Identification and compiling of information relating to an entity

A system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to perform:
• searching, in a plurality of federated data sources, with a plurality of known characteristics of an entity to obtain a first plurality of records, at least two of the federated data sources of the plurality of federated data sources being structured according to different schemas;
• identifying, in response to the searching, from the first plurality of records, a subset of records having at least one characteristic matching at least one known characteristic of the plurality of known characteristics and at least one other characteristic partially matching at least one other known characteristic of the plurality of known characteristics, the partial match comprising a mismatch of at least one character but no more than two characters;
• compiling, in response to the identifying, the subset of records to form a unified record representing the entity;
• collapsing, in response to the compiling, one or more characteristics of the unified record that are identical in the unified record;
• conducting a second search with information from the unified record to obtain a second plurality of search results, each result of the second search representing a potential connection between the entity and a corresponding activity of the entity;
• present, for display on an interface, at least part of the records from the first plurality of records and the second plurality of records, wherein the interface is configured to allow a user to annotate the at least part of the records;
• receive one or more annotations made to the at least part of the records, the one or more annotations including at least one marking of a record as any of relevant or not relevant;
• and
• wherein the second search is conducted based on the one or more annotations made to the at least part of the records.

A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors to perform:

• searching, in a plurality of federated data sources, with a plurality of known characteristics of an entity to obtain a first plurality of records, at least two of the federated data sources of the plurality of federated data sources being structured according to different schemas;
• identifying, in response to the searching, from the first plurality of records, a subset of records having at least one characteristic matching at least one known characteristic of the plurality of known characteristics and at least one other characteristic partially matching at least one other known characteristic of the plurality of known characteristics, the partial match comprising a mismatch of at least one character but no more than two characters;
• compiling, in response to the identifying, the subset of records to form a unified record representing the entity;
• collapsing, in response to the compiling, one or more characteristics of the unified record that are identical in the unified record;
• conducting a second search with information from the unified record to obtain a second plurality of search results, each result of the second search representing a potential connection between the entity and a corresponding activity of the entity;
• present, for display on an interface, at least part of the records from the first plurality of records and the second plurality of records, wherein the interface is configured to allow a user to annotate the at least part of the records;
• receive one or more annotations made to the at least part of the records, the one or more annotations including at least one marking of a record as any of relevant or not relevant;
• and
• wherein the second search is conducted based on the one or more annotations made to the at least part of the records.