METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING IDENTITY RESOLUTION
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving an indication that a first profile represents a persona of interest;
searching for potential profile matches that are at least partially related to the persona of interest;
assessing a confidence level that a potential profile match belongs to the persona of interest;
providing for presentation of a potential profile match; and
receiving an indication that the potential profile match either belongs to the persona of interest, or it does not belong to the persona of interest, wherein the potential profile match becomes a confirmed profile match in response to an indication that the potential profile match belongs to the persona of interest.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus, and computer program product are therefore provided for an identity resolution application to handle identity resolution issues that arise when data regarding a persona is available from multiple sources. A method may be provided that includes receiving an indication that a first profile represents a persona of interest, searching for potential profile matches that are at least partially related to the persona of interest, and assessing a confidence level that the potential profile match belongs to the persona of interest. The method may further include providing for presentation of a potential profile match and receiving a confirmation that a potential profile match belongs to the persona of interest where the potential profile match then becomes a confirmed profile match. The first profile may comprise a plurality of data elements related to the persona of interest.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving an indication that a first profile represents a persona of interest; searching for potential profile matches that are at least partially related to the persona of interest; assessing a confidence level that a potential profile match belongs to the persona of interest; providing for presentation of a potential profile match; and receiving an indication that the potential profile match either belongs to the persona of interest, or it does not belong to the persona of interest, wherein the potential profile match becomes a confirmed profile match in response to an indication that the potential profile match belongs to the persona of interest. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to:
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receive an indication that a first profile represents a persona of interest; search for potential profile matches that are at least partially related to the persona of interest; assess a confidence level that a potential profile match belongs to the persona of interest; provide for presentation of a potential profile match; and receive an indication that the potential profile match either belongs to the persona of interest, or it does not belong to the persona of interest, wherein the potential profile match becomes a confirmed profile match in response to an indication that the potential profile match belongs to the persona of interest. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product comprising at least one computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable program code instructions stored therein, the computer-executable program code instructions comprising:
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program code instructions for receiving an indication that a first profile represents a persona of interest; program code instructions for searching for potential profile matches that are at least partially related to the persona of interest; program code instructions for assessing a confidence level that a potential profile match belongs to the persona of interest; program code instructions for providing for presentation of a potential profile match; and program code instructions for receiving an indication that the potential profile match either belongs to the persona of interest, or it does not belong to the persona of interest, wherein the potential profile match becomes a confirmed profile match in response to an indication that the potential profile match belongs to the persona of interest. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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