Privacy-kept text comparison method, system and computer program product
US11232157B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 16, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jan 25, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 14, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/9017
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A text comparison method is adapted for comparing a query file with an existing file. The text comparison method includes: converting the existing file, by an irreversible method, to obtain a first intermediate file, wherein the first intermediate file includes a plurality of characters, and a number of different characters of the plurality of characters is a predetermined value; receiving a second intermediate file which is a file converted from the query file by the irreversible method; and according to a predetermined string length, comparing the second intermediate file with the first intermediate file by a high repeating-character comparison method to output a comparison result. Therefore, the second intermediate file can be created offline and then only the second intermediate file but not the original query file is submitted through internet for private text comparison.
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