Patents by Inventor Francis G. McMillian

Francis G. McMillian has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Methods and apparatus for fusing databases
    Patent number: 7698345
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for fusing multiple databases into a single database are disclosed. A disclosed method determines a ranking of a plurality of matching variables associated with first and second datasets and generates a hierarchical matching grid including a plurality of levels based on the ranking of the plurality of matching variables. The example method identifies first and second sets of match candidates from the first and second datasets based on successive levels of the hierarchical matching grid and fuses records in the first and second sets of match candidates based on probabilities associated with the records.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventors: Jerome Samson, Francis G. McMillian
  • "Methods and Apparatus for Fusing Databases"
    Publication number: 20080215602
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for fusing multiple databases into a single database are disclosed. A disclosed method determines a ranking of a plurality of matching variables associated with first and second datasets and generates a hierarchical matching grid including a plurality of levels based on the ranking of the plurality of matching variables. The example method identifies first and second sets of match candidates from the first and second datasets based on successive levels of the hierarchical matching grid and fuses records in the first and second sets of match candidates based on probabilities associated with the records.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2003
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Inventors: Jerome Samson, Francis G. McMillian