Compliance Plan Visualization System for Dynamic Records Retention

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current methods lack an efficient and dynamic way to create a records retention compliance plan that is easily customizable, visually informative, and capable of frequent updates to address complex jurisdictional and industry-specific regulations, especially with evolving requirements.

Innovation Solution

A computer-implemented method using graphic visualization components to create an accelerated compliance plan by matching client profiles with relevant citation sets and record series, allowing for dynamic editing, batch processing of citations, and visual indicators for compliance status, enabling quick identification of deficiencies and updates.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If traditional manual methods are used to create records retention compliance plans, then the plans can be customized to specific client needs, but the time required to achieve compliance is excessive and the process is inefficient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecompliance plan creation speedVSAvoidtime to achieve compliance
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system pre-establishes a comprehensive library of citation sets covering multiple jurisdictions and industries before actual compliance planning begins. These citation sets are organized and validated in advance, allowing the system to rapidly match and retrieve appropriate citations when creating compliance plans, eliminating the need for manual research and significantly reducing compliance plan creation time

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system creates templates and reusable citation sets that can be copied and adapted for different clients and jurisdictions. Once a compliance plan structure and citation set are validated for one client, they can be replicated and customized for others, dramatically accelerating the compliance plan creation process while maintaining quality and accuracy

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

2Adaptability or versatility

If comprehensive citation sets covering multiple jurisdictions are included, then the compliance plan covers more regulatory requirements, but the complexity of managing and updating these citations increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecompliance plan coverageVSAvoidcitation management complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system divides the comprehensive citation library into organized segments by jurisdiction (e.g., New York, California, Federal) and industry type (e.g., Finance, Healthcare, Manufacturing). Each citation set is a self-contained module that can be independently managed, updated, and retrieved. This segmentation allows the system to handle complex multi-jurisdictional compliance requirements while keeping the management interface simple and organized

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system introduces an automated intermediary layer that manages the complexity of citation relationships, conflicts, and updates. This intermediary automatically resolves conflicts between conflicting citations from different jurisdictions, tracks validation status, and coordinates updates across multiple citation sets, freeing users from directly managing the complexity while maintaining comprehensive coverage

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Loss of information

If the compliance plan includes detailed visual indicators and graphic visualizations, then the plan is more informative and easier to verify, but the system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecompliance status visibilityVSAvoidvisualization system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system uses color-coded visual indicators to represent different compliance statuses and citation validation states. For example, green indicators show validated citations, yellow shows pending review, and red indicates conflicts or missing citations. This color-coding system provides immediate visual feedback on compliance status across all jurisdictions and citation sets, making the plan highly informative while using simple, intuitive visual cues rather than complex displays

Inventive Principle:
Principle #32Color changes

Solution Approach 2:

The system transforms complex citation and compliance data into visual dimensions through graphic visualizations that display compliance status, citation relationships, and jurisdictional coverage in spatial arrangements. This dimensional transformation allows users to grasp complex compliance landscapes at a glance, converting abstract data relationships into intuitive visual patterns that are easy to interpret and verify

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

Data Source

PatentUS9058606B1Computer implemented method for forming an accelerated compliance plan with a graphic visualization
Publication Date: 2015.06.16 ACCESS SCIENCES CORPORATION
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AI summary

A computer implemented method for forming an accelerated compliance plan with a plurality of graphic visualization indicators, markers, and displays. The method includes forming client files comprising at least one client profile and at least one dynamic editable field. An updateable database of regulatory compliance information is maintained and used to rapidly generate and customize a plan for records retention that can be verified for compliance with regulations.