Patent ID: 7584250
Filing Date: 2009-09-01
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for distributing an invention disclosure over an intranet, the method comprising: accessing an invention disclosure template form over the intranet, with the invention disclosure template form providing the following options creating an invention disclosure by selecting the corresponding option in the accessed invention disclosure template form, with the invention disclosure providing information about an invention; adding an attachment to the invention disclosure by selecting the corresponding option in the accessed invention disclosure template form, with the attachment providing additional information about the invention and with the attachment being added without the use of a hyperlink; submitting the invention disclosure by selecting the corresponding option in the accessed invention disclosure template form, with the invention disclosure being submitted along with the attachment over the intranet to at least one evaluator via e-mail with a hyperlink to the invention disclosure; and transmitting evaluation comments on the invention disclosure and the attachment by the at least one evaluator via e-mail.