Donna Dr Tobias

US Patent:

7062509, Jun 13, 2006

Filed:

May 22, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/576366

Inventors:

Dejan N. Nenov - San Francisco CA, US
Yongwon Lee - San Jose CA, US
Todd J Gettelfinger - Chicago IL, US
Shermann L. Min - Pacifica CA, US
Dawn T. Ohlendorf - Redwood City CA, US
Donna B. Tobias - Portola Valley CA, US

Assignee:

Instill Corporation - Redwood City CA

International Classification:

G06F 7/00
G06F 17/00
G06F 17/30

US Classification:

7071041, 707 4, 707102

Abstract:

A computer system is provided for generating standardized product data. The computer system includes a database which maintains data for a plurality of known products, each known product associated with a respective standardized product code. A processing facility, coupled to the database, receives raw data for an unidentified product from a plurality of diverse data sources, each of which has its own separate identifier for the unidentified product. The processing facility compares the raw data for the unidentified product against the data for the plurality of known products. If there is a match between the raw data for the unidentified product and the data for one of the plurality of known products, the processing facility assigns the respective standardized product code of the matching known product to the unidentified product.