Patents by Inventor John Aegard

John Aegard 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).

  • Facility for reconciliation of business records using genetic algorithms
    Patent number: 8583571
    Abstract: A facility for the reconciliation of data records pertaining to business entities. One or more fitness functions are applied to fields contained in two conflicting data records to assess the similarity of each field. The results of the fitness functions are then weighted and combined to assess the likelihood that the two data records are associated with the same business entity. When the weighted fitness functions are applied to conflicting data records, the fitness functions generate a confidence level that the compared records are associated with the same business entity. If the confidence level exceeds a certain threshold, the facility accepts that the data records refer to the same business entity and synthesizes a business record from the data records.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Marchex, Inc.
    Inventors: Darren Spehr, John Aegard, Matthew Berk
  • FACILITY FOR RECONCILIATION OF BUSINESS RECORDS USING GENETIC ALGORITHMS
    Publication number: 20110029467
    Abstract: A facility for the reconciliation of data records pertaining to business entities. One or more fitness functions are applied to fields contained in two conflicting data records to assess the similarity of each field. The results of the fitness functions are then weighted and combined to assess the likelihood that the two data records are associated with the same business entity. When the weighted fitness functions are applied to conflicting data records, the fitness functions generate a confidence level that the compared records are associated with the same business entity. If the confidence level exceeds a certain threshold, the facility accepts that the data records refer to the same business entity and synthesizes a business record from the data records.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: Marchex, Inc.
    Inventors: Darren Spehr, John Aegard, Matthew Berk