Patent ID: 9092487
Filing Date: 2015-07-28
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for use in analyzing protectable content, comprising: storing, in a memory structure, a plurality of items of comparison content in a first format and a second format; receiving, from a user at a computer-based content exchange, an item of user content in said first format, at least one of said plurality of items of comparison content and said item of user content including open source content; converting said item of user content from said first format to said second format, wherein said converting comprises abstracting one or more interchangeable elements of said item of user content, and wherein said interchangeable elements combine to comprise less than an entirety of said item of user content, said interchangeable elements indicative of a non-functional element associated with said item of user content; comparing, using said computer-based content exchange, said item of user content in said second format to said items of comparison content in said second format; and in response to said comparing, determining that said item of user content and at least one of said items of comparison content each include a substantially similar portion.