Patent ID: 8615516
Filing Date: 2013-12-24
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for associating attribute values to one or more distinct attribute value groups in an entity resolution system storing identity records related to a plurality of entities, comprising: receiving a selection of an entity in the entity resolution system, wherein the selected entity is associated with a plurality of identity records stored by the entity resolution system, wherein each identity record includes one or more attribute types and corresponding attribute values, and wherein each of the plurality of identity records identify the selected entity; identifying an attribute type; identifying the attribute values associated with the identity records of the selected entity corresponding to the identified attribute type; determining a comparison score for each distinct pair of attribute values of the identified attribute type; assigning each attribute value to one of the one or more distinct attribute value groups, based upon the respective comparison scores, wherein assigning each attribute value to one of the one or more distinct attribute value groups, comprises, for each respective pair of attribute values: in response to determining a count of the number of distinct attribute value groups exceeds a specified threshold, setting an entity status value representing entity relevance and storing the entity status value in the entity resolution system.