Rule-based archival maintenance

• US 9,589,252 B2
• Filed: 05/03/2013
• Issued: 03/07/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 05/03/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bank of America Corp.
• Original Assignee: Bank of America Corp.
• Inventors: Copes, Deborah A., Bennett, Deborah N., Gauvin, Timmy L.
• Primary Examiner(s): MENG, JAU SHYA
• Application Number:
  US13/886,540
• Publication Number:
  US 20140330789A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,404 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24565 Triggers; Constraints
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/02 Banking, e.g. interest calculation or account maintenance credit or loans G06Q40/03

Abstract

The invention relates to systems, methods, and computer program products for rule-based maintenance of an archive. A system is provided that includes: a computing platform including a processor and a storage device, a database comprising rules relating to maintenance of information stored in an archive, a software module stored in the storage device comprising executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to: (a) receive information related to at least one event; (b) compare the information related to the at least one event to the rules relating to maintenance of information stored in the archive; and (c) determine whether to update information stored in an archive based at least partially on the comparison of the information related to the at least one event and the rules relating to maintenance of information stored in the archive.

Claims

1. A system for providing rule-based maintenance of an archive, the system comprising:

a computing platform including at least one processor and a storage device;

a database comprising one or more rules relating to maintenance of information stored in the archive;

a software module stored in the storage device, comprising executable instructions executed by the processor cause the processor to;

receive information related to at least one event;

determine, from one or more rules, one or more event specific rules relating to maintenance of information stored in the archive for the at least one event based on determining an event-type for the received information related to the at least one event, wherein the one or more event specific rules are management and maintenance rules for scheduling of storage duration and purging of the information related to the at least one event implemented upon determination of the event-type of the at least one event, and wherein the event-type is a customer event, a business event, or a global event;

compare the information related to the at least one event to the one or more event specific rules and trigger implementation of the one or more event specific;

identify at least one customer account associated with the at least one event;

update information stored in the archive related to the at least one customer account associated with the at least one event based on the comparison of the information related to the at least one event, the one or more event specific rules, and triggering of the one or more event specific rules, wherein the information stored in the archive comprises personal and financial documents and data;

update personal and financial documents and data not initially identified as being associated with the at least one event stored in the archive associated with the customer according to the one or more event specific rules based on matching to the at least one customer account;

extract information stored in the archive, wherein the information is associated with the at least one customer account associated with the at least one event;

aggregate the information stored in the archive, wherein the information is associated with the at least one customer account associated with the at least one event and the personal and financial documents and data not initially identified as being associated with the at least one event; and

transmit the aggregated information into one or more new files, wherein the one or more new files are specifically designated for the aggregated information associated with the at least one event.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the information related to the at least one event relates to an occurrence of an event external to an entity maintaining the archive, and wherein the event external to the entity is associated with a customer of the entity.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the information related to the at least one event relates to an occurrence of an event internal to the entity maintaining the archive, and where the event internal to the entity is associated with a division of the entity.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the information related to the at least one event relates to an initiation or an occurrence of litigation, wherein the initiation or the occurrence of litigation involves the customer of an entity.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the information related to the at least one event relates to a change in regulations governing a time requirement for storing financial information in the archive for a plurality of customers of a financial institution.

6. The system of claim 1, the software module further comprises executable instructions executed by the processor cause the processor to:

automatically update a status corresponding to information in the archive, wherein the update changes a prior date for purging the information from the archive to a new date for purging the information from the archive, placing a temporary hold on purging of the information, or immediately purges the information.

7. A computer program product for providing rule-based maintenance of an archive, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code stored thereon, the computer-readable program code is executed by a computer processor causes the computer to:

receive information related to at least one event;

determine, from one or more rules, one or more event specific rules relating to maintenance of information stored in the archive for the at least one event based on determining an event-type for the received information related to the at least one event, wherein the one or more event specific rules are management and maintenance rules for scheduling of storage duration and purging of the information related to the at least one event implemented upon determination of the event-type of the at least one event, and wherein the event-type is a customer event, a business event, or a global event;

compare the information related to the at least one event to the one or more event specific rules and trigger implementation of the one or more event specific rules;

identify at least one customer account associated with the at least one event;

update information stored in the archive related to the at least one customer account associated with the at least one event based on the comparison of the information related to the at least one event, the one or more event specific rules, and triggering of the one or more event specific rules, wherein the information stored in the archive comprises personal and financial documents and data;

update personal and financial documents and data not initially identified as being associated with the at least one event stored in the archive associated with the customer according to the one or more event specific rules based on matching to the at least one customer account;

extract information stored in the archive, wherein the information is associated with the at least one customer account associated with the at least one event;

aggregate the information stored in the archive, wherein the information is associated with the at least one customer account associated with the at least one event and the personal and financial documents and data not initially identified as being associated with the at least one event; and

transmit the aggregated information into one or more new files, wherein the one or more new files are specifically designated for the aggregated information associated with the at least one event.

8. The computer program product of claim 7, wherein the information related to the at least one event relates to an occurrence of an event external to an entity maintaining the archive, and wherein the event external to the entity is associated with a customer of the entity.

9. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the information related to the at least one event relates to an occurrence of an event internal to the entity maintaining the archive, and where the event internal to the entity is associated with a division of the entity.

10. The computer program product of claim 7, wherein the information related to the at least one event relates to an initiation or an occurrence of litigation, wherein the initiation or the occurrence of litigation involves the customer of an entity.

11. The computer program product of claim 7, wherein the information related to the at least one event relates to a change in regulations governing a time requirement for storing financial information in the archive for a plurality of customers of a financial institution.

12. The computer program product of claim 7, further comprising computer-readable program code executed by a computer processor causes the computer to:

automatically update a status corresponding to information in the archive, wherein the update changes a prior date for purging the information from the archive to a new date for purging the information from the archive, placing a temporary hold on purging of the information, or immediately purges the information.

13. A computer-implemented method for providing rule-based maintenance of an archive, the computer-implemented method comprising:

using a computer processor comprising computer program code instructions stored in a non-transitory computer readable medium, wherein said computer program code instructions are structured to cause said computer processor to;

receive information related to at least one event;

determine, from one or more rules, one or more event specific rules relating to maintenance of information stored in the archive for the at least one event based on determining an event-type for the received information related to the at least one event, wherein the one or more event specific rules are management and maintenance rules for scheduling of storage duration and purging of the information related to the at least one event implemented upon determination of the event-type of the at least one event, and wherein the event-type is a customer event, a business event, or a global event;

compare the information related to the at least one event to the one or more event specific rules and trigger implementation of the one or more event specific;

identify at least one customer account associated with the at least one event;

update information stored in the archive related to the at least one customer account associated with the at least one event based on the comparison of the information related to the at least one event, the one or more event specific rules, and triggering of the one or more event specific rules, wherein the information stored in the archive comprises personal and financial documents and data;

update personal and financial documents and data not initially identified as being associated with the at least one event stored in the archive associated with the customer according to the one or more event specific rules based on matching to the at least one customer account;

extract information stored in the archive, wherein the information is associated with the at least one customer account associated with the at least one event and the any information;

aggregate the information stored in the archive, wherein the information is associated with the at least one customer account associated with the at least one event and the personal and financial documents and data not initially identified as being associated with the at least one event; and

transmit the aggregated information into one or more new files, wherein the one or more new files are specifically designated for the aggregated information associated with the at least one event.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 13, wherein the information related to the at least one event relates to an occurrence of an event external to an entity maintaining the archive, and wherein the event external to the entity is associated with a customer of the entity.

15. The computer-implemented method of claim 14, wherein the information related to the at least one event relates to an occurrence of an event internal to the entity maintaining the archive, and where the event internal to the entity is associated with a division of the entity.

16. The computer-implemented method of claim 13, wherein the information related to the at least one event relates to an initiation or an occurrence of litigation, wherein the initiation or the occurrence of litigation involves the customer of an entity.

17. The computer-implemented method of claim 13, wherein the information related to the at least one event relates to a change in regulations governing a time requirement for storing financial information in the archive for a plurality of customers of a financial institution.

18. The computer-implemented method of claim 13, further comprises computer program code instructions are structured to cause said computer processor to:

automatically update a status corresponding to information in the archive, wherein the update changes a prior date for purging the information from the archive to a new date for purging the information from the archive, placing a temporary hold on purging of the information, or immediately purges the information.