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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2010
Applicants:
Jerome Samson, Belleair, FL (US);
Francis Gavin Mcmillan, Clearwater, FL (US);
Inventors:
Jerome Samson, Belleair, FL (US);
Francis Gavin McMillan, Clearwater, FL (US);
Assignee:
The Nielsen Company (US), LLC, Schaumburg, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for classifying data for use in data fusion processes are disclosed. An example method of classifying data selectively groups nodes of a classification tree so that each node is assigned to only one of a plurality of groups and so that at least one of the groups includes at least two of the nodes. Data is classified based on the classification tree and the selective grouping of the nodes, and the results displayed.