Patents by Inventor Stephen Dodson

Stephen Dodson 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).

  • Publication number: 20180314965
    Abstract: Anomaly and causation detection in computing environments are disclosed. An example method includes receiving an input stream of data instances for a time series, each of the data instances being time stamped and including at least one principle value and a set of categorical attributes; generating anomaly scores for each of the data instances over continuous time intervals; detecting a change in the anomaly scores over the continuous time intervals for the data instances; and identifying which of the set of categorical attributes of the data instances caused the change in the anomaly scores using a counterfactual analysis. The counterfactual analysis may comprise removing a portion of the data instances; regenerating the anomaly scores for each of the remaining data instances over the continuous time intervals; and if the anomaly scores are improved, identifying the portion as a cause of anomalous activity. Recommendations to remediate the cause may be generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Stephen Dodson, Thomas Veasey
  • Publication number: 20170329965
    Abstract: A system and method for the detection of irregularities, such as fraud or malware, running on a device, is disclosed. The system comprises a monitoring program for reviewing data relating to operation of the device, a device profile including data items relating to typical operation of the device generated from messages relating to the device; and an alert module for generating an alert on detection of unusual activity relating to the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventor: Stephen Dodson
  • Patent number: 9767278
    Abstract: A system and method for the detection of irregularities, such as fraud or malware, running on a device, is disclosed. The system comprises a monitoring program for reviewing data relating to operation of the device, a device profile including data items relating to typical operation of the device generated from messages relating to the device; and an alert module for generating an alert on detection of unusual activity relating to the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Elasticsearch B.V.
    Inventor: Stephen Dodson
  • Publication number: 20170148096
    Abstract: A system and method for detecting fraudulent activity in the execution of transactions is disclosed. The system comprises a monitoring device for reviewing data relating to execution of transactions, a transaction profile and an alert module. The transaction profile includes a plurality of historic data items relating to typical transactions, which can be compared with current execution of transactions to generate an alert by the alert module if unusual activity is determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventor: Stephen Dodson
  • Publication number: 20150339600
    Abstract: A method (200) and system (10) for analysing data is disclosed. One or more data records (30) are passed to a data analysis system (20). The data records (30) comprised a plurality of data items (35) and a first one of the data items is selected from the data items (35) in the data record (30). A statistical model (50) can be retrieved from a store (40) in a computer system (10) and the statistical model (50) used to detect abnormal results from the selected data item (35) and produce a data model (55). This statistical model (50) is stored with the data record in the data base (60).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventor: Stephen Dodson
  • Publication number: 20150235312
    Abstract: A system (10) and method for detecting fraudulent activity in the execution of transactions is disclosed. The system (10) comprises a monitoring device (60) for reviewing data relating to execution of transactions, a transaction profile (62) and an alert module (67). The transaction profile (62) includes a plurality of historic data items (66) relating to typical transactions, which can be compared with current execution of transactions to generate an alert by the alert module (67) if unusual activity is determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2014
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventor: Stephen Dodson
  • Publication number: 20150082437
    Abstract: A system and method for the detection of irregularities, such as fraud or malware (50), running on a device (10), is disclosed. The system comprises a monitoring program (60) for reviewing data relating to operation of the device (10), a device profile (62) including data items (66) relating to typical operation of the device generated from messages (70) relating to the device (10); and an alert module (67) for generating an alert (80) on detection of unusual activity relating to the device (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventor: Stephen Dodson
  • Publication number: 20130262347
    Abstract: The field of the disclosure relates generally to a method and system for analysing behaviour of a computer infrastructure and the displaying the behaviour of the computer infrastructure in a graphical manner. The system comprises an analytical engine connected to agents running on devices in the computer infrastructure and analysing continuous data and asynchronous data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: Prelert Ltd.
    Inventor: Stephen Dodson
  • Patent number: 8543689
    Abstract: A system and method for analyzing a computer infrastructure. The system and method analyses messages sent and received within the computer infrastructure to determine a system model and exception data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Prelert Ltd.
    Inventor: Stephen Dodson
  • Publication number: 20110145400
    Abstract: A system and method for analysing a computer infrastructure. The system and method analyses messages sent and received within the computer infrastructure to determine a system model and exception data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventor: Stephen Dodson
  • Publication number: 20060020646
    Abstract: A system and method for managing data is provided. The system includes a network for interconnecting a plurality of computers. A data storage means is connected to the network to receive, store and transmit a plurality of files to and from the network. A plurality of computers is also connected to the network. Each computer is configured for originating and for receiving files. Each of the files has a unique identifier associated therewith. Each computer may retrieve a file from the data storage means using the unique identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2005
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Inventors: Philip Tee, Stephen Dodson, Robert Harper