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Entity Identification and/or Association Using Multiple Data Elements

  • US 20110119291A1
  • Filed: 09/07/2010
  • Published: 05/19/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/14/2006
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for associating data records representing one or more entities, comprising:

  • obtaining access to a plurality of data records, each data record including a plurality of data elements;

    selecting two or more data elements from the plurality of data elements, the selected data elements being selected so as to enable one or more entity identifiers to be formed from values for the selected data elements from the plurality of data records; and

    associating a first data record with a second data record if a first entity identifier formed from values for the selected data elements from the first data record substantially matches a second entity identifier formed from values for the selected data elements from the second data record.

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