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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2008
Anthony J. Scriffignano, Bethlehem, PA (US);
David Allaway, Parsippany, NJ (US);
Eric Gustafson, Palm Beach, FL (US);
Amy Hayenhjelm, Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Edward Ohlson, Bethlehem, PA (US);
Courtney Shipman, Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Larry Skahill, Parsippany, NJ (US);
Sudip Chakraborty, New Providence, NJ (US);
Ajay Pillai, New Providence, NJ (US);
Anthony J. Scriffignano, Bethlehem, PA (US);
David Allaway, Parsippany, NJ (US);
Eric Gustafson, Palm Beach, FL (US);
Amy Hayenhjelm, Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Edward Ohlson, Bethlehem, PA (US);
Courtney Shipman, Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Larry Skahill, Parsippany, NJ (US);
Sudip Chakraborty, New Providence, NJ (US);
Ajay Pillai, New Providence, NJ (US);
Dun & Bradstreet, Inc., Short Hills, NJ (US);
Abstract
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.