Resolving database entity information
US8554719B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 18, 2007 |
| Grant date | Oct 8, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 5, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/285
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Entity resolution in a database comprises receiving imported data comprising imported data entities each having properties each having values; receiving first user input that selects the imported data entities for resolution to existing data entities in a database; receiving second user input that specifies matching criteria for matching the imported data entities to the existing data entities, wherein each of the matching criteria comprises a matching technique; matching the imported data entities to the existing data entities using the matching criteria, resulting in creating and storing matched entity information, wherein the matched entity information is organized in matched entity data sets associated with subsets of the matching criteria that were matched; consolidating the imported data entities into the existing data entities; storing the first user input and second user input as a named criteria set for use in subsequent entity resolution operations.
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