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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 01, 1999
Applicants:
Robert Allen Kukura, Natick, MA (US);
Ronald Clarke Witham, Jr., Cambridge, MA (US);
Inventors:
Robert Allen Kukura, Natick, MA (US);
Ronald Clarke Witham, Jr., Cambridge, MA (US);
Assignee:
IONA Technologies Plc., Dublin, IE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F003/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for matching an object key is described. The method includes the steps of calculating one or more values determined by one or more portions of the object key and comparing the values with a plurality of stored data. The method also includes the step of selecting a stored datum matching the largest portion of the object key.