Environmental permit web portal

• US 6,745,187 B2
• Filed: 02/04/2003
• Issued: 06/01/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 09/01/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: CGI Technologies and Solutions Incorporated (CGI Group)
• Original Assignee: American Management Systems, Incorporated (CGI, Inc.)
• Inventors: Adams, Jeffrey Neal, Singer, Gary Brian, Goldwein, Clay Wyatt
• Primary Examiner(s): ALAM, SHAHID AL
• Application Number:
  US10/357,428
• Publication Number:
  US 20030115198A1
• Time in Patent Office: 483 Days
• Field of Search: 707/104.1, 707/1-4, 707/9, 707/10, 707/102, 707/103, 715/501.1, 715/513, 705/1, 705/7, 705/9, 705/11, 705/28, 705/30, 705/38, 709/217, 709/218, 709/219, 709/203, 713/151, 713/154
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0639 Performance analysis of employees; Performance analysis of enterprise or organisation operations
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 90/845 Inventory and reporting systems for greenhouse gases [GHG]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99939 Privileged access
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99943 Generating database or data structure, e.g. via user interface
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99945 Object-oriented database structure processing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99948 Application of database or data structure, e.g. distributed, multimedia, or image

Abstract

A system is disclosed that allows remote, regulated entity users web based access to authorization data, such as permit data in an environmental regulatory permitting or management system. The user can enter, edit and submit permit and compliance data in the environmental permitting system controlled by a regulating agency in real-time via a web browser over the Internet. The system can also validate submitted information in real-time and allows the user to correct the data. Electronic certification with a unique signature is also performed. Fee payment can be made electronically in real-time through the permitting system with an electronic payments system with a corresponding credit being made to the relevant department general ledger account.

Claims

1. A web portal system, comprising:

a computer implemented environmental management system storing permit data and compliance information and automatically validating the permit data, wherein the permit data comprises requirements within which a process, piece of equipment, or a facility is operated and the compliance information are reports comprising information to verify compliance with the requirements; and

a computer implemented remote access system comprising a mobile or wireless device allowing a user remote access to the environmental system to obtain and comply with a permit, and to at least one of create, edit, and print the permit within the environmental system.

2. A process of a web portal system, comprising:

connecting with a computer implemented environmental permitting system; and

electronically communicating environmental compliance management information for a permit and automatically validating the compliance management information, wherein the compliance management information are reports comprising information to verify compliance with permit requirements within which a process, piece of equipment, or a facility is operated.

3. A web portal system, comprising:

a computer implemented enterprise environmental management system storing permit, a registration, or a certificate and automatically validating the permit, the registration, or the certificate, wherein the permit, the registration, or the certificate comprises requirements within which a regulated client is authorized to operate; and

a computer implemented remote access system couplable to the enterprise environmental management system allowing a user remote access to obtain and comply with the permit, the registration, or the certificate and allowing the user to create, edit, and/or print the permit, the registration, or the certificate within the environmental management system.

4. A web portal system, comprising:

a computer implemented environmental management system storing permit data and compliance information and automatically validating the permit data, wherein the permit data comprises requirements within which a process, piece of equipment, or a facility is operated and the compliance information are reports comprising information to verify compliance with the requirements; and

a computer implemented remote access system couplable to the environmental system allowing a user remote access to obtain a permit, to track and/or print the permit, and to track compliance with the permit within the environmental system.

5. A process of a web portal system, comprising:

connecting with a computer implemented environmental permitting system;

electronically communicating environmental compliance management information for a permit;

automatically validating the compliance management information, wherein the compliance management information are reports comprising information to verify compliance with permit requirements within which a process, piece of equipment, or a facility is operated; and

tracking and/or printing the permit within the environmental permitting system; and

tracking compliance with the permit within the environmental permitting system.

6. A web portal system, comprising:

a computer implemented environmental management system storing permit data and compliance information, wherein the permit data comprises requirements within which a process, piece of equipment, or a facility is operated and the compliance information are reports comprising information to verify compliance with the requirements; and

a computer implemented remote access system couplable to the environmental system allowing a user remote access to the compliance information to obtain and comply with a permit, and to automatically validate the compliance information.

7. A process of a web portal system, comprising:

connecting with a computer implemented environmental permitting system;

electronically communicating environmental compliance management information to obtain and comply with a permit; and

automatically validating the compliance management information, wherein the compliance management information are reports comprising information to verify compliance with permit requirements within which a process, piece of equipment, or a facility is operated.