Computer system configured for issuing a personalized vehicle number plate

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a computer-implemented method configured to generate a personalized vehicle number plate based on a keyword. The method electronically generates a combined set of character strings appropriate for selection by the user for a personalized vehicle number plate by combining a: a plurality of character strings or content derived from or based on user details; and/or a second plurality of character strings or content derived from or based on one or more keywords.

The invention is claimed as follows: 
     
         1 . A personalized vehicle number plate generation computer system comprising:
 a processor;   a memory device that stores a plurality of instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
 receive individual identifying content; 
 generate a first plurality of character strings of a predetermined number of characters, wherein the generation of the first character strings is derived from an application of a rules-based algorithm to the received individual identifying content; 
 separate from the generation of the first character strings derived from the application of the rules-based algorithm to the received individual identifying content, generate a second plurality of character strings of a range of predetermined numbers of characters, wherein the generation of the second character strings is derived from an application of a hybrid-type algorithm to the same received individual identifying content that the rules-based algorithm was applied to, and the hybrid-type algorithm is different from the rules-based algorithm; 
 compare the first and second generated character strings with unavailable character strings associated with unavailable vehicle number plates; 
 cause a presentation of available character strings, said presentation being based on the comparison of the first and second generated character strings with the unavailable character strings associated with the unavailable vehicle number plates; and 
 receive a selection of at least one of the presented available character strings in association with an unissued personalized vehicle number plate. 
   
     
     
         2 . The personalized vehicle number plate generation computer system of  claim 1 , wherein when executed by the processor, the plurality of instructions cause the processor to cause the memory device to periodically store the unavailable character strings associated with the unavailable vehicle number plates locally in a digital trie data structure for comparison with the generated character strings. 
     
     
         3 . The personalized vehicle number plate generation computer system of  claim 2 , wherein when executed by the processor, the plurality of instructions cause the processor to periodically import, from a remote database, a substantially real-time record of the unavailable character strings associated with the unavailable vehicle number plates. 
     
     
         4 . The personalized vehicle number plate generation computer system of  claim 3 , wherein when executed by the processor, the plurality of instructions cause the processor to compare the selected at least one of the presented available character strings with the unavailable character strings associated with the unavailable vehicle number plates imported from the remote database to confirm availability of the selected at least one of the available character strings. 
     
     
         5 . The personalized vehicle number plate generation computer system of  claim 1 , wherein when executed by the processor, the plurality of instructions cause the processor to combine the first and subsequent sets of the character strings to provide the second plurality of character strings of the range of predetermined numbers of characters. 
     
     
         6 . A method of operating a personalized vehicle number plate computer system, said method comprising:
 receiving individual identifying content;   generating, by a processor, a first plurality of character strings of a predetermined number of characters, wherein the generation of the character strings is derived from an application of a rules-based algorithm to the received individual identifying content;   separate from the generation of the first character strings derived from the application of the rules-based algorithm to the received individual identifying content, generating, by the processor, a second plurality of character strings of a range of predetermined numbers of characters, wherein the generation of the second character strings derived from an application of a hybrid-type algorithm to the same received individual identifying content that the rules-based algorithm was applied to, and the hybrid-type algorithm is different from the rules-based algorithm;   comparing, by the processor, the first and second generated character strings with unavailable character strings associated with unavailable vehicle number plates;   causing a presentation of available character strings, said presentation being based on the comparison of the first and second generated character strings with the unavailable character strings associated with the unavailable vehicle number plates; and   receiving a selection of at least one of the presented available character strings in association with an unissued personalized vehicle number plate.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , further comprising periodically storing, by a memory device, the unavailable character strings associated with the unavailable vehicle number plates locally in a digital trie data structure for comparison with the generated character strings. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , further comprising periodically importing the unavailable character strings from a remote database including a substantially real-time record of the unavailable character strings associated with the unavailable vehicle number plates. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising comparing, by the processor, the selected at least one of the presented available character strings with the unavailable character strings associated with the unavailable vehicle number plates from the remote database to confirm availability of the selected at least one of the available character strings. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein generating, by the processor, the second plurality of character strings further comprises combining the first and subsequent sets of the character strings to provide the second plurality of character strings of the range of predetermined numbers of characters. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 6 , further comprising combining, by the processor, the first and second generated character strings to provide a combined set of generated character strings prior to comparison with the unavailable character strings associated with the unavailable vehicle number plates. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising partitioning, by the processor, the combined set of character strings prior to presenting the available character strings, said partitioning involving separating of the combined set of character strings into subsets of character strings of respective of the range of predetermined numbers of characters. 
     
     
         13 . A non-transitory computer readable medium that stores a plurality of instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
 receive individual identifying content;   generate a first plurality of character strings of a predetermined number of characters, wherein the generation of the first character strings is derived from an application of a rules-based algorithm to the received individual identifying content;   separate from the generation of the first character strings derived from the application of the rules-based algorithm to the received individual identifying content, generate a second plurality of character strings of a range of predetermined numbers of characters, wherein the generation of the second character strings is derived from an application of a hybrid-type algorithm to the same received individual identifying content that the rules-based algorithm was applied to, and the hybrid-type algorithm is different from the rules-based algorithm;   compare the first and second generated character strings with unavailable character strings associated with unavailable vehicle number plates;   cause a presentation of available character strings, said presentation being based on the comparison of the first and second generated character strings with the unavailable character strings associated with the unavailable vehicle number plates; and   receive a selection of at least one of the presented available character strings in association with an unissued personalized vehicle number plate.   
     
     
         14 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 13 , wherein when executed by the processor, the plurality of instructions cause the processor to cause the memory device to periodically store the unavailable character associated with the unavailable vehicle number plates strings locally in a digital trie data structure for comparison with the generated character strings. 
     
     
         15 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 14 , wherein when executed by the processor, the plurality of instructions cause the processor to periodically import, from a remote database, a substantially real-time record of the unavailable character strings associated with the unavailable vehicle number plates. 
     
     
         16 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 15 , wherein when executed by the processor, the plurality of instructions cause the processor to compare the selected at least one of the presented available character strings with the unavailable character strings associated with the unavailable vehicle number plates imported from the remote database to confirm availability of the selected at least one of the available character strings. 
     
     
         17 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 13 , wherein when executed by the processor, the plurality of instructions cause the processor to combine the first and subsequent sets of the character strings to provide the second plurality of character strings of the range of predetermined numbers of characters. 
     
     
         18 . A device comprising:
 an input device;   a display device;   a processor;   a memory device that stores a plurality of instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
 receive, via the input device, individual identifying content; 
 communicate the received individual identifying content to a server that generates, via an application of a rules-based algorithm to the received individual identifying content, a first plurality of character strings of a predetermined number of characters, separate from the generation of the first character strings derived from the application of the rules-based algorithm to the received individual identifying content, generates, via an application of a hybrid-type algorithm to the same received individual identifying content that the rules-based algorithm was applied to, wherein the hybrid-type algorithm is different from the rules-based algorithm, a second plurality of character strings of a range of predetermined numbers of characters, and compares the first and second generated character strings with unavailable character strings associated with unavailable vehicle number plates; 
 receive, from the server and based on the comparison of the first and second generated character strings with the unavailable character strings associated with the unavailable vehicle number plates, available character strings; 
 cause the display device to display the available character strings; and 
 receive, via the input device, a selection of at least one of the displayed available character strings in association with an unissued personalized vehicle number plate.