JP2007241677A - Total legal library aid system by internet - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate the preparation of legal documents by an amateur in providing a legal format by the Internet and to promote a legal format provision service and a legal consultation provision service by the Internet. <P>SOLUTION: An Internet server 4 connected to the Internet 3 transmits a file to a user terminal 2 accessing through the Internet 3 and prompts the automatic selection of a legal format and the automatic preparation of a legal document. The data of a consultation application transmitted from the user terminal 2 are stored in the storage part of a library server 5. A computer 8 for management prepares an estimate by performing an estimate preparation program and the Internet server 4 transmits it to the user terminal 2. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The invention of the present application relates to a total legal library aid system used when providing legal forms or providing legal consultation services using the Internet.

  Various services are provided using networks and IT against the backdrop of advances in network technologies such as the Internet and IT (information technology). On the other hand, with regard to the provision of legal services (legal services) provided by lawyers such as lawyers, the use of networks and IT has advanced so much that specialists must have advanced expertise and judgment. Not in.

  In addition, companies and individuals may need a certain legal form to create legal documents from any source. In other words, the creation of legal documents such as contracts may be requested by a lawyer who is a legal expert, but since it will be expensive to ask a lawyer from the beginning, it may be simple, If you only need to apply content according to a specific format, it is often created by a legal person or individual within the company. For example, it is an employment contract, an agreement such as a labor-management agreement, or a written agreement about a traffic accident. In this case, it is necessary to obtain the form of the legal document to be created.

  Such legal forms are obtained by purchasing books and CD-ROMs on which such forms are purchased. However, although these books and media contain a large amount of legal forms, for amateurs who are not experts such as lawyers, the necessary legal form is selected from among the large amount of legal forms. That's not normal. For example, if a company wants to sign a labor contract with an individual, it may not know the basic matter of whether to refer to the form of an employment contract or to the form of a contract. Therefore, even if a huge amount of legal forms are provided in books and media, it is often inconvenient for an amateur.

  The invention of the present application solves the above-mentioned problems, makes it easy for amateurs to create legal documents by enabling provision of legal forms via the Internet, and promotes legal form provision services and legal consultation provision services via the Internet. Have technical significance.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 1 of the present application is a total legal library aid system for creating a legal document using the Internet,
A transmission server that is connected to the Internet and transmits a file to a user terminal that is accessed via the Internet and displays the file on the user terminal;
It has a storage unit that stores various files,
The storage unit
A number of updatable format files each recording various legal formats,
A format selection object that allows the user to select an arbitrary format file from a number of saved format files;
And auto-created objects that automatically create legal documents as users enter information into legal forms,
The object for automatic creation includes an input field for information that is applied to the legal form to complete the legal document, and a program that updates the form file by incorporating the information entered in the input field into a predetermined part of the form file of the legal form. It can be executed, and the updated format file can be saved in the saving unit of the user terminal,
further,
A computer for creating an estimate is provided to create a cost estimate when consulting with an attorney about an automatically created document that is an automatically created legal document using an automatically created object.
An estimate creation program is installed on the estimate creation computer.
The storage unit stores an estimate creation request object for sending a request to create an estimate, and an estimate form file created by the estimate creation program,
The estimate creation request object sends the format file updated by the automatic creation object when the estimate creation request is sent, or sends information on the location where the format file is saved,
The estimate making program
A calculation module to calculate the estimated amount;
A creation module that creates an estimate by inserting the calculated estimate into the estimate form file read from the storage unit,
It has a sending module that sends the created estimate to the user terminal,
Further, the estimate making program
A blank detection module that detects a blank included in the updated format file transmitted by the estimate creation request object;
The calculation module is configured to calculate an estimated amount according to the detected blank amount.
In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention according to claim 5 of the present application is a total legal library aid system for creating a legal document using the Internet,
A transmission server that is connected to the Internet and transmits a file to a user terminal that is accessed via the Internet and displays the file on the user terminal;
It has a storage unit that stores various files,
The storage unit
A number of updatable format files each recording various legal formats,
Stores format selection question objects assigned to format selection questions to display a number of format selection questions in a hierarchical structure on the user terminal,
The format selection question object is configured to display the next lower format selection question object on the user terminal in accordance with the operation on the user terminal, and the lowermost format selection question object is in accordance with the operation on the user terminal. , Which reads the legal form file corresponding to the response to the question from the storage unit and sends it to the user terminal,
In the storage unit, an object for automatic creation that automatically creates a legal document according to information input to the legal form by the user is stored.
The object for automatic creation includes an input field for information that is applied to the legal form to complete the legal document, and a program that updates the form file by incorporating the information entered in the input field into a predetermined part of the form file of the legal form. It can be executed, and the updated format file can be saved in the saving unit of the user terminal,
further,
An estimate creation computer is provided for creating an estimate of costs when consulting an attorney for an automatically created document that is a legal document automatically created by the object for automatic creation;
An estimate creation program is installed on the estimate creation computer.
The storage unit stores an estimate creation request object for sending a request to create an estimate, and an estimate form file created by the estimate creation program,
The estimate creation request object is to send the form file updated by the execution of the automatic creation object at the time of the estimate creation request or to send the information on the location where the format file is stored. ,
The estimate making program
A calculation module to calculate the estimated amount;
An estimate creation module that creates an estimate by inserting the calculated estimate into the estimate form file read from the storage unit;
It has a sending module that sends the created estimate to the user terminal,
Further, the estimate making program
A blank detection module that detects a blank included in the updated format file transmitted by the estimate creation request object;
The calculation module is configured to calculate an estimated amount according to the detected blank amount.
The “Internet” in the “Total Legal Library Aid System by the Internet” has a broader meaning than usual, and means the entire network. The “total legal library aid system” means a system that supports the use of legal forms.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide legal forms via the Internet, making it easy for amateurs to create legal documents, and promoting legal form provision services and legal consultation provision services via the Internet.

Next, the best mode for carrying out the present invention (hereinafter referred to as an embodiment) will be described.
First, the first embodiment will be described.
The total legal library aid system (hereinafter simply referred to as a system) of the embodiment is a system used when providing legal forms and legal information using the Internet. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The system shown in FIG. 1 includes computer groups 3 to 8 connected to the Internet 1. “Internet” here has a narrower meaning (The Internet) than the above, and refers to a public network connected by TCP / IP.

  As is well known, information devices such as various computers, cellular phones, and PDAs (Personal Data Assistants) are connected to the Internet 1. Hereinafter, in the description, such information devices connected to the Internet 1 are collectively referred to as information terminals. In this embodiment, it is planned that a person (user) who wants to provide a legal consultation service operates these information terminals to access the system. Hereinafter, the information terminal 2 operated by the user is referred to as a user terminal 2. Each user terminal 2 is connected to the Internet 1 such as acquiring an Internet account and installing a browser (browsing software), and an environment for browsing the transmitted file is prepared.

  As shown in FIG. 1, this system is composed of computer groups 3 to 8 connected to a plurality of user terminals 2 via the Internet 1. The computer groups 3 to 8 are provided on an intranet (internal network) 303 connected to the Internet 1 through a firewall 302 including a router 301.

The service provided by the system of the present embodiment is a paid service and can be used only by those who have registered as a user. However, it is needless to say that the present invention is not limited to paid services. A person who wants to use the service performs user registration and obtains a member ID and password as will be described later.
One of the computer groups 3 to 8 is an authentication server 3 that permits access when it is determined that access is from a member (a person who has completed user registration).

The authentication server 3 is a computer in which server software is installed. The hard disk as a storage unit of the authentication server 3 stores a member master file 31 that is a file in which member IDs and passwords are recorded in a database.
Another one of the computer groups 3 to 8 is the Internet server 4. The Internet server 4 is a computer in which Internet server software such as Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) is installed, and functions as a transmission server for transmitting data to the user terminal 2 accessed via the Internet 1. It has become. Specifically, the Internet server 4 can realize the function of a WWW server that transmits and displays an HTML file and the function of an FTP server that causes the user terminal 2 to download a file.

  The Internet server software includes an httpd (hyper text transfer daemon) program 42 that is a program for sending the HTML file 41 to each information terminal, and FTP software (not shown). The Internet server 4 includes a CGI (Common Gateway Interface) 43 for processing data transmitted from each user terminal 2 as a WWW server.

  The Internet server 4 includes a hard disk as a storage unit. In this hard disk, various HTML files 41 are stored, and various CGI programs 44 executed by the CGI 43 are installed. Note that https, which is a protocol compatible with SSL, may be used, and XML files may be used in addition to HTML files. In addition to CGI, other languages such as Java (registered trademark), pearl, and PHP may be used.

  The hard disk of the Internet server 4 first stores an HTML file that displays the top page of the website provided by the system of the present embodiment. The URL of this top page is given a domain name held by a law firm that operates this system. The URL of the top page is registered in the search engine, and hits with keywords such as “legal form” and “legal consultation”.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a top page of a website provided by the total legal library aid system using the Internet according to the embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 2, the top page is also used as an authentication page for performing authentication for permitting access. That is, the member ID input field 32 and the password input field 33 are provided on the top page.

  The top page is provided with a command button (hereinafter referred to as a guidance command button) 34 for explaining the contents of the service provided by this system. The hard disk of the Internet server 4 stores a service guide file that is an HTML file that describes the contents of the service provided by the present system. When the guidance command button 34 is clicked on the user terminal 2, the service guidance file is transmitted by the Internet server 4 and displayed on the user terminal 2.

Also, as shown in FIG. 1, a command button 35 for “Usage application method” is provided on the top page. The command button 35 transmits an HTML file (hereinafter referred to as a user registration file) for allowing a user who has not registered as a user to perform user registration.
A user registration file is stored on the hard disk of the Internet server 4, and a CGI program for user registration is installed. The user registration file has an input field for personal information such as name, address, and e-mail address, and an input field for the company name and card number of the credit card for paying the usage fee. The user registration file is provided with a transmission command. When each transmission field is correctly entered and the transmission command is clicked, the CGI program for user registration is started, user registration approval and the member master file 31 are performed. Records are added to the file. When user registration is performed, a member ID and password are issued and notified to the user by e-mail.

As shown in FIG. 2, a login button 36 is provided on the top page. On the other hand, an authentication CGI program (hereinafter referred to as authentication CGI-P) is installed on the hard disk of the Internet server 4. An authentication CGI-P execution command is described in the login button. When the member ID and password are input on the top page and the login button 36 is clicked, the authentication CGI-P is executed. .
The authentication CGI-P sends the transmitted member ID and password data to the authentication server 3 and verifies whether the data is stored in the authentication server 3. The authentication server 3 searches the member master file 31 stored on the hard disk, determines whether there is a record with a matching member ID and password, and if there is a record with the matching data, indicates that access is permitted. Return to CGI43. The hard disk of the Internet server 4 stores an HTML file for the top page of the member-only site (hereinafter referred to as member top). When this data is returned, the authentication CGI-P sends the member top HTML file to the accessing user terminal 2 for display.

3 and 4 are schematic views showing an example of the top page of the member-only site. The member top is long in the vertical direction and has scroll buttons. FIG. 3 shows the upper half of the member top, and FIG. 4 shows the lower half.
As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the member top page has a frame 301 divided at the left end, where command buttons for selecting a service provided to the member in this system are provided side by side. (Hereinafter, this frame is referred to as a menu bar). The menu bar 310 is always displayed on the user terminal 2 when accessing this website.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, various services provided by the present system are listed in the main frame located on the right side of the menu bar 310 at the member top.
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, in this embodiment, a “basic legal service” and an “optional legal service” are provided roughly. As shown in FIG. 3, in the “Basic Legal Service”, a “Form / Sentence Search” service, a “Legal Document Creation Guide Search” service, a “Manual Search” service, "Calculation software search" service has been provided.

In FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the portion displaying the names of various services is a command button, which is linked to a page for providing each service. First, the “format / sentence example search” service will be described. In the following description, the “legal form” is not limited to the one that completes the legal document by applying the contents, and includes a so-called legal sentence example.
The “Format / Sentence Search” service is a service that provides legal forms (hereinafter sometimes simply referred to as “forms”) to registered users. It is a service to be used. More specifically, the system of the present embodiment includes a storage unit that stores various files, and the storage unit stores a large number of format files each recording a large number of legal forms that can be updated. ing.

  One of the computer groups 3 to 8 shown in FIG. The library server 5 stores various data provided by the system of this embodiment. The library server 5 includes a large-capacity hard disk as a storage unit. This hard disk is used as a format file storage unit. In the format file storage unit, each legal format is stored as a respective file (format file) 51, and a database file (hereinafter referred to as format DBF) 52 relating to the stored format is stored. The format DBF 52 is a file in which a number of records including fields such as a format name, a format ID, a format file name, and a format keyword are recorded. The format ID is an ID for identifying each format.

As shown in FIG. 3, a command button (hereinafter referred to as a format table of contents search button) 36 and “item search here” are displayed next to the portion where “format / sentence example search” is displayed. A command button (format matter search button) 37 is provided.
The hard disk of the Internet server 4 stores an HTML file (hereinafter referred to as a format table of contents file) for displaying a page for displaying a format table of contents (hereinafter referred to as a format table of contents page). When the format table of contents search button 36 shown in FIG. 3 is clicked, the format table of contents file is transmitted to the user terminal 2 and the format table of contents page is displayed.

  FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a format table of contents page. As shown in FIG. 5, in the format table of contents file, the genres of the format are displayed as a list. A command button 54 for displaying a further subdivided format table of contents is provided beside the display portion of each genre. The hard disk of the Internet server 4 stores an HTML file that displays a table of contents in a further subdivided format, and is displayed on the user terminal 2 when the command button 54 is clicked.

  The hierarchical structure for displaying the format table of contents is sequentially displayed in a hierarchical structure of about 2 to 4. The HTML file for displaying the lowermost layer displays a list of the names of individual formats, and is provided with a command button (hereinafter referred to as format display button) for displaying each format file. A CGI program (hereinafter, format display CGI-P) for displaying the format stored in the library server 5 on the user terminal 2 is installed on the hard disk of the Internet server 4. In the format display button, a start command for executing the format display CGI-P with the format ID as an argument is described. The format display CGI-P searches the format DBF 52 using the format ID as a search key, acquires the format file name, and then transmits the format file 51 of this name from the library server 5 to the user terminal 2 for display. Has been.

  On the other hand, in FIG. 3, a format item search button 37 is a button for selecting an arbitrary format by item search (keyword search). The hard disk of the Internet server 4 is provided with an HTML file (hereinafter referred to as format item input page file) for displaying a page (hereinafter referred to as format item input page) for inputting information necessary for item search. When the format item search button 37 is clicked, the format item input page file is transmitted to the user terminal 2 and the format item input page is displayed.

  FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the format item input page. As shown in FIG. 6, the format item input page includes a field (hereinafter referred to as an item input column) 55 for text input of format items (format keywords) and a “search” command button (hereinafter referred to as a search button) 56. Is provided. The hard disk of the Internet server 4 is installed with a CGI program (hereinafter referred to as format item search CGI-P) that searches the format DBF 52 and displays a list of names of the corresponding formats, and the search button 56 shown in FIG. A format item search CGI-P activation command is described. The format item search CGI-P searches the format keyword field of the format DBF 52 using the text data input in the item input field 55 as a search key, and displays a list of format names of matching records. . In order to select an arbitrary format from a large number of formats, it is preferable to take a hierarchical structure, and the genre of the format may be displayed as a list as a result of the search. In this case, a configuration is adopted in which any genre is selected and the format names of formats belonging to the genre are displayed in a list.

On the screen displaying the list of format names, the portion displaying each format name is a command button for displaying each format, or a separate command button is provided. By clicking one of these command buttons, an arbitrary format can be selected from the list and displayed on the user terminal 2.
The format file transmitted and displayed on the user terminal 2 can be freely updated. The format file is preferably a popular file such as a Microsoft word document. Alternatively, only the fields that need to be input on the user side, such as a template format, can be changed, and other formats may not be changed. When the format file is transmitted to the user terminal 2 and displayed, the format ID information is also transmitted to the user terminal 2. The format ID may be displayed by being embedded in the format file, or may be displayed together with the list of the results of the format search.

In addition, the file can be used after being downloaded to the user terminal 2 without being displayed directly on the user terminal 2, and the user can select whether to open or download the file. Since the configuration for this is a function attached to a general-purpose OS such as Windows (registered trademark), description thereof is omitted.
One of the major features of the system of this embodiment is that the user can select an arbitrary legal form by the Q & A method. That is, a format selection server for selecting an arbitrary legal format by the Q & A method is provided. As the format selection server, the Internet server 4 is also used.

In this embodiment, the contract is selected as the legal form by the Q & A method, but it is also possible to select the legal form and the legal sentence example other than the contract by the Q & A method. In the system of the present embodiment, the genre of the contract is selected before sending the highest-level question sentence to the user terminal 2 for reply.
It is also possible to select a format only by Q & A without selecting a genre in advance. In FIG. 7, there is a command button titled “If you don't know which contract format ...”, this command button is used to select a format without selecting a genre. It has become a thing.

Hereinafter, a configuration for selecting a contract format by the Q & A method will be described.
As shown in FIG. 3, a command button (hereinafter referred to as an automatic selection button) 311 for “contract format automatic search” is provided in the menu bar 310. The automatic selection in this case means that the user reaches a desired contract form by repeating Q & A. On the other hand, a format genre selection object for selecting a genre is stored in the storage unit of the Internet server 4. This object is one HTML file and displays a format genre selection page.

In the description of the present embodiment, an “object” is software (a program or a combination of data and a program) operated by a computer, and broadly means a module that realizes a certain function. Therefore, the object may be a file transmitted by the Internet server 4 or may be an element (command button or the like) included in a specific file. The above-described user registration file and format table of contents file can also be said to be a kind of object.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of the format genre selection page.
As shown in FIG. 7, the format genre selection page displays "sales contract", "rental contract", "used loan contract",. These portions are command buttons 312 in which a command for displaying a Q & A for selecting the contract format of the displayed genre is embedded. Hereinafter, this command is called a genre selection button.
The storage unit of the Internet server 4 stores an object for displaying a question for selecting a contract format on the user terminal 2 (hereinafter, an object for format selection question). In this embodiment, the format selection question object is an HTML file in which a question is incorporated, and displays one web page including the question. This web page is hereinafter referred to as a question page. In this embodiment, as will be described below, a large number of questions are provided with a hierarchical structure. Therefore, a large number of format selection question objects are also provided in a hierarchical structure and stored in the storage unit.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a question page. The example shown in FIG. 8 shows a case where the genre selection button 312 of “sales contract” is clicked in FIG. That is, a program for reading out the HTML file of the question page shown in FIG. 8 from the storage unit and transmitting it by the Internet server 4 is embedded in the “sales contract” genre selection button 312. As a more straightforward example, the genre selection button 312 is set with a link to the question page shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 8, on this question page, a question “is it a sales contract” and a question “is it a format related to a promise up to a sales contract” are displayed. Each display portion is a command button (hereinafter referred to as a lower layer question display button) 313 for displaying the next lower layer question.

  In FIG. 8, when an arbitrary lower layer question button is clicked, a lower layer question of the question is read from the storage unit and transmitted, and displayed on the user terminal 2. FIG. 9 shows an example of a question page that displays further lower level questions. The example shown in FIG. 9 shows a case where the lower-layer question display button 313 of “Is it a sales contract” is clicked in FIG. That is, a program for reading out the HTML file of the question page shown in FIG. 9 from the storage unit and transmitting it to the Internet server 4 is embedded in the lower-layer question display button 313 of “Is it a sales contract?” If it demonstrates as a more straightforward example, the lower layer question display button 313 is set with the link to the question page shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 9, this question page is provided with a lower layer question display “Is buying or selling real estate” and a lower layer question display button 313 “Is buying or selling other than real estate”. When any of the lower layer question display buttons 313 is clicked, a question page for displaying the lower layer questions is further transmitted from the Internet server 4 and displayed on the user terminal 2.
FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing a part of a hierarchical structure of questions of the genre “sales contract” shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 as an example. As shown in FIG. 10, a format ID is assigned corresponding to the question at the lowest layer. Although not shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, in the question page displaying the question at the bottom layer, the question part is not a command button, and instead, a “download” command button is provided. For example, in a question page that displays a question “Do you want to express your intention to buy?”, The display is a simple text display, and a “Download” command button is provided next to it. When a download command button is clicked, a “buy application form” format file having a format ID of 1-1-1-1 is transmitted to the user terminal 2.

In addition, the system of this embodiment is provided with an automatic creation server that automatically creates a legal document in accordance with information input to the legal form by the user. This automatically created server is also used by the Internet server 4.
In the storage unit of the Internet server 4, objects for automatic creation are stored for each legal form. The automatic creation object is read from the storage unit by an operation from the user terminal 2 and transmitted to the user terminal 2 by the Internet server 4.
The storage unit of the Internet server 4 stores an object (hereinafter referred to as a transmission object) for reading and transmitting the automatic creation object. This transmission object can be operated by the user terminal 2 when one legal form is specified. That is, the transmission object is transmitted from the Internet server 4 by being incorporated in the question page displaying the question at the lowest layer described above. In addition to the case where automatic creation is combined with automatic format selection, a format file may be specified and automatically created by the above-described “table of contents search” or “item search”. In this case, a transmission object is provided side by side with a command button for downloading the format.

This will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a question page displayed when transmitting an object for automatic creation. FIG. 11 shows an example of a question page at the lowest layer when the genre of “money consumption loan contract” is selected in FIG. In FIG. 11, a “download” command button 314 and an “automatic creation” command button 315 are provided in the question column “Is contract for change of payment method?”. The “automatic creation” command button 315 is a transmission object.
The “download” command button 314 is a command button for transmitting the above-described format file to the user terminal 2. As can be seen from this example, the lowermost format selection question object consists of a text display (data) and a command button 314. The format selection question object shown in FIG. 8 or FIG. 9 may adopt such a configuration. For example, a question text is displayed in text, and a command button entitled “Yes” is provided in combination with the text. May be.

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of an object for automatic creation. In the present embodiment, the automatic creation object is an HTML file that is displayed in a main frame. The example of FIG. 12 is displayed when the “automatic creation” command button 315 in FIG. 11 is clicked, and is an object for automatically creating a “repayment method change contract”.
As shown in FIG. 12, the automatic creation object has an input field for information for completing a legal document by applying it to a legal form, and an update instruction object for instructing file update. In this example, there are provided a lender information input field, a borrower information input field, an information input field (not shown) regarding change of the payment method, and a “Create Document” command button 316 is provided in the bottom field. ing. The command button 316 corresponds to an update instruction object.

  The “Create Document” command button 316 describes an activation command for a program (automatic creation program) for automatically creating a repayment method change contract. The automatic creation program is stored in a storage unit (for example, the Internet server 4), and is executed by a “document creation” command button 316. The auto-creation program acquires the input data of each input field and determines whether each input field has been entered correctly. And an update module for updating a contract file incorporating the input information. Here, “module” means a program element. Note that the module that performs the update causes the user terminal 2 to specify the storage location (an arbitrary folder or the like) of the updated file.

  In the above configuration, the transmission object of the automatic creation object may be provided in the format file or transmitted to the user terminal together with the format file. When the file is provided in the format file, the format file is in a format such as an HTML file. Therefore, when the updated file is stored in the user terminal 2, the transmission object is automatically deleted and the format of the general-purpose document file ( Provide a program to save as a text file or a word document file. When transmitting together with the format file, the transmission object is displayed in a frame different from the main frame displaying the format file.

  Next, returning to FIG. 3, the “legal document creation guide” service will be described. This service provides a user with an explanatory document for creating a legal document. This is a service that transmits a document file (hereinafter referred to as a creation guide file) that explains what points should be noted when creating legal documents such as contracts and content certifications. The creation guide file 501 is in a format such as PDF, and is stored in a hard disk as a storage unit of the library server 5. The Internet server 4 transmits a document file in accordance with a request from the user terminal 2 permitted to access.

  The hard disk of the Internet server 4 stores a file (hereinafter referred to as a guide genre file) for a page (hereinafter referred to as a guide genre page) that displays a list of genres (table of contents) of the creation guide file 501 stored in the library server 5. In addition, a file (guide selection file) for displaying a page for selecting an arbitrary creation guide file from among a large number of creation guide files is stored in the HTML format.

  When a “legal document creation guide” command button in the menu bar 310 or a “legal document creation guide search” command button (hereinafter referred to as a guide button) 38 on the member top page shown in FIG. 4 transmits a guide genre file, and the guide genre file is displayed on the user terminal 2. The guide genre page has a command button for selecting an arbitrary one from the displayed genres. When the command button is clicked, a guide selection file of the selected genre is transmitted to the user terminal 2. It is displayed. The guide selection file displays a list of all creation guide files stored in the library server 5 for the genre, and has a command button for selecting an arbitrary creation guide file. When any command button is clicked, a link is set so that the creation guide file is called from the library server 5 and transmitted to the user terminal 2.

  Next, the “manual search” service shown in FIG. 3 will be described. The “manual” service is a service for browsing manuals related to various legal operations. Here, the manual is a document file (hereinafter referred to as a manual file) that describes legal work, and is a file that can only be browsed (for example, PDF format). A large number of manual files 502 are stored in the hard disk of the library server 5 for each genre.

As shown in FIG. 3, a “table of contents search” command button 39 and an “item search” command button 44 are also provided in the “manual search” column. The command buttons 39 and 44 and the HTML files associated therewith are basically the same as those in the above-described “format / sentence example search” service, and thus the description thereof is omitted.
Next, the service of “simple calculation software search for various tax amounts etc.” will be described. This service provides simple software (hereinafter referred to as simple calculation software) for calculating various tax amounts such as inheritance tax, income tax, and corporate tax on the site for the convenience of the user. The library server 5 stores a large number of simple calculation software files (hereinafter, calculation software files) 503.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a command button (hereinafter referred to as a software search table of contents button) 45 of “table of contents for searching various types of tax amounts, etc.” is provided in the column “Search for various types of tax amounts, etc.”. The Internet server 4 is provided with an HTML file for displaying the genre of the simple calculation software and an HTML file for selecting the simple calculation software. Since these configurations and operations are basically the same as those of the “legal document creation guide search” service, description thereof will be omitted.

Next, the “optional legal service” listed in FIG. 4 will be described. As shown in FIG. 4, the “option legal service” is roughly divided into a “law / tax consultation system” service and a “laws, precedents, literature” service.
The “legal / tax consultation system” service is a service that accepts legal and tax consultations using a network. In particular, in the present embodiment, consultation regarding creation of a legal document is accepted.

  The storage unit of the Internet server 4 stores a document creation consultation object for applying for a document creation consultation. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4, the member top has a “Legal Document Creation Consultation System” display, and a “Consultation Form Click Here” command button (hereinafter referred to as a document creation consultation button) 46 is provided below. ing. The document creation consultation object includes an HTML file (hereinafter referred to as a document creation consultation form file) of an application form (hereinafter referred to as a document creation consultation form) when consulting regarding document creation. In FIG. 4, when the document creation consultation button 46 is clicked, the document creation consultation form file is transmitted to the user terminal 2 and the document creation consultation form is displayed. Note that the “Create Document” command button under the “various consultation system” portion of the menu bar 310 also displays a text creation consultation form in the same manner as the command button 46.

  FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a document creation consultation form. As shown in FIG. 13, the document creation consultation form includes a member ID input field 62, a member name input field 63, an e-mail address input field 64, a format ID input field 65, a consultation content input field 66, and the like. It has been. In the format ID input field 65, the format ID is transmitted when the format file is transmitted as described above. The member ID and the member name may be programmed so that the data at the time of login is held and the data is automatically input.

  In the format ID input field 65, data may be stored when the format file is downloaded, and automatically input using this data. For example, the format ID of the format file most recently downloaded by the member ID is temporarily stored in the storage unit such as the Internet server 4 or the storage unit of the user terminal 2, and the document creation consultation form is transmitted and displayed. At this time, the command button 46 is programmed so as to be automatically incorporated.

  One of the computer groups 3 to 8 shown in FIG. 1 is a storage server 6 that stores the content of each consultation sent from the user terminal 2. When the input fields 62 to 66 shown in FIG. 13 are input and the confirmation button 67 is clicked, the data input to the input fields 62 to 67 is transmitted. At that time, an ID (consultation ID) about the transmission (consultation application) is automatically given, and the inputted information is stored in the hard disk of the storage server 6 as a consulting database file (DBF) 61 together with the consultation ID. It has become.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the member top is provided with a command button (hereinafter referred to as a general consultation button) 47 entitled “Consultation form here” under the display of “General consultation system”. . The hard disk of the Internet server 4 stores an HTML file (hereinafter referred to as a document creation consultation form file) of an application form (hereinafter referred to as a general consultation form) when consulting on general matters other than document creation. Since the general consultation form is basically the same as the document creation consultation form shown in FIG. 13 except that there is no format ID input field 65, illustration and description thereof are omitted. Also in the general consultation form, when each input field is entered and the confirmation button 67 is clicked, a consultation ID is automatically given and stored in the storage server 6 as a new record.

One of the major features of the system of the present embodiment is that when an application for document preparation consultation or general consultation is made as described above, an estimate is created using the transmitted data and transmitted by the Internet server 4. This is the point. Hereinafter, this point will be described.
The system of this embodiment includes a management computer 8. The management computer 8 is also used as an estimate creation computer. As shown in FIG. 1, the management computer 8 is provided on the intranet 303 and can access the storage server 7. The management computer 8 has an estimate creation program installed therein.

The estimate in the present embodiment is calculated by multiplying the hourly unit cost of lawyer expenses required for consultation by the number of hours expected to be required for consultation. The storage unit included in the management computer 8 stores a form file for inputting an expected number of hours (hereinafter, an hour number input form file) and information on the hourly unit price of attorney fees.
In addition, an estimate form file and an estimate creation request object are stored in the storage unit of the Internet server 4. The estimate creation request object is an object for causing the user terminal 2 to send an estimate creation request. In this embodiment, when the above-mentioned consultation application is made, an estimate is uniformly created and transmitted, and a web page explaining how to use this system displays that fact. Yes. Therefore, the confirmation button 67 (button for applying for consultation) in FIG. 13 is an object for requesting to create an estimate.

  The estimate creation program is a form that displays the name of the legal form and the information on the consultation content that is sent to the management computer 8 by inserting it into the time input form file when an estimate creation request is sent from the user terminal 2 A display module, a calculation module that calculates the estimated amount by multiplying the number of hours input in the time input field of the displayed time input form file and the unit price of time stored in the storage unit, and calculation An estimate creation module that creates an estimate by inserting the estimated price into the estimate form file read from the storage unit, and a transmission module that transmits the created estimate to the Internet server 4 to the user terminal 2 And have.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of the time input form displayed by the display module of the estimate creation program. A management program for the consultation DBF 61 of the storage server 6 is installed in the management computer 8. The estimate creation program is provided as a part of this management program (hereinafter referred to as a consultation management program).
The consultation management program can access the consultation DBF 61 and display a list of all records (or records selected under an arbitrary condition). In this list display, an estimate creation program can be activated for an arbitrary record (consultation). When the estimate creation program is started, the display module is executed first, and the data of each field of the record in the consultation DBF 61 is inserted into the time input form file and displayed as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 14, the time input form has a time input field 81. This time input field 81 is a field for inputting only numbers, and when a numerical value is input here, a program that multiplies the input numerical value by the hourly unit price and displays the numerical value in the “amount” field 82 ( Calculation module) is described. In addition, it is preferable that the information on the hourly unit price (hourly unit price for lawyer fees) is also displayed in the time input form.
As shown in FIG. 14, a “registration” button 83 and a “send” button 84 are provided in the time input form. The “Register” button 83 describes a program for updating the record of the consultation DBF 61 of the storage server 6. The consultation DBF 61 has a field of “estimated amount”. When this button is clicked, the calculated amount is entered in the “estimated amount” field of the record of the consultation DBF, and the record is updated. It is programmed.

The “send” button 84 describes a send module. In this embodiment, the estimate is transmitted in the form of download from the site. That is, when the transmission module is activated, a URL is automatically created as information on a predetermined location in the storage unit of the Internet server 4, and the created estimate is stored in the location of this URL. Then, this URL is transmitted to the mail address registered in the consultation DBF 61. This e-mail address is usually the user terminal 2 that has sent the consultation application. Although the URL is described in the mail text, the estimate is downloaded to the user terminal 2 by clicking on the display part of the URL by the hyperlink function of the mail software.
The person who operates the management computer 8 and makes an input in the time input field 81 is a person who can predict the required time, and is often a lawyer. However, a person who can make such a prediction without being a lawyer. May be entered.

Quotations can be sent to users by methods other than downloading from the site. It may be sent in the form of an e-mail attachment, or may be sent to a CD-ROM or various memory media and sent by mail.
Another major feature of the system of the present embodiment is that a user who has received an estimate can make a formal application for consultation via the Internet. In other words, a formal consultation application object is stored in a storage unit (for example, a storage unit of the Internet server 4) included in the system.

In the present embodiment, the formal consultation application object is transmitted from the Internet server 4 and displayed on the user terminal 2 at the same time as the estimate is transmitted. More specifically, the consultation formal application object is displayed on the user terminal 2 by being incorporated in the estimate. This will be described more specifically with reference to an exemplary diagram.
FIG. 15 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of an estimate created by the estimate creation program. As shown in FIG. 15, information such as an address, a subject, and an amount of money is displayed on the estimate sheet. In the bottom column of the estimate, an “Accept” button (hereinafter, “Accept button”) 85 is provided. This consent button 85 corresponds to a consultation formal application object.

When the accept button 85 is clicked, data indicating that the content of the estimate has been accepted is sent to the Internet server 4. The internet server 4 sends this data to the storage server 6 via the CGI, and registers it in the record of the consultation DBF 61. That is, in the consent button 85, an activation command for a CGI program for registering data in the consultation DBF 61 is embedded.
On the other hand, on the intranet 303, a terminal operated by a lawyer in charge of legal counseling (hereinafter referred to as a person in charge) is provided for each person in charge. The person-in-charge terminal 7 is allowed to access the storage server 6 and is accessed by a lawyer (or a secretary thereof) belonging to a law firm that operates this system upon receipt of the trigger mail. It is assumed that A lawyer in charge of consultation periodically operates the person-in-charge terminal to access the storage server 6 to obtain information about each consultation and examine it. Then, to the user who has consulted, the answer to the consultation content is transmitted by e-mail or telephone, and a consultation service is provided.

  Note that the above-described consultation formal application object may be transmitted at the same time as when the quotation is transmitted at the same time. For example, a configuration is conceivable in which only an estimate is transmitted by e-mail (text or attached file), and thereafter, it is inquired by another e-mail whether the estimate is OK or not. In such a case, a configuration may be considered in which a URL that is an access destination in the case of OK is described in the other e-mail, and a formal application is made by accessing with a hyperlink function. In this case, the described URL is an object for formal consultation application.

In addition, the legal consultation service using the system of this embodiment can be suitably provided using a video conference system. When the user desires a video conference system, the “consultation method” in FIG. 14 and the like is “video conference”. The video conference in this case is a communication system that can simultaneously communicate audio and video.
Next, returning to FIG. 4, the service of “laws, precedents, literature” will be described. As shown in FIG. 4, this service is divided into a “laws, precedents, literature net search system” service and a “laws, precedents, literature search service system”.

  Among them, the service of “laws, precedents, document net search system” provides a search service using a network for each of laws, precedents, and documents. In this embodiment, these services are provided using an external server. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, the top member has a command button 48 for “law search system” (hereinafter referred to as law search button) and a command button for “case law search system” (hereinafter referred to as a case law). A search button 49 and a command button 52 (hereinafter referred to as a document search button) of a “document network search system” are provided.

  The law search button 48 is a link button to an external server (law server) 102. The law server 102 is a server that can select an arbitrary law file from among a large number of law files in which the contents of the law are recorded, transmit the selected law file to the information terminal via the network, and display the file. When the law search button 48 is clicked, a law search page provided by the law server 102 is transmitted to the user terminal 2 and displayed. The law is searched from the law search page and an arbitrary law file is displayed. And can be downloaded.

  The case search button 49 is also a link button to an external server (case server) 101. The case server 101 is a server that allows an arbitrary case file to be selected from a large number of case files in which the contents of the case are recorded, transmitted to the information terminal via the network, and displayed. When the case search button 49 is clicked, the case search page provided by the case server 101 is transmitted to the user terminal 2 and displayed. The case search is made from the case search page, and any case (or its case) is searched. (Digest) files can be displayed and downloaded.

  The document search button 52 is also a link button to an external server (document server) 103. The document server 103 is a server that can select an arbitrary legal document file from a large number of legal document files in which the contents of the legal document are recorded, transmit the selected legal document file to the information terminal via the network, and display the selected legal document file. When the document search button 52 is clicked, the document search page provided by the case server 103 is transmitted to the user terminal 2 and displayed. The document is searched from the document search page, and any legal document (or (Digest) file can be displayed and downloaded.

  Next, the “laws, precedents, literature search service system” shown in FIG. 4 will be described. This service accepts consultations on laws, precedents and literature surveys. Specifically, advice is given on how to investigate and how to formulate a search expression. As shown in FIG. 4, the member top is provided with a command button 53 of “laws, precedents, literature search service system”. The command button 53 is a button for displaying a consultation form (hereinafter referred to as a survey consultation form) for consulting regarding the investigation of laws, precedents, and documents. An HTML file (hereinafter referred to as a survey consultation form file) for displaying a survey consultation form is stored on the hard disk of the Internet server 4. When the command button 53 is clicked, the survey consultation form file is transmitted to the user terminal 2 and displayed. The survey consultation form file is provided with input fields related to laws, precedents, and literatures to be searched, and when the input field is clicked and the confirmation button is clicked, it is sent to the storage server 6 and saved as described above. It has become so.

According to the system of the present embodiment, in a legal form providing service using the Internet, a desired form can be obtained by automatic selection of the Q & A method. For this reason, even an amateur with no specialized knowledge can easily obtain the form. Also, since the Q & A is made after the genre is first selected, the selection goes smoothly. When Q & A is performed without selecting a genre, the top-level question becomes quite abstract or the hierarchical structure of the question becomes complicated, but there is no such problem.
Also, since it can be created automatically, legal documents can be created more easily. Moreover, since the estimate is automatically created and transmitted to the user terminal only by inputting the number of hours, it helps to save labor of the law firm. In addition, since there is an object for formal consultation application in the estimate, the formal request for consultation is easy for the user. In addition, if the format ID acquired as a result of the format selection program is automatically input to the consultation form, it is preferable for the user not to input the format ID.

As described above, the total legal library aid system using the Internet according to the present embodiment provides total services such as “format / examples”, “legal document creation guide”, “manual”, “simple calculation software search for various tax amounts”, etc. Therefore, it is very convenient for the user to receive these services by performing only one member registration.
In this embodiment, laws, precedents, and literature search services are linked to the external servers 101, 102, and 103, but a server may be provided in the system. That is, similarly to the library server 5 for providing the “format / sentence example search” service, a server in which contents of various laws and regulations are stored in a database is provided so that a table of contents search and item search can be performed. The same applies to the services of “cases” and “documents”.

The configuration for data transmission to the user terminal 2 is not limited to the above-described configuration of http and CGI, but may be a configuration in which a program such as a Java (registered trademark) applet is downloaded to the user terminal 2 and executed. Good.
In the above description, each of the servers 3 to 6 has been described as a separate server. However, a single server may be constructed to share the functions of two or more servers. It is possible to realize all functions.
In the above description of the present embodiment, the storage unit in which various files and objects are stored does not have to be in the above-described location. It can be anywhere as long as the system can access and read the file or object. For example, the storage location of the estimate creation program (file thereof) may be the storage unit of the Internet server 4 or the storage unit of the storage server 6 instead of the storage unit of the management computer 8.

Next, a second embodiment will be described.
The system of the second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in the part relating to the creation of an estimate. First, in the second embodiment, the configuration of the estimate creation request object is slightly different. Although not shown, also in this embodiment, a document creation consultation button is provided at the member top. In the document creation consultation button, a link is set so that the document creation consultation form is transmitted to the Internet server 4. A document consultation form file stored in the storage unit of the Internet server 4, a program for transmission, and the like constitute an estimate creation request object.

  In the present embodiment, when the document creation consultation button is clicked, the Internet server 4 does not immediately send the document consultation form to the user terminal 2 but a page for allowing the user to select a legal document to be consulted ( The target document selection page) is displayed on the user terminal 2. FIGS. 16, 17 and 18 are schematic diagrams showing an example of the target document selection page. An HTML file for each format selection page is stored in the storage unit of the Internet server 4.

  FIG. 16 shows a page that is displayed first when the document creation consultation button is clicked, and shows a page for selecting a genre or the like of the target document (hereinafter referred to as a first selection page). An HTML file for displaying the first selection page is stored in the storage unit of the Internet server 4, and this file is transmitted to the user terminal 2 to display the first selection page in the document selection button. A link is set.

As shown in FIG. 16, the first selection page is provided with command buttons such as “download format”, “automatically created document”, “format ID input”, and the like. In FIG. 16, when the “format ID input” command button is clicked, a consultation form similar to that shown in FIG. 14 is displayed on the user terminal 2.
In FIG. 16, when the “download format” command button is clicked, the target selection page shown in FIG. 17 is displayed. The target selection page shown in FIG. 17 is a page for selecting a target document from the downloaded legal form (hereinafter referred to as a second selection page). On the second selection page, as shown in FIG. 17, a list of legal forms downloaded for the user terminal 2 is displayed. As shown in FIG. 17, the list includes a format ID and a format name.

In order to create and display the list shown in FIG. 17, it is necessary to save the legal form information downloaded to the user terminal 2, which is performed on the server side (Internet server 4 side) There is a case where it is performed on the user terminal side.
When it is performed on the server side, each time the format file is downloaded and transmitted, the format ID, format name, and user ID authenticated at the time of transmission are stored in the storage unit as a database. Yes. More specifically, the CGI program for transmitting a format file that is activated when the above-described “download” command button in FIG. 10 is clicked, creates a new record consisting of the format information and the user ID. It is configured to add to the database file stored in the storage unit of the server 6.

  When the user terminal 2 stores the format file, the CGI program for transmitting the format file is configured to transmit the format information to a predetermined location in the storage unit of the user terminal 2 when the format file is transmitted. “Predetermined location” means that a file for saving the format information of the downloaded format file is created in advance and stored in a predetermined path of the storage unit, and information is added and updated every time download is performed. There is a case where a new file storing the format information is newly created and saved in a predetermined path of the saving unit for each download.

  For example, when the format information is stored on the server side, the CGI program for displaying the second selection page (hereinafter referred to as the second selection CGI-P) uses the user ID stored at the time of authentication as a search key and the library server 6 The database file is searched, and the format information of the format file downloaded by the user ID is acquired. Then, the second selection CGI-P is configured so that the acquired information is listed as shown in FIG. 17 and transmitted to the user terminal 2. When the format information is stored in the user terminal 2, the second selection CGI-P opens the file in the storage unit of the user terminal 2, reads the format information, and displays the list as shown in FIG. In either case, the storage of format information is within a certain period, such as one month, and old format information (for example, information in a format file downloaded before one month) is automatically deleted. It is preferable to do.

  The second selection page shown in FIG. 17 is configured to select any one from the list and transmit information as a legal consultation target. For example, each line of the list is a command button, and when clicked, it is programmed to send an application for consultation on that legal form. In addition, one legal form may be selected by a control such as a check box or a radio button.

In FIG. 17, when one row is selected, a document creation consultation form for applying for document creation consultation for the legal form of the row is displayed. FIG. 19 is a schematic diagram showing a document creation consultation form in the second embodiment.
The document creation consultation form shown in FIG. 19 is almost the same as that shown in FIG. 13, but a format name column 68 is added. In FIG. 17, when an arbitrary line in the list is selected, the document creation consultation form shown in FIG. 19 is displayed on the user terminal 2. That is, each line of the list is embedded with a CGI program start command for sending the document creation consultation form to the Internet server 4. This CGI program is configured to incorporate the form ID and form name of the legal form of the selected line into the document creation consultation form and display it on the user terminal 2.

  Since the format name can be acquired from the library server 5 if the format ID is specified, it may not be saved when downloading. In this case, the CGI program reads the format ID of the selected line, searches the format DBF 52 of the library server 5 using the format ID as a search key, obtains a format name corresponding to the format ID, and creates a document. Programmed to be incorporated into the consultation form.

  Further, the format file is not downloaded to the user terminal 2, and the user terminal 2 may directly open and use the format file on the library server 5. In this case, it is programmed to save the format information and the user ID every time the format file is opened. The same format file may be opened a plurality of times within a certain period. In this case, programming is performed so that format information and the like are not newly saved for the second and subsequent file opens.

  A confirmation button 67 is also provided in the document creation consultation form shown in FIG. In the confirmation button 67, an activation command of a CGI program (hereinafter referred to as consultation reception CGI-P) for receiving a consultation application is embedded. The consultation reception CGI-P is configured to transmit data input to the input fields 62 to 68. At that time, an ID (consultation ID) about the transmission (consultation application) is automatically given, and the inputted information is stored in the hard disk of the storage server 6 as one record of the consultation database file (DBF) 61 together with the consultation ID. It has come to be.

Next, a case where the “automatically created document” command button is clicked on the first selection page shown in FIG. 16 will be described.
The system of the present embodiment provides a suitable configuration when consulting on automatically created documents. A command button for “automatically created document” shown in FIG. 16 embeds an activation command for a CGI program for displaying a page for selecting a consultation target document from the automatically created document (hereinafter referred to as a third selection page).

  FIG. 18 shows an outline of the third selection page. As shown in FIG. 18, on the third selection page, legal documents automatically created by one user starting an automatic creation program are listed and displayed. Strictly speaking, “one user” means “about one user ID”. When one user has two or more user IDs, they are treated as different users on the system.

  Information on the storage location of the update file (updated format file) specified in the update module of the automatic creation program described above is stored in any storage unit of the system or the storage unit of the user terminal 2. For example, when the file is stored in the storage unit of the user terminal 2, a setting file relating to the use of the system is provided and stored in the storage unit of the user terminal 2. This setting file includes path information of the storage location of the update file that is the execution result of the automatic creation program. When the CGI program for displaying the third selection page (hereinafter referred to as “third selection CGI-P”) is clicked on the “automatically created document” command button, the setting file is opened and the path information of the storage location of the update file is displayed. It is programmed to read and get the names of all update files on that path.

  When the update file is stored in the storage unit on the system, the update file is stored in the storage unit of the storage server 6, for example. The storage server 6 is given a path for each user ID, and an update file is stored in each path for each user ID. The update module of the automatic creation program sets a storage path in accordance with the user ID data held at the time of authentication, and when the update command button (command button 316 of “Create Document” shown in FIG. 12) is clicked. , Programmed to save the update file to that path. Note that the update module is preferably programmed to cause the user terminal 2 to select a storage unit of the user terminal 2 or a storage unit on the system as the storage location of the update file.

The third selection CGI-P accesses the path where the update file is stored according to the user ID held at the time of authentication, acquires the names of all the update files stored in that path, It is programmed to display the list as shown.
The third selection page shown in FIG. 18 is configured to select any one update file (automatically created document) from the list and transmit information as a legal consultation target. For example, each line of the list is a command button, and when it is clicked, it is programmed so that an application for consultation of the automatically created document can be transmitted. In addition, one update file may be selected by a control such as a check box or a radio button. In any case, each line of the list is provided with an activation command for a CGI program (hereinafter referred to as “automatically created document consultation form display CGI-P”) that displays a consultation form for applying for consultation on an automatically created document of the business concerned.

  FIG. 20 is a schematic diagram showing a consultation form for applying for consultation on an automatically created document (hereinafter, automatically created document consultation form). The automatically created document consultation form shown in FIG. 20 is almost the same as the form shown in FIG. 19, but the contents of the automatically created document (the contents of the update file) are inserted and displayed. The file of the automatically created document consultation form shown in FIG. 20 is similarly written in HTML, but is not limited thereto. The content display location of the automatically created document of the automatically created document consultation form is so-called OLE, and the update file is linked and pasted. The properties of the update file are set so as to be displayed in a reduced size, but the size is such that the contents can be read on the display.

  The file of the automatically created document consultation form is normally stored in the storage unit of the Internet server 4. The automatically created document consultation form display CGI-P accesses the path according to the user ID stored at the time of authentication, acquires the selected update file, and then links to the file of the automatically created document consultation form to the user terminal 2. It is programmed to display.

  A confirmation button 67 is also provided in the automatically created document consultation form shown in FIG. In the confirmation button 67, an activation command of a CGI program for accepting an automatically created document consultation application (hereinafter referred to as an automatically created document consultation acceptance CGI-P) is embedded. When the confirmation button 67 is clicked, the data input to the input fields 62 to 68 is transmitted. At that time, the automatically created document consultation reception CGI-P automatically assigns an ID (consultation ID) for the transmission (consultation application), and the transmitted information is combined with the consultation ID into a new record in the consultation DBF 61. It is programmed to record.

  At this time, the automatically created document consultation reception CGI-P is programmed to transmit the update file pasted on the automatically created document consultation form. Specifically, when the update file is stored in the storage unit of the user terminal 2, the update file itself is transmitted and stored in a predetermined storage unit of the storage server 6. In the record added to the consultation DBF 61 described above, information on the path for storing the update file in the storage server 6 and the name of the update file are recorded. When the update file is in the storage unit on the system, for example, the storage unit of the library server 6, the document consultation reception CGI-P receives the information on the path of the storage unit of the library server 6 and the name of the update file from the user terminal 2. And send it to the record as well.

  Also in the present embodiment, the consultation application stored in the storage server 6 is uniformly created by the estimate creation program and transmitted. These configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment described above, but the configuration of the time input form in the document consultation application is slightly different. FIG. 21 is a diagram showing an example of a time input form in the case of a document consultation application in the second embodiment.

  The time input form in the case of the document consultation application shown in FIG. 21 is almost the same as that shown in FIG. 14 except that the contents of the automatically created document (update file) to be consulted are pasted (hereinafter referred to as An update file link field) is provided. Also in the time input form, the update file link field 86 is OLE, and an update file stored in a predetermined path of the storage server 6 is linked and displayed. When opening the time input form, the form display module of the estimate creation program acquires and opens an update file from a predetermined path of the storage server 6 that is the link destination, and inserts it at the position shown in FIG. .

Also in the time input form shown in FIG. 21, a person in charge such as a lawyer inputs the expected required time in the time input field 81 while referring to the consultation content, the format name, and the like. At this time, the expected required time can be determined while viewing the automatically created document displayed in the update file link field 86.
In addition to the case shown in FIG. 21, a command button for displaying an update file may be provided on the time input form. The command button has a notation such as “consultation target document display”, and similarly, an activation command of a program for acquiring and pasting an update file from a predetermined path of the storage server 6 is embedded.

  According to the second embodiment, a consultation application can be made for the automatically created document using this system, and an arbitrary update file can be selected and transmitted at the time of the consultation application, which is convenient. In addition, since it is possible to input the time while looking at the contents of the update file in the preparation of the estimate, it is possible to input an appropriate number of hours. In other words, even though it is an automatically created document, all the input fields are rarely entered, and there are blank fields. The time required for consultation about the document varies depending on the amount of blanks. According to the present embodiment, the amount of blanks and the quality of blanks (the quality of document information to be supplemented) can be confirmed on the time input form, so that the number of hours can be easily determined and input.

  In the second embodiment described above, when an update file is transmitted from the user terminal 2 at the time of applying for a document consultation, the update file may be performed separately from the data transmission in the document consultation form. For example, it is possible that only the data such as the name of the consultant and the format ID is sent first without sending the update file, and the update file is sent in the form of an attached file of an e-mail. However, sending in the form pasted on the document consultation form is convenient because it can be sent in a single operation.

  Also in the second embodiment, when the number of hours is input in the time input form as described above, an estimate is automatically created and transmitted to the user who has applied. Similarly, an approval button 85 is provided in the estimate, and when the approval button 85 is clicked, a formal consultation request is made. Since these configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment described above, description thereof is omitted.

  Next, a third embodiment in which the configuration of the estimate creation program is changed will be described. In the third embodiment, the configuration of an estimate creation program when a consultation application for an automatically created document is made is different. In the second embodiment described above, the person in charge needs to evaluate the contents of the consultation application and input the expected time, but in the third embodiment, the estimated amount can be automatically calculated. It has become. The estimate by inputting the estimated required time mentioned above is a formal estimate and can be referred to as a manual estimate. However, the estimate in the third embodiment is an automatic estimate, and an outline of the attorney fee is automatically calculated. To do.

  In the third embodiment, when applying for a consultation on an automatically created document, it is possible to select whether to request a formal quotation or an automatic quotation. FIG. 22 is a schematic diagram of a page (estimate selection page) for making this selection. Also in the third embodiment, a form file similar to the automatically created document consultation form shown in FIG. 20 is stored in the storage unit. When the confirmation button 67 of this automatically created document consultation form is clicked, a link is set so that an estimate selection page shown in FIG. 22 is displayed.

  As shown in FIG. 22, on the estimate selection page, a command button (hereinafter referred to as a manual estimate request button) 71 indicated as “manual estimate (formal estimate)” and “automatic estimate (rough estimate)” are indicated. A command button (hereinafter referred to as an automatic quotation request button) 72 is provided. The manual quotation request button 71 has the same configuration as the confirmation button 67 of the automatically created document consultation form shown in FIG. 20, and when the manual quotation request button 71 is clicked, the data in the form is transmitted for data registration. The CGI program is started.

  In addition, when the automatic quotation request button 72 is clicked, a message such as "Automatic estimation is a rough estimate automatically performed by the system and is not an official estimate. Are you sure?" It has become. That is, such a message box display program is embedded in the automatic quotation request button 72. The message box is provided with an OK button and a cancel button. When the OK button is clicked, the consultation application data is transmitted as in the case of the confirmation button 67 shown in FIG. When the cancel button is clicked, data transmission is not performed, and the screen returns to the estimate selection page shown in FIG.

  In the storage unit, when there is data transmission of an application for automatically created document consultation, an automatic estimation program for automatically estimating a cost for the consultation is installed. When there is data transmission of an automatically created document consultation application, a new record is similarly added to the consultation DBF 61 of the storage server 6. At the same time, an automatic estimation program is automatically executed. That is, in the automatic quotation request button 72 shown in FIG. 22, an automatic quotation program start command is embedded in addition to the data transmission program in the form.

  The automatic estimation program is installed in the storage unit of the Internet server 4, for example. The automatic estimation program includes a format identification module that identifies the format in the submitted automatically created document consultation application, a blank detection module that opens the automatically created document (update file) that is the subject of consultation, and detects a blank location. A calculation module that calculates a rough estimate according to the quantity and quality of the blank, a creation module that creates an automatic estimate by inserting the calculated rough estimate into a form, and sends the created automatic estimate It consists mainly of a transmission module.

  Prior to the description of each module, a legal format file in this embodiment will be described. In this embodiment, the format file is devised for automatic estimation by an automatic estimation program.

The format file in this embodiment is a so-called template type. That is, the part of the character information constituting the format is a single template file. In the template file, input fields for filling information in the user terminal 2 are set. Each input field is given an ID (hereinafter referred to as input field ID). Each input field ID is provided as lower information of each format ID. The library server 6 is provided with a database file (hereinafter referred to as input field DBF) in which information in the input field is registered as one record for each format. Each record in the input field DBF has at least the input field ID
-Input field name-Has an input field evaluation field. Each input field DBF is provided corresponding to the format ID, and a file name corresponding to the format ID is given.

  The “input field evaluation” field is determined by evaluating in advance the amount of labor required for consultation according to the quality of the input field. For example, in the legal form of a contract, even if the name of the party is blank, the consultation service provided to fill it is less labor. However, it is expected that a lot of labor will be required for consultation on the part related to the concrete contents of the contract. Considering such circumstances, evaluation information is registered for each input field.

Further, as described above, the automatic creation program is configured to store the input information as link data for the input field when information is input in the user terminal 2.
Furthermore, the format ID is given to the format file as attached information. For example, a format ID is given as one of the property information of the format file. The format ID is configured to be held as attached information even when the format file is downloaded and the automatic creation program is executed.

Further, the storage unit of the library server 6 is provided with a database file (hereinafter referred to as a basic fee DBF) that defines a consultation fee at a basic part for each legal form. Each record of the basic fee DBF is at least
・ Format ID
・ It has a basic charge field. In the “basic fee” field, the basic fee of the consultation fee determined depending on the type of the form is registered. Basically, it takes a short time to consult a document automatically created from a simple legal form file, whereas it basically takes a time to consult a document automatically created based on a complex format. Becomes longer. Considering these, a basic fee is determined in advance corresponding to the format ID, and is registered in the “basic fee” field.

  Next, the format specifying module of the automatic estimation program will be described. The format specifying module specifies the format type by acquiring the format ID information. Also in the present embodiment, the update file may be transmitted from the user terminal 2 or read from the storage unit on the system, but the acquisition of the format ID can be performed by reading the attached information of the update file described above. To get. That is, the format identification module is programmed to receive the update file sent from the user terminal 2 or to read the attached information and acquire the format ID when the update file is acquired from the storage unit on the system. . The format ID is stored in a predetermined memory variable.

  Next, the blank detection module will be described. The blank space detection module opens the update file acquired in the format identification module, and reads data linked to each input field 91 one by one. Then, it is programmed to identify an input field whose data linked to the input field is a Null value (blank field) and an input field that is not a Null value, and store the result corresponding to each input field ID.

  Next, the calculation module will be described. The calculation module acquires “input field evaluation” for the input field whose data is a null value in the blank space detection module. That is, among the input fields DBF stored in the storage unit of the library server 6, the input field DBF corresponding to the format file is opened according to the format ID acquired by the format specifying module, and the input of the input field that is Null value is input. Data of “input field evaluation” recorded in the field ID record is acquired.

The “input field evaluation” data may have several patterns, but in the present embodiment, the data is the number of hours. That is, it is data of the number of hours required when a consultation is given to fill the input field. The calculation module obtains “input field evaluation” information in the same manner for all the input fields 91 that are Null values.
The calculation module adds the information (number of hours) of the “input field evaluation” for all the input fields 91 that are Null values, and performs an operation of multiplying this by the unit price of time. Since the hourly unit price is predetermined and stored in the storage unit as in the above-described embodiment, it is read out.

In addition, the calculation module searches the basic fee DBF using the format ID as a search key, and acquires “basic fee” data of the format. Then, “basic charge” data is added to the value obtained by multiplying the number of hours by the hourly unit price to obtain a final automatic estimated amount.
As for the format file, in addition to the template type described above (a type in which the format and input information are divided into two files), there can be a normal document file type. For example, in a normal document type file, a mark (for example, “input field 1”, “input field 2”,... It is conceivable to program a module that detects whether it continues. If such a mark is deleted in the user terminal 2, blank detection cannot be performed. Therefore, it is preferable to set the mark so that the mark cannot be deleted.

  FIG. 23 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of an estimate (hereinafter referred to as an automatic estimate) created by an automatic estimate program. The automatic estimate shown in FIG. 23 is almost the same as the estimate shown in FIG. 15 (hereinafter referred to as a manual estimate), but “the estimated amount in this estimate is the automatically created document sent This is a rough estimate that is automatically calculated by a computer after evaluating the blank space, etc. This amount may not be the actual amount when consulting. Click the “Request” button. "Is displayed.

The creation module reads the automatic estimate form stored in the storage unit, and creates an automatic estimate by inserting the calculation result of the calculation module. Then, the transmission module transmits the created automatic quotation.
As shown in FIG. 23, the automatic quotation sheet is provided with a “formal consultation application” command button and a “formal quotation request” command button. The “formal consultation application” command button has the same function as the acceptance button 85 shown in FIG. 15, and causes the user terminal 2 to send a request for formal consultation. In this case, since it is ok to confirm the rough cost, it will be an indication of intention to apply formally.

  The “formal quotation request” command button is a command button for transmitting that the above-described manual quotation is requested. Each record of the consultation DBF 61 is provided with a field of “whether there is a manual quotation request”. When the above-described manual quotation request is transmitted, a true value is automatically entered in this field. In addition, when an automatic quotation request is made, a false value is automatically entered in this field. When the “formal quotation request” command button is clicked, the consultation DBF 61 is searched using the consultation ID as a search key, and the “manual quotation request presence / absence” field of the record is updated to a true value.

  The above-described estimate creation program that performs manual estimation executes each of the above-described modules only for a record in which “whether there is a manual estimate request” is a true value. The person in charge periodically operates the estimate computer to execute the estimate creation program, but when the “Manual Request for Quote” command button above is clicked, “With / without Manual Request for Quote” switches to the true value. Therefore, at that time, the estimate creation program is executed and a manual estimate is created and transmitted.

  According to the third embodiment, when an application for consultation on an automatically created document is made, an estimated cost can be automatically estimated and transmitted to the user terminal 2. In the case of manual estimation, it is necessary for the person in charge to input the number of hours on the estimation computer. In addition, since it is executed as soon as an application is made, it is possible for the user to know the approximate cost immediately, which is convenient when it is desired to consult quickly. Furthermore, since a command button of “formal request for quotation” is provided in the estimate, it is convenient that if you want to know the official estimate, you can request it just by clicking it.

  In the present embodiment, since the estimated amount is calculated by evaluating the quality of the blank, the cost can be estimated with considerable accuracy even if it is rough. In this embodiment, the input field evaluation is data of the number of hours, but it may be data classified into ranks such as A rank, B rank, and C rank. In this case, each rank is given a coefficient for the basic number of hours and used in the calculation module. For example, a coefficient of A rank is 3, B rank is 1, C rank is 0.5, basic time is 1 hour, A rank is 3 hours, B rank is 1 hour, C rank If so, set it to 0.5 hours. The basic time in this case may be changed according to the type of legal form. These data are also stored in a storage unit or the like of the management computer 8, and are read and used every time the program is executed. When the basic time differs depending on the format, the basic time data is stored in the form of a database (one record is composed of the format ID field and the basic time field).

Further, in the above description, only the input field in the case of being blank is included in the final automatic estimate amount, but it may be evaluated in the case of not being blank and included in the automatic estimate amount. For example, a check box is provided next to each input field, and if the user wants to be consulted even if input, the check box is checked. Then, the quality of the input field whose check box is checked is similarly evaluated and included in the amount of automatic estimation. At this time, the coefficient may be set so that the evaluation becomes lower (evaluation that less labor is required) than the case where it is completely blank.
In the above embodiment, the estimated amount is calculated according to the blank quantity and quality. However, the estimated amount may be calculated only from the blank quantity. If the input fields that are blank are mostly determined, and the evaluation of the blank is almost the same, the calculation of the estimated amount from the blank amount is sufficient. In this case, it is easy because it is not necessary to preliminarily evaluate the input field and register it in the blank DBF. In some cases, it may be sufficient to set only the basic fee. The same applies to the first and second embodiments, but in this case, the basic fee data is acquired from the database file in accordance with the format ID, and applied to the data processing to create an estimate.
The “formal request for quotation” command button is an example of an object for requesting a formal quotation, but this does not need to be embedded in the quotation and sent to the user terminal 2 separately from the quotation. It may be sent. Similar to the object for formal consultation application in the second embodiment, there may be a case where it is transmitted from the transmission server to the user terminal and displayed when the estimate is transmitted.

Also in the second and third embodiments described above, the configuration for data transmission to the user terminal 2 is not limited to the above-described configuration of http and CGI, and a program such as a Java (registered trademark) applet can be downloaded to the user terminal 2. It may be configured to be downloaded and executed.
Further, for each of the servers 3 to 6, one server may be constructed so as to share the functions of two or more servers, and all the functions can be realized with one integrated server. In the description of each embodiment described above, the storage unit in which various files and objects are stored may not be in the above-described location. It can be anywhere as long as the system can access and read the file or object.

It is a figure which shows schematic structure of the total legal library aid system by the internet which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is the schematic shown about the example of the top page of the web site which the total legal library aid system by the internet of embodiment provides. It is the schematic shown about an example of the top page of a member exclusive site. It is the schematic shown about an example of the top page of a member exclusive site. It is the schematic which showed an example of the format table of contents page. It is the schematic shown about an example of the format matter input page. It is a figure which shows an example of a format genre selection page. It is the schematic which shows an example of a question page. Furthermore, an example of a question page that displays a lower level question is shown. FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing a part of a hierarchical structure of questions of a genre of “sales contract” shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 as an example; It is the schematic which shows an example of the question page displayed when reading the object for automatic creation. It is a figure which shows an example of the object for automatic creation. It is the schematic shown about an example of the format consultation form. It is the figure which showed an example of the form for time input displayed by the display module of the estimate preparation program. It is a schematic diagram showing an example of an estimate created by an estimate creation program. It is the schematic shown about an example of the object document selection page. It is the schematic shown about an example of the object document selection page. It is the schematic shown about an example of the object document selection page. It is the schematic shown about the format consultation form in 2nd embodiment. It is the schematic of the consultation form which applies for consultation about an automatically created document. It is the figure which showed an example of the time input form in the case of the document consultation application in 2nd embodiment. It is the schematic of an estimate selection page. It is the schematic which shows an example of the estimate created by the automatic estimation program.

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1 Internet 2 User terminal 3 Authentication server 4 Internet server 5 Library server 6 Storage server 7 Person in charge terminal

Claims (9)

A total legal library aid system that uses the Internet to create legal documents,
A transmission server that is connected to the Internet and transmits a file to a user terminal that is accessed via the Internet and displays the file on the user terminal;
It has a storage unit that stores various files,
The storage unit
A number of updatable format files each recording various legal formats,
A format selection object that allows the user to select an arbitrary format file from a number of saved format files;
And auto-created objects that automatically create legal documents as users enter information into legal forms,
The object for automatic creation includes an input field for information that is applied to the legal form to complete the legal document, and a program that updates the form file by incorporating the information entered in the input field into a predetermined part of the form file of the legal form. It can be executed, and the updated format file can be saved in the saving unit of the user terminal,
further,
A computer for creating an estimate is provided to create a cost estimate when consulting with an attorney about an automatically created document that is an automatically created legal document using an automatically created object.
An estimate creation program is installed on the estimate creation computer.
The storage unit stores an estimate creation request object for sending a request to create an estimate, and an estimate form file created by the estimate creation program,
The estimate creation request object sends the format file updated by the automatic creation object when the estimate creation request is sent, or sends information on the location where the format file is saved,
The estimate making program
A calculation module to calculate the estimated amount;
A creation module that creates an estimate by inserting the calculated estimate into the estimate form file read from the storage unit,
It has a sending module that sends the created estimate to the user terminal,
Further, the estimate making program
A blank detection module that detects a blank included in the updated format file transmitted by the estimate creation request object;
The total legal library aid system using the Internet, wherein the calculation module calculates an estimated amount according to the detected blank amount. In the storage unit, information on the basic fee for consultation determined for each legal form is stored,
The calculation module of the estimate creation program is characterized in that it reads basic charge information defined for the format file transmitted by the estimate creation request transmission program from the storage unit and reflects it in the estimate. The total legal library aid system according to claim 1, The storage section stores information on input field evaluation, which is information on labor required for consultation on the input field when the input field in each legal form is blank,
The calculation module of the estimate creation program reads the input field evaluation information of the blank detected by the blank detection module from the storage unit, and calculates the estimated amount according to the read input field evaluation information. The total legal library aid system by the Internet according to claim 1 or 2. The input field evaluation is data of the number of hours required for consultation on the input field, the storage unit stores information on the hourly unit price of the consultation fee, and the calculation module detects the detected blank field. 4. The estimated amount is calculated by multiplying the number of hours as the input field evaluation by the unit price of time read from the storage unit and performing this for all the detected blanks. Total legal library aid system via the listed Internet. A total legal library aid system that uses the Internet to create legal documents,
A transmission server that is connected to the Internet and transmits a file to a user terminal that is accessed via the Internet and displays the file on the user terminal;
It has a storage unit that stores various files,
The storage unit
A number of updatable format files each recording various legal formats,
Stores format selection question objects assigned to format selection questions to display a number of format selection questions in a hierarchical structure on the user terminal,
The format selection question object is configured to display the next lower format selection question object on the user terminal in accordance with the operation on the user terminal, and the lowermost format selection question object is in accordance with the operation on the user terminal. , Which reads the legal form file corresponding to the response to the question from the storage unit and sends it to the user terminal,
In the storage unit, an object for automatic creation that automatically creates a legal document according to information input to the legal form by the user is stored.
The object for automatic creation includes an input field for information that is applied to the legal form to complete the legal document, and a program that updates the form file by incorporating the information entered in the input field into a predetermined part of the form file of the legal form. It can be executed, and the updated format file can be saved in the saving unit of the user terminal,
further,
An estimate creation computer is provided for creating an estimate of costs when consulting an attorney for an automatically created document that is a legal document automatically created by the object for automatic creation;
An estimate creation program is installed on the estimate creation computer.
The storage unit stores an estimate creation request object for sending a request to create an estimate, and an estimate form file created by the estimate creation program,
The estimate creation request object is to send the form file updated by the execution of the automatic creation object at the time of the estimate creation request or to send the information on the location where the format file is stored. ,
The estimate making program
A calculation module to calculate the estimated amount;
An estimate creation module that creates an estimate by inserting the calculated estimate into the estimate form file read from the storage unit;
It has a sending module that sends the created estimate to the user terminal,
Further, the estimate making program
A blank detection module that detects a blank included in the updated format file transmitted by the estimate creation request object;
The total legal library aid system using the Internet, wherein the calculation module calculates an estimated amount according to the detected blank amount. In the storage unit, information on the basic fee for consultation determined for each legal form is stored,
The calculation module of the estimate creation program is characterized in that it reads basic charge information defined for the format file transmitted by the estimate creation request program from the storage unit and reflects it in the estimate. 6. A total legal library aid system according to claim 5, which is based on the Internet. The storage section stores information on input field evaluation, which is information on labor required for consultation on the input field when the input field in each legal form is blank,
The calculation module of the estimate creation program reads the input field evaluation information of the blank detected by the blank detection module from the storage unit, and calculates the estimated amount according to the read input field evaluation information. The total legal library aid system by the Internet according to claim 5 or 6. The input field evaluation is data of the number of hours required for consultation on the input field, the storage unit stores information on the hourly unit price of the consultation fee, and the calculation module detects the detected blank field. 8. The estimated amount is calculated by multiplying the number of hours as the input field evaluation by the hourly unit price read from the storage unit and performing this for all detected blanks. Total legal library aid system via the listed Internet. The estimate is a rough estimate that estimates the fee summary;
The storage unit is an object that is executed by an operation on a user terminal, and stores an official quotation creation request object that requests creation of a formal quotation,
The formal quote creation request object is sent from the sending server to the user terminal for display when the quote is sent or after that, or is sent to the user terminal after being put into the quote. 9. The total legal library aid system according to claim 1, wherein the total legal library aid system is based on the Internet.

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