Patents by Inventor Jack I. Zahran

Jack I. Zahran has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9503464
    Abstract: A system, method, and apparatus for providing alerts based on unstructured information are disclosed. An example apparatus includes an interface configured to receive unstructured information and a processor configured to determine labels for Common Alerting Protocol fields of a Common Alerting Protocol file using at least some content within the unstructured information. The processor determines, for example, a first label for an urgency field, a second label for a severity field, a third label for a category field, and a fourth label for a certainty field of the Common Alerting Protocol file. The example processor is configured to create the Common Alerting Protocol file that includes the determined labels and transmit the Common Alerting Protocol file to a decision system to determine a security risk or a safety risk for one or more subscribing clients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Pinkerton Consulting and Investigations, Inc.
    Inventor: Jack I. Zahran
  • Publication number: 20160119370
    Abstract: A system, method, and apparatus for providing alerts based on unstructured information are disclosed. An example apparatus includes an interface configured to receive unstructured information and a processor configured to determine labels for Common Alerting Protocol fields of a Common Alerting Protocol file using at least some content within the unstructured information. The processor determines, for example, a first label for an urgency field, a second label for a severity field, a third label for a category field, and a fourth label for a certainty field of the Common Alerting Protocol file. The example processor is configured to create the Common Alerting Protocol file that includes the determined labels and transmit the Common Alerting Protocol file to a decision system to determine a security risk or a safety risk for one or more subscribing clients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2016
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventor: Jack I. Zahran
  • Patent number: 9230101
    Abstract: A system, method, and apparatus for providing alerts based on unstructured information are disclosed. An example method includes receiving a data item from a remotely located information source, the data item including unstructured information. The method also includes determining a threat score for the data item by matching information associated with the data item to pre-identified information associated with a numerical value. The method further includes responsive to the threat score exceeding a predetermined threshold, creating a Common Alerting Protocol data structure that includes at least a portion of the information associated with the data item and transmitting the Common Alerting Protocol data structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Pinkerton Consulting and Investigations, Inc.
    Inventor: Jack I. Zahran