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Method for compacting and storing date information by converting alphanumeric data into base eleven numbers which consists of numbers and characters representative of unknown digits

Patent number: 5745796

Abstract: A method for compacting and storing date information in multiple calendar systems. Alphanumeric data corresponding to the day, month and year are entered, including "?" characters for values or individual digits that are unknown or uncertain. The year data is converted to a base eleven number for compaction and then further converted to a binary number for storage.

Type: Grant

Filed: April 7, 1995

Date of Patent: April 28, 1998

Assignee: Adventures in Ancestry, Inc.

Inventor: Daniel W. Hancock