Advanced NameSearch Cabability- Rulebase Expertise The rulebase expert system is used to identify nicknames. Entities such as Bill/ William and Bob/Robert are
used interchangeably to identify individuals. This matches entries like ‘Robert Bazil’ and ‘Bob Bazil’ in the same grouping. The rulebase is also used to identify noise words. Noise words are elements in a name that do not
help in the identification of a candidate. Examples of noise words are: Incorporated, Corporation, Limited, Junior, Senior, Avenue and Street.
As well as the above, there are often times when elements in a name contribute to the identity, but should be treated as
less important. In these cases, the rulebase recognizes that they are less significant, instead of treating them as if they
were noise words. (Some examples are: associate, board, international and services.)
Other variations are caused by the use of common prefixes. Names like McDonnell, are confused with MacDonnell. Prefix recognition provides the facility for handling these classes of problems. The rulebase can also recognize diminutives. There are frequently names which end in a diminutive such as "ie" or "y". In these cases, it is useful to identify the root and apply the rule. For example, you would want Bill, Billie and Billy to find William or Willie.
More Advanced NameSearch Capabilities:
Spelling Error Processing
Phonetic Error Processing
Sorting through missing, extra, or noise words
Sifting through word sequence variationsg
Acronym Recognition
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