Electronic virtual certification by data processing method via a communication network
OwnerClaude Choquetinventor
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Abstract
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.
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An on-line certification service accessible over a communication network, comprising:
- a member database for storage of data concerning members comprising service entities and individuals associated with the entities;
- a certification database for storage of certification records associated with the members based on predetermined process specification data;
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- a controller connected to the databases and the communication network, and performing operations comprising:
- registering the members into the member database based on information provided by the members over the communication network following a member registration process under control of the controller;
- collecting certification data for the individuals based on audited information provided by the members over the communication network following an auditing process under control of the controller;
- processing the audited information with respect to the process specification data and managing the certification records as a function of the audited information processed by the controller;
- managing access rights to selected elements of the certification records based on access right information provided by the members over the communication network following an authorization process under control of the controller;
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- reporting the selected elements of the certification records corresponding to the access rights of a requester over the communication network following a report process under control of the controller in response to an information request received from the requester over the communication network.
A method, for on-line certification of members of a service over a communication network, comprising steps of:
- registering the members based on information provided by the members over the communication network following a member registration process under control of the service;
- collecting certification data for individuals associated to service entities having registered as members of the service, based on audited information provided by the members over the communication network following an auditing process under control of the service;
- processing the audited information with respect to process specification data for certification;
- managing certification records associated with the members as a function of the audited information processed by the service;
- managing access rights to selected elements of the certification records based on access right information provided by the members over the communication network following an authorization process under control of the service;
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- reporting the selected elements of the certification records corresponding to the access rights of a requester over the communication network following a report process under control of the service in response to an information request received from the requester over the communication network.
A member site connectable to an on-line certification site over a communication network, comprising:
- a user interface for interaction with a user;
- a port for communication with the on-line certification site through the communication network;
- a data storage for storing the data entered by the user and data received from the on-line certification site;
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- a processor connected to the user interface, the data storage and the port, the processor being programmed to:
- establish a communication with the certification site upon user request;
- transmit user identification data to the certification site;
- receive information data from the certification site depending on access rights granted to the user based on the user identification data;
- display operations selectable by the user on the user interface depending on the information data, the operations comprising requesting a certification and updating a certification record associated with the user;
- display certification information on the user interface depending on the information data;
- transmit requests for execution of the operations selected by the user through the user interface and data related to the operations to the on-line certification site.
A system for on-line certification of members over a communication network, comprising:
- a data storage;
- a controller connected to the data storage;
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- instructions stored in the data storage for controlling the controller,
- the controller being operative with the instructions to:
- register the members by storing data concerning the members into the data storage based on information, provided by the members over the communication network following a member registration process under control of the controller;
- collecting certification data for the individuals based on audited information provided by the members over the communication network following an auditing process under control of the controller;
- processing the audited information with respect to the process specification data;
- managing certification records as a function of the audited information processed by the controller;
- storing the certification records into the data storage;
- managing access rights to selected elements of the certification records based on access right information provided by the members over the communication network following an authorization process under control of the controller;
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- reporting the selected elements of the certification records corresponding to the access rights of a requester over the communication network following a report process under control of the controller in response to an information request received from the requester over the communication network.
A data processing system for determining conformity of member-submitted business process steps to process specification data required to obtain certification and for reporting certification status of the business process steps, comprising a controller and a data storage operatively connected to the controller, the process specification data being stored in the data storage, the controller being configured to:
- receive process data defining the business process steps subjected to the certification;
- calculate the conformity of the business process steps based on whether variables defined in the process data fall in acceptable ranges defined in the process specification data;
- establish the certification of the business process steps depending on the conformity calculated;
- store certification data indicative of the certification in the data storage;
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- produce and transmit a certification status report using the certification data stored in the data storage in response to a report request validated by the controller.
A method for determining conformity of member-submitted business process steps to process specification data required to obtain certification and for reporting certification status of the business process steps, comprising steps of:
- receiving process data defining the business process steps subjected to the certification;
- calculating the conformity of the business process steps based on whether variables defined in the process data fall in acceptable ranges defined in the process specification data;
- establishing the certification of the business process steps depending on the conformity calculated;
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- producing and transmitting a certification status report using the certification data in response to a valid report request.
Computer executable process steps operative to control a computer, stored on a computer readable medium, for determining conformity of member-submitted business process steps to process specification data required to obtain certification and for reporting certification status of the business process steps, comprising:
- a step to receive process data defining the business process steps subjected to the certification;
- calculate the conformity of the business process steps based on whether variables defined in the process data fall in acceptable ranges defined in the process specification data;
- establishe the certification of the business process steps depending on the conformity calculated;
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- produce and transmit a certification status report using the certification data in response to a valid report request.
In a communication network system with remote sites and a center site, a method for determining conformity of member-submitted business process steps to process specification data required to obtain certification and for reporting certification status of the business process steps, comprising steps of:
- transmitting process data defining the business process steps subjected to the certification from one of the remote sites to the center site;
- calculating the conformity of the business process steps based on whether variables defined in the process data fall in acceptable ranges defined in the process specification data;
- establishing the certification of the business process steps depending on the conformity calculated;
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- producing and transmitting a certification status report using the certification data from the center site to an authorized one of the remote sites having requested the certification status report.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.