Methods and systems for processing contact information
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1. A method comprising:
- identifying an entity name from an event associated with an article, wherein the entity name is associated with an entity and the event is associated with a user;
identifying contact information from multiple events, the contact information related to the entity name;
associating the contact information from multiple events with the entity name;
determining a probability that the contact information is correctly associated with the entity name;
associating an entity ID with the entity name;
indexing the entity name and at least some of the contact information based on the entity ID;
storing the entity name, the probability that the contact information is correctly associated, and at least some of the contact information;
receiving a search query relating to the entity name;
identifying at least some of the contact information associated with the entity name as relevant to the query; and
outputting at least some of the contact information associated with the entity name.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for processing contact information are described. In one embodiment, an entity name is identified from an event associated with an article, wherein the entity name is associated with an entity and the event is associated with a user, contact information associated with the entity name is identified, the entity name and at least some of the contact information is indexed, and the entity name and at least some of the contact information is stored.
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1. A method comprising:
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identifying an entity name from an event associated with an article, wherein the entity name is associated with an entity and the event is associated with a user; identifying contact information from multiple events, the contact information related to the entity name; associating the contact information from multiple events with the entity name; determining a probability that the contact information is correctly associated with the entity name; associating an entity ID with the entity name; indexing the entity name and at least some of the contact information based on the entity ID; storing the entity name, the probability that the contact information is correctly associated, and at least some of the contact information; receiving a search query relating to the entity name; identifying at least some of the contact information associated with the entity name as relevant to the query; and outputting at least some of the contact information associated with the entity name. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A method, comprising:
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identifying an entity name from an event associated with an article; identifying contact information from multiple events, the contact information related to the entity name; associating the contact information from multiple events with the entity name; determining a probability that the contact information is correctly associated with the entity name; and storing the entity name, the probability that the contact information is correctly associated, and at least some of the contact information. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer-readable medium containing program code comprising:
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program code for identifying an entity name from an event associated with an article; program code for identifying contact information from multiple events, the contact information related to the entity name; program code for associating the contact information from multiple events with the entity name; program code for determining a probability that the contact information is correctly associated with the entity name; and program code for storing the entity name, the probability that the contact information is correctly associated, and at least some of the contact information. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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