Patent ID: 7877375
Filing Date: 2011-01-25
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computerized method for optimizing name search results for a computer user comprising: (a) creating at a computer for a name database indices comprising: (b) creating at said computer for said name database a misspelling index with keys for finding names in said database by applying a misspelling algorithm to first names and to last names wherein the algorithm: (c) receiving at said computer a search request comprising a first name and a last name; (d) receiving at said computer a candidate number of names from said database; (e) creating at said computer a search results set by adding names to said search results set for said first name and said last name up to said candidate number of names according to the following steps: (f) presenting to said computer user on a computer display names from said search results set up to said candidate number of names.