Risk Analysis Engine for Behavioral Pattern Detection

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Solution Overview

Problem

The sheer volume of data and changing nature of threats overwhelm traditional human-based monitoring methods used by safety, security, and intelligence agencies, necessitating an integrated and flexible solution for risk analysis to effectively protect assets and citizens.

Innovation Solution

A risk analysis system and engine that analyze incident and activity information to identify behavioral patterns, derive per-asset risks, and assess vulnerabilities, utilizing a computing device with subsystems for behavior discovery, prediction, and threat evaluation, which processes data through a processor and storage device to produce actionable reports and alerts.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If traditional human-based monitoring methods are used, then operational simplicity is maintained, but the system cannot handle the sheer volume of data and changing nature of threats

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedata processing capacityVSAvoidsystem complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces manual human-based monitoring with an automated computer-driven risk analysis system that uses data mining, artificial intelligence, and statistical analysis to process incident information and determine per-asset risks, thereby handling large data volumes without proportional increases in human resources

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The system enables automated self-assessment of risks by continuously analyzing incident data, identifying behavioral patterns, and generating risk determinations without requiring constant human intervention, allowing the system to serve itself in monitoring and evaluation tasks

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

2Productivity

If automated data processing is implemented, then productivity increases, but loss of information may occur due to the complexity of data management

Engineering Contradiction:

Improverisk analysis speedVSAvoidinformation accuracy

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The system incorporates feedback mechanisms where risk determinations are continuously refined based on new incident information and behavioral pattern analysis, ensuring that automated processing maintains information accuracy through iterative validation and adjustment of risk assessments

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The risk analysis system performs multiple functions including data collection, behavioral pattern recognition, risk calculation, and report generation within a single integrated platform, reducing information loss that would occur through multiple handoffs between separate systems

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS9652813B2Risk analysis engine

Publication Date: 2017.05.16 JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY

AI summary

In a risk analysis system, a risk analysis engine and a related method, incident information or activity information, which may be of a spatiotemporal nature, is analyzed. Behavioral patterns are identified in or derived from the incident information or the activity information. Observations are produced from matches of the behavioral patterns to behavior specifications. Based upon the observations, and asset vulnerability data, per-asset risks are derived.