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| 20100070423 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRACKING AND REPORTING EMISSIONS - The present invention relates to methods and systems of tracking enterprise gas emissions such as greenhouse gas emissions. The systems and methods relate to collecting or entering data relating to one or more emissions source of an enterprise or an enterprise location, calculating emissions totals, and, according to certain embodiments, generating emissions reports. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100082499 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS TO GENERATE AN ENERGY CONSUMPTION INDEX - Systems, methods, and apparatus to generate an energy consumption index are disclosed. In one described example, a method to generate an energy consumption index is disclosed, the method including measuring resources consumed at a home associated with a first person and calculating a home energy value indicative of the resources consumed at the home and measuring resources consumed by the person while located outside the home and calculating an out of home energy value indicative of the resources consumed by the person while located outside the home. The example method further includes identifying goods purchased by the person and calculating a purchase energy value indicative of the resources associated with the purchased goods, and generating an energy consumption index associated with the person based on the home energy value, the out of home energy value, and the purchase energy value. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100088245 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEVELOPING STUDIES SUCH AS CLINICAL TRIALS - Systems and methods are described for developing studies such as clinical trials, including computer-assisted recruitment or selection of patients, clinical trial investigators, facilities, or clinical trial study sites. In certain examples, computer-processing of physician records scores physicians potential investigators, as determined from at least one physician characteristic, and the physician's proximity to the nearest clinical trial study site. Clinical trial study sites are also scored. In certain examples, at least one physician characteristic is used to score potential clinical trial study sites. Processes for engaging physicians and their patients in clinical trial studies are also described. Suitable patients can be contacted through their physicians or other caregivers to participate in the clinical trial study. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100094765 | ONLINE FRAUD PREVENTION USING GENETIC ALGORITHM SOLUTION - Online fraud prevention including receiving a rules set to detect fraud, mapping the rules set to a data set, mapping success data to members of the rules set, filtering the members of the rules set, and ordering members of the data set by giving priority to those members of the data set with a greater probability for being fraudulent based upon the success data of each member of the rule set in detecting fraud. Further, a receiver coupled to an application server to receive a rules set to detect fraud, and a server coupled to the application server, to map the rules set to a data set, and to map the success data to each members of the rules set. The server is used to order the various members of the data set by giving priority to those members of the data set with a greatest probability for being fraudulent. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100125528 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO SUPPLEMENT AND/OR MODIFY AN ISO QUALITY SYSTEM PROGRAM TO COMPLY WITH NUCLEAR POWER PLANT GOVERNMENT REGULATION REQUIREMENTS AND/OR STANDARDS ORGANIZATION REQUIREMENTS - The present invention generally relates to quality system or quality assurance (QA) programs, and more particularly, to a system and method to supplement an ISO 9001-2000 quality assurance program to comply with at least one of nuclear power plant government regulation requirements and standards organization requirements. A method is implemented in a computer infrastructure having computer executable code tangibly embodied on a computer readable storage medium having programming instructions. The programming instructions are operable to perform a gap analysis of an organization's ISO quality assurance (QA) program to determine a gap between requirements of the organization's ISO QA program and at least one of nuclear power plant government regulation requirements and standards organization requirements. Additionally, the program instructions are operable to create a revised ISO QA program by at least one of supplementing and revising the organization's ISO QA program to bridge the gap, such that the revised ISO QA program is compliant with the at least one of the nuclear power plant government regulation requirements and the standards organization requirements. | 05-20-2010 |
| 20100125529 | Remote Rental of Digital Content Peripheral Storage Entities - Systems and methods are provided for renting a peripheral storage entity to a remote client. From the service provider's vantage, one method transceives negotiation signals between a remote first client (the user) and a service provider, via a network link. Using the negotiation signals, the service provider agrees to rent a peripheral storage entity to the first client, and sends digital content from the peripheral storage entity via the network link to the remote first client. The peripheral storage entity may be located with the service provider or with a remote second client. System and methods are also provided from the perspective of remote clients that are either receiving or supplying peripheral storage entity content. | 05-20-2010 |
| 20100138354 | Construction Industry Risk Management Clearinghouse - Systems, methods, apparatus, computer program code and means for gathering, organizing and presenting on a real time basis information pertinent to Risks associated with subjects related to the Construction Industry. Risks associated with the Construction Industry can be managed by gathering data relevant to the Construction Industry from multiple sources and aggregating the gathered data according to one or more Risk variables. An inquiry relating to a Risk subject can be received and portions of the aggregated data can be associated with the Risk subject. The associated portions of the aggregated data can be transmitted to an entity placing the inquiry or other designated destination. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100161502 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING AN ENERGY SAVING BEHAVIOR - An appliance measurement interface inputs an appliance measured value from each appliance. The appliance measured value includes an electric energy consumption, a usage intensity and a usage frequency of the appliance. An appliance information count unit calculates an average of the appliance measured value in an evaluation span, and outputs an appliance information as the average of the appliance measured value. An evaluation unit acquires a first appliance information in a first evaluation span as an evaluation object period and a second appliance information in a second evaluation span as a comparison object period from the appliance information, and calculates an evaluation value by applying the first appliance information and the second appliance information to an evaluation function. A display unit displays an evaluation result of an energy saving behavior based on the evaluation value. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100211513 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming system that realizes a point system more appropriately corresponding to a degree of effects on environment is provided. The image forming system includes an image forming apparatus for giving a deduction point depending on use of resources and an addition point that is given to an energy-saving operation for the apparatus by the user, and a point management server for performing authentication processing of a user and also accumulating deduction points and addition points calculated by the image forming apparatus and managing for each user, in which an addition point calculated depending on the lapse of time passed since a user used the image forming apparatus last time and a point giving rate per unit time assigned to the user is added to the point, the point is managed for each user, and the point of a predetermined period is reported to each user. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100217718 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACCUMULATING ACCREDITATION - A method of accumulating accreditation includes locating evaluations from different sources relating to at least one entity and accumulating evaluations associated with the at least one entity to create an accreditation associated with the at least one entity. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100223192 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTHORIZATION AND DISCLOSURE FOR BACKGROUND INFORMATION SEARCHES - A system and automated method for verification of employment history regarding a job applicant, the method including receiving information identifying an applicant, receiving employment history information for the job applicant, receiving information identifying an identified verification contact for verification of the employment history information, automatically providing the identified verification contact with a question pertaining to employment history information, receiving an answer from the identified verification contact, storing the answer. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100235292 | Virtual world property disposition after real-world occurrence - A method and system provides transactions and arrangements in virtual world environments. A user can participate in transactions to acquire virtual property and related virtual rights. In some implementations, real-world and virtual parties can be involved in possible transfers of various types of virtual property and virtual property rights. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100235293 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING STANDARDIZED CARBON EMISSION REDUCTION CREDITS - A method and apparatus for determining standardized carbon emission reduction credits is disclosed. General regional data and site-specific data, if available, are input into a carbon sequestration model to determine the approximate change in the level of carbon compounds stored in a media, such as soil, over a specified period of time. An uncertainty analysis is conducted on the results to quantify and normalize carbon emission reduction credits. Standardized carbon emission reduction credits may be compiled for trade and other carbon emission reduction credits are placed in reserve. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100274732 | PROCESSES FOR VERIFYING CREATORS OF WORKS REPRESENTED IN AN ELECTRONIC CATALOG - An electronic catalog system provides an interface for users to author and post content for viewing by other users. Users who are verified as creators of works represented in the electronic catalog (e.g., authors of books) are additionally given the option to post content that is displayed on the catalog pages of such works with attribution to the works' creators. In one embodiment, the system is capable of verifying a user's claim to be a creator of a particular work through automated communications with a third party verifier designated by the user. The third party verifier may, for example, be a publisher (in the case of books), a recording company (in the case of musical works), or a motion picture studio (in the case movies). | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100280964 | Issuance, Conveyance and Management of Endorsements - Systems and methods for the issuance, management and conveyance of endorsements to authorities, the system comprising an endorsement issuance module configured to issue an endorsement associated with an endorsee, wherein the endorsement prescribes to specified endorsement issuance rules, an endorsement conveyance module configured to validate the endorsement according to the specified endorsement conveyance rules, and an endorsement management module configured to maintain the specified rules according to an authority. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100306118 | System for process for remote determination of compliance status - A system for integrating and administering multi-organizational compliance monitoring of entities passing between the organizations. The system is configured to allow each organization to be individually responsible for and administer information related to the compliance status of an entity. The system increases an entity's mobility by allowing an organization other than the entity's home organization to determine the compliance status of the entity without additional compliance testing. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100312713 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IDENTIFYING CAREER-RELATED EVENTS AND PROSPECTIVE CAREER-RELATED NETWORKING CONTACTS VIA AN INTERNET-BASED PLATFORM - The present disclosure is directed to methods and systems for identifying career-related events and prospective career-related networking contacts for a user of a career development networking service. A server can receive profile information of a user, match the user with a group of users of a career development networking service based on the profile information of the user and profile information of the group of users, identify a career-related event attended by a threshold number of users matched to the user, and display the career-related event to the user. The server can also receive a selection of a career-related event from a user, receive a request for an enumeration of attendees of the career-related event according to a criterion, identify attendees of the career-related event that meet the criterion, and display the identified attendees to the user. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20110010304 | DATA ASSOCIATION ENGINE FOR CREATING SEARCHABLE DATABASES - A point-of-license data collection and indexing system comprises a form database, a business database, a data entry tool, a rules database, a data association engine, and a reporting tool. The data entry tool is configured to commence a data entry session and to receive data required to complete a business licensing form and non-license business data during the same session. The business database is configured to store the entered business data. The data association engine is configured to consult the rules engine and to determine associations between items of data stored in the business database to facilitate searching of the business database using a search engine. The reporting tool is configured generate reports based on the business database, to make the license business data accessible to a government, and to make the non-license business data accessible to the public using a search engine. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110016055 | Systems and Methods for Managing Clean Energy Production and Credits - A system and method for energy efficient power production of local power production units is provided. The system includes a control server and a series of local power production interfaces that are coupled to local power production units. The control server is configured to control the power production of a plurality of local power production units based on emissions data of each of the local power production units. The control server tracks environmental, gas and particulate emissions from local power production units. The control server instructs local power production units to produce power based on emission characteristics. The control server further tracks the establishment of emission credits, and offers such credits for sale or exchange. In embodiments, local power production units include one or more of fuel cells, microturbines, solar electrical generating devices and wind based electrical generating devices. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110022527 | ROUTE SEARCHING APPARATUS AND ROUTE SEARCHING METHOD - In the present invention, at least a single route is created that satisfies route search conditions received from an information processing terminal, an amount of emissions caused by following the created route is calculated on a route-by-route basis, an emission credit purchase amount required for compensating the calculated amount of emissions is calculated, a route search result including the route, the amount of emissions, and the emission credit purchase amount is sent to the information processing terminal, emission amount compensation is performed by subtracting, from the quantity of emission credits stored in a storage unit, the amount of emissions equivalent to the emission credit purchase amount specified in an emission credit purchase order received from the information processing terminal, and a compensation result at least including the compensated amount of emissions and the corresponding emission credit purchase amount to the information processing terminal is sent for display. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110029445 | PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A computer includes a memory and a processor, the memory having instrul. A computer-implemented method, a computer comprising a storage device, a memory and a processor, the storage device having instructions stored therein. The instructions, which when executed by the processor, causes the computer to (1) receive, at the production module, a request for production of a radioactive pharmaceutical; (2) verify, utilizing a training module on the computer, completion by the user of at least a training program corresponding to production of the radioactive pharmaceutical; (3) verify completion by the user of equipment calibration requirements and equipment qualification requirements for the equipment that is used in the production of the radioactive pharmaceutical; and (4) prevent access to further operations of the production module if the training program has not been completed, the equipment calibration requirements have not been completed or the equipment qualification requirements have not been completed. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110035326 | System And Method Of Providing Product Quality And Safety - In a particular embodiment, a portable, hand-held device to manage product quality and safety includes a processor and a memory accessible to the processor. The memory includes instructions executable by the processor to collect data related to a particular location and to generate a graphical user interface (GUI) including a plurality of user-selectable elements accessible by a user. The plurality of user-selectable elements includes a first user-selectable element to initiate playback of a training video, a second user-selectable element to receive user input associated with the particular location, and a third user-selectable element to display data indicating actions to be taken by the user in response to the collected data. The device further includes a display interface responsive to the processor and adapted to display the GUI. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110047087 | System and Method for Conducting Threat and Hazard Vulnerability Assessments - A system and method for conducting threat and hazard vulnerability assessments. The system uses a software program to conduct interviews which determine the appropriate parameters of site surveys for the facilities to be assessed and creates a customized site survey for each facility. The customized site surveys implemented using mobile computing devices that site surveyors use to record the responses to the site survey questions. The survey responses are then analyzed by the system and a vulnerability assessment report and corrective action plan are generated. The system transmits the components of the corrective action to various corrective actors that implement the corrective action plan and report their activities. The system then uses the reports from the corrective actors to determine a facility's continued vulnerability. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110047088 | Method and System For Documenting And Validating Carbon Credits Associated With Crop Production - Carbon credits associated with crop production may be validated. Location data and associated crop production data may be received. The validity of the carbon credit may be determined based on the location data and the associated crop production data. A carbon credit validation may be outputted based on the determination of the validity of the carbon credit. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110047089 | Record-keeping system for transmission and production of content - A method is provided for producing content, the content to be produced depicting at least one person and being subject to a federal record-keeping requirement. The method includes the steps of providing to a computer system information pertaining to a person to be depicted in at least a portion of the content in accordance with a federal record-keeping requirement; associating by the computer system the information with the content to be produced by storing the information together with an identification of the content to be produced in a storage medium independent of a medium to be used to store the content; determining by the computer system that the stored associated information complies with the federal record-keeping requirement; and producing the content based on the determination of compliance. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110055092 | Electronic Systems and Methods for Aggregating and Distributing Environmental Credits - An electronic system for offering and allocating environmental offset credits by a service provider comprises an environmental credit management server in communication with the service provider and adapted to manage a consumer's selection and allocation of environmental offset credits. The system includes, in one embodiment, a database management server in communication with the service provider and the consumer and a plurality of environmental offset credit providers in communication with the database management server. The database management server is adapted to store information concerning the plurality of environmental credit service providers and the application management server is adapted to selectively provide information to the consumer concerning the plurality of environmental credit providers. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110055093 | System and Method for Performing Environmental, Health, and Safety Regulation Compliance Assessments, Recordkeeping, and Reporting from Data-Driven Engineering Drawings - A system and method for performing environmental, health, and safety regulation compliance assessments, recordkeeping, and reporting from “data-driven” engineering drawings (i.e., intelligent P&ID/PFD systems). EH&S regulations include but are not limited to USEPA Clean Air Act regulations, such as Leak Detection and Repair (LDAR), Benzene Waste Operations NESHAP (BWON), and the Greenhouse Gas Mandatory Reporting Rule (GHG MRR), as well as regulations administered by OSHA, such as Process Safety Management (PSM). These regulations are commonly enforced within such industries as the petroleum refining, petrochemical, chemical, upstream oil and gas, or other related manufacturing industries. In order to determine compliance with those regulations, information stored within the engineering CAD drawing is queried in terms of specific drawing entities, or the components that comprise a specific process which is detailed on said drawing (i.e., pipes, equipment, instrumentation, etc.), in order to determine compliance with those regulations. If it is determined that there is non-compliance with EH&S regulations, then solutions are provided via tabular reporting, object colorization of drawing entities, as well as through an interface that shares information by reading and/or writing functions with independent upstream and downstream computer data systems. This software-based solution provides the petroleum, petrochemical, chemicals, alternative fuels, energy, and related manufacturing solutions to an increasing number of environmental, health, and safety regulatory compliance challenges. Information gathered from “data-driven” engineering drawings is used to determine applicability of regulations to the particular structure EH&S compliance records and reports are generated with information in a format suitable for use in reporting to local, State, and Federal regulatory agencies. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110066562 | Embedded module for real time risk analysis and treatment - A computer-based business application (CBBA) management system includes multiple real time agents (RTAs) embedded with local CBBA software in order to permit cross-application functions and/or real-time functions such as local monitoring, reporting, or prevention. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110066563 | Mashup sevices and methods with quality of sevice (QoS) support - Mashup hosts to integrate services and/or data into a single integrated application, the services include one or more quality of service specifications (QoS). Service servers to receive service requests, the service requests including one or more quality of service specifications and to generate and transmit a service based on data, executable code and the quality of service specifications. The QoS parameters may include probabilistic real-time automata and temporal logic service QoS parameters. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110071952 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPTIMIZING RESOURCE CONSUMPTION - A system and method for quantifying and optimizing resource consumption and waste generation of a plurality of resource consumer devices that consume one or more consumable resources to produce useful work. The system and method comprise an input module that receives input data related to each of the plurality of resource consumer devices and each of the one or more consumable resources, a resource consumer module that determines an amount of the one or more consumable resource consumed by each of the plurality of resource consumer devices under a particular load and an amount of waste produced by each of the plurality of resource consumer devices under the particular load based at least in part on the input data, a waste stream module that normalizes and sums the amount of waste produced by each of the plurality of resource consumer devices per amount of useful work produced, and an output module that determines costs associated with operating the plurality of resource consumer devices based at least in part on the amount of the one or more consumable resource consumed by each of the plurality of resource consumer devices and the normalized and summed amount of waste produced by each of the plurality of resource consumer devices. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110078087 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING AN ASSET TITLE CORRESPONDING TO AN ASSET - A method for hosting an asset title is described. An asset title is received from a first user device. The asset title is stored. The method also includes communicating with an index to create a master title status and location record. The method may be performed by a registry. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110082806 | PRODUCT SALE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - According to an embodiment, a product sale processing apparatus includes an emission amount acquisition unit that acquires the amount of carbon-dioxide emission over the entire course from the procurement of the raw materials of products processed for sale to the disposal or recycling, and a notification unit that provides notification of the carbon-dioxide emission amount acquired by the emission amount acquisition unit. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110093402 | ENSURING ACCEPTABILITY OF SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENTS OR LEGAL AGREEMENTS - Techniques for ensuring acceptability of legal agreements entered into as part of a computer-facilitated workflow, e.g., for accepting a license agreement while installing software on a computer system owned by an organization. If the license has an approved status in an agreements database, the user can accept the license agreement during the software install process. If the license has a disapproved status in the agreements database, the user then rejects the license agreement during the software install process (or an install mechanism may simply aborts installation of the software). The process for other computer-facilitated workflows is similar. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110106717 | QUALITY CONTROL RECORD AND DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR CREATING AND MAINTAINING SAME - A system and method are presented for creating and maintaining quality control records. The system includes a plurality of client devices. Each client device captures information, data and decisions associated with raw material, components and assemblies of components. The information, data and decisions document operations and operating conditions at a plurality of stages in a life cycle of the raw materials, components and assemblies. The system includes a communication network and one or more servers operatively coupled to the client devices over the network. The servers create quality control records including the information, data and decisions for the materials, components and assemblies. The system includes one or more data stores that store the quality control records. The information, data and decisions includes measurements and readings taken by the input-output devices and decisions made at the stages and that document properties of the raw materials, components and assemblies. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110112973 | Automation for Governance, Risk, and Compliance Management - Technologies are described herein for automating governance, risk, and compliance management (GRC). Through the utilization of the technologies and concepts presented herein, GRC management may be automated to thereby provide significant reduction in customization per installation or customer. Compliance management of regulations for managed entities may entail receiving a set of control objectives mapped to the regulations. A set of scopes mapped to the managed entities may be received. Harmonized test results for the control objectives may be generated. Harmonized test results may be identified for a subset of the control objectives mapped to one or more specified regulations for the managed entities within a specified one of the set of scopes. Also, a compliance report may be generated based upon the identified harmonized test results. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110112974 | Distributed Policy Distribution For Compliance Functionality - A multi-component auditing environment uses a set of log-enabled components that are capable of being triggered during an information flow in a data processing system. A “master”, compliance component receives data from each log-enabled component in the set of log-enabled components, the data indicating a set of logging properties that are associated with or provided by that log-enabled component. The master compliance component determines, for a given compliance policy, which of a set of one or more events are required from one or more of the individual log-enabled components in the set of log-enabled components. As a result of the determining step, the master compliance component then configures one of more of the individual log-enabled components, e.g. by generating one or more configuration events that are then sent to the one or more individual components. This configuration may take place remotely, i.e., over a network connection. As a result of the information flow, audit or other logs are then collected from the log-enabled components. The master compliance component evaluates the collected logs to determine compliance with the compliance policy. As necessary, the master compliance component re-configures one or more log-enabled components in the set of log-enabled components to address any compliance issues arising from the evaluation. Thus, once a given compliance policy is specified, typically the individual log-enabled components in the multiple-component environment are not responsible for their own configuration, as that task is undertaken by the master compliance component. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110119199 | Facility Resource Consumption Estimator - A centralized emission management system is implemented via a server that is accessible to a large number of entities. An entity uploads information about demographic data and resource consumption data of its organizational units, such as facilities, to determine measures of environmental impact, such as CO2e emissions. When resource consumption of a target organizational unit is not available, the entity can request the server to estimate the resource consumption based on private information about comparable organizational units within the entity or public information about comparable organizational units outside of the entity. The server determines the comparable organizational units based on the demographic data. The entity can select a resource consumption item of a comparable organizational unit from which the server determines an estimated resource consumption of the target organizational unit, generates an audit trail of the estimate, and determines a measure of environmental impact from the estimate. Any report listing the estimated resource consumption or the measure of environmental impact clearly designates the value as an estimate. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110125657 | METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR RESPONSIVE LOAD MANAGEMENT USING FREQUENCY REGULATION CREDITS - A method, device and system for responsive load management using frequency regulation credits. The method includes using an AC frequency measuring device, measuring a current AC frequency on an AC power line; using a power consumption measuring device, measuring a current power consumption on the AC power line over a period of time equal to a sampling interval; calculating a power consumption moving average of a last N power current power consumptions measured, where N is a positive integer greater than 1; generating credits or debits based on the current power consumption, the current AC frequency and the power consumption moving average; adding the credits or debits to a frequency regulation credit; and for each next sampling interval repeating measuring the current AC frequency, measuring current power consumption, calculating the power consumption moving average, generating the credits or debits, and adding the credits or debits to the frequency regulation credit. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110137812 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONETIZING AND TRADING ENERGY OR ENVIRONMENTAL CREDITS FROM POLYMERIC MATERIALS - The present invention is a system and method for monetizing and trading value in polymeric materials, forming polymer energy credits and/or polymer environmental credits. The system promotes the highest and best use and disposition of polymer waste, scraps and used material. The new types of credits have a value which can be bought, sold and traded in a market exchange. A polymer manufacturer can assign predetermined credit value to polymeric material sent into commerce which can be realized upon disposition of polymeric material in a predetermined or prescribed manner and credited to the manufacturer and/or user of the polymeric material. Alternatively, a verification authority may be implemented to review claims of entitlement to credits and may take into account factors relevant to the polymeric material to assign value to verified polymer energy or environmental credits and/or to certify various entities engaged in the process. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110153510 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED PROCESSING OF REQUESTS FOR APPROVAL OF MATERIALS FOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT - A system and method for automated processing requests for reviewing and approving business development materials, such as marketing flipbooks and request for proposals, etc., for compliance and performance approval employs an application server that presents a web-based request form. A requestor uses the request form to enter information regarding the approval request and to select reviewer. The application server then generates a request document and sends it with the business development materials to the selected reviewer(s). The request form and marketing presentation materials are archived in a database to allow real-time monitoring and future auditing. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110153511 | DEVICE, METHOD FOR MANAGING DISTRIBUTED SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENT QUALITY INFORMATION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OF SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENT - A device for discretely managing quality of an SLA according to the present invention is an SLA quality information management device for managing quality of service level agreement, including: a data management unit that shares SLA quality information generated by each of a provisioning management device, a fault management device, and a network quality management device with the provisioning management device, the fault management device, and the network quality management device and stores it; a statistic processing unit that generates SLA quality statistical information based on the SLA quality information; and a compensation processing unit that processes compensation for violation of the SLA quality based on the SLA quality statistical information. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110167009 | CONTROLLED-VENDOR MANUFACTURING METHODS - Embodiments of the invention are directed to manufacturing a medical device in a way that minimizes the possibility of defects. Because of the general increasing desire to eliminate lead from the environment, electronic producers are removing lead from their manufacturing processes. The lead had beneficial qualities, however, in that it prevented other metals, in particular tin, from developing “whiskers,” believed to be caused from thermal and mechanical stress of the tin parts or components. Removing the lead has caused an increasing incidence of failure in electronic devices. Many vendors, believing that lead-free devices are universally desirable, routinely substitute lead-free components for components that previously contained lead. Oftentimes these substitutions are made without knowledge of the buyer. Some devices, in particular life-saving devices, may be adversely affected by such a substitution. Embodiments of the invention prevent non-specified goods from being assembled into the medical device by generating evidence or requiring that vendors generate evidence of component composition for particular components that may be at risk for premature failure in the medical device. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110173127 | SYSTEM AND METHOD USED FOR CONFIGURATION OF AN INSPECTION COMPLIANCE TOOL WITH MACHINE READABLE TAGS AND THEIR ASSOCIATIONS TO INSPECTED COMPONENTS - The present invention relates to configuration of inspection systems and compliance verification systems using a handheld device and a remote database. Disclosed here is a method for configuring a project having one or more installation of assets for use with an industrial inspection compliance system, including the steps of (a) defining an installation and storage area for the project; (b) assigning the assets uniquely into the one or more installation or storage area; (c) segmenting each asset into components; (d) assigning logical inspection points for the project, installations, and the assets; (e) defining inspection criteria for each logical inspection point; (f) assigning tag locations for a machine-readable tag having a unique serial number at or near each logical inspection point; (g) capturing a media sample of each logical inspection point; (h) capturing location coordinates for each logical inspection point; and (i) requiring the collection of data such as a unique machine-readable tag serial number, media sample, location coordinates, and an encrypted security signature to confirm that the inspection actions actually occurred. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110178938 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSESSING ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT - An environmental footprint assessment system is disclosed. The environmental footprint assessment system determines the environment footprint of an entity by analyzing financial information regarding the entity. For example, the environmental footprint assessment system may determine the carbon footprint of a business. The environmental footprint assessment system compares an entity's financial information against a database of environmental impacts to produce an initial carbon footprint assessment for the entity. The initial assessment is reviewed for areas of spending that contribute significant to the entity's carbon footprint. The database of environmental impacts can be refined with additional environmental impact information regarding the areas of significant carbon contribution. A subsequent iteration of the carbon footprint assessment is performed, and an updated carbon footprint assessment is produced. The process is repeatedly iteratively to produce additional carbon footprint assessments. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110191256 | SUSTAINABILITY CAMPUS OF CO-LOCATED FACILITIES - A system and method for energy use is provided that includes a sustainability campus of co-located facilities, with associated facilities such as an energy development center, a source, and a processing or collection facility. The sustainability campus incorporates design principles and processes to decrease environmental impact per unit energy usage, increase waste reuse within the sustainability campus, and increase the receipt of financial credits. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110196800 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENSURING COMPLETENESS OF AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR - A system and method of ensuring completeness of automotive repair according to various aspects of the present invention comprises a criteria compliance system linked to a criteria analysis system. The criteria compliance system is adapted to provide a framework for relaying third party requirements to a repair facility. The criteria compliance system may also collect information regarding the third party requirements, such as which requirements are performed by the repair facility. The criteria analysis system analyzes the collected information to identify any noncompliances between the third party requirements and actions taken by the repair facility and may reduce the need for human inspection to ensure that a repair facility has complied with the third party requirements. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110208662 | Systems and Methods for Regulatory Compliance - Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for facilitating regulatory compliance are disclosed. A regulatory compliance system includes a regulation module and one or more compliance modules. The regulation module stores regulatory data relating to one or more regulations and subscription data partitioned into to one or more subscriptions. Each of the subscriptions is associated with a client entity and each of the subscriptions is linked to a corresponding portion of the regulatory data relating to at least one of the regulations: The subscription data and the regulatory data are accessible through the one or more compliance modules. Each compliance module is associated with a client entity and provides access to a subscription associated with the client entity and the corresponding portion of the regulatory data to which the subscription is linked. The corresponding portion of the regulatory data may additionally be stored in the compliance module associated with the client entity. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110208663 | EXTRACTION OF TRANSACTION DATA FOR COMPLIANCE MONITORING - A knowledge base and methods for use in connection with a policy compliance monitoring system operative to determine exceptions to policies expressed by computer-executable policy statements. The system allows establishment, codification, and maintenance of enterprise policies, monitors electronic transactions of the enterprise from various and possibly heterogeneous data sources, detects exceptions to established policies, reports exceptions to authorized users such as managers and auditors, and/or provides a case management system for tracking exceptions and their underlying transactions. The knowledge base comprises extractor files that are utilized for extracting information from data sources for utilization in policy compliance monitoring, a mapper for normalizing data from the data sources against a system ontology and storing normalized data in a monitoring database, and computer-executable compliance policy statements used by a transaction analysis engine. The policy statements represent predetermined policies of the enterprise that apply to data stored in the monitoring database. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110213722 | AUTOMATED ACCREDITATION SYSTEM - The present invention provides a sophisticated automated accreditation and certification platform that substantially streamlines the oversight process, reducing the duration of the on-site survey, eliminating paper and allowing for the efficient, electronic transfer of documents. In addition, the online process is interactive, allowing users to get up-front feedback on standards compliance and perform a self-assessment prior to their actual survey. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110231327 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR VERIFYING AND APPROVING GOVERNMENT REQUIRED RELEASE FORMS - The disclosure herein provides methods, systems, and devices for managing, transferring, modifying, converting and/or tracking medical files and/or medical system messages. In certain embodiments, the foregoing may generally be based on requesting medical files at a first medical facility, identifying the requested medical files at a second medical facility, initiating a secure network connection between the first and second medical facility, modifying a header portion of the medical files based on patient identification information created by the first medical facility, and other processing steps. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110238587 | POLICY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - In a policy management system and method, managed services customer policies may be handled on a group or individual basis while taking advantage of information from monitoring and/or auditing of policies for similarly situated managed services customers. The policies may involve compliance standards in varied industries, such as the health care or financial industries. In one aspect, the policies may involve information technology (IT) security standards. In another aspect, the policies may involve both compliance standards and IT security standards. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110238588 | REGISTRATION OF PRODUCT INFORMATION AND AUTHENTICITY CERTIFICATION - A method providing a social network of products and certificates of authenticity for products. The method includes providing a product provider interface for uploading product information; generating unique product identifiers and certificates of authenticity for the products; and distributing the unique product identifiers and the and certificates of authenticity to product providers. Additionally the method includes providing an end user interface that enables end users to register ownerships of products, keeping record of products registered to end users, providing to product providers end user information comprising information about products registered to end users, and making information about registered product ownerships available to other end users through the end user interface. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110246382 | License Tracking System and Related Software for Complex License and Compliance Requirements - A license tracking system has been developed that comprises: a) at least one set of license requirements, b) at least one form, questionnaire, prompt series, survey interface or combination thereof that requests at least one piece of input data related to a licensee, the license requirements or a combination thereof from a user, c) at least one database that collects and compares the at least one set of license requirements and the at least one piece of input data to produce a set of compliance instances and a set of alert instances, d) a compliance notice component that provides the set of compliance instances to the user, and e) an alert notice component that provides at least one of the alert instances to the user. Methods of tracking licenses and license-related information have also been developed, along with network systems capable of executing software programs comprising license tracking software. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110251968 | Methods for Emergency Mine Communications Using Acoustic Waves Time Synchronization and Digital Signal Processing - Acoustic waves are transmitted bidirectionally through-the-earth in a simple robust architecture in combination with signal-to-roise reduction techniques which ensure the ability to communicate using simple tools available in a mine. An enhanced version includes a personal electronics device designed to be carried by a miner to automatically decode acoustically transmitted text messages. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110258129 | Post Approval Management System of Export Licenses - A system and method for managing export licenses is disclosed. More particularly, but not by way of limitation, a system and method for managing creation of export license amendment forms relating to export and import of defense-related articles and services subject to regulations and regulatory agencies such as: United States Munitions List (USML), International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), and the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) are disclosed. Also, disclosed is a method and system for managing updates to authorizations and tracking of exported goods. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110258130 | Computing systems and methods for electronically indicating the acceptability of a product - Computing systems and methods for electronically indicating the acceptability of a product. An image capture and communication device may analyze a product label that includes one or more monitors, authentication elements, and identification elements. The image capture and communication device may determine the type and features of the monitors, authentication elements, and identification elements and, based on the type of the monitors, authentication elements, and identification elements. The image capture and communication device may transmit data based on the type and features to a host server, which may transmit data associated with the host product to the image capture and communication device in, inter alia, the form of an acceptability report. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110276502 | CENTRALIZED AND COMPUTERIZED CONTROL SYSTEM FOR CHECKING THE AUTHENTICITY OF A PRODUCT - A computerized system for verifying the authenticity of products, to each product being associated a respective univocal sign, the system is provided with: a computing apparatus, which wirelessly receives and transmits data from/to a consumer terminal; and a centralized database, operatively coupled to the computing apparatus, and including a plurality of data records, each data record being associated to a particular product and the related univocal sign and having a data structure including a first field for storing a description of the product and a second field for storing the related univocal sign. The computing apparatus is able to: receive from the consumer terminal a authenticity verification request for verifying the authenticity of a given product, the request including data relating to at least part of the univocal sign associated to the given product; perform a search in the centralized database based on the received electronic data, for retrieving from the centralized database the data record associated to the given product; perform a data comparison based on the received electronic data and the univocal sign stored in the retrieved data record; determine a current result of the authenticity verification based on the outcome of the data comparison and also based on a preset verification strategy involving parameters relating to past authenticity verifications carried out at the computerized system for the same given product and/or parameters relating to characteristics of the given product; and send a response to the remote terminal including the determined current result of the authenticity verification. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110276503 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR PROVIDING WEB APPLICATION-BASED GOVERNMENT GRANT COMPLIANCE MONITORING, DATA MINING, AND AUTOMATIC RESUME GENERATION - Methods, systems, and computer readable media for providing web application-based government and institutional grant compliance monitoring, data mining, reporting, automatic resume generation, and automatic group and individual comparisons of progress are disclosed. According to one method, information is received from a user relating to their career via a web-based application. At least a subset of the information is automatically formatted and provided to a third-party for grant compliance monitoring. At least a subset of the information is automatically formatted and provided to the user as a resume. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110307396 | Education Tool for Assessing Students - A computer-implemented method and system for managing student assessments may include: 1) receiving new assessments from a user base, 2) associating the new assessments with a standard learning objective, 3) storing the new assessment to a database of assessments, 4) providing the user base with searchable access to the database of assessments, the database of assessments filterable by the standard learning objective associated with each of the assessments, 5) receiving an assessment selection from a user within the user base, 6) rendering the selected assessment to the user so that the selected assessment can be used to assess students' competency level of the standard learning objective associated with the selected assessment. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20120011077 | Cloud Computing Governance, Cyber Security, Risk, and Compliance Business Rules System and Method - Cloud Computing Governance, Cyber Security, Risk, and Compliance Business Rules System and Method that enable real-time, on-demand, transparent and complete perspective across the risks, threats and opportunities through an enterprise across many operational domains. Cloud platform ensures 24×7 “On Demand” risk-based private and public strategic alignment with regulatory and compliance priorities towards organizational governance objectives. A user can put in place tasks and controls for risks, and use the platform's cloud collaboration and workflow engine to track continuous remediation and governance improvements. Relate enterprise security, risks to multiple business rules which can be controls driven or efficiency driven ensuring on-going management of efficiency and risk monitoring. Design, maintain and modify an industry specific repository of business rules and process objectives, and easily manage the assessment and monitoring of specific business process control effectiveness at design, operational level. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120016802 | AUTOMATIC EVENT MANAGEMENT FOR REGULATION COMPLIANCE - In one embodiment, a method includes determining a plurality of event types where each event type associated with event metadata. An event is received and an event type in the plurality of event types for the received event is determined. The method determines event metadata for the determined event type and event data from the event based on the event metadata. A rule associated with the event type is determined where the rule includes a criterion based on a regulatory compliance issue. A computing device evaluates the event data with the criterion to determine if the event is non-compliant or compliant with the regulatory compliance issue. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120041886 | INTEGRATING CODE INTO A SOFTWARE APPLICATION - A system and method for receiving code that is submitted for integrating code into a software application. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving information associated with the code; displaying the information associated with the code; verifying the information associated with the code; and if the information associated with the code successfully verifies, generating a stamp associated with the code and with the software application. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120059766 | Method and System for Revenue Generation Using Energy System - A method and a system for determining compensation to be paid for using any one of an energy storage system and an energy system are provided. The energy system is at least partially powered by electricity stored in the energy storage system. The method includes, determining the amount of consumption of electric energy from the energy storage system during a period of usage, and determining the carbon credit associated with the energy storage system or the energy system during the usage. Thereafter, the compensation is calculated based on the amount of consumption of the electric energy and the carbon credit. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120066137 | SYSTEM FOR AND METHODS OF CONFIRMING LOCATE OPERATION WORK ORDERS WITH RESPECT TO MUNICIPAL PERMITS - Determining a permit status of a jobsite at which a locate operation is requested and/or performed. A work order that describes the locate operation is received and processed, and a permit database of a permitting entity is accessed based at least in part on information from the work order. The permit database is electronically reviewed to determine whether a valid permit covers work at the jobsite. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120078801 | SINGLE AUDIT TOOL - Systems and techniques are disclosed for planning and performing a Single Audit. The systems and techniques determine whether a Single Audit is to be performed for an entity, and automatically select or enable selection of compliance procedures that are to be used during the auditing process. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120084218 | System and a Method for Managing and Tracking the Overnight Accommodation of Traveling Personnel Away from Home Base - A computer system and a method for tracking the rest periods of airline crew members in a hotel is disclosed. A hotel has access to a layover management module and crew check in module via the web. The hotel inputs information to the layover management module and the crew checks in through the crew check in module. Check in data is transmitted and stored in a central server which is accessible by the airline to track the rest periods of its crews. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120084219 | Consolidated Annual Sustainability System and Method - A consolidated annual sustainability tracking system includes a mitigation tracking system for entering data into a database, tracking mitigation and monitoring commitments, and prompting a user with reminders for the mitigation and monitoring commitments. The system generates reports using data from the database. The reports may be periodic, annual, or on-demand and consolidate the requirements of multiple regulatory schemes to prevent unnecessarily duplicative record-keeping and reporting. The system is designed to work with regulatory schemes such as NEPA, LEEDS, Executive Order 13514, EMS, and similar laws, regulations, requirements, and guidance motivated by concerns relating to environmentalism, sustainability, and energy efficiency. The system is also designed to accommodate and incorporate the requirements of new regulatory schemes as they arise. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120089526 | METHOD FOR INSPECTION OF PERFORMED CLEANING - The invention relates to a method for the inspection of cleaning performed comprising: registering specific data regarding the institution to be inspected in a hand-hold computer which via the Internet is connected to a central computer, registering before each inspection the number of rooms to be inspected in the hand-hold computer, registering in said hand-hold computer which specific rooms to inspect, selecting and indicating the objects to be inspected in the room in question, inspecting at least the objects selected, registering inspection data in the hand-hold computer, which is transmitted to a first database in the central computer, transmitting, after inspection, judgements about the separate objects to a second database in the central computer and that data in the second database is processed to a report by the central computer. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120089527 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR MONITORING COMPLIANCE IN REPORTING UNCLAIMED PROPERTY - Methods, apparatus and computer program products are provided for monitoring compliance in reporting unclaimed property. The method is capable of identifying both potential non-reporters and potential under-reporters. In this regard, potential under-reporters may be identified as a result of a multilevel review that may take into account the recent reporting history, both in terms of frequency and the type and quantity of unclaimed property that has been reported. The potential non-reporters and potential under-reporters may then be further evaluated, such as by means of an audit or other follow up procedure, to insure compliance. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120095930 | PRODUCT CERTIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - Systems and methods are provided for generating a certificate of compliance for a product. A product control system (PCS) retrieves specification and/or regulatory data for a particular product and compares the retrieved data to test result data obtained for that particular product. The PCS generates a product certification if the test result data indicates that the product is in compliance with the specification data and/or the regulatory data. A product test plan generation system (PTPGS) enables a user to interact with a user interface to retrieve a test plan for a particular product. The test plan can be used to obtain test results for the particular product. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120101953 | SYSTEM FOR ACCELERATING OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (OSHA) COMPLIANCE FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF PROCESS SAFETY IN A MANUFACTURING FACILITY - A system for a computer implement process for accelerating and validating OSHA compliance for a safety systems lifecycle management to achieve functional safety at a facility as required in a hazard and risk assessment for the facility by providing monitoring, tracking of remediation, validation of remediation and reporting for auditing requirements, all steps related to achieving compliance. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120109833 | TRACEABILITY, CORRECTIVE ACTION, AND CERTIFICATION PROCESSES FOR CONSTRUCTED WELDING MATERIAL PACKAGES - Methods of testing and certifying a package for transport to a customer and use by a customer, and of correcting packaging failures due to transport and use in the field. A package such as, for example, a bulk composite constructed package for shipping welding material product, is tested according to a selected testing protocol. The test results are analyzed and packaging attributes of the package are transformed based on the analyzed test results if the tested package fails any aspect of the testing protocol. Packaging attributes that may be transformed include packaging component design, packaging markings, packaging handling instructions, packaging component manufacturing procedures, packaging component testing procedures, and packaging assembly procedures. Once the package passes all aspects of the testing protocol, customer certification documentation is generated. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120109834 | AUTOMATED BUSINESS AND INDIVIDUAL RISK MANAGEMENT AND VALIDATION PROCESS - The system includes a unique automated and reusable validation process in support of the issuance of the registration seal. This includes the following: (1) individual identity validation; (2) individual/business association validation; and (3) business status validation. These services will be utilized to provide validation in real-time during the product ordering process, as well as the ongoing user and business status validations. In addition, a set of pre-established business rules are used to provide: (a) when the rules are satisfied, utilization of the registration seal is permitted, or (b) when the rules have not been met, the registration seal is revoked. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120116984 | AUTOMATED EVALUATION OF COMPLIANCE DATA FROM HETEROGENEOUS IT SYSTEMS - Compliance-relevant data from external systems comprising managed entities can be received, stored, processed, transformed and evaluated in an automated fashion. Compliance reporting can be generated dynamically to reflect the most current regulations, guidance and system operating conditions. Compliance data from external systems can be converted into a unified format compatible with a compliance management schema. A series of transformations can be applied to the compliance-relevant data. A compliance threshold can be provided to the compliance management system and compliance scoring can be provided. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120116985 | METHODS FOR GENERATING HEALTHCARE PROVIDER QUALITY AND COST RATING DATA - A method for generating healthcare provider quality rating data includes grouping claim records into one or more claim groups, assigning each claim group to a responsible provider, assessing the claim records in each claim group using guidelines for the particular disease or condition, and generating a compliance score for the claim group, wherein the compliance score indicates the extent to which the claim records in the claim group match the guidelines, and generating normalized provider quality rating data. A method for generating healthcare provider cost rating data includes grouping claim records into one or more claim groups, assigning each claim group to a responsible provider, calculating the total cost of each claim group, aggregating the total cost for each claim group, and comparing the total aggregate cost of each claim group assigned to each provider to an expected cost value. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120123953 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ASSESSING THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF A PRODUCT - Embodiments consistent with this disclosure provide systems and methods for analyzing manufactured products and more particularly, for combining laboratory analysis with life cycle analysis to assess manufactured products with respect to the products' impact on the environment. Systems and methods consistent with this disclosure may produce assessment results in the form of an information label, score, report, or rating, characterizing the environmental impact of a product over its life cycle. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120123954 | PRODUCT CERTIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - Systems and methods are provided for generating a certificate of compliance for a product. A product control system (PCS) retrieves specification and/or regulatory data for a particular product and compares the retrieved data to test result data obtained for that particular product. The PCS generates a product certification if the test result data indicates that the product is in compliance with the specification data and/or the regulatory data. A product test plan generation system (PTPGS) enables a user to interact with a user interface to retrieve a test plan for a particular product. The test plan can be used to obtain test results for the particular product. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120130913 | Pay-To-Play Compliance System and Method - A system and method for ensuring compliance with pay-to-play laws. In one embodiment of the invention, the computer-implemented method of facilitating compliance with pay-to-play laws of different jurisdictions having varying requirements, comprises the steps of: creating, on a computer system, at least one question related to compliance with pay-to-play laws; storing, in a database, the at least one question related to compliance with pay-to-play laws; storing, in a database, at least one restriction related to compliance with pay-to-play laws; presenting the at least one question to a first user; receiving an answer from the user in response to the at least one question; determining a compliance status, using the computer system, based on a comparison between the answer and the at least one restriction; sending the compliance status to an output device of the computer system; and storing all inputted data and responses for reporting or regulatory compliance use. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120130914 | JURISDICTION COMPLIANCE ENGINES - Jurisdiction compliance engines are presented. Contemplated jurisdiction compliance engines are design tool agonistic and can operate in conjunction with design tools to ensure instantiated construction objects comply with jurisdiction rules sets. The jurisdiction rules sets can include optimization criteria based on metrics that can govern how construction objects are integrated into a design project. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120143776 | PHARMACOVIGILANCE ALERT TOOL - Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with providing an alert when alert criteria is met by monitored AE data analysis output. An alert criteria is specified that corresponds to desired results of at least two different instances of AE data analysis. The alert criteria is assessed on at least one data source. A case series that meets the alert criteria is output. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120143777 | USING DOCUMENTATION PLANS FOR SOA GOVERNANCE - A method, system, and computer program product for using documentation plans for service oriented architecture governance. In an example embodiment, the method includes implementing a structured documentation plan in a SOA governance tool using a computer processor. The structured documentation plan includes a set of documentation types and a set of governance policies for at least one documentation type from the set of documentation types. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120143778 | Method and System for Representing Laws and Rules - The complexity of regulations in healthcare, financial services, and other industries makes it difficult for enterprises to design and deploy effective compliance systems. The present invention supports compliance by using formalized portions of applicable laws to regulate business processes that use information systems. An embodiment of the present invention uses a stratified fragment of Prolog with limited use of negation to formalize a portion of the US Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). An embodiment of the invention provides for deployment in a prototypical hospital that implements a Web portal messaging system. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120150755 | System and Method of Providing Compliance and Alerting of Toxic Gas Exposure for Health Monitoring and Plant Maintenance - An apparatus to obtain zoned real-time gas concentration and location information from a plurality of gas detectors and provide compliance information along with exposure trends and warning information. Acquired concentration and location information can be stored in a common memory unit for efficient trend analysis and generation of compliance information. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120150756 | Ecological impact quantification identifiers - Systems and methods for providing ecological impact quantification identifiers may implement operations including, but not limited to: computing an ecological impact quantification associated with manufacturing at least a portion of a product according to product specification data associated with the product; and means for associating a device-readable indicator corresponding to the ecological impact quantification associated with manufacturing at least a portion of a product with a product manufactured at least partially according the product specification data. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120150757 | Record-keeping system for live performances before transmission over a network - In a method of producing a live performance, the performance being transmitted over a network to a viewer at a physical location, the performance comprising content that is subject to a federal record-keeping requirement, a statement is transmitted by a computer system over a network to the viewer. The statement includes information pertaining to a live performance in accordance with a compliance statement publication requirement of a federal record-keeping requirement. The live performance is transmitted by a computer system over a network simultaneously with or subsequent to the transmission of the statement. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120150758 | Efficiency of use of a common product - Systems and methods for determining efficiency-of-use scores related to uses of a product by two or more users may implement operations including, but not limited to: computing an efficiency-of-use score associated with a use of a first physical product of a set of products by a first user and an efficiency-of-use score associated with a use of a second physical product of the set of products by a second user; comparing the efficiency-of-use score associated with the use of the first physical product by the first user to the efficiency-of-use score associated with the use of the second physical product by the second user; and providing a notification according to the comparison of an efficiency-of-use score associated with the use of the first product by the first user to an efficiency-of-use score associated with the use of the second product by the second user. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120158601 | Defining And Monitoring Business Conduct - A code of business standards can be defined for an entity according to at least one predetermined abstract business standard. The defining can include assigning, in the code of business standards, at least one threshold level of activity relating to the predetermined abstract business standard. Activity instances in the at least one area of activity involving the entity can be monitored, for example by identifying an activity instance in violation of the defined code of business standards. The identifying can include detecting that the activity instance exceeds the at least one threshold level of activity. A solution for resolving the identified activity instance can be generated and promoted. Related methods, system, and computer program products are also described. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120158602 | INTRA-ENTERPRISE INGREDIENT SPECIFICATION COMPLIANCE - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for measuring intra-enterprise ingredient specification compliance. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a document pertaining to particular shipment of an ingredient from a supplier, automatically determining, from the document, a value or a range of values for each of one or more attributes associated with the ingredient, accessing a specification that indicates a value or a range of values for each attribute, comparing, for each attribute, the value or range of values from the document to the specification value or range of values for the attribute, to identify an extent to which the attribute in the particular shipment of the ingredient satisfies the specification; and automatically taking action on the shipment based on the extent to which the shipment satisfies the specification. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120158603 | MAPPING AND AGGREGATION OF ENERGY CONSUMPTION FOR PRODUCTION - The present description refers to a computer implemented method, computer program product, and computer system for receiving a production route associated with the production of one or more products using one or more machines, each of the machines to perform one or more production steps on one or more of the products, receiving a plurality of tuples from a plurality of energy meters, wherein one or more of the tuples includes a machine ID identifying one of the machines, a time stamp information identifying a time period, and an energy consumption value identifying energy consumed by the identified machine during the time period to perform a corresponding production step on one of the products, assigning one or more of the energy consumption values to one of the products based on the tuples and the production routes, and aggregating the energy consumption values assigned to one or more of the products. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120158604 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING REGULATORY INFORMATION - Systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are provided for managing regulatory data pertaining to a healthcare product. For example, the system may include a network interface for receiving, from a client terminal, a request for regulatory data related to regulatory activity about a product as it pertains to a regulatory authority. The system also includes interconnected information stores for storing regulatory data associated with the product, where the information stores may include: contact records associated with respective contacts with the regulatory authority; commitment records associated with respective commitments made to the regulatory authority; and product information records associated with respective documents associated with the product. The system also includes a processing module for identifying, in response to the received request, each contact record, commitment record, product information record, and central files record associated with the product related to the received request. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120166346 | INTEGRATED METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLE INSPECTION REPORTING AND HOURS OF SERVICE COMPLIANCE - A system for electronic driver logs and electronic vehicle inspection reporting includes an onboard computer associated with a vehicle and operatively connecting to and configured to acquire data from a vehicle interface, a driver interface, and a geolocation device. The system has a first software component stored on a computer readable storage medium of the onboard computer providing instruction for receiving input from the user through the driver interface, receiving input from the vehicle interface, and receiving input from the geolocation device and determining compliance with driver regulations based on the data. The system also has a second software component stored on the computer readable storage media of the onboard computer providing instructions for receiving vehicle inspection input from the driver through the driver interface. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120166347 | GEOSPATIAL INCONSISTENCIES IDENTIFICATION DATA SYSTEM BASED ON CONTRACTUAL RIGHTS AND GEOGRAPHICAL NETWORK ANALYSIS - An application document for a contractual right can be identified. The application document can be a new application seeking a contractural right or an existing one for which a contractual right has already been granted yet which is being verified herein. The contractual right can define a compensatory relationship between two entities for specified conditions. At least one address can be determined from the application document, where activities related to the contractual right are to be performed. The address can be converted into geospatial coordinates. A database of geospatially recorded items can be queried for activities proximate to the geospatial coordinates. A geospatial inconsistency score can be generated based on the results from the database and their level of incompatibility with conducting the activity for which the contractual right is related. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120173443 | METHODOLOGY FOR DETERMINATION OF THE REGULATORY COMPLIANCE LEVEL - Various embodiments of systems and methods for determination of the regulatory compliance level are described herein. The method uses a single set of controls as a basis for calculation of compliance to different regulations. Scale based definition of controls, joined with requirements matrix, allows flexible integration of a new regulation without changes on controls itself. The decoupling of requirements from controls and definition of the implementation scale enables independent reporting about control implementation without considering of regulatory requirements. Therefore, one reporting round, which provides status of controls implementation, can be used for calculation of compliance to many regulations. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120173444 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND SUSTAINABILITY MANAGEMENT - A system and method for sustainability management of energy consumption of a selected resource, including a memory and a processor to calculate a global sustainability quantification value. The global sustainability quantification value may be a resultant quantity of the selected resource which may be produced by exploitation of a predetermined quantity of a predetermined second resource. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120179612 | Method and apparatus for critical evaluation of products and services - A product and service evaluation system having a center ( | 07-12-2012 |
| 20120179613 | CERTIFICATION OF CRYOGENICALLY TREATED ARTICLES - Embodiments validate cryogenic processing of metal-matrix validation articles according to destructive and/or non-destructive testing of witness articles. For example, validation can certify that the validation article has undergone a particular cryogenic treatment protocol, resulting in validated and/or certified enhancements in wear characteristics, resistance to corrosion, increases in electrochemical bonding of surface treatments, increases in theoretical useable lifespan, etc. According to some embodiments, processing results are validated by generating witness results from destructive and/or non-destructive testing of the witness articles subsequent to deep-cryogenic treatment. The processing (e.g., including witness results and/or analysis thereof) may then be entered into a computer-controlled, parametric analysis system that generates absolute and comparative validation and/or certification of the validation articles. | 07-12-2012 |
| 20120203705 | System And Method For Universal In-Place Lifecycle Policy Enforcement On Repositories - A system and method for identifying eligible and approved governance lifecycle actions on information assets, and for enforcing (and carrying out) these actions (in a universal way) on information assets while they remain in-place in their repositories. The system and method includes three integrated modules. First, an Information Governance Policy Module (IGPM) for creating a Master Classification (MC) of Record Classes (RC) for the entity and corresponding governance rules for each. Second, an Information Governance Control Module (IGCM) allowing administrators in the sub-entities to create and manage file plans using the RC definitions in IGPM, associate these file plans with jurisdictions, and manage sub-entity's records within them. Third, a Governance Policy Enforcement Layer (GPEL) comprising one or multiple software connectors. These are software modules that tie (connect) IGCM to various repositories of information assets, and enforce the eligible and approved governance lifecycle actions on the in-formation assets located in the repositories. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120226621 | MODELING RISK OF FOODBORNE ILLNESS OUTBREAKS - A foodborne illness risk model determines a relationship between health department inspection data and various factors known to contribute to the risk of foodborne illness. The model may identify a comparative risk value for foodborne illness outbreaks for one or more pathogens at a food establishment based on the food establishment's inspection data. The model may also identify a set of indicative violations more likely to be recorded at outbreak restaurants than non-outbreak restaurants. The model may also develop an outbreak profile continuum based on the number of indicative violations. The model may further determine a position on an outbreak profile continuum for a particular food establishment based on the food establishment's inspection data. | 09-06-2012 |
| 20120233081 | DIGITAL TACHOGRAPH - A digital tachograph installed in a vehicle of a transportation company having a duty to install the tachograph. The tachograph comprises a body, a work state calculation device capable of calculating work state data connected to the body, a compliance determination device connected to the work state calculation device for determining whether a labor condition of a driver of the vehicle fulfills a condition provided by law based on the work state data, a storage for recording determination results determined by the compliance determination device and the work state data, and a display connected to the body capable of displaying and informing the driver of at least one determination result determined by the compliance determination device before breaching the law. The at least one determination result relates to, for example, on-duty time, residual on-duty time, rest period, residual rest period, driving time, residual driving time, or continuous driving time, etc. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120246085 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENTITY SPECIFIC, DATA CAPTURE AND EXCHANGE OVER A NETWORK - A method of accumulating accreditation includes locating evaluations from different sources relating to at least one entity and accumulating evaluations associated with the at least one entity to create an accreditation associated with the at least one entity also comprising systems of supervision and/or compensation. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20120246086 | GENERATION OF ENTERPRISE-WIDE LICENSES IN A CUSTOMER ENVIRONMENT - An enterprise licensing system is provided that includes a licensing agent | 09-27-2012 |
| 20120254048 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REGULATORY SECURITY COMPLIANCE MANAGEMENT - A system and method for managing regulatory security compliance at facilities regulated by the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS). In one embodiment, a method includes storing security records related to the facility in a security documentation storage system. Compliance fields of the security records are identified. The compliance fields contain information related to compliance with a security standard applied to the facility. The information is compared to predetermined values indicative of compliance with the security standard. An indicator signifying whether the facility is in compliance with the security standard is generated. The state of the indicator is based on a result of the comparing. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120254049 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING COMPLIANCE CHECKING OF DIRECT SHIPMENT OF WINES - A method of compliance checking includes defining a set of rules related to shipping alcohol to a region. Compliance checking is performed by determining if a shipping client associated with a plurality of shipping orders is compliant with each of the set of rules when executing a plurality of shipping orders to the region. Further, an indication is given indicating whether the client is compliant with the set of rules in relation to execution of the plurality of shipping orders. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120265702 | System And Method For Storing And Presenting Animal Certification Information - Systems and methods issue a certificate for an animal. A request to generate the certificate is received and required information for the certificate is determined based upon rules and regulations, stored within a database, that define information requirements for the certificate. The method interacts with one or more of an owner of the animal, a certified veterinarian, and a laboratory to collect the required information. The certificate is generated with a unique identifier when the required information is complete, and the certificate is stored within the database. | 10-18-2012 |
| 20120278246 | FRAUD DETECTION SYSTEM AUTOMATIC RULE POPULATION ENGINE - Embodiments of the invention are directed to a fraud detection system that stores fraud detection rules and merchant profiles. The fraud detection system allows a user to designate fraud detection rules as core fraud detection rules, and the fraud detection system can automatically populate new merchant profiles with the user's core fraud detection rules. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120290490 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING PRODUCT CERTIFICATION - A product certification code is provided. The product certification code is associated with a target product and comprises a uniform resource identifier (URI). The URI is configured to identify certification information at a certification data provider, which is configured to maintain the certification information about the target product. A method for retrieving the certification information from the certification data provider is also provided. Further, the certification data provider and a method for providing the certification information from the certification data provider are also provided. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120290491 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC LEAD VERIFICATION - A system and a method provide a lead verification service. A lead generator contacts a verification server when a visitor lands on a hosting site of the lead generator to enter lead information into a form. The verification server issues a reference key (token) to the lead generator and collects information about the visitor and the hosting site of the lead generator, using the reference key to identify the collected information. When the visitor submits the form, the lead generator sends the form data, which includes the entered lead information and the reference key received from the verification server, to at least one interested party. When the verification server receives a request for the collected information from the interested party, the collected information is retrieved based on the reference key included in the request and sent to the requesting interested party. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120290492 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING ZONING CODE COMPLIANCE - Computer-implemented methods and systems for determining zoning code compliance are disclosed. Such methods and systems seek to overcome frustrations and alleviate other impediments that affect efficient use of zoning codes, particularly form-based zoning codes. In a first aspect, a computer-implemented system for determining zoning code compliance includes at least one input interface for receiving property information; a computer program for calculating zoning code criteria and assessing zoning code compliance, using the property information; and at least one output interface for displaying assessment of zoning code compliance. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120296836 | POWER DEMAND-SUPPLY SYSTEM - An electricity supply and purchase system includes an electricity transmission deciding section for deciding an electricity transmission content including an electricity amount of the electricity transmission to be transmitted from the electricity transmission sender; an electricity reception deciding section for deciding an electricity reception content including an electricity amount of electricity reception at the electricity transmission receiver; a communication section for communication between the electricity transmission sender and the electricity transmission receiver; an electricity transmission flow control section for performing the electricity transmission from the electricity transmission sender to the electricity line based on the electricity transmission content for which the consistency is confirmed by the communication; and an electricity reception flow control section for performing the electricity reception at the electricity transmission receiver from the electricity line based on the electricity reception content for which the consistency is confirmed. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20120310848 | ANTI-COUNTERFEITING MARKING WITH ASYMMETRICAL CONCEALMENT - An anti-counterfeiting method associates the first code with an article to be authenticated to identify the article, and associates a second code with the first code as a verification code to verify the first code. Both the first code and the second code are reproduced on the article. The reproduced first code is machine-readable (e.g., contained in a RFID tag), while the reproduced second code is covert and concealed from normal viewing by a concealment means such as a scratch-off material. An authorized person (e.g., a consumer) is allowed to conditionally remove the concealment to reveal the covert code. The first code and the revealed second code are used to verify the authenticity of the product with a verification center. During the verification, the first code identifies the article, while the second code verifies the first code and thus the authenticity of the associated article. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20120310849 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VALIDATING DESIGN OF AN ELECTRONIC PRODUCT - A system and method validates design of an electronic product using a computing device. The method establishes design failure data and product failure data of the electronic product in a database. When the design of the electronic product is finished, the method determines whether the design is eligible by examining design modules of the design according to the design failure data in the database. When the design is eligible, the method determines whether the validation of actual samples of the electronic device is successful by validating actual samples of the electronic product according to the product failure data in the database. If the validation of the actual samples is successful, the method acquires abnormal data of executing the actual samples, and updates failure data converted from the abnormal data into the database, if the abnormal data has been acquired. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20120310850 | Method and System for Evaluating Events - In one embodiment, a method includes determining a plurality of event types where each event type being stored in association with event metadata. One or more events are received and an event type in the plurality of event types for each received event is determined. The method determines event metadata for each determined event type and event data from the event based on the event metadata. One or more control data objects are determined stored in association with the determined event type; one or more rules stored in associated with each of the control data objects is determined where the rule comprises one or more criteria being evaluated against one of the data values of said event; and evaluating the event data with the criterion to determine if each of the events is non-compliant or compliant with a low-level system requirement of said rule. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20120323805 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ELECTRONIC MEDICAL PROTOCOL - Systems and methods for collecting information, verifying authenticity of such information, processing, maintaining, and managing such information are described. The system can be a standalone unit or can comprise a combination of various units configured to function together. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20120323806 | System and Method for Management of Material Content - Embodiments of the invention relate to product and associate product materials, and maintaining compliance with rules and regulations to support interstate and international commerce. As rules and regulations change associated with products and/or raw materials that comprise the product, those changes or messages are monitored and communicated in real-time in order to support continued compliance in the stream of commerce. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20120323807 | METHOD & SYSTEM FOR ENFORCING A RETURN POLICY - A method and system for enforcing a return policy by determining whether an article of merchandise has been used, or not used, within a predetermined time after the purchase of the merchandise. The system including sensor means associated with the article for recording data related to ambient conditions post-purchase, data acquisition means for receiving the recorded data, a comparator for comparing the recorded data to a predefined data set representative of acceptable data values, output means for outputting an outcome from the comparator, the outcome being indicative of whether the article has been used, or not used. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20120323808 | OPERATIONAL BUSINESS SERVICE VERIFICATION SYSTEM - A method and a system are described for providing operational business service verification in a telecommunication network. The method comprises the steps of: (i) receiving information which relates to transactions from a plurality of information sources, wherein the transactions are associated with one or more pre-defined applications; (ii) based upon the information received, determining whether that at least one pre-defined transaction criterion has been met; and (iii) if the at least one pre-defined transaction criterion has been met, providing verification of the legitimacy of the respective transaction that relate to that pre-defined application. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20120330852 | FACILITY SAFETY AND COMPLIANCE INFORMATION SYSTEM - A facility safety and compliance information system is provided as a Web-based application for managing information about deficiencies and repairs to facilities, that are subject to health and safety codes, security measures, and production and maintenance standards. The facility safety and compliance information system can maintain facility quality and keep maintenance costs in line, while also reducing liability and satisfying other regulatory constraints. The facility safety and compliance information system leverages computer information system, network, and communication technologies for automating the collection of data and the generation of regulatory and compliance documentation, while also improving the timeliness and accuracy of a facilities reporting, preparedness, and adherence to safety and compliance codes. In an exemplary embodiment of the facility safety and compliance information system, a Firestopping Information System (FIS) is provided for managing information about deficiencies and repairs to facilities that are subject to fire safety codes. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20130013523 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISASTER PREPAREDNESS - Embodiments of the present disclosure include a system and a method. In one embodiment, the system includes an emergency preparedness system having a dynamic checklist tool configured to use a master checklist to produce a plant-specific checklist based on a selection of at least one emergency event, and to produce actionable articles having at least one emergency preparedness recommendation for a plant. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130013524 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC CERTIFICATION PROCESS FOR FOOD PRODUCTS - Various embodiments of the present disclosure include methods and apparatus for automatic certification of food products. In an example embodiment, apparatus comprises a hand-held device including a display and one or more input devices to sense product identification indicia associated with or affixed to a food product that is grown or raised in an agricultural operation. The hand-held device includes at least one processor to determine a machine-readable identification code from the product identification indicia and send the identification code to at least one remote server. The device also receives, from the at least one remote server, agricultural certification information that is associated with the product, the certification information indicating compliance of the product with at least one agricultural certification established by a certification authority and having one or more requirements. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130018809 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING ECO-FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES OF A PRODUCTAANM LI; YiAACI Hong KongAACO HKAAGP LI; Yi Hong Kong HKAANM Muthu; Subramanian SenthilkannanAACI Hong KongAACO HKAAGP Muthu; Subramanian Senthilkannan Hong Kong HKAANM Hu; JunyanAACI Hong KongAACO HKAAGP Hu; Junyan Hong Kong HK - A computer-implemented method for evaluating eco-functional properties of a product, comprising: providing four inputs including raw materials, process of manufacture, functional properties and ecological properties of the product; providing five outputs including Quality, Functionality, Human Impact, 3R's (Reduce, Recycle, Reuse), and Environmental Impact; connecting the inputs and outputs using predetermined rules to generate an eco-functional model; and wherein the eco-functional properties of the product are evaluated using the eco-functional model to derive an Eco-Functional Index which is computed by the equation: ΣESI+HTI+EII+FI+Eco-I, where ESI is an Ecological Sustainability Index, EII is an Environmental Impact Index, HTI is a Human Toxicity Index, FI is a Functionality Index and Eco-I is an Ecological Index. | 01-17-2013 |
| 20130024387 | Systems and Methods for Tracking Assigned Code Strings - Systems and methods of tracking assigned random code strings are provided. Random code strings are grouped and each group is assigned a consecutive identifier. The assignment of the groups of random code strings to the consecutive identifier can be stored in a database, printed on a tag and/or printed directly on instantiations of products. The unique code strings themselves can be used to identify a group to which they are assigned and an amount of unique code strings in the identified group. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130024388 | Computer-Implemented System And Method For Modeling Contractual Terms As Structured Data For License Compliance Analysis - A computer-implemented system and method for modeling contractual terms as structured data for license compliance analysis is provided. A set of electronically-stored expressions is defined. Each expression includes parseable contract terminology and a meaning associated with the contract terminology. A license for a product is converted into structured data. Terms of use included in the license are parsed. The parsed terms of use are matched against the parseable contract terminology in the set of expressions. For each expression whose parseable contract terminology was matched to a parsed term of use, the associated meaning is assembled into a schematized data structure that represents the product license. Compliance of an installed base of the product is evaluated against each meaning in the schematized data structure. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130031012 | System and Method for Compliance Reporting - A method and apparatus for monitoring compliance with jurisdictional regulations. In one aspect, the invention relates to a system for monitoring compliance with jurisdictional regulations. In one embodiment, the system includes a server including a reporting program; a database in communication with the server; and a client device in communication with the server and comprising an input device. In another aspect, the invention relates to a method of monitoring compliance with jurisdictional regulations. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of: inspecting a location for compliance; entering inspection compliance information using a client input device in communication with a server, the server comprising a database and a reporting program and the database comprising reporting data and location data; executing on the server the reporting program; and automatically communicating compliance reports to a jurisdictional authority in response to reporting data and location data in the database. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130041833 | PROCESSS OF ELECTRONIC MANAGEMENT OF ORGANIC PRODUCTION AND CERTIFICATION - The present invention relates to a process of electronic management of organic production including cluster formation of farmers, training of farmers according to organic farming standards, providing organic compliance manual, farm diary, organic bulletin to the farmers, on-farm input management, collection and analysis of soil, providing identity card, soil health card and in ‘in soil culture’, providing NADEP and Cow Pat Pit and demonstrations on on-farm management. Further disclosed is a process of implementation of e-traceability. The information about the day to day activities taken up by all the registered farmers in the fields is collected as per the prescribed format of e-traceability by the cluster in charge on monthly basis and further uploaded in the website. Furthermore provided is a process for setting up an Internal Control System (ICS) for internal inspection of assessment of risk and its management is followed by the approval of decision from an approval committee. This invention relates to a process of external inspection from certification body and finally, certificates are provided to the farmers at the end of each conversion year till the three years. | 02-14-2013 |
| 20130046701 | INTEGRATED BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS - A system for the coordinated collection of information related to a potentially hazardous condition, within a specific venue, from a community of interested entities, the comparison of such information against a set of generally accepted criteria for control and containment of a potentially hazardous condition, and the rating of the specific environment, as to safety and as to the risk associated with the potentially hazardous condition via-a-vis the specific structural environment within which it exists. This system can also do prediction analysis and therefore extrapolate solutions to impending problems. This can lead to systems of mitigation and or apply methods and means of life safety such as evacuation plans, preparation plans, etc., since understanding structural integrity is related to how much time a first responder or occupant may have before a building collapse based on specific conditions. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20130054478 | Reporting system and method for ingestible product preparation system and method - A computationally implemented system and method that is designed to, but is not limited to: electronically receiving directive information including verification information to electronically verify issuance of the directive information by at least one authorized entity, living being identification associated with a particular individual living being, and reporting directions for electronically recording occurrence information to indicate at least one occurrence of at least partial preparation of a particular ingestible product designated by the reporting directions to be associated with an electronically inputted identification of the particular individual living being as verified using the living being identification electronically received with the directive information; and electronically transmitting the occurrence information to an electronic receiving device to be accessed by at least one recipient identified by the reporting directions as authorized to access the occurrence information subsequent to verification that the electronically received directive information was issued by the at least one authorized entity and subsequent to the electronic inputting of the identification of the particular individual living being, the occurrence information indicating the at least one occurrence of at least partial preparation of the particular ingestible product being associated with the particular individual living being. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure. | 02-28-2013 |
| 20130066793 | Winrows - Winrows is a specific process which executes in synergy with Fill-A-Box©™ and Stat-Medicament-Disposal(c)™ removal of food waste (bio-waste) from landfills and water systems. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130066794 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURELY DISSEMINATING AND MANAGING POSTAL RATES - The system and method described herein may securely disseminate and manage postal rate information, including discount or custom postal rates established in contractual agreements negotiated between a postal service and certain mailers, among other postal rate types. For example, the postal service may upload postal rates to a server associated with a postage vendor and optionally associate the postal rates with particular mailers. The postal service and/or postage vendor may then validate whether the postal rates were correctly uploaded, and the postage vendor may then enable applicable mailers to utilize the postal rates in response to validating that the postal rates were correctly uploaded. Additionally, the postage vendor may maintain records relating to postage transactions, which a mailer can use to support a request to negotiate the custom postal rates with the postal service and subsequently prove compliance with any terms and conditions associated therewith. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130080344 | ESTIMATING PROCESS AND SYSTEM - Processes and apparatus are disclosed for determining how mature an estimate is by assessing the basis of an estimate against a scale of criteria or categories of plural relative values of maturity of estimate. Confidence levels derived for two different estimating processes for a same estimate, can be reconciled; and an estimating process can be controlled by systematically reviewing the readiness of a planned estimating process by reviewing the basis of the estimate by assessment of determined maturity level values in a document register. An estimating process can also be controlled by controlling the iterative performance of different estimate assessment and/or preparation processes dependent upon a maturity of a basis of the estimate. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130091066 | Compliance Survey on Mobile Device - Survey processing for compliance assessment includes providing the survey to a mobile device. A survey application executing on the mobile device performs survey processing to obtain responses to survey questions comprising the survey. The survey application provides context-sensitive help information. The survey application provides for contacting individuals in a compliance management organization of a business enterprise for which compliance to regulations and policies by the business is required. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130097091 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING AUDITING SPECIFICATIONS - An approach is provided for generating auditing specifications. The compliance platform processes and/or facilitates a processing of one or more data collection policies to determine one or more specifications that specify, at least in part, data to log for determining a compliance with the one or more data collection policies (e.g., based on minimizing an amount of the data to log). Then, the compliance platform causes, at least in part, an installation of the one or more specifications at one or more data stores operating under the one or more data collection policies to cause, at least in part, an initiation of a logging of the data. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130097092 | UNCLAIMED PROPERTY METHOD AND SYSTEM - Systems and techniques are disclosed that provide automation for the Unclaimed Property (Escheat) process. The systems and technique provide a complete ‘end to end’ solution for the unclaimed property compliance process including tracking of potential unclaimed transactions, mailing of confirmation and due diligence letters, routing responses received from the letters, and the preparation of the unclaimed property reports. In the event of a state unclaimed property audit, the solution's electronic document repository creates an ‘audit ready’ environment by providing easy access to documents including confirmation letters, documents supporting the removal of the transactions from the unclaimed property process, state required due diligence letters, and state unclaimed property reports. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130103598 | DIGITAL DOCUMENT COMPLIANCE SYSTEM - A system for ensuring digital real estate listing documents comply with certain standards is disclosed. The system may include three processors. The first processor may receive affirmations from an agent that documents have been collected. Each of the affirmations may refer to a different document. The documents may include a real estate listing contract and related documents. The first processor may also store a record of the affirmations and upload the documents. The second processor may display the documents to a compliance officer and receive affirmations from the compliance officer that documents include characteristics required by standards. The second processor may also store a record of the new affirmations. If the new affirmations are not complete, then the processor may transmit a notification. If the affirmations are complete, then the processor may transmit an approval. The third processor may display the notification or the approval to the agent. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130103599 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CERTIFICATION OF A NOTICE WRITTEN ON A SPACE DEDICATED TO THE PROVISION OF OPINIONS - The subject of the present invention is a method for certifying an opinion relating to a product or service written by an author, user of a terminal, on a server managing a space dedicated to the expression of opinions, the terminal and the server being integrated into a network, characterized in that the method involves a certification system and comprises:
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| 20130103600 | Visualization Tools for Reviewing Credibility and Stateful Hierarchical Access to Credibility - Some embodiments provide a credibility system including an interface portal for presenting a holistic view of entity credibility. To provide the holistic view, the credibility system aggregates credibility data from multiple data sources. The aggregated credibility data is processed and ordered to present different dimensions of entity credibility, with each dimension graphically presented in the interface portal through an interactive credibility module. In some embodiments, the credibility data associated with each credibility module is processed to produce at least one value that quantifiably represents the credibility data. In some embodiments, the credibility data associated with each credibility module is hierarchically ordered to present the credibility data in a drill-down fashion with each hierarchical layer presenting more detailed credibility data for better understanding the credibility data presented in the preceding layer. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130132291 | ASSESSING AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE - Systems and methods for assessing compliance of a financial institutions implementation of an agreement are provided. Compliance may assessed by comparing an effects of a production cycle implementation of an attribute of the agreement to an effect of a test environment implementation of the attribute of the agreement. The assessing may include performing a first pairing of the attribute to a financial product, and monitoring an effect of the first pairing on the financial product. The method may include performing a second pairing of the attribute to a financial product and monitoring an effect of the second pairing on the financial product. The method may include comparing the effect of the first pairing to the effect of the second pairing and based on the comparing, determining whether the financial institution is in compliance with the agreement. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130151426 | REGULATORY LABEL COMPLIANCE APPARATUS AND METHOD - An apparatus and method for labeling products may be applied to vehicle labeling, where complying with legal requirements of one jurisdiction may otherwise violate legal requirements within a second jurisdiction. Label content, format, and placement on vehicles, as imposed by federal law, creates a visual obstruction in violation of state law when a prospective customer is driving the vehicle. A new product label configured as a panel, which may be the Monroney sticker for a vehicle, or which may contain the Monroney sticker information and extend beyond that label itself, acts as a one-way panel. The panel permits transmission of light inward toward the driver, thus appearing sufficiently transparent not to create a visual obstruction. The panel may be sized from the size of a conventional Monroney sticker, up to the size of the entire window, acting as a window shade and a window sticker. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130151427 | REGULATORY LABEL COMPLIANCE APPARATUS AND METHOD - An apparatus and method for labeling products may be applied to vehicle labeling, where complying with legal requirements of one jurisdiction may otherwise violate legal requirements within a second jurisdiction. Label content, format, and placement on vehicles, as imposed by federal law, creates a visual obstruction in violation of state law when a prospective customer is driving the vehicle. A new product label configured as a panel, which may be the Monroney sticker for a vehicle, or which may contain the Monroney sticker information and extend beyond that label itself, acts as a one-way panel. The panel permits transmission of light inward toward the driver, thus appearing sufficiently transparent not to create a visual obstruction. The panel may be sized from the size of a conventional Monroney sticker, up to the size of the entire window, acting as a window shade and a window sticker. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130166462 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING AND MANAGEMENT OF FIREARM TRANSACTIONS - A system and method of executing a firearm transaction is presented. Customer information entered into a first form is received from a user terminal. The customer information is stored in a database and associated with a serial number. When an identity of the customer is authenticated at a location of the vendor, information describing the vendor and a firearm entered into a second form is received from a vendor terminal. The information describing the vendor and the firearm is stored in the database and associated with the serial number. A background check request is transmitted to a governmental agency. The background check includes at least a portion of the customer information. When the background check indicates that the transaction may proceed, at least a portion of the customer information, the vendor information, and the firearm information is transmitted to a point of sale system. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130166463 | Process of Verifying the Factual Significance of Electronic Documents - A method of verifying the factual significance of electronic documents includes an online application where an original electronic document can be submitted through a first subscriber account. An electronic voucher with protective codes and a unique registration number are generated for the submitted original electronic document. The electronic voucher provides supplemental data regarding the original electronic document. Then the electronic voucher and the protective codes are stored in multiple preferred servers where the multiple preferred servers are selected through a server selection process. A second subscriber, who wishes to check the authenticity of a copy of the original electronic document, can submit the copy with the unique registration number. The application software then generates control codes for the copy where the control codes are compared with the protective codes for the authenticity. The result is displayed to the second subscriber through a test result report. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130185217 | FEATURE SPECIFICATION FOR AUTHENTICATION FEATURE - A method for supplying a feature specification of at least one authentication feature connected with a product, wherein a central device deposits in a database of the central device the feature specification and a reference code linked with the feature specification and uniquely marks the product. Within the framework of a request of a checking device, the central device receives a comparison code of the product from the checking device and ascertains the requested feature specification in the database by identifying the reference code corresponding with the comparison code. The ascertained feature specification is transferred at least partly to the checking device. In a subsequent method for checking the authenticity of the product, the checking device verifies one or several of the authentication features of the product on the basis of the received feature specification. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130191296 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OBTAINING GHG REDUCTION CREDITS ASSOCIATED WITH GHG REDUCTION EFFORTS - A method for obtaining GHG reduction credits associated with GHG reduction efforts, the method comprising grouping a plurality of sites chosen according to given GHG related parameters into a given community cluster, the GHG related parameters comprising distinct types of common potential GHG reduction efforts; profiling GHG reduction efforts provided by a corresponding site; providing an opportunity for converting the GHG reduction efforts into GHG reduction credits; upon acceptance of the opportunity for converting and performing of the GHG reduction efforts, accounting the performed GHG reduction efforts and the converted GHG reduction credits for each performing site; and returning a portion of the converted GHG reduction credits to each site. The method enables aggregating small quantities of common and generic potential GHG reduction efforts of small final emitters together to provide optimal management and monetization thereof while enabling to manage a plurality of different types of common GHG reduction efforts. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130191297 | METHOD FOR CREATING AND DELIVERING CUSTOMIZED COMPLIANCE INFORMATION - A method and system to create personalized investor information packages, based on investor information, to be delivered to the investor to satisfy both compliance regulations and investor preferences. The method and system may deliver information in a paper or electronic format. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130191298 | METHOD OF AND SYSTEM FOR INDICATING A VALIDITY RATING OF AN ENTITY - A fact checking system verifies the correctness of information and/or characterizes the information by comparing the information with one or more sources. The fact checking system automatically monitors, processes, fact checks information and indicates a status of the information. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130198094 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REGULATION COMPLIANCE - The system and method herein disclosed is an online tool for reaching regulatory compliance. It uses a database of requirements by device, country, and agency necessary for licensing and marketing. Further databases include the compliance documents themselves, provided by given users concerning given devices. Still further databases include lists of domain experts, who may be called upon to review and edit these compliance documents. Expert systems running on a server associated with the system and method herein disclosed guide the user along the route to reaching compliance by means of aiding classification, prompting for missing documents, suggesting workarounds, submitting documents and payments automatically, and the like. Regulatory agencies may be given access to parts of the databases of the system and method herein disclosed to allow them to peruse and evaluate the compliance documents. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130198095 | Method and Device for Automatically Evaluating a Delivery System - A method for automatically evaluating a delivery system with respect to the energy efficiency and emissions efficiency thereof, may include: determining a service level for the delivery system according to an energy intensity and an evaluation relevance of the particular delivery system, detecting energy data and emissions data of the delivery system corresponding to the determined service level of the delivery system, and calculating at least one indicator based on the detected energy data and emissions data and/or based on data for the energy management and environmental management of the delivery system for evaluating the delivery system with respect to the energy efficiency and emissions efficiency thereof. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130204800 | SINGLE STORE DIGITAL CERTIFICATE SYSTEM FOR BACKGROUND CHECK - System and method for complying with a firearm transfer regulation are presented. The system and method may determine, from a database containing information related to a firearm transfer, whether the firearm transfer needs a response from an electronic background check system. The system and method queries the electronic background check system for the response and receives the response from the electronic background check system. The system and method further generates a command to update the database with the received response. System and method may also include communicating information related to a firearm transaction to an electronic background check system that contains background check information. The information can be related to a transferee of the firearm transfer. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20130218788 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING CREDIBILITY OF ONLINE CONTENT AND AUTHORITY OF USERS - A computer-implemented system and method for generating and publishing fact links, which can be provided in connection with assertions and other elements of a content item. The fact links can enable a forum in which a population of users can comment on the credibility or veracity of an assertion or other element of the content item. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130218789 | Systematic Approach to Enforcing Contiguity Constraint in Trajectory-based Methods for Combinatorial Optimization - A computer implemented method for enforcing geographic contiguity of an optimization method for redistricting is described. The method includes randomly grouping a data set of objects into geographically contiguous districts, optimizing the objects by iteratively moving one or more objects between neighboring districts, wherein a relationship of objects is analyzed in each district to determine a minimal set of objects that will move together to maintain contiguity between districts, and generating one or more solutions for the data set. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130218790 | Traceability, Corrective Action, and Certification Processes for Constructed Welding Material Packages - Systems and methods of testing and certifying a package for transport to a customer and use by a customer, and of correcting packaging failures due to transport and use in the field. A package such as, for example, a bulk composite constructed package for shipping welding material product, is tested according to a selected testing protocol. The test results are analyzed and packaging attributes of the package are transformed based on the analyzed test results if the tested package fails any aspect of the testing protocol. Packaging attributes that may be transformed include packaging component design, packaging markings, packaging handling instructions, packaging component manufacturing procedures, packaging component testing procedures, and packaging assembly procedures. Once the package passes all aspects of the testing protocol, customer certification documentation is generated. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130226819 | MACHINE-BASED BUSINESS OBJECT VALIDATION - Validating business objects is described, including: receiving from a client device associated with a requesting user a validation request associated with a business object; determining identification information associated with the business object from the validation request; obtaining historical data associated with the business object based at least in part on identification information associated with the business object, wherein the historical data includes data associated with one or more previous buyers of the business object; and selecting at least one previous buyer from the one or more previous buyers to validate the business object. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130232087 | ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEM FOR PRODUCT TRANSACTIONS - An electronic registration system which facilitates authorized product returns and reduces the incidence of improper returns. A retailer sales associate is prompted to enter individual product identification information such as an individual serial number. This individual product identification information is then stored in a data base along with the date on which the product was sold and an appropriate UPC code, SKU number or manufacturer code. A check digit algorithm may be used to verify the serial number prior to storage. A sales receipt may be imprinted with at least the date of the transaction and the serial number. When a product is returned, the retailer may cross-reference the serial number on the product with that on the receipt to verify the sales receipt. Otherwise, the database may be searched for pertinent sales information. | 09-05-2013 |
| 20130238516 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING COMPLIANCE WITH MERCHANDISING PROGRAM - A merchandising system and method allow a retailer to determine whether a retail store is in compliance with an electronic retail merchandising program implemented by the retailer. A merchandising display configured to display an item of merchandise at the retail store is provided. A control module is configured to provide information relating to the item of merchandise when a customer interacts with the item of merchandise and to communicate with a network to report data relating to the merchandising display. The retailer may analyze the data obtained from the merchandising system and reported to the network in various ways to determine whether a retail store is in compliance with the electronic retail merchandising program. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20130246291 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED COMPLIANCE VERIFICATION - A compliance computer creates compliance documents referencing one or more rules with which an entity must comply and/or a jurisdiction and topic related to rules with which the company must comply. For example, the compliance documents may identify one or more jurisdictions in which the company operates, one or more topics associated with the company, and/or specific provisions set by specific rules. A transmission object is created based on the compliance documents. The transmission object includes general information pertinent to the rules and/or the entity (e.g., jurisdictional or topical information). An operator server receives one or more transmission objects from one or more compliance computers. The operator server identifies rules pertinent to each transmission object and conducts a search to determine whether any of those rules have been modified. The operator server sends a signal that is associated with the one or more compliance rules to the compliance computer. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130246292 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VERIFIED COMPLIANCE IMPLEMENTATION - A compliance computer creates compliance documents referencing one or more rules with which an entity must comply and/or a jurisdiction and topic related to rules with which the company must comply. For example, the compliance documents may identify one or more jurisdictions in which the company operates, one or more topics associated with the company, and/or specific provisions set by specific rules. A transmission object is created based on the compliance documents. The transmission object includes general information pertinent to the rules and/or the entity (e.g., jurisdictional or topical information). An operator server receives one or more transmission objects from one or more compliance computers. The operator server identifies rules pertinent to each transmission object and conducts a search to determine whether any of those rules have been modified. The operator server sends a signal that is associated with the one or more compliance rules to the compliance computer. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130246293 | MUSIC AND VIDEO ACQUISITION VERIFICATION SYSTEM - A system and method for verifying that an individual, such as a DJ, has lawfully obtained a copy of material, such as music audio and music videos. The system and method allows potential employers to verify with an independent source that an individual has met the requisite showing to be certified. The verification/certification can be represented by a membership card, logo, identification number, or the like. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130254127 | AUTHENTICATION METHOD AND AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM OF ELECTRONIC PRODUCT - An authentication method and an authentication system of an electronic product are provided. The authentication method includes following steps: an electronic device is connected to a first authentication module via a network; the electronic device outputs first authentication information of the electronic product to the first authentication module; the first authentication module verifies the first authentication information and generates second authentication information corresponding to the electronic product; the first authentication module is connected to a second authentication module via the network; the first authentication module outputs the second authentication information to the second authentication module; and the second authentication module verifies the second authentication information. The present disclosure provides a multi-authentication method and an authentication system of the electronic product to activate corresponding services from service providers. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130254128 | METHOD FOR DETECTING AND EXHIBITING INFRINGEMENTS OF REGULATIONS AND BREACHES OF RULES - Method for detecting and exhibiting infringements of regulations and breaches of rules, wherein the latter are detected by means of a hand-held computer, wherein the infringement of regulations or the breach of rules is established by an inspector and is input by said inspector into the hand-held computer, and a printed notification, relating to the infringement of regulations or the breach of rules, is handed over or left behind. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130262328 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED DATA BREACH COMPLIANCE - A computer-implemented method and system data breach compliance is disclosed. Organization related information may be received. Breach information relating to a data breach event of the organization may be received. The breach information may include, for example, breach event description information, compromised personal identification information, and remediation action information. A breach report may be generated based on the breach information, the organization related information, and one or more rules related to data breach. At least one reporting entity may be determined based on the organization related information, the breach information, and the one or more rules. The breach report may be output. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130262329 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED DATA BREACH COMPLIANCE - Computer-implemented methods and systems for data breach compliance are disclosed. Organization related information may be received. Breach information relating to a data breach event of the organization may be received. The breach information may include, for example, breach event description information, compromised personally identifiable information, and remediation action information. A breach report may be generated based on the breach information, the organization related information, and one or more rules related to data breach. At least one reporting entity may be determined based on the organization related information, the breach information, and the one or more rules. The breach report may be output. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130268449 | MOBILITY DEVICE TRACKING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Methods and systems for mobility device tracking within a facility. Device information is received, stored and updated. The location is tracked within the facility. Information related to interactions with the mobility device are stored. A compliance report is generated based on the stored interaction information. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20130268450 | METHOD OF SECURING A CHAIN OF CUSTODY OF A SPECIMEN OF A DONOR - A method of securing a chain of custody of a specimen of a donor prevents tampering with or accidental mismanagement of the specimen. The method includes providing a tamper evident seal operable to indicate that an assaying device has been tampered with once the seal is sealed, the seal including a label having at least one portion including a machine-readable indicia area. The assaying device comprises a collection cup and a cap that carries at least one test strip. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20130275316 | LIVESTOCK CERTIFICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A system for certification of animals, owners, attendants, venues, enterprises, and events relies on identification, traceability, and evaluation against selected criteria. Data maintained during agricultural production includes production, raising, selling, holding, treating, harvesting products like milk or wool, slaughter, transfer of ownership or venue, and veterinary and pharmacological interventions, whether medicaments, preventives, protocols, treatments, or inspections administered. Record keeping and selection, analysis, and notifications are according to criteria (particularly risks, exposures, or both) specified by any entity requesting or requiring a certification of a condition or lack thereof. Warnings may be triggered and distributed timely. Mobile units avoid traditional deficiencies in data, analysis, risk assessment, and timeliness. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130275317 | MANAGING DIGITAL MEDIA OBJECTS - A computer system and a computer-implemented method for managing digital media objects is described. In at least one embodiment, the system and method may generating a model of an organizational structure comprising a first part and a second part, the model comprising a first structural node representing the first part of the organizational structure and a second structural node representing the second part of the organization structure; generating a licensing model based on licensing rules that apply to the first and second structural nodes, the licensing model comprising digital media object licensing options corresponding to the first structural node and digital media object licensing options corresponding to the second structural node; receiving a search query for digital media objects from a user; determining the user is associated with the first part of the organizational structure; retrieving at least one digital media object that matches the search query from a data repository; determining whether the at least one digital media object has been licensed to the first or second part of the organizational structure; and based on the determination and the licensing model, determining digital media object licensing options available to the user for the at least one digital media object. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130275318 | Transformation and Dynamic Identification System for Nutritional Substances - Disclosed herein is a transformation system for at least one component of a single or multi-component nutritional substance. The transformation system obtains information regarding the nutritional substance to be transformed, the desired transformation, and the desired properties, including nutritional content, of the transformed nutritional substance, and dynamically modifies the transformation in response to this information. Also disclosed herein is an information system that enables the rapid determination of a nutritional substance's compliance, or non-compliance, with a consumer's nutritional substance requirements. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130282600 | Pattern Based Audit Issue Reporting - A computer system receives an audit report from an audit proceeding. Predefined patterns are recognized in the audit report. One or more audit issues may be associated with each recognized pattern. Suitable remedial action may be generated for each identified audit issue, and dispatched to one or more actors who are then responsible for attending to the remedial action. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130290199 | Monitoring and Aiding User Compliance with Vehicle Use Agreements - A method is described for using a telematics system to monitor compliance with a vehicle use agreement. Monitoring is facilitated by vehicle sensors and GPS components. The method includes receiving information from onboard vehicle sensors, applying the vehicle data received from onboard vehicle sensors with pre-stored information pertaining to the vehicle use agreement, and determining whether the information acquired from onboard vehicle sensors indicates potential non-compliance with the use agreement. Information pertaining to the use agreement is stored in an onboard telematics unit or in a database maintained by a Telematics Service Provider. Upon identification of potential non-compliance with the vehicle use agreement, the telematics system notifies an interested party. Furthermore, interested parties are provided with options for addressing the detected potential non-compliance with the vehicle use agreement. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130290200 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF COMPLIANCE TRACKING - Systems and methods may provide automated compliance and operations management services. User tracking information may be received and stored. The tracking information may be analyzed to generate information for compliance or operations management, which may be provided to a recipient. Systems and methods may automate the process of monitoring, collecting, storing, analyzing, and utilizing data and information. Alerts may be generated. Reports may be compiled and delivered to a reporting entity, and may be used for compliance, tracking, monitoring or operations management. Some data may be fed directly into other existing systems and databases including, but not limited to, payroll processing systems, tax enterprise resource planning systems, human resource (HR) systems, time-keeping systems and billing systems. Proposed systems and methods may be used by individuals, enterprises, or other entities that gather data for regulatory or other compliance or operations management. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130311385 | Third Party Security Monitoring & Audit - The technology disclosed in this specification includes a method and a system for monitoring external party (partner, supplier, subsidiary or similar organization) security events and monitoring compliance of third party security logs and configuration files within agreed upon rules. The embodiment a) integrates with system logging utilities to collect event information, b) identifies events that are relevant to an established set of rules, c) reports the events to the primary party, d) receives on the third party system audit requests from the primary party and executes the audit actions on the third party systems, e) performs the required verifications on the third party specified in the audit requests, f) sends the audit results back to the primary party. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130311386 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING AND MANAGING ENCAPSULATED WORKFLOW PACKAGES - One example of the system and method described herein may be used to create and manage encapsulated workflow packages, which may include package identifiers specified with a universal endpoint address schema that can be used to route documents and manage document workflows. In particular, the encapsulated workflow packages may embed, among other things, full on-ramping requirements associated with documents captured therein, including any necessary workflow steps applicable to devices, entities, or other receiving destinations that may participate in on-ramping data further embedded therein. Accordingly, the encapsulated workflow packages may embed native business intelligence that can control governance, risk, and compliance across organizational boundaries. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130311387 | PREDICTIVE METHOD AND APPARATUS TO DETECT COMPLIANCE RISK - A predictive model provides a detection system for the risk associated with organizational representatives of an organization not being in compliance with laws, regulations, and organizational policies. The system produces a score, which measures the likelihood of non-compliance for organizational representatives, larger organizational units, or the entire organization. The predictive model is part of a system that analyzes individual interactions between representatives and their counterparts outside the organization for scoring. The system stores data about these interactions in a database, which is used to derive variables for the predictive model, and processes the model outputs. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130311388 | METHOD OF AND SYSTEM FOR FACT CHECKING FLAGGED COMMENTS - A fact checking system verifies the correctness of information and/or characterizes the information by comparing the information with one or more sources. The fact checking system automatically monitors, processes, fact checks information and indicates a status of the information. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130317996 | Systems and Methods for Tracking Status of Random Unique Code Strings and Generation of Random Unique Code Strings - Systems and methods of tracking the status of product instantiations are provided. The status of production instantiations are determined based upon a highest level within a product packaging hierarchy in which the status applies to all product instantiations. The status is then updated for the determined level using an random unique code string assigned to the product packaging at the determined level. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130325731 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING ORGANIZATIONAL COMPLIANCE MONITORING - A method performed by a computing device and having one or more processors and memory storing one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors, comprising information including a representation of at least one compliance issue is received. The information is analyzed to determine at least one entity to which the at least one compliance issue is pertinent. The information is forwarded to the at least one entity in response to a determination that the legal change is pertinent to the at least one entity. A response is received from the at least one entity a response including a representation as to how the at least one entity intends to address the compliance issue. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130325732 | Heat Transfer Compositions - A heat transfer composition comprising trans-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (R-1234ze(E)), difiuoromethane (R-32) and 1,1-difluoroethane (R-152a). | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130332376 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DYNAMIC TEST COMPLIANCE IN A MULTI LEVEL SUPPLY CHAIN HIERARCHY - The present relates to a method and system for performing dynamic test compliance in a multi level supply chain hierarchy. The method and system receive specifications for a type of component, allocate a unique identifier to a component corresponding to the type of component, execute a suite of tests on the component, and generate a compliance certificate for the component. The compliance certificate comprises the unique identifier of the component; and a compliance status, indicative of a compliance of the component. The compliance status is a function of the specifications, and of results of the suite of tests. The compliance certificates of components included in a product are further analyzed. For instance, the method and system determine which of the components included in a product have a compliance status set to non compliant. The multi level supply chain hierarchy comprises the OEM and a hierarchy of supply chain partners. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20130332377 | Apparatus and method for providing and/or for processing information pertaining to and/or relating to principal/agent relationships and/or activities involving agents and third parties - A computer-implemented method, including receiving, with a receiver or a computer, a search request for information regarding an agent; processing, with the computer or with a second computer, the search request; generating, with the computer or with a second computer, a message in response to the search request, wherein the message contains information identifying at least one agent in response to the search request; and transmitting, from a transmitter, the first computer, or the second computer, the message to a communication device used by or associated with a user. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20130346326 | PAY TO PLAY COMPLIANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method for ensuring compliance with pay-to-play laws. In one embodiment of the invention, the computer-implemented system and method facilitates compliance with pay-to-play laws of different jurisdictions having varying requirements. The pay-to-play compliance system and method also provides reporting functionality, and integration with other internal databases and systems in order to minimize the amount of information required to be entered by a user. In addition, the compliance system supports a refund mechanism whereby an individual who has over-contributed can report a refund amount consistent with pay-to-play laws. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20130346327 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING WATER RIGHTS - An exemplary method and system for monitoring water rights includes obtaining water rights data from a water rights agency database, maintaining a database of water rights data, receiving a user definition of an alert basis, scanning the water rights database to identify data representative of one or more relevant water rights events, and providing alerts of the relevant water rights events. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20130346328 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASSESSING COMPLIANCE RISK OF REGULATED INSTITUTIONS - A method for distributing requests for artifacts to a regulated institution for risk assessment includes: storing a client profile including a risk rating value corresponding to a risk that the related regulated institution will not be compliant with a set of regulations; identifying a plurality of artifacts to be provided by the regulated institution, each artifact including a frequency, a weight, one of a plurality of waves, and one of a plurality of categories; assigning a priority value to each of the categories; grouping each artifact into a plurality of buckets, each bucket including artifacts that include a common wave and a common category, and wherein the artifacts are evenly distributed into the buckets; and generating a request schedule, wherein the request schedule is a schedule for the distribution of requests for artifacts included in each bucket over a predetermined period of time. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20140006295 | DIGITAL CHAIN-OF-CUSTODY | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140006296 | Systems and Methods for Information Compliance Risk Assessment | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140012768 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ATTESTING VIA MOBILE DEVICES - A method and system are provided for attesting users via mobile devices. The method includes receiving a request from the user. Further, the method includes sending a confirmation request message to a mobile number associated with the user, where the confirmation request message includes one or more statements for the user to certify. Still further, the method includes receiving a response message from the user, where the response message is received from the mobile number associated with the user. Further, the method includes matching the response message with an expected response for certification by the user. Finally, the method includes accepting the request of the user upon successful matching of the response message with the expected response. | 01-09-2014 |
| 20140025593 | Compliance Analysis System - A compliance analysis system. The compliance analysis system is used to evaluate and monitor compliance with a collection of rules applicable to an entity or site. The compliance analysis system uses checklists to insure consistent inspections. The compliance analysis system provides comprehensive documentation of the inspection including reference materials based on the findings of the inspection. The compliance analysis system stores the results of each inspection and allows comparison of the inspection results over time and across sites. Reports and analysis by the compliance analysis system optionally estimate discretionary penalties for violations. User created additions and modifications to the compliance analysis system data collections may be submitted for approval and distribution to other compliance analysis system users. Custom and user specific content is preserved when shared compliance analysis system data collections are updated. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140046860 | OBTAINING CONSENT FOR ELECTRONIC DELIVERY OF COMPLIANCE INFORMATION - A method and related system obtains consent from an individual for computer-aided deliver of compliance information. Initially, a computer-readable data storage device is provided to the individual. The device stores the compliance information and computer-executable instructions. By inserting the device into a computer, the instructions are executed and the individual is prompted by the computer to consent to the computer-aided delivery of additional compliance information. Once consent is indicated, it is communicated from the individual's computer to another computer such as a server over, for example, a modem connection. Having secured the individual s consent, the additional compliance information can be delivered to the individual's computer as, for example, a file attachment to an email message. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140052651 | Method and System for Product Testing and Conformity Certification - A system and method for managing product documentation and certification, comprising: receiving product information of a product, wherein the product information comprises product identification and the conformance regulation that the product is to comply with; receiving the answers to one or more questions for categorizing products based on the product characteristics; determining product category of the product by using the answers, wherein the product category being selected from an hierarchy of product categories modeled after product categorization requirements of the conformance regulation that the product is to comply with; determining the rules according to the product category determined and the conformance regulations that the product is to comply with; identifying the laboratories for performing the conformance tests on the product according to the rules determined; receiving the documents required by the rules, wherein the documents comprises one or more conformance test results; and generating and preserving a general conformity certificate. | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140052652 | LEGAL TEXT DISTRIBUTION AND PROCESSING IN MOBILE BROADCASTING - Systems and methods for processing and distributing legal text information allow content providers to distribute legal text to terminals receiving broadcast content. The legal text may include terms and conditions associated with content that a user may want to purchase or subscribe. Upon receiving a content selection that a user wishes to purchase, a terminal may determine whether the content is associated with legal text information. If so, the legal text may be obtained and rendered for the user. The terminal may further determine whether user consent is required and if so, prompt the user with a consent agreement. Legal text information may be obtained in a variety of manners including from a service provisioning system, from a local cache in the terminal and/or from a file delivery server. Communication of legal text information may further be conducted using messages storing legal text attributes and elements. | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140052653 | System And Method For Completing, Validating And Submitting Regulatory Forms - A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores a set of instructions executable by a processor, the set of instructions, when executed by the processor, causing the processor to perform operations including receiving an instruction to complete a regulatory form for a private entity, collecting data relating to the regulatory form from a data source, formatting the data for insertion into the regulatory form, populating a plurality of fields of the regulatory form with the formatted data, and submitting the populated regulatory form to a governmental regulatory entity. | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140058963 | FACILITY CONTROL SYSTEM (FCS-C2) (INTRODUCTION OF TRAVELER FORM) TO MANAGE ASSETS PLANNING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, FABRICATION, OPERATING, MAINTENCE AND PRODUCTS FABRICATION - A facility control system includes lab, field and construction equipment with a wireless transceiver to transmit machine generated actual initial measurement (AIM) data including GPS information from a field activity to a wide area network; a mobile computer with a wireless transceiver to transmit human generated data from an office, a remote lab, or a field test to the network; and a server coupled to the network, the server including a database to receive machine and human generated AIM data, wherein the server applies statistics and engineering methods to predict specification compliance and performance, wherein the AIM data is used with pre-formatted engineered designed data sheets, including checklist/traveler form, that reflect the exact location of the event and required standards including incorporating best construction practices for installation of construction items and materials quality to promote standardization, uniformity that insures contract compliance and minimizes non-conforming items in real time. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140058964 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POPULATING CONTENT WITHIN AN ELECTRONIC STATEMENT OF WORK TEMPLATE - A method may be used to generate a statement of work (SOW) between a first party and a second party. The first party may be an organization that provides goods or services to customers, and the second party may be one of a plurality of customers of the organization or one of a plurality of providers to the organization. The method may include storing templates and content associated with one or more parties, receiving the identification of the second party, and populating a template with information based on that identification. The method may further include receiving an indication of content that a third party requires to be inserted into one or more SOWs, determining that the SOW is one for which a third party requires content to be inserted, and populating the template with the content indicated by the third party. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140067698 | DELIVERY SERVICE CARBON CALCULATOR - The present technology provides a carbon calculator that determines the emission of a delivery service sub-product and reports the emission to a user. The sub-product emission is determined from emission data and known cost data for products and sub-products over a period of time. A set of emission data for a delivery service for a previous period is attributed to the cost of the products provided by the delivery service during the period. The emissions may be source specific, such as fuel usage. The cost may be based on product cost per cost segment, mail volume, mail weight, labor hours, and other cost measurements. Once the product cost is known, a sub-product cost is determined from the product cost. Emissions for delivery sub-products may be reported using an emission calculator. Delivery sub-product emissions may also be reported as a statement covering a period of time. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140067699 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER SOFTWARE CODE FOR AUTHENTICATION OF AN ITEM - A system for assisting with the determination of the authenticity of an item which system includes a plurality of databases having stored therein information associated with authentic items available for purchase and a user interface module operable by a customer and configured to receive an indicia from a customer viewing an available item for purchase. The indicia is disposed on, or associated with, the item, and a control module, in communication with the user interface module, is configured to receive the indicia and either, retrieve data from the plurality of databases containing stored information relating to the item, or provide a response indicating the failure to locate stored information corresponding with the supplied indicia, and provide either the failure indication or the retrieved data to the user interface module for presentation. The customer receives either a failure indication or retrieved data from the plurality of databases for comparison. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140067700 | AFFILIATE INVESTIGATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - Given an advertisement placed by a rogue affiliate that takes steps to hide its affiliate ID from affiliate investigators, the affiliate ID may be identified using a step-wise link follower to process the advertisement's target URIs. For each redirection step inclusively between the original target URI and the ultimate destination URI, the current URI is analyzed and requested according to either a trusted request method or a non-trusted request method depending on whether the resource to which the URI refers is known to be a trusted resource. The non-trusted request method is designed to thwart the rogue affiliate's efforts to identify an affiliate investigator as the source of the request. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140074737 | SCREENING AND MONITORING DATA TO ENSURE THAT A SUBJECT ENTITY COMPLIES WITH LAWS AND REGULATIONS - There is provided a method that includes (a) receiving an electronic communication that includes a description of a subject entity, (b) matching the input record to data in a first database, where the data includes an identifier of the subject entity, (c) generating a consolidated input that includes the description and the identifier, (d) searching a second database for adverse information concerning the subject entity, based on the consolidated input (e) producing a result that indicates whether the searching yielded the adverse information, and (f) issuing, by way of an electronic communication, a report that includes the result. There is also provided a system that performs the method, and a storage device that contains instructions for controlling a processor to perform the method. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140081877 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CALCULATING ENERGY CREDITS FOR MATERIALS - Methods and systems for providing an energy credit for a material are disclosed. A material may be provided. A total carbon content in the material is determined to provide a total carbon count. The total carbon count is associated with an intrinsic energy score for the material that is based on the total carbon count. An acquired character energy score based on an environmental cost of an acquired character of the material is determined. An energy credit for the material is determined based on the intrinsic energy score and the acquired character energy score. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140081878 | EXPORT LICENSE COMPLIANCE SYSTEM ("ELCS") USING CONTROLLED COMMUNICATIONS - An internet based method and system for communicating terms and conditions of an issued export license to all parties (e.g., exporter, distributor, consignee) in a transaction. The system directs prescribed export related messages from the exporter to the parties. The messages include instructions to the recipients to take certain actions required by the export license terms, and directs those parties to report the results back to the exporter. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140089214 | System and Method for Automated Data Breach Compliance - Computer-implemented methods and systems for data breach compliance are disclosed. Organization related information may be received. Breach information relating to a data breach event of the organization may be received. The breach information may include, for example, breach event description information, compromised personally identifiable information, and remediation action information. A breach report may be generated based on the breach information, the organization related information, and one or more rules related to data breach. At least one reporting entity may be determined based on the organization related information, the breach information, and the one or more rules. The breach report may be output. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140101061 | CORRELATING SOFTWARE LICENSES TO SOFTWARE INSTALLATIONS - Embodiments of the present invention provide a system, method, and program product to correlate a plurality of software licenses for a computer program to a plurality of installations of a computer program, two or more of the plurality of software licenses licensing respective sets of program components of the computer program that differ from each other, and two or more of the plurality of installations having respective sets of program components of the computer program that differ from each other. The computer determines an amount of match between each of the plurality of installations having the respective sets of program components of the computer program, and each of the plurality of software licenses licensing the respective sets of program components of the computer program, and the computer identifies the match amount having the greatest amount of match. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140101062 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR AUDITING, COMPLIANCE, MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE MANAGEMENT - Compliance auditing and management is provided by defining business or enterprise assets, comprising receiving, from the business or enterprise variables that meet business needs of the business or enterprise as a user. Users, locations and audit templates are added. Questions to be provided to the user are entered and compliance criteria used in answering the questions and associating the compliance criteria with the questions are added. Compliance activity information from the user is received and the compliance activity information from the user to the questions is applied. Compliance activity for the user to generate a database of deployed compliance activities is scheduled and the database of deployed compliance activities is used to conduct compliance activity. The database of deployed compliance activities or the conducted compliance activity is used to generate files and incidents. The database of deployed compliance activities is used to generate compliance activity reporting. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140108277 | Method and System for Verifying Accredited Investor Status - A web based computerized system and method for verifying accredited investor status, includes a server capable of receiving data related to an investor or prospective investor. The server has software configured to determine, using analytic algorithms, whether, from the data, an investor or prospective investor is a natural person, and if so whether the investor or prospective investor meets the income and/or asset value thresholds in order to qualify as an accredited investor. If the system determines that the investor or prospective investor is not a natural person, the software is further configured to determine whether the investor or prospective investor, based on the received data, is an entity that qualifies as an accredited investor by the nature of the investor or prospective investor. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140108278 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRACKING AND REPORTING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND AGRICULTURAL-PRODUCER INFORMATION - Various embodiments of the present disclosure include methods and systems for tracking and reporting environmental impact and agricultural-producer information. In an example embodiment, a method comprises receiving first data associated with an impact on groundwater pollution or surface water pollution, the impact on the groundwater pollution or the surface water pollution resulting from a production of an agricultural product, the first data being received from a single representative sampling location; receiving second data associated with the impact on the groundwater pollution or surface water pollution, the second data being received from at least one of a plurality of representative sampling locations; generating an aggregate result based on the second data; calculating comparative data using the aggregate result and at least some of the first data; and reporting the aggregate result and the comparative data to a user. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140108279 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRACKING AND REPORTING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND AGRICULTURAL-PRODUCER INFORMATION - Various embodiments of the present disclosure include methods and systems for tracking and reporting environmental impact and agricultural-producer information. In an example embodiment, a method comprises receiving first data associated with an impact on groundwater pollution or surface water pollution, the impact on the groundwater pollution or the surface water pollution resulting from a production of an agricultural product, the groundwater pollution or the surface water pollution comprising a contaminant of at least one of an inorganic or organic pollutant, the first data being received from a single representative sampling location; receiving second data associated with the impact on the groundwater pollution and the surface water pollution, the second data being received from at least one of a plurality of representative sampling locations; generating an aggregate result based on the second data; and calculating comparative data using the aggregate result and at least some of the first data; and reporting the aggregate result and the comparative data to a user. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140108280 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRACKING AND REPORTING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND AGRICULTURAL-PRODUCER INFORMATION - Embodiments of the present disclosure include methods and systems for tracking and reporting environmental impact and agricultural-producer information. In an example embodiment, a method comprises receiving first data associated with an impact on groundwater pollution or surface water pollution, the impact on the groundwater pollution or the surface water pollution resulting from a production of an agricultural product, the groundwater pollution or the surface water pollution comprising a contaminant of at least one of an inorganic or organic pollutant, the first data being received from a single representative sampling location; receiving second data associated with the impact on the groundwater pollution and the surface water pollution from at least one of a plurality of representative sampling locations; generating a benchmark percentage-based result based on the first or second data; calculating comparative data using the benchmark percentage-based result and at least some of the first or second data; and reporting the benchmark percentage-based result and the comparative data to a user. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140122348 | Optimized License Procurement - Techniques, a system and an article of manufacture for automatically determining a license procurement decision. A method includes identifying one or more license types for a software product, identifying, for each license type, one or more types of hardware configuration and software usage information to collect for a product license procurement decision, collecting said identified one or more types of hardware configuration and software usage information, populating a license decision matrix with said collected one or more types of hardware configuration and software usage information, and automatically generating a license procurement decision for the product based on analysis of the license decision matrix. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140122349 | SYSTEM, INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - A system includes a service providing system that provides a service to be linked with an apparatus; and a license information issuance system that issues and manages license information not associated with any service subscriber. The service providing system includes a first registration unit that receives an organization registration request including first license information from a terminal device operated by a user of an organization, and registers the organization and the user when the first license information in the organization registration request is not associated with any service subscriber; and a second registration unit that receives a service registration request including second license information from the terminal device operated by the registered user, and registers a service corresponding to the second license information to allow the organization to use the service, when the second license information in the service registration request is not associated with any service subscriber. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140122350 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR LICENSE MANAGEMENT - A license management apparatus includes a reception unit that receives identification data of a second license corresponding to a predetermined service, a search unit that searches for license data of a first license corresponding to a service matching the predetermined service, in a storage unit that stores license data including status data of each license, and a transmission unit that transmits a search result of the search by the search unit. The second license is a license that is not yet used and the first license is a license that is currently used. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140122351 | Solid Phase Biomass Carbon Storage (SPBCS) - A computerized method of using a data processor having a memory to account for carbon flows and determine a regulatory value for a biofuel includes (i) storing, in memory, a first set of one or more carbon flow values characterizing the production and use of a biofuel, wherein the biofuel is derived from a first fraction of an agricultural biomass comprising sugar cane or soybean, (ii) storing, in memory, a second set of one or more carbon flow values characterizing the sequestration of solid phase biomass carbon, wherein the solid phase biomass carbon is derived from a second fraction of the agricultural biomass and wherein the sequestration mitigates anthropogenic greenhouse gas emission, and (iii) calculating, using the data processor, a regulatory value for the biofuel from the first and second sets of carbon flow values. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140122352 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REPORTING HUNTING HARVESTS TO REPORTING AGENCY - Embodiments of the invention relate to a method and system for allowing a hunter to report a hunting harvest by taking an image of the harvest. A specific embodiment also uploads the image to a social media platform. An application, or app, on a smartphone can allow hunters to upload an image, or photo, of the harvested animal, such as a deer, and initiate a report to the reporting agency that may or may not include the photo of the animal as evidence of their harvest for reporting agency purposes. Embodiments of the invention relate to a method and system to share information regarding the timing and/or location of an animal rut. Such embodiments can be used in conjunction with the embodiments of the invention relate to a method and system for allowing a hunter to report a hunting harvest by taking an image of the harvest. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140129457 | AN INTERACTIVE ORGANIZATIONAL DECISION-MAKING AND COMPLIANCE FACILITATION PORTAL - Systems and methods are disclosed for facilitation of enterprise compliance with managed rules or policies, including the use of and interactive compliance application including a decision tree structure with decision nodes, wherein an enterprise user may answer one or more specific questions and compliance guidance with respect to one or more managed rules or policies is provided according to received answers to the questions. An interactive decision facilitation portal enables the decision tree structure, by enabling both computer-algorithm-implemented decision nodes and human-aided decision nodes of the decision tree structure. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140129458 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CERTIFYING AND MONITORING COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY OF A MANUFACTURER, DISTRIBUTORS, AND RETAILERS IN A PRODUCT SUPPLY CHAIN - A method and a system for certifying and monitoring commercial activity of manufacturers, distributors, and retailers are provided. The method includes registering a manufacturer with a certification and monitoring company. The method includes certifying the distributor and first and second retailers by the manufacturer for a product. The method includes inputting a first quantity of the product shipped during a time period from the manufacturer to the distributor, by the manufacturer, and inputting second and third quantities of the product shipped during the time period from the distributor to the first and second retailers, by the distributor. If a sum of the second and third quantities is greater than the first quantity by a predetermined amount, then a first notification message is generated. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140136428 | VALIDATING A COMPANY USING INFORMATION FROM A SOCIAL NETWORK - Systems and methods for validating a company based on information provided by a social network are described. In some examples, a social network receives a request to validate a company, identifies information associated with the company, and validates the company based on the identified information. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140136429 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRACKING THE USAGE OF ENVIRONMENTALLY EFFICIENT SHIPPING EQUIPMENT AND FOR PROVIDING ENVIRONMENTAL CREDITS BASED ON SUCH USAGE - Various systems and methods for tracking the usage of shipping equipment are disclosed. An environmental benefit associated with the use of the shipping equipment may be determined and corresponding environment credits may be awarded based on the environmental benefit. In some embodiments, the movement and, optionally, the environmental conditions of a shipment or shipping equipment may be tracked as the shipment progresses from an originating location to a destination location. In some embodiments, a shipment or shipping equipment may be tracked by generating a data object that is transported with the shipment. The data object may be updated with the route, environmental conditions and timing of the transportation of the shipment. The data object may be transferred to various devices and locations for transport or storage with the shipment or shipping equipment. Data recorded in the data object may then be used to deliver environmental credits based on the stored data. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140136430 | PRODUCT INTEGRITY MONITOR - A small electronic, device system comprising a product integrity monitor; a reader; a processor; and a database, wherein the product integrity monitor senses an environment condition and stores or communicates the condition to the processor and database through the reader and is analyzed by the processor. The system may also comprise a remote control operable to store, communicate, and process the data. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140143162 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GATHERING DATA FOR DETECTING FRAUDULENT TRANSACTIONS - A system and method for gathering data for detecting fraudulent transactions includes, in one embodiment, a web page that contains a fraud data gathering script and causes a client device to download a fraud detection applet. The fraud data gathering script causes the client device to collect information from the client device that is usable to identify the client device. The fraud detection applet causes the client device to connect to an identification echo service server to obtain the actual IP address of the client device. The fraud detection data, including the identifying information and the actual IP address, are then sent to a web server and/or a fraud data gathering server for further processing and to determine whether a transaction with the client device is likely to be fraudulent. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140149299 | System and Method of Electronic Tracking and Information Retrieval for the Integrity and Testing of Radiopharmaceutical Personal Protective Equipment - An equipment inspection tracking system and method for radiopharmaceutical personal protective equipment which has a read-only RFID tag and a database management system that allows a user to track, update, review and report a record of standard tracking and compliance history information. The system and method are customizable and can be used for large and varied quantities of radiopharmaceutical personal protective equipment. The system and method allow access by safety officers and compliance inspectors for required regulatory reporting. The system and method are accessible through a web browser or mobile application. | 05-29-2014 |
| 20140149300 | CONSTRUCTION INFORMATION TOOL FOR BUILDING WALLS THAT MEET BUILDING CODE REQUIREMENTS - A system gathers user data from a user, analyzes the user data to identify material requirements and construction methods to construct walls in a way that meets building code requirements. | 05-29-2014 |
| 20140156547 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ASSESSING COMPUTER APPLICATIONS - Methods for assessing the effectiveness of computer applications are disclosed. Methods and systems for creating studies to assess computer applications are also disclosed. An assessable computer application may be created by storing application activities and assessment activities in a database, defining study arms for assessing a computer application, defining each study arm with a computer by receiving selections of application activities and assessment activities from the database, and storing the defined study arms as a study for assessing the effectiveness of the computer application. A computer application for achieving a goal may be assessed by defining application activities corresponding to the goal, defining at least one assessment activity corresponding to the goal, presenting the defined application activities and at least one assessment activity to study participants, collecting application interaction and assessment data, and analyzing the collected data to determine the effectiveness of the application at achieving the goal. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140156548 | Systems and Methods for Selecting and Prioritizing Construction Checkpoints - A computer-based system uses information about a building project to select from a repository of construction checkpoints a subset of the checkpoints that are relevant to improving a building's safety, durability and comfort and to reducing financial risk. The checkpoints are prioritized based on at least one of: project geographic location, project-specific exposure, type of structure, complexity of building components, product quality, builder's repeated deficiencies, and codes and specifications. The system can be configured to use information about a current stage of construction of the building project to provide an inspector with checkpoints relevant to the current stage of construction. The system can be configured to prioritize selected checkpoints based on an assessment of financial risk posed by improper installation or construction of the checkpoints. Checkpoints that do not pass inspection are tracked until repaired. Repair records are stored to allow verification that the error was repaired. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140156549 | METHOD FOR ESTIMATING CARBON SEQUESTRATION IN GRASSLANDS - A method of estimating the soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks for a grassland based on the plant-derived SOC plus the dung-derived SOC minus the carbon lost through microbial maintenance respiration. The plant-derived SOC, dung-derived SOC, and microbial maintenance respiration are estimated by considering the effect of one or more of the lignin and cellulose content of the plant material, the estimated annual aboveground and belowground plant production, the grazing intensity, the number of fires per year, the mean annual rainfall, the belowground net primary production, and the soil texture. The method thus provides an allowance of plants to compensate for grazing without losing leaf area, and the diversion of carbon through grazing animals and into soil through the deposit of dung. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140164265 | CLINICAL TRIAL ADVERSE EVENT REPORTING SYSTEM - A system is provided that sends data to a safety compliance management system in response to an adverse event. The system receives a first event in response to a first interaction by a user, where the first event indicates that the adverse event is to be reported to the safety compliance management system. The system further receives a second event in response to a second interaction by the user, where the second event indicates that the adverse event is ready to be reported to the safety compliance management system. The system further collects data and sends the collected data to the safety compliance management system. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140164266 | MULTI-MEDIA FILE UPLOAD WORKFLOW AND TRANSACTIONS - Techniques to receive, process and store multi-media files for law enforcement purposes are described. Transaction techniques and message digest techniques are used to ensure secure and guaranteed upload of multi-media files. Files are integrated with police case management databases. A workflow map, reporting, and statistics modules enable an administrator to detect network congestion, file corruption and other problems during uploading multi-media files. Various use cases, notably chain of custody applications are described using the transacted file upload techniques as a platform. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140164267 | COMPLIANCE SERVICE - This disclosure describes, in part, an environment that allows users to simplify the process of preparing, managing and submitting filings to various receiving entities. Generally, the environment provides an overall service that allows users and/or companies the ability manage, prepare, submit and view filings to various receiving entities. In some implementations, the process of preparing filings is greatly simplified through the automatic collection of information about the company and its personnel that may then be verified and used to prepare the filings. In addition, the environment maintains the information to generate additional filings, rather than having to create each filing independently. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140164268 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ATTESTING VIA MOBILE DEVICES - A method and system are provided for attesting users via mobile devices. The method includes receiving a request from the user. Further, the method includes sending a confirmation request message to a mobile number associated with the user, where the confirmation request message includes one or more statements for the user to certify. Still further, the method includes receiving a response message from the user, where the response message is received from the mobile number associated with the user. Further, the method includes matching the response message with an expected response for certification by the user. Finally, the method includes accepting the request of the user upon successful matching of the response message with the expected response. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140180937 | Machine Management System - The present embodiment is an online audit management system that may be used for managing a plurality of machine safety audits. The embodiment comprises at least one customer associated with a customer account, at least one user sign on associated with the at least one customer, a home page, an about page, an administration page, a profile page, a contacts page, a reports page configured to include a pair of pre-packaged reports, a toolbox page configured to include a plurality of tools, a machines page configured to manage information of a plurality of machines, an audits page configured to manage plurality of machine safety audits, a help page and a remote database configured to store data related to the plurality of machine safety audits. The system allows the at least one user to conduct and store the plurality of machine safety audits in a simple, secure and cost-effective manner. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140180938 | LICENSE APPLICATION PROCESSOR FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - A device is configured to receive application information associated with an application for a license to use field equipment associated with a potential licensor. The application information may identify a potential licensee, the field equipment, and a requested usage of the field equipment. The device is configured to determine, based on the application information and the identified field equipment, that a virtual field survey is to be conducted, to receive information that identifies an available usage of the field equipment, to determine that the available usage satisfies the requested usage, and to transmit a notification to a licensee device associated with the potential licensee or a licensor device associated with the potential licensor. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140180939 | INTEGRATED CHANGE MANAGEMENT UNIT - An integrated system for managing changes in regulatory and nonregulatory requirements for business activities at an industrial or commercial facility. Application of this system to environmental, health and safety activities, and to food, drug, cosmetic, and medical treatment and device activities, are discussed as examples. The system: provides one or more databases that contain information on operations and requirements concerning an activity or area of business; receives information on regulatory and nonregulatory changes that affect operations of the business; converts these changes into changes in data entry forms, data processing and analysis procedures, and presentation (by printing, electronic display and/or distribution) of data processing and analysis results to selected recipients, without requiring the services of one or more programmers to re-key and/or reformat the items affected by the change; and implements receipt of change information and dissemination of data processing and analysis results using the facilities of the Internet. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140195445 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPLIANCE RISK MITIGATION - An approach for handling a complain issue due to absence is provided. The approach includes a computer system identifying a compliance issue. The computer system attributes the compliance issue to a first employee availability. In addition, the computer system identifies a deadline for resolving the compliance issue. Furthermore, the computer system mitigates the compliance issue based on the first employee availability and identified deadline | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140195446 | TECHNIQUES FOR QUALIFICATION AND MAINTENANCE OF SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION SYSTEM DEVICES - Described are techniques for determining a qualification status of a device in a system. An occurrence of a trigger event for the device is determined. The trigger event is caused by an occurrence of any of a time-based event, a performance-based event, a usage-based event, and an unscheduled event. A user notification is provided to perform a first action responsive to the occurrence. The first action is an action to perform any of a maintenance activity, a repair activity, and a test for the device. The qualification status of the device is updated in accordance with said first action. Also described are techniques for more generally determining a compliance status of a device where the compliance status may be related to any one or more of qualification, verification, validation and/or calibration of the device. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140195447 | ENGINE, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING CLOUD-BASED BUSINESS VALUATION AND ASSOCIATED SERVICES - A computer-implemented engine, system and method for generating business valuations, scoring, and/or flagging over a network, responsively to information input by a user remote from the engine, system and method. The invention may include a graphical user interface capable of locally querying a user to input the company information, at least one network port capable of remotely receiving the company information from the graphical user interface, and at least one engine communicatively connected to the at least one network port, which engine preferably includes a plurality of rules to generate, responsively to the input company information, at least one of a business valuation, a business score, and/or one or more business flags to be used as indicators in a network marketplace, for the company associated with the inputted company information. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140201094 | UNAUTHORIZED PRODUCT DETECTION TECHNIQUES - An unauthorized-product detection system may compare data representing various authentication markers of items presumed to have been produced or sourced by a particular entity with stored data representing valid authentication markers of items produced or sourced by the particular entity. The authentication markers may represent inherent physical characteristics of the items or their packaging, or may be generated and applied to the items or their packaging to facilitate counterfeit detection and/or for other purposes. The data (some of which may be encrypted) may be captured using high-resolution cameras, scanners, or other devices, and then communicated to the unauthorized-product detection system for analysis. The system may maintain a data store of data representing captured or valid authentication markers and may store tracking information reflecting the use of various authentication markers. The system may provide various unauthorized product detection services to consumers, retailers, or members of a supply-chain. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140201095 | HEALTHCARE ASSURANCE SYSTEM - Systems and methods for healthcare assurance system are provided. A first set of confidential health information for an identified patient may be accessed, may be derived from a first data source, and may include first medical indicia corresponding to an indication of a first health condition and/or an indication of a first healthcare service. A second set of confidential health information may be accessed, may be derived from a second data source, and may include second medical indicia corresponding to an indication of a second health condition and/or an indication of a second healthcare service. Healthcare rules that include criteria indicating comorbidity conditions may be accessed. The first and second sets of confidential health information may be correlated to the healthcare rules. A comorbidity condition may be identified based on the first medical indicia, the second medical indicia, and the correlating. A prompt regarding the comorbidity condition may be provided. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140207693 | Systems, Devices, Components and Methods for Monitoring, Certifying and/or Recertifying the Performance of a Building or Structure - Described and disclosed herein are various embodiments of method and systems for monitoring, certifying or recertifying performance of a building or structure. Such systems and methods may include or employ at least one building or structure data acquisition device, building or structure performance data corresponding to the building or structure, at least one dashboard device operably connected to the data acquisition device, and computer and/or internet means for transferring at least portions of the building or structure performance data to a server. The server or another computer is configured and programmed to certify or not certify the building or structure as meeting building or structure performance certification standards. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140207694 | ELECTORAL INTEGRITY ASSESSMENT METHOD, AND SYSTEM - A method of electoral integrity assessment, and system. The method and system includes a qualitative assessment and quantitative assessment. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140214704 | PRODUCTS FOR ANIMAL USE INCLUDING HUMANS HAVING A CERTIFICATE VERIFYING AT LEAST ONE OF EFFICACY OR SAFETY, AND METHODS OF PROVIDING SUCH CERTIFICATES - Provided are products for animal use including humans having a certificate verifying at least one of efficacy and methods of providing such certificates. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140222698 | Systems and Methods for Tracking Renewable Energy Credits - Systems and methods for tracking renewable energy credits are provided. In one embodiment, a system can be provided. The system can include at least one processor. The system can also include at least one memory comprising computer-executable instructions. When the computer-executable instructions are executed by the at least one processor, the instructions cause the at least one processor to receive data associated with renewable electricity generation by at least one power plant, receive data associated with renewable electricity usage by at least one electric vehicle station, and based at least in part on the received renewable electricity generation data and renewable electricity usage data, determine one or more renewable energy credits associated with the renewable electricity generation. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140222699 | HEAT TRANSFER COMPOSITIONS - The invention provides a heat transfer composition comprising up to about 30% by weight carbon dioxide (R-744), from about 30% to about 80% by weight difluoromethane (R-32), and 1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (R-1234ze). | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140244525 | ENTITLEMENT CARDS AND USER LICENSE REDEMPTION IN ONLINE SERVICES - Entitlement cards having an offer term and number of user licenses for a subscription to an online service can be applied to existing subscriber accounts to add or otherwise adjust the number of user licenses associated with the subscription. When an entitlement card is added to an account, the system automatically adjusts the amount of time for each user license so that an entire value of an entitlement subscription is used and a same expiry date is maintained even when adding new user licenses to an existing account. A user interface is provided that enables a customer to change the number of user licenses for a subscription when redeeming an entitlement card to their account and view a new end date for the subscription as a whole resulting from a change in user licenses during a current subscription. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140244526 | METHODS OF PRINTING FOOD LABELS FOR RESTAURANT FOOD ITEMS - A method is provided of operating a back office facility of a restaurant to provide a food safety label for labeling of at least one raw food item received for the restaurant. The method comprises receiving delivery of raw food items from a vendor, converting a purchase order associated with the received raw food items from the vendor to an invoice, and printing a food safety label based upon quantity of raw food items indicated in the invoice. Another method is provided of operating a back office facility of a restaurant to provide a food safety label for labeling of at least one prep food item by the restaurant using raw food items. Still another method is provided of operating a back office facility of a restaurant to provide a nutrition facts label for labeling of at least one prep food item by the restaurant using raw food items. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140244527 | PROVIDING CONFINED SPACE PERMITS AND CONFINED SPACE ACCESS PROCEDURES - For providing confined space access procedures and confined space permits, a synchronization module stores a plurality of confined space permits and a plurality of confined space access procedures in a confined space database. Each confined space permit and each confined space access procedure corresponds to a confined space of a plurality of confined spaces and each confined space is indexed to a space reference code. The synchronization module synchronizes the plurality of confined space permits and the plurality of confined space access procedures to a mobile device. A retrieval module receives a first space reference code at the mobile device and retrieves a first confined space permit and a first confined space access procedure indexed to the first space reference code. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140250020 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FORMING A LEGAL ENTITY USING A MOBILE DEVICE - An automated system is provided for forming a legal entity. The system comprises a database for storing a plurality of record files comprising legal forms for filing with government registration entities. A questionnaire memory stores a plurality of query lists to ascertain relevant data for legal forms. A mobile device is operatively associated with the computer database and the questionnaire memory. The mobile device includes a programmed processor, program memory, an input device for entering commands, a display and a wireless transceiver for remote communications. The processor runs an application program stored in the program memory. The application program maps select ones of the plurality of query lists to select ones of the legal forms and operates a user interface using the display through which a user enters commands on the input device including a selection of one of the plurality of legal forms. Responsive thereto, the application program displays the mapped query list for the selected legal form. The user responds to the queries using input commands, whereby the application program generates a completed legal form for electronic signature by the user using the input device and subsequent automatic communication of the signed legal form to the legal registration entity using the transceiver. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140250021 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR ISSUING A LICENSE PLATE AND REGISTRATION CARD FOR A VEHICLE - Systems and methods for issuing license plates and registrations for vehicles are provided. A method may provide for machine reading a license plate number and associating the license plate number with a set of data. The set of data my comprise identification information for a recently purchased vehicle, a name of a registered owner, a mailing and registration address for the registered owner, and a license plate identification sticker number. A set of documents related to the license plate, including a registration card, license plate identification sticker, and mailing label, may be printed. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140279595 | REVIEWING ADVERTISEMENT COMPONENTS FOR COMPLIANCE WITH POLICIES OF AN ONLINE SYSTEM - An advertisement is received by an online system, which divides the advertisement into components. The online system determines whether the components satisfy one or more policies of the online system. Tags may be associated with components of the advertisement that describe characteristics of the component. Tags are compared to one or more advertisement rules from a policy to determine if a component corresponding to the tags satisfies the policy. The online system may notify advertisers of advertisement components that do not satisfy the a policy of the online system to allow the advertiser to more easily modify advertisements for subsequent compliance. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140279596 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE OF GOODS - A method, system and computer program product for managing transportation and storage of goods, including a personal computer device; and a package control device associated with a package. The personal computer device is configured to store transport and storage operations information regarding the package in the package control device. The package control device is configured for identifying an operator responsible for at least one of transport and storage of the package based on the transport and storage operations information. The package control device is configured to allow the operator to have access to the package for at least one of transport and storage of the package based on the transport and storage operations information. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140279597 | AUTOMATED TRANSFER OF A UNIQUE IDENTIFIER FOR A CONSUMER ELECTRONICS DEVICE - A method for automated transfer of the unique ID of a consumer electronics device (CED) is disclosed. The method includes initiating registration of the CED with an external entity. The CED does not have ability to complete the registration with the external entity by itself. A unique identification for the CED is obtained and provided to the external entity in order to complete the registration of the CED. Registration of the CED is initiated by executing a registration program. The unique identification is obtained using a universal plug and play (UPnP) service that includes requesting the universal identification from the CED and receiving the universal identification from the CED. The unique identification is provided to the external entity by inserting it in an associated field provided as part of registration process. Apparatus for performing the method is also disclosed. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140279598 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATING COLLECTION OF INFORMATION - The disclosure is directed at system and method of automating collection of information. More specifically, a method of collecting submission information in an academic institution including developing a common language for all information within the academic institution; identifying the submission information for submission to accreditation board; retrieving the submission information; and transmitting the submission information to the accreditation board is provided. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140279599 | MANAGING COMPLIANCE FOR PARTICIPATION IN ORGANIZATION ACITIVIES - Management and tracking of compliance for participation in organization activities is provided. Qualification of a participant to participate in a session offered by an organization is based on satisfaction of compliance item(s). Registration data is obtained as part of an attempt to register a participant for participation in a session offered by an organization. An indication of the compliance item(s) associated with the session is also obtained, wherein satisfaction of the compliance item(s) is a prerequisite for qualification of the participant to participate in the session. The obtained registration data and indication of the compliance item(s) is used to determine whether the compliance item(s) are satisfied for the participant in order to qualify the participant for participation in the session, and action(s) are taken by the registration system based on whether the compliance item(s) are satisfied for the participant. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140279600 | AUTOMATED MONITORING OF PEST TRAPS IN A DISTRIBUTED WORK ENVIRONMENT - Techniques for automatically monitoring and reporting pest infestation in a distributed work environment, and resolving detected non-compliances. Sensors are configured to collect various types of data in the distributed work environment, including data related to pest traps and data related to human inspection and handling of pest traps. A rules engine analyzes the data collected from the sensors to determine compliance with a set of rules related to pest infestation. Other types of data that may be collected by sensors and analyzed by the rules engine include machine data, biological data, and environmental data. The rules may include governmental regulations, industry standards, and company specifications. If the rules engine detects existing non-compliance and/or potential non-compliance in the collected data with at least one of the rules, it generates alerts, remediation instructions, and/or takes actions to resolve the non-compliance. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140279601 | System for Certifying Use of Acceptable Animal Husbandry Protocol - This system provides a rating related to livestock producers' compliance with certain animal husbandry protocols. The system accepts data from other systems or data entry related to movement and location of animals, certification of caretakers, management compliance statements, and documents pertaining to herd health. Additionally, the system provides means to remind employees when recertification is necessary and administer refresher courses to prepare the employee for recertification. Finally, the system can record onsite assessments and remind when they come due. Taking this information into account, the system generates a rating. This rating may be made available to entities outside the producer and signifies the level of compliance the producer has with the various animal well-being protocols imbedded in the system and measured by the activities reported. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140279602 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING A GLOBAL REPRESENTATION OF A PRODUCT DEFINITION - A method or system that receives a product definition that includes a feature family having data defining one or more product features. The product definition including one or more corresponding rules defining one or more relationships between one or more product features. The method or system receiving input selecting one or more feature families of interest. The method or system identifying the one or more rules that provide a relationship connecting the one or more feature families to the selected feature families of interest. The method or system converting the identified rules to one or more positive logic rule groups. The method or system generating one or more global representations of the product definition by interacting the one or more positive logic rule groups to produce a result that defines the relationship between the interacted positive logic rule groups and storing the results that are determined as being valid. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140279603 | SYSTEM FOR MONITORING AND RECORDING HAND HYGIENE PERFORMANCE - A system for monitoring and recording hand hygiene performance is configured to monitor and record information generated by the operation of dispensers to assess behavior of a group to identify overall hygiene performance. The system includes a plurality of wireless communication devices, with a first number of the wireless communication devices being disposed within or adjacent to dispensers and operatively configured for sensing, monitoring, and reporting information about the status and operation of the dispensers. A hierarchal communication network for access to a central host database, a data processor, and a hygiene management software application operatively configured to create hygiene management reports of hand hygiene rate metrics based upon the monitored dispenser data and a method of providing a user interface. Based on the various computed hand hygiene rates, a hand hygiene improvement metric that identifies the improvement in hand hygiene rates over time is also calculated by the system. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140279604 | Compliance Service Center - Disclosed is a Compliance Service Center comprising of technology: Servers, plurality of bidirectional Data Collection Devices, Internet Services, Web Sites. Software platforms comprising: Service Rules/Policies, Service Schedules, Service Assignments, Data Collection Services and devices, Compliance Board (Oversight), Delivered Services (Insight), Pay Board, Archive Center, Automation Board and Third Party Interfaces. Compliance Monitoring is performed 24 hours a day 7 days a week on all scheduled services with Service Infractions reported on a plurality of bidirectional Data Collection Devices. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140279605 | CREDIBILITY TECHNIQUES - This patent application relates to credibility techniques for allowing an entity to leverage its credibility in an automated, standardized, and convenient manner. A credibility manifestation (e.g. a credibility cube) is described for representing, managing, validating, and/or conveying the entity's credibility profile to specific prospects. An automated credibility management system (CMS) is also described for creating and leveraging the credibility manifestation. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140279606 | System and Method to Determine the Total Cost of Regulatory Compliance and the Total Cost of Product Quality - A system and method to determine the total cost of regulatory compliance and the total cost of product quality. The system and method are particularly directed to recording the costs of staff member activities, associated expenses and fees relating to testing and approving of gaming equipment, including electronic gaming machines such as slot and video games as well as gaming systems such as player tracking, slot accounting, and progressive systems. The method and system are implemented on a server accessible by users to record time and costs. The total cost of compliance and the total cost of product quality can be determined based on the recorded costs including internal costs, external costs, delay costs and probability of failure costs. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140279607 | ENTERPRISE ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTING SYSTEM - An environmental data reporting system may include an application interface removably coupled to a server-side database through a communications network, the application interface operable to store and retrieve data from the server-side database. The server-side database may include a representation, which may include at least one entity component, at least one project component, at least one template component, at least one item component, at least one data group component, and the at least one variable component. The system may also include a data grid operable as a user interface to display and allow user-manipulation of at least one data group component. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140279608 | Systems, Devices, Components and Methods for Dynamically Displaying Performance Scores Associated with the Performance of a Building or Structure - Described and disclosed herein are various embodiments of methods and systems configured to calculate, store and display building or structure performance data, information or scores corresponding to a particular building or structure. In one embodiment, a central web server (“CWS”) is configured to operate in conjunction with, and to communicate with, a plurality of remote LEED dynamic displays (“LDPs”) or dashboards. In one embodiment, the LDPs or dashboards are configured to display building performance scores calculated by the CWS for the particular building or structure associated with a given LDP or dashboard. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140279609 | Systems and methods for managing conditional curtailment options - Systems and methods for producing recommended Transmission Service Reservation (TSR) actions whereby a Criteria Monitoring Process and Tag Identification and Action Process uses CCO Criteria, Capacity, Curtailment Interval, Model Elements Monitor, Tag Transactions, and Capacity Computation results to produce Recommended TSR Actions and Recommended Tag Actions based upon existing Conditional Curtailment Options on TSRs. Additional systems and methods disclosed further include the previous systems and methods with the additional ability to take action of the Recommended TSR Actions and Recommended Tag Actions. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140279610 | AUTOMATED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ESTABLISHING AND ASSURING SERVICE CONTRACT ACT COMPLIANCE WITH HEALTH & WELFARE FRINGE BENEFITS - The disclosure provides a method for establishing and assuring fringe benefit compliance for contracts subject to government acts and agreements. Client data is received by a computing system with a link to a database. The information is subsequently stored in the database. The computing system may provide a report including the client data. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140279611 | HIGH ASSURANCE FEDERATED ATTRIBUTE MANAGEMENT - Methods, systems, and computer program products for managing attributes of a person are disclosed. The method may include receiving, by an electronic apparatus, identity data of a person, and receiving, by the electronic apparatus, one or more asserted attributes of the person. The method may additionally include storing, by the electronic apparatus and in an electronic database, the identity data of the person in association with the one or more asserted attributes of the person, and receiving, by the electronic apparatus, confirmation of the one or more asserted attributes based on information received from one or more publishers of the one or more asserted attributes. The method may further include associating, by the electronic apparatus, the confirmation with the one or more asserted attributes of the person, and storing, by the electronic apparatus and in the electronic database, an indication that the one or more asserted attributes are confirmed. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140279612 | DISPLAYING STATUS OF AND FACILITATING COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO MUNICIPAL BONDS - The disclosure relates to an integrated platform for obtaining and managing information and documents relating to regulatory compliance, determining compliance obligations and compliance actions, graphically providing representations of and/or tools for facilitating such compliance, including historical, current and future compliance requirements of municipal bonds and other securities and associated information. The integrated platform may receive selections of compliance templates used to determine compliance with disclosure requirements of municipal bonds, obtain securities-related information related to a municipal bond (including information related to the bond issuer), automatically populate a disclosure document with required information based on the selected compliance template related to a municipal bond using securities-related information obtained by the system, provide an indication of required information based on the compliance template, automatically determine whether provided information satisfies regulatory requirements, and graphically illustrate current and historical compliance of the municipal bond. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140289138 | COMMON ORGANIZATION ESTIMATION AT REGISTRATION - The registration of an individual for a service while providing protection against unintentional duplication of registration for the same organization. Upon receiving a request to register for a service from an individual over a network, it is automatically estimated as to whether the individual requesting registration belongs to the same organization as a prior registrant for the service. If so, the service notifies the individual requesting registration that they might belong to the same organization as a prior registrant. In one embodiment, it is then left to the individual as to whether they want to continue registering for the service. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140304179 | Method for Complying with Employment Eligibility Verification Requirements - A method is provided for determining employer compliance in determining employment eligibility requirements in accordance with federal immigration regulations. Compliance alerts and compliance tips are displayed for guiding employers in verifying employment eligibility. Completed employment eligibility forms are automatically audited to analyze whether the employer has accurately completed the employment verification. The completed forms are audited by applying various compliance rules to a completed employment eligibility form, presently a Form I-9, to determine compliance with the applicable regulations. A listing is provided of various errors and additional data required to complete the audited form. The method is preferably administered by a single service provider for multiple employers, to assure that changes in the applicable regulations are regularly incorporated. A central system is provided for managing all of the employment eligibility forms associated with particular employers, to assure continued compliance with federal regulations. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140317003 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING CROWDSOURCED CREDENTIALING AND ACCREDITATION - A system and method for facilitating crowdsourced credentialing over a network includes a federated profile manager to maintain profile related information for a plurality of professionals obtained from a plurality of federated sources distributed across the crowdsourced network. The system further includes a profile segmenting engine to segment and classify the profile-related information for each of the professionals into a plurality of federated profiles. The system further includes a certification engine to allow a plurality of crowdsourced respondents to respond to the federated profiles associated with each of the plurality of professionals and credential them. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140317004 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING DIGITAL ASSETS - Computer-implemented systems and methods are provided for tracking the usage of digital assets is disclosed. In one implementation, a method is provided that comprises sending a request to a digital asset management system to acquire a digital asset from a digital asset provider and receiving an asset identifier for the digital asset from the digital asset management system. The method also includes sending the asset identifier to a content management system and receiving publication information from the content management system. In addition, the method includes tracking the publication of the digital asset based on the publication information. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140317005 | Methods, Devices and Systems for Secure Transport of Materials - Methods, devices, and systems for the secure transport of material are provided. A transported material may be a biological material, such as a biological sample. Material is only transferred to a courier having a unique, single-use authorization code. Authorization codes are provided to a courier only upon arrival at a proper location and at a designated time. Courier identification or code confirmation or authorization may also be required. Identification or other confirmation regarding a custodian, material to be transferred, or both, may be required. Courier images, custodian images, or both, may be required. An authorization code may include a bar code, a number, a letter, or other symbol or code. An authorization code, an image, route information, and other information may be communicated by cell-phone, WiFi, Bluetooth, or other link. Transport containers with temperature sensors and communication links, and storage containers with light sensors, memory, and communication links are provided. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140324715 | CROSS BORDER COMPETENCIES TOOL - According to one embodiment, an apparatus may comprise a memory, a network interface, and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory and to the network interface. The memory may store a regulation subscription associated with a loan regulation and a tax subscription associated with a tax regulation. The network interface may receive a regulation feed and a tax feed. The processor may determine, based at least in part upon the regulation feed and the tax feed, that at least one of the loan regulation and the tax regulation has changed. The network interface may further communicate, in response to the determination that at least one of the loan regulation and tax regulation has changed and based at least in part upon at least one of the regulation subscription and the tax subscription, a message indicating that at least one of the loan regulation and the tax regulation has changed. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140330731 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY TEST DATA - The present disclosure includes a system, method and computer program product for managing Backflow Prevention Assembly (“BPA”) test result data. A Compliance Management System (“CMS”) may generate a keycode indicating a necessary BPA teat which is sent to a purveyor. The purveyor may transmit the keycode to a BPA owner, and the BPA owner may transmit the keycode to a tester. The tester may enter the keycode into a Backflow Test Application (“BTA”) which identifies the BPA. The tester may test the BPA and enter test results into the BTA on a portable device. The BTA may transmit the test results to the CMS. CMS may integrate the test results into a to of BPA test results. A purveyor may approve the test results, and the CMS may generate a new keycode for the next annual test for the BPA. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20140337240 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING AND RESPONDING TO LAND USE ACTIVITIES - The invention provides a method and apparatus for monitoring the use of land. More specifically, the invention monitors the use of land at a specified site, as well as at adjacent sites. The invention answers the question of how to manage risks resulting from external activities and how to intervene proactively. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20140344173 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING EXECUTABLE POLICY RULES FOR EXECUTION ON RULES-BASED ENGINES - A system and method of availing executable rules for performing a government regulation compliance review using a rules-based engine may include encoding assertions into a computer-executable format. The assertions may be converted from the computer-executable format to a conventional rules-based format. The assertions in the rules-based format may be available for execution in a rules-based engine for applying the assertions to business data being stored in a structured database. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20140351153 | Tracking, Accounting, and Reporting Machine - A method can include (i) tracking, through a supply chain, by a computing device, a carbon containing process input; (ii) tracking, through the supply chain, by the computing device, a hydrocarbon fluid extracted from Earth by injecting the carbon containing process input into a subterranean environment; and (iii) determining, by the computing device, a quantity of fuel, produced from the hydrocarbon fluid, having a carbon intensity value based on sequestration of the carbon containing process input in the subterranean environment and utilization of at least one co-product of the carbon containing process input in the supply chain. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20140365388 | PROTOCOL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR LIVESTOCK OPERATIONS - The present disclosure provides systems and methods for developing and managing a protocol for use in a livestock operation. The method includes receiving, at a computing platform, input from a user, generating, using the computing platform, the protocol based on the user input, wherein the protocol includes at least one activity period including at least one action, and distributing the protocol to at least one end user. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20140372327 | MECHANISM FOR VERIFYING THE AUTHENTICITY OF A PRODUCT - The authenticity of a product associated with a host device is verified through a process. The product contains, in segments of a non-volatile memory, several different functions stored in ciphered fashion. The process involves, in a first phase, the sending by the host device of a control signal for executing a function, with the product functioning to decipher the function and store the unciphered function in the non-volatile memory. The process further involves, in a second phase, the sending by the host device of a control signal for causing execution of the deciphered function, with the product functioning to execute the function and send a result of this execution back to the host device. The host device evaluates the received result to verify product authenticity. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20150026081 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING STANDARDS - A method and system are disclosed for automatically managing standards. In one implementation, information pertaining to a particular project is obtained, which includes a set of standards selection parameters. A repository is also accessed. This repository includes metadata for a plurality of standards, wherein the metadata for a standard includes a description and one or more applicability parameters. Based upon the standards selection parameters and the metadata, a set of standards that apply to the particular project is determined. For each standard in the set of standards, a description is extracted from the repository. Using the extracted descriptions, a project description for the particular project is generated that includes the extracted descriptions. By doing this, the method and system relieve a project builder of the burden of having to manually incorporate standard description information into a project description. This in turn helps to reduce the potential for error. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150026082 | Process for Automating Compliance with Know Your Customer Requirements - The disclosure relates to a process for verifying the identity of the user submitting information to an online application portal for a business and verifying that he is a legal representative of that business. Using the process, a lender can calculate scores, which will allow a lender to verify with some certainty that the user is authorized to submit the application. This verification is necessary for compliance with lending regulations. The disclosure is directed toward loan transactions for small businesses. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150032647 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-COMPONENT KIT INVENTORY MANAGEMENT - Systems, apparatuses, and methods for managing multi-component kit inventory are discussed herein. Some embodiments may include a system with a networked device including circuitry configured to determine a kit has been received subsequent from the kit being in a user's possession. The kit may include multiple individual units. In responsive to determining that the kit has been received, the circuitry may be configured to: determine a unit compliance threshold; determine whether the kit was received with enough of the units to exceed the unit compliance threshold; and in response to determining that the kit, as received, exceeded the unit compliance threshold, initiate a remedial action. The remedial action may include notifying the user that the kit as received exceeded the unit compliance threshold. Furthermore, the user may be charged and/or the kit may be replenished, replaced or corrected prior to being placed in recirculation. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150032648 | CUSTOMIZING INFORMATIONAL MODULES THAT ARE DISTRIBUTED HIERARCHICALLY - The present invention is directed to providing an online compliance training and monitoring system that allows informational modules to be distributed hierarchically within a client's organizational structure. As the informational modules are distributed hierarchically, the client can make customizations to the informational modules that will apply at specified levels of the client's organizational hierarchy. Customizations can be made at the client level which will apply to versions of the informational module distributed to each office under the client account. Similarly, customizations can be made at the office level which will apply to versions of the informational module distributed to users of the office that made the customizations. In this way, a customized informational module can be provided to each office within the client's hierarchy so that the office receives the training and informational material that is required by the rules and regulations that govern the office. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150032649 | PROVIDING A WEBSITE FOR CERTIFYING A SALES REPRESENTATIVE - A website is provided for certifying a sales representative. A website can provide an interface through which reps can register to become certified. Certification implies that the rep has agreed to abide by various rules when visiting a provider. Once registered, a rep can be listed on the website along with information that identifies the product or service that the rep markets. The website can also provide functionality for a provider to report when a rep has violated a rule during a visit. The website can track a number of violations that a rep has committed and, after the number exceeds a threshold, can revoke the certification of the rep so that rep will no longer be listed as a certified rep on the website. A provider may therefore rely on the website to identify reps that will provide value to the provider during a visit. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150046350 | ENSURING SOFTWARE QUALITY USING A VIRTUAL APPLIANCE - Various embodiments relate to apparatuses and methods of ensuring software quality using a virtual appliance. A software application is built into a virtual appliance and full compliance validation is done for the virtual appliance to ensure compliance to a standard such as a governmental regulation or industry standard. Instances of the virtual appliance are implemented for Sponsors following a process for implementing the virtual appliance. Rather than ensuring compliance to the standard by performing full compliance validation for the instance of the software to be used by the Sponsor, compliance to a standard is ensured by validating that the process for implementing the virtual appliance is executed correctly for each instance of the virtual appliance for each Sponsor. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150052068 | Product For Unaudited Financial Statements And Method For Qualifying The Eligibility For Such A Product - A system, product and method to increase the credibility of the unaudited financial statements of small and medium sized private enterprises combines such financial statements which satisfy eligibility criteria with an indemnity in favour of a named user of the unaudited financial statements for a loss which the user incurs as a consequence of those financial statements containing information that is materially incomplete or materially inaccurate. The financial statements are professionally compiled by a Certified Public Accountant in conjunction with that Accountant's completion of a related agreed-upon procedures engagement. The procedures are determined by the indemnity provider as being relevant and appropriate for the subject enterprise. | 02-19-2015 |
| 20150088769 | ACTIVE TICKET WITH DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTIC SUCH AS APPEARANCE WITH VARIOUS VALIDATION OPTIONS - A method and apparatus is provided for providing an active ticket in a mobile terminal for use by a mobile terminal user, wherein at least one active ticket has a ticket characteristic that dynamically changes based on one or more states in a life cycle of the active ticket. Dynamic changes to the ticket characteristic include multimedia changes or other presentation data, including text, sound (audio), animation, video, still pictures, or some combination thereof. The active ticket can have different states in it's life cycle, such as purchased, validated, invalid for certain events. Also the ticket service provider or issuer can send new control data to change the characteristic and/or contents of the active ticket. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150095245 | Method for Increasing Regulatory Compliance of a Company with Integrated Training and Hardware Service - An Information technology (IT) company supplies a hardware service, a software service, and a bandwidth service for a client company so that a compliance posture of the client company can be completed. The IT company maintains the supplied compliance posture for a duration of a designated time period and then conducts a period evaluation for the client company. Then the IT company is able to identify at least inefficiency about the client company from the period evaluation so that the IT company is able to address the at least one inefficiency with a solution plan as the solution plan is implemented through an execution procedure. As a result, the IT company is able to improve the compliance posture of the client company through the solution plan. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150095246 | USER ACCESS TO A REGISTRY OF BUSINESS ENTITY DEFINITIONS - The present invention provides an apparatus, method and computer program product for a registry, such as a UDDI registry, to restrict access to business entity definitions contained in the registry according to permission details associated with the business service definition. A business entity definition may comprise a plurality of information elements. Permission details, which define users or groups of users with permission to access the information element, are then associated with one or more of these information elements. When a user request is received to access a business entity definition access is restricted to only those information elements for which the user has the required permission. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150106279 | COMPLIANCE AS A SERVICE FOR AN ORGANIZATION - The present disclosure relates to system(s) and method(s) to provide compliance as a service for one or more organization. The system further facilitates identifying one or more causes involved to provide compliance as a service by analysing compliance documents. The system and method also provides conversion of clauses into appropriate controls. The system and method also assists in defining control that can perform a specific task on a system. The system and method further provides mapping of compliance using control. | 04-16-2015 |
| 20150106280 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONFIRMING STANDARD COMPLIANCE FOR AT LEAST ONE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT BY MAINTAINING AN AGRICULTURAL PEDIGREE THROUGHOUT PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION - A method and associated system for confirming standard compliance for at least one agricultural product using an agricultural pedigree for each agricultural product comprises the steps of: a) Providing an information storage device adapted to receive input of data for each agricultural product relating to at least one of the agricultural product's production, harvesting, distribution, processing and consumption; b) Inputting data into the information storage device; c) Storing said data; d) Maintaining an agricultural pedigree data for each agricultural product utilizing at least a portion of the data; and e) Evaluating compliance of each agricultural product with preexisting standards in accordance with predefined standard requirements using the agricultural pedigree data for each agricultural product. | 04-16-2015 |
| 20150106281 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING CONSUMER ACCESIBLE AGRICULTURAL PEDIGREE FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS - A method and associated system for establishing a consumer accessible agricultural pedigree for at least one agricultural product with integrated farm equipment comprises the steps of: a) Providing an open communication network accessible information storage device adapted to receive input of data relating to at least one of the agricultural product's production, harvesting, distribution, processing and consumption, from at least one and preferably from multiple sources; b) Inputting one or more contemporaneous inputs into the information storage device over time throughout at least the production of the agricultural product; c) Storing and said data; and d) Providing on the agricultural product a consumer scan-able link for access to at least a portion of said data via the open communication network. | 04-16-2015 |
| 20150120583 | PROCESS AND MECHANISM FOR IDENTIFYING LARGE SCALE MISUSE OF SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORKS - The described systems and methods compare behavior between multiple users of social media services to determine coordinated activity. An index is created and used to extract uncommon features from social media messages. A collision between users is detected when their messages have the same uncommon feature. A number and/or frequency of collisions may indicate a probability that users are engaged in coordinated activity. A comparison of user accounts with multiple collisions may be executed to identify similar content as coordinated activity. A visualization tool constructs a network graph that shows relationships between users in social networks, and can be used to discover coordinated users engaged in misuse of social media. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150120584 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VALIDATING RENT DATA FOR A REAL PROPERTY LOCATION - A computer-implemented method for validating rent data associated with a real property location is described. The method is implemented using a validation computing device in communication with a memory. The method includes receiving, at the validation computing device, rent data including a first identifier that identifies the real property location and at least a second identifier that identifies at least one merchant. The method additionally includes receiving, at the validation computing device, historical payment card transaction data associated with the at least one identified merchant, determining, based on the historical payment card transaction data, a last payment card transaction date when the at least one identified merchant was located at the real property location, and determining whether the at least one identified merchant is operating at the real property location based on the last payment card transaction date. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150120585 | METHOD FOR RISK MANAGEMENT OF MARINE MOORING SYSTEMS - A method for assessing a marine mooring system while the marine mooring system is installed in water. This method ensures compliance with known marine standards and insurance guidelines. The method further uses at least one processor and various computer instructions located in a least one data storage connected to a network. Client data is obtained for the marine mooring system installed in water from a client data storage connected to a client processor. The client processor is connected to the network and stores the client data in a client profile. A dynamic mooring system model provides a risk based inspection plan for a qualitative inspection and for a quantitative inspection of the marine mooring system installed in water. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150120586 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CAPTURE AND LOGGING OF FOOD SAFETY DATA - A probe interface component for a probe that measures an environmental condition. The probe interface component may comprise a first interface configured to removably receive a probe, and a second interface configured to removably connect to an input interface of a mobile computer. The probe interface component may be configured to obtain a value from the probe based on the measurement of the environmental condition, and generate a signal representative of the value in a format compatible with the input interface of the mobile computer. The first interface, the second interface, and/or the input interface may comprise a wireless interface. The environmental condition may comprise a temperature, a humidity, a pressure, a water quality, a gas indication, a radiation level, an indication of contamination, and/or an appearance. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150127561 | PREVENTING CONTACT BY LOCKING - Embodiments of the invention relate to systems, methods, and computer program products for preventing a customer communication by locking access to customer information. The system, method, and computer program product are configured to a) identify information relating to an event or condition that triggers a lock of customer information associated with a customer; b) lock at least a portion of the customer information associated with the customer based at least partially on the identifying; and c) generate a notification indicating that at least the portion of the customer information associated with the customer is locked based at least partially on the locking. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150127562 | AUTOMATIC CONTACT LIST GENERATION - Embodiments of the invention relate to systems, methods, and computer program products for determining an automatic contact list. The system, method, and computer program product are configured to receive a request to create a contact list, the request comprising selection criteria; identify data associated with a plurality of customers meeting the selection criteria, wherein each customer is associated with at least one contact; determine contacts that are excluded based on at least one of locking, external requests, geography, time, velocity, and permission to contact; and determine a contact list based on customers that are not excluded. The system allows a user to create an automatic contact list that both meets the user's criteria while also complying with business and legal regulations. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150127563 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING PRODUCT CERTIFICATION - A product certification code is provided. The product certification code is associated with a target product and comprises a uniform resource identifier (URI). The URI is configured to identify certification information at a certification data provider, which is configured to maintain the certification information about the target product. A method for retrieving the certification information from the certification data provider is also provided. Further, the certification data provider and a method for providing the certification information from the certification data provider are also provided. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150127564 | EXPORT LICENSE COMPLIANCE SYSTEM ("ELCS") USING CONTROLLED COMMUNICATIONS - An internet based method and system for communicating terms and conditions of an issued export license to all parties (e.g., exporter, distributor, consignee) in a transaction. The system directs prescribed export related messages from the exporter to the parties. The messages include instructions to the recipients to take certain actions required by the export license terms, and directs those parties to report the results back to the exporter. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150134550 | System and Method for Calculating Carbon Footprint - A system and method for determining a total of carbon emissions and water consumption for a customer of a freight carrier includes determining a first plurality of inputs to determine a total of carbon emissions, determine a second plurality of inputs to determine the total of carbon emissions, determining a first amount of carbon associated with each of the first plurality of inputs, determining a second amount of carbon associated with the second plurality of inputs, determining an amount of carbon produced during a shipment of goods, which includes goods of at least one customer of the freight carrier, based on the first amount of carbon and the second amount of carbon, and allocating the amount of carbon produced during the shipment of goods to the at least one customer based on the weight, the volume, and the fuel consumed during the shipment of the at least one customer's goods. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150134551 | TECHNIQUES FOR ANALYZING DATA FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES - Techniques, including systems are methods, for analyzing data from multiple sources are disclosed and suggested herein. In an embodiment, information from one or more information sources is received. The received information is stored in one or more data stores that collectively implement one or more ontologies. One or more conditions are applied to the information in the one or more data stores to determine a conclusion. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150142679 | PROVISIONING RULES TO MANAGE USER ENTITLEMENTS - In techniques for provisioning rules to manage user entitlements, a database maintains an association of a user identifier with one or more purchased entitlements that correspond to products or services purchased by a consumer entity from one or more service groups. An entitlement manager is implemented to receive provisioning rules that have been designated by the service groups to designate fulfillable entitlements that are associated with the purchased entitlements. The entitlement manager also utilizes a multi-dimensional vector space technique to generate an entitlement model that relates the purchased entitlements of the consumer entity, correlates the fulfillable entitlements for the purchased entitlements, and identifies resultant allocations of the fulfillable entitlements for the consumer entity. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150142680 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASSISTING USER AND ENTITY COMPLIANCE USING A COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A communication device for assisting a user with compliance with a set of regulations includes: a display device, an input device, a transmitting device, a receiving device, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, and a processing device. The transmitting device is configured to transmit at least a user identifier associated with the communication device. The receiving device is configured to receive customized content based on the user identifier associated with the communication device. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium is configured to store a program. The processing device is configured to execute the program. The program comprises a plurality of connected modules to assist a user with compliance with a set of regulations, the plurality of modules including at least a reporting module, a training module, a spending module, and an information module. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150142681 | LEGITIMACY DETERMINATION OF REPORTED PROBLEMS - Techniques for determining the legitimacy of a problem report are provided. Report data indicating a reported problem is received at a computer processor. Image data associated with the reported problem is identified, and metadata associated with the image data is identified. The legitimacy of the reported problem is determined based on the metadata in view of the report data. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150142682 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN AUTOMATED INTERPRETATION OF LEGAL REGULATIONS - Systems and methods for automated interpretation of legal regulations are described. The described systems implement a method that includes receiving a plurality of legal regulations and deconstructing the plurality of legal regulations based on at least one of a regulatory rule model and Minsky's frames to form a computer interpretable regulation repository. The method also includes identifying rule intents applicable to each of the deconstructed plurality of legal regulations; and classifying the plurality of legal regulations into at least one rule act based at least on the identified rule intents. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150294319 | System and method for assuring a correct performance of a manual operation - A system is disclosed that ensures the proper execution of a manual operation of an equipment according to a procedure, including a measuring device mounted in association with the equipment, the measuring device being adapted to measure a condition of the equipment before, during and after the execution of the operation on the equipment, a micro-transmitter attached to the measuring instrument, which wirelessly sends the measurement value and the changes of the measurement value caused by the operation, the micro transmitter's identity and position to a communicator, the communicator being adapted to verify the received data against the expected state of the equipment according to the procedure, wherein the procedure is stored in the communicator or transferred from a system computer to the communicator, a discrepancy between expected state and measurement data triggering an alarm in the communicator or in other equipment that the operation is not executed according to the procedure. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150302420 | COMPLIANCE FRAMEWORK FOR PROVIDING REGULATORY COMPLIANCE CHECK AS A SERVICE - A computer-implemented compliance framework for providing regulatory compliance check as a service to a financial organization is described. The compliance framework includes a discovery module configured to discover a plurality of business and operating rules of the financial organization. The compliance framework creates an organization knowledge model based on the plurality of business and operating rules of the financial organization. Additionally, the compliance framework builds industry knowledge model and regulatory knowledge model that includes a plurality of industry standard processes and a plurality of regulatory rules. The compliance framework also includes a classification module to classify a plurality of events occurring in the financial organization. Further, the compliance framework includes a compliance module configured to check if each event of the plurality of events is in compliance with at least one of the plurality of business and operating rules, the plurality of industry standard processes and the plurality of regulatory rules. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150310450 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AWARDING GREEN SCORE TO BUSINESSES - Methods and systems are described for awarding a green score to a business using an automation and security system. According to at least one embodiment, an apparatus for awarding a green score to a business includes a processor, a memory in electronic communication with the processor, and instructions stored in the memory which are executable by a processor to receive data related to at least one of energy usage and energy conservation practices by a business, determine whether the energy usage by the business meets threshold levels, determine an energy green score for the business, and display the energy green score. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150310451 | VEHICLE DRIVER TRACKING AND REPORTING - Various structures and methods are described herein to track driving of a restricted driver. In an example, an additional criterion is also tracked, which can be an authorized driving supervisor in the vehicle. This criterion is separate from the driving data and is used to meet the requirements of a licensing agency. The criterion can be the presence of a licensed driver in the vehicle, e.g., in the front passenger seat, with the restricted driver. The vehicle can use its onboard sensors and computing system to determine that a licensed driver is supervising the driving of the restricted driver. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150317642 | PROCESS TO QUERY ELECTRONIC SALES RECEIPTS WITH A PORTABLE COMPUTERIZED DEVICE - A process permitting a customer to access a stored electronic sales receipt and provide information from the electronic sales receipt to a customer service associate can include, in a computerized device operated by the customer, accessing the stored electronic sales receipt and generating a displayed indication to the electronic sales receipt. The process can further include, in a computerized device operated by the customer service associate, receiving the displayed indication and processing a transaction related to the electronic sales receipt based upon the displayed indication. | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150317643 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SIGNING ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS - An apparatus for a signer to apply a signature to a signature field of an electronic document. A personal electronic device includes a browser application, a screen, and an input unit. A logic activates a web link on the personal electronic device with the browser application to connect the personal electronic device and a remote server via a communications network. A logic presents a signor-side image copy of the electronic document with the signature field on the screen of the personal electronic device. A logic accepts the signature of the signer into the signature field from the input unit of the personal electronic device. And a logic communicates the electronic document containing the signature of the signer to the remote server. | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150324807 | CARBON EMISSIONS CREDITS SYSTEM - A method of tracking and transferring carbon emissions credits for qualifying vehicles, including zero emissions vehicles and partial zero emissions vehicles, comprises registering the qualifying vehicle with a verification database; logging distance traveled over a time period of the qualifying vehicle, the qualifying vehicle having a carbon emissions rate; recording the distance traveled over the time period in a verification database; calculating a carbon emissions credit based on the distance traveled, time period and the carbon emissions rate; and transferring the carbon emissions credit to a third party, optionally through a carbon emissions credit exchange, where the qualifying vehicle owner/operator receives a rebate or payment in exchange for unused carbon emissions credits. The rebate or payment optionally being applied to a purchase price, future maintenance or vehicle inspection services for the qualifying vehicle. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20150332277 | COMPLIANCE ADHERENCE ASSESSMENT TOOL FOR REGULATORY REPORTING - Embodiments of the invention are directed to a system, method, or computer program product for a compliance adherence assessment tool for regulatory reporting. The tool provides a self-explaining check for and evaluation of completeness of a compliance regulatory report. In this way, irrespective of the location or group within an entity, the report is generated from, the processing and compliance adherence will be uniform across the entity. Furthermore, the tool aids in creating a uniform reporting process that weighs potential exposures and mitigates those exposures for regulatory reporting across an entity. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150332278 | REAL-TIME REMOTE AUDITING - In one embodiment, an instruction from an auditor to capture an image of an object is received. The image of the object is captured. The captured image of the object is transmitted in real-time to the auditor for viewing and/or verification that the captured image satisfies the instruction. The instruction and/or the object are associated with an audit. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150332279 | REAL-TIME REMOTE AUDITING - In one embodiment, an instruction from an auditor to capture an image of an object is received. The image of the object is captured. The captured image of the object is transmitted in real-time to the auditor for viewing and/or verification that the captured image satisfies the instruction. The instruction and/or the object are associated with an audit. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150332280 | COMPLIANT AUDITING ARCHITECTURE - A compliant auditing architecture is implemented such that a uniform experience of collecting, storing, and interacting with audit data may be provided for various compliance scenarios. A user action to be audited may be detected through a user interface of an auditing application, and a protocol service of the application may generate an audit event corresponding to the user action. The protocol service may transmit audit data associated with the audit event to a local queue of a datacenter for short-term storage, and an upload service hosted by the datacenter may upload the audit data from the local queue, and transmit the audit data to a data store for long-term storage. In response to a request from an administrator, the stored audit data may be converted to a format compatible with one or more compliance interfaces, and transmitted to the administrator through the interfaces for querying and/or reporting. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150332281 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR COMPUTER CONDONIMIUM - A computer condo device including a digitally controllable apparatus, such as a digital storage with an ownership interest allocated to a legal entity and a support structure capable of providing digital access to the digital storage for data owned or controlled by a legal person. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150332282 | UNIT-BASED LICENSING FOR COLLAGE CONTENT ACCESS - Unit-based licensing for collage content access may include receiving a content access request, which may indicate a customer account, collage information, and content. Unit-based licensing for collage content access may include identifying a cardinality of assigned units for the content, determining an adjusted cardinality of assigned units by adjusting the cardinality of assigned units based on the collage information, identifying a cardinality of available units allocated to the customer account, and determining whether the adjusted cardinality of the assigned units is within the cardinality of the available units. Unit-based licensing for collage content access may include outputting a response indicating that the request is granted on a condition that the adjusted cardinality of assigned units is within the cardinality of the available units and outputting a response indicating that the request is denied on a condition that the adjusted cardinality of assigned units exceeds the cardinality of the available units. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150348053 | Monitoring User Activities on Client Devices by Imaging Device Drivers - An imaging device driver on a client device detects user activity on at least one application executing on the client. If the detected user activity is determined to correspond to a predefined operation, the device driver sends the detected user activity to a server connected to the client. The server determines whether the activity exceeds a predefined limit. If it does, the server delivers a report to a connected monitoring device indicating that fact. Other embodiments note techniques for determining which of the one or more user activities detected by the imaging device driver are sent for monitoring and delivering a report to the monitoring device for notice of an investigator, to name a few. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150348054 | RISK ANALYSIS DEVICE, RISK ANALYSIS METHOD AND PROGRAM STORAGE MEDIUM - The determination of legal or contractual risks in datacenter migration is performed by: storing business application information which is information about management of applications and data, applicable law information at a datacenter and contract information about a contract with a datacenter; extracting first migration information, which is information regarding datacenter migration, from business application information associated with a particular application and particular data which are migration targets; extracting second migration information, which is information regarding the datacenter migration, from applicable law information associated with a migration destination datacenter; extracting third migration information, which is information regarding the datacenter migration, from contract information associated with the migration destination datacenter; and comparing the first and second migration information with the third migration information. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150348055 | ARCHITECTURE AND METHOD FOR CONTENT SHARING AND DISTRIBUTION - Disclosed are an architecture and related systems, devices, and methods that can be used for content sharing and distribution. For example, a device such as a smartphone includes memory that stores items of content to which access is denied until a respective condition is satisfied. The items of content are downloaded and stored on the device at a point in time that is before the point in time at which the condition is satisfied. Once the condition for an item of content has been satisfied, access to the item of content is permitted, and the item of content can be presented (e.g., displayed or audibilized). | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150348056 | Technique, method and process for generating one or more Non-sequential Unique Random Alpha Numeric Strings. - The present disclosure provides for a technique, method and process for generating, within one or more computing devices, one or more Non-sequential Unique Random Alpha Numeric Strings or NURANS unique between themselves and/or unique from a set of given NURANS already existing for use as unique identifiers etc. In accordance with the present disclosure, one or more unique multilingual alpha/numeric/symbol strings may be generated and delivered online/offline or stored in one or more database/memory/storage location where the generated string is unique from all the other strings in a database table column, memory location or neural network. The database may be stored on a computing device or a device connected to a computer or a networked/online/big data/cloud platform and rendering NURANS on demand. The NURANS are generated by using a base seed from timer device or by a random part of a computer-dependent timestamp or alternately entered/obtained random numeric digits. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150356642 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING REQUESTS FOR MERCHANT INFORMATION - A software method and system for a merchant to demonstrate profile authenticity within an online business to business community that connects buyers (e.g., retailers, importers, distributors, auctioneers, drop shippers, resellers, flea marketers, wholesalers) to suppliers (e.g., manufacturers, exporters, importers, wholesalers). In such an online community, profile authenticity and business verification is critical for members to trust each other and consider a new trade relationship. Such trust can be developed and assured through a merchant profile verification process which examines the authenticity of a merchant's corporate information via public record review and interviews with company officers. Verified merchants are awarded the privilege to display an icon that assures merchant profile trustworthiness on their community profile, community product postings, and on other webpages outside of the online business community. The described authentication icon offers a seal of verification to merchants, thus enabling them to conduct business with higher assurance on a wholesale ecommerce trade platform, namely TopTenWholesale.com. Included in this patent are the methods of screening, software features, and processes. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150379521 | Systems and Methods for Compliance and Announcement Display and Notification - Systems and methods are provided for compliance and announcement display and notification. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20150379522 | MODIFIABLE SHARING OF RECEIVED CONTENT - Embodiments described herein are directed to methods, apparatuses, systems, and computer-readable media for a content provisioning system (“CPS”) publishing modified content to users. A content provider may provide content to the CPS, for example using a notification that content is available for download. The CPS may convert the content, which may be viewed by a publisher. The publisher may share received content with recipients. The publisher may select recipients to receive the content and send a request to share the content to the CPS. The publisher may choose to modify the content before requesting that it be shared. The publisher may make modifications to the content on the publisher's device. The CPS may perform modifications to the content before sharing the modified content with selected professionals. Permissions may be associated with the content, which may be consulted before allowing modification and/or sharing. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20150379523 | System and Method for Exchanging and Updating Credentialing Information - A computer system, and a computer-implemented method are provided for maintaining, providing and exchanging up to date credentialing information on a member to and from participant organizations. A database is maintained of credentialing information applicable to the member and obtained from credentialing organizations. Updates are managed to the member credentialing information, obtained through electronic network communications and synchronized with the credentialing organizations. The member credentialing information is updated, and synchronized with, participant organization systems of the participant organizations, on an automated basis. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20160004934 | AUTHENTICITY DETERMINATION SYSTEM, FEATURE POINT REGISTRATION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING OPERATION OF SAME, AND MATCHING DETERMINATION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING OPERATION OF SAME - A feature point is a point at which a correlation value is greater than a threshold value, wherein the correlation value is calculated between a template and partial image within an area that is one portion of each genuine tablet image. With regard to a cross-check image, which represents a tablet the authenticity of which is to be verified, a correlation value is calculated between a partial image within an area that is one portion of the cross-check image and the template image, and multiple feature points of the cross-check image at which the calculated correlation value is greater than a predetermined threshold value are extracted. The degree of similarity between the cross-check image and the genuine tablet image is calculated using a geometric characteristic of the extracted multiple feature points and a geometric characteristic of the stored multiple feature points of the genuine tablet image. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160005050 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTHENTICATING USER IDENTITY AND DETECTING FRAUDULENT CONTENT ASSOCIATED WITH ONLINE ACTIVITIES - A method and system for authenticating a user's identity, studying user state and reaction, and detecting fraudulent user content associated with online activities. The method and system receives user content which may include video images, and processes the user content using facial recognition algorithms and analyzing various parameters to uniquely identify a user and a potentially fraudulent online posting, activity or profile. The method and system initiates a number of actions based on a determination that the user or posting, activity or profile is potentially fraudulent. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160012448 | METHOD FOR CREATING AND DELIVERING CUSTOMIZED COMPLIANCE INFORMATION | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160019554 | Standard System and Method for Assigning Ratings to Art Materials and Works of Art Based on the Projected Stability of the Constituents - Computer-powered system for determining a stability rating of an artwork piece, comprising a server, network, computer database(s) containing data regarding preservation-effecting factors and sub-factors and relating the factors and sub-factors to other pieces of artwork of various types, wherein data contained within the database forms a dynamic and searchable catalog of records of artwork pieces, at least one computing device having a software application stored therein that receives data from a user pertaining to queries about the artwork piece based on the examination of and research about the artwork and transmits the data to the network; the server applies algorithmic computations to the received data to convert it into representative grades for each factor and sub-factor and calculate a stability rating, wherein the stability rating represents the projected stability of the artwork and the resulting grades and stability rating are dependent upon the entire body of data within the database(s). | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160019555 | AUTOMATED SYSTEM FOR RATING EMPLOYEE SCREENING PRACTICES AND CORPORATE MANAGEMENT - A novel automated system develops a uniform rating of the employment screening practices of organizations/industry entities (IEs) of a given industry. The uniform rating is based upon objective employee screening practices during pre-employment screening. Industry entities are allowed to view employee screening parameters of their own records, add information and update the values of these employee screening parameters. These records are also made available to all users. The system creates weighting factors based upon the relative importance of the selected employee screening parameters and creates the rating based upon a combination of the weighted selected records. This rating reflects an estimate of the completeness, or thoroughness of the employment screening practices which has a direct effect upon the quality of the employees hired and ultimately upon the quality of the products produced by these employees or the services rendered. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160027021 | Product Authenticator - A product authenticator system and method for facilitating the verification of the authenticity of a product, by using a tamper-proof seal which either wholly or partially conceals an authentication code attached to a product. The said authentication code is unique and includes information which allows a user to verify the authenticity of the product. The authentication code can be scanned by a user using means such as a mobile phone, which can broadcast a notification of the consumption of the product via a computer network. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160034907 | MONITORING FOOD PRODUCTS - Systems, methods, and computer program products to improve food safety in a food and beverage supply chain. Embodiments disclosed herein utilize prepared product tags to continuously monitor food and beverage temperatures. The temperatures and other associated data may be wirelessly transmitted to centralized locations for aggregation and storage. Mobile devices may directly communicate with the product tags to receive the temperature data. A host of management applications may utilize the data in order to ensure that safety rules and guidelines are met, while also providing valuable business insight. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160034908 | Employee Certification Management System - The Employee Certification Management System allows an organization to monitor the certification records of employees. Employee records are unique and require certifications relative to the department they are working in. This system also stores required certification documents and allows them to be downloaded by employees. An employee may log on and request supervisor approval for certifications. A supervisor may log on and approve required certifications or add additional training. Reports can be displayed on screen or printed as formatted PDF files for each employee. A system administrator has full control over the system through a built in interface. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160034911 | Expert System for Rating Credence Goods' Claims to Being Environmentally Friendly - An expert system for evaluating the criteria of environmental labels on consumer products is presented. The system employs a special purpose computer for receiving information about environmental labels, obtaining the criteria used these environmental labels, and sending information to teams of experts who independently evaluate each criteria section against the ISO standards for environmental labels. The system then stores the criteria and the expert evaluations of the criteria and calculates an overall rating for a product based on its environmental labels. The experts work independently on different aspects of rating criteria before a final to assure a reliable final rating. Users may access information about an environmental label, for example, through a mobile device with a camera and interact access. The present invention allows consumers to purchase products based on an impartial rating and avoid being misled by unreliable environmental labels. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160034912 | WATER RIGHTS ANALYSIS SYSTEM - Exemplary water rights analysis systems and methods are disclosed herein. An exemplary method includes obtaining water rights data from a water rights agency database, maintaining a database of water rights data, receiving from a user a search query for water rights data, and presenting the search results on the user device. The exemplary method may additionally or alternatively include displaying on the user device one or more graphical elements on a geo-reference base layer representing one or more water rights data elements, such as a point of diversion change. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160048844 | TECHNIQUES, ARCHITECTURES AND MECHANISMS FOR MANAGEMENT OF ELECTRONIC LICENSURE - Techniques for updating license information within a multitenant on-demand services environment where the license information is not automatically updated from a production organization to a sandbox organization and the sandbox organization is a sub-tenant of the production organization and the sandbox organization and the production organization utilize different logical databases. A request is received for updating licenses within the sandbox organization. Updated license information is requested from the production organization by making a cross-instance call. The updated license information is received from the production organization. The licenses are updated within the sandbox. License aggregation is initialized utilizing the updated licenses within the sandbox. The license aggregation requires a higher level of authorization than the requesting the updated license information. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160055489 | INTEGRATED CHANGE MANAGEMENT UNIT - An integrated system for managing changes in regulatory and nonregulatory requirements for business activities at an industrial or commercial facility. Application of this system to environmental, health and safety activities, and to food, drug, cosmetic, and medical treatment and device activities, are discussed as examples. The system: provides one or more databases that contain information on operations and requirements concerning an activity or area of business; receives information on regulatory and nonregulatory changes that affect operations of the business; converts these changes into changes in data entry forms, data processing and analysis procedures, and presentation (by printing, electronic display and/or distribution) of data processing and analysis results to selected recipients, without requiring the services of one or more programmers to re-key and/or reformat the items affected by the change; and implements receipt of change information and dissemination of data processing and analysis results using the facilities of the Internet. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160063509 | MATERIALS ANALYTICAL REVIEW AND REPORTING SYSTEM - A computer-implemented analytical and reporting system includes an input device, a database and a processor. The input device is operative for inputting analytical data results of a test sample. The database includes an analysis methodology data section, an instrument data section and a forms data section. The processor is operative for receiving from the input device the analytical data results of the test sample. The processor is also operative for receiving from the database analysis methodology data of at least one analysis method, instrument data of at least one analytical instrument and forms data of a desired analytical report form. The processor is also operative for processing the analytical data results and the instrument data using the analysis methodology data and is operative for generating an analytical report produced on the desired analytical report form depicting final analytical results based on the analysis method and the analytical instrument. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160071113 | Evidence Assessment Systems and Interactive Methods - A method for assessing evidence includes receiving a user request to summarize an ability of the evidence to satisfy agency requirements of one or more agencies. Each of the one or more agencies has a plurality of evidence requirements categorized into one or more domains of a plurality of pre-defined domains. For each combination of an agency from the one or more agencies and a domain from the plurality of the domains, a visual indicator reflecting the ability of the evidence to satisfy at least one evidence requirement of the agency in the domain is generated. An interactive map comprising the generated visual indicators arranged by agencies and domains is rendered on a display device. The interactive map is configured such that a selection of a visual indicator on the map causes information related to the visual indicator to be rendered on the display device. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160078451 | HIGH ASSURANCE FEDERATED ATTRIBUTE MANAGEMENT - Methods, systems, and computer program products for managing attributes of a person are disclosed. The method may include receiving, by an electronic apparatus, identity data of a person, and receiving, by the electronic apparatus, one or more asserted attributes of the person. The method may additionally include storing, by the electronic apparatus and in an electronic database, the identity data of the person in association with the one or more asserted attributes of the person, and receiving, by the electronic apparatus, confirmation of the one or more asserted attributes based on information received from one or more publishers of the one or more asserted attributes. The method may further include associating, by the electronic apparatus, the confirmation with the one or more asserted attributes of the person, and storing, by the electronic apparatus and in the electronic database, an indication that the one or more asserted attributes are confirmed. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160086192 | METHOD FOR COMPOUNDING CENTERS AND/OR AGRICULTURE AGGREGATORS TO PUBLISH CURRENT REGULATORY STATUS ALONGSIDE CUSTOMIZED ACTIVE INGREDIENT FORMULARY PRICING BASED ON ROUTE, DOSAGE FORM, AND STRENGTH SPECIFIC REQUESTS THAT INCLUDES EXCIPIENTS AND LEVEL OF EFFORT - The system electronically publishes the current Federal Drug Administration, Department of Health, and Department of Agriculture regulatory status of competing compounding centers and agriculture aggregators along with the price and availability of custom route, dosage form, and strength specific compounded formularies and agriculture aggregates. Through this system, a highly specific request is submitted to compounding centers and agriculture aggregators by licensed professionals on behalf of purchasers desiring to ascertain regulatory status, availability and pricing through the electronic system. The published price includes the question of current status and exact request, but may vary based on excipients used, commodity availability, and level of effort used to create the custom formulary or aggregate. The system delivers the regulatory status and the price, including delivery, for up to 10 facilities in the form of a list. Once a purchaser has reviewed the responses, the purchaser, along with the licensed professional may choose to use one provider from the list, or request another compound or aggregate that meets the needs of the purchaser. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160090213 | POUCH FOR TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE OF NATURAL MATERIALS - A flexible pouch comprising a first panel and a second panel. A first compartment and a second compartment are formed between the first panel and the second panel. A seal positioned on the first and second panels between the first compartment and the second compartment. The first compartment includes at least one sidewall formed from the first panel and the second panel wherein the two sidewalls of the first compartment are opaque to as to prevent visibility of the contents of the first compartment. An NFC tag and/or a child proof zip seal or lock may also be provided. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160092884 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONDUCTING SELF ASSESSMENT FOR REGULATORY COMPLIANCE - A system and method for self-assessing a company's compliance with a preset regulatory framework. The system presents a plurality of questions that are based on particular regulatory requirements. In response to each question, the system receives an answer to each question, a measure of inherent risk associated with each question for the company, and a measure of control risk associated with each question for the organization. The system is then configured to calculate the residual risk associated with each question based on at least the received inherent risk and control risk. The system also allows a user to delegate a question to a second user and track the status of a question. In addition to delegating questions, the system provides for local help and help through communicating with a compliance expert. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160092885 | PRODUCT COMPLIANCE FULFILLMENT PORTAL SYSTEM AND METHOD - One embodiment may include a non-transitory, computer-readable medium that store instructions configured to cause a processor to execute, via a server configured to communicate within a client-server network, a product compliance fulfillment portal. The product compliance fulfillment portal may include a product compliance evaluation (PCE) tool, a product baseline compliance specification (PBCS) tool, and a transactional compliance plan (TCP) tool. The PCE tool may be configured to add compliance requirements for a product in a territory, the PBCS tool may be configured to identify compliance requirements for the product in the territory and assign a compliance status in the territory, and the TCP tool may be configured to receive a customer order incoming via a computing client communicatively coupled to the server, the customer order including products and a desired territory as input and to derive a compliance plan specifying fulfillment instructions to fulfill the customer order. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160092888 | ELECTRONIC VIRTUAL CERTIFICATION BY DATA PROCESSING METHOD VIA A COMMUNICATION NETWORK - An on-line certification service accessible over a communication network. Data concerning members formed of service entities and individuals are stored in a member database. Certification records associated with the members, based on data representing a standard, are stored in a certification database. A controller connected to the databases and the communication network registers the members, collects certification data, processes audited information from the members and manages the certification records accordingly with respect to the standard, manages access rights to selected elements of the certification records, and reports the selected elements of the certification records to an authorized user. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160092996 | ATTESTATION OF SKILLS AND ACHIEVEMENTS IN ACADEMIC COURSES IN A SOCIAL NETWORK - Systems and methods are presented for providing an attestation of skills and achievements by academic courses in a social network. In some embodiments, a method is presented. The method may include accessing, in a device, a user-enabled feature to accept academic performance measurements in a user profile of a user in a social network. The method may also include accessing a measurement of academic performance provided by an academic institution, accessing a threshold criterion of academic performance, determining if the measurement of academic performance satisfies the threshold criterion of academic performance, and displaying the measurement of academic performance in the user profile if the measurement of academic performance satisfies the threshold criterion. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160098728 | Communication Method And System With DTA Register Architecture - Method and system of communication with DTA registry architecture, on the example of the DTA registry system—the method of verifying the legality of products, allowing the monitoring, control, and systematizing of intellectual rights of artists and authors, as well as the legality of a product and the exchange of economic information. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160104167 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR POPULATING A LEGAL FILING WITH AN INDIVIDUAL'S NAME FROM A GOVERNMENT-ISSUED IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENT - A device and method for populating a legal filing with an individual's name exactly as it appears on a government-issued identification document. The individual's name is read using a symbolic barcode on the government-issued identification document without storing, or even reading, other information contained in the symbolic bar code that may contravene applicable laws or regulations relating to the storage of such information. The individual's name exactly as it appears on the government-issued identification document is used to populate a legal filing document. | 04-14-2016 |
| 20160104168 | MOTORIZED VEHICLE CHAIN RESOURCE ALLOCATION - A computer implemented method of vehicle chain resource allocation includes establishing a vehicle chain network between a first motorized vehicle leading a vehicle chain and a second motorized vehicle following the first motorized vehicle in the vehicle chain. The method includes transmitting between the first and second motorized vehicles, via the vehicle chain network, a first drafting energy parameter from the first motorized vehicle and a second drafting energy parameter from the second motorized vehicle. And the method includes generating first energy credits based on the first and second drafting energy parameters and transmitting the first energy credits between the first and second motorized vehicle via the vehicle chain network. | 04-14-2016 |
| 20160104169 | Method and Apparatus for Optimizing and Simplifying the Enforcement of Building Energy Efficiency Regulations - A system for enforcing energy regulations is described. The system helps building departments maximize energy savings from the energy regulation enforcement process. The system is configured to optimize enforcement given a fixed level of enforcement resources within a building department. Optimization is achieved through the use of building science and sampling systems to structure building-by-building specialized inspection lists, which are delivered to building inspectors. Information collected during the inspection process is used to determine amounts of money that can be saved via complying or not complying with specific provisions of the energy regulations. | 04-14-2016 |
| 20160117783 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTEGRATED CROP QUALITY MANAGEMENT AND CROP CERTIFICATION - A method and system is provided for integrated crop quality management and crop certification comprises of selecting a geographical area for growing a crop, auto assisting a user to select a crop certification of the selected geographical area, generating a customized crop protocol and training calendar, enabling implementation of the steps involved in growing the crop, adapting to crop compliance of the crop in the selected geographical area, generating a plurality of periodic compliance alerts for different stages of the crop for growth monitoring, tracking a plurality of action items depicting goals on the generated periodic alerts to maintain a crop compliance business logic of the crop, generating a crop certification compliance score and index for the crop compliance certificate of the crop, transferring the crop certification compliance score and index to the certifying agency for validating and generating a crop compliance certificate. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160117933 | UNMANNED AIRCRAFT CONFIGURED FOR OPERATION IN A MANAGED AIRSPACE - A system and method for management of airspace for unmanned aircraft is disclosed. The system and method comprises administration of the airspace including designation of flyways and zones with reference to features in the region. The system and method comprises administration of aircraft including registration of aircraft and mission. A monitoring system tracks conditions and aircraft traffic in the airspace. Aircraft may be configured to transact with the management system including to obtain rights/priority by license and to operate in the airspace under direction of the system. The system and aircraft may be configured for dynamic transactions (e.g. licensing/routing). The system will set rates for licenses and use/access to the airspace and aircraft will be billed/pay for use/access of the airspace at rates using data from data sources. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160125421 | SYSTEM FOR LICENSE DATA ANALYSIS AND PROCESSING - This invention relates to a computer system for the compilation, tracking and aggregation of entity data to centralize licensing information in a single repository for use by various entities to ensure compliance and expedite information retrieval and access across an enterprise. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160125423 | Managing Customs Information - A broker management computer system (“BMCS”) receives from a logistics computer system (“LCS”) information regarding an asset to be imported into a country. The BMCS creates an initial import record in a BMCS database. The initial import record includes information regarding the asset and a unique BMCS control number generated by the BMCS. The BMCS issuing an initial import packet including the BMCS control number and provides the initial import packet to an import broker in the country. The BMCS receives from the import broker a customs packet including documents that show that the asset has cleared customs in the country, a declaration number, and the BMCS control number. The BMCS searches the BMCS database using the BMCS control number as a key for the search, finds the initial import record, and updates the initial import record with the declaration number. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160132896 | Global Regulatory Compliance Optimization Tool - A method, computer program product, and/or hardware system optimizes regulatory compliance. An industry category for an enterprise is identified. A set of regulatory requirements for the industry category is stored in a database. The set of regulations are categorized by focus areas, summary requirements, and harmonized detailed requirements, wherein the focus areas describe components of regulatory requirements, wherein the summary requirements summarize each first tier subcomponent of the components of the regulatory requirements, and wherein the harmonized detailed requirements describe second tier subcomponents of each first tier component. Detailed requirements for each set of regulations are mapped to one or more of the focus areas, summary requirements, and harmonized detailed requirements. The detailed requirements are mapped to compliance resources. The compliance resources are executed to satisfy the detailed requirements. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160140568 | Credential Verification And Analysis System For Professional And Networking Platforms - A data submission and evaluation system is disclosed. The information items are assigned preference value of a plurality associated with one or more items. Data items are verified individually and in combination to generate ranking indices and professional profiles to visualize and share. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160140569 | AUTHENTICITY LABEL FOR ITEMS - Disclosed are various embodiments of multi-layer identifier labels. In one embodiment, a multi-layer identifier label includes an upper layer bearing a public identifier, a lower layer bearing a private identifier, and an adhesive backing below the lower layer. The upper layer may be removably attached to the lower layer, and the lower layer may be non-visible underneath the upper layer. Peeling away the upper layer to reveal the lower layer may be a tamper-evident action. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160140570 | TRACKING AND VERIFYING AUTHENTICITY OF ITEMS - Disclosed are various embodiments for tracking and verifying the authenticity of items. Public and private unique identifiers are generated for an item, and an identifier label is printed and affixed to the item. The public identifier is visible, but the private identifier is not visible unless a tamper-evident action is performed. Events involving scans of the public identifier are recorded. The private identifier is scanned by a client, and in response, authenticity information for the item is sent to the client. The authenticity information is determined based at least in part on the events relative to the public identifier. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160140571 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTELY ASSESSING THE STATUS OF MOVABLE / NON- MOVABLE ASSET - The present invention relates to a system and method for remotely accessing the status of a movable/non-movable asset within a network. The client initiates a verification request through a mobile interface and allows the customer to capture the movable/non-movable asset details for analyzing and generating the verification report of the movable/non-movable asset. Based on the verification report generated for the movable/non-movable asset, the client can assess the status of the movable/non-movable asset. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160140572 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DATA BREACH READINESS AND PREDICTION - A system for data breach readiness comprising computer executable code for presenting a questionnaire relating to data security practices; grading the answers to the questionnaire to determine a readiness score; presenting a task list comprising a list of tasks to be accomplished before a thresh hold readiness score is achieved; and presenting a user interface to update the task list to show that an entry in the task list has been completed. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160148216 | AUDIT PROTOCOL DATABASE SYSTEM FOR SAFETY AUDITS - A computerized, cloud-based, integrated audit protocol database system for safety audits including a safety database configured to store at least one safety requirement which is completed and updated by one or more users and a compliance audit protocol component that stores and displays industry, regulatory and professional documentation for each safety requirement. The database can be used for machine safety audits. | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160155130 | GLOBAL SYSTEM FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF CARBON BALANCING | 06-02-2016 |
| 20160155131 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FULLY TESTING A SYSTEM BEFORE AND AFTER AN UPGRADE TO VERIFY FULL USE CASE COMPLIANCE | 06-02-2016 |
| 20160162906 | TECHNOLOGY CHANGE STANDARDS COMPLIANCE SYSTEM - Disclosed is a system for evaluating standards compliance for technology changes. The system typically includes a processor, a memory, and a permit module stored in the memory. The technology change standards compliance system is typically configured for: determining design compliance to produce a design compliance determination indicating an extent to which a design status of a technology change complies with at least one of the one or more design compliance rules; determining whether to permit building of the technology change based at least on the design compliance determination; determining building compliance to produce a building compliance determination indicating an extent to which a build status of the technology change complies with at least one of the one or more building compliance rules; and determining whether to permit operation of the technology change based at least on the building compliance determination. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160171506 | Automated Recertification of a Safety Critical System | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160180349 | CUSTOM COMMUNICATION GENERATOR | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160189166 | Establishing and Managing Online Presence of a Business - Certain embodiments of these teachings include collecting business profile information from a plurality of end user business entities, and associating each of the end user business entities with at least some online directory listing verifiers. An electronic address for each of the end user business entities is created and portions of the respective collected business profile information are optimized with respect to the associated online directory listing verifiers. In parallel, some of the respective business profile information is electronically submitted to a business profile for the respective end user business entity at each of the associated online directory listing verifiers. For each of the end user business entities, a report is outputted which lists for each associated online directory listing verifier whether the business profile has been verified or actions that are needed to complete verification. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160189168 | LICENSE MANAGEMENT SERVER AND LICENSE MANAGEMENT METHOD - In a license management server, a license management DB stores information about a license for performing remote maintenance on an image forming apparatus installed in an end customer site. A group management DB stores information about a group to which the image forming apparatus belongs. A table defines and describes the number of image forming apparatuses belonging to the group and a content of the license to be granted to the group so that the content of the license becomes advantageous to a user as the number of image forming apparatuses increases. The user registers the image forming apparatuses into the group. A group management unit counts the number of image forming apparatuses belonging to the group. A license management unit adjusts the content of the license on the basis of the number of image forming apparatuses counted. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160203494 | REGULATORY INVENTORY AND REGULATORY CHANGE MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK | 07-14-2016 |
| 20160203495 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CERTIFICATION AND VERIFICATION OF GEMSTONES | 07-14-2016 |
| 20160379328 | Identification Authentication in a Communications Network - Systems and methods for an identification capable communication device are provided. The communication device or line is registered or associated with a primary unique ID that identifies a person. Furthermore, the unique ID is associated with a secondary unique ID (e.g., biometric information of that person, or a unique identification code only known by that person). The combination of the primary and the secondary IDs is registered with a server system that is capable of verifying the two IDs when a communication connection is initiated from the registered communication device or line. | 12-29-2016 |
| 20170236129 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED REGULATORY COMPLIANCE CHECKING FOR ORGANIZATIONS | 08-17-2017 |
| 20190147456 | Computer-Implemented Monitoring of Compliance with Legislation in Case of Legislative Changes | 05-16-2019 |
| 20190147457 | PROTECTED DATA TRANSFER COORDINATED WITH SERVICE REQUEST | 05-16-2019 |
| 20220138688 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISTRIBUTED LEDGER-BASED MANAGEMENT OF METADATA AND CHAIN OF CUSTODY OF DOCUMENTS - Systems and methods for distributed ledger-based management of metadata and chain of custody of documents among financial intuitions are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method may include: (1) receiving from internal storage for the first entity, a document or file to share with a second entity; (2) at least one first entity uploading the document or file to a first entity document sharing application; (3) saving the document or file to temporary storage a distributed ledger node for the first entity, the distributed ledger node part of a distributed ledger network; (4) writing the document or file to a first entity distributed ledger; and (5) writing metadata for the document or file to the first entity distributed ledger. A second entity document sharing program may retrieve the document or file from the first entity document sharing program into a distributed ledger node for the second entity. | 05-05-2022 |
