System for non-deterministic disambiguation and qualitative entity matching of geographical locale data for business entities

1. A method comprising:

(a) receiving data that describes a location;

(b) extrapolating, from said data, an address associated with said location;

(c) executing a process that yields a candidate list, wherein said process includes:

identifying a segment of a thoroughfare that includes said address;

obtaining geo-coordinates of a point that corresponds to said address;

defining a polygon that has a perimeter that encompasses a geographic region that includes said geo-coordinates;

identifying an entity that is associated with said address at said geo-coordinates;

including said entity in said candidate list; and

identifying an additional address encompassed by said polygon;

(d) sending said additional address recursively into said process until a criterion is satisfied; and

(e) returning said candidate list.

2. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein said extrapolating includes obtaining a first attribute associated with said address,

wherein said identifying said segment includes obtaining a second attribute associated with said segment, and

wherein said defining comprises defining a size and a shape of said polygon based on said first and second attributes.

3. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein said extrapolating includes obtaining a first attribute associated with said address,

wherein said identifying said segment includes obtaining a second attribute associated with said segment,

wherein said method further comprises, prior to said obtaining, defining a size and shape of a polyhedron based on said first and second attributes, and

wherein said polygon is a cross-section of a polyhedron.

4. A system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory that is communicatively coupled to said processor, and that contains instructions that are readable by said processor to cause said processor to perform actions of:

(a) receiving data that describes a location;

(b) extrapolating, from said data, an address associated with said location;

(c) executing a process that yields a candidate list, wherein said process includes:

identifying a segment of a thoroughfare that includes said address;

obtaining geo-coordinates of a point that corresponds to said address;

defining a polygon that has a perimeter that encompasses a geographic region that includes said geo-coordinates;

identifying an entity that is associated with said address at said geo-coordinates;

including said entity in said candidate list; and

identifying an additional address encompassed by said polygon;

(d) sending said additional address recursively into said process until a criterion is satisfied; and

(e) returning said candidate list.

5. The system of claim 4 ,

wherein said extrapolating includes obtaining a first attribute associated with said address,

wherein said identifying said segment includes obtaining a second attribute associated with said segment, and

wherein said defining comprises defining a size and a shape of said polygon based on said first and second attributes.

6. The system of claim 4 ,

wherein said extrapolating includes obtaining a first attribute associated with said address,

wherein said identifying said segment includes obtaining a second attribute associated with said segment,

wherein said method further comprises, prior to said obtaining, defining a size and shape of a polyhedron based on said first and second attributes, and

wherein said polygon is a cross-section of a polyhedron.

7. A storage device comprising instructions that are readable by a processor to cause said processor to perform actions of:

(a) receiving data that describes a location;

(b) extrapolating, from said data, an address associated with said location;

(c) executing a process that yields a candidate list, wherein said process includes:

identifying a segment of a thoroughfare that includes said address;

obtaining geo-coordinates of a point that corresponds to said address;

defining a polygon that has a perimeter that encompasses a geographic region that includes said geo-coordinates;

identifying an entity that is associated with said address at said geo-coordinates;

including said entity in said candidate list; and

identifying an additional address encompassed by said polygon;

(d) sending said additional address recursively into said process until a criterion is satisfied; and

(e) returning said candidate list.

8. The storage device of claim 7 ,

wherein said extrapolating includes obtaining a first attribute associated with said address,

wherein said identifying said segment includes obtaining a second attribute associated with said segment, and

wherein said defining comprises defining a size and a shape of said polygon based on said first and second attributes.

9. The storage device of claim 7 ,

wherein said extrapolating includes obtaining a first attribute associated with said address,

wherein said identifying said segment includes obtaining a second attribute associated with said segment,

wherein said method further comprises, prior to said obtaining, defining a size and shape of a polyhedron based on said first and second attributes, and

wherein said polygon is a cross-section of a polyhedron.