METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OFFERING AND COMMERCIALIZING PROPOSALS
First Claim
1. A method for facilitating the development of research proposals comprising:
- registering each user as a supplier or as a buyer;
for each of the suppliers, accepting one or more proposal abstracts;
storing each proposal abstract in a database;
receiving a search request for proposal abstracts meeting a criteria from at least one of the buyers;
sending a list of matching proposal abstracts that meet the criteria of the search request to the one of the buyer;
receiving a request to view one or more of the proposal abstracts from the list of matching proposal abstracts from the one of the buyer; and
send each of the one or more proposal abstracts to the buyer.
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Abstract
A method for facilitating the development of research proposals is provided. Each user is registered as a supplier or as a buyer. Then, for each of the suppliers, one or more proposal abstracts are accepted. Each proposal abstract is stored in a database. A search request for proposal abstracts meeting a criteria is received from at least one of the buyers. A list of matching proposal abstracts that meet the criteria of the search request is sent to the one of the buyer. A request to view one or more of the proposal abstracts from the list of matching proposal abstracts is received from one of the buyers. Each of the one or more proposal abstracts is sent to the buyer.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for facilitating the development of research proposals comprising:
- registering each user as a supplier or as a buyer;
for each of the suppliers, accepting one or more proposal abstracts;
storing each proposal abstract in a database;
receiving a search request for proposal abstracts meeting a criteria from at least one of the buyers;
sending a list of matching proposal abstracts that meet the criteria of the search request to the one of the buyer;
receiving a request to view one or more of the proposal abstracts from the list of matching proposal abstracts from the one of the buyer; and
send each of the one or more proposal abstracts to the buyer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
- registering each user as a supplier or as a buyer;
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9. A system for presenting proposals for acceptance comprising:
- a server computer having a processor and memory, the server operable to;
register each user as a supplier or as a buyer;
for each of the suppliers, accepting one or more proposal abstracts;
storing each proposal abstract in a database;
receiving a search request for proposal abstracts meeting a criteria from at least one of the buyers;
sending a list of matching proposal abstracts that meet the criteria of the search request to the one of the buyer;
receiving a request to view one or more of the proposal abstracts from the list of matching proposal abstracts from the one of the buyer; and
send each of the one or more proposal abstracts to the buyer. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
- a server computer having a processor and memory, the server operable to;
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