SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRAVEL, ASSET, AND PERSONNEL INFORMATION AND RISK MANAGEMENT

• US 20100324958A1
• Filed: 06/30/2010
• Published: 12/23/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/19/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: WorldAware, Inc.
• Original Assignee: iJET International, Inc
• Inventors: Stiles, Paul W., Meyer, Mark Gregory, McIndoe, Darrell Bruce
• Granted Patent: US 8,805,698 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/7
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0635 Risk analysis of enterprise or organisation activities
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/102 Bill distribution or payments
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/08 Insurance

Abstract

A system(s) and method(s) for providing travel, asset, and personnel information accumulation, analysis, and reporting for improved risk assessment and management are disclosed. In various embodiments methods and systems may provide travel information to a consumer, by for example, acquiring information from at least one information source, characterizing the acquired information by its pertinence to travel, transforming the characterized travel information into a useable format, applying rules to this transformed travel information in connection with the consumer-specific travel profile, and delivering a report to the consumer. In various embodiments, risk assessments(s) may be provided and may include receiving intelligence from at least one intelligence source, receiving information about one or more asset(s), and generating a risk assessment report. Various embodiments may also include receiving intelligence from at least one intelligence source, receiving asset information, and generating a risk assessment report based on the intelligence and a personnel or employee profile.

Claims

1. An information retrieval and analysis system implemented, at least in part, in a computer system, and structured for use in a system for providing travel related information to a consumer having a consumer-specific profile, comprising:

a collection subsystem obtaining information from at least one data source(s);

an analysis subsystem filtering said obtained information to identify characteristics of said obtained information that will impact travel or the consumer; and

a distribution-subsystem directing said filtered data to at least one portion of said system for providing travel related information, said distribution subsystem having a component for classifying said filtered data as supplemental content or as an alert.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the collection subsystem includes means for applying queries to obtain said information, and the information retrieval and analysis system solves and prevents travel problems.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the analysis subsystem includes a filter pipe and an index pipe.

4. The system of claim 1, further including:

a data store for storing data including the obtained information, results from the analysis subsystem, and filtered data; and

wherein the collection subsystem includes a means for identifying one or more potential content sources that are manually identified by subject matter experts.

5. The system of claim 1, further including:

a data store for storing data including the obtained information, results from the analysis subsystem, and filtered data; and

wherein the collection subsystem includes a means for identifying one or more potential content sources that are identified by domain experts.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the collection subsystem includes a content robot engine that automatically identifies at least some of the one or more potential data sources and includes them in a content opportunities list.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more data source(s) are identified by a combination of (1) manually identified by subject matter experts or domain experts and (2) identified by the content robot engine with an automated process.

8. A system for providing pertinent information to a user for improving the travel experience of a traveler for travel anywhere in the world at anytime, implemented, at least in part, in a computer system, comprising:

a computer system having executable code segment(s) and layer(s);

a content acquisition segment configured to acquire information from at least one information source;

an information transformation layer configured to transform the acquired information into information pertinent to travel related activities;

a profiling system that collects information related to a traveler(s) and generates a traveler profile(s);

an information application layer including a rules engine, configured to apply said transformed travel information to said traveler profile or the rules engine applying rules to the traveler profile;

an event/alert segment for managing the receipt of at least one event corresponding to the definition of at least one alert to the user or traveler;

a means for applying keyword analysis to the event/alert segment for analyzing the received event; and

a product creation layer configured to create a product for the user, including an alert, indicative of the results of the application of the transformed travel information to the traveler profile.

9. The system of claim 8, further including:

a data store for storing data including the obtained information; and

wherein the content acquisition segment includes a means for identifying one or more potential information sources that are manually identified by subject matter experts.

10. The system of claim 8, further including:

a data store for storing data including the obtained information; and

wherein the content acquisition segment includes a means for identifying one or more potential information sources that are identified by domain experts.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the content acquisition segment includes a content robot engine that automatically identifies at least some of the one or more potential information sources and includes them in a content opportunities list.

12. A risk management system, implemented, at least in part, in a computer system, comprising:

a risk information source that gathers risk information;

an asset information source that gathers asset information including asset location and movement information; and

an analysis system analyzing a plurality of risk types for a plurality of countries or regions, wherein the risk management system correlates one or more risk(s) related information, with one or more asset(s) information including asset location and movement information, and generates an asset specific risk assessment report, wherein none of the plurality of risk types are related to weather.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the system accumulates information or intelligence regarding various activities or events that occur anywhere throughout the world and are a potential risk to the one or more assets.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the plurality of risk types include a first risk type related to weather and a second risk type not related to weather, and wherein the information or intelligence includes health, transportation, weather/environmental, safety/security or communication and technology information.

15. The system of claim 12, wherein the information includes people who do work for the organization and are on travel or items in transit that are useful for the operation of the organization.

16. An employee or personnel risk management system implemented, at least in part, in a computer system, comprising:

at least one intelligence source selected form a plurality of intelligence sources which are being repeatedly monitored;

at least one asset information source, wherein the asset information includes employee or personnel profile information; and

a risk management module including an analysis engine coupled to the at least one intelligence source and the at least one asset information source so as to identify one or more risks, the analysis engine configured to provide a risk assessment report using the employee or personnel profile information so as to enable an employee or personnel to take evasive action in response to the risk so as to reduce or eliminate a risk to the employee or personnel.

17. The employee or personnel risk management system of claim 16, further comprising a risk mitigation toolbox configured to identify related intelligence maintained using the at least one intelligence source and related information maintained using the at least one asset information source.

18. The employee or personnel risk management system of claim 17, wherein the information includes geographic location information includes a set of coordinates for a geographic information system associated with an assigned location or a present location of an expatriate, and the employee or personnel profile information includes one or more passport countries, a primary e-mail contact address, at least one emergency contact, and an employee or personnel physical description.

19. The employee or personnel risk management system of claim 18, wherein the employee or personnel profile further includes the employee'"'"'s or personnel'"'"'s personal vehicle information, a head photograph, a handwriting sample, and a life verification question and answer.

20. An information retrieval and analysis system implemented, at least in part, in a computer system, and structured for providing travel, asset, or personnel risk related information, comprising:

a collection system obtaining information from a plurality of data source(s) for solving various risk related problems, the information including data related to world events, travel plans, company assets, company personnel;

an analysis system filtering the obtained information to identify characteristics of the obtained information that will impact travel, asset(s), personnel, and/or the system'"'"'s product or services consumer; and

a distribution system directing said filtered data to at least one portion of the system for providing travel, asset, or personnel risk related information, said distribution system having a component for classifying said filtered data as useful for travel, asset, and/or personnel risk management, and for distribution to a particular person or entity.