Method and apparatus for assigning a cultural classification to a name using country-of-association information
US7996403B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 27, 2007 |
| Grant date | Aug 9, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 22, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/29
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for performing a search request for a name among a database including a plurality of names. In one implementation, the method includes receiving the search request on the name, determining a geographic location associated with the name, assigning a cultural classification to the name based on the geographic location associated with the name, and completing the search request by searching for the name among the plurality of names within the database based on the cultural classification assigned to the name.
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