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Detecting duplicate records in databases

  • US 20040003005A1
  • Filed: 06/28/2002
  • Published: 01/01/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. In a database having records stored on a medium, a method for identifying possible duplicate data records comprising:

  • a) providing multiple records in one or more tables that include multiple fields; and

    b) identifying two or more records within a table as possible duplicates by measuring a co-occurence of data in two or more hierarchically related fields of the table.

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