Radial data visualization system

Abstract

A computer-implemented method for interactive visualization of a risk assessment for an entity on a graphical user interface of a computer system includes receiving, by the computer system, unstructured risk data associated with an entity, parsing, by the computer system, the unstructured risk data to produce risk information elements during a time period, combining, by the computer system, the risk information elements that comprise a single event, categorizing, by the computer system, each event in a category, generating, by a computer processor, a risk assessment for the entity from the categorized events for each time period, and displaying, on the graphical user interface, the risk assessments for each time period on a risk timeline that includes a timeline and a numerical risk scale.

1 . A computer-implemented method for interactive visualization of a risk assessment for an entity on a graphical user interface of a computer system, the method comprising:
 receiving, by the computer system, unstructured risk data associated with the entity from one or more source;   parsing, by the computer system, the unstructured risk data to produce one or more risk information element during a time period;   combining, by the computer system, each risk information element that comprises a single event or issue;   categorizing, by the computer system, each event or issue by a class or category;   generating, by a computer processor, a risk assessment for the entity from each one or more classified or categorized event or issue for each time period; and   simultaneously displaying, on the graphical user interface,
 a risk assessment for each time period on a risk timeline with a risk level represented by a node on a first axis and a timeline on a second axis, and 
 a risk report that includes detailed risk information for only one time period, wherein simultaneously displaying the risk report for the one time period includes displaying the risk report for the one time period in response to a user selection of the time period. 
   
     
     
         2 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 receiving input, through the graphical user interface, from the user of the graphical user interface, the input corresponding to a cursor or pointer being positioned on the graphical user interface over the node on the risk timeline corresponding to the time period.   
     
     
         3 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 receiving input, through the graphical user interface, from the user of the graphical user interface, the input corresponding to a cursor or pointer being used to select the node on the risk timeline corresponding to the time period thereby displaying the detailed risk information for the selected time period.   
     
     
         4 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein simultaneously displaying the detailed risk information for the only one time period further comprises displaying a total risk score with the detailed risk information for the time period. 
     
     
         5 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , simultaneously displaying the detailed risk information for the only one time period comprises displaying each event or issue during the time period and each class or category corresponding to the event or issue. 
     
     
         6 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 5 , wherein displaying each event or issue during the time period and each class or category corresponding to the event or issue comprises a hierarchical list of each event or issue as part of a set corresponding to each class or category. 
     
     
         7 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , simultaneously displaying the detailed risk information for the only one time period comprises displaying a category or classification and displaying each event or issue during the time period that corresponds to each category or classification. 
     
     
         8 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 7 , wherein displaying each event or issue during the time period further comprises displaying each event or issue as part of a set that corresponds to each category or classification. 
     
     
         9 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 7 , wherein displaying the category or classification and displaying each event or issue comprises displaying a visual chart of the category or classification and the corresponding event or issue. 
     
     
         10 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 9 , wherein displaying the visual chart further comprises changing an appearance of the visual chart in response to a comparison to a risk threshold. 
     
     
         11 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , simultaneously displaying the detailed risk information for the only one time period comprises displaying a list of each event or issue during the time period. 
     
     
         12 . A computer-based system for assessing risks, the system comprising:
 a storage device to receive, at a computer, unstructured risk data associated with an entity from one or more source;   a computer system processor to
 parse the unstructured risk data to produce one or more risk information element during a time period, 
 combine each risk information element that comprises a single event or issue; 
 categorize each event or issue by a class or category; 
 generate a risk assessment for the entity from each one or more classified or categorized event or issue for each time period; and 
   a graphical user interface to simultaneously display
 the risk assessment for each time period on a risk timeline with a risk level on a first axis and a timeline on a second axis, wherein each risk assessment for the time period is represented as a node having a risk score on the risk timeline, and 
 detailed risk information that corresponds to a selected node wherein the detailed risk information includes each event or issue for the time period. 
   
     
     
         13 . The computer-based system of  claim 12 , wherein the detailed risk information further includes each class or category. 
     
     
         14 . The computer-based system of  claim 13 , wherein display of the detailed risk information includes a visual representation of each event or issue for the time period further comprises a bar chart, string chart or radial chart to represent each event or issue for the time period. 
     
     
         15 . The computer based-system of  claim 12 , wherein the class or category comprises one or more of identifiers, fraud, relationships, background, social media, utility services, licenses, assets, business affiliations, political affiliations, death records, health records, information technology policy and security, and/or human resources. 
     
     
         16 . The computer-based system of  claim 12 , wherein the detailed risk information further includes a chronological listing of each event or issue for the time period that includes an entity name, a category or class, a sub-category or sub-class, a record date and a risk severity descriptor. 
     
     
         17 . The computer-based system of  claim 16 , wherein the display of the chronological listing further includes one or more source identifier for the event or issue. 
     
     
         18 . The computer-based system of  claim 12 , further comprising:
 receiving input, through the graphical user interface, from a user of the graphical user interface, in response to the displaying of the risk assessment for each time period on a risk timeline on the graphical user interface, the input corresponding to a cursor or pointer being positioned by the user of the graphical user interface over the node for the time period displayed on the graphical user interface; and   in response to the input received through the graphical user interface from the user of the graphical user interface, displaying the detailed risk information that corresponds to the selected node for the time period.   
     
     
         19 . A computer-implemented method for interactive visualization of a risk assessment for an entity on a graphical user interface of a computer system, the method comprising:
 receiving, by the computer system, unstructured risk data associated with the entity from one or more source;   parsing, by the computer system, the unstructured risk data to produce one or more risk information element during a time period;   combining, by the computer system, each risk information element that comprises a single event or issue;   categorizing, by the computer system, each event or issue by a class or category;   generating, by a computer processor, a risk assessment for the entity from an aggregated analysis of each one or more classified or categorized event or issue for each time period;   displaying, on the graphical user interface, the risk assessment for each time period on a risk timeline with a risk level represented by a node on a first axis and a timeline on a second axis;   receiving a selection input, through the graphical user interface, in response to the displaying of the risk assessment for each time period on the risk timeline on the graphical user interface, the selection input corresponding to a cursor or pointer being positioned over the node for the time period displayed on the graphical user interface; and   in response to the selection input, displaying in an adjacent window, on the graphical user interface, a risk report that includes detailed risk information for a selected one time period, wherein displaying the risk report for the time period includes displaying a detailed list of each classified or categorized event or issue for the time period.   
     
     
         20 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 19 , wherein the risk report further comprises a graphical display of each issue or event for the time period wherein the relative size of the displayed issue or event corresponds to a risk level relative to an overall risk score for the time period. 
     
     
         21 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 20 , wherein the risk report further comprises an itemized list of each issue or event for the time period, the itemized list comprising a risk level, a category or class for the issue or event, and a sub-category or sub-class for the issue or event.