Patent ID: 8346790

Claim:
A computer implemented method for ensuring quality of processed corporate entity data, said method comprising: sequentially processing said corporate entity data through a series of serially connected drivers, said serially connected drivers comprise: (a) a data collection driver that merges said corporate entity data from a plurality of sources, (b) an entity matching driver that matches said corporate entity data with a stored identification number, (c) an identification number driver that assigns an identification number to the corporate entity data that was number matched in by the entity matching driver, (d) a corporate linkage driver that builds corporate families based upon said corporate entity data, and (e) a predictive indicator driver that uses statistical analysis to rate an entity's past performance to indicate a likelihood that said entity will perform a same way in the future; and conducting a quality assurance of said corporate entity data as it is processed in each of said driver, wherein said quality assurance comprises: sampling said corporate entity data from each said driver periodically, thereby generating sample data; evaluating said sample data; and adjusting said processing of at least one of said drivers based upon said evaluating, thereby producing high quality data.