Patent ID: 9594790
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: G06F

Claim:
1. A method for updating database records, comprising: receiving, by a database system, a plurality of claims from a plurality of sources regarding a request from the plurality of sources to update one record of a plurality of records stored in the database, the record representing a corresponding entity having a plurality of corresponding properties; obtaining, by the database system, a trust score for each of the plurality of sources that requests to update the record, each of the trust scores representing a reliability of a corresponding source based on an accuracy of previous claims received from the source; evaluating, by the database system, the plurality of claims, the trust scores corresponding to the plurality of claims, and the at least one record for which the update is requested using a set of defined criteria for acceptance of the claims; and updating, by the database system, the record in the database with one of the plurality of claims when the evaluation using the set of defined criteria for acceptance, determines that the one of the plurality of claims is more trustworthy than the record.