Patent ID: 8442967
Filing Date: 2013-05-14
Classification: G06F,G06K

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving, at a computing device, a set of candidate records, the set of candidate records including candidate records that are possible matches to a probe record, the candidate records in the set of candidate records each being assigned a score such that a candidate record that is more likely to be a match to the probe record is assigned a high score and a candidate record that is less likely to be a match to the probe record is assigned a low score; displaying, at a display device of the computing device, at least a first portion of the set of candidate records including the candidate records assigned the highest scores; receiving an indication that a first candidate record in the set of candidate records is not a match to the probe record; receiving an indication that a second candidate record in the set of candidate records is similar to the probe record; performing a first search of the set of candidate records using the first candidate record; performing a second search of the set of candidate records using the second candidate record; modifying a score assigned to a third candidate record in the set of candidate records when the third candidate record is more likely to be a match to the first candidate record than a match to the probe record; modifying a score assigned to a fourth candidate record in the set of candidate records when the fourth candidate record is more likely to be a match to the second candidate record than a match to the probe record; and displaying, at the display device of the computing device, at least a second portion of the set of candidate records including the candidate records assigned the highest scores.