Patent · US Expired

Data comparison process

US7167980B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 30, 2002
Grant dateJan 23, 2007
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Expiry dateAug 11, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L63/12
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A process for comparing data, such as signatures in a data packet, includes retrieving, from a first hash table, a target value that corresponds to a segment of the data, processing the data in accordance with the target value to produce a checksum, locating an entry in a second hash table using the checksum, and comparing the data to the entry.

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