Method and system for facilitating a compliance audit using a rule set
First Claim
1. An automated method for facilitating a compliance audit, the method comprising:
- accessing a database, the database including a rule set formulated from at least one requirement, wherein the database includes a knowledge base;
at a data processing system, accepting input regarding circumstance data, the circumstance data regarding a subject of the at least one requirement;
automatically applying the rule set to the input regarding circumstance data, by the data processing system; and
automatically generating a compliance audit report by the data processing system, the compliance audit report based on applying the rule set to the input regarding circumstance data;
wherein the circumstance data comprises;
product class data to identify a general class of products for an item of manufacture; and
at least one item from the group consisting of;
product type data to identify a more specific type of product, within the general class of products, for the item of manufacture;
product attribute data to identify a property of the item of manufacture; and
customer data to identify a type of customer for the item of manufacture.
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Abstract
In an embodiment of the invention, a method related to conducting a compliance audit, including accessing a database, the database including a rule set formulated from at least one requirement, wherein the database includes a knowledge base, accepting input regarding circumstance data, the circumstance data regarding a subject of the at least one requirement, applying the rule set to the input regarding circumstance data, and generating a compliance audit report based on applying the rule set to the input regarding circumstance data. In addition, other method, system, program product, and apparatus aspects are described in the claims, drawings, or text forming a part of the present disclosure.
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31 Claims
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1. An automated method for facilitating a compliance audit, the method comprising:
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accessing a database, the database including a rule set formulated from at least one requirement, wherein the database includes a knowledge base; at a data processing system, accepting input regarding circumstance data, the circumstance data regarding a subject of the at least one requirement; automatically applying the rule set to the input regarding circumstance data, by the data processing system; and automatically generating a compliance audit report by the data processing system, the compliance audit report based on applying the rule set to the input regarding circumstance data; wherein the circumstance data comprises; product class data to identify a general class of products for an item of manufacture; and at least one item from the group consisting of; product type data to identify a more specific type of product, within the general class of products, for the item of manufacture; product attribute data to identify a property of the item of manufacture; and customer data to identify a type of customer for the item of manufacture. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A data processing system comprising:
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at least one processor; a non-transitory storage medium responsive to the at least one processor; and instructions in the storage medium, wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, enable the data processing system to perform operations comprising; accessing a database that includes a rule set formulated from at least one requirement, wherein the database includes a knowledge base; accepting input regarding circumstance data, the circumstance data regarding a subject of the at least one requirement; automatically applying the rule set to the input regarding circumstance data; and automatically generating a compliance audit report based on applying the rule set to the input regarding circumstance data; wherein the circumstance data comprises; product class data to identify a general class of products for an item of manufacture; and at least one item from the group consisting of; product type data to identify a more specific type of product, within the general class of products, for the item of manufacture; product attribute data to identify a property of the item of manufacture; and customer data to identify a type of customer for the item of manufacture. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. An article of manufacture comprising:
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a non-transitory storage medium storing instructions that, if executed by a processor-based system, enable the processor-based system to perform operations comprising; accessing a database that includes a rule set formulated from at least one requirement, wherein the database includes a knowledge base; accepting input regarding circumstance data, the circumstance data regarding a subject of the at least one requirement; automatically applying the rule set to the input regarding circumstance data; and automatically generating a compliance audit report based on applying the rule set to the input regarding circumstance data; wherein the circumstance data comprises; product class data to identify a general class of products for an item of manufacture; and at least one item from the group consisting of; product type data to identify a more specific type of product, within the general class of products, for the item of manufacture; product attribute data to identify a property of the item of manufacture; and customer data to identify a type of customer for the item of manufacture. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A system for conducting a compliance audit, the system comprising:
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at least one first processor and at least one first memory operably coupleable to the at least one first processor, the first processor and the first memory operable to access a database, wherein the database includes a knowledge base, the knowledge base including a rule set, the rule set including rules formulated from at least one requirement; an interface operable to accept input regarding circumstance data, the interface for accepting input regarding circumstance data operably coupleable to the at least one first processor and to the at least one first memory, the circumstance data regarding a subject of the at least one requirement; at least one second processor and at least one second memory, the at least one second processor operably coupleable to the interface for accepting input regarding circumstance data, the at least one second processor and the at least one second memory operable to apply the rule set to the input regarding circumstance data; and at least one third processor and at least one third memory, the at least one third processor and at least one third memory operable to generate a compliance audit, the at least one third processor and the at least one third memory operably coupleable to the at least one second processor for applying the rule set to the input regarding circumstance data, the compliance audit based on an application of the rule set to the input regarding circumstance data; wherein the circumstance data comprises; product class data to identify a general class of products for an item of manufacture; and at least one item from the group consisting of; product type data to identify a more specific type of product, within the general class of products, for the item of manufacture; product attribute data to identify a property of the item of manufacture; and customer data to identify a type of customer for the item of manufacture. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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