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Aggregate score matching system for transaction records

  • US 6,636,850 B2
  • Filed: 12/28/2000
  • Issued: 10/21/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for matching transactions against a known database of records comprising the steps of:

  • accepting a transaction record;

    accepting a plurality of known records;

    comparing each field as interest in the transaction record to the corresponding field in each of said known records;

    creating a positive match score for each field in each of said known records that is based on the comparison of the transaction record to the known record;

    summing the positive match scores for each of the fields for each of the known records;

    comparing the sum of the positive match scores for each of the known records to a first threshold; and

    declaring a match for the known record if said sum of the positive match scores for that known record exceeds the first threshold.

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