Data processing: database and file management or data structures – Database design – Data structure types
Patent
1998-07-10
1999-09-28
Amsbury, Wayne
Data processing: database and file management or data structures
Database design
Data structure types
707 1, 707 2, 707 3, 707 5, G06F 1730
Patent
active
059604301
ABSTRACT:
A method and system for matching new customer records to existing customer records in a database. The new customer records are validated for quality and normalized into a standard form. A hash key is selected to generate a candidate set of records from the existing records in the database that likely matches the new customer records. The new customer records are then matched to each of the records in the candidate set. Once the matching has been performed, a decision is made on whether to create a new customer record, update an existing record, or save the new record in a pending file for resolution at a later time. In another embodiment, there is a methodology for learning matching rules for matching records in a database. The matching rules are then used for matching a new customer record to existing records in a database.
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Haimowitz Ira Joseph
Lander Henry
Murren Brian Terence
Phillips Mary Clarkeson
Pierce Barbara Ann
Amsbury Wayne
Breedlove Jill M.
Channavajjala Srirama
General Electric Company
Goldman David C.
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