System and method for using and maintaining a master matching index
US8095386B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 2, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jan 10, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16H15/00
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A master matching index (MMI) is accessible to a plurality of entities connected over a network. Access to the MMI is provided via MMI adapters distributed among the entities. A distributed MMI adapter contains matching algorithms that specify how record queries from its associated entity should be compared against information in the MMI. Accordingly, an MMI may be searched for matches according to matching algorithms specified by disparate entities.
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