Method and system for address result arbitration
First Claim
1. A method to arbitrate between results to be arbitrated in order to effectuate a desired result, said results to be arbitrated obtained by one of a plurality of procedures from observationally derived data, each of said results to be arbitrated having a representative characteristic, said representative characteristic herinafter referred to as a type, said method comprising the steps of:
- comparing the results to be arbitrated to a plurality of known incorrect results; and
discarding any of said results to be arbitrated that matches any one of said known incorrect results;
applying, after discarding any of said results to be arbitrated, steps comprising;
a. ranking each of the procedures according to confidence on each of said procedures;
b. classifying each of the results to be arbitrated according to a level of accuracy at which each of said results to be arbitrated matches a datum from a database of a plurality of databases;
c. comparing each of the results to be arbitrated to each other;
d. generating rules, said rules utilizing as inputs said results to be arbitrated and information derived from said results to be arbitrated;
e. selecting at least one of said rules;
f. applying said at least one of said rules according to an algorithm;
g. selecting, from the application of said at least one of said rules, said desired result, said desired result being one of the results to be arbitrated; and
said results to be arbitrated being of a same type of result;
steps (a) through (g) being applied only to said results to be arbitrated that are not discarded.
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Abstract
A method to arbitrate between results obtained from observationally derived data by several procedures, where the results are items characteristic of the observationally derived data is disclosed. Each procedure is given a ranking according to the confidence on the procedure. The results and characteristics derived from the results are used in a plurality of rules, where the rules are used to arbitrate between the results.
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33 Claims
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1. A method to arbitrate between results to be arbitrated in order to effectuate a desired result, said results to be arbitrated obtained by one of a plurality of procedures from observationally derived data, each of said results to be arbitrated having a representative characteristic, said representative characteristic herinafter referred to as a type, said method comprising the steps of:
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comparing the results to be arbitrated to a plurality of known incorrect results; and discarding any of said results to be arbitrated that matches any one of said known incorrect results; applying, after discarding any of said results to be arbitrated, steps comprising; a. ranking each of the procedures according to confidence on each of said procedures; b. classifying each of the results to be arbitrated according to a level of accuracy at which each of said results to be arbitrated matches a datum from a database of a plurality of databases; c. comparing each of the results to be arbitrated to each other; d. generating rules, said rules utilizing as inputs said results to be arbitrated and information derived from said results to be arbitrated; e. selecting at least one of said rules; f. applying said at least one of said rules according to an algorithm; g. selecting, from the application of said at least one of said rules, said desired result, said desired result being one of the results to be arbitrated; and
said results to be arbitrated being of a same type of result;
steps (a) through (g) being applied only to said results to be arbitrated that are not discarded. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method to arbitrated between results to be arbitrated in order to effectuate a desired result, each of said results to be arbitrated obtained by one of a plurality of procedures from observationally derived data, the method comprising the steps of:
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a. ranking each of the procedures according to confidence on each of said procedures; b. classifying each of the results to be arbitrated according to a level of accuracy at which each of said results to be arbitrated matches a datum from a database of plurality of databases; c. comparing each of the results to be arbitrated to each other; d. generating rules, said rules utilizing as inputs said results to be arbitrated and information derived from said results to be arbitrated; e. selecting at least one of said rules; f. applying said at least one of said rules according to an algorithm; g. selecting, from the application of said at least one of said rules, said desired result, said desired result being one of the results to be arbitrated;
said results to be arbitrated being of a same type of result;
wherein said observationally derived data comprises data derived from addressed pieces and wherein said result to be arbitrated comprises an alphanumerical code, andh. obtaining at least one indicator for one of said alphanumerical codes, said one of said alphanumerical codes resulting from applying one of said procedures to specific observationally derived data, said at least one indicator indicating the number of alphanumerical codes resulting from applying other ones of said plurality of procedures to said specific observationally derived data that are congruent to said one of said alphanumerical codes for a given number digits of said one of said alphanumerical codes. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer program product comprising:
a computer usable medium having computer readable code embodied therein for arbitrating between results to be arbitrated in order to effectuate a desired result, each one of said results to be arbitrated obtained from observationally derived data by one procedure from a plurality of procedures, each of said results to be arbitrated having a representative characteristic, said representative characteristic herinafter referred to as a type and each of said results being of a same type of result, said code causing a computer system to; compare the results to be arbitrated to a plurality of known incorrect results; discard any of said results to be arbitrated that matches any one of said known incorrect results; (a) rank each of the procedures according to confidence on each said procedure; (b) classify each of the results to be arbitrated according to a level of accuracy at which each of the results to be arbitrated matches a datum from a database of a pluralities of databases; (c) compare each of the results to be arbitrated to each other; (d) select at least one rule, said at least one rule utilizing as inputs said results to be arbitrated and information derived from said results to be arbitrated; (e) apply said at least one rule according to an algorithm; (f) select, by applying said selected at least one rules, said desired result, said desired result being one of the results to be arbitrated; said code being capable of causing said computer system to apply steps (a) through (f) to said results to be arbitrated that are not discarede. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A computer program product comprising:
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a computer usable medium having computer readable code embodied therein for arbitrating between results to be arbitrated in order to effectuate a desired result, each one of said results to be arbitrated obtained from observationally derived data by one procedure from a plurality of procedures, said code being capable of causing a computer system to; (a) rank each of the procedures according to confidence one each said procedure; (b) classify each of the results to be arbitrated according to a level of accuracy at which each of the results to be arbitrated matches a datum from a database of a pluralities of databases; (c) compare each of the results to be arbitrated to each other; (d) select at least one rule, said at least one rule utilizing as inputs said results to be arbitrated and information derived from said results to be arbitrated; (e) apply said at least one rule according to an algorithm; (f) select, by applying said selected at least one rule, said desired result, said desired result being one of the results to be arbitrated, wherein said observationally derived data comprises data derived from addressed pieces and wherein said results to be arbitrated comprises an alphanumerical code; and (g) obtain at least one indicator for one of said alphanumerical codes, said one of said alphanumerical codes resulting from applying one of said procedures to specific observationally derived data, said at least one indicator indicating the number of alphanumerical codes resulting from applying other ones of said plurality of procedures to said specific observationally derived data that are congruent to said one of said alphanumerical codes for a given number digits of said one of said alphanumerical codes.
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25. A system including arbitration between results to be arbitrated in order to effectuate a desired result, each one of said results to be arbitrated obtained by one procedure from a plurality of procedures from observationally derived data, the result to be arbitrated being items characteristic of the observationally derived data, each of said results to be arbitrated having a representative characteristic, said representative characteristic hereinafter referred to as a type, and each of said results to be arbitrated being of a same type of result, said system comprising:
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at least one processor; at least one computer readable memory having instructions embodied therein, said instructions causing said at least one processor to; compare the results to be arbitrated to a plurality of known incorrect results; discard any of said results to be arbitrated that matches any one of said known incorrect results said instructions causing said at least one processor for said results to be arbitrated that are not discarded to; rank each of the procedures according to confidence on each said procedure; classify each of the results to be arbitrated according to a level of accuracy at which it matches a datum from a database of a plurality of databases; compare each of the results to be arbitrated to each other; select at least one rule, said at least one rule utilizing as inputs said results to be arbitrated and characteristics derived from said results to be arbitrated; apply said at least one rule according to an algorithm; select, by applying said selected at least one rule, said desired result, said desired result being one of the results to be arbitrated. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A system including arbitration between results to be arbitrated in order to effectuate a desired result, each one of said results to be arbitrated obtained by one procedure from a plurality of procedures from observationally derived data, the result to be arbitrated being items characteristic of the observationally derived data, said system comprising:
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at least one processor; at least one computer readable memory having instructions embodied therein, said instructions causing said at least one processor to; rank each of the procedures according to confidence on each said procedure; classify each of the results to be arbitrated according to a level of accuracy at which it matches a datum from a database of a plurality of databases; compare each of the results to be arbitrated to each other; select at least one rule, said at least one rule utilizing as inputs said results to be arbitrated and characterisitcs derived from said results to be arbitrated; apply said at least one rule according to an algorithm; select by applying said selected at least one rules, said desired result; wherein said observationally derived data comprises data derived from addressed pieces and wherein said results said results to be arbitrated comprise alphanumerical codes; and obtain at least one indicator for one of said alphanumerical codes, said one of said alphanumerical codes resulting from applying one of said procedures to specific observationally derived data, said at least one indicator indicating the number of alphanumerical codes resulting from applying other ones of said plurality of procedures to said specific observationally derived data that are congruent to said one of said alphanumerical codes for a given number digits of said one of said alphanumerical codes.
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Specification