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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2015
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Dakshi Agrawal, Monsey, NY (US);
Raghu K. Ganti, Elmsford, NY (US);
Jeffrey J. Jonas, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Mudhakar Srivatsa, White Plains, NY (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Embodiments relate to reconciling different entity identifiers. A method of reconciling different entity identifiers of a same entity is provided. The method receives a plurality of series of location-time data items from a plurality of tracking systems that each track one or more entities. Each series of location-time data items is associated with an entity identifier. The method categorizes each location-data item into a space-time region. The method generates a track for each of the plurality of series of location-time data items based on the space-time regions into which the location-data items are categorized, and generates a track signature for each of the generated tracks based on a segment of the generated track. The method compares the track signatures to find matching track signatures. Based on a plurality of matching signatures, the method reconciles the plurality of entity identifiers associated with the plurality of matching signatures to a particular entity.