A method of automatically detecting a data format type of a stream of data. A determination is made as to whether a current word and a previously received words comprise a set of identifiers associated with a selected type of data. When a preselected number of detections of the set of identifiers has...http://www.google.com/patents/US6205223?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6205223 - Input data format autodetection systems and methods
