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Search via fast case insensitive ASCII tree

US8176051B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 27, 2004
Grant dateMay 8, 2012
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Expiry dateJun 11, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F16/90344
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method for searching a bytestream or other string in a case insensitive manner. In a preferred embodiment, the present invention includes an ASCII tree that associated both upper and lower case letters of an incoming header key (or other symbols) with nodes. When enough nodes are gathered, a target word is found.

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