| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 705300000 | Collaborative creation of a product or a service | 61 |
| 20100094761 | Method for User Driven Product Design and Marketing - A Method of User Driven Product Design and Marketing includes the steps of user design submissions, selection submissions for product development, and trailing product marketing. The design may comprise any representation of a product or even the product itself in the case of visual and graphic design. Users will be given the opportunity to submit design proposals. One or more of these designs may be chosen for further development by overall popularity or an entity with the means and intent to license and produce the design. Once the design is incarnated as a finished product, the initial product marketed will be focused on developing a core affiliate program from the participants in the initial submission of designs. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100106654 | MANAGING AND MEMORIALIZING DESIGN REQUIREMENTS OF A BUILDING PROJECT - Methods, system, and media are described herein for receiving design requirements associated with a building project from remote devices over the Internet and storing design requirements and changes to design requirements, including user-defined categories, and user information and comments regarding design requirements, in an extensible data structure, which automatically extends itself without a need for user-provided programmatic code. The design requirements are gathered and stored in such a way that a building program (also known as an “architectural program”) can be automatically generated on demand. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100131416 | Building Pin Identification System - This utility non-provisional patent is being applied for a building and property numbering identification software system. This system will be designed to function to provide all agencies, companies and public usage to access up to date information on all structures and properties. This will include everything from land size and conditions to building types, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire codes, life safety, handicap compliances, building materials, etc. There will be a central data base where all information may be accessed via an access fee. This information will be particularly valuable but not limited to, insurance companies, banking and finance, underwriters, county/city code enforcers, field inspectors, realtors and general public consumers. With this information available it will save time and money for both public and private usage to make informed decisions regarding property compliance and value. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100179910 | CREATIVE WRITING BOOK SERIES WITH READER SUGGESTED STORYLINES INCORPORATED THEREIN - A creative writing method including a series of books wherein each book tells a story that includes an incomplete final chapter having unresolved character and/or plot issues and wherein readers are encouraged to create and submit suggested storylines to resolve and complete the final chapter and continue the story. Submitted suggested final chapter endings are reviewed and at least one is selected for incorporation into the story. The selected submission provides the storyline upon which the story continues and is edited for print as the first chapter of the next book in the series, and the contributing reader/author gains authorship and publication credit. The method is particularly well suited for books and stories for children and teens, with stories that teach and explore moral, developmental, and educational matters. Providing the readership with an opportunity to contribute to the story by advancing plot and character issues the present invention is likely to stimulate sales resulting in widespread commercial success as compared with conventional published offerings. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100287104 | Systems and Methods for Collaborative Innovation Management - Systems and methods for collaborative innovation management. A computer-implemented system for management of collaboration among users comprises: a computer having at least a processor and memory; an input module for receiving a file submitted by a user to a designated project hosted by the system and input from the user and contributors associated with the designated project regarding the submitted file, wherein the input includes input regarding value of the submitted file; a storage module for storing the submitted file and data relating to the submitted file; and a server module for depositing the submitted file with an external deposit authority, soliciting input from the user and contributors associated with the designated project about the submitted file, calculating a value for the submitted file based on input from the user and the contributors and maintaining the calculated value with other values calculated for contributors to the designated project. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100287105 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - The object of the present invention is to decrease the effort and cost involved in managing a product development project. Provided is an information processing system comprising a specific task list acquiring section that acquires a specific task list in which at least one of a requirement that is needed for a product being developed and a component included in the product being developed is associated with each of a plurality of specific tasks; a requirement/component dependency relationship information acquiring section that acquires requirement/component dependency relationship information indicating dependency relationships of the requirements and the components indicated by the specific task list; an integrated task dependency relationship calculating section that calculates dependency relationships of the specific tasks based on the requirement/component dependency relationship information; and an integrated task dependency relationship information generating section that generates integrated task dependency relationship information indicating the dependency relationships of the specific tasks. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100318470 | Means for Processing Information - The invention relates to an apparatus ( | 12-16-2010 |
| 20110029439 | High throughput research workflow - Methods and structures having and/or implementing integrated steps for use in a planning phase of high throughput research which can provide a process flow that can be used provide statistically defensible and reproducible data in high throughput research. The integrated steps can include quantifying systematic variation in a high throughput research system that is to process a candidate, wherein the high throughput research system has at least one physical attribute and at least one environmental attribute, identifying a design objective for the candidate, and providing an experimental design for the candidate that accounts for the systematic variation to produce the statistically defensible results. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110035322 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR MULTI-PLATFORM PROCUREMENT - Systems and methods for providing expanded procurement and/or acquisition of products and/or services. A procurement monitoring system can receive financial data from a vendor of a procurer-vendor relationship and external data associated with establishing a second shared vendor-procurer production facility. The procurement monitoring system can process the received data to determine initiation of a transformation of the procurer-vendor relationship to an expanded procurer-vendor relationship. In certain embodiments of an expanded relationship, the vendor manages and operates both a standard procuring and/or acquisition process for standard contract responsibilities and a shared supplier-procurer procuring and/or acquisition process for expanded contract responsibilities, wherein the shared vendor-procurer procuring and/or acquisition process drives unit and/or service cost reductions and/or secondary materials, components, and/or service cost reductions, a shared or capped arrangement for contract billing for production and/or service deliverables, control of long-term cost from core suppliers, generation of revenue for procuring entity and recoupment of research and development costs from the production of purchased goods, and/or services. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110055088 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USE OF FUNCTION-BASED MECHATRONIC OBJECTS - A system, method, and computer readable medium. A method includes receiving a selection of a function-based mechatronic object, the function-based mechatronic object including a plurality of linked requirements and functional information. The method includes instantiating the function-based mechatronic object as a product-specific mechatronic object and evaluating a plurality of linked requirements and functional information for the product-specific mechatronic object. The method includes assigning product-specific specifications to the functional information of the product-specific mechatronic object and storing the product-specific mechatronics object, including the linked requirements and functions. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110106712 | Cost-Aware Service Aggregation - Cost aware service aggregation is described; for example, two or more web services may be connected to form an aggregate service in a way which minimizes computational costs and/or costs of network resources between the services. In an embodiment a service has a two or more contracts expressed using process-algebra which capture data representations and protocols of the web service. In an embodiment, a static analysis engine identifies combinations of contracts which are compatible according to the process-algebra. In an example, the identified combinations of contracts are ranked by cost to select an optimal combination. In other examples, network environment conditions are taken into account and dynamic adjustments made to the aggregation. In more examples, mappings of the data representations to other data representations are considered and appropriate proxy services are automatically used to implement these mappings if required. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110137807 | MODEL-BASED CUSTOMIZED ECO SYSTEM AND DESIGN METHOD THEREOF - A model-based customized eco system includes: a work distribution unit for managing a download of a developed work of an embedded software platform; a shared asset management unit for managing a users' upload of a modified version of the developed work; a user support unit for receiving users' opinions about the developed work; and a repository management unit for managing information on the users and the developed work. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110225095 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO DEFINE, VISUALIZE AND MANAGE A COMPOSITE SERVICE GROUP IN A HIGH-AVAILABILITY DISASTER RECOVERY ENVIRONMENT - A method for defining and managing a composite service group for a cluster based computer system is disclosed. The method includes instantiating a plurality of application units on a cluster based computer system, wherein the application units implement a business service. The method further includes receiving a composite service group definition, wherein a composite service group enumerates application units, out of the plurality of application units, that implement the business service, and generating a consolidated status of the composite service group. The business service is then started (online)/stopped (offline)/migrated/failed-over/failed-back in accordance with the consolidated status, as a single unit, by using the composite service group. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110264590 | METHOD FOR INCREASING THE RATE OF TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION - Methods are disclosed for managing innovation. In one aspect, a computer-implemented method for managing innovation includes receiving over a network, information regarding an uncommercialized product from a first party. The method further includes receiving resource information from a second party in response to the information, and facilitating communication between the first party and the second party regarding the development of the information toward a commercial product. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110264591 | METHOD AND PLATFORM FOR INTEGRATING A HETEROGENEOUS WORKGROUP COLLABORATIVE DESIGN SYSTEM AND A PLM SYSTEM - The present invention provides a method and a platform of integrating a heterogeneous workgroup collaborative design system and a PLM system, which is suitable for collaborative design of a large complex product, realizes integration of heterogeneous 3D CAD collaborative design system and PDM system, guarantees consistency of parameter and state between 3D CAD data and PDM data, and facilitates automatic circulation of design data from a product R&D platform to a manufacture executing platform. It implements integration of Pro/E-Intralink and SAP-PLM, transmits the product R&D data in the Pro/E-Intralink to the SAP-PLM, creating or changing corresponding material, voucher, and EBOM, realizes review and re-sign of document, associates the data object with the design project PS or change object, and meanwhile automatically transmits back its property and state to the Pro/E-Intralink, thereby realizing automatic circulation of the R&D data from the Pro/E-Intralink to PDM-ERP. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110295754 | Prioritization for product management - Systems and methods of prioritizing requirements for product release are disclosed. An exemplary method comprises receiving customer satisfaction requirements for a pending product release. The method also comprises receiving product manager input for the pending product release to meet a release schedule on time and on budget. The method also comprises receiving developer business requirements for the product release to balance the business desires of the developer. The method also comprises processing the received customer satisfaction requirements, product manager input, and developer business requirements for the pending product release to prioritize requirements and increase or maximize value for the customer and the developer and increase overall satisfaction with when the product is released. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110307391 | AUDITING CROWD-SOURCED COMPETITION SUBMISSIONS - A submission auditing system is described herein that audits to measure participation and to prevent fraud in online crowd-sourced competitions. Auditability increases the acceptance of crowd efforts. Individual contributors and competition organizers also want to have the individual contributors receive credit from the project sponsor(s), their employer, and/or government or other entities for their time investment. An employer may encourage employees to volunteer time with various charitable organizations, and may use the system to monitor participation and award prizes based on participation. The submission auditing system addresses the problem of auditing engagement in crowd-sourced scenarios, by providing a workflow for measuring engagement with a crowdsourcing project, detecting fraud as part of that measurement, and then delivering a receipt for the individual and third parties that provides tracking for participation. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20120047077 | VIRTUAL STUDIO FOR IDENTIFYING AND DEVELOPING PUBLIC TALENT - The teachings generally relate to a method of creating a derivative artistic work that includes a select, virtual submission from the public obtained from a set of random, virtual submissions submitted, for example, through a network or public venue. The teachings are directed a virtual studio, a method of creating a derivative, multi-track musical work that includes a virtual performance from the public. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120084212 | Method and Apparatus for Efficient Implementation of Design Changes - The disclosed embodiments allow a user to request new product designs and design changes remotely. The requested design or change is then submitted to a network-based automated process. The process may be remotely accessed by the user through a network connection. In one embodiment, the user may meet directly with a customer, pull up the specifications for the product in question, select a design or change desired by the customer, and submit the design or change. The process works in the background to validate the requested design according to one or more validation rules and/or best practices, and completes many of the necessary tasks to allow the requested design to proceed to manufacturing. Once the process has successfully completed the requested change, a notification is sent to the user containing information about the new or changed product, such as the new part number, order number, and the like. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120254043 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DESIGN DEVELOPMENT - This invention relates to a system and methods for developing designs. In one embodiment, a method includes electronically distributing a specification for a design to a distributed community of designers, receiving designs from each of a subset of the community of designers in response to the distributed design specification, screening received designs that do not meet the specification, facilitating evaluation of a subset of the received designs by a number of evaluators; and selecting a preferred design in response to the facilitated evaluation of the designs. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120296833 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF IMPROVED GROUP COLLABORATION - Technologies are described herein for delivering continuous high performance using a multi-stage group perspective collaboration system. In one aspect, a processor presents a user interface through which users of a group can collaborate with one another. A first perspective from a user of the group is received at a first stage of maturation. The first perspective is then presented as a first stage thread to the group for collaboration. The system determines whether an elevation condition has been met to elevate the first stage thread to a second stage of maturation. Upon determining that the elevation condition has been met, the system determines whether content similar to content associated with the first stage thread exists. Upon determining that content similar to content associated with the first stage thread does not exist, the system elevates the first stage thread from the first stage of maturation to the second stage of maturation. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20130080338 | IDEAS PROMOTED TO PROJECTS AND SYNCHRONIZATION OF STATUS INFORMATION - Embodiments are provided that include creating projects based in part on a number of collaborative list items and mapping information, but are not so limited. In an embodiment, a computing environment includes a project management system and a collaboration system that are used in part to manage an ideation to project creation process based in part on mappings used to map collaboration information between the collaboration system and the project management system. A method of an embodiment includes the use of mapping information and/or settings in part to create new projects from collaborative list items, wherein a project creation process includes copying over list item values according to the mapping information, storing an identifier of a collaborative list item in each created project, and/or storing an identifier of a created project as part of a corresponding list item. Other embodiments are also disclosed. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130132284 | System And Method For Management And Deliberation Of Idea Groups - A system and method for method for management and deliberation of idea groups is provided. Ideas are associated with metadata and stored. The ideas are grouped into aggregated based on the associated metadata. A vote is received for at least one of the aggregates from a user. The vote is distributed among the ideas in that aggregate based on a reputation of the user providing the vote and a centrality of each idea in the aggregate. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130132285 | SERVICES PROVISIONING USING COMMUNICATIONS AND COLLABORATION PLATFORM - Data migration using communications and collaboration platform provides an efficient and flexible method for migrating data from an existing system to a new system. In particular, the method includes extracting data, cleansing the extracted data based on a master record, receiving approval for the cleansed data, and migrating the approved data into the new system. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130204796 | INNOVATION MANAGEMENT - The subject matter described herein relates to a system and a method for innovation management. The method is performed to ascertain a current innovation maturity level from a plurality of innovation maturity levels of a unit. In that respect, the system assesses inputs received from the unit to calculate a score of each of a plurality of innovation factors. The score is used to determine the factor strength of each of a plurality of innovation factors for each of the innovation maturity levels. Based on the factor strength, the current innovation maturity level is ascertained for the unit. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20130238508 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COLLABORATIVE VIRTUAL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT - Various disclosed embodiments include systems and methods for collaborative virtual product development. According to disclosed embodiments, a system includes a collaborative design associated with a virtual product, the collaborative design including a plurality of design elements representing units of data which include attributes, positions, and geometries of the virtual product. The collaborative design also references a plurality of partitions defined as a hierarchical organization of the design elements. The collaborative design also includes at least one workset comprising a subset of the design elements possessing memberships in the workset based on one or more predetermined rules. The workset is configured to enable a user to modify the collaborative design. The system includes a search application configured to search the design elements and operable to generate the subset based on the predetermined rules. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20130238509 | Facility and Method for Increasing the Rate of Technological Innovation - A secure physical facility for promoting innovation development in a secure manner is provided. The facility includes separate physical areas accessible to inventors and service providers based on corresponding security policies. The facility includes an access control system that implements the security policies to control access to one of the physical areas assigned to the inventor, control access to the invention, and control access to physical areas assigned to the service providers, and restrict access to other physical areas. The facility also includes a computer network that includes servers to securely store information relating to the invention, implements the security policies to limit access to the information, and includes a security system that protects the computer network from cyber attacks originated from outside of the facility. The separate physical areas include a secure indoor or outdoor prototype demonstration and testing center for the inventor to develop and/or test a prototype. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20130246283 | PRINTED MATERIAL CREATION SUPPORT APPARATUS, METHOD, AND CARRIER MEDIUM - A printed material creation support apparatus is disclosed. In printed material creation support apparatus, a user interface providing part provides an input user interface to a client. A design partner selection part selects a design partner in multiple design partners based on created material information of the client. An estimation process part sends apercu created material information defining a requirement of the created material to the design partner, receives estimation result information of the design partner, and sends the estimation result information to the client. A consensus settlement support part settles consensus based on the estimation confirmation information received from the client. A design modification part synchronously reflects modifications of the design partner with a modification indication of the client with respect to design information created based on detailed created material information after the consensus is settled and defines a detailed requirement being more than the apercu created material information. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130246284 | Property-Space Similarity Modeling - The present invention relates to modeling systems for designing consumer products and selected components for use in consumer products, consumer products and components selected by such models and the use of same. In addition, a system that minimizes the risks associated with a collaboration yet promotes the rapid advance of the subject/goal of the collaboration is disclosed. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20140006291 | CONSISTENT INTERFACE FOR SERVICE PRODUCT | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140025586 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING AND MANAGING AN ONLINE COLLABORATIVE ENVIRONMENT - Creating and managing an online platform is described, including receiving I3 information from a user; receiving a request to create an online collaborative community (OCC); associating the I3 information with the online collaborative community; determining that an allowance is received from the user, the allowance indicates that at least one other user is allowed to join the OCC; determining that affirmation to join the OCC is received from each of the at least one other user; determining that each of the at least one other user provides an acceptance to an agreement, which gives the user control of the OCC and ownership of I3 information and grants the at least one other user access to the OCC and I3 information; and allowing the at least one other user to access the OCC and collaborate on the I3 information. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140025587 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPUTING CAPITAL RATINGS FOR AN ONLINE COLLABORATIVE ENVIRONMENT - Computing capital ratings for an online collaborative environment is described, including receiving request for a capital rating, the request comprises a user identifier; determining I3 submission data associated with the user identifier; determining online collaborative community data based on the I3 submission data; determining industry information based on the I3 submission data; and computing the capital rating based at least on the I3 submission data, the online collaborative community data, and the industry information. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140108267 | Networking method for restricted communications - The present invention is a computer implemented, internet website based method for idea development and subsequent sharing, networking, and best practices dissemination through a unique segregation method; construction of which is specifically intended to maximize, streamline, and expedite communications and transparency by and between individual members of governmental boards and commissions subject to locally implemented public record and open meeting laws, while at the same time preventing users from violating such existing laws which could lead to criminal prosecution and incarceration. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140214691 | COMPUTER SOFTWARE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INNOVATION MANAGEMENT - Embodiments of the invention may provide a software system for managing innovation. The system may be used by managers in organizations to guide and monitor the innovation process and to manage innovation projects. The system may comprise major elements, namely strategy system, portfolio system, process system, culture system and infrastructure system. Information prepared in each system may automatically populate the other systems. Strategy system tools may be employed for strategic planning. Portfolio System may track the innovation projects and investment and may be sorted by risk/reward level. Further, process system may collect ideas from users of the system. Furthermore, culture system may include role definitions and checklists for Leaders, Champions, and Geniuses and may aggregate information from all systems. The infrastructure system may include tutorials for users. Further, information from all the major elements may be accessible via a dashboard system. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140214692 | System Advisor for Requirements Gathering and Analysis in Web Solutions - A method for generating website feature requirements includes receiving a screen capture image including a website. The screen capture image is matched to one or more known website features listed within a database of website features. A website features requirements specification is generated based on the results of the matching. One or more recommendations for modifying the website features requirements specification is automatically generated based on considerations of cost or complexity of implementation. The website features requirements specification is updated based on the one or more recommendations. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140214693 | SYSTEM ADVISOR FOR REQUIREMENTS GATHERING AND ANALYSIS IN WEB... - A method for generating website feature requirements includes receiving a screen capture image including a website. The screen capture image is matched to one or more known website features listed within a database of website features. A website features requirements specification is generated based on the results of the matching. One or more recommendations for modifying the website features requirements specification is automatically generated based on considerations of cost or complexity of implementation. The website features requirements specification is updated based on the one or more recommendations. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140258137 | Collaborative Product Development System - A web-based collaborative product development system for facilitating collaborative development of a product by multiple user entities. The collaborative product development system includes a collaborative product development site and user entity terminals. The collaborative product development site includes an invitation component that allows an originating user entity or entities to invite other user entities to create a product based on consumer preferences, a reception/verification component that enables the originating user entity or entities to accept bids from other user entities in response to the invitation and select a winner or winners as collaborators, and a collaboration component employed by the user entities to jointly develop the product. The user entity terminals provide access to the collaborative product development system via an internet or intranet connection. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140289134 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING CONTENT FOR AN ELECTRONIC COLLABORATION TOOL - A method of managing content is disclosed. Data which is associated with an activity of a business process is obtained. Said activity is external to an automated business process of an electronic collaboration tool. The automated business process corresponds to the business process. It is determined if the data has a unique identifier associated therewith, indicative of the automated business process. The data is associated in a computer memory device with the automated business process if the data has the unique identifier associated therewith. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140316995 | CONSUMER PRODUCTS - Computer based systems and methods allow designing (e.g., customization) of consumer products, such as articles of footwear, apparel, athletic equipment, etc., by users. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140344168 | Object Related Collaboration - A collaboration platform employs collaboration objects to automatically construct virtual groupings of individuals sharing a common interest, thereby promoting collaboration. The collaboration platform includes a collaboration engine in communication with business object(s) (e.g. a purchase order document) of an application layer. Based upon masterdata (e.g. a product name) compiled from the business object(s), the collaboration engine creates collaboration object data structures that include information relevant to collaboration. Such collaboration objects may link particular individuals to relevant masterdata. According to one example, an engineer creates a new bill of material in the system which includes a specific product. This product is subject of a purchasing order created by purchasing agent. From the collaboration object(s), the collaboration engine may automatically construct virtual groupings of individuals (e.g. the engineer and the purchasing agent) sharing a common interest (e.g. the product), thereby promoting collaboration. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20150026073 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING CUSTOMER SOLUTIONS - Implementations described and claimed herein provide systems and methods for generating customer solutions using real-time information for new customer sales and/or current customer support. In one implementation, technical infrastructure data for a provider network is retrieved from one or more databases. The technical infrastructure data represents network assets and capabilities. Location information is obtained for at least one customer site. A product selection including a set of design attributes for one or more telecommunication products is received. A network access point for providing the one or more telecommunication products is determined based on a correlation of the technical infrastructure data with the location information. A configuration for the at least one customer site is generated based on the product selection. A design is generated based on the network access point and the at least one configured customer site. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150032637 | CREATING IMAGE PRODUCT DESIGN BY DISTRIBUTED USERS IN A TRUE TEMPORAL PARALLEL FASHION - A computer-implemented method includes allowing a first user to initiate a design of an image product on a first device, allowing the design of the image product to be shared to mobile devices operated by second users, receiving personalized messages comprising a plurality of pixels from the first user or the second users by a network-based image service system, storing personalized messages from the first user or the second users in different layers at a data center in the network-based image service system, concurrently broadcasting changes in values of the pixels to the first device and the mobile devices to allow an overlay of the personalized messages on the first device or the mobile devices, and incorporating the personalized messages into the design of the image product by the network-based image service system. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150066780 | Developing Music and Media - Among other things, contributors (also called teammates) can form teams to cooperatively create original media using electronic communication with a server. The cooperative creation of the original media occurs as a project and as working sessions within a project, defined within a user interface accessible to each of the contributors of the team. The contributors can communicate through the user interface. Security is provided against access by any other party to the original media and the process of cooperatively creating it. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150074001 | Method for Crowdsourcing and Creating a Collaborative Multimedia Project and Product - The current method and system utilize crowdsourcing for content generation and production of multimedia through online collaboration. The current method not only creates a platform for online content providers to gain exposure and get feedback, it uses these broad powers of the crowd to select, refine and produce media that enables broader production and reward of partial contributions and serves a larger audience with self-selected interests. | 03-12-2015 |
| 20150100501 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO PROVIDE COLLABORATION TAGGING FOR VERIFICATION AND VIRAL ADOPTION - A verticalized collaborative network system for eliciting collaborative participation for a project that includes a communications module to establish communications with verified collaborators and candidate collaborators, a collaborative tagging module to process project and candidate collaborator information identifying potential participants corresponding to the project and their respective contact information, and one or more storage devices configured to store attributes of the project and contact information. The system being configured such that in response to receiving details of the project and candidate collaborator information, the collaborative tagging module processes the received project and candidate collaborator information to identify and store attributes of the project, and generates a notifying communication to the potential participants including a message notifying each of the potential participants of recognition relative to the project and invites each of the potential participants to register as members of the verticalized collaborative network system. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150100502 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PITCHING AND EVALUATING SCRIPTS - A computer implemented system and method used to facilitate the upload, evaluation, and submission of a script is disclosed. The system and method include a first server, the first server configured to receive a script uploaded by a user, and a processor, either associated with the server or operably connected to the server, the processor adapted to review the script, wherein the processor reviews the script: automatically in comparison to a master script including benchmark data associated therewith, and/or manually, wherein one or more users of the system review the script via the processor; and/or manually, wherein one or more industry users of the system review the script via the processor. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150134543 | METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING SOLUTIONS - One feature pertains to a computer-readable storage medium having instructions for generating group solutions stored thereon, the instructions when executed by at least one processor causes the processor to receive a plurality of solution statements from a plurality of users, determine that two or more solution statements of the plurality of solution statements are positively and significantly correlated with each other, and generate a group solution that includes the two or more solution statements determined to be positively and significantly correlated with each other. The two or more solution statements having the positive and significant correlation tending to be included concurrently in the plurality of solution statements received from the plurality of users. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150302353 | SERVICE SUPPORT APPARATUS - When subscriber(s) have died, a service support apparatus assists in providing service(s) to service recipient(s) registered in advance by subscriber(s) in accordance with subscription content. Subscriber confirmation unit(s) of service support apparatus(es) notify subscriber(s) in the form of message(s) for confirmation of living status, and receive from subscriber(s) reply or replies indicating living status. In the event that there is no reply or replies from subscriber(s), alert unit(s) issue instruction(s) to inquire whether subscriber(s) are dead or alive with collaborator(s) registered in advance by subscriber(s). In the event that it is confirmed that subscriber(s) have died, service instruction unit(s) issue instruction(s) to provide service(s) to service recipient(s). The registration unit is constituted so as to accept registration of service recipient(s) and collaborator(s) by subscriber(s), at which time it is possible to register collaborator(s) by choosing from among service recipient(s). | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150317601 | USER FEEDBACK METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BUSINESS SUITE CUSTOMIZATION - A computer-implemented user feedback method, system and program product for customizing business suite software is executable on a computer system. The method includes: acquiring a business logic software function associated with a feedback mechanism in a business suite software user interface for the business suite software; acquiring an existing customization requirement related to the business logic software function and the relationship between the existing customization requirement related to the business logic software function and another existing customization requirement related to the business logic software function; and presenting the acquired existing customization requirement and the relationship between the existing customization requirement related to the business logic software function and the other existing customization requirement related to the business logic software function. The system includes: a business logic software function collector; a customization requirement manager; and a customization requirement presenter. | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150324746 | Interactive Survey Feedback Tool - A method of optimizing one or more attributes of a product according to a product context. A product context and one or more attributes of the product are presented to a user via a software graphical user interface (GUI). A visual rendering of the product including at least one attribute of the product may be presented via the GUI. The user either may select or modify the at least one attribute and submit a user input that corresponds to the attribute and/or the modified attribute of the product in reference to the product context. The user input is received and the product is displayed via the GUI based on the user input. If the attribute of the product was modified, then the attribute of the product is modified and displayed substantially simultaneously. A correlation between the user input and the attribute of the product in reference to the product context is determined when a termination command is received. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20150339629 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF CREATIVE WORK COLLABORATIVE SYSTEMS - Systems, methods, and tangible computer-readable storage mediums for tracking collaboration are presented. More particularly, embodiments relate to providing, using a processor, an environment for collaboration between users; and tracking, using the processor, information regarding the collaboration; such that the tracked information includes rights information regarding rights of the collaborating users. Some further embodiments include storing, in a non-transient, computer-readable storage medium, the rights information. Some further embodiments include determining compensation for at least one user based on the rights information. Some further embodiments include: storing, in a non-transient, computer-readable storage medium, initial content; and storing, in the storage medium, additional content, such that the additional content builds on the initial content. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150347969 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING AN ONLINE PUBLISHING PLATFORM - A system and method are disclosed for providing an online publishing platform. The online publishing platform may host publications for a plurality of publishers. The publications may include a front-end portion that includes one or more articles and an advertiser marketplace. The front-end portion may be made accessible to end-users who access the publications. The publications may also include a back-end portion that can be accessed by publisher personnel. The back-end portion may include tools for managing the advertiser marketplace, as well a reverse publishing system that provides an end-to-end solution for creating and publishing articles. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150347971 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF CREATIVE WORK COLLABORATIVE SYSTEMS - Systems, methods, and tangible computer-readable storage mediums for tracking collaboration are presented. More particularly, embodiments relate to providing, using a processor, an environment for collaboration between users; and tracking, using the processor, information regarding the collaboration; such that the tracked information includes rights information regarding rights of the collaborating users. Some further embodiments include storing, in a non-transient, computer-readable storage medium, the rights information. Some further embodiments include determining compensation for at least one user based on the rights information. Some further embodiments include: storing, in a non-transient, computer-readable storage medium, initial content; and storing, in the storage medium, additional content, such that the additional content builds on the initial content. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150347972 | ENGINEERING TOOL AND ENGINEERING SYSTEM - An engineering tool including: an operation-history management unit that records content of an operation performed in project creation together with a work type set for each work content of the project creation and manages recorded data as an operation history of the project creation; and an operation-history display unit that displays content of the operation history read from the operation-history management unit, wherein when work of the project creation is resumed after interruption, the operation-history display unit hierarchically displays the content of the operation included in the operation history for each work type. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150356505 | ASYNCHRONOUS DESIGN DATA EXCHANGE WITH EXTERNAL USERS - A method for an asynchronous data exchange between a PLM system and an external user. The method includes defining an exchange definition object related to product data, packing the exchange definition object for transfer, publishing the packed exchange definition object through an SRM to a browser of the external user, receiving a product data download request from the browser of the external user through the SRM, transferring the product data from a file management system of the PLM system to the file transfer manager of the external user, receiving a response exchange definition object from the browser of the external user through the SRM, and receiving the response product data from the file transfer manager of the external user. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150356506 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO PROCESS DISTRACTED DRIVING HABITS OF DRIVERS - A system and method to process distracted driving habits of drivers. An example computer-implemented method to process distracted driving habits of drivers includes receiving a transmission of at least one electronic image from an imaging device, the electronic image showing a distracted driver. The method also includes processing the at least one electronic image by a computer to associate the image with a distracted driving category. The method also includes delivering a report based on the processed image. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150356507 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING PRODUCT TOTAL SOLUTION IN WHICH PRODUCT DESIGN, DESIGN COMMUNITY, PRODUCT MANUFACTURING THROUGH DESIGN, AND MARKETING ARE CARRIED OUT ONLINE - Disclosed is a method for providing a product design online, and more particularly, disclosed is a product total solution providing method in which the product design, sharing and selection of the design, product manufacture through the design, marketing and distribution are made. The online product total solution providing method according to the present invention includes: designing a product by downloading a design application (App.) through a communication network and by performing designing the product through a digital electronic device; ranking the product design by submitting the completed product design to a contest in order that the completed product design is ranked and by scoring and finally ranking the design; sampling the product by causing a management server to request a collaboration manufacturer to sample the product through the communication network when the design is included in a predetermined ranking according to the ranking of the design; requesting the production of the product by causing the management server to request the management server to produce the product for the purpose of the sampling and sale of the product; transmitting profit information by performing the production and sale of the product through on/offline distribution networks and by transmitting the sales of the product or profit corresponding to the sales to the management server through the communication network; and sharing profit by causing the management server to notify a product designer of the profit information through the communication network by using the digital electronic device and by sharing the profit for a predetermined period of time. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20160110685 | ALLOWING A USER TO EASILY COLLABORATE WITH USERS FROM OUTSIDE ORGANIZATIONS WHERE THE USER HAS VISITOR STATUS BY SELECTING AN OBJECT ASSOCIATED WITH THE OUTSIDE ORGANIZATION THAT IS DISPLAYED ON THE USER INTERFACE OF THE USER'S COMPUTING DEVICE - A method, system and computer program product for allowing a user to easily collaborate with users from different organizations. In response to authenticating the user to access the environment of the user's home organization, a list of outside organizations where the user has visitor status is obtained. Outside organization(s) in the list of outside organizations that have content to be viewed by the user are identified. An object associated with the user's home organization, objects associated with the outside organizations where the user has visitor status as well as indications (e.g., star) associated with those outside organizations that have content to be shared with the user are displayed on the user interface of the user's computing device. In this manner, the user will be able to collaborate with an outside organization that has content to be shared in response to selecting the object associated with the outside organization. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160148157 | MANAGING ACTIVITIES IN AN ORGANIZATION - Methods and system are disclosed that assist in executing tasks related to managing activities in an organization, in one aspect, a user interface is provided via a collaborative application to receive input credentials of a user. Upon receiving the input credentials, the collaborative application provides another interface that renders a list of activities that the user is authorized to view. From the rendered list of activities, the user selects an activity. Upon selecting the activity, the collaborative application determines a correspondence between the selected activity, dashboards, user interfaces, user interfaces elements, etc. associated with the selected activity, A dashboard associated with the selected activity may be instantiated that may be used to manage the selected activity via the collaborative application. | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160155091 | METHODS AND A COMPUTING DEVICE FOR MAINTAINING COMMENTS FOR A DOCUMENT | 06-02-2016 |
| 20170236094 | BLOCKCHAIN-BASED CROWDSOURCED INITIATIVES TRACKING SYSTEM | 08-17-2017 |
