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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 29, 1994
Robert John Cuthbertson, Lafayette, CO (US);
Jianhua Zhu, Lafayette, CO (US);
Rodolphe J Nassif, Louisville, CO (US);
Patrick Pfeffer, Lafayette, CO (US);
Srdjan N Kovacevic, Westminster, CO (US);
U S West Technologies, Inc., Boulder, CO (US);
Abstract
A method and system for matching textual strings representing customer names/addresses is disclosed. The textual strings are first transformed by a plurality of predefined filters. The transformed textual strings are then compared utilizing a plurality of predefined comparators to determine if the two transformed textual strings match. A score is determined based on the comparison of the two transformed textual strings utilizing a scoring procedure. Based on the score and a matching procedure, it is determined whether or not the textual strings match.