Sort digits as number collation in server
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1. A sort order engine for a sort of data strings that are logically parsed into digit and non digit tokens, comprising:
- a normalization component that assigns numeric values to digit based tokens of a data string; and
a collation component that determines a weight of various characters of the data string relative to each other to provide an intuitive sort order.
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Abstract
Systems and methods that supply a sort order for strings with defined digit and non-digit tokens, via employing a normalization procedure that assigns numeric values to the digit based tokens, and that further leverages on existing database collations. As such, plugging a particular collation into the sort engine determines a weight for the various characters relative to each other, and in conjunction with the normalization procedure, provides an intuitive sort order for the strings.
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1. A sort order engine for a sort of data strings that are logically parsed into digit and non digit tokens, comprising:
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a normalization component that assigns numeric values to digit based tokens of a data string; and
a collation component that determines a weight of various characters of the data string relative to each other to provide an intuitive sort order. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A computer implemented method that facilitates sorting data strings, comprising:
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defining a data string as a series of tokens such that each token is composed of either digit or non-digit characters; and
assigning a numeric value to digit-based tokens. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method that facilitates sorting data strings via a sort order engine, comprising:
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defining a collation for the sort order engine to determine weight of various characters of a data string relative to each other;
tokenizing sequence of characters associated with a data string inputted to the sort order engine, to at least one of digit tokens and non-digit tokens. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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