Computer-based Method and System for Linking Records in Data Files (Expired)
- Author(s):
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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:
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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.
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