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Method and apparatus for selecting a renderer

  • US 7,529,792 B2
  • Filed: 10/29/2003
  • Issued: 05/05/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/29/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program for selecting a renderer, the computer program operable when executed to:

  • receive a client identifier string that identifies a client;

    compare the client identifier string with each of one or more client templates, each client template being associated with a renderer in a plurality of renderers;

    generate a score for each comparison, the score reflecting the similarity between the client identifier string and the client template, wherein each score is generated by computing a number of matching characters in the client template divided by a number of characters in the client identifier string, wherein the score is one of at least three different possible scores; and

    select, based on the highest generated score, a renderer from the plurality of renderers for use in communication with the client.

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