Method and system for monitoring non-occurring events

• US 7,610,172 B2
• Filed: 01/12/2007
• Issued: 10/27/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/16/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. (JP Morgan Chase & Co)
• Original Assignee: JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. (JP Morgan Chase & Co)
• Inventors: Vernon, Mark, Metzger, Rick, Maskall, Brian
• Primary Examiner(s): Raymond; Edward
• Assistant Examiner(s): Huynh; Phuong
• Application Number:
  US11/622,843
• Publication Number:
  US 20070294056A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,019 Days
• Field of Search: 702181-184, 702187-189, 702119-123, 709/206, 709/224, 709/226, 714/46
• US Class Current: 702/183
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management

Abstract

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a computer implemented method and system for monitoring objects relating to event may include receiving an event message; filtering the event message to identify at least one object; comparing a current status of the object with an expected status for the object; and identifying a non-occurrence of an event associated with the object based at least in part on the step of comparing. In addition, the method and system may further provide generating a notification message identifying the non-occurrence; and sending the notification message to an intended recipient via a preferred mode of communication.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method for monitoring objects relating to at least one scheduled event, the method comprising the steps of:

using at least one computer processor to receive an event message related to a scheduled event;

using the at least one computer processor to filter the event message to identify at least one object associated with the scheduled event;

using the at least one computer processor to compare a current status of the at least one object with an expected status for the at least one object;

using the at least one computer processor to identify a non-occurrence of the scheduled event based at least in part on the comparison;

using the at least one computer processor to generate a notification message identifying the non-occurrence;

using the at least one computer processor to send the notification message to an intended recipient via a preferred mode of communication; and

using the at least one computer processor to check for new objects.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:

using the at least one computer processor to categorize the non-occurrence based on a scale of importance.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the notification message and mode of communication are based at least in part on the step of categorizing.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the preferred mode of communication comprises one or more of a pager, a cell phone, a wireless device, a PDA, an instant message, and an email transmission.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the notification message comprises one of a warning message, an error message and an urgent message.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

after sending the notification message, using the at least one computer processor to determine whether the current status meets the expected status; and

using the at least one computer processor to send an OK message canceling out the notification message.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the steps of generating a notification message identifying the non-occurrence;

and sending the notification message to an intended recipient via a preferred mode of communication are performed on a separate platform.

8. A system for monitoring objects relating to at least one scheduled event, the system comprising:

at least one computer server, the at least one computer server comprising;

a module for receiving an event message related to a scheduled event;

a filtering module for filtering the event message to identify at least one object associated with the scheduled event;

a comparing module for comparing a current status of the at least one object with an expected status for the at least one object;

an identification module for identifying a non-occurrence of the scheduled event based at least in part on a comparison of the current status and the expected status;

a module for generating a notification message identifying the non-occurrence and sending the notification message to an intended recipient via a preferred mode of communication; and

a module for checking for new objects.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the non-occurrence is categorized based on a scale of importance.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the notification message and mode of communication are based at least in part on the step of categorizing.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the preferred mode of communication comprises one or more of a pager, a cell phone, a wireless device, a PDA, an instant message, and an email transmission.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the notification message comprises one of a warning message, an error message and an urgent message.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein after sending the notification message, a determination is made as to whether the current status meets the expected status;

and wherein an OK message is sent to cancel out the notification message.

14. The system of claim 8, further comprising:

a separate platform for generating a notification message identifying the non-occurrence; and

sending the notification message to an intended recipient via a preferred mode of communication.

15. A computer implemented method for monitoring objects relating to at least one scheduled event, the method comprising the steps of:

using at least one computer processor to receive an event message related to a scheduled event;

using the at least one computer processor to filter filtering the event message to identify at least one object associated with the scheduled event;

using the at least one computer processor to compare a current status of the at least one object with an expected status for the at least one object;

using the at least one computer processor to identify a non-occurrence of the scheduled event based at least in part on the comparison;

using the at least one computer processor to categorize the non-occurrence based on a scale of importance;

using the at least one computer processor to generate a notification message identifying the non-occurrence; and

using the at least one computer processor to send the notification message to an intended recipient via a preferred mode of communication,

wherein the notification message and mode of communication are based at least in part on the comparison;

wherein the preferred mode of communication comprises one or more of pager, cell phone, wireless device, PDA, instant message, and email transmission; and

wherein the notification message comprises one of a warning message, an error message and an urgent message.

16. A system for monitoring objects relating to at least one scheduled event, comprising:

at least one computer processor; and

a computer-readable media comprising code that, when executed by the at least one computer processor, performs the steps of;

receiving an event message related to a scheduled event;

filtering the event message to identify at least one object associated with the scheduled event;

comparing a current status of the at least one object with an expected status for the at least one object;

identifying a non-occurrence of the scheduled event based at least in part on the step of comparing;

generating a notification message identifying the non-occurrence;

sending the notification message to an intended recipient via a preferred mode of communication; and

checking for new objects.