System and method for aggregation and association of professional affiliation data with commercial data content

1. A computer-implemented method comprising a processor performing actions of:

standardizing and cleansing data elements of a record;

validating to determine when said record meets an acceptance criteria, which generates a first record;

receiving said first record that contains an identity of an individual, a name of a business, and a role of said individual in said business;

performing a first matching process that matches said first record to data in a first database that returns a unique business identifier that uniquely identifies said business, wherein performing said first matching process comprises finding a best match between business data in said first record and data in said first database;

performing a second matching process that matches said first record to data in a second database that returns a unique individual identifier that uniquely identifies said individual;

performing a role identification process that returns a unique role identifier that uniquely identifies said role of said individual in said business;

appending to said first record (a) said unique business identifier, (b) said unique individual identifier, and (c) said unique role identifier;

matching said first record to a second record having said unique individual identifier; and

consolidating said first and second records into a resultant record having (a) said unique business identifier, (b) said unique individual identifier, and (c) said unique role identifier.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein performing said second matching process comprises finding a best match between data about said individual in said first record and data in said second database.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein said unique business identifier comprises a data universal numbering system (DUNS) number.

4. A computer-implemented system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory that contains instructions that are readable by said processor and that, when read by said processor, cause said processor to:

perform a standardization and cleanse of data elements of a record;

perform a validation to determine when said record meets an acceptance criteria, which generates a first record;

receive said first record that contains an identity of an individual, a name of a business, and a role of said individual in said business;

perform a first matching process that matches said first record to data in a first database that returns a unique business identifier that uniquely identifies said business, wherein said first matching process comprises finding a best match between business data in said first record and data in said first database;

perform a second matching process that matches said first record to data in a second database that returns a unique individual identifier that uniquely identifies said individual;

perform a role identification process that returns a unique role identifier that uniquely identifies said role of said individual in said business;

append to said first record (a) said unique business identifier, (b) said unique individual identifier, and (c) said unique role identifier;

match said first record to a second record having said unique individual identifier; and

consolidate said first and second records into a resultant record having (a) said unique business identifier, (b) said unique individual identifier, and (c) said unique role identifier.

5. The computer-implemented system of claim 4 , wherein said instructions to cause said processor to perform said second matching process comprise instructions that cause said processor to find a best match between data about said individual in said first record, and data in said second database.

6. The computer-implemented system of claim 4 , wherein said unique business identifier comprises a data universal numbering system (DUNS) number.

7. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that contains instructions that are readable by said processor to cause said processor to:

perform a standardization and cleanse of data elements of a record;

perform a validation to determine when said record meets an acceptance criteria, which generates a first record;

receive said first record that contains an identity of an individual, a name of a business, and a role of said individual in said business;

perform a first matching process that matches said first record to data in a first database that returns a unique business identifier that uniquely identifies said business, wherein said first matching process comprises finding a best match between business data in said first record and data in said first database;

perform a second matching process that matches said first record to data in a second database that returns a unique individual identifier that uniquely identifies said individual;

perform a role identification process that returns a unique role identifier that uniquely identifies said role of said individual in said business;

append to said first record, (a) said unique business identifier, (b) said unique individual identifier, and (c) said unique role identifier;

match said first record to a second record having said unique individual identifier; and

consolidate said first and second records into a resultant record having (a) said unique business identifier, (b) said unique individual identifier, and (c) said unique role identifier.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 7 , wherein said instructions to cause said processor to perform said second matching process comprise instructions that cause said processor to find a best match between data about said individual in said first record and data in said second database.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 7 , wherein said unique business identifier comprises a data universal numbering system (DUNS) number.