Patent ID: 8151186
Filing Date: 2012-04-03
Classification: G06F,G06K

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method of generating a signature for a page of text, wherein the signature serves as an identifier of the text page, comprising: determining positions of a plurality of words in the text page; for a first word of the plurality of words having a first position in the text page, determining positions of a plurality of second words in the text page relative to the first word position; generating a signature value that describes the second word positions relative to the first word position; generating additional signature values for the text page, each signature value describing positions of other words in the text page relative to a word in the text page for which the signature value is being generated; comparing a first set of signature values for the text page to a second set of signature values for a second text page, wherein the first set of signature values comprises the signature value that describes the second word positions relative to the first word position and the additional signature values; generating a measure of similarity that describes a result of the comparison; and storing the similarity measure on a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium.