Method and apparatus for detecting an address update

US8990170B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8990170-B2
Application numberUS-201213661742-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateOct 26, 2012
Priority dateOct 31, 2011
Publication dateMar 24, 2015
Grant dateMar 24, 2015

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A method and apparatus for obtaining address update information. The method includes: obtaining webpage information related to an address update of a named entity; extracting keywords representing an address update clue of the named entity from the webpage information; determining the time and confidence of the address update clue; determining the address update information based on the time and confidence. Using the solution of the present invention can determine address update information through obtained website information.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method for obtaining address update information, the method comprising: obtaining data information related to an address update of a named entity; extracting an address update clue of the named entity from the data information; determining time and confidence of the address update clue, wherein the time of the address update clue corresponds to an occurrence of an address update event; and determining a valid address update clue based on the ti…

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What does patent US8990170B2 cover?
A method and apparatus for obtaining address update information. The method includes: obtaining webpage information related to an address update of a named entity; extracting keywords representing an address update clue of the named entity from the webpage information; determining the time and confidence of the address update clue; determining the address update information based on the time an…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
IBM
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F17/30002. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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