{"schema_version":"1.0","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9596222","patent":{"patent_number":"US-9596222","title":"Method and apparatus encoding a rule for a lookup request in a processor","assignee":null,"inventors":[],"filing_date":"2012-08-02T00:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2017-03-14T00:00:00.000Z","cpc_codes":["H04L","G06F","G06F","G06F","G06F","G06F","G06F","G06F","G06F","G06F","G06F","G06F","G06F","G06F","G06F","G06F","G06F","G06N","G06N","G11C","H04L","H04L","H04L","H04L","H04L","H04L","H04L","H04L","H04L","H04L","H04L"],"num_claims":24,"abstract":"In one embodiment, a method includes encoding a key matching rule having at least one dimension by storing in a memory (i) a header of the key matching rule that has at least one header field, and (ii) at least one rule value field of the key matching rule corresponding to one of the dimensions."},"analysis":{"summary":null,"layman_explanation":null,"technical_analysis":null,"business_analysis":null,"faqs":null,"topics":[],"tech_cluster":null},"seo":{"title":"Method and apparatus encoding a rule for a lookup request in a processor","description":"In one embodiment, a method includes encoding a key matching rule having at least one dimension by storing in a memory (i) a header of the key matching rule that has at least one header field, and (ii","keywords":[]},"attribution":{"source":"Patentable","source_url":"https://patentable.app","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9596222","license":"CC-BY-4.0-like","license_terms":"AI-generated analysis on this page (summary, layman_explanation, technical_analysis, business_analysis, faqs) may be reused with attribution and a visible link back to the canonical URL above. Patent abstracts, claims, and bibliographic data are USPTO public domain.","required_link":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9596222","citation_suggestion":"Patentable. \"Method and apparatus encoding a rule for a lookup request in a processor\" (US-9596222). https://patentable.app/patents/US-9596222","copyright_holder":"Nomic Interactive Technology LLC"},"links":{"html":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9596222","json":"https://patentable.app/api/llm-context/US-9596222","site":"https://patentable.app","llms_txt":"https://patentable.app/llms.txt"},"generated_at":"2026-06-06T08:18:17.252Z"}