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US 12,361,384 · App. 18/144,437 · Granted Jul 15, 2025

Apparatus and methods for managing disciplinary policies

Inventor: Michael Byrne (Dedham, MA)
Assignee: CorpGuidance, LLC
G06Q10/105
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Patent No.
US 12,361,384
App. No.
18/144,437
Granted
Jul 15, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Apparatus and methods for managing disciplinary policies are described herein. In some embodiments, a processor may receive a disciplinary policy and an infraction record. In some embodiments, a processor may determine a resolution datum request, transmit it to a user, and receive a resolution datum. In some embodiments, a processor may communicate an infraction notice to a user and receive a response.

Claims (49)

1. An apparatus for managing disciplinary policies, the apparatus comprising:

at least a processor; and

a memory communicatively connected to the at least processor, the memory containing instructions configuring the at least processor to:

receive a disciplinary policy wherein the disciplinary policy assigns an infraction value as a function of an expected cost associated with an infraction within a plurality of infractions wherein each infraction within the plurality of infractions comprises an expiration value;

determine an infraction record concerning a first user as a function of the disciplinary policy including the expiration value, wherein the infraction record comprises data associated with at least one infraction from the plurality of infractions associated with the first user;

determine a breach datum concerning the first user as a function of the infraction record and the disciplinary policy, wherein determining the breach datum comprises:

training a first machine learning model using training data, wherein the training data comprises a plurality of disciplinary policies correlated to infraction records, wherein training the machine learning model comprises:

iteratively updating the training data with input and output results of the machine learning model; and

retraining the machine learning model using an updated training data;

determining the breach datum as a function of the infraction record and the disciplinary policy using the trained machine learning model;

communicate a resolution datum request based on the breach datum to a second user;

receive the resolution datum from the second user;

determine, as a function of the resolution datum and the infraction record, an infraction notice, wherein the infraction notice comprises evidence of at least one infraction from the infraction record and a description of the resolution datum;

communicate the infraction notice to the first user, wherein communicating the notice to the first user further comprises:

determining, using a second machine-learning model, a user datum for inclusion in a visual element data structure; and

displaying the visual element data structure with the user datum; and

receive a first user response from the first user, wherein the first user response comprises a communication including an explanation of an infraction in the infraction notice.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the disciplinary policy comprises a punitive measure.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the disciplinary policy is a progressive disciplinary policy.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the breach datum is determined as a function of the disciplinary policy and the infraction record.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the resolution datum request comprises the breach datum.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the resolution datum request is determined as a function of the infraction record.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the memory contains instructions configuring the at least processor to communicate the infraction record to a third user.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the third user is a superior of the second user.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the memory contains instructions configuring the at least processor to determine whether to communicate the infraction record to a third user, as a function of the resolution datum.

10. A method of managing disciplinary policies, the method comprising:

receiving, using at least a processor, a disciplinary policy wherein the disciplinary policy assigns an infraction value as a function of an expected cost associated with an infraction within a plurality of infractions wherein each infraction within the plurality of infractions comprises an expiration value;

determining, using the at least a processor, an infraction record concerning a first user as a function of the disciplinary policy including the expiration value, wherein the infraction record comprises data associated with at least one infraction from the plurality of infractions associated with the first user;

determining, using the at least a processor, a breach datum concerning the first user as a function of the infraction record and the disciplinary policy, wherein determining the breach datum comprises:

training a machine learning model using training data, wherein the training data comprises a plurality of disciplinary policies correlated to infraction records, wherein training the machine learning model comprises:

iteratively updating the training data with input and output results of the machine learning model; and

retraining the machine learning model using an updated training data;

determining the breach datum as a function of the infraction record and the disciplinary policy using the trained machine learning model;

communicating, using the at least a processor, a resolution datum request based on the breach datum to a second user;

receiving, using the at least a processor, the resolution datum from the second user;

determining, using the at least a processor, as a function of the resolution datum and the infraction record, an infraction notice, wherein the infraction notice comprises evidence of at least one infraction from the infraction record and a description of the resolution datum;

communicating, using the at least a processor, the infraction notice to the first user,

wherein communicating the infraction notice to the first user further comprises:

determining, using a second machine-learning model, a user datum for inclusion in a visual element data structure; and

displaying the visual element data structure with the user datum; and

receiving, using the at least a processor, a first user response from the first user, wherein the first user response comprises a communication including an explanation of an infraction in the infraction notice.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the disciplinary policy comprises a punitive measure.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the disciplinary policy is a progressive disciplinary policy.

13. The method of claim 10 , wherein the breach datum is determined as a function of the disciplinary policy and the infraction record.

14. The method of claim 10 , wherein the resolution datum request comprises the breach datum.

15. The method of claim 10 , wherein the resolution datum request is determined as a function of the infraction record.

16. The method of claim 10 , further comprising communicating, using the at least a processor, the infraction record to a third user.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the second user is a superior of the third user.

18. The method of claim 10 , further comprising determining, using the at least a processor, whether to communicate the infraction record to a third user, as a function of the resolution datum.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 17, 2023
From: BYRNE, MICHAEL
To: CORPGUIDANCE, LLC
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Continuity (1)
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