Integrated Protection Service System Defining Risk Profiles for Minors

• US 20090183259A1
• Filed: 12/27/2008
• Published: 07/16/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 01/11/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Chistopher J. Hopkins, Jeffrey L. Rinek, Winthrop D. Childers
• Original Assignee: Chistopher J. Hopkins, Jeffrey L. Rinek, Winthrop D. Childers
• Inventors: Hopkins, Chistopher J., Childers, Winthrop D., Rinek, Jeffrey L.
• Application Number:
  US12/344,475
• Publication Number:
  US 20090183259A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/23
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/552 involving long-term monitoring or reporting
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2149 Restricted operating environment

Abstract

A system and method for protecting minors from various threats including adult predators is provided. The system and method include an integrated protection service system having monitoring and analysis functions. The system is configured to automatically monitor a reporting source that provides an input indicative of potential risks to the minor. The system is also configured to automatically analyze the input to determine a risk profile for the minor.

Claims

1. A method of protecting a minor from threats comprising:

providing an integrated protection service system having monitoring and analysis functions;

automatically monitoring a reporting source that provides an input indicative of potential risks to the minor; and

automatically analyzing the input to determine a risk profile for the minor.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the input is a plurality of inputs and further comprising:

automatically assigning a plurality of parameter values based upon the plurality of inputs and wherein the risk profile is based upon the plurality of parameter values.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein at least one of the plurality of parameter values is based upon a correlation of two or more inputs.

4. The method of claim 2 wherein the risk profile is based upon identifying a statistical cluster based upon the plurality of parameter values.

5. The method of claim 2 wherein the risk profile is based upon where one or more of the plurality of parameter values has a particular range of values.

6. The method of claim 2 further comprising selecting a response based upon the risk profile.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein the response includes automatically passing an alert to one or more of a telephone, a computer, a cellular telephone, a laptop, a mobile electronic device, a fixed electronic device.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the reporting source is a plurality of reporting sources that each provide at least one input indicative of potential risks to the minor.

9. An integrated protection service system for protecting a minor from various threats comprising:

a computer system having a plurality of software modules wherein the modules further comprise;

a monitoring module configured to receive inputs from a reporting source; and

an analytical module configured to analyze the inputs and to determine a risk profile indicative of a threat to the minor.

10. The integrated protection service system of claim 9 wherein the analytical module is configured to define a plurality of parameter values based upon the inputs, the plurality of parameter values define the risk profile.

11. The integrated protection service system of claim 9 wherein the analytical module is configured to define statistical clusters and wherein determining a risk profile includes selecting from among the statistical clusters.

12. The integrated protection system of claim 9 wherein the analytical module includes a plurality of profile fitting modules wherein each of the plurality of profile fitting modules utilizes a different process for determining risk profiles based upon the inputs.

13. The integrated protection service of claim 9 wherein the analytical module defines a plurality of different risk profiles and wherein determining a risk profile includes selecting one of the plurality of different risk profiles based upon the inputs.

14. The integrated protection service of claim 9 wherein the analytical function is configured to select a response from a plurality of responses based upon the risk profile.

15. A method of protecting minors from threats comprising:

providing an integrated protection service system including a computer system and a plurality of software modules;

defining a plurality of parameter values for each of the minors based upon inputs received from a reporting sources; and

defining a risk profile for each of the minors based upon the plurality of parameter values.

16. The method of claim 15 wherein each risk profile defines an associated statistical cluster of minors.

17. The method of claim 16 wherein each risk profile is based upon a statistical cluster analysis.

18. The method of claim 16 wherein each risk profile is based upon a threshold analysis of an associated plurality of parameter values.

19. The method of claim 15, further comprising, analyzing each risk profile to determine an appropriate course of action for each of the minors.

20. The method of claim 19 further comprising initiating a response based upon the appropriate course of action, initiating a response includes sending an alert to a plurality of different electronic devices.