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System and method for organizing data

  • US 6,424,969 B1
  • Filed: 07/20/1999
  • Issued: 07/23/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/20/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for converting information from at least one raw database into a distilled database, the raw database including a plurality of records, each of the plurality of records including a data field, each data field including a data element, the method comprising the steps of:

  • converting a non-numeric data field in the raw database to a numeric vector;

    comparing said vector with a distilled matrix to determine whether said vector is included in said distilled matrix;

    including said vector in said distilled matrix if said vector is not included in said distilled matrix; and

    forming the distilled database using said distilled matrix;

    wherein said step of converting the data field comprises the steps of;

    selecting an appropriate number system with a radix at least equal to a number of possible values of a data element in said data field;

    representing said data element as a digit in the number system; and

    storing said digit in said vector.

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