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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2011
Richard T. Gillam, Chantilly, VA (US);
Frankie E. Patman Maguire, Washington, DC (US);
Leonard A. Shaefer, Jr., Leesburg, VA (US);
Richard T. Gillam, Chantilly, VA (US);
Frankie E. Patman Maguire, Washington, DC (US);
Leonard A. Shaefer, Jr., Leesburg, VA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Provided are techniques for parsing a name. A name to be parsed is received. A culture of the name is identified. One or more name phrases from the name are identified. Statistics for the one or more name phrases are identified. It is determined whether to perform a first parsing technique that parses different types of name elements within at least one field of the name. In response to determining that the first parsing technique is to be performed, the name is parsed using the statistics and the first parsing technique. In response to determining that the first parsing technique is not to be performed, the name is parsed using the statistics and a second parsing technique.