Computerized-methods and systems for identifying duplicate entries in a database of merchant data
US10657606B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 31, 2019 |
| Grant date | May 19, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 31, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q40/12
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for verifying and/or confirming merchant data for multiple different transactions. One method generally includes accessing merchant data for a merchant where the merchant data includes a master merchant identifier for the merchant, and querying, by a computing device, multiple users as to which of a list of merchant data entries, for multiple different transactions and including different merchant identifiers, corresponds to the master merchant identifier for the merchant. The users are associated with a location within a predefined distance of the confirmed merchant and/or have performed one or more purchase transactions at the merchant. The method also generally includes receiving, at the computing device, a response from at least one of the users, in which the at least one of the users selects a data entry from the list, and determining whether to proceed in querying additional users.
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