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US 7,881,924 · App. 12/164,200 · Granted Feb 1, 2011

System and method for computer analysis of computer generated communications to produce indications and warning of dangerous behavior

Assignee: Shaw Stroz LLC

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Patent No.: US 7,881,924
App. No.: 12/164,200
Granted: Feb 1, 2011
Kind: B2

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Abstract

The present invention is a system and method for computer analysis of computer generated communications to produce indications and warnings of dangerous behavior. A method of computer analysis of computer generated communications in accordance with the invention, includes collecting at least one computer generated communication produced by or received by an author; parsing the collected at least one computer generated communication to identify categories of information therein; processing the categories of information with at least one analysis to quantify at least one type of information in each category; and generating an output communication when a difference between the quantification of at least one type of information for at least one category and a reference for the at least one category is detected involving a psychological state of the author to which a responsive action should be taken with content of the output communication and the at least one category being programmable to define a psychological state in response to which an action should be taken and what the action is to be taken in response to the defined psychological state.

Claims (132)

1. A method of computer analysis of at least one communication originated from a person comprising:

receiving with a computer the at least one communication with each communication being comprised of a group of words originated by the person;

processing a text of the received group of words in each of the received at least one communication with a computer to determine a psychological state of the person represented by the text of the group of words in each of the at least one communication; and

in response to the determined psychological state, generating with a computer an output communication providing an assessment of risk posed by the determined psychological state of the person represented by the text of the group of words in each of the at least one communication.

2. A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein:

the text comprises at least one of email, chat, information obtained from a server, and information collected from a website.

3. A method in accordance with claim 2 wherein:

processing the text with the computer comprises identifying categories of information therein; and further comprising

quantifying information in each of the categories and determining the psychological state of the person from the quantified information.

4. A method in accordance with claim 3 wherein:

the output communication regards at least one of the psychological state of the person represented by the at least one communication originated by the person and an investigation of the psychological state of the person represented by the at least one communication.

5. A method in accordance with claim 3 wherein:

the at least one communication is collected by an organization to which the person affiliated; and

the output communication is present on a system of organization.

6. A method in accordance with claim 5 wherein:

7. A method in accordance with claim 5 wherein:

the output communication indicates that the person should be studied.

8. A method in accordance with claim 7 wherein:

9. A method in accordance with claim 3 wherein:

the determined psychological state is one to which a response should be taken and the output communication contains the response to be taken.

10. A method in accordance with claim 9 wherein:

11. A method in accordance with claim 9 wherein:

the at least one communication is collected by an organization to which the person affiliated; and

the output communication is present on a system of organization.

12. A method in accordance with claim 11 wherein:

13. A method in accordance with claim 11 wherein:

the output communication indicates that the person should be studied.

14. A method in accordance with claim 13 wherein:

15. A method in accordance with claim 3 wherein:

the processing of the text includes a plurality of analyses used for processing the categories of information comprising at least one psychological profiling algorithm which provides an indication of a psychological state of the author, at least one key word algorithm which processes any phrases and/or threatening acts to further identify a psychological state of the author and how the author may react to the identified psychological state and at least one message characteristic algorithm which analyzes characteristics of the at least one computer generated communication to identify a psychological state and/or at least one possible action of the person.

16. A method in accordance with claim 3 comprising:

generating the output communication assessing risk posed by the person based upon the at least one communication when a difference between the quantification of at least one type of information for at least one category and a reference for the at least one category is detected involving the psychological state of the person reflected by the group of words which content of the output communication and the at least one category being programmable to define a psychological state in response to which an action should be taken and what the action is to be taken in response to the defined psychological state.

17. A method in accordance with claim 3 comprising:

processing the categories of information with a plurality of analyses.

18. A method in accordance with claim 17 wherein;

the plurality of analyses comprise a psychological profiling algorithm which provides an indication of a psychological state of the person, at least one key word algorithm which processes any phrases and/or threatening acts to identify a psychological state of the person and how the author may react to the identified psychological state and at least one message characteristic algorithm which analyzes characteristics of the at least one communication to identify a psychological state and/or at least one possible action of the person.

19. A method in accordance with claim 2 wherein:

20. A method in accordance with claim 2 comprising:

processing the categories of information with a plurality of analyses.

21. A method in accordance with claim 20 wherein;

22. A method in accordance with claim 2 wherein:

the determined psychological state is one to which a response should be taken and the output communication contains the response to be taken.

23. A method in accordance with claim 22 wherein:

24. A method in accordance with claim 22 wherein:

the at least one communication is collected by an organization to which the person affiliated; and

the output communication is present on a system of organization.

25. A method in accordance with claim 24 wherein:

26. A method in accordance with claim 24 wherein:

the output communication indicates that the person should be studied.

27. A method in accordance with claim 26 wherein:

28. A method in accordance with claim 2 wherein:

the at least one communication is collected by an organization to which the person affiliated; and

the output communication is present on a system of organization.

29. A method in accordance with claim 28 wherein:

30. A method in accordance with claim 28 wherein:

the output communication indicates that the person should be studied.

31. A method in accordance with claim 30 wherein:

32. A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein:

processing the text with the computer comprises identifying categories of information therein; and further comprising

quantifying information in each of the categories and determining the psychological state of the person from the quantified information.

33. A method in accordance with claim 32 wherein:

the determined psychological state is one to which a response should be taken and the output communication contains the response to be taken.

34. A method in accordance with claim 33 wherein:

35. A method in accordance with claim 33 wherein:

the at least one communication is collected by an organization to which the person affiliated; and

the output communication is present on a system of organization.

36. A method in accordance with claim 35 wherein:

37. A method in accordance with claim 35 wherein:

the output communication indicates that the person should be studied.

38. A method in accordance with claim 37 wherein:

39. A method in accordance with claim 32 wherein:

the at least one communication is collected by an organization to which the person affiliated; and

the output communication is present on a system of organization.

40. A method in accordance with claim 39 wherein:

41. A method in accordance with claim 39 wherein:

the output communication indicates that the person should be studied.

42. A method in accordance with claim 41 wherein:

43. A method in accordance with claim 32 wherein:

44. A method in accordance with claim 32 wherein:

45. A method in accordance with claim 32 comprising:

46. A method in accordance with claim 32 wherein;

47. A method in accordance with claim 32 comprising:

processing the categories of information with a plurality of analyses.

48. A method in accordance with claim 47 wherein;

the plurality of analyses comprise a psychological profiling algorithm which provides an indication of a psychological state of the person, at lest one key word algorithm which processes any phrases and/or threatening acts to identify a psychological state of the person and how the author may react to the identified psychological state and at least one message characteristic algorithm which analyzes characteristics of the at least one communication to identify a psychological state and/or at least one possible action of the person.

49. A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein:

50. A method in accordance with claim 1 comprising:

processing the categories of information with a plurality of analyses.

51. A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein:

the at least one communication is collected by an organization to which the person affiliated; and

the output communication is present on a system of organization.

52. A method in accordance with claim 51 wherein:

53. A method in accordance with claim 51 wherein:

the output communication indicates that the person should be studied.

54. A method in accordance with claim 53 wherein:

55. A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein:

the determined psychological state is one to which a response should be taken and the output communication contains the response to be taken.

56. A method in accordance with claim 55 wherein:

57. A method in accordance with claim 55 wherein:

the at least one communication is collected by an organization to which the person affiliated; and

the output communication is present on a system of organization.

58. A method in accordance with claim 57 wherein:

59. A method in accordance with claim 57 wherein:

the output communication indicates that the person should be studied.

60. A method in accordance with claim 59 wherein:

Assignments (5)

ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 26, 2025

From: STROZ FRIEDBERG, LLC

To: EVERFOX LLC

Reel/Frame 070329/0845 →

ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 20, 2018

From: WT TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

To: STROZ FRIEDBERG LLC

Reel/Frame 047972/0444 →

CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNEE NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 032699 FRAME 0671. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Dec 19, 2018

From: SHAW, STROZ LLC

To: WT TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

Reel/Frame 047966/0326 →

ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 14, 2014

From: SHAW, STROZ LLC

To: WT TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

Reel/Frame 032888/0872 →

ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 17, 2014

From: SHAW, STROZ LLC

To: WT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Reel/Frame 032699/0671 →

Continuity (4)

Continuation 11730963 · Apr 5, 2007

Continuation 11296286 · Dec 8, 2005

Continuation 09767838 · Jan 24, 2001

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