Matching an ordered set of strings containing wild cards
US10204177B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 30, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 12, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 2, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/90344
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for matching a first list of pattern strings to a second list of data strings, the first list including zero or more wildcards, may include identifying, for each pattern string in the first list, a data string in the second list corresponding with a respective one of the pattern strings. The method may further include determining whether the first list matches the second list by determining, for each pattern string in the first list, whether a respective one of the strings includes a wildcard for matching zero or more characters of a data string corresponding with the pattern string, and further performing a wildcard string comparison between the pattern string and the data string corresponding with the pattern string. The method may additionally include providing a data value indicating whether the first list matches the second list.
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