Method of automatic database field identification for postal coding
CA 2189086 C · Owner: Pitney Bowes Inc. · Inventors: Pierce, Jeffery D.; Gardner, David P.; Kaye, Steven M.
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The invention is a method of determining the contents of a selected data field. The steps begin by attaching from an application program, a database to be mapped. Once the database is attached a field identification module (FIM), will scan the contents of the database to determine a data field identifier for each of the data fields to be worked upon. The FIM will then compare each of the data field identifiers with a list of known identifiers stored in a repository and assess a first score in respect of the comparison wherein the score is representative of a probability that the comparison is an accurate comparison. When a first probability score has been determined the FIM will sample the …
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- Filed October 29, 1996 and granted December 26, 2000. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended October 29, 2016.
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