Investigative identity data search algorithm

摘要

An identity search algorithm for identifying a plurality of identity data such as personal names and entity names that might exist in a table or file containing a large number of identity data in an investigative environment. The algorithm is intended to identify person and entities in the shortest time possible with an overly inclusive results. The core algorithm is used in an environment with a growing number of names in the table, and implemented with a web-based user interface, it can dramatically improve identity-searching efficiency and increase the chance to generate useful leads in typical discovery and investigation.

主权项

1. A method for identifying one or more identity data in source data in a table or file that contains a plurality of identity data, each identity datum representing a person or an entity, the method comprising the steps of:
breaking up the source data into one or more individual identity data; comparing each of the individual identity data with each of the identity data in the table or file to determine if there is a match; marking each identical datum that has been a match with an identity datum in the table or file with a marking indicating the type of the matched identity datum; arranging all marked identity data and all unmarked identity data in a result in a suitable format; and returning the result showing unmarked identity data and matched identity data with markings.