# US 7,412,485 B2 · Information processing system, information procesing method, a software program for executing such method, and information storage medium comprising such software program > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 7,412,485 B2 - Document ID: US7412485B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 10/093,819 - Filed: 2002-03-11 - Published: 2003-05-15 - Granted: 2008-08-12 - Earliest claimed: 2001-11-15 - Assignees: Fujitsu Limited - Inventors: Masaaki Daimon - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US7412485B2 ## CPC - G06Q 10/10: Office automation; Time management - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract According to the present invention, a server computer discloses content data to client terminals used by predetermined members within a company or a division through groupware. The content data needs to be examined by the predetermined members. The server computer periodically collects feedback of the examination for the content data from the predetermined members, compares the collected examination feedback with a predetermined examination requirement, and when the collected examination feedback meets the predetermined examination requirement, transfers the content data to a Web server to disclose the content data to user terminals other than the client terminals used by the predetermined members. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system for approving and disclosing contents created by a user of an internal network to an external network, comprising: a distributing part distributing the content, via the internal network, to a predetermined group of members, the members tasked with examining the content and determining whether the content should be approved for disclosure; a collecting part collecting approval feedback from an unspecified number of the predetermined group of members as to whether the members approve or disapprove of the content to be disclosed; a comparing part comparing the collected approval feedback with a predetermined approval requirement; and a disclosing part disclosing the content to the external network if the collected approval feedback meets the predetermined approval requirement, wherein an approval deadline by which the approval requirement must be met is predetermined, and in a case that the approval feedback does not meet the approval requirement when the approval deadline comes due, the content is sent back to the user who created the content, a registrant, or a person tasked with approving the content as being disapproved for disclosure to the external network. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the predetermined approval requirement is configured as selectable, depending on the content to be disclosed, from a plurality of predetermined approval requirements. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the collected approval feedback is independently collected according to job titles/status of the predetermined group of members who approved or disapproved of the content. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein: said collecting part is configured to collect the approval feedback periodically. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein: a disclosure destination to which the content is disclosed and/or a level of importance of the content are selectable from a plurality of predetermined disclosure destinations and/or levels of importance; and the approval requirement is determined according to thus selected disclosure destination and/or thus selected level of importance. ### Claim 6 A method for approving and disclosing content created by a user of an internal network to an external network, comprising: distributing the content, via the internal network, to a predetermined group of members, the member tasked with examining the content and determining whether the content should be approved for disclosure; collecting approval feedback from an unspecified number of the predetermined group of members as to whether the members approve or disapprove to the content to be disclosed; comparing the collected approval feedback with a predetermined approval requirement; and disclosing the content to the external network if the collected approval feedback meets the predetermined approval requirement, wherein an approval deadline by which the approval requirement must be met is predetermined, and in a case that the approval feedback does not meet the approval requirement when the approval deadline comes due, the content is sent back to the user who created the content, a registrant, or a person tasked with approving the content as being disapproving for disclosure to the external network. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein: the predetermined approval requirement is configured as selectable, depending on the content, from a plurality of predetermined approval requirements. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein: the collected approval feedback is independently collected according to job titles/status of the predetermined group of members who approved or disapproved of the content. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein: the approval feedback is collected periodically. ### Claim 10 (depends on 6) The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein: a disclosure destination to which the content is disclosed and/or a level of importance of the content are selectable from a plurality of predetermined disclosure destinations and/or levels of importance; and the approval requirement is determined according to thus selected disclosure destination and/or thus selected level of importance. ### Claim 11 A computer readable storage encoded with a program comprised of commands to make a computer execute respective functions of a plurality of parts for approving and disclosing content created by a user of an internal network to an external network, the plurality of parts comprising: a distributing part distributing the content, via the internal network, to a predetermined group of members, the members tasked with examining the content and determining whether the content should be approved for disclosure; a collecting part collecting approval feedback from an unspecified number of the predetermined group of members as to whether the members approve or disapprove of the content to be disclosed; a comparing part comparing the collected approval feedback with a predetermined approval requirement; and a disclosing part disclosing the content to the external network if the collected approval feedback meets the predetermined approval requirement, wherein an approval deadline by which the approval requirement must be met is predetermined, and in a case that the approval feedback does not meet the approval requirement when the approval deadline comes due, the content is sent back to the user who created the content, registrant, or a person tasked with approving content as being disapproved for disclosure to the external network. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The program as claimed in claim 11, wherein: the predetermined approval requirement is configured as selectable, depending on the content, from a plurality of predetermined approval requirements. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The program as claimed in claim 11, wherein: the collected approval feedback is independently collected according to job titles/status of the predetermined group of members who approved or disapproved of the content. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The program as claimed in claim 11, wherein: said collecting part is configured to collect the approval feedback periodically. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The program as claimed in claim 11, wherein: a disclosure destination to which the content is disclosed and/or a level of importance of the content are selectable from a plurality of predetermined disclosure destinations and/or levels of importance; and the approval requirement is determined according to thus selected disclosure destination and/or thus selected level of importance. ### Claim 16 An information storage medium including a software program comprised of commands to make a computer execute respective functions of a plurality of parts for approving and disclosing content created by a user of an internal network to an external network, the plurality of parts comprising: a distributing part distributing the content, via the internal network, to a predetermined group of members examining the content and determining whether the content should be approved for disclosure; a collecting part collecting approval feedback from an unspecified number of the predetermined group of members as to whether the members approve or disapprove of the content to be disclosed; a comparing part comparing the collected approval feedback with a predetermined approval requirement; and a disclosing part disclosing the content to the external network if the collected approval feedback meets the predetermined approval requirement, wherein an approval deadline by which the approval requirement must be met is predetermined, and in a case that the approval feedback does not meet the approval requirement when the approval deadline comes due, the content is sent back to the user who created the content, registrant, or a person tasked with approving the content as being disapproved for disclosure to the external network. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The medium as claimed in claim 16, wherein: the predetermined approval requirement is configured as selectable, depending on the content, from a plurality of predetermined approval requirements. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The medium as claimed in claim 16, wherein: the collected approval feedback is independently collected according to job titles/status of the predetermined group of members who approved or disapproved of the content. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The medium as claimed in claim 16, wherein: said collecting part is configured to collect the approval feedback periodically. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The medium as claimed in claim 16, wherein: a disclosure destination to which content is disclosed and/or a level of importance of the content are selectable from a plurality of predetermined disclosure destinations and/or levels of importance; and the approval requirement is determined according to thus selected disclosure destination and/or thus selected level of importance. ### Claim 21 A computer readable storage medium storing a program causing a computer to approve and disclose content created by a user of an internal network to an external network, comprising: distributing the content, via the internal network, to a predetermined group of members, the members tasked with examining the content and determining whether the content should be approved for disclosure; collecting approval feedback from an unspecified number of the predetermined group of members as to whether the members approve or disapprove of the content to be disclosed; comparing the collected approval feedback with a predetermined approval requirement; and disclosing the content to the external network if the collected approval feedback meets the predetermined approval requirement, wherein an approval deadline by which the approval requirement must be met is predetermined, and in a case that the approval feedback does not meet the approval requirement when the approval deadline comes due, the content is sent back to the user who created the content, a registrant, or a person tasked with approving the content as being disapproved for disclosure to the external network. ### Claim 22 (depends on 1) The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the disclosing part transfers the content to either an in-house folder, a worldwide folder or an in-division folder, depending on the predetermined approval requirement. ### Claim 23 (depends on 6) The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein: disclosing the content to the external network comprises transferring the content to either an in-house folder, a worldwide folder or an in-division folder, depending on the predetermined approval requirement. ### Claim 24 (depends on 11) The program as claimed in claim 11, wherein: the disclosing part transfers the information to either an in-house folder, a worldwide folder or an in-division folder, depending on the predetermined approval requirement. ### Claim 25 (depends on 16) The medium as claimed in claim 16, wherein: the disclosing part transfers the content to either an in-house folder, a worldwide folder or an in-division folder, depending on the predetermined approval requirement. ### Claim 26 (depends on 21) The computer readable recording medium of claim 21, wherein: disclosing the content to the external network comprises transferring the content to either an in-house folder, a worldwide folder or an in-division folder, depending on the predetermined approval requirement.