Software Technology for Monitoring systems to monitor data processing and other methods

OneTrust, LLC (Atlanta, GA)

A system may be set up in various ways to analyze the consent capture points’ information to determine variations in the rates of consent capture. For example the system may be programmed to determine when consent records have been removed from a particular capture point. The system can be configured to send an alert to the right person (e.g., privacy team member or IT department member). Information regarding the point of capture. For example, the system could be used to help identify capture points that have lost their function (e.g. because of one or more modifications made to the capture point).

In the last few many years the privacy and security policies, and related operations have grown more important. Security breaches, which lead to the unauthorised access of personal data (which may contain sensitive personal information) are becoming more frequent in companies and other organizations that are of any size. Personal data may include, but are not limited to, personally identifiable (PII) information. It is data that directly or indirectly identify an person. Examples of PII include names, addresses as well as dates of birth and social security numbers biometric identifiers like fingerprints of an individual or a photograph. The customers’ Internet browsing habits, purchases, and even preferences may be included. The information could also be included in their social media profiles.

These security and privacy issues are addressed by many companies that collect, process and transfer personal information including sensitive information. Numerous companies have attempted to create operational policies that comply with the requirements of their industry and law to safeguard personal data. There is a demand for better systems and methods to manage personal data in accordance with these policies.

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The government grants patents to safeguard an invention, a patent provides the inventor with the exclusive right to use, create, sell and promote the invention? Society benefits when a innovative technology is brought into the market. These benefits may be realized immediately when people can perform feats previously thought impossible as well as indirectly through the opportunities for economic growth that innovation provides (business expansion, job creation).

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Patent searches are the very first step in obtaining your patent. You can do a google patent search or do a USPTO search. Patent-pending is the name used to describe the product that has been covered by the patent application. You can search for the public pair to locate the patent application. When the patent office has endorsed the patent application, you can do a patent number search to locate the issued patent, and your product is now patented. In addition to the USPTO search engine, you can also utilize other search engines like espacenet, which is described below. It is possible to seek help from a patent lawyer. In the US Patents are granted by the US patent and trademark office, or the United States patent and trademark office, which is also responsible for examining trademark applications.

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• What is the objective of this invention? Is it a utilitarian device or an ornamental design?
• Is inventing a method to make something or carry out a function? Or is it a product or procedure?
• What is the composition and function of the invention? What is the physical makeup of the invention?
• What’s the objective of this invention?
• What are the terms in the technical field and keywords that define the nature of an invention? To help you find the correct terms, consult the technical dictionary.

2. Use these terms to find relevant Cooperative Patent Classifications at the Classification Text Search Tool. To find the best classification to your invention, scan the classification’s class Schemes (class schedules). Think about substituting the words that you’re using for describing your invention, if you don’t find any results in the Classification Text Search with synonyms such as the terms you used in step 1.

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4. Retrieve patent documents with the CPC classification from the Patents Full-Text and Image Database. By focusing on the abstracts and illustrations it is possible to narrow your search to find the most relevant patent publications.

5. Take advantage of this list of most pertinent patent documents to look at each one thoroughly for similarity to your invention. Pay attention to the claims and specifications. Consult the applicant and patent examiner for any additional patents.

6. You can find the patent application that has been published and meet the CPC classification you selected in Step 3. It is possible to use the same search strategy in Step 4 to narrow your search results down to the most relevant patent application through the abstract as well as the drawings that appear on each page. Next, examine every patent application that has been published with care and pay particular attention to the claims as well as other drawings.

7. Locate additional US patent publications by keyword searching in PatFT or AppFT databases, classification search of non-U.S. patents as per below, and searching non-patent publications of inventions with web search engines. Examples:

• Add keywords to your search. Keyword searches may turn up documents that are not well-categorized or have missed classifications during Step 2. For example, US patent examiners often supplement their classification searches with keyword searches. Think about the use of technical engineering terminology rather than everyday words.
• Search for foreign patents using the CPC classification. Then, re-run the search using international patent office search engines such as Espacenet, the European Patent Office’s worldwide patent publication database of over 130 million patent publications. Other national databases include:
• European Patent Office (EPO) provides esp@cenet to access a network of Europe’s patent databases with access to machine translation of European patents. 
• Japan Patent Office (JPO) – with access to machine translations of Japanese patents.
• World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) offers PATENTSCOPE with a full-text search of published international patent applications and machine translations for some documents, as well as a list of international patent databases.
• Korean Intellectual Property Rights Information Service (KIPRIS)
• State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) with machine translation of Chinese patents.
• Other International Intellectual Property Offices with online patent databases include Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, India, Israel, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and Taiwan.
• Search non-patent literature. Inventions can be made public in many non-patent publications. It is recommended that you search journals, books, websites, technical catalogs, conference proceedings, and other print and electronic publications.

To review your search, you can hire a registered patent attorney to assist. A preliminary search will help one better prepare to talk about their invention and other related inventions with a professional patent attorney. In addition, the attorney will not spend too much time or money on patenting basics.