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Method for reformation conventional three field date formats to produce a century accumulated date

  • US 5,903,895 A
  • Filed: 04/29/1997
  • Issued: 05/11/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/29/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of reformatting a conventional, three field date format having a day field, a month field, and a year field comprising the steps of:

  • (1) setting a variable equal to zero;

    (2) decrementing a century representation from the year field by one and incrementing the variable by one when the century representation from the year field is greater than 19;

    (3) repeating step (2) until the century representation equals 19;

    (4) multiplying the variable by a fixed day offset to get a product;

    (5) adding the product to a 2 digit day to create a 2 digit century accumulated day;

    (6) truncating the 2 century representation digits of a 4 digit year to form a 2 digit year; and

    (7) creating a century accumulated 6 digit date format by combining the 2 digit century accumulated day, a 2 digit month, and the 2 digit year.

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