Method and system for creating and maintaining an index for tracking files relating to people
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for creating and maintaining an index for tracking mailing addresses of individuals who use credit or who are eligible for credit offers, comprising the step of:
- Creating an index with data from a trusted data source by applying at least one rule from a set comprising at least one of a social security rule and a geographical rule, the rule comparing information between different files, the trusted data source comprising at least one of a government agency and a credit reporting agency;
Updating the index with national change of address data comprising information derived from change of address forms;
Updating the index with return mail data comprising information derived from mail that is not delivered; and
Updating the index with data from a non-trusted data source in a controlled manner, the non-trusted data source comprising a commercial demographic database, wherein the data from the trusted data source is retained while the data from the non-trusted data source is either retained or dropped.
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Abstract
A computer system creates and maintains an index for tracking information relating to individuals. Such information can include, but is not limited to, social security numbers, names, address information, credit bureau identification numbers, and credit history information on individuals. The invention employs logical rules to this information in order to create and maintain a set of files for each individual. The logical rules can include social security rules, geography rules, and address ranking rules. The invention is designed to evaluate slight variations in information very carefully in order to insure that appropriate files are assigned the same index identification number or that appropriate records are assigned separate and different index identification numbers as a situation warrants. The present invention is designed to maintain numerous files for each individual being tracked instead of merging and purging files as is done in the conventional art.
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1. A computer-implemented method for creating and maintaining an index for tracking mailing addresses of individuals who use credit or who are eligible for credit offers, comprising the step of:
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Creating an index with data from a trusted data source by applying at least one rule from a set comprising at least one of a social security rule and a geographical rule, the rule comparing information between different files, the trusted data source comprising at least one of a government agency and a credit reporting agency; Updating the index with national change of address data comprising information derived from change of address forms; Updating the index with return mail data comprising information derived from mail that is not delivered; and Updating the index with data from a non-trusted data source in a controlled manner, the non-trusted data source comprising a commercial demographic database, wherein the data from the trusted data source is retained while the data from the non-trusted data source is either retained or dropped. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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