System and method to ensure compliance with standards

Abstract

The system and method provides a way for suppliers to automatically submit the necessary compliance documentation and artifacts to the standard compliance body and have the compliance be verified and communicated to indicated buyers or third parties. Further, the system and method may automatically inform suppliers of changes to standards.

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         21 . A computer-implemented method of verifying compliance with a standard, the method comprising
 communicating, from a system computer associated with a first entity and via a communication network, details of a standard to an organization computer associated with a second entity organization indicating one or more steps to be taken by the organization to be in compliance with the standard;   receiving, at the system computer from the organization computer and via the communication network, an indication of compliance with the details of the standard;   in response to receiving the indication of compliance with the details of the standard from the organization computer, communicating, from the system computer via the communication network to a registrar computer associated with a third party registrar, the compliance with the standard from the organization so as to indicate to the registrar that the organization is in compliance with the standard;   communicating, from the system computer via the communication network, requirements for updating compliance with the standard to the organization computer;   receiving, at the system computer from the organization computer and via the communication network, artifacts of updated compliance with the standard that provide evidence that the organization has updated compliance with the standard;   based at least partially on the artifacts of updated compliance, determining, at the system computer, a deviation from the standard;   communicating, from the system computer, the deviation from the standard to the organization computer;   receiving, at the system computer, new artifacts of updated compliance with the standard from the organization computer reflecting the updated compliance in response to communicating the deviation; and   in response to receiving the new artifacts of updated compliance with the standard, communicating, from the system computer, the new artifacts of updated compliance with the standard to the registrar computer.   
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the standard is an International Standards Organization (ISO) standard. 
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 21  further comprising, in response to a request from the organization to notify a third party, communicating, from the system computer, the compliance with the standard to a computer associated with the third party. 
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 21  further comprising communicating, from the system computer and via the communication network, details of an update to the standard to the organization computer, wherein the details of the update to the standard indicate one or more steps to be taken by the organization to be in compliance with the update to the standard. 
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 24 , wherein the updates to the standard are communicated via a software wizard. 
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the details of the standard are communicated via a software wizard. 
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein third parties are required by contract to be notified automatically. 
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 21  further comprising communicating suggestions on how to remedy the deviation from the standard. 
     
     
         29 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for verifying compliance with a standard in real time, the computer-readable storage medium comprising computer-executable instructions which, when executed, cause a processing system to execute steps comprising:
 communicating, from a system computer associated with a first entity and via a communication network, details of a standard to an organization computer associated with a second entity organization indicating one or more steps to be taken by the organization to be in compliance with the standard;   receiving, at the system computer from the organization computer and via the communication network, an indication of compliance with the details of the standard;   in response to receiving the indication of compliance with the details of the standard from the organization computer, communicating, from the system computer via the communication network to a registrar computer associated with a third party registrar, the compliance with the standard from the organization so as to indicate to the registrar that the organization is in compliance with the standard;   communicating, from the system computer via the communication network, requirements for updating compliance with the standard to the organization computer;   receiving, at the system computer from the organization computer and via the communication network, artifacts of updated compliance with the standard that provide evidence that the organization has updated compliance with the standard;   based at least partially on the artifacts of updated compliance, determining, at the system computer, a deviation from the standard;   communicating, from the system computer, the deviation from the standard to the organization computer;   receiving, at the system computer, new artifacts of updated compliance with the standard from the organization computer reflecting the updated compliance in response to communicating the deviation; and   in response to receiving the new artifacts of updated compliance with the standard, communicating, from the system computer, the new artifacts of updated compliance with the standard to the registrar computer.   
     
     
         30 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 29 , wherein the standard is an International Standards Organization (ISO) standard. 
     
     
         31 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 29  further comprising, in response to a request from the organization to notify a third party, communicating, from the system computer, the compliance with the standard to a computer associated with the third party. 
     
     
         32 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 29  further comprising communicating, from the system computer and via the communication network, details of an update to the standard to the organization computer, wherein the details of the update to the standard indicate one or more steps to be taken by the organization to be in compliance with the update to the standard. 
     
     
         33 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 29 , wherein the details of the standard are communicated via a software wizard. 
     
     
         34 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 29  further comprising communicating suggestions on how to remedy the deviation from the standard. 
     
     
         35 . A computer-implemented method of verifying compliance with a standard, the method comprising
 communicating, from a system computer associated with a first entity and via a communication network, details of a standard to an organization computer associated with a second entity organization indicating one or more steps to be taken by the organization to be in compliance with the standard;   receiving, at the system computer from the organization computer and via the communication network, an indication of compliance with the details of the standard;   in response to receiving the indication of compliance with the details of the standard from the organization computer, communicating, from the system computer via the communication network to a registrar computer associated with a third party registrar, the compliance with the standard from the organization so as to indicate to the registrar that the organization is in compliance with the standard;   communicating, from the system computer and via the communication network, details of an update to the standard to the organization computer, wherein the details of the update to the standard indicate one or more steps to be taken by the organization to be in compliance with the update to the standard;   receiving, at the system computer from the organization computer and via the communication network, an indication of compliance with the details of the update of the standard; and   in response to receiving the indication of compliance with the details of the update of the standard, communicating, from the system computer to the registrar computer via the communication network, the compliance with the update of the standard from the organization so as to indicate to the registrar that the organization is in compliance with the update to the standard.   
     
     
         36 . The method of  claim 35  further comprising, in response to a request from the organization to notify a third party, communicating, from the system computer, the compliance with the standard to a computer associated with the third party. 
     
     
         37 . The method of  claim 35  further comprising receiving, at the system computer from the organization computer and via the communication network, artifacts of updated compliance with the standard that provide evidence that the organization has updated compliance with the standard. 
     
     
         38 . The method of  claim 37  further comprising:
 based at least partially on the artifacts of updated compliance, determining, at the system computer, a deviation from the standard; and 
 communicating, from the system computer, the deviation from the standard to the organization computer. 
 
     
     
         39 . The method of  claim 35  further comprising, in response to receiving new artifacts of updated compliance with the standard that provide evidence that the organization has updated compliance with the standard, communicating, from the system computer, the new artifacts of updated compliance with the standard to the registrar computer. 
     
     
         40 . The method of  claim 35 , wherein the details of the standard are communicated via a software wizard.