Link Analysis Mapping Program Risk Management

Abstract

A method and system for managing risk by indicating links between one or more persons or entities which can include a process that gathers information about individuals and organizations into a computerized system where it can be analyzed to associate one or more individuals or organizations with links to other individuals or organizations. A user can designate a person or entity and the system will provide an indication of linkages associated with the designated person. Some embodiments can include a user specifying a particular type of link or limit links to a specified degree of separation between the designated person and any other person or entity.

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         16 . A processor-implemented method comprising:
 receiving a relationship linkage analysis request from a user identifying a corporate entity, and requesting relationship links associated with the identified corporate entity with a specified number of degrees of separation and with a specified date range;   retrieving information descriptive of relationship links associating two or more corporate entities, wherein the relationship links indicate an association type between the two or more corporate entities;   processing via a processor the retrieved information to determine qualifying relationship links for inclusion in relationship linkage analysis based on an association type;   performing via the processor the relationship linkage analysis associating the identified corporate entity with one or more other corporate entities with the specified number of degrees of separation and with the specified date range based on the processed qualifying relationship links;   generating via the processor a relationship linkage analysis report based on the relationship linkage analysis, wherein the relationship linkage analysis report comprises a relationship map that graphically displays relationship links between the identified corporate entity and the one or more other corporate entities; and   sending the relationship linkage analysis report to the user.   
     
     
         17 . A processor-implemented method comprising:
 receiving a relationship linkage analysis request from a user identifying a corporate entity, and requesting relationship links associated with the identified corporate entity with a specified number of degrees of separation and with a specified date range;   retrieving information descriptive of relationship links associating two or more persons, wherein the relationship links indicate an association type between the two or more persons;   processing via a processor the retrieved information to determine qualifying relationship links for inclusion in relationship linkage analysis based on an association type;   performing via the processor the relationship linkage analysis associating the identified corporate entity with the one or more persons with the specified number of degrees of separation and with the specified date range based on the processed qualifying relationship links;   generating via the processor a relationship linkage analysis report based on the relationship linkage analysis, wherein the relationship linkage analysis report comprises a relationship map that graphically displays relationship links between the identified corporate entity and the one or more other persons; and   sending the relationship linkage analysis report to the user.