Patent ID: 7382286

Claim:
A method, comprising the steps of: receiving a first set of target data points from a first data feed arrangement, the first set of target data points including a first plurality of variables; receiving a second set of target data points from a second data arrangement, the second set of target data points including a second plurality of variables wherein at least one variable of the second plurality is not included in the first plurality of variables; comparing a time variable included in the target data points from the first set to the time variable included in the target data points from the second set to determine time matched target data points; further comparing a second variable included in the time matched target data points from the first set to the second variable included in the corresponding time matched target data points from the second set to determine fully matched target data points; and combining the first set of target data points with the second set of target data points when the fully matched target data points satisfies a predetermined threshold.