Systems and methods for travel, asset, and personnel information and risk management

A system for providing pertinent information to a user for improving the travel experience of a traveler for travel anywhere in the world at anytime, implemented, at least in part, in a computer system, comprising:

• a computer system having executable code segment(s) and layer(s);
• a content acquisition segment configured to acquire information from at least one information source;
• an information transformation layer configured to transform the acquired information into information pertinent to travel related activities;
• a profiling system that collects information related to a traveler(s) and generates a traveler profile(s);
• an information application layer including a rules engine, configured to apply said transformed travel information to said traveler profile or the rules engine applying rules to the traveler profile;
• an event/alert segment for managing the receipt of at least one event corresponding to the definition of at least one alert to the user or traveler;
• a means for applying keyword analysis to the event/alert segment for analyzing the received event;
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• a product creation layer configured to create a product for the user, including an alert, indicative of the results of the application of the transformed travel information to the traveler profile.

An information retrieval and analysis system implemented, at least in part, in a computer system, and structured for providing travel risk related information, comprising:

• a collection system obtaining information from a plurality of data source(s) for solving various risk related problems, the information including data related to world events and travel plans;
• an analysis system filtering the obtained information to identify characteristics of the obtained information that will impact travel;
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• a distribution system directing said filtered data to at least one portion of the system for providing travel risk related information to one or more particular system user(s) based on a consumer having a consumer-specific profile, said distribution system having a component for classifying said filtered data as useful for travel risk management, and for distribution to a particular person or entity.

A method for information retrieval and analysis, implemented, at least in part, in a computer system, and structured for use in a system for providing travel risk related information to a consumer having a consumer-specific profile so as to enable a system users to assist in preventing and/or solving risk or travel problems, comprising:

• repeated and unending identification of one or more potential information source(s) including an initial and ongoing identification of the one or more potential information sources from which information is available that may be transformed into information pertinent to travel risk related activities for continuously updating an information source list by confirming, adding, and deleting information sources from the information source list, using a collection subsystem so as to obtain information from the at least one information source(s);
• acquiring information related to travel risk from at least one previously identified information sources in the information source list and filtering obtained information using an analysis subsystem so as to identify characteristics of said obtained information that will impact travel or the consumer;
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• providing travel-related information to one or more particular system user(s) based on a consumer-specific profile with a distribution-subsystem operating in, at least in part, a computer system having executable code, by directing said filtered data to at least one portion of said system for providing asset and/or travel risk related information, said distribution subsystem having a component for classifying said filtered data as supplemental content or as an alert.

A risk management system for providing pertinent information to one or more particular user(s) for reducing risk(s) to a travel experience of a traveler anywhere in the world at anytime, and implemented, at least in part, in a computer system, comprising:

• a computer system having subsystems, executable code segment(s) and layer(s);
• a collection subsystem for content identification that provides an initial and continuous ongoing identification of one or more potential information sources from which information is available that may be transformed into information pertinent to travel risk related activities for continuously updating an information source list by confirming, adding, and deleting information source(s) from the information source list, and using the collection subsystem so as to obtain information from at least one data source(s);
• an analysis subsystem that acquires information related to travel risk from at least one previously identified information sources in the information source list and filtering obtained information using the analysis subsystem so as to identify characteristics of said obtained information that will impact travel or a consumer;
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• a distribution-subsystem operating coupled to the analysis subsystem and providing travel-related information to one or more particular user(s), based on a consumer-specific profile, by directing said filtered data to at least one portion of said system for providing travel risk related information, said distribution subsystem having a component for classifying said filtered data.

A risk management system, implemented, at least in part, in a computer system, comprising:

• a risk information source that gathers risk information related to traveler related risk;
• a traveler information source that gathers asset information including traveler location and movement information;
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• an analysis system analyzing a plurality of risk types for a plurality of countries or regions, wherein the risk management system correlates one or more risk(s) related information, with one or more traveler information including traveler location and movement information, and generates a traveler specific risk assessment report, wherein none of the plurality of risk types are related to weather.