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Method and system for correlating data from multiple sources without compromising confidentiality requirements

  • US 20040205080A1
  • Filed: 05/04/2004
  • Published: 10/14/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/04/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • receiving, by an entity correlator from a DataSupplier, at least one pair of a record ID and an identifying ID, both being associated with a third-party entity, the record ID including a Supplier ID to identify the DataSupplier, and a RecNum, the RecNum being an identification number assigned by the DataSupplier to the third-party entity to identify the third-party entity and parties other than the DataSupplier cannot identify the entity based solely on the RecNum, and the at least one pair being transmitted in conjunction with a data tuple including the record ID and a record, the record including information about the third-party entity but lacking identifying information to identify the third-party entity;

    storing said at least one pair in a memory;

    utilizing the identifying ID to identify the third-party entity associated with the RecNum contained in the record ID;

    correlating a plurality of RecNums received from a plurality of DataSuppliers to the third-party entity;

    receiving a record ID list from a DataUser at said entity correlator;

    said record ID list including at least one selected record ID;

    generating an entity list, by said entity correlator, said entity list correlating said third-party entity in the entity list with one of said record IDs included in said record ID list; and

    sending said entity list from said entity correlator to said DataUser.

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