System and method for processing partially unstructured data

Abstract

A system and method for processing partially unstructured data relating to a financial security. The system and method resolve first- and second-identifying data from the partially unstructured data and determine whether a security is defined by the first-identifying data and the second-identifying data. Additionally, the system and method resolve trade information relating to the security identifier from the partially unstructured data. If a security is defined by the resolved identifying data, a security identifier representing the defined security, along with the trade information relating to the defined security, are output.

1 . A method executed by a computer for identifying at least one of a plurality of predefined data vectors from partially unstructured data, said partially unstructured data comprising a plurality of data items having positions relative to each other in said partially unstructured data, the method comprising:
 determining a position of each of one or more data items of a first type from the plurality of data items in the partially unstructured data, wherein a data item of the first type is representative of a ticker;   selecting a data item of a second type from the plurality of data items in the partially unstructured data, wherein a data item of the second type is representative of a coupon or a maturity;   selecting one of the one or more data items of the first type based on its position relative to the selected data item of the second type; and   identifying a predefined data vector from the plurality of predefined data vectors using the selected data item of the first type and the selected data item of the second type, wherein the predefined data vector is representative of a CUSIP for a particular security.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 selecting a data item of a third type from the plurality of data items in the partially unstructured data, wherein a data item of the third type is representative of a coupon or a maturity, whichever the data item of the second type is not, and   wherein identifying the predefined data vector using the selected data item of the first type and the selected data item of the second type identifies the predefined data vector using the selected data item of the first type, the selected data item of the second type, and the selected data item of the third type.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 selecting a data item of a fourth type from the plurality of data items in the partially unstructured data, wherein the data item of the fourth type is representative of trade information.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , further comprising:
 outputting (a) an the identified predefined data vector and (b) the data item of the fourth type.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , further comprising:
 storing in a context: (a) the selected data item of the first type, (b) the selected data item of the second type, (c) the selected data item of the third type, (d) the selected data item of the fourth type, and (e) the identifier.   
     
     
         6 - 9 . (canceled)