Patent Application
20070088743
The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for information processing in order to support projects, research, and filing of patent applications of a product.
At the start of the project and the technology development of a product, trend review of the industry and a research for domestic and foreign patents in order to protect one's own business has been conducted. The results of the market and patent research have been discussed and analyzed.
The steps of product planning, new technology development, and patent application filing will be described referring to
First of all, in Step S901, an understanding of a new business method is grasped. Grasping the concept of the business method is mainly done by gathering management personnel, who conduct brainstorming in reference to relating the market research results and the market trends.
Next, in Step S902, an official notice (common knowledge of one skilled in the art) is researched and the Published examined patent application including the patent published application etc. that relate to the new business method is extracted by a person in charge of the filing of patent applications. In Step S903, the person in charge of the patent assesses the results of the official notice research. In Step S904, this assessment is fed back to the management personnel, and then the concept of the new business method is decided.
In Step S905, an idea of a specific invention of the new business method decided in Step S904 is generated by a member in the field composed of a person in charge of development, a person in charge of business, and a person in charge of operation etc.
In step S906, the member in the field makes proposals in order to file the patent applications, and files the patent applications in step S907 based on the specific idea generation for the invention outputted in step S905.
However, conventionally, since the Published examined patent applications obtained in step S902 often reach a great number, a systematic analysis cannot be achieved even if being discussed by one person in charge of the patent. In addition, even if plural persons in charge of the patent discussed the great number of Published examined patent applications each allotting it, the section that shared the results of review among the person in charge is scarce. Thus, it has been a rare case that the results are effectively used even if patent research is conducted.
Moreover, when the invention of improvement etc. are filed, the proposals might be described based on the patent applications specification filed in the past. In this case, the results of the patent research when filing applications in the past might be referred to. However, in the case of difference both of a person in charge of the patent of past applications and the person in charge of the patent of this application, in the case of no remainder of the past results of review, or in the case where it was not able to determine the past results of reviews because of the memo level even if the past results of reviews remained, an enough discussion has not been conducted.
Since the patent research required expertise in order to make the classification and the search formula the person in charge of the research of working full-time had conducted actually. In the case where the knowledge was not shared between the person in charge of the research and the management personnel, the official notice research with different directionality was conducted and then the backslide has been often generated as the research would be conducted again.
In addition, since the member in the field tried to devise the invention with the patentability in Step S905 shown in
On the other hand, the technology that the patent map created by converting automatically the search file of various formats extracted from the search engine of the variable patent documents and the engineering data served inside and outside the country into the mastering table data for the patent and the technical information analysis by using the computer, constructing data bases integrated according to a technological subject, and using these is disclosed in Japanese patent laid open publication (kokai) No. 2001-92851.
According to Japanese patent laid open publication (kokai) No. 2001-92851, one united data bases can be created from the various databases, and the patent map can be created. However, since the database currently disclosed and registered are only constructed and integrated, it is nothing but the analysis of this data. Therefore, when the filing of patent applications specification and the proposals are made, it is impossible to the making support by picking up the part able to be used for another new filing of patent applications, and using the picked up data, like the present invention.
Moreover, according to Japanese patent laid open publication (kokai) No. 2002-7427, the publication data being provided on the outside is imported and stored, the search formula is made and registered, and the automatic search is executed, and the extracted search set is saved as second store information. The technology is disclosed that the level of importance is determined to the search set of the second store information, and the results are inputted.
According to Japanese patent laid open publication (kokai) No. 2002-7427, the other companies or its own patent publication data is imported from the external database and the automatic search is executed by using the registered search formula. However, it was able merely to construct and to integrate the database currently disclosed and registered, to analyze the results of the automatic search, to input the results of analysis, and only to reuse the results even in the other business segment etc. Therefore, according to Japanese patent laid open publication (kokai) No. 2002-7427, it is impossible to the making support by picking up the part able to be used for another new filing of patent application as the results of analysis, and by using it when the filing of patent application specification is made. Moreover, functions of the extraction of the key word and the generation of the search formula etc. from the natural language expanded by the idea generation support are not provided.
Therefore, the aim of the present invention is in order to provide an apparatus and method for information processing available for exploitation of a novel business, and development and enhancing of the product and the service, etc.
To solve the above-mentioned problem, an apparatus for information processing according to the first characteristic of the present invention includes an idea generation support section configured: to relate unit information of needs of a supplier of a product and unit information of needs of a user to predetermined comment code; to relate unit information of seeds of the product required from the needs of the supplier and the needs of the user to the comment code; and to summarize the unit information of the needs of the supplier, the unit information of the needs of the user, and the unit information of the seeds of the product by using the comment code.
An apparatus for information processing according to the second characteristic of the present invention includes: a research section extracting a first key word from target information to be searched, and searching for relevant information for regard to the first keyword from searching target information; an assessment analysis section receiving a correlation between the target information to be searched including a using possibility of the relevant information for the target information to be searched and the relevant information; and a document generation section generating a document from the target information to be searched and the relevant information on the basis of the correlation received by the assessment analysis section.
An apparatus for information processing according to the third characteristic of the present invention includes a research section configured: to extract a first key word from target information to be searched; to search for relevant information for regard to the first key word from searching target information; to extract a second key word for characterizing the relevant information; and to summarize the relevant information by summary item including one or more of the first key word and the second key word.
An apparatus for information processing according to the fourth characteristic of the present invention includes a foreign document analysis section configured: to compare searching target information; to compares words used by each country; and to generate translation with an original in each country corresponding to the words, in same searching target information by contents described by using language in each country.
An apparatus for information processing according to the fifth characteristic of the present invention includes a research section configured: to extract a first the key word from target information to be searched; to translate the first key word into a prescribed language; and to search for relevant information for regard to the translated first key word from searching target information.
An apparatus for information processing according to the sixth characteristic of the present invention includes the step of: pursuing needs of a supplier for a product; pursuing needs of a user for the product; and pursuing seeds of the product to be realizable from the needs of the supplier and the needs of the user.
An apparatus for information processing according to the seventh characteristic of the present invention includes the step of: extracting a first key word from target information to be searched, and searching for relevant information for regard to the first key word from searching target information; receiving a correlation between the target information to be searched including a using possibility of the relevant information for the target information to be searched and the relevant information; and generating a document from the target information to be searched and the relevant information on the basis of the correlation.
An apparatus for information processing according to the eighth characteristic of the present invention includes the step of: extracting a first key word from target information to be searched, searching for relevant information for regard to the first key word from searching target information, and extracting a second key word for characterizing the relevant information; and summarizing the relevant information by summary item including one or more of the first key word and the second key word.
An apparatus for information processing according to the ninth characteristic of the present invention includes the step of: comparing searching target information; comparing words used by each country; and generating translation with an original in each country corresponding to the words, in same searching target information by contents described by using language in each country.
An apparatus for information processing according to the ninth characteristic of the present invention includes the step of: extracting a first the key word from target information to be searched; translating the first key word into a prescribed language; and searching for relevant information for regard to the translated first key word from searching target information.
Next, various embodiments of the present invention will be described herein below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the description of the following drawings, the same or similar reference numerals are applied to the same or similar parts and elements.
In the present invention, “Product” is not limited to industrial products, and includes the service and the business method using the software program and the for example Internet, etc. As just described, the information processor according to the embodiments of the present invention supports the development of a novel business, the implementation of the product in a novel country of an existing business, and the like.
The computer implemented method for information processing according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described referring to
First of all, an idea generation of a novel product and novel business method is supported in Step S101. In Step S102, a new industry trend related to the business method and the research of the official notice are executed, and the relevant information related to the new business is acquired. Next, in Step S103, the results of the research acquired in Step S102 is inspected, and assessed and analyzed.
Moreover, in Step S104, the idea generation related to the novel business further supported based on the assessment and the analysis of the results of the research implemented in Step S103. In Step S105, project proposals and a document of the invention proposals etc. are generated.
In addition, it is determined whether or not to generate a foreign document in Step S106. If the foreign document is not generated, this information processing is ended. If a foreign document is generated, in Step S107, the relevant information described in the foreign language like the patent family etc. of the predetermined application is researched, and then the words of a foreign document is analyzed when there is a relevant information described in the foreign language. In Step S108, the foreign document described by the country that uses it by optimal words is made as well as Step S105 referring to the results of analysis of Step S107.
Information processor 1 according to the preferred embodiments of the present invention will be explained in detail referring to FIGS. 3 to 37.
As shown to
The Japanese Patent Office server 920 includes a Japanese publication storage unit 911 storing publications such as the Japanese patent Laid Open Publication and the published examined patent applications filed in a Japan, and a patent classification storage unit 912 storing patent classification such as the International Patent Classifications (IPC) and the File forming Term (F-term) etc. The United States Patent and Trademark Office server 920 and the European Patent Office server 930 also include the composition similar to Japanese Patent Office server 910.
The contents server 940 includes contents storage unit 941 storing web pages provided by enterprises, industry trend information provided by organ of surveys, new release information, stock price information, patent infringement case information, information of newspapers and magazines, etc. and information written in the Bulletin Board System etc. described by the user. The contents server 940 may be achieved by a single computer, and also may be achieved by plural computers.
The information processor 1, the Japanese Patent Office server 910, United States Patent and Trademark Office server 920, Europe Patent Office server 930, and the contents server 940 are achieved by installing software programs for the predetermined processing in the general computer.
The function of the information processor 1 will be described referring to
The Constituent element code storage unit 10 is a storage unit for storing product configuration elements generated ideas by the information processor 1 according to the preferred embodiments of the present invention relating to the constituent element code. Here, the constituent elements are not limited to a physical element, but also can be medicines, production lines, infrastructures, parts, and the like. As shown in
The idea generation comment code storage unit 11 is a storage unit for storing inventions generated ideas and comments corresponding to unit information of the idea by the first idea generation support section and second idea generation support section 34, etc. For example, as shown in
The synonym dictionary storage unit 12 stores the synonym to one key word used when the research section 32 etc. generates the search formula. Different words can be absorbed into document about filing application etc, and a more adequate search can be achieved, by generating the search formula including these synonyms. As shown in
The application document storage unit 16 stores information for relating to the filed application of the specifications, the amendments, the arguments, and the like.
The Document storage unit 17 is a storage unit for storing the document information of the project proposals etc. that put information acquired from the results of the research together in report form, and the invention proposals information on excavation of the invention for the patent application. In addition, when the patent application is filed, the invention proposals information is related by the application number etc. of the application specification stored in the application document storage unit 16. This invention proposals information is information generated through the business method idea generation and the invention idea generation, etc. executed by the information processor 1 according to the preferred embodiments of the present invention. In addition, all acquired information such as the research of the official notice and the market, the comment on the research, and the patent family of the foreign applications etc. are related and stored preferably.
The idea generation support key word storage unit 25 urges inventor's idea in the first idea generation support section 31 and the second idea generation support section 34, and stores the key words for inspection of the ideas, such as “what's going on in the case of reducing?” and “Technical know-how for reducing the manpower?” etc.
As not shown in the figure, the information processor 1 includes output units such as display etc., input units such as mouse and keyboards etc., and communication control units such as LAN cards and modems etc.
First of all, the first idea generation support section of an information processor 1 according to the preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described referring to
The first idea generation support section 31 is a section for urging to inspect a novel business and a novel product referring to at least one of needs of user, seeds of development, the industry trend, and for storing unit information inspected idea in the first analysis results of the idea generation storage unit 14.
Here, “Unit information” is a conceived individual idea, and the idea to the product extends by gathering plural unit information.
Moreover, the first idea generation support section may hierarchically relate to each of the conceived unit information, and may store in the first analysis results of the idea generation storage unit 14.
In addition, the first idea generation support section 31 may relate the constituent element code and the comment code to the unit information of supplier's needs of the product and the unit information of user's needs referring to constituent element code storage unit 10 and idea generation comment code storage unit 11, and may relate the constituent element and the comment code also to unit information of seeds of the product required from the supplier's needs and the user's needs. In this case, it is possible to indicate effective constituent elements etc. by summarizing the unit information of seeds of supplier's needs, the unit information of user's needs, and the unit information of the product by using the constituent element code and the comment code.
In addition, the first idea generation support section may urge the investigation of the unit information by indicating information of idea generation support key word storage unit 25 that stores the key word for supporting the inspection about the elements of the invention.
The first analysis results of the idea generation storage unit 14 stored the results of the first idea generation support section 31, as shown in
Detailed processing of the first idea generation support section 31 according to the preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described referring to
First of all, in step S201, the blank card group to relate to the theme of conceived product and business method is allocated to the display. At this time, for instance, by allocating three cards in lengthwise and horizontal direction, total of nine cards are allocated as shown to the first card group 201 in
Next, in step S203, the theme and the words concerning the theme are input to each card. Step S203 is repeated until the input of the theme and the word completes the allocated card in step S204. Here, all eight cards may be input, or only one card also may be input.
When the input of the words is completes in Step S204, it is determined whether there is expanding in addition about the predetermined card in Step S205. If there is expanding, the card group that assumes the card of the target to be a new theme is newly allocated in Step S206.
In addition, in step S202, the card of card number “2” of the first card group 201, that is, the card described as “Productivity improvement” is indicated in the center of the second card group 202. Furthermore, in step S203, the theme for regard to “Productivity improvement” is described in the individual card provided in the second card group 202. In this manner, the card is structured into a hierarchy, and the idea generation support of the business method is made more specific.
In step S205, if the card is not expanded any further, the hierarchy and the position of the card are related to the description contents of the card such as the theme and the words, and then stored it in the first analysis results of the idea generation storage unit 14 in step S207.
In addition, the comment code stored in the idea generation comment code storage unit 11 is related to each card stored at step S207, and then stored it in the first analysis results of the idea generation storage unit 14 in step S208.
On the other hand, the constituent element code stored in constituent element code storage unit 10 just as is the case with step S208 is related in step S209. In addition, the card is summarized in step S210 on the basis of the constituent element code related at step S209. The needs, seeds, and the advantage, etc. corresponding to the constituent element can be displayed in list form by summarizing by the constituent element code.
There are methods as shown in
The method shown in
The method shown in
The method shown in
Next, the idea generation method for the business method will be described detailed referring to
First of all, the first card group 201 is allocated. Here, an understanding of a business method of “Press apparatus” is grasped such as described in card number “0” of the first card group 201. For example, the theme “Productivity improvement” is inputted to the card of card number “2” as a supplier's needs related to “Press apparatus” here. At this time, “C01” is related to the card of card number “2” as the comment code. In addition, the words that relates to the theme like the grounds, the purpose, and the background, etc. for which “Productivity improvement” is necessary such as “Productive efficiency 10% improvement” is inputted to the card of card number “2”.
Here, when the card of card number “2” described as “Productivity improvement” is selected, the second card group 202 that centers on the card of card number “2” of the first card group 201 is allocated. At this time, the second card group 202 is defined as the hierarchy structure, so that the parent card of the second card group 202 is card number “2” of the first card group 201. The advance and the problem, etc. concerning “Productivity improvement” are described on each card of the second card group 202. In addition, here, when card number “21” of the card secondarily group 202 is selected, the third card group 203 that centers on card number “21” of the second card group 202 is allocated and the detailed supplier's needs concerning “Processing speedup” are filled in here. Thus, the supplier's needs are sought.
In addition, the seeds to satisfy the supplier's needs are sought for the supplier's needs described in the first card group 201, the second card group 202, and third card group 203 etc. At this time, the fourth card group 204 that centers on card number “21b” of the third card group 203 is allocated to seek the seeds for achieving for instance, “Roller speedup” described in the card of card number “21b” of the third card group 203. “Roller speedup” is described on a center card of the fourth card group 204, and a technically possible thing to raise processing speed is described on each card of the fourth card group 204. In addition, as not shown in figure, when the card of card number “21ba” of the fourth card group 204 is selected for example, a new card group that centers on card number “21ba” of the fourth card group 204 may be allocated. Thus, the seeds for solving the supplier's needs are sought.
The various methods for achieving “Roller speedup” and the code of the constituent element that the regard of the methods are filled n on each card of the fourth card group 204. For example, the card of card number “21 ba” is filled as “Miniaturization of the roller”, and is related the constituent element code “E01”. Moreover, the card of card number “21bb” is filled as “Improvement of the lubricant”, and is related the constituent element code “E02”.
On the other hand, the theme “Cost reduction” is inputted to the card of card number “3” of the first card group 201 as the user's needs. At this time, “C02” is related to the card of card number “3” as a comment code. In addition, the words that relate to the theme like the grounds, the purpose, and the background, etc. for which “Cost reduction” is necessary such as “Cost 5% reduction” are inputted to the card of card number “3”.
Here, when the card of card number “3” described as “Cost reduction” is selected, the fifth card group 205 that centers on the card of card number “3” of the first card group 201 is allocated. At this time, the fifth card group 205 is defined as the hierarchy structure, so that the parent card of the fifth card group 205 is card number “3” of the first card group 201. The advance and the problem, etc. concerning “Cost reduction” are described on each card of the fifth card group 205. In addition, here, when card number “31” of the fifth card group 205 is selected, the sixth card group 206 that centers on card number “31” of the fifth card group 205 is allocated and detailed user's needs concerning “Simplification of the design” are filled in here. Thus, the user's needs are sought.
In addition, seeds to satisfy the user's needs are sought for the user's needs described in the first card group 201, the fifth card group 205, and sixth card group 206 etc. At this time, the sixth card group 206 that centers on card number “31b” of the seventh card group 207 is allocated to seek the seeds for achieving for instance, “Simplification of Manufacturing” described in the card of card number “31b” of the sixth card group 203. “Simplification of Manufacturing” is described on a center card of the seventh card group 207, and a technically possible thing to raise processing speed is filled on each card of the seventh card group 207. In addition, when the card of card number “31bc” of the seventh card group 207 is selected for example, a new card group that centers on card number “31bc” of the seventh card group 207 may be allocated. Thus, the seeds for solving the user's needs are sought.
The methods for achieving “Simplification of Manufacturing” and the code of the constituent element that the regard of various methods are filled in on each card of the seventh card group 207. For example, the card of card number “31ba” is filled as “Standardization of CAD”, and is related the constituent element code “E04”. Moreover, the card of card number “31bc” is filled as “Standardization of the roller”, and is related the constituent element code “E01”.
As for each card shown to
In addition, the constituent element code of constituent element code storage unit 10 related to the constituent element to which the card relates is corresponded as for each card shown in
Moreover, although the simple hierarchy structure that one parent card is related to one child card is described in
Each card group shown in
A constituent element summary window P201 showing the results of summarizing each card shown in
The constituent element summary window P201 includes a constituent element indicating section 251 for indicating the constituent element, a supplier card indicating section 252 for indicating information of the supplier card of supplier's needs and seeds that relate to the constituent element, and a user card indicating section 253 for indicating information of the user card of user's needs and seeds that relate to the constituent element.
More specifically, the card of card number “21ba” of the fourth card group 204 is extracted as a supplier card that relates to the constituent element of the roller. “Miniaturization of the roller” described in this card is indicated as the supplier card. In addition, in
On the other hand, the card of card number of the seventh card group 207 that is “Standardization of the roller” is extracted as a user card that relates to the constituent element of the roller. “Standardization of the roller” described in this card is indicated as a user card. “Simplification of the manufacturing” described in card number “31b” that is the parent card of card number “31ba” is indicated, and the theme of the parent card is described similarly preferably.
As shown to
Moreover, there is a decision method for the business method shown to
Next, research section 32 of the information processor 1 according to the preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described referring to
The research section 32 is a section that extracts the first key word from search target information, and searches the relevant information for regard to the first key word from search target information. Here, “Search target information” is information conceived by the first idea generation support section 31, and is a theme of the card and information of the word etc. shown in
The research section 32 generates search parameters as shown to
The research section 32 further stores the relevant information for searching for the market situation and the official notice concerning the idea in the research results storage unit 18 searched by using the searching parameter showing in
In addition, summarize the relevant information may be executed by total item where either of the first key word and the second key word includes one or more. At this time, the distribution map as shown in
In the distribution map shown in
In particular, when the search target information is information for the specification of the filed patent application, the total item further includes either one or more of the patent classification, the application filling date, the applicant, or the inventor preferably. At this time, the distribution map that the research section 32 generates is a patent map for example, shown in
Moreover, the research section 32 may relate the second keyword to items described the second key word in and the official notice, such as “Claims” and “Prior art” and may store it in the research results marking storage unit 19.
Research section 32 will be explained in detail indicated patent map.
Although the bubble chart is used as the patent map in
Next, the search procedure will be described in detail referring to
First of all, in Step S301, search for the natural word executed by using the words stored in the first analysis results of the idea generation storage unit 14, and the first key words of the noun and the verb, etc. are extracted. At this time, the search refinement may be further executed by using the first key word extracted from the research section 32. In addition, the synonym of the extracted invention key word is acquired referring to the synonym dictionary storage unit 12. For example, in the case where the search key includes “Computer”, searching including these synonyms, broad terms, and the narrow terms are executed. At this time, the search is not executed for all search terms but also “Search only by the synonym”, “Search by the synonym and the broad term”, etc. may be selected.
Next, in Step S302, the search for the patent classification that relates to this business method is executed from the first key word extracted at Step S301 referring to the patent classification storage unit 912 etc. This Step may be omitted when not searching for specification information filed the patent application.
Next, in Step S303, the search formula for the research is generated from the invention key word and the patent classification, etc. acquired in Step S301 and Step S302, and stores it in the search parameter storage unit 15. At this time, it is preferable to search of the “OR” operation for the synonym related to the first key word, and is preferable to search of “AND” operation for the first keyword and patent classification.
Next, in Step S304, the search for the relevant information is executed referring to the document storage unit 17, the application document storage unit 16, the publication storage unit 911,921, and 931 storing the patent published application, and the contents storage unit 941 . . . etc. by using the searching parameter stored in the search parameter storage unit 15, and the results is stored in the research results storage unit 18.
Next, in step S305, when the bubble chart that indicates the relation between the relevant information and the item is generated, the summary parameter of the longitudinal axis and the transverse axis of the patent map is set. The summary parameter may be setup based on the predetermined algorithm stored in the research section 32, or may be set by inputting via the input unit. When the summary parameter is set, in step S306, the relevant information searched at step S304 is summarized by using the summary parameter set at step S305, the distribution map of the bubble charts as shown in
Here, for example, in the case where the bubble for the detailed research shown in
Next, the second key word that characterizes the relevant information is put a mark for the relevant information extracted by Step S309. In this case, there is a method that the second key word is decided by inspecting certain relevant information and the research section 32 marks about other relevant information by the automatic operation and a method that inspects all relevant information and generates it by the manual operation.
When putting a mark by the automatic operation, first, certain relevant information is indicated on the display unit, the key words etc. are put a mark through the input unit for an important part and point as the second key word, and acquired it in Step S311. In Step S312, the key word is marked similar to the second key word marked at Step S308 about all other relevant information.
On the other hand, when putting a mark by the manual operation, all relevant information is indicated in the display unit, the key word etc. for an important part and point as the second key word are put a mark through the input unit, and acquired it in Step S313. At this time, the comment may be input by the person in charge to inspect the relevant information in Step S314.
When marking of the relevant information completes, in Step S315, the results of marking is stored in the research results marking storage unit 19. In addition, when the comment is input in Step S314, this comment is preferably stored in the research results marking storage unit 19.
Referring to
The relevant information indicating window P301 includes a target publication list indicating section 301, a target publication detailed indicating section 302, and a figure indicating section 303.
As for the target publication list indicating section 301, the official notice that is the relevant information for the target of marking is displayed in list form. More specifically, for example, in the patent map shown in
The target publication detailed indicating section 302 indicates separately each item of the specification. Here, in the case where “Central processing arithmetic unit” or “Program” is selected by using the mouse etc., the selected words are stored as a second key word. At this time, it is related to the item of the specification and is stored preferably. A link to indicate the figure is provided in the description such as “
Even if the research section 32 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention doesn't depend on the person in charge of the research of working full-time, a cutting edge engineer easily can generate the search formula and can research by his self. Therefore, it is possible to research sufficiently, and to reflect it in a novel business.
Next, the assessment analysis section 33 of the information processor 1 according to the preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described referring to
The assessment analysis section 33 is a section for receiving the correlation of the target information to be searched and the relevant information. Here, “Target information to be searched” is information conceived by the first idea generation support section 31. “Correlation” is information of the utility and the relevancy etc. of the relevant information to target information to be searched.
In particular, in the case where the relevant information is information of the specification filed as a patent application, there are “None assessment”, “Whether or not requirement to the pursuit research”, “Right or wrong of diverting to the proposals information”, and “The relevancy with information of the specification filed patent application” etc. as the correlation.
Moreover, the correlation assessed by the assessment analysis section 33 is preferably executed referring to the assessment code storage unit 13 shown to
The assessment analysis section 33 may assess the relevant information referring to the searched relevant information stored in the research results storage unit 18 and the second key word stored in the research results marking storage unit 19. The assessment analysis section 33 stores the assessment results in the assessment analysis results storage unit 20 as shown in
As shown to
Next, the assessment analysis method of the relevant information will be described in detail referring to
First of all, in Step S401, the official notice of the target for the assessment analysis is acquired and indicating. At this time, the second key word is preferably marked for ease to identify by changing the background color and the font color referring to the research results marking storage unit 19.
Next, the item described the second key word marked is specified in Step S402. In addition, the matrix table where the official notice, the second key word, and the item, which the second key word described in, are related is generated and indicated in Step S403. Furthermore, in Step S404, the official notice is assessed referring to the assessment code storage unit 13. In Step S405, the comment is inputted if there is a comment to be input.
This Step S401 to Step S405 is executed about all official notices of the assessment.
When the assessment analysis of all official notices completes, the results are stored in the assessment analysis results storage unit 20 in step S406.
One example of the window indicated by the assessment analysis section 33 will be described referring to
In the case where the official notice is assessed, a publication list indicating window P401 shown to
An assessment input window indicating link L401 is provided in the Publication Number shown in
The official notice assessment input window P402 includes a bibliography items mentioned indicating section 411 for indicating the Publication Number of the official notice and the bibliography items mentioned of the applicant etc. and a marking indicating section 412 for indicating the official notice key word marked, an assessment input section 413 for inputting the assessment, and a comment input section 414 for inputting the comments.
The publication indicating link L402 is provided in the Publication Number of the bibliography items mentioned indicating section 411, and when the publication indicating link L402 is clicked, the full text of the publication is indicated.
When the official notice assessment input window P402 is firstly indicated, the assessment input section 413 and the comment input section 414 are in the state of the blank column. The assessment input section 413 includes an assessment code list box B401 inputted the assessment code and the assessment stored in assessment code storage unit 13, and an “add” button B402. An appropriate assessment is selected from the assessment code list box B401, and when the “add” button B402 is clicked, the assessment is input to an “Added assessment code” column. In addition, the comment input section 414 can be input the textual input.
When the assessment concerning the official notice is completed and an “end” button B403 is clicked, the publication list indicating window P403 shown to
Next, the second idea generation support section 34 of the information processor 1 according to the preferred embodiments of the present invention shown to
The second idea generation support section 34 is a section that embodies and supports enhancing the idea conceived by the first idea generation support section 31 referring to the assessment analysis results storage unit 20 and the first analysis results of the idea generation storage unit 14. In particular, when a patent application is filed, the idea is enhanced even to the invention for which a patent application can be filed in the second idea generation support section 34.
In addition, whether or not the unit information conceived by the second idea generation support section 34 is reflected in the proposals of the filing of patent applications and the document of the project proposal etc. is decided, and the description item of the document for the reflection is decided, and it stores them in second analysis results of idea generation storage unit 21 shown in
Moreover, the unit information in the second idea generation support section 34 is hierarchically preferably related as well as the unit information hierarchically related in the first idea generation support section 31.
As shown to
When the patent applications for the conceived idea are filed, the document reflection items are “Purpose” and “The first embodiment”, etc.
In the case where the idea is inspected enough by the first idea generation support section 31, the second idea generation support section 34 may not be necessarily executed.
Next, the second idea support method will be described in detail referring to
First of all, the blank card group concerning the theme of the invention is allocated in Step S501, and the information stored in the first analysis results of the idea generation storage unit 14 is projected in Step S502. On the other hand, the information stored in the assessment analysis results storage unit 20 is indicated in Step S503.
In addition, the theme and the word for regard to the theme are inputted on each card in Step S504. In step S505, Step S504 is executed until the input of the card is completed.
On the other hand, when the input of the card is completed in Step S505, whether or not the card is expanded is determined in Step S506. When expanding, in Step S507, the card group is allocated so that the card of the target is assumed to be a new theme, and Step S504 to Step S505 is executed repeatedly.
In Step S506, when expanding the card is completed, the hierarchy and the position of the card are related to the word in Step S508. In Step S509, the comment code stored in the idea generation comment code storage unit 11 is associated, and it is decided whether or not each card is reflected in the document.
In addition, only the card of the reflection in the document is extracted in Step S510, and stores in the second analysis results of the idea generation storage unit 21 in Step S510.
In the second idea generation support section 34, the window described in
Next, the documentation support section 36 of the information processor 1 according to the preferred embodiments of the present invention shown to
The documentation support section 36 is a section for generating the document from the target information to be searched and the relevant information on the basis of the correlation received by the assessment analysis section 33. In addition, the document may generate referring to second analysis results of the idea generation storage unit 21. Here, “Document” is the project proposal of a new product and the business method, and the application specifications for filing the patent application and/or the invention proposals that summarize or the descriptions of the specification etc.
The documentation support section 36 extracts the unit information of the reflection in the document referring to the first analysis results of the idea generation storage unit 14 or second analysis results of the idea generation storage unit 21, and relates the description item of the document that is the reflection of extracted unit information. In addition, the document is generated by putting together plural unit information by the description item, and stored in the document storage unit 17.
The documentation supporting method will be described referring to
First of all, in step S601, the card of each item of the document is allocated as shown to
Next, the document item card shown in
Next, in Step S604, the description that can be diverted from the past proposals etc. and the document item card are related referring to the assessment analysis results storage unit 20. In Step S605, the diverting contents are described on the document item card.
In addition, in Step S606, terms are unified referring to the synonym dictionary storage unit 12. Moreover, when there is a figure(s), the reference number described in the figure and the device name are associated, and the terms are unified in Step S606.
In addition, in step S608, it converts from the document item card into the form of the document, and generates the document.
One example of a window indicated by the documentation support section 36 will be described referring to
The unit information of the card is described in the item associated by the second analysis results of the idea generation storage unit 21 beforehand in these items. In addition, the part for diverting from the research results storage unit 18 is diverted referring to the assessment analysis results storage unit 20.
In addition, the documentation support section 36 may further describe each item in detail.
For example, when details are described about the prior art, the documentation support section 36 indicates the prior art register window P602 as shown in
The prior art register window P602 includes a title section 611 corresponding to the item of the invention proposals, an invention idea generation description indicating section 612 for indicating the description from the invention idea generation, an official notice editorial department 613, an official notice indicating section 614, and an addendum editorial section 615.
The documents set as “Reflection in the prior art” are indicated in the official notice indicating section 614, in the past proposal contents and the official notice. The official notice indicating section 614 is made to refer, and transcribe to the official notice editorial section 613 and edit it. In addition, the addendum editorial section 615 is made to describe when desiring to add and describe.
Next, the foreign document analysis section 35 of the information processor 1 according to the preferred embodiments of the present invention shown to
The foreign document analytical tool 35 is a section for comparing the searching target information on the same searching target information by the contents described in each language in each country, comparing the words used by each country, and generating the translation with an original with the original in each country corresponding to the words.
For example, in a case where the searching target information is the specification information filed as a patent application, the patent family is searched for a certain official notice and stored in the patent family storage unit 22. And then, the words used by the official notice are compared with one or more of either the official notice or the filed country, the translation with the original in each country corresponding to the words is generated and stored in the foreign language bilingual storage unit 23.
As shown to
At this time, the words used mutually in Japan may be compared by accumulating the information of each Publication Number and comparing the similarities of the words in Japan, the United States, and Europe.
For the example of
Here, by searching for the patent family of the predetermined publication and comparing the words, it is assumed that the word “display” is used in the United States, and the word “output” is used in Europe as the parallel translation for the words “Shutsuryoku Shudan” used in Japan. Moreover, in another publication, it is assumed that the word “display” is used in the United States, and the word “display” is also used in Europe as the parallel translation for the words “Hyouji Shudan” used in Japan.
In this case, by searching for the words in the Japan as a key words “display” used in the United States and Europe, it may be determined that “Shutsuryoku Shudan”, “Hyouji Shudan”, and “Hyouji Souchi” are used in the same meaning. In addition, it may be determined that “display” and “output” are used in the same meaning.
The foreign document analytical method will be described referring to
First of all, in Step S701, a search for the patent family that is the same application contents is executed referring to the United States publication storage unit 921 and the European publication storage unit 931, etc., in regard to the predetermined Japanese application. In Step S702, the specification full text of the patent family is acquired and stores in the patent family storage unit 22.
Next, in Step S703, the item of the foreign specification is associated with the item of the Japanese specification. The words of Japanese are related to the words of foreign language in Step S704 and stores in the foreign language bilingual storage unit 23 in Step S705.
Next, an example of a window of a patent family comparison window P701 for relating the words of Japanese to the words of foreign language will be described referring to
The patent family comparison window P701 includes a title section 702, a Japanese specification indicating section 703, a United States specification indicating section 704, and a European specification indicating section 705, and the patent family comparison window P701 is a window for comparing the Claims. Japanese words 706 are related to United States words 707 and European words 708 corresponding to the Japanese words 706 by inspecting each patent family and selecting using the mouse etc. In the example shown in
Moreover, a “translation” button B701 may be provided in the patent family comparison window P701. When the “translation” button B701 is clicked, the foreign document analytical tool 35 translates the document described in various languages into the prescribed language. For example, in the case where the document described in English is translated into Japanese, a Japanese translation window P702 of the patent family is indicated as shown in
In
When an “undo” button B702 provided in
Although the case where the full text document is translated is described in
Next, a case where the foreign document used in the predetermined country is generated will be described referring to
In the case of foreign documentation, the search formula stored in the search parameter storage unit 15 is translated into the language in the used country, and it searches by the research section 32, and relevant information is collected. And then, the assessment analysis of the collected relevant information is executed by the assessment analysis section 33, and is stored in the assessment analysis results storage unit 20.
In addition, the second idea generation support section 34 supplements the idea appropriate for the country and relates to the item of the invention proposals by referring to the assessment analysis results storage unit 20, and stores it in the foreign language analysis results of idea generation storage unit 24 with the structure similar to the second analysis results of idea generation storage unit 21. At this time, the second idea generation support section 34 the unit information described by appropriate words to the country is preferably stored to in the foreign language analysis results of idea generation storage unit 24 referring to the foreign language bilingual storage unit 23.
The foreign documentation support section 37 is a section for generating the appropriate document to the country where the document is used referring to foreign language analysis results of the idea generation storage unit 24 generated like this, and stores it in the document storage unit 17.
The foreign documentation method will be described referring to
First of all, referring to unit information stored in the first analysis results of the idea generation storage unit 14 in Step S801, the first key word is extracted by the research section 32, translated into the extracted key word into the language of the country filing of patent application, and the official notice is researched in Step S802, the assessment analysis of the official notice research is executed by the assessment analysis section 33 in Step S803.
Next, the invention idea generation support is executed by the second idea generation support section 34 in Step S804 based on the assessment analysis executed at Step S803. At this time, it stores it in the foreign language analysis results of the idea generation storage unit 24 in Step S805 referring to the foreign language bilingual storage unit 23.
In addition, the invention proposals corresponding to the country, which a patent application filed in, is generated by the foreign documentation support section 37, and stores it in the document storage unit 17 in Step S806.
An example of a window indicated by the foreign documentation support section 37 will be described referring to FIGS. 35 to 37. Here, a case where the invention proposals for the foreign country filing of patent application are generated as the foreign document will be described.
In
In these items, the contents of unit information are described in the item associated by the second analysis results of the idea generation storage unit 21 beforehand. In addition, the part for diverting from the research results storage unit 18 it is diverted referring to the assessment analysis results storage unit 20. In addition, the words corresponding to the translation with the original stored in the foreign language bilingual storage unit 23 are described in these items.
In addition, the foreign documentation support section 37 further may describe in detail the invention about each item as well as the documentation support section 36.
Since the information processor according to the preferred embodiments of the present invention can search for the relevant information such as the industry trend and patent information, etc. by arranging the conceived information, and by using the organized intelligence, it is effective for development of novel business, and for development and enhancement products and services.
Moreover, the relevancy of the relevant information and conceived information can be clarified by analyzing the searched relevant information, and by providing the comment.
In addition, the project proposal, the industry trend review report, and the document of the invention proposals etc. can be generated by referring to the information conceived by the information processor, relevant information the relevancy of the relevant information and the conceived information.
In particular, when information of the filing of patent applications is treated, the information processor according to the preferred embodiments of the present invention can execute everything from the idea generation of the business method to the filing of patent applications according to the consistent policy.
Moreover, since the system supports the work necessary for the filing of patent applications, it is possible to generate the search formula easily and to research by a cutting edge engineer independent of the person in charge of the research of working full-time.
In addition, the results of review of the official notice research are used effectively, and it is possible to generate the enhanced invention proposals.
In addition, for foreign applications, it is possible to generate the invention proposals for the appropriate foreign country based on the words and the strategy by referring to the foreign language bilingual storage unit 23, and referring to the assessment analysis results storage unit 20 in the foreign country.
Thus, the information processor according to the preferred embodiments of the present invention is effective for development of novel business, and for development and enhancement of products and services.
As mentioned above, although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described, it should be understood that the description and figures that achieves a part of this disclosure do not limit the present invention. A variety of alternative embodiments, examples and the management techniques will be clear to a person having ordinary skill in the art from this disclosure.
For example, although the preferred embodiments describe a case of filing a patent application, it may be used for a utility model, a design, or a trademark, and also used for project proposals, market research, and the like.
The present invention includes various embodiments etc. not described herein. Therefore, the technical scope of the present invention is indicated only by the invention specification according to the appropriate claims from the above-mentioned explanation.
According to the present invention, it is possible to provide the available information processor and the information processing method effectively for development of novel business, and for development and enhancement of products and services.
| Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind | 371c Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PCT/JP03/11990 | 9/19/2003 | WO | 3/20/2006 |
