Patent ID: 6154753
Filing Date: 2000-11-28
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
A computer readable medium having a program for establishing and maintaining documented procedures to control documents, data and records sufficient to demonstrate conformance to specified quality standards requirements and establishing and maintaining the effective operation of a quality standards system including procedures for planning and implementing quality audits, said computer readable medium comprising:a plurality of stored forms related to different business activities; anda plurality of program instructions including instructions configured to:create a first document in response to the entry of data in a plurality of fields of a corresponding one of the plurality of forms,store the first document,list the identity of the first document, prior to approval, in a list of documents awaiting approval,list the identity of the first document in a master list of documents,display the first document to permit an operator to edit data in a first portion of the plurality of fields of the first document to create a current document,copy data contained in a second portion of the plurality of fields of the first document into corresponding fields of the current document together with data in the first portion of the plurality of fields to complete the current document,update the status of the first and current document, andindicate the storage of the first document upon a subsequent display of the current document to maintain an audit trail that includes a previous view of the first document.