Global asset risk management system and methods

• US 7,343,303 B2
• Filed: 09/23/2004
• Issued: 03/11/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/19/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: WorldAware, Inc.
• Original Assignee: iJET International, Inc
• Inventors: Meyer, Mark Gregory, McIndoe, Darrell Bruce
• Primary Examiner(s): OUELLETTE, JONATHAN P
• Application Number:
  US10/947,435
• Publication Number:
  US 20050055308A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,265 Days
• Field of Search: 705/1
• US Class Current: 705/325
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0635 Risk analysis of enterprise or organisation activities
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/00 Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/03 Credit; Loans; Processing thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/08 Insurance
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/265 Personal security, identity or safety

Abstract

A method and system for providing a risk assessment are disclosed. The method includes receiving intelligence from at least one intelligence source, and generating a risk assessment report based on the intelligence.

Claims

1. A risk management system comprising:

at least one risk information source;

at least one asset information source; and

an analysis system configured to track and analyze a plurality of risk types continuously for a plurality of countries or regions, to correlate risk(s) related information with one or more asset(s), and to provide a risk assessment report indicative of any number of the plurality of countries or regions based on one or more determined risks from the analysis of the risk types.

2. The risk management system of claim 1, wherein the at least one asset information source is an at least one physical asset information source including time specific physical asset location tracking information for a living organism, man made physical asset, or purchased asset controlled by an organization using the risk management system, wherein the analysis system is configured to provide the risk assessment report based on input from the at least one information source and the at least one physical asset information source.

3. The risk management system of claim 1, wherein the analysis system is further configured to provide the risk assessment report using information derived at least in part by a content identification segment.

4. The risk management system of claim 1, further comprising a risk mitigation toolbox coupled to the analysis system and configured to identify related intelligence maintained using the at least one information source and related information maintained using the at least one information source.

5. The risk management system. of claim 4, wherein the risk mitigation toolbox further includes a notification system that distributes notification messages according to a set of business rules that include an escalation mechanism.

6. The risk management system of claim 2, wherein the physical asset information includes geographic location information.

7. The risk management system of claim 6, wherein the geographic location information includes a set of Global Positioning System coordinates associated with an asset.

8. The risk management system of claim 6, wherein the geographic location information includes a set of coordinates for a geographic information system associated with an asset.

9. The risk management system of claim 6, wherein the geographic location information is associated with a fixed asset.

10. The risk management system of claim 6, wherein the geographic location information is associated with a movable asset.

11. The risk management system of claim 6, wherein the geographic location information is indicative of a time specific geographic location of a person that is employed by an organization using the risk management system.

12. The risk management system of claim 1, wherein the information includes geocodes.

13. The risk management system of claim 1, wherein the risk assessment report includes a graphical user interface further comprising:

a first graphical artifact representing an intelligence event;

a second graphical artifact representing an asset; and

a geofence representing a threat boundary.

14. A risk management method comprising:

receiving information from at least one information source;

receiving information from at least one asset information source;

correlating risk(s) related information with one or more asset(s) related information;

tracking and analyzing continuously a plurality of risk types for a plurality of countries or regions; and

generating a risk assessment report indicative of any number of the plurality of countries or regions based on one or more determined risks from the analysis of risk types.

15. The risk management method of claim 14,

wherein the receiving information from at least one asset information source includes receiving asset information from at least one physical asset information source including time specific physical asset location tracking information for a physical asset of an organization using the risk management method, wherein the risk management method provides the risk assessment report identifying risks projected to cause delay, inconvenience or harm the physical asset, and which is based on input from the at least one information source and the at least one physical asset information source.

16. The risk management method of claim 15, further comprising identifying related intelligence information and physical asset information with a risk mitigation toolbox, wherein the related intelligence information is maintained using the at least one information source and the related physical asset information is maintained using the at least one physical asset information source.

17. The risk management method of claim 14, wherein generating the risk assessment report includes using information derived at least in part by a content identification segment.

18. The risk management method of claim 15, wherein the physical asset information includes geographic location information.

19. The risk management method of claim 18, wherein the geographic location information includes a set of Global Positioning System coordinates associated with an asset.

20. The risk management method of claim 18, wherein the geographic location information includes a set of coordinates for a geographic information system associated with an asset.

21. The risk management method of claim 14, wherein the information includes geocodes.

22. The risk management method of claim 14, further comprising sending critical event notification messages to users according to a set of business rules that include an escalation mechanism.

23. The risk management method of claim 18, wherein the geographic location information is associated with a fixed asset.

24. The risk management method of claim 18, wherein the geographic location information is associated with a movable asset.

25. The risk management method of claim 18, wherein the geographic location information is indicative of a time specific geographic location of a person that is employed by an organization using the risk management system.

26. The risk management method of claim 14, wherein generating the risk assessment report further comprises:

outputting a map page to a user, the map page including a graphical user interface;

representing an intelligence event using a first graphical artifact;

representing an asset using a second graphical artifact; and

representing a threat boundary using a geofence.

27. An asset risk management system comprising:

at least one intelligence source;

at least one physical asset information source including time specific physical asset location, tracking information for a physical asset of an organization using the risk management system; and

an analysis engine coupled to the at least one intelligence source and the at least one asset information source, the analysis engine configured to correlate risk(s) with one or more asset(s) and provide a risk assessment report identifying risks projected to cause a delay, inconvenience or harm the physical asset.

28. The asset risk management system of claim 27, 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 physical asset information source.

29. The asset risk management system of claim 28, wherein the risk mitigation toolbox further includes a notification system that distributes notification messages according to a set of business rules that include an escalation mechanism.

30. The asset risk management system of claim 27, wherein the physical asset information includes geographic location information.

31. The asset risk management system of claim 30, wherein the geographic location information includes a set of Global Positioning System coordinates associated with a physical asset.

32. The asset risk management system of claim 30, wherein the geographic location information includes a set of coordinates for a geographic information system associated with a physical asset.

33. The asset risk management system of claim 30, wherein the geographic location information is associated with a fixed asset.

34. The asset risk management system of claim 30, wherein the geographic location information is associated with a movable asset.

35. The asset risk management system of claim 30, wherein the geographic location information is indicative of a time specific geographic location of a person that is employed by an organization using the risk management system.

36. The asset risk management system of claim 27, wherein the intelligence includes geocodes.

37. The risk management system of claim 27, wherein the risk assessment report is provided from the analysis engine using a content identification segment and includes a graphical user interface further comprising:

a first graphical artifact representing an intelligence event;

a second graphical artifact representing an asset; and

a geofence representing a threat boundary.

47. The asset risk management method of claim 28, wherein generating the risk assessment report is performed using a content identification segment and further comprises;

outputting a map page to a user, the map page including a graphical user interface;

representing an intelligence event using a first graphical artifact;

representing an asset using a second graphical artifact; and

representing a threat boundary using a geofence.

38. An asset risk management method comprising:

receiving intelligence from at least one intelligence source;

receiving asset information from at least one physical asset information source including time specific physical asset location tacking information for a physical asset of an organization using the risk management method;

correlating risk(s) with one or more asset(s);

generating a risk assessment report identifying risks projected to cause delay, inconvenience or harm the physical asset and based on the intelligence and the physical asset information; and

identifying related intelligence and physical asset information, wherein the related intelligence is maintained using the at least one intelligence source and the related physical asset information is maintained using the at least one physical asset information source.

39. The asset risk management method of claim 38, wherein the asset information includes geographic location information.

40. The asset risk management method of claim 38, wherein the geographic location information includes a set of Global Positioning System coordinates associated with an asset.

41. The asset risk management method of claim 39, wherein the geographic location information includes a set of coordinates for a geographic information system associated with an asset.

42. The asset risk management method of claim 39, wherein the intelligence includes geocodes.

43. The asset risk management method of claim 38, further comprising sending critical event notification messages to users according to a set of business rules that include an escalation mechanism.

44. The asset risk management method of claim 39, wherein the geographic location information is associated with a fixed asset.

45. The asset risk management method of claim 39, wherein the geographic location information is associated with a movable asset.

46. The asset risk management method of claim 39, wherein the geographic location information is indicative of a time specific geographic location of a person.