Managing an archive for approximate string matching
US9563721B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 7, 2014 |
| Grant date | Feb 7, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 7, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/3338
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one aspect, in general, a method is described for managing an archive for determining approximate matches associated with strings occurring in records. The method includes: processing records to determine a set of string representations that correspond to strings occurring in the records; generating, for each of at least some of the string representations in the set, a plurality of close representations that are each generated from at least some of the same characters in the string; and storing entries in the archive that each represent a potential approximate match between at least two strings based on their respective close representations.
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