Apparatus, system and method for automating an interactive inspection process
First Claim
1. An apparatus for automating an interactive quality control inspection process,:
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a processor; and
a memory device configured to store executable and operational data, the data comprising, a query module configured to query a user for a response to at least one audit question;
a storage module configured to store the response in a storage device under the exclusive control of the user;
a determination module configured to determine, based on the response, compliance with predetermined quality control criteria; and
an access control module configured to restrict access to at least one of the response and the predetermined quality control criteria to authorized users according to access rights.
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Abstract
An apparatus, system and method to automate an interactive quality control inspection process. The apparatus may query a user for a response to an audit question integral to a quality control inspection process, such as, for example, a regulatory compliance question or a standard operating procedures question. The apparatus may determine, based on the response, compliance with predetermined quality control criteria. To maximize data security and privacy, the response and/or the predetermined quality control criteria may be stored in a storage device under the exclusive control of the user, and access to such information may be restricted to authorized users according to access rights. Further, the apparatus may facilitate quality and safety assurance by conditioning continuation of the quality control inspection process on completion of a corrective action where the response fails to comply with the predetermined quality control criteria.
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24 Claims
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1. An apparatus for automating an interactive quality control inspection process,:
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a processor; and
a memory device configured to store executable and operational data, the data comprising, a query module configured to query a user for a response to at least one audit question;
a storage module configured to store the response in a storage device under the exclusive control of the user;
a determination module configured to determine, based on the response, compliance with predetermined quality control criteria; and
an access control module configured to restrict access to at least one of the response and the predetermined quality control criteria to authorized users according to access rights. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for automating an interactive quality control inspection process, the system comprising:
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a sanitation device adapted to detect and analyze at least one of biological material and other sanitary conditions to generate information; and
a portable audit device in communication with the sanitation device, the portable audit device comprising a processor and a memory device configured to store executable and operational data, the memory device comprising;
a query module configured to query a user for a response to at least one audit question, the response comprising the information;
a storage module configured to store the response in a storage device under the exclusive control of the user;
a determination module configured to determine, based on the response, compliance with predetermined quality control criteria; and
an access control module configured to restrict access to at least one of the response and the predetermined quality control criteria to authorized users according to access rights. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A signal bearing medium tangibly embodying a program of machine-readable instructions executable by a digital processing apparatus to perform operations to automate an interactive quality control inspection process, the operations comprising:
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querying, via a portable audit device, a user for a response to an audit question of a quality control inspection process;
storing the response in a storage device under the exclusive control of the user;
determining, based on the response, compliance with predetermined quality control criteria; and
restricting access to at least one of the response and the predetermined quality control criteria to authorized users according to access rights. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An apparatus for automating an interactive quality control inspection process for a food service establishment, comprising:
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a processor; and
a memory device configured to store executable and operational data, the data comprising, a query module configured to query a user for a response to at least one food safety audit question;
a storage module configured to store the response in a storage device under the exclusive control of the user;
a determination module configured to determine, based on the response, compliance with predetermined food safety control criteria;
a reporting module configured to rate the response and cumulate a plurality of ratings to assess overall compliance with the predetermined food safety control criteria; and
an access control module configured to restrict access to at least one of the response and the predetermined food safety control criteria to authorized users according to access rights. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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