Patent ID: 7200619
Filing Date: 2007-04-03
Classification: G06F,G06Q,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method of correlating at least a first plurality of data records and a second plurality of data records stored in a computer database, each data record of the first plurality of data records being uniquely identified within a corresponding data source by an associated internal identifier and each data record of the first and second plurality of data records comprising at least one external identifier, the method comprising: receiving the first and second plurality of data records, wherein the first plurality of data records is received from a real-time data source and the second plurality of data records is received periodically from a non real-time data source; determining a data record of the first plurality of data records and at least one data record of the second plurality of data records having an identical external identifier; mapping the at least one determined data record of the second plurality of data records to the internal identifier associated with the determined data record of the first plurality of data records; and storing the mapping in storage.