Computer-based Method and System for Linking Records in Data Files (Expired)
- Author(s):
- Jenkins, Laura; Jirele, Thomas J.
- Patent Issued:
- Dec 03, 2003
- Patent Number:
- 6,658,412
- Source:
- ETS Patent
- Document Type:
- Patent
- Family ID:
- 29549861
- Subject/Key Words:
- Patent, Expired Patent, Data Management, Network Evaluation, Network Administration, Computer Based Environment, Linking
Abstract
The present invention relates to computer-based technology for linking or matching records in data files, based on at least one identifier in common, with a threshold probability that records are linked, the method uses a Bayesian probabilistic approach to determine the likelihood that the identified records are linked.