the assignment proposer and stored in the assignment content database may be changed from the temporary reception data attribute to the reception data attribute. Good.

To approve the assignment of the right by the problem proposer, the problem accepting means sends a form to the problem proposer, and the problem proposer prints out this format, stamps the name, and presents a solution recruitment / publication system. When the one sent to the operator of is received, it is desirable that the attribution of the above-mentioned rights is considered to be approved by the issue proposer.

In the above solution recruitment / publication system,
The problem content database is configured so as to store a solution call deadline corresponding to the problem, and when the solution call deadline comes, the problem proposer communicates with the problem proposer via the Internet to solve the problem. Application end and optimum solution determination means for presenting the applied solution to the problem proposer and recognizing the solution selected by the problem proposer; and end of application and optimum solution determination means selected by the problem proposer May be provided with a reward payment means for obtaining information related to the solution recognized by the applicant from the end of recruitment and the optimum solution determination means, and performing a procedure of paying a reward to the applicant of the solution. .

[0010] In the solution recruitment / publication system, further, the information of the problem for which the solution recruitment deadline has been reached is acquired from the recruitment end and the optimum solution determination means, and the corresponding problem content and the data attribute of the solution content are accepted. Data attribute changing means for changing from data attributes to public data attributes, and information on the issues for which the solution recruitment deadline has been reached from the recruitment completion and optimal solution determining means, and the solution is made by communicating with the issue proposer via the Internet. Based on the publication date setting means for requesting the issue proposer to enter the publication date of the issue for which the policy recruitment deadline has been reached and the solution applied for that issue, and the publication date setting data entered in the publication date setting means The registration fee refund will be calculated according to a predetermined formula, and the registration fee refund will be carried out to the pre-registered project proposer's account. Means, may be provided with a.

In the solution solicitation / disclosure system, the contents of the problem and the solution for which the publication date has come according to the publication date setting data input to the publication date setting means by communicating with the general user via the Internet. Public display means for reading the contents from the problem content database and solution content database and publicly displaying the contents to general users, and accessing the public display means based on the information from the public display means to access the problem content and solution. A browsing fee requesting means for performing a procedure for charging a browsing fee to a general user who has browsed the content of the measure may be provided.

The problem acceptance means and the solution acceptance means are
When submitting an issue proposal or solution,
It is configured to accept registration of user information including the name and profession of the solution applicant, and the problem proposer and the solution applicant are respectively registered at the time of registration, at the time of solution recruitment, and
It may be possible to set some or all of the registered user information to be private when the problem / solution is published.

[0013]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A method and system for soliciting and disclosing a solution to a problem according to the present invention and its embodiment will be described below with reference to the drawings.

First, the outline of the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In technical consultation and consultation, consultants have various problems to be solved. Therefore, the operator of the solution solicitation / publication system sets up a solution solicitation / publication site for registering those problems and soliciting solutions from the general public. This solution recruitment / public site allows the counselor, that is, the problem proposer to easily register the problem by means such as the Internet, and the solution applicant who wants to apply for the solution can use the Internet. Make the system accessible.

First, the problem proposer tentatively registers the problem to be solved on the solution recruitment / publication site (A). Furthermore, on the temporary registration screen of the assignment, enter a confidentiality agreement, fill in the address and name on the paper printed as proof, put a stamp, and mail it to the solution recruitment / public site (B). The content of this confidentiality agreement is that the various rights (property rights, usage rights, etc.) relating to the applied solution are
Belonging to the solution applicant, the problem proposer swears that the content of the solution will not be leaked to a third party until the solution solicitation / publication site discloses the content of the solution. In addition, at this time, the procedure for paying the registration fee determined in advance on the solution solicitation / public site will be performed at the solution solicitation / public site. The solution recruitment / public site confirms the registration fee payment procedure and acceptance of the non-disclosure agreement, and if the registration fee payment procedure and acceptance of the non-disclosure agreement are completed, the provisionally registered issue is main-registered and registered. The solution applicants can apply for the solution to the above problem by using the means such as the Internet (C).

Solution The solution proposed by the applicant can be viewed by the problem proposer (D). Then, the issue proposer will
The deadline for the solution is closed, and among the applied solutions,
Determine the optimal solution (E). When the optimal solution is decided, the solution recruitment / publication site provides the applicant for the optimal solution with a bounty (F), and moves the problem and solution from the previous reception area to the public area (G). ).

Next, the problem proposer sets a public date for the problem / solution in the public area (H). Compared with the standard number of days until publication on the site, if you publish in a shorter number of days, a part of the registration fee already paid will be refunded from the solution recruitment / publication site to the issue proposer (I) . Issues and solutions can be viewed by general users on the set publication date (J). When a general user browses these problems / solutions, the general user pays a browsing fee to the solution recruiting / public site (K).

Next, a configuration and a processing flow for realizing the above-described embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 3.

The solution solicitation / publication system according to the present embodiment is a computer system connected to the Internet and can be accessed by an information device such as a personal computer connectable to the Internet.

In this embodiment, the task content database 1
0, a solution content database 11, and a user information database 12, and the problem content database 10 is for temporary reception, reception, and disclosure, and the solution content database 11 is for reception and disclosure. Each is divided.

The task accepting means 20 is provided in connection with the task content database 10, and the task acceptance ID / password issuing means 21 and the registration amount billing means 22 are provided in connection with the task accepting means 20, respectively. Assignment reception ID
One output of the password issuing means 21 is connected to the Internet, and the other output is connected to the user information database 12. The registration amount billing means 22 and the assignment acceptance means 20 are connected to the Internet.

A solution acceptance means 30 is provided in connection with the problem content database 10, and one of the output sides of the solution acceptance means 30 is connected to the solution content database 11. The solution acceptance means 30 is also connected to the Internet.

A solution display means 40 is provided in connection with the solution content database 11, and the solution display means 40 is
It is also connected to the Internet. An output side is connected to the problem content database 10 and the solution content database 11 to provide a data attribute changing means 52, and an input end of the data attribute changing means 52 is connected to an end of recruitment and optimum solution determining means 50. ing. The recruitment end and optimum solution determining means 50 is also connected to the Internet. A disclosure date setting means 53 is provided in connection with the recruitment end and optimum solution determining means 50, one output side of the disclosure date setting means 53 is the registered amount refunding means 54, and the other output side is the task content database 10. Solution content database 11
, And one of the public display means 50 is connected to one input side. The release date setting means 53 is also connected to the Internet.

The registration amount refund means 54 is also connected to the Internet, and the public display means 50 is also connected to the Internet. One of the output sides of the public display means 50 is connected to the problem content database 10, the solution content database 11, and the user information database 12, and the other one is connected to the browsing ID / password issuing means 61, and another one. One is connected to the billing means 62 for browsing. ID for browsing
The password issuing means 61 and the browsing fee billing means 62 are each connected to the Internet. ID for browsing
The output side of the password issuing means 61 is connected to the user information database 12.

The recruitment end and optimum solution determining means 50
The reward payment means 51 is connected to the output side of, and the reward payment means 51 is connected to the Internet.

The solution accepting means 30 is a solution application I.
The D / password issuing means 31 is also connected, and the solution application ID / password issuing means 31 is connected to the user information database 12 and the Internet, respectively.

In the above description of the configuration, it is stated that each processing means is connected to the Internet not only when each processing means is directly connected to the Internet, but also in the solution solution / publication system. It also includes the case of connecting to the Internet via an input / output device that is not supported.

The processing operation in the system having the above configuration will be described below. The processing in this system is the following 6
It is roughly divided into two. a. (Registration procedure): The problem proposer registers the problem in the solution solicitation / publication system 1 by using the problem reception means 20 using the Internet or the like. b. (Solution application procedure): One or a plurality of solution applicants 200 apply a solution to the problem by the solution acceptance means 30 using the Internet or the like. c. (Problem proposer browsing procedure): The problem proposer browses the applied solution by the solution display means 40 using the Internet or the like. d. (Solution selection procedure): The problem proposer selects a solution to be adopted from the applied solutions by the recruitment completion and optimum solution determination means 50 using the Internet or the like. e. (Publication date setting procedure): The assignment proposer sets the date on which the assignment / solution is disclosed by the disclosure date setting means 53 using the Internet or the like. f. (General User Browsing Procedure): Further, the problems and solutions can be browsed by the public display means 60 using the Internet or the like by a general user after a set period.

The above procedures will be described below in order. In the following description of the procedure, when the screen is displayed, the screen is a. (Registration procedure), c. (Problem proposer browsing procedure), d. (Solution selection procedure), and e. In (Publication date setting procedure), the screen of the information device of the issue proposer, b. (Solution application procedure) is the screen of the information device of the solution applicant, and f. In (General user browsing procedure), it is a screen of an information device of a general user.

Further, "proposing person computer", "applicant computer", "user computer", and "apparatus side computer" in FIGS. 3 to 18 are information of the issue proposing person connected to the Internet, respectively. Equipment, information equipment of solution applicants connected to the Internet, information equipment of general users connected to the Internet, computer of solution recruitment disclosure system. And
"Proposer computer", "Applicant computer",
All information displayed on the screen of the "user computer" is supplied from the "device-side computer" except for information input by the problem proposer, solution applicant, or general user on the screen. a. Registration Procedure First, the procedure in which the task proposer 100 registers the task content by the task acceptance means 20 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6. The task proposer 100 uses an information device (hereinafter, referred to as a computer) that can connect to the Internet, such as his own personal computer,
Access the problem acceptance means 20 of the solution solicitation / publication system 1 via the Internet (a-1). The assignment receiving means 20 receives an access from the computer of the assignment proposer 100 (hereinafter, simply referred to as the assignment proposer 100) (a-2), and the assignment proposer 100 receives the assignment for accessing the assignment receiving means 20. A request ID (user ID, the same applies hereinafter) and a password are requested (a-3). Challenge Proposer 1
00 confirms whether or not he / she has an assignment reception ID and password (a-4), and if he / she has the assignment reception ID and password, transmits the ID and password to the assignment reception means 20 (a-5). If you do not have the task acceptance ID and password, access the task acceptance ID / password issuing means 21 linked from the task acceptance means 20 to register the challenge proposer (a
-7), for example, each item (name, e-mail address, occupation, home address, registration fee payment method) on the registration screen as shown in FIG. 20 is entered to perform registration (a-17, 18, 19).

FIG. 20 shows a registration screen for the problem proposer.
Enter your name, email address, occupation, home address, payment method for registration fee. After entering each item, press "Register". You can press "Reset" to re-enter.

Assignment reception ID / password issuing means 21
Is the ID for assignment acceptance corresponding to the entered user information.
A password is issued, and the entered user information and the ID / password for accepting the assignment are stored in the user information database 1
2 (a-20). At the same time, the task proposer 100
To the task acceptance means 20, the issued task acceptance ID / password that can be accessed is transmitted, a task content registration screen is displayed (a-21), and the procedure proceeds to step a-12.

On the other hand, in step a-5, the task proposer 100
When the assignment receiving means 20 receives the assignment receiving ID and password (a-6), the assignment receiving means 20 sends the transmitted assignment receiving ID and password to the data stored in the user information database 12. Compare (a-
8) Then, it is confirmed whether or not they match (a-9). When the assignment reception ID / password received from the assignment proposer 100 does not match the data stored in the user information database 12, the assignment reception means 20 sends a message to that effect to the assignment proposer 100 and ends. (A-1
0). When the assignment reception ID and password match, the assignment reception unit 20 permits the access of the assignment proposer 100 and displays an assignment registration screen as shown in FIG. 21, for example (a-11).

Assignment Proposer 100 who is allowed to access
Registers the content of the assignment on the displayed assignment registration screen (a-12).

FIG. 21 is an assignment temporary registration screen, in which the member number issued when the assignment proposer is registered, the field of the assignment to be proposed, the title, the contents, the attachment file if there is an attachment file, and the application period are entered. . If you want to disclose your name, e-mail address, occupation, etc. at the time of offering a solution or open it to the public, select the check box of the disclosure of member information. After entering each item, press "Register". "reset"
You can enter again by pressing.

The assignment receiving means 20 receives the registered contents (a
-13) Then, the temporary acceptance data attribute is added, the data is stored in the assignment content database 10 and re-displayed, and after the message of acceptance is displayed, a confidentiality agreement screen as shown in FIG. 22 is displayed (a-14). ).

The project proposer 100 prints the displayed contract, signs and stamps it, and mails it to the solution recruitment / publication site. By this contract, the problem proposer 100 confirms that all the rights including the industrial property rights related to the solution applied for the proposed problem belong to the solution applicant,
Will accept. However, if the proposed solution is implemented to solve the proposed problem, the problem proposer may request conditions such as giving priority to the problem proposer or granting a free license. It may be possible to select the form of the contract that describes those conditions in consideration.

Regarding the relationship between the proposed problem and the proposed solution and the applied solution between the problem proposer and the solution applicant and the solution recruitment public site, the rights relationship, such as copyright, industrial property right, and copyright. Although it is stated in advance in a guidebook of the solution recruitment public site, etc., it may be printed or attached in the form of an attached document of the contract.

Further, the assignment accepting means 20 transmits the information data indicating that the assignment has been accepted to the registration fee billing means 22. The registration fee billing means 22 bills the assignment proposer for the assignment registration fee (a-15). As a billing method, it is desirable that the issue proposer can select a method of mailing a bill, a method of receiving and processing a credit card number, and the like.

When the non-disclosure agreement is received from the task proposer 100 and the procedure for paying the task registration fee is completed, the task acceptance means 20 changes the data attribute of the accepted task content from the temporary acceptance data attribute to the acceptance data attribute. Then, it is stored in the problem content database 10 so that a solution can be recruited (a-16). b. Solution application procedure Next, in the case where the solution applicant 200 applies and registers the solution content by using the solution acceptance means 30, FIG.
This will be described with reference to FIGS. 7, 8, 9, and 10. First, the solution applicant 200 uses the information device such as his / her personal computer connected to the Internet to access the solution acceptance means 30 of the solution solicitation / publication system 1 via the Internet (b-1). Solution The number of applicants 200 is unspecified and not limited to one.
Here, a case of a solution applicant 200 will be described. The solution acceptance means 30 receives the access from the information device of the solution applicant 200 (hereinafter referred to as the solution applicant 200) (b-2) and makes the solution applicant 200 access the solution acceptance means 30. Solution for requesting an application ID (user ID) and password (b-3).

The solution applicant 200 judges whether or not he / she has a solution application ID and password (b-4),
When having the solution application ID and password, the solution application ID and password are transmitted to the solution acceptance means 30 (b-5). If you do not have a solution application ID and password, follow the instructions on the ID / password request screen in step b-3 above to register the solution applicant, and therefore apply the solution application linked from the solution acceptance means 30. Access the ID / password issuing means 31 (b)
-7, b-17). On the solution applicant registration screen as shown in FIG. 23 displayed by accessing the solution application ID / password issuing means 31, each item (name, email address, occupation, years of engagement, self PR, home address)
Is entered to register (b-18, b-19).

FIG. 23 is a registration screen for solution applicants, in which a name, an e-mail address, a profession, the years of employment of the profession, a self PR, and a home address are input. After entering each item,
Press "Register". You can press "Reset" to re-enter. In the registration screen of the solution applicant illustrated in FIG. 23, the copyright, the industrial property right, the copyright, etc. relating to the applied solution are not described, but as a condition of application registration, those are the solution applicants. It is desirable to clearly indicate that they belong. Otherwise, as described above in the explanation of FIG. 22, the copyright regarding the proposed problem and the applied solution between the problem proposer and the solution applicant and the solution application public site side. , The industrial property rights, the copyright relationship, etc. are described in advance in a guidebook of the solution recruitment public site, etc., and are described on the registration screen of FIG. 23 as conditions for application registration.

Solution ID / password issuing means 3 for application
1 issues a solution application ID / password accessible to the solution acceptance means 30 in correspondence with the entered user information, and the entered user information and the issued ID / password are stored in the user information database 12. Store (b
-20). At the same time, as the member B (solution application member), the ID and password for solution application are transmitted to the solution acceptance means 30 to the solution application applicant 200, and the process proceeds to step b-10 (b-21).

On the other hand, the solution acceptance means 30 receives the solution application ID and password transmitted from the solution applicant 200 (b-6), and the received ID and password are stored in the user information database 12. It is confirmed whether the contents match the contents (b-8). If the ID and password do not match, the solution acceptance means 30 sends a message to that effect to the solution applicant 200 and ends (b-
9). When the received solution application ID / password matches the content stored in the user information database 12, the solution acceptance means 30 permits the solution applicant 200 to access, and refers to the assignment content database 10. ,
FIG. 24 shows a case where the assignment to which the reception data attribute is added is read out.
The problem list screen as shown in (4) is displayed on the information device screen of the solution applicant 200 (b-10).

On the assignment list screen of FIG. 24, assignment numbers and titles are displayed in a list, and when "Apply" is clicked,
When "View details" is clicked on the solution application screen of FIG. 26, the screen shifts to the assignment details screen of FIG. Figure 25
Shows the assignment details screen, where the assignment number, field, title, contents, attached file, name, and email address are displayed. At the time of assignment registration, items for which the member information disclosure check box on the assignment registration screen of FIG. 21 is not checked are not displayed. Furthermore, even if such information is not displayed, the solution applicant can contact the problem proposer via the site by clicking the contact address. When "Apply" is clicked, a solution application screen of FIG. 26, which will be described later, is clicked, and when "To list" is clicked, the task list screen of FIG. 24 is displayed.

When the problem proposer adds special conditions such as giving priority to the execution of the applied solution, the condition corresponds to the problem list screen of FIG. 24. It will be specified according to the issue.

Solution Applicant 200 who is allowed access
Selects a problem for which a solution is applied by looking at the problem list screen as shown in FIG. 24 (b-11). After selecting the assignment to apply on this screen, click "Apply" for the relevant assignment and proceed to the next step. If you want to check the details of the assignment to be applied and then select it, click "View details" on the assignment list screen as shown in Fig. 24 to move to the assignment details screen of Fig. 25. After confirming the content, the user may click "Apply" on this screen to proceed to the next step (b-12).

When “Apply” is clicked on the screen of FIG. 24 or FIG. 25, the solution accepting means 30 displays a solution application screen corresponding to the selected task as shown in FIG. 26, for example. (B-12).

FIG. 26 is a solution application screen, in which the solution applicant is the member number issued when the solution applicant was registered,
Enter the issue number, solution outline, solution details, and attachment file if there is one. If the name, email address, occupation, years of service, self-promotion, etc. may be disclosed at the time of viewing the proposer or at the time of public disclosure, check the check box for disclosure of member information. After entering each item, press "Register". You can press "Reset" to re-enter. Although not shown in FIG. 26,
The "registered" date and time are recorded and displayed.

The solution applicant 200 inputs and sends the content of the solution on the displayed solution application screen (b)
-13). The solution acceptance means 30 receives the transmitted content (b-14), re-displays the solution content on the information device of the solution applicant 200, and displays a message to the effect (b-15). The solution acceptance means 30 adds the acceptance data attribute to the accepted solution content and the description content of FIG. 26, and stores it in the solution content database 11 (b-16). c. Problem Proposer Browsing Procedure Next, a case where the problem proposer 100 browses the applied solution will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 11, and 12. First, the problem proposer 100 uses the information device such as his / her personal computer connected to the Internet to access the solution display means 40 of the solution solicitation / publication system 1 via the Internet (c-1).
The solution display means 40 receives the access from the task proposer 100 (c-2), and requests the task proposer 100 for a task acceptance ID and password for accessing the solution display means 40 (c-3). ). The problem proposer 100 transmits the problem reception ID and password used when proposing the problem to the solution display means 40 (c-4). Solution display means 40
Receives the assignment reception ID and password transmitted from the assignment proposer 100 (c-5) and compares them with the contents of the user information database 12 (c-6, c-7).

If the received ID / password does not match the data stored in the user information database 12, the solution display means 40 sends a message to that effect to the project proposer 100 and ends (c- 8). When the received ID / password matches the data stored in the user information database 12, the solution display means 4
0 permits the access of the problem proposer 100, and displays a list screen of solutions applied so far for the problem registered by the problem proposer 100 as shown in FIG. 27 (c-9,
c-10). In the solution list screen shown in FIG. 27, a problem number, a problem title, a solution number, a solution applicant name, occupation, and years of engagement are displayed. At the time of applying for a solution, items for which the disclosure check box of the member information on the solution application screen of FIG. 26 is not checked are not displayed. When the “solution details” of each solution is clicked, the screen changes to the solution details screen of FIG. 28.

The problem proposer 100 selects any item of the solutions on the solution list screen and clicks "solution details" of the selected solution. By clicking "solution details" of the selected solution, the details of the solution are displayed in the format shown in FIG. 28, for example. The solution display means 40 can display the solution at any time after the problem is registered in the problem acceptance means 20.

FIG. 28 is a solution detail screen, in which the problem number, solution outline, solution detail, attached file, name, mail address, and self PR are displayed. When applying for the solution,
Items for which the disclosure check box of member information on the solution application screen of FIG. 26 is not checked are not displayed. Furthermore, even if these pieces of information are not displayed, the problem proposer can contact the solution applicant via the site by clicking the contact address. When “To list” is pressed, the solution list screen of FIG. 27 is displayed. d. Solution Selection Procedure Next, FIG. 1, FIG. 13 and FIG. 13 regarding the case where the problem proposer 100 finishes the recruitment of solutions and determines the optimum solution.
This will be described with reference to FIG. The recruitment end / optimum solution determination means 50 sends the task proposer 100 the personal information of the task proposer 100 connected to the Internet via the Internet after the solution recruitment period set by the task proposer 100 at the time of task registration has elapsed. An information device such as a computer is notified by e-mail or the like of the end of the solution recruitment, and the data attribute changing means 52 causes the problem content database 1
The attribute of the problem data for which the solution recruitment period within 0 has passed,
The attribute for reception is changed to the attribute for publication, and the attribute of the corresponding solution data in the solution content database 11 is changed from the attribute for reception to the attribute for publication (d-1). By changing this attribute, when the solution receiving means 30 displays the problem list screen as shown in FIG. 24, it is not included in the display content.

The solution proposer 100, who has been notified that the solution recruitment period has passed, uses the information device such as his / her personal computer connected to the Internet to complete the recruitment and the optimal solution through the Internet. The determining means 50 is accessed (d-2). The recruitment end and optimum solution determination means 50 receives the access from the problem proposer 100 (d-3), and the challenge proposer 100 receives the access end and the optimum solution determination means 50 and a task reception ID. Request a password (d-4). The problem proposer 100 proceeds to the completion of recruitment and the optimum solution determining means 50,
The assignment reception ID and password used when the assignment was proposed are transmitted (d-5).

The recruitment end and optimum solution determining means 50 is
The assignment reception ID and password transmitted from the assignment proposer 100 are received (d-6), and the received ID and password are compared with the data stored in the user information database 12 (d-7, d-8). ). When the received ID / password does not match the data stored in the user information database 12, the recruitment end / optimum solution determining means 50 sends a message to that effect to the problem proposer 100.
To end (d-9). When the received ID / password matches the data stored in the user information database 12, the recruitment end / optimum solution determining means 50 permits the access of the task proposer 100, and the task registered by the task proposer 100. On the other hand, an optimum solution determination screen including a list of solutions applied so far and an input area for determining the optimum solution is displayed as shown in FIG. 29 (d-10).

FIG. 29 is an optimum solution determination screen, in which a problem number, a problem title, a solution number, a solution applicant applicant name, occupation, and years of engagement are displayed. When applying for the solution,
Items for which the disclosure check box of member information on the solution application screen of FIG. 26 is not checked are not displayed. When the “solution details” of each solution is clicked, the screen changes to the solution details screen of FIG. 28. When selecting the optimum solution, select one of the solutions by clicking the selection check box and press "Register".
You can select it again by pressing "Reset".

When the task proposer 100 selects the optimum solution (d-11), the recruitment end and optimum solution determination means 50 sends the solution data information to the reward payment means 51, The incentive payment means 51 provides incentives to preregistered transfer recipients for applicants of the solution selected as optimal (d-12). e. Publication Date Setting Procedure Next, a case where the assignment proposer 100 sets the publication date of the registered assignment and solution and the general user 300 browses the assignment and solution will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 15. . When the problem proposer 100 selects the optimal solution, the recruitment end and optimal solution determining means 50 sets the publication date setting means 5
3, the publication date setting means 53 displays the publication date setting screen on the display screen of the information proposer 100 such as a personal computer connected to the Internet, as shown in FIG. e-1).

In the publication date setting screen shown in FIG. 30, the assignment number, title, publication date standardly set on the site, and the registration fee refund amount calculated by the predetermined calculation formula are displayed. The project proposer can also “register” without changing the publication date. When the publication date is changed, the registration fee refund amount will be recalculated and displayed according to the changed date. The disclosure of the member information is displayed as registered on the assignment registration screen of FIG. 21, but it can be changed and “registered”.

On the displayed publication date setting screen, the assignment proposer 100 sets the publication date of the registered assignment and solution to the general user 300, and sends it to the solution recruitment / publication system 1 (e- 2).

The initial value of the publication date is set in advance by the system operator after a certain period of time. For example, if the period is 6 months, the last day of the application period for the solution is April 1
If it is a day, the disclosure date preset by the system operator will be October 1st. The issue proposer 100
This initial value may be used as the publication date as it is, or may be changed within a predetermined range. The range of the changeable period is, for example, 6 months before and after. Release date setting means 5
In step 3, the disclosure date data set by the assignment proposer 100 is transmitted to the public display means 60 together with the corresponding assignment, and the assignment and the solution are set so that the general user 300 can view the assignment and solution from the set date. At the same time, the publication date setting means 53 adds the set publication date data to the corresponding problem in the problem content database 10 and the corresponding solution in the solution content database 11.

Further, the publication date setting means 53 transmits the publication date data to the registration fee refund means 54, and the registration fee refund means 54.
Is the calculation of the amount of refund to the project proposer 100 and the project proposer 1
A refund process to 00 is performed (e-3). This is because if the publication date is set earlier than the initial value, a part of the registration fee will be refunded to give the issue proposer 100 a merit of disclosure, thereby promoting the disclosure of data. is there. The calculation of the refund amount is such that if the publication date is set earlier than the initial value, a large amount will be refunded, and if the disclosure date is set later, the amount will be reduced. For example, the calculation method shown in the following formula is used.

[0062]

[Equation 1] Y: Refund amount X: Assignment reception fee DA: Number of days from the last day of the solution recruitment period to the set publication date (≦ DA ≦ 2DB) DB: Number of days until publication set as a standard value by the system operator f. General User Browsing Procedure Next, a case where the general user 300 browses the problems and solutions will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 16, 17, and 18. First, the general user 300 accesses the public display means 60 of the solution solicitation / publication system 1 via the Internet using his / her personal computer or other information device connected to the Internet (f-1). The general user 300 is an unspecified number and is not limited to one person, but a case of a certain general user 300 will be described here. The public display means 60 receives the access from the general user 300 (f-2), and requests the general user 300 for a browsing ID and password for accessing the public display means 60 (f-3).

The general user 300 judges whether or not he / she has the browsing ID and password (f-4), and the browsing I
If the user has D and a password, the browsing ID and password are transmitted to the public display means 60 (f-11). If the user does not have the browsing ID and password, he / she accesses the browsing ID / password issuing means 61 linked from the public display means 60 in order to perform general user registration (f-
5, f-6, f-7), on the general user registration screen as shown in FIG. 31, enter each item (name, email address, home address, browsing fee payment method) and issue a browsing ID and password. It is transmitted to the means 61 (f-8). After inputting each item, pressing "register" executes transmission to the browsing ID / password issuing means 61, and pressing "reset" allows input again.

The browsing ID / password issuing means 61
When the user information input from the general user 300 is received, a browsing ID / password accessible to the public display unit 60 is issued corresponding to the received information, and the received information and the issued browsing information are also issued. Store the ID and password in the user information database 12 (f
-9). Next, the browsing ID / password issuing means 61 transmits the issued browsing ID / password to the general user 300, and displays an issue list public screen as shown in FIG. 32 on the display screen of the general user 300. (F-1
0).

On the other hand, the public display means 60 is used by the general user 3
When the browsing ID and password are sent from 00 (f
-11), and receives the browsing ID and password (f-1
2) It is confirmed whether the received browsing ID and password match the data stored in the user information database 12 (f-13). When the received browsing ID and password do not match the data stored in the user information database 12, the public display means 60 sends a message to that effect to the general user 300 and ends (f-14). .

When the received browsing ID and password match the data stored in the user information database 12, the public display means 60 permits the general user 300 to access, the assignment number and title as shown in FIG. Is displayed as a list of issues open screen (f-15). At the time of sending out the assignment list disclosure screen, the disclosure display means 60 refers to the assignment content database 10 to read the assignments whose data attributes are the data attributes for disclosure, and further inputs each readout assignment from the disclosure date setting means 53. Check if the published date has come. Edit and display the issue list disclosure screen for issues for which the release date has come. When referring to the assignment content database 10, it is checked whether or not each issue has a release date, and if assigned, the release date has come, and the assigned release date comes. It is also possible to read only the assignments that have been issued and edit and display the assignment list disclosure screen.

When the general user 300 selects an issue he / she wants to view on the displayed issue list disclosure screen and clicks "issue details" corresponding to the selected issue, the issue content detail disclosure screen as shown in FIG. 33 is displayed. When the “solution list” corresponding to the selected problem is clicked, the screen transitions to the solution list disclosure screen corresponding to the selected problem as shown in FIG. 34 (f-16).

FIG. 33 shows the assignment content detail disclosure screen.
The assignment number, field, title, contents, attached file, name and email address are displayed. At the time of assignment registration, items for which the member information disclosure check box on the assignment registration screen of FIG. 21 is not checked are not displayed. Further, even if these pieces of information are not displayed, the general user can contact the project proposer via the site by clicking the contact address. FIG. 33
On the issue content details disclosure screen, "List of solutions for this issue"
When the button is clicked, the solution list disclosure screen corresponding to the selected problem as shown in FIG. 34 is displayed, and when the “Back” is clicked, the problem list disclosure screen of FIG. 32 is returned.

FIG. 34 is a solution list disclosure screen. The problem number, problem title, solution number, solution applicant name,
Occupation and years of engagement are displayed. Figure 26 when applying for the solution
Solution for items for which the member information disclosure check box on the application screen is not checked will not be displayed.
When "solution details" of each solution is clicked, the screen transitions to the confirmation screen of FIG.

On the problem content details disclosure screen of FIG. 33, click "Solution list for this problem", and select one of the displayed solutions on the displayed solution list disclosure screen. When the "solution details" corresponding to the solution taken is clicked (f-18), a screen as shown in FIG. 35 warning that a viewing fee will be charged is displayed (f-1).
9), confirmation of whether to pay the viewing fee is required (f
-20).

FIG. 35 is a browsing fee confirmation screen, showing the assignment number, title, solution outline, solution applicant, email address, occupation, years of service, self-promotion, current browsing fee, and previous browsing fees. Is displayed. Figure 26 when applying for the solution
Solution for items for which the member information disclosure check box on the application screen is not checked will not be displayed.
If the payment of the browsing fee is OK, click "Browse". "Return"
When is pressed (f-21), the screen returns to the screen f-17 (solution list disclosure screen in FIG. 34).

When "Browse" is selected on the screen shown in FIG. 35 (f-22), a detailed disclosure screen of the selected solution as shown in FIG. 36 is displayed (f-23). FIG. 36 shows
This is a solution detail disclosure screen, in which an issue number, solution summary, solution detail, attached file, name, and email address are displayed. At the time of applying for a solution, items for which the disclosure check box of the member information on the solution application screen of FIG. 26 is not checked are not displayed. Furthermore, even if these pieces of information are not displayed, the problem proposer can contact the solution applicant via the site by clicking the contact address.

On the detail disclosure screen of the solution shown in FIG. 36,
Return to the solution list disclosure screen The "Return to solution list" button and the button to end browsing are displayed, and the procedure f-18
You can choose to go back to request further details of the solution or end the browsing (f-25).
When “Return to solution list” is pressed, the solution list disclosure screen of FIG. 34 is displayed. When "End browsing" is clicked, the screen transitions to a screen (not shown) that displays the number of solutions displayed so far and the total browsing fee.

The public display means 60 counts the number of displayed solution detail disclosure display screens, and if termination of browsing is selected on the solution detail disclosure screen (f-2).
6) The number of displayed solution detail display screens is transmitted to the browsing fee billing means 62. The browsing fee billing means 62 displays the number of solutions displayed to the general user 300 and the browsing fee corresponding to this number on the screen, and also performs the browsing fee billing process (f-27).

When "Return to solution list" in FIG. 36 displayed on the screen is selected in step f-25 (f-2
8) After the number of solutions displayed so far and the browsing fee corresponding to this number are displayed on the screen (f-29), the process returns to step f-18 and the solution list disclosure screen shown in FIG. 34 is displayed. Is displayed. Hereinafter, the procedure from step f-18 onward is repeated. In this case, the screen (FIG. 35) displayed in step f-19 displays the browsing fee for browsing the selected solution and the total browsing fee up to that point including the browsing fee.

According to the present embodiment, first, the right of the solution proposer can be clearly specified for the solution applied for the proposed problem, and the right can be protected. Second
, A system for providing a place to call for a solution to the proposed problem can be provided so that the problem proposer can obtain an appropriate solution at low cost, and the solution applicant can propose the problem. There is an effect that you can apply for a solution easily and get an opportunity to get a bounty. Thirdly, by making the content of the problem and the content of the solution publicly available, there is an effect that the general user can browse the problem / solution similar to the problem he / she wants to solve at low cost. Fourthly, the solution recruitment / publication system operator side can use the issue registration fee and the browsing usage fee as profits.

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According to the present invention, the rights of the solution proposer regarding the proposed solution to the proposed problem are clearly indicated,
It becomes possible to protect that right. Therefore, a person who applies for a solution can apply for the solution without fear that his or her own solution will be used for free, and thus a large number of solutions can be applied. .

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of a solution offering and publicizing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic explanatory diagram of the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a procedure diagram showing a procedure for registering an issue in the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a procedure diagram showing a procedure for registering an issue in the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a procedure diagram showing a procedure for registering an issue in the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a procedure diagram showing a procedure for registering an issue in the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a procedure diagram showing an application procedure of a solution in the embodiment shown in FIG.

8 is a procedure diagram showing a procedure for applying a solution in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 9 is a procedure diagram showing a procedure for applying a solution in the embodiment shown in FIG.

10 is a procedure diagram showing a procedure for applying a solution in the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 11 is a procedure diagram showing a procedure for browsing a solution by a problem proposer in the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 12 is a procedure diagram showing a procedure for browsing a solution by a problem proposer in the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 13 is a procedure diagram showing a procedure for selecting a solution by a problem proposer in the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 14 is a procedure diagram showing a procedure for selecting a solution by a problem proposer in the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 15 is a procedure diagram showing a procedure for setting an issuer's release date in the embodiment shown in FIG.

16 is a procedure diagram showing an example of a browsing procedure of a general user in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 17 is a procedure diagram showing an example of a browsing procedure of a general user in the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 18 is a procedure diagram showing an example of a browsing procedure of a general user in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 19 is a procedure diagram showing an example of a browsing procedure of a general user in the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 20 is an example of a registration screen for a problem proposer in the embodiment shown in FIG.

21 is an example of an assignment registration screen in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 22 is an example of a confidentiality agreement screen in the embodiment shown in FIG.

23 is an example of a registration screen for solution applicants in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 24 is an example of a problem list display screen in the embodiment shown in FIG.

25 is an example of a task content detail display screen in the embodiment shown in FIG.

26 is an example of a solution application screen in the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 27 is an example of a solution list display screen in the embodiment shown in FIG.

28 is an example of a solution detail display screen in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 29 is an example of an optimum solution determination screen in the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 30 is an example of a release date setting screen in the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 31 is an example of a general user registration screen in the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 32 is an example of a task list disclosure screen in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 33 is an example of a task content detail disclosure screen in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 34 is an example of a solution list disclosure screen in the embodiment shown in FIG.

35 is an example of a browsing fee confirmation screen in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 36 is an example of a solution detail disclosure screen in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Solution recruitment / publication system 1 10 assignment content database 11 Solution content database 12 User information database 20 Task acceptance means 21 ID / password issuing means for accepting assignments 30 Solution acceptance means 31 Solution ID / password issuing means 40 Solution display means 50 End of recruitment and optimal solution decision means 51 Reward payment method 52 means for changing data attributes 53 Release date setting means 54 Refund method for registration fee 60 Public display means 61 Viewing ID / Password issuing means 62 Viewing fee request means 100 Challenge Proposer 200 Solution Applicants 300 general users

Claims (14)

[Claims] 1. A problem accepting means for communicating with a problem proposer via the Internet and accepting a problem proposed by the problem proposer, and contents of the accepted problem are stored with a provisional reception data attribute. And a content database
Communicates with the solution applicant via the Internet, presents the problem stored in the problem content database with a reception data attribute, and solves the presented problem. A solution content receiving means for accepting the solution that the applicant applies, a solution content database in which the content of the accepted solution is given a data attribute for reception, and stored in association with the problem, and the Internet Solution display means for communicating with the problem proposer via, and presenting the content of the solution stored in the solution content database to the problem proposer in correspondence with the problem proposed by the problem proposer, In the solution solicitation / disclosure system that has a computer, the problem accepting means has the right of the solution applied by the problem proposer for the proposed problem. When it is approved that the solution applicant, including the copyright and industrial property rights, belongs to the solution applicant, the data attribute of the problem proposed by the problem proposer and stored in the problem content database is changed from the temporary acceptance data attribute. A solution solicitation / publication system characterized by being configured to change to a reception data attribute. 2. The solution solicitation / publication system according to claim 1, wherein the problem accepting means has a right of a solution applied to a problem proposed by a problem proposer by a copyright or an industrial property. Including the right to approve that the applicant belongs to the solution and the registration fee necessary for registering the problem
When it is confirmed that payment has been made to the operator of the public system, the data attribute of the problem proposed by the problem proposer and stored in the problem content database is changed from the temporary reception data attribute to the reception data attribute. A solution recruitment / publication system characterized by being configured to change. 3. The solution solicitation / publication system according to claim 2, wherein the problem proposing person prints out a format that the problem accepting means transmits to the problem proposing person, and the problem proposing person imprints his / her name on the solution soliciting a solution.・ Recruitment of the solution characterized in that when the one sent to the operator of the public system is received, the attribution of the right is considered to be approved by the issuer.
Public system. 4. The solution recruitment according to claim 2 or 3.
In the public system, the assignment content database is
It is configured to store the solution recruitment deadline corresponding to the issue, and when the solution recruitment deadline comes, it communicates with the issue proposer via the Internet, and the solution applied to the issue for which the solution recruitment deadline has arrived To the problem proposer to recognize the solution selected by the problem proposer, and to the end of the recruitment and the optimum solution determining means, and the solution selected by the problem proposer and the solution recognized by the end of the recruitment and the optimum solution determining means. A solution recruitment / disclosure system characterized by having a reward payment means for carrying out a procedure for obtaining such information from the termination of recruitment and optimal solution determination means, and performing a procedure of rewarding applicants of the solution. . 5. The solution solicitation / publication system according to claim 4, wherein the information of the problem for which the solution solicitation deadline is reached from the end of solicitation and the optimum solution determining means, and the data of the corresponding problem content and solution content are acquired. The data attribute changing means for changing the attribute from the reception data attribute to the public data attribute, and the information of the problem for which the solution recruitment deadline has been obtained from the recruitment end and the optimal solution determining means, and the issue proposer via the Internet Publication date setting means for requesting the issue proposer to enter the publication date of the issue for which the solution application deadline has been reached by communication and the solution applied for that issue, and the publication date entered in the publication date setting means The registration fee refund will be calculated according to a predetermined formula based on the setting data, and the registration fee refund will be returned to the pre-registered project proposer's account. A solution solicitation / publication system characterized by having a means of money. 6. The solution solicitation / publication system according to claim 5, wherein the publication date is reached by communicating with a general user via the Internet and according to the publication date setting data input to the publication date setting means. Access to the public display means based on the information from the public display means for reading the content of the problem and the content of the solution from the problem content database and the solution content database and publicly displaying them to the general user, and the information from the public display means. A solution solicitation / publication system comprising: a browsing fee requesting means for performing a procedure for charging a browsing fee to a general user who has browsed the task content and the solution content. 7. The solution solicitation / publication system according to claim 6, wherein the problem acceptance means and the solution acceptance means are:
When submitting an issue proposal or solution,
It is configured to accept registration of user information including the name and occupation of the solution applicant, and the problem proposer and solution applicant are respectively registered at the time of registration, at the time of solution recruitment,
A solution recruitment / disclosure system characterized by being able to set such that a part or all of the registered user information can be kept secret when the problem / solution is disclosed. 8. A procedure for accepting an issue proposed by an issue proposer by an issue accepting means that communicates with the issue proposer via the Internet, and a content of the accepted issue by assigning a provisional acceptance data attribute to the issue content. By the procedure of storing in the database and the solution accepting means for communicating with the solution applicant via the Internet, present the problem applicant who is stored with the data attribute for acceptance in the problem content database. In addition, the procedure for accepting the solution that the solution applicant applies to the presented problem, and the content of the accepted solution are given a data attribute for reception and associated with the problem and the solution content database In order to respond to the problem proposed by the problem proposer, the procedure for storing the problem and the solution display means for communicating with the problem proposer via the Internet A procedure for presenting the content of the solution stored in the solution content database to the problem proposer, and a solution recruitment / publication method using a computer having the problem proposed by the problem proposer. The rights relating to the solution applied to include the copyright and the industrial property right, and when it is approved that the solution applicant belongs to the solution, it is proposed by the problem proposer and stored in the problem content database. A method for soliciting and disclosing a solution, wherein the data attribute of the existing problem is changed from the temporary reception data attribute to the reception data attribute. 9. The solution recruitment / publication method according to claim 8, wherein the right of the solution submitted by the problem proposer to the proposed problem includes a copyright and an industrial property right. When it is confirmed that you belong to the applicant and paid the registration fee necessary to register the assignment,
A solution solicitation / disclosure method, characterized in that the data attribute of a problem proposed by the problem proposer and stored in the problem content database is changed from a temporary reception data attribute to a reception data attribute. 10. The solution solicitation / publication method according to claim 9, wherein the problem proposer prints out a format to be transmitted by the problem accepting means to the problem proposer, and the problem proposer stamps his / her name to request the solution. A method for soliciting and disclosing a solution, characterized in that the attribution of the right is considered to be approved by the issue proposer when the thing sent to the operator of the disclosing method is received. 11. The solution solicitation / publication method according to claim 9 or 10, wherein a solution solicitation deadline is stored in the problem content database corresponding to a proposed problem, and when the solution solicitation deadline is reached, A procedure of communicating with the problem proposer via the Internet, presenting the solution applied to the problem for which the solution application deadline has been reached to the problem proposer, and recognizing the solution selected by the problem proposer; A method of recruiting and disclosing a solution, comprising: a procedure of performing a procedure of providing a reward to an applicant of the solution based on information on the solution selected by the proposer. 12. The method for soliciting and disclosing a solution according to claim 11, wherein information on an issue for which a solution solicitation deadline has been obtained, and data attributes of the relevant issue content and solution content are disclosed from a reception data attribute. The procedure for changing to the data attribute and the information of the issue for which the solution recruitment deadline has been obtained, and the issue for which the solution recruitment deadline has been reached by communicating with the issue proposer via the Internet and the solution applied for that issue The procedure for requesting the issue proposer to enter the issue date, and the refund amount for the registration fee is calculated according to a predetermined formula based on the entered issue date setting data, and the account is submitted to the issue proposer's account registered in advance. A method for soliciting and disclosing a solution, which includes a procedure for performing a procedure for refunding the registration fee refund amount. 13. The solution solicitation / publication method according to claim 12, wherein the content of the problem and the solution for which the publication date is reached are communicated with a general user via the Internet and according to the entered publication date setting data. A procedure of reading the contents from the problem content database and the solution content database and publicly displaying the same to a general user; and a procedure of performing a procedure for charging a browsing fee to a general user who has browsed the problem content and the solution content, A method for soliciting and disclosing a solution characterized by comprising: 14. The method for soliciting and disclosing a solution according to claim 13, wherein at the time of accepting a problem proposal or at the time of accepting a solution.
It is configured to have a procedure for accepting registration of user information including the name and profession of the problem proposer / solution applicant, and the problem proposer / solution applicant is registered at the time of registration and at the time of solution recruitment, respectively. And a method for soliciting and disclosing a solution, wherein at the time of disclosing the problem / solution, a part or all of the registered user information can be set to be kept secret.