System and method of documenting, tracking and facilitating the development of intellectual property
OwnerDavid Katz, Rush McCloyinventors
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Abstract
A system and method is provided that allows a company to maintain a dynamic network database of intellectual capital. Entries in the database are stored on individual computers. Searches are conducted by transmitting a search request to each computer on the network. In addition, companies can post intellectual capital for other companies to view and to search. The system also facilitates the development of intellectual capital when the members of the development team are not in the same location by providing methods of communication, scheduling, sharing files and searching for additional team members.
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A method for documenting, tracking and facilitating the development of intellectual capital comprising the steps of:
- storing a plurality of intellectual capital database entries respectively on a plurality of computer stations;
- entering search criteria into a user interface at one of the computer stations;
- transmitting said search criteria and a level of access to said plurality of computer stations;
- searching the plurality of intellectual capital database entries respectively stored at each of said plurality of computer stations for matching entries;
- transmitting portions of said matching entries at or below said level of access to said computer station at which the search criteria is entered;
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- displaying said portions of said matching entries in said user interface at said computer station entering the search criteria.
A method of documenting and tracking intellectual property comprising the steps of:
- creating a plurality of intellectual capital entries on a computer system;
- entering search criteria into a user interface;
- transmitting said search criteria to said computer system;
- searching said plurality of intellectual capital entries based on said search criteria to thereby obtain at least one matching entry;
- transmitting a portion of each matching entry to said user interface;
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- displaying said portion of each matching entry in said user interface.
A method of documenting and tracking intellectual capital comprising the steps of:
- creating a plurality of intellectual capital database entries on a computer system;
- entering search criteria on one of a plurality of computer stations;
- transmitting said search criteria from said one of the plurality of computer stations to said computer system;
- searching said plurality of intellectual capital database entries for entries matching said search criteria;
- transmitting portions of said matching entries to said one of the plurality of computer stations;
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- displaying said portions of said matching entries on said one of the plurality of computer stations.
A computer system for documenting and tracking intellectual capital comprising:
- a plurality of computer stations;
- and
- a user interface on each of said plurality of computer stations;
- wherein an intellectual capital database entry can be entered in said user interface and stored on the computer station at which the entry is entered;
- wherein when search criteria are entered into said user interface by a user, said search criteria and a level of access assigned to said user are transmitted to each of said plurality of computer stations, each of said plurality of computer stations searches for matching intellectual capital database entries and transmits each matching entry at or below the level of access of the user entering the search criteria.
A computer system for documenting and tracking intellectual capital comprising:
- a computer system;
- and
- a user interface;
- wherein a plurality of intellectual capital database entries can be entered in said user interface and stored on said computer system;
- wherein when search criteria are received in the computer system for executing a query, said computer system searches each intellectual capital database entry stored on said computer system and transmits any matching entries at or below a predetermined level of access of the query.
A computer system for documenting, tracking, and facilitating the development of intellectual capital comprising:
- a computer network including a plurality of computer stations, on which a plurality of innovation entries may be individually stored on a respective one of the plurality of computer stations;
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- a user interface accessible through each of the plurality of computer stations, wherein the user interface provides access to a plurality of features including
- a new innovation folder for each user having access to the network,
- an innovation subfolder for at least one innovation stored within the new innovation folder, and
- an innovation query page for enabling a user to search the plurality of innovation entries stored on each of the plurality of computer stations according to specified search criteria.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.