System and method for linking contact records to company locations

US9026552B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9026552-B2
Application numberUS-201113221684-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateAug 30, 2011
Priority dateJan 18, 2010
Publication dateMay 5, 2015
Grant dateMay 5, 2015

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A database system and method for linking a received contact to a company location. The received contact includes an external address and identifies a company. The database includes a set of multiple locations for the company. The external address is compared to the addresses stored in the database for the different company locations. If a match is found, the contact is tethered to the location with matching address. If no match is found, a new location is created and added to the set of locations for the company.

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What is claimed is: 1. A computer-implemented method of linking a contact to one of a plurality of company addresses stored in a database system, the method comprising: receiving contact data for an individual, the contact data including the individual's name, a company name and a company address; determining whether the company address in the received contact data matches one of the plurality of company addresses stored in the database system in association with the company nam…

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What does patent US9026552B2 cover?
A database system and method for linking a received contact to a company location. The received contact includes an external address and identifies a company. The database includes a set of multiple locations for the company. The external address is compared to the addresses stored in the database for the different company locations. If a match is found, the contact is tethered to the location …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Jagota Arun Kumar, Salesforce Com Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F16/95. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue May 05 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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