Customized document portfolio system integrating IP libraries and technology documents

A method for IP library management, comprising:

• providing a IP library and information associated therewith;
• sorting the IP library and the information associated therewith by at least one predetermined criteria;
• reviewing the IP library and the information associated therewith to assess approvability;
• and
• posting the approved IP library and the information associated therewith online.

A customized design portfolio management system, comprising:

• a database storing a plurality of pre-classified technology documents, IP libraries, and meta information associated therewith;
• and
• a design portfolio management server programmed with a rule engine, a search engine, a security engine, and a notification engine, the design portfolio management server being adapted to allow a user to create a customized design portfolio;
• wherein the security engine is adapted to authenticate user identification, the search engine is adapted to search the database according to the user's selection to create the customized design portfolio, the rule engine being adapted to identify a status of the documents and IP libraries in the database, and the notification engine being adapted to monitor the status of the customized design portfolio and send notification when the status changes.

A system for customizing a design portfolio, comprising:

• an IP library management server adapted to allow a plurality of IP providers to upload IP libraries, and adapted to verify and sort the uploaded IP libraries;
• a technology document server adapted to allow a foundry to upload technology documents, and adapted to verify and sort the uploaded technology documents;
• a database adapted to store the verified technology documents, the verified IP libraries, and meta information associated therewith;
• and
• a design portfolio management server adapted to provide a user with access to the verified technology documents and IP libraries in the database for creation of a customized design portfolio, and the design portfolio management server being adapted to monitor the customized design portfolio and to provide notification when the portfolio status changes.