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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISAMBIGUATING NON-UNIQUE IDENTIFIERS USING INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM DISPARATE COMMUNICATION CHANNELS

  • US 20090157593A1
  • Filed: 12/17/2007
  • Published: 06/18/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/17/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for disambiguating a non-unique username associated with an information object (IO), wherein the IO is associated with a first real-world entity (RWE), the method comprising:

  • determining that the non-unique username contains insufficient information to identify the first RWE;

    retrieving data associated with the IO;

    generating a probability for each of a plurality of RWEs including the first RWE based on the data associated with the IO and data associated with the RWEs; and

    selecting, based on the generated probabilities, the first RWE as the RWE identified by the non-unique username.

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