A character stream search system using an FSA for determining at a time whether or not a plurality of character streams as search objects exist in a search character stream which undergoes a search operation and which comprises a plurality of characters expressed with codes. In the system, a collation...http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US5278981?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5278981 - Character stream search apparatus using a finite state automation
