Methods and systems for estimating subject cost from surveillance
US8959042B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 27, 2012 |
| Grant date | Feb 17, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 6, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/06
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer-based method for analyzing the costs of agent's behaviors is described. The method includes storing data relating to a previously observed behavior of at least one of an agent of interest and at least one agent that can be assumed to hold similar utilities to the agent of interest, such that an agent class is defined, deriving with a processing device and based on the stored data, a resolving utility function, and observing a sequence of behavior of the agent of interest. The method also includes inputting the observed behavior sequence to an analyzer, deriving with a processing device and based on the observed sequence of behavior, a set of costs that the agent of interest incurred for their observed behavior, and comparing the resolving utility function derived from stored data to the set of costs derived from the observed sequence of behavior to determine anomalous behavior.
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