Patent ID: 7353225
Filing Date: 2008-04-01
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method for comparing content, comprising: extracting, from a first document, a first set of content, wherein the first set of content is described in the first document by a first set of descriptors, wherein the first set of content comprises a first set of keys and a first set of values, and wherein each of the first set of keys is associated with one or more of the first set of values, wherein the first set of keys are not XML (Extensible Markup Language) tags, and wherein the first set of values are not XML (Extensible Markup Language) tags; creating a first data structure to store the first set of content, wherein the first data structure does not comprise the first set of descriptors; extracting, from a second document, a second set of content, wherein the second set of content is described in the second document by a second set of descriptors, wherein the second set of content comprises a second set of keys and a second set of values, and wherein each of the second set of keys is associated with one or more of the second set of values, wherein the second set of keys are not XML (Extensible Markup Language) tags, and wherein the second set of values are not XML (Extensible Markup Language) tags; creating a second data structure to store the second set of content, wherein the second data structure does not comprise the second set of descriptors; after the first data structure and the second data structure are created, comparing the first set of values, stored in the first data structure, with the second set of values, stored in the second data structure, to determine any differences therebetween, wherein comparing comprises: