US 2013/0097134 A1 · SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUBJECT IDENTIFICATION FROM FREE FORMAT DATA SOURCES

Abstract

A system and method for indexing and searching a free format data source is provided. Indexing the free format data source includes normalizing data from the free format data source and creating a master index based on the normalized data. The master index may be updated through synchronization with the free format data source when a change in the data occurs. A search query may be executed against the master index and/or one or more child indexes to search for records. The search query may be normalized and transformed before being executed. The master index may be replicated into the one or more child indexes for scaling and load balancing purposes. Searches may be performed by search agents in parallel at the master index and/or the child indexes.

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A method of searching a free format data source comprising data associated with a plurality of consumers using a processor, the method comprising:

receiving a search query at the processor, wherein the search query comprises a search field for identifying a subject consumer;
normalizing content of the search query using the processor to produce a normalized search query, based on a normalization rule;
transforming the normalized search query using the processor to produce a transformed normalized search query, based on a transformation rule;
searching an index using the processor to retrieve a set of search results based on the transformed normalized search query, wherein the index is derived from the free format data source;
and
transmitting the set of search results from the processor, in response to the searching of the index.

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System and method for subject identification from free format data sources

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