Patent ID: 7124363

Claim:
A design information disclosure system comprising: a design information storing unit configured to store design information produced on the basis of a given format, the design information to be disclosed consisting of document data and drawing data; an extraction unit configured to extract, at a predetermined timing, from the design information storing unit, both the document data and the drawing data which are associated with each other, the predetermined timing corresponding to a timing when the design information is approved for storage in the design information storing unit; and a design information disclosing unit, built on a communication network communicably connected to a terminal with an electronic mail function so that the terminal is allowed to access the design information disclosing unit via the communication network, the design information disclosing unit including a format converting unit for receiving the design information consisting of the document data and the drawing data extracted by the extraction unit and converting the received design information into design information having a format which is displayable on the terminal, and a terminal-use design information storing unit for storing the format-converted design information to be displayed on the terminal as terminal-use design information, the terminal-use design information being allowed to be obtained by the terminal using the electronic mail function.