Patents Assigned to RISK
  • Publication number: 20120054199
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system for, and method of, determining whether records and entity representations should be delinked. The system and method need no human interaction in order to calculate internal match scores by considering data associated with an entity representation and external match scores by considering data external to the entity representation. The system and method uses the internal match scores and external match scores to make the delinking decisions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: LexisNexis Risk Data Management Inc.
    Inventor: David Alan BAYLISS
  • Publication number: 20120036112
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system for, and method of, determining whether records and entity representations should be delinked. The system and method need no human interaction in order to calculate parameters and utilizing formulas used for the delinking decisions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2010
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: LexisNexis Risk Data Management Inc.
    Inventor: David Alan Bayliss
  • Publication number: 20120019622
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided to acquire direct thermal measurements, for example, from a LiDAR collecting vehicle or air vessel, of an overhead electrical conductor substantially simultaneous with collection of 3-dimensional location data of the conductor, and utilize temperature information derived from the direct thermal measurements in line modeling, line rating, thermal line analysis, clearance analysis, and/or vegetation management.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: UTILITY RISK MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Adam Robert ROUSSELLE, Vesa Johannes LEPPANEN, Kevin BRZYS, Hugh Andrew CLYMER, Dawn Marie SMITH
  • Publication number: 20120022822
    Abstract: A method for modeling of an overhead electrical conductor, includes: collecting 3-dimensional location data of the conductor; substantially simultaneous with said collecting, acquiring a thermal measurement of the conductor with a local thermal sensor; and generating a CAD model of the conductor using the collected 3-dimensional location data of the conductor and the thermal measurement of the conductor. The CAD model facilitates thermal line analysis of the conductor, thermal rating of a power line that includes the conductor, clearance analysis relative to the conductor, and vegetation management relative to the conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: UTILITY RISK MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Adam Robert Rousselle
  • Patent number: 8090733
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system for, and method of, identifying an entity representation. In some embodiments, search criteria are used to identify an entity representation in a universal database, and this identification is then used to identify a corresponding entity representation in a foreign database. Certain embodiments provide assurance, with a know probability of error, that the entity representation identified in the universal database is correct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: LexisNexis Risk & Information Analytics Group, Inc.
    Inventor: David Alan Bayliss
  • Publication number: 20110307415
    Abstract: A system, method and computer program product for constructing a volatility index by using at least one processor, the method comprising: obtaining, by at least one computing device having at least one computer processor, a universe of securities; selecting, by the at least one computing device, constituent securities at a given date; computing, by the at least one computing device, constituent returns for said constituent securities; filtering, by the at least one computing device, outliers; applying, by the at least one computing device, weighting comprising computing at least one of a second, third or fourth moment to obtain the index.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: EDHEC RISK CONSULTING LIMITED
    Inventors: Lionel Martellini, Felix Goltz, Stoyan Stoyanov
  • Patent number: 8055563
    Abstract: A financial activity network includes a central managing system connected to a plurality of participant terminals. Rules governing operation of the financial activity are stored for future reference. A participant provides investment information such as a map location for the predicted strike by the natural event and, optionally, one or more secondary parameters relating to the natural event, such as the time interval between the time of investment and the time of all event strike and/or the severity of the event strike according to an established scale. In one example, an external objective independent information source is consulted, with the external objective independent information source providing monitoring, interpretation and derived determination of parameters pertaining to the natural event. Methods and articles of manufacture are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Weather Risk Solutions, LLC
    Inventor: Kenneth A. Horowitz
  • Patent number: 8046362
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system for, and method of, calculating parameters used to determine whether records and entity representations should be linked. The system and method use a symmetric and reflexive function to allow for linking records and entity representations whose field values differ. The system and method apply iterative techniques such that parameters from each linking iteration are used in the next linking iteration. The system and method need no human interaction in order to calibrate and utilize record matching formulas used for the linking decisions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Lexisnexis Risk & Information Analytics Group, Inc.
    Inventor: David Alan Bayliss
  • Publication number: 20110238566
    Abstract: A system and methods for detecting and reporting risk associated with financial instruments, based on financial instrument data submitted by clients such as banks and financial institutions and on additional data obtained from various third party information sources. A financial risk and (associated) fraud detection system processes the financial instrument data along with data obtained from various third party information sources in order to determine a risk assessment. The risk assessment comprises a risk score and level of risk associated with the financial instrument. Further, a type of fraud associated with the financial instrument is also reported for financial instruments that are deemed to be fraudulent. Comprehensive reports are generated and reviewed by clients in order to assist in approval or rejection of individual loans or in management of multiple loans in existing portfolios.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: DIGITAL RISK, LLC
    Inventor: Edward A. Santos
  • Publication number: 20110191335
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are various exemplary systems and methods for conducting legal research using clustering analytics. A system for building relationships between passages, the system comprising a passage generation module configured to generate passages from one or more case law documents, an annotation module configured to annotate the passages based on one or more attributes, and a clustering module configured to build relationship clusters between the passages based on the one or more attributes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: LexisNexis Risk Data Management Inc.
    Inventors: David J. MILLER, David Alan Bayliss, Zachary W. Bennett, Harry R. Silver
  • Publication number: 20110191353
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system for, and method of, calculating parameters used to determine whether records and entity representations should be linked. The system and method use a symmetric and reflexive function to allow for linking records and entity representations whose field values differ. The system and method apply iterative techniques such that parameters from each linking iteration are used in the next linking iteration. The system and method need no human interaction in order to calibrate and utilize record matching formulas used for the linking decisions. These techniques may be used for geographic location proximity matching.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2011
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: LexisNexis Risk Data Management Inc.
    Inventors: George Conrad L'HEUREUX, David Alan Bayliss
  • Patent number: 7945581
    Abstract: A system and methods for parallel processing of queries to one or more databases are described herein. One or more databases may be distributed among a subset of slave nodes of a global-results processing matrix. A query to the database may be generated using a query-based high-level programming language. The query-based source code then may be converted to intermediary source code in a common programming language and then compiled into a dynamic link library (DLL) or other type of executable. The DLL is then distributed among the slave nodes of the processing matrix, whereupon the slave nodes execute related portions of the DLL substantially in parallel to generate initial query results. The initial query results may then be provided to a master node of the global-results processing matrix for additional processing, whereby the master node is adapted to execute one or more associated portions of the DLL on the initial query results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Lexisnexis Risk Data Management, Inc.
    Inventors: David Bayliss, Richard Chapman, Jake Smith, Ole Poulsen, Gavin Halliday, Nigel Hicks
  • Patent number: 7930941
    Abstract: An ultrasonic scanner includes an assembly mounted within a housing and pivoting between two positions. The assembly includes an ultrasonic module that generates an ultrasonic beam directed at a target, such a tissue and detecting the corresponding return beam. A worm screw with a block contacting the assembly is used to selectively pivot the assembly to a desired position. The worm screw is driven by a DC motor and the position of the assembly is monitored using a proximity sensor, such as a Hall Effect Device. A hybrid controller in one mode receives analog signals from the Hall Effect Device and uses them as a feedback signal to an analog OP AMP driving the DC motor to move said assembly to a predetermined position. In another embodiment, the motor is activated for a predetermined time to move the assembly by a predetermined amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: Risk Management Enterprises, LLC
    Inventor: Martin Gertsen
  • Patent number: 7917420
    Abstract: A graphical user interface for a financial activity network that includes a central managing system connected to a plurality of participant terminals. Rules governing operation of the financial activity are stored for future reference. A participant provides investment information such as a map location for the predicted strike by the natural event and, optionally, one or more secondary parameters relating to the natural event, such as the time interval between the time of investment and the time of all event strike and/or the severity of the event strike according to an established scale. The graphical user interface provides the user with the ability to select options and view data from a screen display, with recalculations of data being displayed on an ongoing basis, reflecting the user's current selections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Weather Risk Solutions LLC
    Inventor: Kenneth A. Horowitz
  • Patent number: 7913564
    Abstract: An ultrasonic scanner includes an assembly mounted within a housing and pivoting between two positions. The assembly includes an ultrasonic module that generates an ultrasonic beam directed at a target, such a tissue and detecting the corresponding return beam. A worm screw with a block contacting the assembly is used to selectively pivot the assembly to a desired position. The worm screw is driven by a DC motor and the position of the assembly is monitored using a proximity sensor, such as a Hall Effect Device. A hybrid controller receives analog signals from the Hall Effect Device converts them into corresponding sensor digital signals, and uses them as a feedback signal to an analog OP AMP driving the DC motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Risk Management Enterprises, LLC
    Inventor: Martin Gertsen
  • Patent number: 7917421
    Abstract: A financial activity network includes a central managing system connected to a plurality of participant terminals. Rules governing operation of the financial activity are stored for future reference. A participant provides investment information using a map with user selectable portions, for identifying the predicted qualifying strike.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Weather Risk Solutions LLC
    Inventor: Kenneth A. Horowitz
  • Patent number: 7912842
    Abstract: Various exemplary systems and methods for linking entity references and identifying associations are presented. In particular, a method is provided for linking a plurality of entity references to at least one entity. The method comprises the steps of evaluating a probability of a match between a first entity reference and a second entity reference based at least in part on a statistical significance of one or more field values being common to both the first entity reference and the second entity reference, wherein field value statistical significance is inversely related to a number of field value occurrences occurring in some or all of the plurality of entity references and linking the first entity reference with the second entity reference when the probability is greater than or equal to a match threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: LexisNexis Risk Data Management Inc.
    Inventor: David Bayliss
  • Publication number: 20110066629
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system for, and method of, supplementing an interne search. The disclosed techniques may be used to receive an initial internet search criteria entered by a user at an interface (such as a web site) to the internet search engine, identify an entity representation in a database that corresponds to the internet search criteria, and produce an enhanced internet search criteria that may incorporate both the initial internet search criteria and field values from the identified entity representation. The enhanced internet search criteria may be passed to the internet search engine in a manner that is transparent to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: LexisNexis Risk & Information Analytics Group Inc.
    Inventors: Armando J. Escalante, Michael Lamb, David Alan Bayliss
  • Patent number: 7899882
    Abstract: A system and method for performing a forensic analysis of a subject computer having a non-volatile memory with a second computer is provided. In one embodiment, the method includes executing on the subject computer a first code segment configured to provide communications via a non-proprietary communication protocol such as the Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI) protocol; establishing a connection between the second computer and the subject computer via the non-proprietary communication protocol. The non-proprietary communication protocol includes one or more write operations for writing data to a non-volatile memory in response to one or more write commands and the first code segment is configured to not write data to the non-volatile memory of the subject computer in response to receipt of the one or more write commands. The method may include performing a first forensic analysis of the subject computer via the connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Agile Risk Management LLC
    Inventors: Matthew M. Shannon, Matthew J. Decker
  • Publication number: 20110047114
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for enabling management of at least one opportunity having a maximum opportunity level and to which one or more exploits that realise the opportunity can be applied, the method comprising: (i) determining the total opportunity improvement of all exploits applicable to at least one opportunity assuming that all said exploits are fully applied to realise the opportunity and that all said exploits are independent of each other; (ii) determining the contribution of the or each said exploit to said total opportunity increase; (iii) determining the level of actual opportunity increase from each said exploit taking into account, for each of said exploits, the contribution of the or each exploit to said total opportunity increase, the dependency of the exploit on other exploits applicable to said opportunity, and the degree to which the exploit is applied to realise said opportunity; and, (iv) determining from said levels of actual opportunity increase from each said exploit the tota
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: ACUITY RISK MANAGEMENT LLP
    Inventors: Simon Marvell, Richard Mayall