Open research and development method and system
First Claim
1. An open research and development method comprising the steps of:
- sending membership solicitation information to a communications network from a predetermined server;
causing an applicant for membership to report predetermined items from a network terminal operated by the applicant, by way of the communications network;
performing examination operation on the reported information in connection with membership registration;
registering the information about the applicant into a membership data base on at least the condition that the applicant should have passed the examination operation; and
accumulating, into a knowledge database, information which has been transmitted from members registered in the membership database by way of the communications network in relation to a specific topic.
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Abstract
An open research and development method includes the steps of: sending membership solicitation information to a communications network from a predetermined server; causing an applicant for membership to report predetermined items from a network terminal operated by the applicant, by way of the communications network; performing examination operation on the reported information in connection with membership registration; registering the information about the applicant into a membership database on at least the condition that the applicant should have passed the examination operation; and accumulating, into a knowledge database, information which has been transmitted from members registered in the membership database by way of the communications network in relation to a specific topic.
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12 Claims
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1. An open research and development method comprising the steps of:
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sending membership solicitation information to a communications network from a predetermined server;
causing an applicant for membership to report predetermined items from a network terminal operated by the applicant, by way of the communications network;
performing examination operation on the reported information in connection with membership registration;
registering the information about the applicant into a membership data base on at least the condition that the applicant should have passed the examination operation; and
accumulating, into a knowledge database, information which has been transmitted from members registered in the membership database by way of the communications network in relation to a specific topic. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An open research and development system comprising:
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means for sending membership solicitation information to a communications network;
means for sending items to be reported at time of application for membership to a network terminal operated by an applicant, by way of the communications network;
means for acquiring the items which are transmitted from the network terminal by way of the communications network and for performing an examination in connection with membership registration on the basis of the received information;
means for registering the information about the applicant into a membership database at least on condition that the applicant has passed the examination; and
means for accumulating, into knowledge database, information which pertains to a certain topic and which has been sent from a member registered in the membership database by way of the communications network. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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