Global Patent Index - EP 1295214 A2

EP 1295214 A2 20030326 - IDEA CAPTURE AND EVALUATION

Title (en)

IDEA CAPTURE AND EVALUATION

Title (de)

ERFASSEN UND AUSWERTEN VON IDEEN

Title (fr)

CAPTURE ET EVALUATION D'IDEES

Publication

EP 1295214 A2 20030326 (EN)

Application

EP 01939152 A 20010518

Priority

  • US 0116240 W 20010518
  • US 59336300 A 20000614

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0197067A2] The invention is directed to systems and techniques for capturing and evaluating ideas in a widely distributed organization, such as a global corporation. The invention allows the organization to define a hierarchical evaluation process for identifying ideas having the highest potential for success. The evaluation system includes a database to store a description and a current stage for each idea. In addition, the database stores configuration data that defines the number of evaluation stages and corresponding evaluation criteria for each stage. During evaluation, a web server generates an evaluation screen as a function of the current stage of the idea. Evaluation software executes in an operating environment of the web server and selects one or more evaluators at each stage as a function of the evaluator's area of expertise. The ideas propagate through the various evaluation stages based on whether the evaluators approve or reject the idea.

IPC 1-7

G06F 17/00

IPC 8 full level

G06Q 10/00 (2012.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G06Q 10/06 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0197067A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE DE FR GB NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0197067 A2 20011220; WO 0197067 A8 20020523; AU 6470101 A 20011224; CA 2412939 A1 20011220; EP 1295214 A2 20030326

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 0116240 W 20010518; AU 6470101 A 20010518; CA 2412939 A 20010518; EP 01939152 A 20010518