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Searching and matching of data

  • US 8,745,077 B2
  • Filed: 10/25/2012
  • Issued: 06/03/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/23/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method implemented by a computer comprising at least one processor and at least one memory for facilitating searching and matching of data, comprising:

  • receiving an input data string including one or more ideographic elements;

    converting the input data string to a Latin-based input data string at least in part by deconstructing the one or more ideographic elements into constituent radicals or strokes and cross-referencing a constituent radical or stroke to a pre-defined Latin character so as to generate one or more sets of Latin characters;

    generating one or more input keys based on the Latin-based input data string, including replacing any element in the Latin-based input data string that has a corresponding sounds-alike element to generate a phonetic key;

    searching, using the one or more input keys, a reference database stored in a memory device for one or more candidate records, wherein similar records in the database are indexed by a common lookup key; and

    if the one or more candidate records are found, determining a match score of the one or more candidate records.

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