System and method for uniquely identifying persons
First Claim
1. A method of determining whether a non-uniquely identified name substantially corresponds to a uniquely identified person, the method comprising:
- accessing a source dataset of uniquely identified persons, the dataset comprising records comprising, for each uniquely identified person, a source name, a source unique identifier, a source date of birth, and a source address;
accessing a target dataset of non-uniquely identified persons, the dataset comprising records comprising, for each non-uniquely identified person, a target name, a target age, and a target age-date indicating an exact or approximate date of the target age; and
for a particular source person in the source dataset, and in accordance with the accessing, automatically determining whether the particular source person corresponds to a particular target person in the target dataset.
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Abstract
A system that determines whether a non-uniquely identified name substantially corresponds to a uniquely identified person. A source dataset of uniquely identified persons is accessed, where the source dataset has records including, for each uniquely identified person, a source name, a source unique identifier, a source date of birth, and a source address. A target dataset of non-uniquely identified persons is also accessed, where the target dataset has records that include, for each non-uniquely identified person, a target name, and either (1) a target age and a target age-date indicating an exact or approximate date of the target age, or (2) a target address. For a particular source person in the source dataset, whether the particular source person corresponds to a particular target person in the target dataset is determined automatically in accordance with the accessing.
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1. A method of determining whether a non-uniquely identified name substantially corresponds to a uniquely identified person, the method comprising:
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accessing a source dataset of uniquely identified persons, the dataset comprising records comprising, for each uniquely identified person, a source name, a source unique identifier, a source date of birth, and a source address;
accessing a target dataset of non-uniquely identified persons, the dataset comprising records comprising, for each non-uniquely identified person, a target name, a target age, and a target age-date indicating an exact or approximate date of the target age; and
for a particular source person in the source dataset, and in accordance with the accessing, automatically determining whether the particular source person corresponds to a particular target person in the target dataset. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer-implemented method of identifying a person, comprising:
given non-uniquely identified target names and target ages/addresses corresponding to target persons, and using a comprehensive public record dataset produced by combining multiple disparate public record databases of data of a general population including the target persons, automatically determining with substantial certainty that a target name corresponds with a particular unique individual in the general population, thereby identifying the person corresponding to the target name. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus for determining whether a non-uniquely identified name substantially corresponds to a uniquely identified person, the apparatus comprising:
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a first storage storing a source dataset of uniquely identified persons, the dataset comprising records comprising, for each uniquely identified person, a source name, a source unique identifier, a source date of birth, and a source address;
a second data storage storing a target dataset of non-uniquely identified persons, the dataset comprising records comprising, for each non-uniquely identified person, a target name, a target age, and a target age-date indicating an exact or approximate date of the target age; and
a processing unit, for a particular source person in the source dataset, and in accordance with the accessing, automatically determining whether the particular source person corresponds to a particular target person in the target dataset.
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