SCORING UNFIELDED PERSONAL NAMES WITHOUT PRIOR PARSING
First Claim
1. A method of determining a similarity between a name phrase and a comparison name phrase, the method comprising:
- for each name in the name phrase, scoring the name, wherein the scoring is based on field frequency of the name in a name database, wherein the field frequency indicates at least one of a given name frequency and a surname frequency in the database;
using the scoring to determine a transition from a given name to a surname in the name phrase;
determining a primary given name in the name phrase based on the scoring and the transition;
determining a primary surname in the name phrase based on the scoring and the transition; and
using the primary given name and primary surname to determine a similarity between the name phrase and a comparison name phrase, wherein the comparison name phrase comprises a comparison given name and a comparison surname.
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Abstract
A system for determining a similarity between a name phrase and a comparison name phrase, for each name in the name phrase, scores the name. The scoring is based on the field frequency of the name in a name database, where the field frequency indicates a given name frequency and/or a surname frequency in the database. The system uses the scoring to determine a transition from a given name to a surname in the name phrase. The system determines a primary given name and a primary surname in the name phrase based on the scoring and the transition. The system uses the primary given name and primary surname to determine a similarity between the name phrase and a comparison name phrase, where the comparison name phrase comprises a comparison given name and a comparison surname.
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1. A method of determining a similarity between a name phrase and a comparison name phrase, the method comprising:
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for each name in the name phrase, scoring the name, wherein the scoring is based on field frequency of the name in a name database, wherein the field frequency indicates at least one of a given name frequency and a surname frequency in the database; using the scoring to determine a transition from a given name to a surname in the name phrase; determining a primary given name in the name phrase based on the scoring and the transition; determining a primary surname in the name phrase based on the scoring and the transition; and using the primary given name and primary surname to determine a similarity between the name phrase and a comparison name phrase, wherein the comparison name phrase comprises a comparison given name and a comparison surname. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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