Systems and methods for management of intangible assets
First Claim
1. A computer based intangible asset management system for storing, managing, disseminating and sharing intangible asset information of an entity among users, the system comprising:
- a user interface that displays options for a user to enter, view, and edit some or all of the intangible asset information from one or more modules;
a database coupled to the user interface for storing the intangible asset information and a processor coupled to the user interface and the database, the processor to;
receive intangible asset information from the user;
process and organize the intangible asset information into at least one custody module, protect module, value module, develop module, securitize module, analyze module, and/or license module;
store the intangible asset information in the database by module;
update the database with any new intangible asset information received from the user; and
provide the updated intangible asset information in response to an inquiry from a user.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for management of intangible assets are provided that allow effective management of intangible assets. The intangible asset management system and method include a computer based intangible asset management system for storing, managing, disseminating and sharing intangible asset information of an entity among users, the system comprising: a user interface that displays options for a user to enter, view, and edit some or all of the intangible asset information from one or more modules; a database coupled to the user interface for storing the intangible asset information and a processor coupled to the user interface and the database, the processor to: receive intangible asset information from the user; process and organize the intangible asset information into at least one module; store the intangible asset information in the database by module; update the database with any new intangible asset information received from the user; and provide the updated intangible asset information in response to an inquiry from a second user.
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68 Claims
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1. A computer based intangible asset management system for storing, managing, disseminating and sharing intangible asset information of an entity among users, the system comprising:
- a user interface that displays options for a user to enter, view, and edit some or all of the intangible asset information from one or more modules;
a database coupled to the user interface for storing the intangible asset information and a processor coupled to the user interface and the database, the processor to;
receive intangible asset information from the user;
process and organize the intangible asset information into at least one custody module, protect module, value module, develop module, securitize module, analyze module, and/or license module;
store the intangible asset information in the database by module;
update the database with any new intangible asset information received from the user; and
provide the updated intangible asset information in response to an inquiry from a user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 68)
- a user interface that displays options for a user to enter, view, and edit some or all of the intangible asset information from one or more modules;
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8. A network based intangible asset management system for storing, managing, disseminating and sharing intangible asset information of an entity among users, the system comprising:
- a user system having an interface that displays options for a user to enter, view, and edit some or all of the intangible asset information from one or more modules;
a centralized database for storing the intangible asset information; a server system configured to be coupled to the user system and the centralized database, the server system further configured to;
receive intangible asset information from the user;
process and organize the intangible asset information into at least one custody module, protect module, value module, develop module, securitize module, license module and/or analyze module;
store the intangible asset information in the centralized database by module;
update the centralized database with any new intangible asset information received from the user system; andprovide the updated intangible asset information in response to an inquiry from a second user. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
- a user system having an interface that displays options for a user to enter, view, and edit some or all of the intangible asset information from one or more modules;
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33. A network system according to claim 33, wherein the user'"'"'s trust score can be increased by electronically placing funds in a bond or escrow before access to various user levels of the intangible asset information is granted.
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64. A method for facilitating automated exchange of one or more intangible assets online between buyer and seller, the method comprising the steps:
- registering electronically buyer information for the one or more intangible assets with a trusted third party;
registering electronically seller information for the one or more intangible assets with the trusted third party;
offering the intangible asset for sale;
negotiating terms for the sale of the one or more intangible assets;
having the trusted third party calculate electronically the buyer'"'"'s trust score and seller'"'"'s trust score which is dependent upon the seller'"'"'s trading history and the seller'"'"'s financial standing for the purchase of the one or more intangible assets;
contracting for a sale of the specified one or more intangible assets, which includes monies, amount of credit, amount of escrow and amount of bond to be deposited with the trusted third party that is dependent upon the buyer'"'"'s trust and seller'"'"'s trust score;
transferring buyer and/or seller funds and/or escrow and/or bond to the trusted third party;
delivering the one or more intangible assets to the buyer; and
having the trusted third party pay the seller the contractually agreed upon amount if the buyer determines that the delivered one or more intangible assets comply with the contract.
- registering electronically buyer information for the one or more intangible assets with a trusted third party;
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65. A method for trading one or more intangible assets over a network, comprising:
- receiving seller information from a first user over the network, the seller information relating to the one or more intangible assets offered for sale on behalf of the seller, at least some of the seller information comprising due diligence information, the due diligence information fulfilling at least a portion of a request for due diligence on the one or more intangible assets;
storing the seller information about the one or more intangible assets in a centralized database;
making the due diligence information available over the network to a second user on behalf of a potential buyer of the one or more intangible assets;
storing in the centralized database data of whether a potential buyer has obtained the due diligence information; and
storing in the centralized database a bid for the one or more intangible assets from the second user only if the second user has obtained the due diligence information, wherein the bid is data comprising at least an amount offered to purchase the one or more intangible assets. - View Dependent Claims (66)
- receiving seller information from a first user over the network, the seller information relating to the one or more intangible assets offered for sale on behalf of the seller, at least some of the seller information comprising due diligence information, the due diligence information fulfilling at least a portion of a request for due diligence on the one or more intangible assets;
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67. A computer readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to display options for a user to enter, view, and edit some or all of intangible asset information and manage, disseminate and share intangible asset information of an entity among users by accessing a database coupled to a user interface, the database for storing the intangible asset information and a processor coupled to the user interface and the database, the processor to:
- receive intangible asset information from the user;
process and organize the intangible asset information into at least one custody module, protect module, value module, develop module, securitize module, and/or analyze module;
store the intangible asset information in the database by module;
update the database with any new intangible asset information received from the user; and
provide the updated intangible asset information in response to an inquiry from a user.
- receive intangible asset information from the user;
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