Patent ID: 7328211

Claim:
A system for comparing a query against data contained within at least one database comprising: (a) a central processing unit having at least one electronic communications port for receiving said query, wherein said central processing unit is attached to said at least one database and said query includes a party's name; (b) at least one extraction tool accessible to said central processing unit for extracting a plurality of attributes from a plurality of user selectable match areas from said query; (c) at least one linguistic pattern analytical tool having characteristics at least some of which are user selectable and being accessible to said central processing unit for converting said plurality of attributes from said query into a plurality of linguistic pattern strings, and for comparing, using at least one user selectable index property, said plurality of linguistic pattern strings with at least one stored linguistic pattern string from at least one stored attribute contained within said at least one database for providing a set of matches; (d) said at least one linguistic pattern analytical tool accessible to said central processing unit for analyzing said set of matches to provide at least one set of matched attributes; (e) at least one combining tool accessible to said central processing unit for combining all of said at least one set of matched attributes to provide a combined result; (f) at least one monitoring tool for monitoring information about said party; (g) at least one monitoring tool for monitoring information in said database; (h) wherein, responsive to any change to said party's information, the system automatically rescreens said party for determining whether said party is approved for receiving certain goods; and (i) wherein, responsive to any change to said database information, the system automatically rescreens said party for determining whether said party is approved for receiving certain goods; and (j) wherein said at least one database includes names of parties restricted from receiving certain goods.