METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FOCUSED MULTI-BLOCKING TO INCREASE LINK IDENTIFICATION RATES IN RECORD COMPARISON
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method comprising:
- a computer system identifying a target group of electronic customer records, each electronic customer record having data fields containing data pertaining to a customer;
the computer system identifying a first focused blocker, the first focused blocker identifying a data value for an electronic customer record data field;
the computer system analyzing the target group of electronic customer records to identify a first focused group of electronic customer records, the first focused group of electronic customer records comprising electronic customer records containing the first focused blocker data value; and
the computer system comparing pairs of electronic customer records from the first focused group of electronic customer records to identify linked records, each linked record comprising two or more electronic customer records which pertain to a single customer entity.
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Abstract
Techniques for comparing customer records to identify linked customer records pertaining to a single customer entity are provided. The techniques include identifying a target group of electronic customer records having data fields containing data pertaining to a customer, identifying one or more focused blockers identifying a data value for an electronic customer record data field, and analyzing the target group of electronic customer records to identify a focused group of electronic customer records containing the focused blocker data value. The techniques also include comparing pairs of electronic customer records from the focused group of electronic customer records to identify linked records which pertain to a single customer entity.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method comprising:
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a computer system identifying a target group of electronic customer records, each electronic customer record having data fields containing data pertaining to a customer; the computer system identifying a first focused blocker, the first focused blocker identifying a data value for an electronic customer record data field; the computer system analyzing the target group of electronic customer records to identify a first focused group of electronic customer records, the first focused group of electronic customer records comprising electronic customer records containing the first focused blocker data value; and the computer system comparing pairs of electronic customer records from the first focused group of electronic customer records to identify linked records, each linked record comprising two or more electronic customer records which pertain to a single customer entity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer implemented method comprising:
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a computer system identifying a target group of electronic records, each electronic record having data fields containing data pertaining to an event; the computer system identifying a first focused blocker, the first focused blocker identifying a data value for an electronic record data field; the computer system analyzing the target group of electronic records to identify a first focused group of electronic records, the first focused group of electronic records comprising electronic records containing the first focused blocker data value; and the computer system comparing pairs of electronic records from the first focused group of electronic records to identify linked records, each linked record comprising two or more electronic records which pertain to a single event.
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12. A computer system comprising:
a computer system programmed to; identify a target group of electronic customer records, each electronic customer record having data fields containing data pertaining to a customer; identify a first focused blocker, the first focused blocker identifying a data value for an electronic customer record data field; analyze the target group of electronic customer records to identify a first focused group of electronic customer records, the first focused group of electronic customer records comprising electronic customer records containing the first focused blocker data value; and compare pairs of electronic customer records from the first focused group of electronic customer records to identify linked records, each linked record comprising two or more electronic customer records which pertain to a single customer entity. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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