Method and apparatus for generating a fused view of one or more people
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving data from a plurality of disparate data sources, the plurality of data sources comprising data associated with a plurality of different people, at least two different data sources comprising data associated with at least one common person;
extracting a plurality of records, the plurality of records comprising at least one record from each of the plurality of disparate data sources, each extracted record associated with a corresponding person and comprising at least one feature associated with the corresponding person;
distributing the plurality of records to a plurality of computers configured to identify one or more matches between the plurality of records based on at least one matching feature associated with two or more different records;
merging the at least one feature from each of the two or more different records of each corresponding match into one or more merged records, each of the one or more merged records corresponding to a different match of the one or more matches; and
generating at least one fused view, the at least one fused view associated with the at least one common person and comprising at least a first merged record comprising at least a first matching feature associated with two or more different records associated with the at least one common person.
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Abstract
In accordance with particular embodiments, a method includes receiving data from disparate data sources comprising data associated with different people. At least one of the data sources comprises data associated with at least one common person. The method also includes extracting at least one record from each of the disparate data sources. Each extracted record is associated with a corresponding person and comprises at least one feature associated with the corresponding person. The method additionally includes distributing the records to computers configured to identify matches between the records based on at least one matching feature associated with two or more records. The method further includes merging the at least one feature from each of the records of each corresponding match into merged records, each merged record corresponding to a different match. The method also includes generating at least one fused view associated with the at least one common person and comprising a merged record.
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21 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving data from a plurality of disparate data sources, the plurality of data sources comprising data associated with a plurality of different people, at least two different data sources comprising data associated with at least one common person; extracting a plurality of records, the plurality of records comprising at least one record from each of the plurality of disparate data sources, each extracted record associated with a corresponding person and comprising at least one feature associated with the corresponding person; distributing the plurality of records to a plurality of computers configured to identify one or more matches between the plurality of records based on at least one matching feature associated with two or more different records; merging the at least one feature from each of the two or more different records of each corresponding match into one or more merged records, each of the one or more merged records corresponding to a different match of the one or more matches; and generating at least one fused view, the at least one fused view associated with the at least one common person and comprising at least a first merged record comprising at least a first matching feature associated with two or more different records associated with the at least one common person. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus comprising:
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an interface configured to receive data from a plurality of disparate data sources, the plurality of data sources comprising data associated with a plurality of different people, at least two different data sources comprising data associated with at least one common person; and a processor coupled to the interface and configured to; extract a plurality of records, the plurality of records comprising at least one record from each of the plurality of disparate data sources, each extracted record associated with a corresponding person and comprising at least one feature associated with the corresponding person; distribute the plurality of records to a plurality of computers configured to identify one or more matches between the plurality of records based on at least one matching feature associated with two or more different records; merge the at least one feature from each of the two or more different records of each corresponding match into one or more merged records, each of the one or more merged records corresponding to a different match of the one or more matches; and generate at least one fused view, the at least one fused view associated with the at least one common person and comprising at least a first merged record comprising at least a first matching feature associated with two or more different records associated with the at least one common person. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising logic configured to:
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receive data from a plurality of disparate data sources, the plurality of data sources comprising data associated with a plurality of different people, at least two different data sources comprising data associated with at least one common person; extract a plurality of records, the plurality of records comprising at least one record from each of the plurality of disparate data sources, each extracted record associated with a corresponding person and comprising at least one feature associated with the corresponding person; distribute the plurality of records to a plurality of computers configured to identify one or more matches between the plurality of records based on at least one matching feature associated with two or more different records; merge the at least one feature from each of the two or more different records of each corresponding match into one or more merged records, each of the one or more merged records corresponding to a different match of the one or more matches; and generate at least one fused view, the at least one fused view associated with the at least one common person and comprising at least a first merged record comprising at least a first matching feature associated with two or more different records associated with the at least one common person. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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