Memory reduced string similarity analysis
US10691753B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 25, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jun 23, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 22, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F40/126
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Embodiments perform string similarity analysis by receiving candidate strings of a collection to be searched and transforming each candidate string into one or more features. Embodiments generate a feature index that maps each of the features to one or more candidate strings which include the features, and transform the feature index into a low-memory index by byte encoding a sorted integer array into an encoded byte array. The transforming into a low-memory index further includes hashing each feature to an integer value and storing using a tightly-packed map a hashed value to feature identification (“ID”) mapping, using a first tightly-packed list to map each of the feature IDs to one or more candidate strings which include the features, and using a second tightly-packed list to store the feature IDs.
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