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System for automating and managing an IP environment

  • US 20050240428A1
  • Filed: 11/10/2004
  • Published: 10/27/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/10/2000
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of stimulating intellectual property development in an organization by rewarding innovation, or rewarding inventors for sharing their ideas, by giving organization wide recognition to inventors for generating ideas and submitting them to the organization, and/or by giving organization wide recognition from time to time for best ideas submitted, the method comprising at least one of the following steps implemented over a network of computers:

  • a. displaying on a plurality of the computers a spotlight frame that gives recognition to a selectable number of selectable innovation ideas submitted;

    b. displaying on a plurality of the computers a highlights frame that gives at least one ‘

    innovations submitted’

    statistic for a top department in the organization, or top location or for the most prolific innovators;

    c. displaying on at least one computer an option box giving an inventor the option of keeping a submitted idea private until such time as the inventor chooses to share the idea, where sharing the idea makes the idea viewable over the network, while keeping it private restricts who may view the idea;

    d. displaying on a plurality of the computers a showcase frame or page for each department and location, each showcase frame or page displaying at least one set of data from the group of data consisting of a selectable number of innovations that are judged by the organization to be outstanding for each department and location, a number representing the number of employees participating in invention submissions for a previous time period of selectable length, a number representing the number of innovations shared with the organization compared with the number of innovations submitted to the organization but kept private;

    e. displaying on at least one computer a personal statistics page that is customized for each inventor who make an idea submission to the organization, the page displaying one or more of, a number representing the number of hits on the inventor'"'"'s profile, a number representing the number of submissions by the inventor, results of an analysis performed on an idea submitted by the inventor;

    f. displaying on at least one computer a listing of organizational development resources and/or collaboration available for each submitted idea, and/or a form for requesting organizational development resources and/or collaboration.

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