Automated Risk Identification Algorithm for Textual Data Mining

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current risk management techniques are inefficient and lack accuracy in identifying potential risks due to manual processes and the inability to access a variety of information sources, often failing to anticipate unforeseen risks.

Innovation Solution

A computer-implemented method that mines risk-indicating patterns from textual databases to automatically identify potential risks, using a risk-identification-algorithm to query and analyze various digital information sources, such as news, financial data, and social media, to generate alerts for imminent risks.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If manual risk identification processes are used, then analysts can review information sources, but the process is inefficient and lacks accuracy in identifying potential risks

Engineering Contradiction:
Improverisk identification accuracyVSAvoidrisk identification efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces manual mechanical analysis processes with automated computational algorithms. The risk identification system uses computer-based algorithms to automatically analyze textual data from multiple sources, substituting the manual mechanical process of analysts reading and interpreting documents with automated text processing and pattern recognition systems that can handle large volumes of data efficiently and consistently.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The system enables self-service risk identification by automatically querying multiple information sources, extracting relevant data, and generating risk assessments without requiring continuous manual intervention. The automated system serves itself by maintaining continuous monitoring capabilities, automatically updating risk profiles, and generating alerts based on predefined criteria, thereby eliminating the need for constant analyst involvement while maintaining high accuracy.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Adaptability or versatility

If analysts manually access information sources, then they can identify risks, but they cannot review many more information sources than possible with prior art techniques

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation source coverageVSAvoidtime to access and analyze sources
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a universal risk identification system that can access and process multiple types of information sources simultaneously. The system is designed to query diverse data sources including news articles, financial reports, social media platforms, and other textual sources through a unified interface, enabling comprehensive risk assessment across all these sources without requiring separate manual analysis processes for each source type.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary actions by pre-configuring access to multiple information sources and establishing automated querying mechanisms before risk events occur. The system proactively monitors all designated sources continuously, extracting and analyzing relevant information in advance, so that when potential risks emerge, the analysis is already complete or near-complete, eliminating the time loss associated with manual source access.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Reliability

If prior techniques are used, then risk alerts can be generated, but they occur after the fact rather than providing timely warnings

Engineering Contradiction:
Improverisk alert timingVSAvoidinformation about imminent risks
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary risk identification by continuously analyzing information sources for early indicators of potential risks before they materialize into actual events. The automated system detects patterns and signals in textual data that precede risk events, allowing the system to generate advance warnings rather than retrospective alerts, thereby providing timely information about imminent risks that can enable preventive actions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements feedback mechanisms that continuously monitor information sources and adjust risk assessments in real-time. When new information emerges from monitored sources, the system immediately processes this feedback, updates risk profiles, and generates alerts when threshold criteria are met. This continuous feedback loop ensures that risk information is current and timely, preventing the loss of information about developing risks.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS11132748B2Method and apparatus for risk mining
Publication Date: 2021.09.28 REFINITIV US ORGANIZATION LLC
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AI summary

A computer implemented method for mining risks includes providing a set of risk-indicating patterns on a computing device; querying a corpus using the computing device to identify a set of potential risks by using a risk-identification-algorithm based, at least in part, on the set of risk-indicating patterns associated with the corpus; comparing the set of potential risks with the risk-indicating patterns to obtain a set of prerequisite risks; generating a signal representative of the set of prerequisite risks; and storing the signal representative of the set of prerequisite risks in an electronic memory. A computing device or system for mining risks includes an electronic memory; and a risk-identification-algorithm based, at least in part, on the set of risk-indicating patterns associated with a corpus stored in the electronic memory.