DATA STANDARDIZATION

摘要

Disclosed in some examples are methods, systems, and machine readable mediums which automatically convert an unstandardized attribute value of a member profile of a social networking service to one of a plurality of standardized values for that attribute. In some examples, the method utilizes various matching and similarity metrics in combination with social aspects available to a social networking service to determine the best standardized value that matches the unstandardized value entered by the user.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving an unstandardized attribute value describing an attribute of a social networking service user's member profile; receiving a plurality of predetermined standardized attribute values; determining if the unstandardized attribute value exactly matches one of the plurality of predetermined standardized attribute values; responsive to determining that the unstandardized attribute value does not exactly match one of the predetermined standardized attribute values, determining a set of candidate attribute values from the plurality of predetermined standardized attribute values based upon data describing social relations corresponding to the user; scoring the candidate attribute values based upon a partial matching algorithm, the partial matching algorithm scoring the candidate attribute values based upon how closely they match the unstandardized attribute value; and selecting one of the candidate attribute values based upon the candidate attribute value scores.