JP3402316B2 - Inquiry, search and contract system for R & D themes - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention In the present invention, applicants search and inquire about the research and development theme of the inventor, prepare conditions for using the research and development theme with the inventor, and approve each boss or the like. The R & D test that intervenes a series of steps to make a contract to use this R & D theme with the approval of the researcher.
Related to the inquiry / search / contract system of customers.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art R & D themes such as inventions and technologies obtained as a result of research and development by inventors / researchers have been referred to by other employees so that they can use them for commercialization and implementation. If desired, a contract for use is signed between the inventor and the employee (hereinafter referred to as a person who wants to use), and the contract is implemented. In addition, usually, in a company, the contract for this use requires the approval of the superiors (approvers) of both the inventor and the applicant.

[0003]

However, according to the above-mentioned conventional technique, the user who wants to use the product is related to the business he / she is engaged in from among a plurality of R & D themes.
It was necessary to search for themes that met the conditions such as those that could be implemented and realized. Further, as a result of this search, it was necessary to inquire about the narrowed-down theme to each inventor and grasp the specific content of each theme.

Further, in ordinary business activities, the commercialization of a research and development theme requires the approval of the superior of the inventor or the applicant. Therefore, the contract for the research and development theme cannot be established only by the agreement between the inventor and the applicant. In addition, depending on the scale of implementation, costs, etc., and the type of theme, multiple bosses may require approval, and the bosses who require approval are not the same for all contracts.

Furthermore, since an approval stamp or the like is required for certifying / determining whether or not it has been approved, the contract has to be made on a paper basis (contract).

[0006] As described above, conventionally, the applicant has been required to inquire the researcher and development theme to the inventor on a one-to-one basis. Therefore, the researcher and development theme to be used (to be commercialized or to be implemented) is determined, It takes a lot of time and effort to fill the conditions for the use contract with the inventor and to obtain the approval of each boss and to conclude the use contract. Inquiries should be received from the applicants, one-to-one correspondence should be made to them, and the conditions for use agreements should be packed with the applicants and the agreement should be signed with the approval of each superior. However, there is a problem that it takes a lot of time and labor. In addition, even if the inventor and the applicant desire to use the research and development theme, a formal contract cannot be established without the approval of many approvers such as superiors. Further, since the approver differs depending on the case, the use contract, etc., there is a problem that approval must be obtained from all those who need approval. In addition, it was necessary to confirm the approval of the superiors, etc., so the contract had to be made on a paper basis.

[0007] These problems are especially problematic in a company having many employees. That is, in the above-mentioned conventional technology, it is costly and time consuming for the applicant to make a one-to-one inquiry to the inventor, and the applicant has to search for a theme to be implemented from a vast amount of research and development themes. In addition, since the use contract requires approval from the boss, etc., it hinders the rapid implementation of new projects and, in turn, has the potential of burying excellent inventions (research and development themes). This means the weakness of companies in today's business world, which requires prompt management decisions.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and the inventors of the present invention can search, inquire, and contract research and development themes.
Research and development by users who want to use by utilizing networks such as intranets that connect terminals (employee clients) of each employee such as users (applicants), approvers, etc., and an employee database that stores information on these employees. The objective is to provide a research / development theme inquiry / search / contract system that enables easy search of themes.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a research / development theme inquiry / retrieval / contract system that enables quick and easy research and development themes inquired by a user who wishes to use, and one-to-many inquiries.

Further, by determining the conditions for the use contract between the inventor and the applicant, and obtaining the approval of the inventor and the approver of the applicant required for this contract through the network. , The purpose is to provide a reference / search / contract system for R & D themes that can be operated at low cost by removing paper and seal from search / reference / contract.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a research / development theme inquiry / search / contract system that prevents a delay in commercialization (implementation) of a research / development theme, which has been a problem in the prior art. .

Another object of the present invention is to disclose the research and development theme to employees through the above network,
It is to increase the possibility that useful research and development themes will be implemented.

[0013]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve such an object, the research / development theme inquiry / search / contract system according to claim 1 includes a research / development theme inquiry / contract server, an employee database, and an employee client. , An inquiry / search / contract system for research and development themes, in which an employee database stores personal identification information for each employee,
If the personal identification information sent from the employee client matches the personal identification information registered in the employee database, the research and development theme inquiry / contract server identifies the person who transmitted the personal identification information from the employee client to the employee database. Employee determination means for determining that the information is a registered person, means for registering the research and development theme received from the inventor's employee client, and the requested client's employee client for the requested research and development theme, A search means for presenting the search results, an inquiry means for presenting the research and development theme inquired from the employee client of the applicant, and a candidate for use between the applicant and the inventor when using the research and development theme. Use condition determination intermediary to determine the use condition, and use under the use condition after obtaining approval from the inventor's approver and the applicant's approver Nozomi's is characterized by having a, and use contract mediation means for fastening between the inventor and the person desiring to use the agreement to use the research and development theme.

The invention according to claim 2 is the system according to claim 1, wherein the registration means presents a research and development theme upload site to the employee client of the inventor, and the inventor inputs the research and development theme upload site. It is characterized by registering as a research and development theme.

The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 1 or 2.
In the system described above, the search means searches the research and development theme registered by the registration means for a research and development theme including at least one of a keyword-related matter sent from a user who wishes to use and a matter similar to the keyword. It has a feature.

According to the invention of claim 4, in the system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, the search means presents the research and development theme to which the user who desires to use has the access right among the searched research and development themes. It is characterized by that.

The invention according to claim 5 is characterized in that, in the system according to claim 4, the access right is defined for at least one of the research and development theme, the classification of the research and development theme, and the user who wishes to use the research and development theme. .

According to the invention of claim 6, in the system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, the inquiry means inquires into a storage place of an arbitrary research and development theme selected by the applicant from the search results. It is characterized by acquiring research and development themes and presenting them to employee clients.

The invention according to claim 7 is, in the system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the inquiry means presents the requested research and development theme only when the applicant desires to have access. I am trying.

The invention according to claim 8 is characterized in that, in the system according to claim 7, the access right is determined for at least one of the research and development theme, the classification of the research and development theme, and the user who wishes to use the research and development theme. .

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the system according to any one of the first to eighth aspects, the use condition determination mediating means transmits the use condition presented by the applicant for use to the employee client of the inventor. When the person presents the usage conditions, the usage conditions are sent to the employee client of the applicant,
When receiving notifications from the applicant and the inventor that a license agreement is to be entered under the same conditions of use, the conditions of use are determined as the conditions of use when the candidate of use uses the R & D theme. I am trying.

According to the invention of claim 10, in the system of claim 9, the use condition determining intermediary means presents the site for inputting the use condition to the employee client of the user who desires to use, and the use condition entered on the site is displayed. The feature is that it is presented to the employee client of the inventor.

The invention according to claim 11 is the system according to claim 9 or 10, wherein the use condition mediating means presents a site for inputting the use condition to the employee client of the inventor, and displays the use condition input on the site. The feature is that it is presented to the employee client of the applicant.

The invention described in claim 12 is from claim 1 to claim 8.
In any one of the systems, the use condition determination mediating means creates a use condition conclusion site where the use applicant and the inventor can change the use condition, and the use applicant and the inventor 1 set the use condition. If any change is made, one of them will be notified that the usage conditions have been changed, and if the notification is received from the applicant and the inventor that a usage contract will be concluded under the usage conditions of the site for concluding the usage conditions, the usage conditions will be changed. The feature is that the user who wants to use it determines the usage conditions when using the research and development theme.

The invention described in claim 13 is from claim 9 to claim 1.
In the system according to any one of 2 above, the use condition intermediary means receives a notification that a use contract is concluded, and the personal identification information received from the inventor and the applicant is registered in the employee database. The feature is that the usage conditions are determined when it is confirmed that the personal identification information of the user and the person who wants to use the information.

The invention described in claim 14 is from claim 1 to claim 1.
In the system of any one of 3 above, the employee database has information about an approver who needs approval when the inventor signs a use contract with the applicant, and approval when the applicant signs a use contract with the inventor. Further, it has information about required approvers, and the use contract conclusion intermediary means obtains information about the inventor's approver and information about the applicant's approver from the employee database, and sends it to each approver's employee client. Use condition determination If you notify the approval to conclude the use contract with the use condition decided by the intermediary and receive notification from each approver to approve, the applicant will use the research and development theme under the use condition It is characterized by concluding a contract between the user and the inventor.

The invention according to claim 15 is, in the system according to claim 14, a notification that the mediating means for concluding a use contract approves that the use client concludes a use contract from the inventor and the employee client of the approver of approver. Respectively received,
Also, confirm that the personal identification information received from the inventor approver and the user-desired approver is the individual identification information of the inventor approver and the user-desired approver registered in the employee database, respectively. In this case, the user is expected to conclude a contract to use the research and development theme under the conditions of use between the user and the inventor.

The invention described in claim 16 is from claim 1 to claim 1.
In the system of any one of 5 above, the research / development theme inquiry / contract server stores the keyword received by the search means in association with the user who sent the keyword, and the research / development theme is registered by the registration means. When the development theme includes at least one of a keyword-related item and a keyword-similar item, it is characterized by further including means for notifying the employee client of the user who wishes to use the R & D theme.

[0029]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The embodiment described below is one form of the present invention, and the present invention is
It is not limited to this. First, the inquiry / search / contract system for research and development themes will be explained, and then the inquiry / search / contract method for research and development themes will be explained.

<Inquiry / Search / Contract System for R & D Themes> This inquiry / search / contract system for R & D themes is, as shown in FIG.
It has an employee database 2, an employee client 3, and an intranet 4.

<Research and Development Theme Inquiry / Contract Server 1> The research and development theme Inquiry / contract server 1 stores the research and development theme sent by the inventor via the employee client 311 inside or outside the storage means (not shown). Register with. In addition, R & D themes are managed by attaching unique identification symbols. This research and development theme includes arbitrary or predetermined items such as names and outlines, and further includes a place where this detailed data (description etc.) is stored (the inventor's employee client 311 or a database not shown). You may choose not to.

For example, after receiving the request for uploading the research and development theme, the researcher and development theme upload site as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 is presented to the employee client 311 of the inventor. Then, the research and development theme can be acquired by inputting and transmitting predetermined or arbitrary items to this site.

Further, when the registration is performed, the approval may be obtained from an approver for the registration such as the boss of the inventor. For example, when the above-mentioned R & D theme upload request is received, a site for approval of this request or approval is presented to the employee client of the inventor of the inventor. By having the site enter information about approval or not and sending it, it is determined whether or not the registration is approved.

When the user who wishes to use the request sends a research / development theme search request containing an arbitrary keyword via the employee client 321, a research / development theme containing this keyword or similar is searched. As a result of this search, the list of the searched research and development themes or the fact that the research and development could not be searched is presented to the employee client 321 of the user. Known methods can be used as the search method and the presentation method. The R & D theme search request may be sent separately from the optional keyword.
It may be transmitted together.

For example, after receiving the R & D theme search request,
The research and development theme search site as shown in FIG. 9 or 11 is presented to the employee client 321 of the applicant. When any keyword is input and sent to this site,
It is searched whether a research and development theme having this keyword or a keyword similar to this keyword is registered. This search result is presented to the employee client 321 in a list format as shown in FIG. 13, for example. Further, it is also possible to allow a user who wants to use a user to select an arbitrary keyword, that is, a classification of research and development themes, from the sites shown in FIGS. 10 and 12.

When the user who wishes to use the inquiries inquires about the research and development theme via the employee client 321 (inquiries about the contents of the research and development theme), the research and development theme registered as described above is retrieved from the storage location. .
When the research and development theme is taken out, this is presented to the employee client 321. Further, when requesting the inquiry of the detailed data of the research and development theme, the storage location of the detailed data (for example, the employee client 311 of the inventor or a research and development theme database not shown) is inquired to obtain this information, Employee client 32 who wishes to use this
Present to 1.

For example, by selecting an arbitrary theme from the list of the search results of the research and development theme as shown in FIG. 13, the research and development theme inquiry request is made to the research and development theme inquiry /
It is transmitted to the contract server 1. Upon receiving this, the research / development theme inquiry / contract server 1 inquires at the place where this research / development theme is stored, retrieves this,
A site as shown in FIG. 16 is constructed and presented to the employee client 321 of the applicant.

Further, if the user who desires the use desires more detailed information (detailed data) than the research and development theme as shown in FIG. 16, this is referred to the research and development theme inquiry / contract server 1. Upon receiving this inquiry request, the research and development theme inquiry / contract server 1 inquires the storage location of this detailed data and presents this information directly or indirectly to the employee client 321 of the applicant.

When the person who wants to use the research and development theme wants to use the research and development theme, the conditions for the usage contract are matched with the inventor of the research and development theme. That is, a provisional contract can be made between the applicant and the inventor. The conditions for this usage contract can be arbitrarily set between the inventor and the applicant, and there is, for example, a schedule for implementation.
In other words, the condition for using the research and development theme (use condition) by the applicant is mediated between the inventor and the contractor to be determined.

For example, when a user who wishes to use sends a request to examine the conditions for a use contract (research and development theme temporary contract request) from the site as shown in FIG. 16 to the research and development theme inquiry / contract server 1. , And sends a research and development theme temporary contract sheet to the employee client 321. When a user who wants to use the device inputs an arbitrary condition and sends it, the employee client 311 of the inventor is presented with a site as shown in FIG. When the inventor desires to change this condition, he / she informs the applicant of the change or the changed condition. After this operation, if the conditions for the usage contract match, the temporary contract is concluded. It should be noted that the temporary contract may be concluded after confirming the conditions for the usage contract on the site as shown in FIG. Also, FIG.
It is also possible to enter the conditions for the usage contract with each other on one site as shown in, and to conclude the temporary contract when the conditions finally match.

After the conclusion of this provisional contract, the approval of this contract is obtained from each of the approvers of the inventor and the applicant, and the conclusion of the contract of use of the research and development theme is mediated.

For example, the inventor and the user who wants to use the approver may enter the personal identification information on the research and development theme contract sheet (site) as shown in FIG. 23 to conclude the contract. Further, the contract may be concluded by inputting the personal identification information of each of the inventor, the applicant and the approver on a research and development theme contract sheet (site) as shown in FIG.

It should be noted that the authentication of the inventor, the user (user who wants to use), the approver of the inventor, the approver of the user (user who wants to use), etc. should be performed using a known method. You can For example, employee client 3 (inventor employee client 311, invention approver employee client 312,
This can be performed by comparing the predetermined personal identification information transmitted from the employee client 321 of the user (user who wants to use) and the user (employee client 322 of the user who wants to use) with the information stored in the employee database 2. it can.

As an example, the user ID and password of each employee are stored in the employee database 2, and the accessing person is requested to input the user ID and password.
It only needs to operate when they match. For example, a (user authentication) site as shown in FIG. 4 may be presented to the employee client 3 and the personal identification information may be transmitted. Alternatively, the site as shown in FIG. 6 may be presented and transmitted together with the request transmission. It may be used for.

<Employee Database 2> The employee database 2 stores predetermined employee information for each employee. As the predetermined employee information, at least personal identification information such as a user ID and a password for confirming that the user is an employee, and a relationship between an approver in the employee and a person to be promoted (subordinate, boss) are grasped. And information.
It should be noted that, in addition, items (name, affiliation, address, etc.) normally used as an employee database may be included. That is, it is sufficient if the employee database normally used in the in-house network is expanded so as to satisfy the above condition.

For example, as shown in FIG. 3, in addition to the normally used information such as employee No. (employee number), name, and affiliation, user ID, which is personal identification information, password (pass)
word) and information representing the approval relationship. In FIG. 3, the subordinate of "Tamachi Hio" with employee number "0000001" is "employee number" 00000. "
It is "Zojoji Electronics" of "03". Therefore, in order for “Zojoji Denshi” to make a contract for research and development themes, approval from the approver (boss) “Hisao Tamachi” is required.

<Employee Client 3> The employee client 3 is connected to the in-house network (intranet 4) and the research and development theme inquiry / contract server 1 is connected.
And the above communication. That is, the site as described above is presented from the research / development theme inquiry / contract server 1. Moreover, if a predetermined or arbitrary item is input to this site, this item will be researched and developed theme inquiry / contract server 1
Send to. In this way, the employee client 3 needs only to be able to communicate with the research / development theme inquiry / contract server 1 at least as described above. Next, a method of inquiring, searching, and contracting the research and development theme using this research and development theme inquiry, search, and contract system will be described.

<Inquiry / Search / Contract Method of Research and Development Theme> This inquiry / search / contract method of research and development theme is a step of registering the research and development theme of the inventor in the research and development theme inquiry / contract server 1 ( Hereinafter, referred to as a research and development theme registration step), a step of searching for a research and development theme requested by a user who desires to use (hereinafter referred to as a research and development theme search step), and a research and development theme inquiry / contract server. Step 1 inquires about the research and development theme inquired by the user and presents it to the applicant (hereinafter referred to as the research and development theme inquiry step).
And a step in which the applicant wants to make a provisional contract with the inventor to implement the research and development theme (hereinafter referred to as a research theme temporary contract step), and an approver such as the applicant or the inventor's boss. And a step of obtaining a contract upon approval of this provisional contract (hereinafter referred to as a research and development theme contract step). The steps below are shown in FIG.
Will be described in detail with reference to.

The user, the inventor, the user's approver, and the inventor's approver are employees of the same company, and the personal information of each person is registered in the employee database 2. To do. Each employee is allowed to use the employee client 3 and communicates with the research / development theme inquiry / contract server 1 connected to a network (in-house network, intranet 4, etc.) via the employee client 3. In addition, the user is described as a user who wants to use it until the contract is signed in the research and development theme contract step.

<Research and development theme registration step> In the research and development theme registration step, the research and development theme which is the invention or research and development result of the inventor (or researcher, engineer, developer, etc.) who is an employee is searched. / This is the step of registering with the contract server 1. This step will be described with reference to FIG.

First, among employees, a person having a research and development theme, that is, the inventor (researcher, engineer) is an employee client 3 (if there is a terminal dedicated to the individual inventor, the employee client 311 of the inventor). Sends from the R & D theme inquiry / contract server 1 a message that the user wishes to register this R & D theme (hereinafter referred to as R & D theme upload request).

When the R & D theme inquiry / contract server 1 receives the R & D theme upload request (step S10), the person trying to register the R & D theme has a predetermined authority when registering the R & D theme. It is determined (step S11), and registration is performed only when this person has this authority.

This predetermined authority can be set arbitrarily, and may be, for example, a person inside the company in order to prevent unauthorized access by a person outside the company. The determination as to whether or not the person is in-house can be performed using a known method. For example, if the personal identification information (employee information) registered in the employee database 2 is inquired and the personal identification information (employee information) matches the information transmitted from the person who wishes to register, the user is authorized. Alternatively, it may be determined that the user has access (haves the access right). The predetermined authority may be further limited to, for example, being a researcher. Also, these authorities may not be provided.

The personal identification information (information for checking matching) may be, for example, a user ID and a password. That is, it is determined whether the user ID and password transmitted from the person who has transmitted the research and development theme upload request matches the user ID and password (password) registered for each employee in the employee database 2. If the two match, it is determined that the person who has transmitted this request is an authorized person (employee). In addition,
This user ID and password may be transmitted to the research and development theme inquiry / contract server 1 together with the research and development theme upload request as shown in FIG. Further, after receiving this request, the user may be presented with a user authentication site as shown in FIG. 4, and a user ID and password may be input to this site and transmitted.

As the personal identification information, other than the above items (user ID, password) or other information including these items (for example, ID card information, personal biometric information, etc.) is compared. Good.

First, it is judged whether or not the user has the access right (step S11), and only when the user has the access right, the applicant desires to send the research and development theme upload request (step S10).
It may be possible.

When the inventor is granted the access right (step S11 / YES), the inventor is permitted to upload the research and development theme to the research and development theme inquiry / contract server 1. The research and development theme inquiry / contract server 1 uploads the research and development theme from the employee client 311 of the inventor (step S1).
2) This is registered in the server (step S13).
R & D theme is R & D theme inquiry / contract server 1
It may be stored in a storage device under the control of, for example, registered in a research and development theme database (not shown). The registered research and development theme is managed by the research and development inquiry / contract server 1 as shown in FIG.

In addition, research and development theme inquiry / contract server 1
Assigns a unique identification code to each registered research and development theme, and manages the research and development theme for each identification code. The identification code may be, for example, a serial number that is sequentially incremented for each registration. In the following, a unique identification code (number) of "142255" is given to the research and development theme related to "voice recognition" of "mobile phone" registered by "Zojoji Denshi" of employee number "0000003" shown in FIG. It is assumed that

As a method of uploading the above-mentioned research and development theme, for example, the staff client 311 of this employee (inventor) is provided with a research and development theme upload site as shown in FIG. Information may be transmitted to the research and development theme inquiry / contract server 1. This predetermined matter may be anything, for example, as shown in FIG. 5, classification, name, outline, patent existence, know-how to which the research and development theme belongs (for example, whether it is a prototype level, it is carried out at the factory. It is also possible to set such level).

Further, as the predetermined item, information on a user (employee) who can inquire (view, etc.) on this research theme may be added. For example, it may be set so that only a person who has a certain authority (a predetermined title or higher, a person who belongs to a predetermined department, etc.) can view it, or only a person who has been approved by the inventor can view it. This will be described later.

In addition, research / development theme inquiry / contract server 1
, Or data that describes this research and development theme in more detail in addition to the research and development theme registered in the research and development theme database under the jurisdiction of this server (detailed data)
May be stored in a place where the research and development theme inquiry / contract server 1 can make an inquiry. The storage location may be, for example, in the research / development theme inquiry / contract server 1, a research / development theme database managed by the research / development theme inquiry / contract server 1, or the inventor's employee client 311. . The research and development theme is associated with this detailed data. For example, the research / development theme inquiry / contract server 1 may add a storage location of this detailed data to the research / development theme so that the research / development theme can inquire about the detailed data corresponding to the research / development theme.

When requesting the upload of the research and development theme, these predetermined items are added and transmitted to the research and development theme inquiry / contract server 1 and, after confirming the access right (step S11), the predetermined items are added. The research and development theme may be registered (step S13). For example, when the research / development theme inquiry / contract server 1 receives the information used for user authentication and the information used for uploading the research / development theme on the site as shown in FIG. 6, the user (employee) first selects from the information used for user authentication. Has access right (step S11). If the user has access right (step S11 / YES), the information used for uploading the research and development theme is registered (step S13).

The predetermined authority may be subject to the approval of the person who has transmitted the upload request for the research and development theme. In other words, inquiry about research and development /
The research and development themes that can be registered in the contract server 1 may be limited to those that have been approved by an approver such as a boss.
Any method may be used as the approval method. For example, (1) When the R & D theme inquiry / contract server receives the R & D theme upload request, the approver approves the registration. (2) After registering the R & D theme, it may be disclosed without obtaining the approval from the approver. (3) This approval should be given to the R & D theme upload request. It may be included, or (4) the approver may send the R & D theme upload request.

FIG. 3 shows an example of employee information registered in the employee database 2. Of these, in the "Subordinate" column,
Stores the employee number (employee No.) of the employee (subordinate) under the jurisdiction. For example, employee number "000000
Employee number “000”
It becomes "Zojoji Electronics" of "0003". Therefore, the research / development theme inquiry / contract server 1 can obtain the superior of the person who has transmitted the research / development theme upload request by searching the “subordinate” column of the employee database. Note that FIG. 3 is an example, and the authority of the boss (the boss who approves the registration of the research and development theme, the act of approving other actions of the inventor, etc.) may be defined, and there are multiple approvers. It may exist (for example, section manager, section manager, etc.). Also,
The employee database 2 does not have information about "subordinates" as shown in FIG. 3 or has information about "boss (approver)" together with this information, and based on this information, the inventor and the approver You may make it possible to know the relationship with.

As a method (above (1)) for obtaining registration approval from the inventor's approver when the research and development theme inquiry / contract server receives the research and development theme upload request, there is, for example, the following method. . First, after confirming that the person who sent this request is "Zojoji Denshi", an email is sent to the boss of this person, that is, the terminal of "Hisao Tamachi" (inventor approver client 312) via the intranet 4. Issue an approval request. Next, when there is an access from “Hisao Tamachi”, an R & D theme registration approval site as shown in FIG. 7 may be presented to obtain approval.
The R & D theme registration site should not be known to anyone other than the approver (in this case, “Tamachi Hio”), and when accessing this site, be sure to have access rights as described above. It may be possible to determine whether or not it is “Tamachi Hio”. Further, data in a predetermined format indicating approval by the approver may be transmitted to the research / development theme inquiry / contract server 1, or the manager of the research / development theme inquiry / contract server 1 approves it. May be notified.

Also, the research / development theme inquiry / contract server 1
After registering the research and development theme as described above, the approval of the approver may be obtained as described above, and this may be disclosed to other employees (employee client 3 used by other employees). That is, when an R & D theme upload request is made, registration may be performed as described above, and this disclosure may be made conditional on the approval of the approver ((2) above).

Information indicating that this request has been approved for the R & D theme upload request (approval information)
May be added ((3) above). As this method, for example, the R & D theme upload request issued from the inventor's employee client 311 is displayed directly or indirectly via the R & D theme inquiry / contract server 1 on the invention approver's employee client 312. . The inventor's approver adds the approval information to this R & D theme upload request, and directly inquires the R & D theme inquiry / contract server or indirectly through the inventor's employee client 311 to inquire the R & D theme / contract. Send to server 1. Although any method may be used as the approval information, for example, the user ID and password of the approver may be used in the R & D theme upload request.

For example, “Tamachi Hio” adds the user ID “tamachi” and the password “nec” to the research and development theme upload request created by “Zojoji Denshi” and sends this to the research and development theme inquiry / contract server 1. Send. The research / development theme inquiry / contract server 1 searches for the approver “Hisashi Tamachi” from the employee number of “Zojoji Denshi” from this research and development theme, and adds the registered user ID and password to the above request. Check the difference between the user ID and the password. As a result, if the two match, it is determined that the request has been approved by the approver.

Further, the R & D theme may be changed, corrected or deleted after registration. As this method, a known method can be used, but only when it is confirmed that the person who performs the above-mentioned method is the owner of the R & D theme (employee who has registered (inventor)). Make changes, corrections, deletions, etc.

<Research and development theme search step / inquiry step>
This is a step of searching the research and development theme registered by the contract server 1 for the research and development theme desired by the user, and presenting the result to the employee client 321 of the user. In the research / development theme inquiry / presentation step, the research / development theme inquiry / contract server 1 inquires an arbitrary research / development theme selected by the applicant from the above-mentioned search results, and the inquiry result is used by the employee client 32 of the applicant.
This is the step presented in 1.

The research / development theme search step is a step of selecting a desired one from among the research / development themes registered in the research / development theme registration step. As a method for realizing this, a known method can be used.

For example, when the research / development theme inquiry / contract server 1 receives a research / development theme search request from the employee client 321 of the applicant, the site shown in FIG. 9 is displayed on the employee client 3 (employee client of the applicant). 321). Then, the user who wants to use it inputs an arbitrary keyword and is made to transmit it. Upon receipt of this keyword, R & D themes having this keyword and / or having similar keywords are searched. Alternatively, the research and development theme having the keyword in the classification of the research and development themes, the research and development theme, the outline and the like shown in FIG. 2 or / and having the word similar to the keyword is searched.

Further, as shown in FIG. 10, a desired theme may be selected from the list classified according to the classification of FIG. 2 or the research and development theme.

The research and development theme inquiry / contract server 1 presents the result of this search to the employee client 321 of the applicant. When a plurality of research and development themes are searched, these may be presented in a list format.

For example, when the research and development theme regarding "mobile phone" is entered as a keyword in the site shown in FIG. 9, or when the "mobile phone" category is selected from the categories shown in FIG. 10, the registration shown in FIG. From the research and development themes that were carried out, as shown in FIG.
The employee client 32 who wishes to use the list shown in
1 shall be provided. As mentioned above, "Zojoji
Since the research and development theme of "electronic" is related to "mobile phone", the research and development theme of "142255" is listed in FIG.

In the research and development theme inquiry step, the research and development theme inquiry / contract server 1 inquires from the research and development theme searched in the above-mentioned research and development theme search step for an arbitrary theme that the user wishes to present. This is a step of presenting this to the user (employee client 321 of the user who wants to use).

The user who wants to use the R & D theme inquiry request selects a desired theme from the search results obtained in the R & D theme search step through the employee client 321 of the user who wants to use it. Inquiries about research and development / send to contract server 1. R & D theme inquiry /
The contract server 1 inquires the storage location of this research and development theme and acquires this research and development theme. Next, the employee client 321 of the above-mentioned applicant who uses this research and development theme.
To present.

For example, when the user who wants to use the research and development theme list shown in FIG. 13 obtained in the research and development theme search step is presented to the employee client 321, an arbitrary research and development theme is selected from this list. A research and development theme search request including this information is selected and transmitted to the research and development theme inquiry / contract server 1. Here, “14225
It is assumed that R & D theme No. 5 ”has been selected. The research / development theme inquiry / contract server 1 inquires the research development theme of No. “142255” in the storage location of the research development theme, retrieves it, and presents it to the employee client 321 of the applicant. In the employee client 321 of the applicant, the research and development theme is presented, for example, as shown in FIG. As mentioned above, when the detailed data storage location is added to this R & D theme,
The detailed data may be inquired to this storage location and the inquiry data may be presented to the employee client 321.

In the research and development theme search step and / or the research and development theme inquiry step, it is determined that the applicant has the access right, and the search or / and inquiry is performed only when the user has the access right. May be. This access right may be set for each research and development theme or category, or may be set regardless of the theme. When deciding for each research and development theme, add a condition to allow browsing (for example, being a person with a certain post or above, etc.) to the specified items in the above research and development theme registration step, and request the research and development theme search. When it receives, it is checked whether or not it has this access right. The investigation of the access right can be performed as described above.

It is also possible to require the approval of the inventor and / or the approver of the invention each time an inquiry about a research and development theme is made. As a result, the inventor or / and the invention approver can decide the access right each time, instead of uniformly determining the presence or absence of the access right based on the condition for permitting the browsing. As the approval method, the method described above can be used. Further, when the code for inquiring about this research and development theme is included in the above-mentioned predetermined items in the research and development theme registration step, and the applicant for use obtains and presents this code from the inventor or the invention approver, The research and development theme inquiry / contract server 1 may present the research and development theme to the employee client 321.

The research and development theme search step and the research and development theme inquiry step will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, the R & D theme search step will be described with reference to FIG.

When the research / development theme inquiry / contract server 1 receives a research / development theme search request from a research / development theme search site as shown in FIG. 9 or FIG. It is determined whether the user who wants to use has the authority (access right) to search and inquire the research and development theme (step S21). If this person has the access right (step S21 / YES),
The research and development theme requested by the research and development theme search request is searched (step S22). If the R & D theme requested by the applicant is present (step S2)
3 / YES), this search result is the employee client 321.
(Step S24). When a plurality of requested research and development themes are retrieved, these are presented in the list format as shown in FIG. 13 to the employee client 321.

Note that the research and development theme request may be transmitted to the specification applicant (step S20) after it is judged whether or not there is an access right (step S21). Further, when the research / development theme inquiry / contract server 1 causes the site as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12 to simultaneously transmit the research / development theme request and the data used for the access right determination, and it is determined that the access right is present. The research and development themes may be searched only for.

If the user who requested the search does not have the access right to the searched research and development theme, this research and development theme may not be presented to the employee client 321. Further, the search result as shown in FIG. 13 may be presented without the access right. As a result, it becomes possible to negotiate for a usage contract through a person who has an access right (for example, a boss). Further, when a plurality of research and development themes are searched, and a research and development theme to which this user wants to use is not searched, the employee client 321 has the research and development theme to which this user wants to access. Only the information may be presented. Next, the research and development theme inquiry step will be described with reference to FIG.

The research / development theme inquiry / contract server 1 selects a theme desired to be inquired from the list of research / development themes shown in FIG. 13 presented to the employee client 321 of the applicant for use in the research / development theme search step. Upon receiving the R & D theme inquiry request (step S3)
0), inquire about this research and development theme (step S3)
1). That is, the storage location of the research and development theme Inquires about this research and development theme and acquires it. Then, it is judged whether or not the person who wants to use has an access right (step S
32). This determination method can be performed as described above. That is, it is determined whether or not the user has the access right defined for each item (research and development theme) or / and the access right uniformly set. When determining whether or not to have the access right in the research / development theme inquiry step as described above, the research / development theme to which the user wants to use is not presented may be presented in the research / development theme search step. That is, when it is confirmed in the research and development theme search step that the access right exists, the access right may not be determined in step S32. If this user has the access right (step S32 / YES), this research and development theme is
For example, it is presented to the employee client 321 as shown in FIG. 16 (step S33).

<Research and development theme temporary contract step> In the research and development theme temporary contract step, the contents of the contract when the user (user who wishes to use) uses the research and development theme is decided with the inventor, and the temporary contract is made. Is the step of connecting. That is, this is a step of determining the conditions for the contract of use of the invention development theme between the applicant and the inventor.

Any conditions may be set as the conditions for this use contract. For example, the degree of cooperation of the inventor in implementing the invention development theme, the scale of implementation, and the timing of implementation. Etc. can be provided.

As a method for realizing this step, a known method may be used. For example, the employee client 321 of the applicant and the employee client 3 of the inventor
The conditions for the above-mentioned usage contract may be determined by communication with 11 via the intranet 4 such as electronic mail. Further, the research / development theme inquiry / contract server 1 may mediate the determination of the conditions for this usage contract. This will be described in detail below.

If the applicant desires to use (implement) the research and development theme inquired in the research and development theme inquiry step, for example, it is shown in FIG. 16 presented from the research and development theme inquiry / contract server 1. From such a site, a request is made to send the research and development theme temporary contract sheet (site) to the employee client 321 of the user.

For example, the research and development theme inquiry / contract server 1 sends a research and development theme temporary contract sheet as shown in FIG. 17 to the employee client 321. Those who want to use
Predetermined or arbitrary items (conditions for use contract) are input to this site and directly transmitted to the inventor's employee client 311 or indirectly via the research and development theme inquiry / contract server 1. For example, the provisional contract sheet for research and development theme may be registered in the research and development theme inquiry / contract server 1, and the registration information may be directly transmitted to the employee client 311 or indirectly through the research and development theme inquiry / contract server 1. To do. Since the research and development theme is selected in the research and development theme inquiry step above,
The research and development theme inquiry / contract server 1 may input items relating to the inventor, the applicant, etc. in advance.

The inventor determines whether the condition of the research and development theme temporary contract sheet (site) as shown in FIG. 18 presented from the employee client 311 is acceptable. If a temporary contract is made under the conditions presented by the applicant, this fact is sent to R & D theme 1. If no contract is made, the process ends.

When the user wishes to change the conditions presented, the changed conditions and / or the fact that he / she wants to change are directly transmitted to the employee client 321 or indirectly via the research / development theme inquiry / contract server. For example, enter the conditions for the above usage contract on the site shown in FIG.
This is registered in the research / development theme inquiry / contract server 1, and the fact that the conditions for this use contract are registered is directly or indirectly transmitted to the employee client 321 via the research / development theme inquiry / contract server 1. If the user who wants to use the service rejects this condition, the condition for the use contract may be presented to the inventor again as described above. By performing such communication between the inventor and the person who wants to use it, it becomes possible to achieve the agreement of the conditions for the use contract.

When the inventor or the applicant desires to accept the conditions for the usage contract presented by the other party (eg, FIG.
When the inventor accepts the conditions presented by the applicant using the site 8 and presses the "temporary contract" button),
A temporary contract for the research and development theme (a contract between the inventor and the applicant for the research and development theme) is concluded.

After the conditions for the usage contract are determined, a temporary contract may be made using a research and development theme (provisional) contract sheet as shown in FIG. In other words, instead of assuming that the provisional contract was concluded immediately when the conditions for the usage contract agree, providing a safer contract environment by deciding whether to conclude the provisional contract after determining the conditions. Is possible.

The research and development theme inquiry / contract server 1
Presents the conditions for the above-mentioned usage contract and judges whether or not the persons who have accepted the agreement are legitimate. For this method,
For example, the access right may be checked when accessing the research and development theme contract sheet (site). That is, is it a person who can access this site (for example, in the case of a site that has presented the conditions for the above-mentioned contract to the inventor, is the person who accessed the inventor)
judge. Or / and present the above conditions to the other party,
Alternatively, the user may be confirmed when the conditions are accepted. The determination of this access right can be performed as described above.

Further, this step may be performed as follows. That is, from the site as shown in FIG. 16 in which the person who wants to use is presented in the research and development theme inquiry step, the research and development theme provisional contract sheet (site) is used in the same manner as above.
Is sent to the employee client 321 of the user.

Upon receiving this request, the research and development theme inquiry / contract server 1 creates a research and development theme temporary contract sheet (site) as shown in FIG. The inventor and the person who wants to use the sheet make changes to this sheet (site). That is, in the method described above, the conditions could be changed only when the conditions were presented by the other party, but since the conditions are adjusted on one sheet (site), the conditions can be changed sequentially. It will be possible.

For example, in FIG. 19, when it is desired to change the period of use, this is changed, and the changed research and development theme temporary contract sheet (site) is registered in the research and development theme inquiry / contract server 1. Further, the other party is notified that the conditions have been changed, directly or via the research and development theme inquiry / contract server 1. The other party uses the employee client 3 to access the R & D theme inquiry / R & D theme temporary contract sheet in the contract server 1 and browse it.

As a result, if the conditions for the usage contract are met, the inventor and the applicant desire to make a temporary contract. That is, the personal identification information is input to this research and development theme temporary contract sheet to make a temporary contract.

[0100] It should be noted that only the inventor and the person who wishes to use the R & D theme temporary contract sheet (site) may access the access right at the time of access. Further, the person who can make changes to the R & D theme temporary contract sheet (site) may be only the inventor and the applicant, and the access right may be checked at the time of change.
As the method of determining the access right, the method described above can be used.

Further, this step may be performed as follows. That is, contrary to the method described above, the research / development theme inquiry / contract server 1 or the inventor, when registering the research / development theme, creates a research / development theme temporary contract sheet (site) as shown in FIG. If the person who wants to use the product wants to implement it, a temporary contract is made based on the conditions described on this sheet. As a result, the inventor can clearly indicate to the user who wishes to use the conditions for the usage contract in advance regarding his / her research and development theme. In addition, the applicant will be able to know the conditions for the contract of use desired by the inventor at the stage when this step is started, and the difficulty of the inventor's cooperation and implementation obtained in implementation. It becomes possible to judge such things quickly.

In each of the above methods, the predetermined items of the research and development theme may include any items of the conditions for the use contract. According to this, it becomes possible for the applicant to know the conditions for the use contract desired by the inventor from the result presented by the research and development theme search means and / or the research and development theme inquiry means. It is possible to quickly determine the cooperation of the inventor, the difficulty of implementation, etc., which can be obtained in implementation.

The method used in the research and development theme temporary contract step may be selectable for each research and development theme. This is because the method of appropriate temporary contract differs for each case. The information on the selected method is associated when the research and development theme is registered in the research and development theme inquiry / contract server 1, and is referred to at the start of this step.

Hereinafter, this step will be described with reference to the drawings. First, as shown in FIG. 21, when the research and development theme inquiry / contract server 1 receives a request for transmission of a research and development theme provisional contract sheet from the employee client 321 of the applicant (step S40), the research shown in FIG. Create a development theme temporary contract sheet. Then, this is presented to the employee client 321 of the applicant (step S41). In addition, as described above, a sheet prepared in advance in consideration of conditions from the inventor may be presented.

When the R & D theme provisional contract sheet to which the condition for use contract is added or the condition for use contract is received from the user who wishes to use (step S42), this is presented to the employee client of the inventor ( Step S4
3).

When the inventor does not agree with this condition (step S44 / NO), he / she does not agree with the above condition and / or presents a new condition to the research / development theme inquiry / contract server 1. R & D theme inquiry / contract server 1
Presents it to the employee client 321 of the person who wants to use it (step S76). If the person who wants to use the product does not agree with this condition, the process returns to step S42.

When the inventor agrees to the conditions presented by the applicant (step S44 / YES), or when the inventor agrees to the conditions presented by the inventor (step S46 / YES), research and development A temporary theme contract is concluded (step S47), and the process ends. That is, usage conditions and the like are determined. As described above, in step S47, the inventor and the applicant may use the temporary contract on the site shown in FIG.

Further, it may be carried out as shown in FIG.
That is, the R & D theme inquiry / contract server 1 receives the request for transmission of the R & D theme temporary contract sheet from the employee client 321 of the applicant (step S5).
0), a research and development theme temporary contract sheet as shown in FIG. 19 is created (step S51). In addition, as described above, a sheet prepared in advance in consideration of conditions from the inventor may be presented.

When the conditions for the use contract are transmitted from the employee client 3 of the inventor and the applicant (step S52), this research and development theme provisional contract sheet is updated (step S54).

Then, when the inventor and the applicant desire to agree to the R & D theme temporary contract sheet (the conditions for the use contract described therein) (step S54 / YES, step S55 / YES). ), A temporary contract for the research and development theme is concluded (step 86), and the process ends. That is, the usage conditions of the research and development theme are determined. It should be noted that, as described above, in step S56, the inventor and the applicant may use the temporary contract on the site shown in FIG.

<Research and Development Theme Contract Step> The research and development theme contract step is a step in which a contract is obtained after obtaining approval from both approvers of the user and the inventor necessary for implementing the research and development theme.

In general, in a company, a person who wants to use the research and development theme for implementation needs the approval of an approver such as a boss before using the implementation. Further, in order for the inventor to use his / her own research and development theme by a person who wants to use it, approval of an approver such as his or her superior is also required. Therefore, the research and development theme cannot be used only by making a temporary contract between the applicant and the inventor in the research and development theme temporary contract step. Therefore, in this research and development theme contract step, the approver of the user who wants to use obtains the approval that the user who wants to use makes use such as implementation under the conditions for the above-mentioned use contract. In addition, the inventor's approver obtains approval that the inventor will allow the applicant to use this research and development theme under the conditions for the above-mentioned use contract.

For example, the research / development theme inquiry / contract server 1 informs each approver that the provisional contract for using the research / development theme has been concluded between the applicant and the inventor in the research / development theme temporary contract step. Employee clients 312, 3
22 is notified and the approval of each approver can be obtained at the site as shown in FIG. That is, by inputting the information (personal identification information) for confirming the approver such as the user ID and the password to the site as shown in FIG. 23, the contract concluded in the research and development theme temporary contract step is executed. Is notified to the research and development theme inquiry / contract server 1.

In the case of the site shown in FIG. 23, the boss of the inventor "Zojoji Denshi" is "Tamachi Hio". Therefore, the research / development theme inquiry / contract server 1 uses the user I of this person.
When the employee information such as D and the password is input, it is possible to determine that the approval of the inventor's approver “Tamachi Hio” has been obtained. Similarly, the person who wants to use "Keiki Minato"
The boss of this person is "Mita Motoko", so this user's user I
When employee information such as D and a password is input to this site, the research and development theme inquiry / contract server 1 determines that this contract has been approved by the approver "Mita Motoko" of the applicant.

Thus, after obtaining approval from all those who need approval, the contract for using the research and development theme is concluded. In other words, if approval is obtained from all those who require approval, a contract for using the research and development theme is concluded.

As described above, the person who requires approval may vary from case to case, so the research and development theme inquiry / contract server 1 selects a person to approve for each case. As this method, for example, a person who needs approval for each research and development theme, classification, implementation scale, amount, schedule, etc. is provided in a table in the employee database 2, and the research and development theme inquiry / contract server 1 refers to this. By doing so, the person requiring approval may be determined. Further, the research and development theme inquiry / contract server 1 may determine a person who needs approval based on this information so that the information about the person who needs the approval is included in the research and development theme.

Further, the notification that the provisional contract using the research and development theme has been made is sent directly from the research and development theme inquiry / contract server 1 or via the employee clients 321 and 311 of the inventor or the applicant. It may be transmitted indirectly. This notification may be transmitted to the research / development theme inquiry / contract server 1 after the provisional contract for use is concluded in the research / development theme temporary contract step. Further, it may be transmitted after the instructor requests the use.

If the conditions for the use contract cannot be approved due to inadequacies or the like, each approver should instruct the inventor and the applicant to use the R & D theme temporary contract step again from the site as shown in FIG. May be notified.

Further, as shown in FIG. 25, the formal contract of the research and development theme requires the consent of the inventor, the inventor of the inventor, the user (user who wishes to use), and the approver of the user. Good.

The inventor and the user do not have to be one person, and may be a plurality of persons.

The R & D theme contract step will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 26 describes the flow of obtaining approval from the inventor's approver. According to this, when the inventor's approver is first requested to approve the provisional contract for using the research and development theme (step S6).
0), it is confirmed whether the person who made the request is the inventor (step S61).

When the access right is confirmed (step S61 / YES), the research and development theme inquiry / contract server 1 requests the approver of the inventor to approve the provisional contract via the employee client 312 (step S62). ).

It is confirmed whether the person who has accessed the research and development theme contract sheet is this approver (step S63), and if the approval of this person is obtained (step S64), the use contract for the research and development theme is obtained. Judge that.

The approval of the user's approver is similarly obtained in steps S70 to S74 of FIG.

That is, as shown in FIG. 28, when a request is made to the approver of the inventor and the approver of the applicant for approval to approve the above-mentioned provisional contract (step S81), the approval of each approver is obtained ( Step S82 / YES, Step S83 / Y
ES), the contract is concluded (step S84), and the process ends.

Further, after the use contract of the research and development theme is concluded between the inventor and the user in the research and development theme contract step, further users (users wishing to use) may be recruited. Good. For example, the difference in the implementation (use) region such as whether it is a domestic business or an overseas business,
It is possible to allow anyone other than the user determined in the above step to use this research and development theme depending on the difference in the purpose of use. In this case, the fact that the use contract is concluded in the R & D theme contract step is added to the R & D theme, and the use contract is concluded again with another user by the method described above.

Further, another person (user) may be included in the use contract concluded in the research and development theme contract step. That is, in some cases, such as when it is difficult to use (implement) by only the user determined by the contract, cooperation of other person may be necessary. In this case, the fact that the use contract has been concluded in the above-mentioned research and development theme contract step and that another user is being recruited for this use contract are added to the above research and development theme, and another use is made again by the method described above. Sign a usage contract with the person. Note that this contract needs to be made among the three parties of the user, the inventor, and the new applicant. Therefore, in the above research and development theme temporary contract step,
The new R & D applicant, the user, and the inventor are presented with the R & D provisional contract sheet (site), and the provisional contract is concluded by seeking the agreement of the conditions of the three parties. Further, in the research and development theme contract step, after obtaining approval from the new applicant and the approvers of the user and the inventor, a contract for using the research and development theme is concluded. In this case, the use (implementation) of the research and development theme may be advanced until a new user is decided, and when it is advanced, the implementation status is registered in the research and development theme.

The approver may approve the temporary contract before the temporary contract is concluded in the research and development theme temporary contract step. That is, it is a case where the person who wants to use or the inventor leaves it to the discretion.

<Research and Development Theme Registration Notification Step> The research and development theme registration notification step may be further provided. This is because if there is no research / development theme desired by the applicant in the research / development theme search step, and then a new R & D theme inquiry / contract server 1 is registered, this research / development theme is requested to be used above. It is judged whether the subject is the theme desired by the person. Then, when it is determined that the theme is the desired theme, this theme is inquired to the employee client 321 of the person who wants to use the research / development theme /
Notify that the contract server 1 is registered. Further, even when the research and development theme is searched in the research and development theme search step, if the research and development theme desired by the user who wishes to use is registered, the fact is notified to the employee client 32.
1 may be notified. By doing so, the user who wants to use does not have to sequentially check whether the research and development theme he / she desires is registered in the research / development theme inquiry / contract server 1.

That is, in the R & D theme search step, it is monitored whether or not the research and development theme having the keyword input by the user who wants to use is registered, and if registered, the step of notifying the employee client 321 of the user who wants to use is notified. Further possession (hereinafter, referred to as R & D theme registration notification step).

This keyword is for research and development theme inquiry /
The contract server 1 is registered in association with the employee client 321 of the user who desires the research and development theme having this keyword, and whether or not the research and development theme having this registered keyword is registered is monitored.

This monitoring may be performed every predetermined period. Further, when the research and development theme is registered in the research and development theme inquiry / contract server 1 in the research and development theme registration step, it is searched whether or not this research and development theme corresponds to the above registered keyword, and use corresponding to the corresponding keyword. The employee client 321 of the applicant may be notified that the research and development theme having this keyword has been registered.

As shown below, a contract for the development of a research and development theme and / or a contract for the use of a research and development theme is made between the inventor (planner of invention, researcher) and the applicant. You may tie it.

That is, instead of the inventor registering the research and development theme, the research and development theme desired by the user (hereinafter,
Expressed as an idea of research and development theme. ) Is registered in the research / development theme inquiry / contract server 1, and the inventor concludes a contract for realizing (developing) the idea (development) of the registered research and development theme with the applicant. In addition, a contract for use after realizing the idea of this research and development theme may be concluded. In addition, this usage contract may be made such that the research and development theme that has been developed is connected to a person who wants to use it by the method described above.

In this way, the inventor (planner of invention) can generate the idea of the research and development theme that the user who wants to use wants to implement.
By being developed by engineers, researchers, etc., it is possible for those who want to use it to surely obtain the desired research and development theme. Further, the inventor (planner of invention), the engineer, the researcher, and the like can obtain an idea (inspiration) of the research and development theme based on the consumption trend from a user who wants to use the product at the site of product development. Further, the inventions / developed research and development themes will be used (implemented) with a high probability, and the research and development efficiency will be improved.

In order to realize this, first, the research / development theme inquiry / contract server 1 registers in the research / development theme inquiry / contract server 1 the idea (idea) of the research / development theme transmitted from the applicant. This can be performed in the same manner as the research and development theme registration step described above.

Next, the inventor retrieves and inquires from the idea (idea) of the research and development theme registered in the research and development theme inquiry / contract server 1 for an idea that needs to be developed,
You will be presented with the idea of this research and development theme. These can be performed in the same manner as the research and development theme search step and the research and development theme inquiry step described above.

When the inventor wishes to implement an idea (idea) of a research and development theme, the conditions necessary for realizing this idea (for example, the degree of involvement in the research and development of the applicant, the use after development) Whether the applicant becomes a user and uses (implements), etc.) is set. That is, a temporary contract is made in the same manner as the research and development theme temporary contract step.

Next, as in the case of the research and development theme contract step, if approval is required for the contract, approval is obtained from each approver.

[0140]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, a user who wishes to use can easily search and inquire a desired research and development theme, and further, the use condition of the inventor can be checked. Since the R & D theme inquiry / contract server acts as an intermediary, the conclusion and the approval of each approver can be performed quickly. Also, it becomes possible to refer to a plurality of R & D themes with a small amount of labor in an extremely short time. Also,
Since the use condition of the research and development theme can be performed through the employee client of the applicant, it is possible to conclude the use condition in a short period of time with extremely little labor.

Further, since the approval of the approver such as the boss is performed by using the personal authentication technology, it is not necessary to perform it on a paper basis, so that the cost is low, the labor is extremely small, and the research is performed in a short time. It becomes possible to conclude a contract to use the development theme. In particular, since it is not necessary to check the boss or the like who needs approval, the labor, time, and cost required for the use contract are extremely small.

Further, even if the research and development theme desired by the user is not registered, the fact that the research and development theme is registered is notified, so that the research and development theme can be quickly implemented.

For the inventor, there is no need to respond to inquiries from a large number of employees (users who wish to use) for one research and development theme, and the labor required to implement the research and development theme is reduced. Further, as long as the research and development theme is registered in the research and development theme inquiry / contract server, the user who wants to use appears, so the effort to find the user who wants to use becomes extremely small. Further, as described above, the labor, time and cost required for the usage contract are extremely small.

For each approver, the use contract is concluded only by carrying out the approval using the personal authentication technique, so that the labor for approval is reduced.

In addition, a system in which the labor, time, and cost required to conclude a contract for using a research and development theme is significantly reduced is constructed by simply connecting a research and development inquiry / contract server to a conventional in-house network system. It becomes possible to do.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an in-house network according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an example of a database of research and development themes registered in a research and development theme inquiry / contract server according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an example of registration of an employee database according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an example of a user authentication site in the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a first example of a site diagram for uploading a research and development theme in the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a second example of a site diagram for uploading a research and development theme according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an example of a research and development theme registration approval site according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flow chart for explaining a flow in which a research and development theme according to the present invention is registered in a research and development theme inquiry / contract server.

FIG. 9 is a first site diagram for searching for research and development themes in the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a second site diagram for searching for research and development themes in the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a third site diagram for searching for research and development themes according to the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a fourth site diagram for searching a research and development theme according to the present invention.

FIG. 13 is an example of a search result in which a research and development theme in the present invention is searched.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart for explaining a flow of searching for a research and development theme in the present invention from a research and development theme inquiry / contract server.

FIG. 15 is a flow chart for explaining a flow of an inquiry about a research and development theme according to the present invention.

FIG. 16 is an example of a site where the research / development theme inquiry / contract server 1 according to the present invention presents the research / development theme to applicants.

FIG. 17 is a first example of a temporary contract sheet (site) used for a temporary contract for a research and development theme in the present invention.

FIG. 18 is a second example of the temporary contract sheet (site) used for the temporary contract of the research and development theme in the present invention.

FIG. 19 is a fourth example of the temporary contract sheet (site) used for the temporary contract of the research and development theme according to the present invention.

FIG. 20 is a second example of a contract sheet (site) used for contracting a research and development theme according to the present invention.

FIG. 21 is a first flow chart for explaining a flow of a temporary contract for a research and development theme according to the present invention.

FIG. 22 is a second flowchart for explaining the flow of the temporary contract for the research and development theme according to the present invention.

FIG. 23 is a first example of a contract sheet (site) used for contracting a research and development theme according to the present invention.

FIG. 24 is an example of a site for changing the conditions for the research and development theme usage contract according to the present invention.

FIG. 25 is a third example of a contract sheet (site) used for contracting a research and development theme according to the present invention.

FIG. 26 is a flowchart for explaining a flow in which an inventor approver of the present invention approves a contract.

FIG. 27 is a flowchart for explaining a flow in which an approver of a user approves a contract according to the present invention.

FIG. 28 is a flow chart for explaining the flow of contract between the inventor and the user regarding the research and development theme in the present invention.

[Explanation of reference symbols] 1 Research and development theme inquiry / contract server 2 Employee database 3 Employee client 31 Research and development theme development group 32 Research and development theme usage group 311 Inventor (engineer, researcher) 312 Invention approver (inventor's boss) ) 321 User (user who wants to use) 322 Approver (user who wants to use, boss who wants to use)

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Claims (16)

(57) [Claims] 1. A research / development theme inquiry / search / contract system having a research / development theme inquiry / contract server, an employee database, and an employee client, wherein the employee database contains personal identification information for each employee. If the personal identification information registered and the personal identification information transmitted from the employee client matches the personal identification information registered in the employee database, the research and development theme inquiry / contract server transmits the personal identification information from the employee client. Request means to the employee client of the person who wishes to use, an employee determining means for determining that the person has registered the personal identification information in the employee database, a means for registering the research and development theme received from the employee client of the inventor. Searching for researched R & D themes and presenting search results, and employees who wish to use them An inquiring means for presenting the research and development theme inquired by the client, and a use condition determining intermediary means for determining the use condition between the applicant and the inventor when the applicant desires to use the research and development theme; Use in which an agreement is obtained between the applicant and the inventor by obtaining approval from the inventor's approver and the applicant's approver, and the applicant uses the research and development theme under the use conditions. An inquiry / search / contract system for research and development themes, characterized by having a contract conclusion intermediary. 2. The registration means presents an R & D theme upload site to an employee client of the inventor, and registers the items input by the inventor on the R & D theme upload site as a R & D theme. The research / development theme inquiry / search / contract system according to claim 1. 3. The search means selects, from among the research and development themes registered by the registration means, a research and development theme including at least one of matters related to a keyword transmitted from a user who wants to use and matters similar to the keyword. The inquiry / contract / search system for the research and development theme according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the search is performed. 4. The search means presents a research and development theme to which the user who desires to use has an access right among the searched research and development themes, according to any one of claims 1 to 3. Inquiries, contracts, and search systems for R & D themes. 5. The inquiry / contract of the research and development theme according to claim 4, wherein the access right is defined for at least one of the research and development theme, the classification of the research and development theme, and the applicant.・ Search system. 6. The inquiring means inquires a storage location of an R & D theme selected by the applicant for use from the search results, acquires the R & D theme, and presents it to the employee client. The research / development theme inquiry / contract / search system according to any one of claims 1 to 5. 7. The inquiring means presents the requested research and development theme only when the applicant desires to have access.
Refer to the research and development theme described in any one of
Contract / search system. 8. The inquiry / contract of the research and development theme according to claim 7, wherein the access right is defined for at least one of the research and development theme, the classification of the research and development theme, and the applicant.・ Search system. 9. The use condition determination mediating means transmits the use condition presented by the applicant for use to the employee client of the inventor, and when the inventor presents the use condition, the use condition is provided. When the notification is sent to the employee client of the applicant for use and the applicant and the inventor receive a notice to the effect that a contract for use is made under the same conditions of use, the applicant for the use of the conditions of use agrees with the research and development theme. 9. The inquiry / contract / retrieval system of the research and development theme according to claim 1, wherein the system is determined as a use condition when using. 10. The use condition determination mediating means presents the site for inputting the use condition to the employee client of the applicant, and presents the use condition input to the site to the employee client of the inventor. A research / development theme inquiry / contract / search system according to claim 9. 11. The use condition mediating means presents the site for inputting the use condition to the employee client of the inventor, and presents the use condition input to the site to the employee client of the applicant. Inquiries about the research and development theme according to claim 9 or 10,
Search and contract system. 12. The use condition determination mediating means creates a use condition concluding site in which the use applicant and the inventor can change the use condition, and the use applicant and the inventor 1 perform the use condition. In case of changing the above, if one of the parties has been notified that the usage conditions have been changed, and has received a notification from the applicant and the inventor that a usage contract has been concluded under the usage conditions of the usage conditions conclusion site. 9. The use condition is determined as the use condition when the applicant desires to use a research and development theme under the use condition.
Inquiries, contracts, and search systems for research and development themes described in Section. 13. The use condition mediating means receives the notification to the effect that the use contract is concluded, and the personal identification information received from the inventor and the applicant is registered in the employee database, respectively. The inquiry / contract / search for the research and development theme according to any one of claims 9 to 12, characterized in that the usage conditions are determined when it is confirmed that the information is the personal identification information of the inventor and the applicant. system. 14. The employee database includes information about an approver who needs approval when the inventor makes a use contract with the applicant, and an approver who needs approval when the inventor makes a use contract with the inventor. Further information, the use contract conclusion intermediary means obtains information about the approver of the inventor and information about the approver of the applicant from the employee database, and stores the information in the employee client of each approver. In the case of notifying that the use contract is concluded under the use condition determined by the use condition determining intermediary means, and receiving the notification from each of the approvers to approve, the applicant for the use is allowed to perform the research under the use condition. 14. A research and development theme inquiry / contract as set forth in any one of claims 1 to 13, wherein a contract for using a development theme is concluded between the user and the inventor. About and search system. 15. The use contract conclusion intermediary means receives a notification from the employee client of the inventor and the applicant applicant approver that the use contract is approved, and When it is confirmed that the personal identification information received from the approver and the approver of the user who wants to use is the personal identification information of the approver of the inventor and the approver of the user who wants to use, respectively, registered in the employee database. 15. The inquiry / contract of the research and development theme according to claim 14, wherein the user who wants to use the service under the conditions of use concludes a contract to use the research and development theme between the user and the inventor.・ Search system. 16. The research / development theme inquiry / contract server stores the keyword received by the search means in association with the user who has sent the keyword. When the research / development theme is registered by the registration means, the research / development theme is registered. When the development theme includes at least one of a matter related to the keyword and a matter similar to the keyword, the development theme further comprises means for notifying the employee client of the user who wishes to use the research and development theme. Claim 1 to 1
The research / development theme inquiry / search / contract system described in any one of 5 above.