Electronic audit system and electronic audit method

• US 20010034611A1
• Filed: 04/19/2001
• Published: 10/25/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 04/21/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Japan Quality Assurance Organization, NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: Japan Quality Assurance Organization, NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Ooya, Kazuo, Fukui, Yasuhiro
• Application Number:
  US09/837,487
• Publication Number:
  US 20010034611A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/018 Certifying business or products
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/00 Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/00 Arrangements for maintenance, administration or management of data switching networks, e.g. of packet switching networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/50 Testing arrangements

Abstract

An audit system is provided, capable for auditor of performing a preliminary audit of an ISO compliant management system via a network or the like, without actually going to the system site, and offers an enhanced audit content and a shorter audit period by subsequently performing an efficient site audit. The audit system accesses a electronic system for audit via a communication device such as the Internet, audits the system for examination based on the required information sent from the system for examination, and then based on these results performs an efficient site audit.

Claims

1. An electronic audit system comprising:

an electronic test object system;

an electronic audit system; and

a communication device for providing a line connection between said audit system and said test object system;

wherein

said audit system and said test object system connect via said communication device, and said audit system audits said test object system based on necessary information sent from said test object system.

2. An electronic audit system comprising:

an electronic test object system;

an electronic audit system;

a maintenance management device for maintaining and managing said test object system;

a configuration transmission device for transmitting configuration information of said test object system to said audit system;

an identification information transmission device for transmitting an ID and a password to said audit system;

an audit sequence determination device for determining an audit sequence and creating a sequence chart showing said audit sequence;

an access device for accessing said test object system using an ID and a password received via said identification information transmission device;

an audit device for auditing said test object system accessed via said access device in accordance with said sequence chart and recording results;

a display device for displaying audit results obtained by audit with said audit device; and

a judgement device for judging quality of audit results based on said audit results displayed by said display device.

3. An electronic audit system according to

claim 2

, wherein an audit sequence determined by said audit sequence determination device incorporates a site audit performed by an auditor visiting said site.

4. An electronic audit system according to

claim 2

, wherein said judgement device judges operating status quality of said system for audit based on audit items, audit content and audit results displayed by said display device, and records such operating status quality in an audit results recording chart.

5. An electronic audit system according to

claim 2

, wherein within said test object system, an original of a regulation document and a procedure document defining system activity are managed electronically, and record documents for recording activity comprise records managed electronically and records managed on paper, and for records managed on paper, a management thereof is computerized.

6. An electronic audit system according to

claim 2

, wherein said maintenance management device monitors variations in external environment, and if a variation occurs, reflects such variation in said test object system.

7. An electronic audit method comprising the steps of:

constructing a system for audit;

maintaining and managing said system for audit;

receiving configuration information of said system for audit;

determining an audit sequence for said system for audit;

receiving an audit ID and password, and connecting to said system for audit; and

performing an audit of said system for audit in accordance with said determined audit sequence.

8. An electronic audit method according to

claim 7

, the method further comprises the step of:

displaying audit results for said system for audit; and

judging quality of audit results based on said displayed audit results.