The Dun Bradstreet Corporation

Edward Ohlson

Anthony J Scriffignano

David R Allaway

Larry Skahill

Amy Hayenhjelm

Ajay Pillai

Eric Gustafson

Courtney Shipman

Sudip Chakraborty

There is provided a method for searching a database to obtain data. The method includes (a) prioritizing a set of keys that are derived from a match inquiry, thus yielding a prioritized set of keys, wherein the prioritizing is based on, for each key of the set, an efficacy of using the key, (b) determining a subset of the prioritized set, and (c) retrieving, using the subset, a set of candidates for satisfying the match inquiry.

System and method for searching and matching databases

A system and method for finding a business entity in a database that matches input data. A web services interface accepts a match request and provides a best match. A pre-processing layer cleans, parses, and standardizes input data into terms. An application layer includes a match engine for processing the match request using the terms. The match engine evaluates and scores match candidates from the database to provide the best match and, optionally, an ordered list of match candidates.

Growing community of inventors

Bethlehem, PA, United States of America

Edward Ohlson