Systems, methods and computer products for name disambiguation by using private/global directories, and communication contexts

a technology of name disambiguation and communication context, applied in the field of name disambiguation, can solve problems such as difficulty in getting
US20090157705A1Inactive Publication Date: 2009-06-18INT BUSINESS MASCH CORP
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Authority / Receiving Office
US · United States
Patent Type
Applications(United States)
Current Assignee / Owner
INT BUSINESS MASCH CORP
Publication Date
2009-06-18
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

Name disambiguation by using private / global directories and communication contexts. Exemplary embodiments include a name disambiguation method, including identifying a plurality of names of persons in text received in the computer system, each of the plurality of names including a start and an end position, a family name and a given name, for each of the plurality of names of persons in the text, retrieving personal identification information from a global directory as a candidate for a name match, retrieving personal identification information from a private directory as a candidate for the name match, comparing the private directory personal identification information with the global directory personal identification information, eliminating the personal identification information from the private directory, retrieving frequencies of communications associated with the personal identification information from the private directory and displaying related information for each of the plurality of names of persons in the text.
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11 / 958,868, filed Dec. 18, 2007, the disclosure of which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.TRADEMARKS

[0002] IBM® is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, N.Y., U.S.A. Other names used herein may be registered trademarks, trademarks or product names of International Business Machines Corporation or other companies.BACKGROUND

[0003] This invention relates to name disambiguation, and particularly to systems, methods and computer products for name disambiguation by using private / global directories and communication contexts.

[0004] Online communication tools, such as e-mails, instant messaging, electronic bulletin boards, and blogs, are commonly used in enterprises for daily works. Even though such communications includes rich information for relationships among persons and knowledge about persons, there are few functio...

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