Data communications network and method for obtaining and maintaing regulatory and / or legal compliance for business operations

Abstract

The present invention relates to a data communications network and method for guiding a user regarding obtaining and maintaining regulatory and / or legal compliance with respect to their business operation(s). The network includes connected data communications devices including a device configured to receive details from a user including the geographical location of a business operation for which legal compliance is required, the product(s) and / or service(s) associated with the business operation, and the type of facility associated with the production and / or provision of the product(s) or service(s). Information including statutory and / or regulatory requirements are extracted according to the geographic location of the facility. One or more additional databases are accessed and a determination made regarding one or more specific documents to retrieve and pre-populate with parameters before presenting same to the user seeking acceptance or rejection.

Description

DATA COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING AND MAINTAING REGULATORY AND / OR LEGAL COMPLIANCE FOR BUSINESS OPERATIONSFIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0001] The present invention relates to a data communications network and method for guiding a user regarding obtaining regulatory and / or legal compliance with respect to their business operation(s). The network and method of the present invention also facilitates a user to maintain regulatory and / or legal compliance, once obtained.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] For a business to operate in compliance with statutory requirements, it must comply with specific industry standards, regulations, and ethical conduct requirements that apply to the business. Such standards, regulations and requirements vary from business to business and are also dependent upon the domain or jurisdiction in which the business is registered and / or operating. Generally, legal compliance refers to the adherence to laws and regulations established by the governing authority in the jurisdiction in which the business operates wherein failure to comply can result in legal action or penalties, whereas regulatory compliance focusses on industry-specific rules and standards wherein failure to comply may lead to sanctions and / or reputational damage and is generally enforced by industry-specific regulatory bodies rather than government authorities.

[0003] Examples of regulatory compliance include, but are not limited to, HR compliance and data compliance. HR compliance may cover business policies and procedures that ensure an organisation is operating within local requirements regarding the welfare of its employees, including privacy policies, contractor agreements, etc. More particularly, HR compliance establishes rules for maintaining employee documentation, ensuring diversity and inclusion within the workplace, implementing fair employment procedures, and ensuring employees have access to all of their entitlements and benefits.

[0004] Data compliance relates to the collection and storage of data and ensures that an organisation collects, organises, stores, and manages data with respect to their employees and customers in a manner that avoids such data being subject to corruption, loss, theft, and / or misuse.

[0005] An example of legal compliance includes work health and safety (WHS) compliance, which requires compliance with laws that relate to the provision of a safe working environment for employees. The objective of such laws include minimising the risk of serious accidents and illness in the workplace, improving staff productivity minimising costs associated with injury and employee compensation.

[0006] Ensuring a business complies with all regulatory and legal requirements is important since it provides transparency to customers and employees regarding the operation of a business. Compliance with all necessary regulatory and legal requirements assists to build trust and confidence in a business, ensures the safety and care of employees and consumers, and protects the business from expensive penalties, fees and potential litigation that could incur significant costs for the business.

[0007] However, due to the vast number of laws, rules and regulations that must be considered by a business when seeking to ensure compliance with all relevant regulations and laws, the process of obtaining and maintaining compliance is a complex, timeconsuming and expensive process that typically requires the input of numerous external advisors. In some instances, businesses take short cuts or elect not to comply with certain regulations due to the significant resource burden placed upon them, which can give rise to additional adverse consequences.

[0008] The present invention seeks to mitigate the problems discussed herein with respect to existing systems and methods for obtaining and maintaining legal compliance with respect to business operations and in particular including the technical problem associated with inefficient use of data communications network resources that occurs presently when businesses seek to process the data required and process same to address and / or maintain their legal and regulatory requirements.

[0009] The reference to any prior art in this specification is not, and should not be taken as, an acknowledgement or any suggestion, that the prior art forms part of the common general knowledge.SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0010] In one aspect, the present invention provides a data communications network including connected data communications devices and a method of operating same to obtain and / or maintain compliance in relation to a business operation, the method including a first connected data communications device receiving, by one or more processors, details from a user operating a second connected data communications device including verification details to establish and / or access a user account, receiving, by one or more processors, information from the user operating the second connected data communications device including the geographical location of a business operation for which legal compliance is required, the product(s) and / or service(s) associated with the business operation, and the type of facility associated with the production and / or provision of the product(s) or service(s) extracting, by one or more processors, information from one or more databases maintained on any one or more connected data communications devices including statutory and / or regulatory requirements relevant to the production and / or provision of the product(s) or service(s) and pertaining to the geographic location of the facility, accessing, by one or more processors, one or more databases maintained on any one or more connected data communications devices including a plurality of documents required to obtain and / or maintain regulatory and / or legal compliance with respect to one or more aspects of the business operation, determining, by one or more processors, one or more specific documents from the plurality of documents required to obtain and / or maintain regulatory and / or legal compliance maintained on any one or more connected data communications devices with respect to the business operation of the user, generating, by one or more processors on a third connected data communications device, one or more example documents required to satisfy regulatory and / or legal compliance requirements with parameters included in the one or more example documents selected according to information received from the user, and presenting, by one or more processors on the first connected data communications device, the one or more example documents to the user for review prior seeking acceptance or rejection of same.

[0011] Accordingly, legal and / or regulatory information may be automatically accessed in relation to a particular business operation / industry upon the user entering details regarding the location of their business operation and details relating to any ERP relatedsoftware being used by the business as described in greater detail below. The user may also provide details regarding any additional sale and exporting locations and such additional locations may also be utilized to retrieve relevant legal and / or regulatory information. The automatic access of such regulatory information may be achieved using any appropriate tool, including for example, the use of a Relational Online Analytical Processing (ROLAP) tool.

[0012] In one or more embodiments, the business operations are categorized into business types including one or more of, a food operation, a retail operation, an educational institution, a pharmaceutical operation (eg. a pharmacy), a hospital, or an allied health facility. More particularly, a food operation may include, but is not limited to, a restaurant and / or cafe operation, a grocery / market / supermarket, a warehouse / logistics facility (for example, a cold storage facility), a small manufacturing facility, a medium manufacturing facility or a large manufacturing facility.

[0013] In one or more embodiments, the information provided by the user regarding the business operation further includes one or more of, the company identity, product or service type (eg. category and / or format), the type of business operation (eg. small site, warehouse, manufacturing, etc), the location of product(s) and / or service(s) offered (eg. geographic location of manufacture and sale), the type of facility (eg. transport and logistics, manufacturing, retail, educational, health, etc.), site type and number (eg. single size, multi-size, etc), number of operating lines and / or personnel shifts, product type (eg. sensitive or for general consumption), the existence and type of any associated licenses, or the owner details (including details sufficient to establish user identity such as, for example, passport / birth certificate or citizenship certificate, driver’s license, marriage certificate, health card, mobile phone number and email address).

[0014] In an embodiment, the method further includes integrating with any existing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) applications associated with the business operation and utilizing same to retrieve additional information relating to the business operation including in relation to one or more of, finance, human resources, manufacturing, supply chain, services, or procurement.

[0015] In an embodiment, the system is operable to integrate with various types of ERP software, and where a business operation operates ERP software, the user may beprompted to list the type of ERP software (eg. SAP S / 4HANA, Oracle Cloud, Infor M3, Microsoft Dynamics, Sage Intacct etc) to facilitate integration with same.

[0016] In an embodiment, prior to extracting information relating to statutory and / or regulatory requirements relevant to the production and / or provision of products or services of the business operation, the method further includes, storing, by one or more processors, the received and / or retrieved information relating to the business operation such that the information is categorized and indexed.

[0017] In an embodiment, storing the received and / or retrieved information such that information is categorised and indexed is facilitated using one or more of, a high-definition downconverter, a secure electronic transaction algorithm, or a logical link control encryption to store large amounts of information. Such technologies are useful in storing large amounts of information in relation to specific operations within, for example, the food sector for the purpose of recording details relating to any one or more pf the following business operations.

[0018] In an embodiment, the method further includes, determining, by one or more processors, that a threshold level of information has been received and / or retrieved in relation to the business operation to enable the extraction of information relating to statutory and / or regulatory requirements and the subsequent determination of one or more specific documents required to obtain and / or maintain regulatory and / or legal compliance, and processing, by one or more processors, the received and / or retrieved information in relation to the business operation to facilitate the extraction of information relating to statutory and / or regulatory requirements.

[0019] In an embodiment, processing the received and / or retrieved information includes using one or more artificial intelligence techniques including at least a visual recognition technique to extract relevant compliance information.

[0020] In an embodiment, prior to determining one or more specific documents required to obtain and / or maintain regulatory and / or legal compliance, the method further includes, determining, by one or more processors, that a threshold level of information relating to the statutory and / or regulatory requirements relevant to the production and / or provision of products or services in the particular geographical location of the business operationhas been extracted, and processing, by one or more processors, the received and / or retrieved information in relation to the business operation in combination with the information relating to the statutory and / or regulatory requirements to facilitate the determination of one or more specific documents required to obtain and / or maintain regulatory and / or legal compliance.

[0021] In an embodiment, the selection and extraction of regulatory and / or legal compliance records is further facilitated by the use of one or more of, an active directory management analysis tool, or a high performance parallel interface (H I PPI) management tool.

[0022] In an embodiment, the method further includes, determining, by one or more processors, that an update has occurred with respect to a particular regulatory and / or legal requirement, and recording, by one or more processors, the update to the particular regulatory and / or legal requirement.

[0023] In an embodiment, the method further includes determining, by one or more processors and using one or more artificial intelligence techniques, patterns or trends in a particular compliance requirement across a plurality of different regions and / or industries; and recording, by one or more processors, an update to the regulatory and / or legal requirement according to the determined patterns or trends.

[0024] In an embodiment, the method further includes, based on recording the update to the particular legal and / or regulatory requirement, automatically updating, by one or more processors, the one or more databases that stores statutory and / or regulatory requirements relevant to the production and / or provision of the product(s) or service(s).

[0025] In an embodiment, the method further includes, transmitting, by one or more processor, a notification to the user regarding the update to the one or more databases.

[0026] In an embodiment, generating one or more example documents required to satisfy regulatory and / or legal compliance requirements includes pre-populating the one or more example documents with the parameters selected according to information received from the user, wherein data is selected to pre-populate fields in the one or more example documents according to an artificial intelligence analysis conducted with respect to the documents and the information received from the user.

[0027] In an embodiment, presenting the one or more example documents to the user for review is achieved using an interface displayed on a data communications device of the user, wherein the method further includes, identifying, by one or more processors and using one or more artificial intelligence techniques, interactions between the user and the interface wherein the artificial intelligence techniques are utilised to continuously learn from said interactions wherein said learning is used when subsequently determining one or more specific documents required to obtain and / or maintain regulatory and / or legal compliance with respect to a business operation and generating example documents in respect of same.

[0028] According to a further aspect, the present invention provides a computer- implemented method to obtain and / or maintain legal compliance in relation to a business operation, the method including receiving, by one or more processors operating on a first connected data communications device, details from a user including verification details to establish and / or access a user account, receiving, by one or more processors operating on a second connected data communications device, information from the user including the geographical location of a business operation for which legal compliance is required, the product(s) and / or service(s) associated with the business operation, and the type of facility associated with the production and / or provision of the product(s) or service(s), extracting, by one or more processors, information from one or more databases maintained on any one or more connected data communications devices including statutory and / or regulatory requirements relevant to the production and / or provision of the product(s) or service(s) and pertaining to the geographic location of the facility, accessing, by one or more processors, one or more databases maintained on any one or more connected data communications devices including a plurality of documents required to obtain and / or maintain regulatory and / or legal compliance with respect to one or more aspects of the business operation, determining, by one or more processors, one or more specific documents from the plurality of documents maintained on any one or more connected data communications devices required to obtain and / or maintain regulatory and / or legal compliance with respect to the business operation of the user, generating, by one or more processors, one or more example documents maintained on any one or more connected data communications devices required to satisfy regulatory and / or legal compliance requirements with parameters included in the one or more exampledocuments selected according to information received from the user, and presenting, by one or more processors, the one or more example documents to the user for review seeking acceptance or rejection of same.

[0029] In a still further aspect, the present invention provides a non-transitory computer- readable medium including computer instruction code that, when executed on a computer, causes one or more processors of the computer to perform the steps of receiving, by one or more processors, details from a user operating a first connected data communications device, including verification details to establish and / or access a user account, receiving, by one or more processors, information from the user operating the second connected data communications device including the geographical location of a business operation for which legal compliance is required, the product(s) and / or service(s) associated with the business operation, and the type of facility associated with the production and / or provision of the product(s) or service(s), extracting, by one or more processors, information from one or more databases maintained on any one or more connected data communications devices including statutory and / or regulatory requirements relevant to the production and / or provision of the product(s) or service(s) and pertaining to the geographic location of the facility, accessing, by one or more processors, one or more databases maintained on any one or more connected data communications devices including a plurality of documents required to obtain and / or maintain regulatory and / or legal compliance with respect to one or more aspects of the business operation, determining, by one or more processors, one or more specific documents maintained on any one or more connected data communications devices from the plurality of documents required to obtain and / or maintain regulatory and / or legal compliance with respect to the business operation of the user, generating, by one or more processors, one or more example documents maintained on any one or more connected data communications devices required to satisfy regulatory and / or legal compliance requirements with parameters included in the one or more example documents selected according to information received from the user, and presenting, by one or more processors, the one or more example documents to the user for review seeking acceptance or rejection of same.

[0030] In one embodiment, the first connected data communications device and the second connected data communications device are the same, and the third connecteddata communications device is different to the first and second connected data communications devices. In an alternative embodiment, the first connected data communications device and the third connected data communications device are the same, and the second connected data communications device is different to the first and third connected data communications devices. In a further alternative embodiment, the second connected data communications device and the third connected data communications device are the same, and the first connected data communications device is different to the second and third connected data communications devices. In another implementation, the first connected data communications device, second connected data communications device and third connected data communications device are the same.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0031] Embodiments of the invention will now be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying Figures in which:

[0032] Figure 1 provides an overview of a data communications network according to an embodiment of the present invention showing, in particular, the interaction between various network components;

[0033] Figure 2 illustrates a diagram associated with an exemplary server component within the network illustrated in Figure 1 ;

[0034] Figure 3 illustrates an exemplary flow diagram of a process that enables a user to download and install a software application, and subsequently access, or register to use, the software application for interaction with the network illustrated in Figure 1 , including to provide relevant verification details to establish a user account and information relating to the geographic location of a business operation for which compliance is required;

[0035] Figure 4 illustrates exemplary user interfaces in which additional information relating to the business operation may be uploaded including the products or services associated with the business operation, and the type of facility associated with the production and / or provision of the product(s) or service(s);

[0036] Figure 5 illustrates a first database from which legal and / or regulatory requirement information is extracted, and a second database with which communication occurs to access documents required to obtain and / or maintain regulatory and / or legal compliance with respect to aspects of the business operation; and

[0037] Figure 6 illustrates a further exemplary user interface which enables one or more example documents required to satisfy regulatory and / or legal compliance requirements with respect to the business operation to be presented to a user for review and acceptance or rejection of same.DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENT(S) OF THE INVENTION

[0038] For simplicity and illustrative purposes, the present disclosure is described by referring to embodiment(s) thereof. In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth to provide a better understanding of the present disclosure. However, it will be readily apparent that the current disclosure may be practiced without limitation to the specific details. In other instances, some features have not been described in detail to avoid obscuring the present disclosure.

[0039] According to an embodiment, the present invention relates to a computer- implemented data communications network and method of obtaining and / or maintaining regulatory and / or legal compliance in relation to a business operation (60) with various components of the data communications network in the form of one or more connected data communications devices operating to provide individual network functions. In particular, the network and method assists users (30) to adhere, or conform, to various regulations, rules and standards established by governments and regulatory agencies in a streamlined and digitized manner without the need for highly skilled operators such as chief compliance officers or consultants providing similar advice. In this regard, based upon receipt of information and input from a user (30) in relation to their business operation (60), documents required to satisfy such compliance requirements are automatically generated and presented to the user (30) for review in substantially realtime which achieved by sub-dividing components of the task and distributing for implementation by the one or more connected data communications devices.

[0040] The network and method provide a platform that hosts a computer-executable software application (40), wherein the application (40) is accessible by a plurality of users (30) seeking assistance to ensure that their business operations (60) are fully compliant with statutory (legal) and / or regulatory requirements relevant to the production and / or provision of products and / or services by the organisation. The network utilises a central server (20) in communication with connected data communication devices (50) associated with users (30).

[0041] According to an embodiment, the platform is provided by a central server (20) which maintains one or more processors and / or databases for performing functions, including receiving details from a user (30) including verification details to enable the user(30) to establish and / or access a user account. Furthermore, the server (20) receives information from the user (30) including the geographic location (65) of their (or an associated) business operation (60), information relating to any products and / or services (70) associated with (eg. offered by) the business operation (60), and information relating to the type of facility (75) associated with the production and / or provision of the product(s) and / or service(s) (70).

[0042] The server (20) subsequently extracts information from one or more databases (80), including legal and / or regulatory requirements relevant to the production and / or provision of the product(s) and / or service(s) (70) pertaining to the geographic location (65) of the business operation (60), and accesses one or more additional databases (85) for a plurality of documents required to obtain and / or maintain regulatory and / or legal compliance with respect to one or more aspects of the business operation (60). One or more specific documents from the available plurality of documents are selected such that only a particular subset of the available documents are accessed. This selection is based on the subset of documents enabling the user (30) to obtain and / or maintain regulatory and / or legal compliance with respect to their particular business operations (60) at their particular location (65). The server (20) also generates one or more example documents (90) required for the business operations (60) to satisfy legal and / or regulatory compliance requirements, with parameters included (pre-populated) in the exemplary documents (90) according to the information received from the user (30). The user (30) is then presented with the one or more example documents (90) for final review with the ability to accept or reject same.

[0043] The skilled person will appreciate that the data communications network provides a solution to the abovementioned problems associated with conventional approaches in which businesses seek to achieve legal and / or regulatory compliance such that a user (30), by inputting certain information and data, receives as output (substantially in realtime) various example documents (90) that are likely to satisfy their legal compliance requirements on the basis that the documents (90) are pre-populated with parameters based on data received from the user (30) including the location (65), products and / or services offered, and type of facility associated with the business operation, data retrieved from database (80), and the implementation of one or more artificial intelligence techniques as described herein.

[0044] Accordingly, a significant amount of time and resources that would otherwise be used engaging highly skilled operators is conserved, and by reducing the need for multiple communications between users and their staff as well as external parties in an effort to satisfy legal and / or regulatory compliance requirements, computing resources and network communications bandwidth are also conserved. The present invention thus also offers a solution to one or more technical problems in addition to providing users with a solution to the problem without requiring highly skilled advisors to generate the documents required for one or more business operations that may be located in one or more disparate jurisdictions.

[0045] Figure 1 is divided into segments which are further expanded in subsequent Figures 2 to 6. In particular, Segment 200 of Figure 1 shows the server component (20) with which the software application (40) operating on each data communications device (50) is configured to communicate. It will be apparent to the person skilled in the relevant field of technology that the software application (40) may be a mobile application or a web application, and similarly, the data communication devices (50) utilised by users (30) may be portable devices such as mobile (cell) phones, tablets or laptops, or a fixed location computer device such as a workstation or personal computer (not shown). The server component (20) is additionally detailed in Figure 2.

[0046] The skilled person will further appreciate that the steps described herein may be executed by the devices (50), wherein such operations are facilitated by the software application (40) operating on each device. According to another implementation of the present invention, the server (20) may be programmed to provide most, or all, of the processing functions described herein, particularly where they cannot be provided locally on the user devices (50) or where it may be commercially or technically impractical to implement such an arrangement. In other words, the steps described herein as performed by the devices (50), or components thereof, may be associated with hardware that is located externally of the device (50), such as the remote central server (20) (ie. in a distributed architecture). Different arrangements are possible in this regard, and alternate variations will be apparent to the person skilled in the relevant field of technology.

[0047] Segment 300 of Figure 1 depicts a user (30) downloading and installing the application (40) and subsequently accessing the application (40) to establish a useraccount and commence uploading information relating to their business operation (s) (60), including a geographic location (65) associated with the business, as further detailed in Figure 3. Segment 400 of Figure 1 illustrates the user (30) uploading additional information relating to their business operations (60) including products and / or services (70) associated with the business operations (60), and details relating to the type of facility (75) associated with production and / or provision of products and / or services (70), as further detailed in Figure 4.

[0048] Segment 500 of Figure 1 illustrates the communication with external database (80) for the purpose of extracting information, and database (85) for the purpose of accessing, extracting and pre-populating documents for provision to the user (30). Information retrieved from database (80) includes statutory and / or regulatory requirements relevant to the production and / or provision of the products and / or services (70) insofar as such information pertains to the geographic location (65) of the business operation (60). In database (85), one or more specific documents are accessed from a plurality of documents required to maintain regulatory and / or legal compliance with respect to one or more aspects of the business operation (60). Finally, Segment 600 of Figure 1 shows an example interface (180) of the software application (40) that presents to the user (30) one or more example documents (90) required to satisfy legal and / or regulatory compliance requirements, the documents (90) being automatically prepopulated with parameters in accordance with information received from the user (30) such that the user (30) may review and, if satisfied, accept the document(s) (90), as further detailed in Figure 6.

[0049] As mentioned above, Figure 2 shows in greater detail Segment 200 of Figure 1 , and, in particular, Figure 2 shows the server component (20) which includes infrastructure (not shown) upon which the platform of the present invention operates. Such infrastructure may be local or cloud-based.

[0050] The central server (20) may operate one or more computer processors and maintain one or more databases to enable the following functionality and / or storage:• User account register (100) storing user details such as name, address, location, contact details, and any identifiers such as driver’s licence or passport details of users (30). Where possible, such details may be verifiedusing identification verification services, and users (30) may be prompted to include additional verification details to establish and / or access their user account;• Business operation register (105) storing details relating to one or more business operations (60) associated with registered users (30), including the business type (and any additional categorization information), geographic location (65) of such business operations (60), products and / or services (70) associated with the business operations (60) (eg. offered for purchase by the business), and the types of facilities (75) associated with the production and / or provision of products and / or services (70) for each business operation (60) (eg. a production plant for products, a bricks and mortar premises where customers may attend to purchase products and / or services, etc);• Documents database (1 10) storing various documents or details relating to documents which have been extracted, retrieved and / or accessed by the server (20) for the purpose of providing legal and / or regulatory requirements relevant to the production and / or provision of the product(s) or service(s), including from database (80) and / or (85). Copies of the example documents (90) generated by the server (20) on behalf of users (30) may be stored in database (1 10) such that a historical record of all accessed and generated documents are stored within the documents database (110);• Data processing functionality (1 15) for processing user input commands and any additional data received for the purpose of generating relevant outputs for display in the software application (40). For example, data processing functionality (1 15) may be responsible for processing information received from users (30) and selecting and accessing / extracting relevant information and documents from databases (80) and / or (85) as required in order to generate example documents (90) that are required by users (30) to satisfy legal and / or regulatory compliance relating to their business operation (70). Functionality (1 15) may also manage the presentation of such information and documentation to users (30) for final review prior to acceptance (or rejection) of same. Additional processing and analysis tools that may beutilised by the data processing functionality (1 15), including one or more artificial intelligence techniques mentioned herein, are described in greater detail below;• Software integration module (120) that enables the server (20) to integrate with existing software being utilised by the business operations (60) such as a third-party enterprise resource planning (ERP) system from which relevant information may be automatically extracted without the need for user input;• Payment gateway functionality (125) that enables financial transactions to be initiated through the software application (40) including, for example, in relation to any subscription fees that may be payable for access to the software application (40) (including payments made to an administrator), and for managing any additional financial transactions that may be required utilising the software application (40); and• Alert / notification functionality (130) that enables relevant alerts and / or notifications to be generated and provided to relevant users (30) including, for example, when new information that may affect the legal and / or regulatory compliance of the business operations (60) is received and may therefore require attention and / or input from the user (30) and / or further processing by the platform in order to generate updated outputs, when communications have been received from other users and / or an administrator of the platform, or from any regulators seeking to audit the user (30) and / or their business operations (60).

[0051] Figure 2 also depicts that server (20) is configured to enable communication (140) with the user devices (50) and, in particular, the software application (40) operating on each user device (50). Such communications may occur via the internet or similar data communications network.

[0052] Figure 3 illustrates in greater detail Segment 300 of Figure 1 and, in particular, the steps associated with a user (30) downloading and installing the application (40) from an application store. Each user (30) may create an account using the application (40) and the account information may be stored in the user account register (100). As describedabove, the user account register (100) may capture information sufficient to enable each user (30) to be correctly identified. When registering to use the software application (40), users (30) may also be prompted to establish a profile and to record preferences and upload details relating to their business operation (s) (60). For example, in the embodiment shown in Figure 1 , the user (30) is prompted to provide at least the geographic location (65) of their business operation (s) (60).

[0053] The process of installing the application (40) is indicated by arrow (150), and interface (160), which is also shown in Figure 3, allows each user (30) to access the functionality thereof, including to create and maintain a user profile and upload relevant details in relation to their business operation (60). Accordingly, the user (30) may be presented with an interface identical or similar to interface (160) to allow the user (30) to create and maintain their account and profile, including providing the user with the ability to add / edit details.

[0054] Upon uploading sufficient preliminary information, users (30) will be successfully registered such that each user (30) becomes a registered user (30). The user (30) may then utlilise the functionality of the application (40), which may be in accordance with a subscription level of the user (30). In this regard, the system may include a subscription function requiring individual users to pay a subscription fee on a regular basis to maintain access to the network.

[0055] Figure 4 illustrates in greater detail Segment 400 of Figure 1 and, in particular, a user interface (170) representing an information entry / selection interface that enables the user (30) to upload and / or select additional information pertaining to their business operation (60). For example, the user may select, or be prompted, to enter information relating to the product(s) and / or service(s) associated with their business operations (60), as well as the type of facility or facilities (75) associated with the production and / or provision of the product(s) and / or service(s) (70).

[0056] Examples of business operations (60) may include, but are not limited to, food operations, retail operations, an educational institution, a pharmaceutical operation, a hospital or an allied health facility. In the example of a food operation, the product and / or service (70) associated with such an operation may include restaurant and / or cafeservices, grocery or supermarket services, warehouse and / or logistic services, manufacturing services, etc.

[0057] Where the system detects that insufficient information has been provided by the user (30) with respect to themselves and / or their business operations (60), the user (30) may be prompted to provide additional information. For example, if the user does not indicate a type of business, the user (30) may be requested to respond to queries specifically generated for the user that seek to extract information from the user regarding the type of business. In another example, queries that prompt the user to select one or more categories that are relevant to the business operation of the user may be generated, wherein the categories may include, but are not limited to, the type of business (eg. food, school, pharmacy, hospital, education, logistics etc), the type of operation (eg. small site, warehouse, manufacturing etc), site type and number (eg. single size, multi-site), number of operating lines / personnel shifts, product types (eg. sensitive or for general consumption) etc. This information may also be extracted automatically using one or more computer-implemented tools configured to achieve same, as outlined throughout this document.

[0058] Integration with existing software utilised by the business operations (60) may also facilitate the extraction of relevant information and categorization or indexing of information which will facilitate the generation and pre-population of the example documents (90). For example, the user (30) may enter information pertaining to the business’s reliance upon ERP or similar software to manage aspects of their business including to support automation and processes in finance, human resources, manufacturing, supply chain, services, procurement and any related aspect of the business operation. In this regard, the user (30) may be prompted to specify the particular software used which will enable integration with same in order to extract additional relevant information.

[0059] In one example, the business operation (60) is in the food sector (restaurant I cafe services) and the ERP may provide access to or enable the determination of relevant information relating to the particular business operation (60), including but not limited to:Service (Restaurant / Cafe)• Personnel Training materials and records as compared with staff• Personnel Health Record (food handler, card, etc)• Minimum and Best Practice Hygienic Practices• Facility structure, design and services• Basic zoning and area separation• Basic HACCP analysis and implementation• Simplified Hazard Identification• Process Flow diagrams• Ingredient and packaging listing• Analysis (Severity x occurrence with 5 x 5 risk rating matrix)• Simplified HACCP Table• Simplified Implementation• Validation- cooking time, cooling, preservation, use of hurdles, etc.• Verification Records• Basic material traceability recording and Inventory (FIFO or FEFO) used for any one or more of the following: o Good Warehousing Practice o Pest Control o Equipment List o Temp, monitoring (QR code to Record / form) o Servicing & repair records (QR Code to Record / form) o Basic Concept of Hygienic Design (10 GMA points) o Cleaning practices and concepts.

[0060] Additional examples of information that may be extracted from / for different types of business operations (60) for the purpose of facilitating the selection and pre-population of documents (90) on behalf of a user (30) include, but are not limited to:For Manufacturing• Personnel Training materials and records vs. list of staff (Prerequisite Program (PRP), Critical control point (CCP), Operational Prerequisite Program (OPRP))• Personnel Health Records (food handlers, cards, etc)• Good Manufacturing Practices• Facility structure, hygienic design and services• Zoning and area separation• Industrial services (Water [recipe, indirect water, cleaning, etc.], Closed- loop water system, cooling towers, Air [direct {MAP, compressed} and indirect] and AHU)• Full HACCP involving the Query Optimizer feature• Hazard Identification• Process Flow diagrams• Ingredient and packaging listing• Analysis (Severity x occurrence with 5 x 5 risk rating matrix)• Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) Table• Implementation• Validation• Verification Records• Material traceability recording and Inventory (Fly in Fly out (FIFO) or First Expire First Out (FEFO)) utilizing one-to-one relationship technology.Good Warehousing Practice• Allergen and other required segregation• Light Lux intensity• Inspection area• Inspection material records• Hold and Release or disposal of material• Pallet labelling / QR code link to ERP• Stocktake and mass balance• Management of return stocksEnvironmental Monitoring Plan• Zone-based sampling plan• Sampling Plan mapping (With QR code)• Sample collection Labelling (optional)• Ad hoc (investigative) plan flexibility• Possible to link to industry (Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS))• Dashboard of results (analysis)• Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA) link to any Out of spec resultsPest Control• Pest control site assessment• Pest control Mapping• Pest control treatment plans• Approved Pest control chemical list & registration approval• Pest monitoring checks and records• Ad hoc pest control treatments• Pest control service provider and license detailsEquipment List• Equipment Tree• Temp, monitoring (QR code to Record / form)• Servicing & repair records (QR Code to Record / form)Concept of Hygienic Design (10 GMA points)• Structural• Food contact equipment• Food Contact material- Certificate of conformity• Oil-free pumps• Dust-compliance (Atmospheres Explosibles (ATEX))• Air Handling Unit (AHU) compliance (STAR rating)• Food grade oil and lubricantsCleaning practices and concepts• Risk-based master sanitation plan (Infrastructure and equipment cleaning)• Clean in place• Clean out of place• Cleaning Validation for CCP or allergen cleans• Approval process of cleaning chemicals• Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) list of cleaning chemicals• Management of cleaning providersList of approved service providers and process of approval• Service provider management• Performance review (KPI)Complaints and dashboard• Process• Register• Action Tracker• Process Maps• Centreline• Clean In Place• Metric System Analysis (MSA)• Essential to Process• Essential to Quality

[0061] It will be appreciated that the one or more databases (80) will store or have access to a significant amount of data and may therefore be configured to use an active directory management analysis tool and / or high performance parallel interface (HIPPI) management method which may facilitate the selection and extraction of regulatory and / or legal compliance records for business operations (60).

[0062] Accordingly, based on at least the geographic location (65) of the business operations (60) retrieved or provided by the user (30), database (80) may be interrogated to enable access to statutory and / or regulatory information for any applicable local and / ornational regulatory requirements / legislation. The selection of requirements / legislation may be based upon the exact location (65) of the business operations (60), and / or sale and / or exporting locations associated with the business operations (60). The retrieval and analysis of such data, including the retrieval of business operations data as described above, may be assisted through the use of a Relational Online Analytical Processing (ROLAP) tool which uses multi-dimensional data models to analyse the data and enable the utilization of same in order to assist in generating and pre-populating one or more example documents (90) as described in greater detail below.

[0063] Once a threshold level of information has been received from the user (30) regarding a business operation (60) and / or retrieved from the business operation (80) asa result of integration with existing ERP software, a threshold level of information may be extracted from the one or more databases (80) in relation to statutory and / or regulatory requirements relevant to the production and / or provision of the product(s) or service(s) offered by the business operation (60) insofar as such requirements pertain to the geographic location (65) of the business operation (60).

[0064] The one or more databases (80) may also use technologies including, but not limited to, a high-definition downconverter, a secure electronic transaction algorithm or logical link control encryption to store large amounts of information. Such technologies may be useful in storing large amounts of information in relation to specific operations within, for example, the food sector for the purpose of recording details such as those listed above.

[0065] Accordingly, legal and / or regulatory information may be automatically accessed in relation to a particular business operation / industry upon the user (30) entering the exact location (65) of their business operation and details relating to any ERP related software being used by the business. The user (30) may also provide details regarding sale and exporting locations and such additional locations may also be utilized to retrieve relevant legal and / or regulatory information.

[0066] The use of artificial intelligence techniques may also ensure that the most relevant and up-to-date regulatory and / or legal compliance information is extracted and applied to the user’s compliance needs. In this regard, machine learning models may also be used to predict which documents and information are most relevant based on theuser’s business specifics, thereby enhancing the accuracy and relevance of information extracted and ultimately the accuracy and relevance of any generated documents (90).

[0067] Artificial intelligence applications may also be utilized to facilitate the retrieval of data including through the use of visual recognition techniques such as document analysis to analyze scanned documents using visual recognition to extract relevant compliance information and thereby reducing manual data entry errors. Visual Al techniques may also be used in any subsequent audit process wherein compliance audits involve analysis of images during site inspections to verify compliance with particular standards or regulations, including to identify non-compliant areas, etc.

[0068] Figure 5 illustrates in greater detail Segment 500 of Figure 1 and, in particular, the database (80) described above which may be accessed for the purpose of extracting the statutory and / or regulatory requirements and analysing same together with data received from the user (30) and any associated business software integration. Also shown in Figure 5 is another database (85) from which relevant legal compliance documents may be accessed with respect to one or more aspects of the business operations (60). From the plurality of documents accessed via database (85), one or more specific documents (90) may be determined as being particularly relevant and required in order for the business operation (60) to obtain and / or maintain legal compliance.

[0069] An example of a request received from a user (30) relates to employment documents for a new employee. In this example, a document (90) that may be selected and pre-populated is an employment contract in which details relating to the particular employee are pre-populated along with relevant information pertaining to the conditions of employment in accordance with the relevant regulatory and / or legal requirements associated with the location (65) of the particular business operation (60). Another example of documents (90) that may be automatically selected from the plurality of available documents in database (85) and pre-populated is one or more employment policies which may include, but are not limited to, a privacy policy, a social media usage policy, an occupational health and safety policy, etc. It will be appreciated that access to a large volume of indexed data from database(s) (80) in combination with relevant information provided by the user (30), the access to and selection of a relevant subset of documents (90) is facilitated.

[0070] One or more artificial intelligence techniques may be utilized across different aspects of the present invention. For example, secure data storage and encryption methods may be utilized to protect sensitive compliance information. It can also optimize data retrieval processes to ensure quick access to necessary documents and records. Such tools have the ability to efficiently process vast amounts of regulatory and / or legal compliance data to identify the most relevant documents for each business operation, using advanced data mining and machine learning techniques. In addition, advanced data analysis may be utilized to identify relevant compliance requirements and predict changes in regulations and / or legal requirements, eg. through the use of predictive analytics.

[0071] Patterns and trends may be identified in compliance requirements across different regions and industries, providing businesses with predictive insights into future regulatory and / or legal changes. Active monitoring of such changes may also occur automatically and relevant databases (80) also automatically updated in view of such changes. Where an update to a regulatory and / or legal compliance requirement has been recorded, the user (30) may be appropriately alerted and prompted to access / retrieve updated compliance documents (90). In this way, the legal and / or regulatory compliance is maintained.

[0072] Such tools may also assist users in navigating, retrieving and understanding stored compliance information, offering support in locating specific documents or understanding complex data structures and providing explanations and context ensuring users (30) are fully aware of their compliance obligations. The Al may also continuously learn from user interactions to improve the accuracy and relevance of compliance documents, and provide a user-friendly interface (as described in greater detail below) that enhances user engagement and satisfaction, making the compliance process more accessible and manageable.

[0073] Figure 6 illustrates in greater detail Segment 600 of Figure 1 and, in particular, an additional interface (180) in the form of a document presentation / acceptance interface that presents any generated example documents (90) required to satisfy legal and / or regulatory compliance requirements. The example document (90) will have parameters automatically populated based on the information received, and will be reviewed by the user (30) prior to acceptance or rejection of same. In other words, interface (180) providesusers (30) with the ability to view documents which have been automatically generated and pre-populated through the platform in order to ensure that the document appears satisfactory with respect to satisfying relevant legal and / or regulatory compliance requirements pertaining to the user’s specific domain or jurisdiction. In this way, such documents (90) may be easily accessed and provided (eg. printed, emailed, etc) to relevant regulators and similar authorities upon request.

[0074] A person skilled in the relevant field of technology will appreciate that the integration of artificial intelligence techniques as described above improves the operation of the data communications network when providing a solution to the problem(s). The techniques described will increase efficiencies and effectiveness in each process, ensuring that the platform not only meets its intended purpose but also continuously improves through learning and adaptation. Examples of artificial intelligence platforms that may be suitable for performing the artificial intelligence techniques described herein to enable the software application (40) include, but are not limited to, ChatGPT and Google DeepMind.

[0075] As used herein, the term “server”, “system”, “computer”, “computing system” or the like may include any processor-based or microprocessor-based system including systems using microcontrollers, reduced instruction set computers (RISC), application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), logic circuits, and any other circuit or processor including hardware, software, or a combination thereof capable of executing the functions described herein. Such are exemplary only, and are thus not intended to limit in any way the definition and / or meaning of such terms.

[0076] The one or more processors as described herein are configured to execute a set of instructions that are stored in one or more data storage units or elements (such as one or more memories), in order to process data. For example, the one or more processors may include or be coupled to one or more memories. The data storage units may also store data or other information as desired or needed. The data storage units may be in the form of an information source or a physical memory element within a processing machine.

[0077] The set of instructions may include various commands that instruct the one or more processors to perform specific operations such as the methods and processes ofthe various embodiments of the subject matter described herein. The set of instructions may be in the form of a software program. The software may be in various forms such as system software or application software. Further, the software may be in the form of a collection of separate programs, a program subset within a larger program or a portion of a program. The software may also include modular programming in the form of object- oriented programming. The processing of input data by the processing machine may be in response to user commands, or in response to results of previous processing, or in response to a request made by another processing machine.

[0078] The diagrams of embodiments herein illustrate one or more control or processing units. It is to be understood that the processing or control units may represent circuits, circuitry, or portions thereof that may be implemented as hardware with associated instructions (e.g., software stored on a tangible and non-transitory computer readable storage medium, such as a computer hard drive, ROM, RAM, or the like) that perform the operations described herein. The hardware may include state machine circuitry hardwired to perform the functions described herein. Optionally, the hardware may include electronic circuits that include and / or are connected to one or more logic-based devices, such as microprocessors, processors, controllers, or the like.

[0079] Optionally, the one or more processors may represent processing circuitry such as one or more of a field programmable gate array (FPGA), application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), microprocessor(s), and / or the like. The circuits in various embodiments may be configured to execute one or more algorithms to perform functions described herein. The one or more algorithms may include aspects of embodiments disclosed herein, whether or not expressly identified in the figures or a described method.

[0080] It will be appreciated by persons skilled in the relevant field of technology that numerous variations and / or modifications may be made to the invention as detailed in the embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as broadly described. The present embodiments are, therefore, to be considered in all aspects as illustrative and not restrictive.

[0081] Throughout this specification and claims which follow, unless the context requires otherwise, the word “comprise”, and variations such as “comprises” and “comprising”, willbe understood to imply the inclusion of a stated feature or step, or group of features or steps, but not the exclusion of any other feature or step or group of features or steps.

Claims

The claims defining the invention are as follows:

1. A data communications network including connected data communications devices and a method of operating same to obtain and / or maintain compliance in relation to a business operation, the method including a first connected data communications device: receiving, by one or more processors, details from a user operating a second connected data communications device including verification details to establish and / or access a user account, receiving, by one or more processors, information from the user operating the second connected data communications device including: the geographical location of a business operation for which legal compliance is required, the product(s) and / or service(s) associated with the business operation, and the type of facility associated with the production and / or provision of the product(s) or service(s); extracting, by one or more processors, information from one or more databases maintained on any one or more connected data communications devices including statutory and / or regulatory requirements relevant to the production and / or provision of the product(s) or service(s) and pertaining to the geographic location of the facility; accessing, by one or more processors, one or more databases maintained on any one or more connected data communications devices including a plurality of documents required to obtain and / or maintain regulatory and / or legal compliance with respect to one or more aspects of the business operation; determining, by one or more processors, one or more specific documents from the plurality of documents required to obtain and / or maintain regulatory and / or legalcompliance maintained on any one or more connected data communications devices with respect to the business operation of the user; generating, by one or more processors on a third connected data communications device, one or more example documents required to satisfy regulatory and / or legal compliance requirements with parameters included in the one or more example documents selected according to information received from the user; and presenting, by one or more processors on the first connected data communications device, the one or more example documents to the user for review prior seeking acceptance or rejection of same.

2. A data communications network according to claim 1 , wherein the business operations are categorized into business types including one or more of: a food operation, a retail operation, an educational institution, a pharmaceutical operation, a hospital, or an allied health facility.

3. A data communications network according to claim 2, wherein the information provided by the user regarding the business operation further includes one or more of: the company identity, the type of business operation, the location of product(s) and / or service(s) offered, the type of facility, site type and number;number of operating lines and / or personnel shifts, product type, the existence and type of any associated licenses, or the owner details.

4. A data communications network according to either claim 2 or claim 3, wherein the method further includes: integrating with any existing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) applications associated with the business operation and utilizing same to retrieve additional information relating to the business operation including in relation to one or more of: finance, human resources, manufacturing, supply chain, services, or procurement.

5. A data communications network according to either claim 3 or claim 4 wherein prior to extracting information relating to statutory and / or regulatory requirements relevant to the production and / or provision of products or services of the business operation, the method further includes: storing, by one or more processors on a connected data communications device, the received and / or retrieved information relating to the business operation such that the information is categorized and indexed.

6. A data communications network according to claim 5, wherein storing the received and / or retrieved information such that information is categorised and indexed is facilitated using one or more of:a high-definition downconverter, a secure electronic transaction algorithm, or a logical link control encryption.

7. A data communications network according to either claim 5 or claim 6, wherein the method further includes: determining, by one or more processors on the connected data communications device, that a threshold level of information has been received and / or retrieved in relation to the business operation to enable the extraction of information relating to statutory and / or regulatory requirements and the subsequent determination of one or more specific documents required to obtain and / or maintain regulatory and / or legal compliance; and processing, by the one or more processors, the received and / or retrieved information in relation to the business operation to facilitate the extraction of information relating to statutory and / or regulatory requirements.

8. A data communications network according to claim 7, wherein processing the received and / or retrieved information includes using one or more artificial intelligence techniques including at least a visual recognition technique to extract relevant compliance information.

9. A data communications network according to any one of claims 5 to 8, wherein prior to determining one or more specific documents required to obtain and / or maintain regulatory and / or legal compliance, the method further includes: determining, by the one or more processors, that a threshold level of information relating to the statutory and / or regulatory requirements relevant to the production and / or provision of products or services in the particular geographical location of the business operation has been extracted; and processing, by the one or more processors, the received and / or retrieved information in relation to the business operation in combination with the information relating to the statutory and / or regulatory requirements to facilitate the determination ofone or more specific documents required to obtain and / or maintain regulatory and / or legal compliance.

10. A data communications network according to claim 9, wherein the selection and extraction of regulatory and / or legal compliance records is further facilitated by the use of one or more of: an active directory management analysis tool, or a high performance parallel interface (H I PPI) management tool.1 1. A data communications network according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the method further includes: determining, by the one or more processors, that an update has occurred with respect to a particular regulatory and / or legal requirement; and recording, by one or more processors, the update to the particular regulatory and / or legal requirement.

12. A data communications network according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the method further includes: determining, by the one or more processors implementing one or more artificial intelligence techniques, patterns or trends in a particular compliance requirement across a plurality of different regions and / or industries; and recording, by the one or more processors, an update to the regulatory and / or legal requirement according to the determined patterns or trends.

13. A data communications network according to either claim 1 1 or claim 12, wherein the method further includes: based on recording the update to the particular legal and / or regulatory requirement, automatically updating, by the one or more processors, the one or more databases that stores statutory and / or regulatory requirements relevant to the production and / or provision of the product(s) or service(s).

14. A data communications network according to claim 13, wherein the method further includes: transmitting, by the one or more processors, a notification to the user regarding the update to the one or more databases.

15. A data communications network according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein generating one or more example documents required to satisfy regulatory and / or legal compliance requirements includes pre-populating the one or more example documents with the parameters selected according to information received from the user, wherein data is selected to pre-populate fields in the one or more example documents according to an artificial intelligence analysis conducted with respect to the documents and the information received from the user.

16. A data communications network according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein presenting the one or more example documents to the user for review is achieved using an interface displayed on the first connected data communications device, wherein the method further includes: identifying, by one or more processors of a connected data communication device and using one or more artificial intelligence techniques, interactions between the user and the interface wherein the artificial intelligence techniques are utilised to continuously learn from said interactions wherein said learning is used when subsequently determining one or more specific documents required to obtain and / or maintain regulatory and / or legal compliance with respect to a business operation and generating example documents in respect of same.

17. A data communications network according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the first connected data communications device and the second connected data communications device are the same, and the third connected data communications device is different to the first and second connected data communications devices.

18. A data communications network according to any one of claims 1 to 16, wherein the first connected data communications device and the third connected data communications device are the same, and the second connected data communications device is different to the first and third connected data communications devices.

19. A data communications device according to any one of claims 1 to 16, wherein the second connected data communications device and the third connected data communications device are the same, and the first connected data communications device is different to the second and third connected data communications devices.

20. A data communications device according to any one of claims 1 to 16, wherein the first connected data communications device, second connected data communications device and third connected data communications device are the same.

21. A computer-implemented method to obtain and / or maintain legal compliance in relation to a business operation, the method including: receiving, by one or more processors operating on a first connected data communications device, details from a user including verification details to establish and / or access a user account, receiving, by one or more processors operating on a second connected data communications device, information from the user including: the geographical location of a business operation for which legal compliance is required, the product(s) and / or service(s) associated with the business operation, and the type of facility associated with the production and / or provision of the product(s) or service(s); extracting, by one or more processors, information from one or more databases maintained on any one or more connected data communications devices including statutory and / or regulatory requirements relevant to the production and / or provision of the product(s) or service(s) and pertaining to the geographic location of the facility; accessing, by one or more processors, one or more databases maintained on any one or more connected data communications devices including a plurality of documents required to obtain and / or maintain regulatory and / or legal compliance with respect to one or more aspects of the business operation;determining, by one or more processors, one or more specific documents from the plurality of documents maintained on any one or more connected data communications devices required to obtain and / or maintain regulatory and / or legal compliance with respect to the business operation of the user; generating, by one or more processors, one or more example documents maintained on any one or more connected data communications devices required to satisfy regulatory and / or legal compliance requirements with parameters included in the one or more example documents selected according to information received from the user; and presenting, by one or more processors, the one or more example documents to the user for review seeking acceptance or rejection of same.

22. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including computer instruction code that, when executed on a computer, causes one or more processors of the computer to perform the steps of: receiving, by one or more processors, details from a user operating a first connected data communications device, including verification details to establish and / or access a user account, receiving, by one or more processors, information from the user operating the second connected data communications device including: the geographical location of a business operation for which legal compliance is required, the product(s) and / or service(s) associated with the business operation, and the type of facility associated with the production and / or provision of the product(s) or service(s); extracting, by one or more processors, information from one or more databases maintained on any one or more connected data communications devices includingstatutory and / or regulatory requirements relevant to the production and / or provision of the product(s) or service(s) and pertaining to the geographic location of the facility; accessing, by one or more processors, one or more databases maintained on any one or more connected data communications devices including a plurality of documents required to obtain and / or maintain regulatory and / or legal compliance with respect to one or more aspects of the business operation; determining, by one or more processors, one or more specific documents maintained on any one or more connected data communications devices from the plurality of documents required to obtain and / or maintain regulatory and / or legal compliance with respect to the business operation of the user; generating, by one or more processors, one or more example documents maintained on any one or more connected data communications devices required to satisfy regulatory and / or legal compliance requirements with parameters included in the one or more example documents selected according to information received from the user; and presenting, by one or more processors, the one or more example documents to the user for review seeking acceptance or rejection of same.

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