ASSIGNING ACTIONABLE ATTRIBUTES TO DATA DESCRIBING PERSONAL IDENTITY Russian patent published in 2015 - IPC G06F17/30 

FIELD: physics, computer engineering.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to database search means. The method includes receiving a request to initiate a search for data for a specific individual; determining, based on the request, a strategy to search a reference database; searching the reference database, in accordance with the strategy, for a match to the request and outputting the match; extracting, from said request, an attribute that is relevant to the search; assigning a weight to the attribute, thus yielding a weighted attribute, wherein said weight is indicative of the usefulness of the attribute in finding a match to the request; establishing a function, based on said weighted attribute; retrieving from the reference database, candidates having attribute values that indicate likely matches to the request, based on said function; determining a best candidate from said candidates and returning said best candidate as the match, wherein the request includes a request value for the attribute; modifying the weight depending on the number of records in the reference database that have the request value for the attribute.

EFFECT: improved match of the result with the request data.

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